Arkansas vs South Carolina (Mar 21, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#4 Arkansas at South Carolina
Mar 21, 2026 at Columbia, S.C. (Founders Park)

Arkansas 3 (18-6,4-1 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Damian Ruiz lf 
Camden Kozeal ss 
Ryder Helfrick c  14 
Zack Stewart rf 
   Christian Turner rf 
Maika Niu cf 
Reese Robinett 1b 
Kuhio Aloy dh 
TJ Pompey 3b 
Nolan Souza 2b 
Hunter Dietz p 
   Cole Gibler p 
Totals  34  10  30 
  

South Carolina 2 (12-12,0-5 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Patrick Evans 3b 
Will Craddock dh 
Talmadge LeCroy c 
KJ Scobey ss 
Logan Sutter 2b 
Luke Yuhasz rf 
Ethan Lizama lf 
Beau Hollins 1b  12 
Tyler Bak cf 
Amp Phillips p 
   Alex Valentin p 
Totals  35  16  30  10 

Score by Innings                      R  H  E
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Arkansas............ 001 000 001 1 -  3  5  0
South Carolina...... 000 010 100 0 -  2  7  1
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E - Scobey(8). DP - S. Carolina 1. LOB - Arkansas 7; S. Carolina 7. 2B - Pompey(2); Hollins(3). HR - Ruiz(3). SH - Kozeal(1); Lizama(1). SB - Bak(4).

Arkansas   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Hunter Dietz   6.2  12  23  26  103 
Cole Gibler W,3-0  3.1  12  13  46 
  
South Carolina   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Amp Phillips   7.0  22  25  87 
Alex Valentin L,0-2  3.0  12  15  59 

Win - Gibler (3-0). Loss - Valentin (0-2). Save - None. WP - Gibler(1). PB - LeCroy(4). Inherited runners/scored: Gibler 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Dietz 103/67; Gibler 46/34; Phillips 87/58; Valentin 59/36.

Umpires - HP: Jeff Head 1B: Jason Bradley 2B: Alfredo Burkeen 3B: John
Start: 4:02 p.m Time: 2:46 Attendance: 6822
Weather: Sunny, 85 degrees

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#4 Arkansas at South Carolina
Mar 21, 2026 at Columbia, S.C. (Founders Park)

Arkansas starters: 42/lf Ruiz; 8/ss Kozeal; 27/c Helfrick; 17/rf Stewart; 4/cf Niu; 18/1b Robinett; 25/dh Aloy; 5/3b Pompey; 3/2b Souza; 32/p Dietz;

South Carolina starters: 3/3b Evans; 9/dh Craddock; 5/c LeCroy; 19/ss Scobey; 0/2b Sutter; 34/rf Yuhasz; 12/lf Lizama; 15/1b Hollins; 17/cf Bak; 13/p Phillips;

Arkansas 1st - Ruiz flied out to cf to right center (2-2 KKFBBF). Kozeal grounded out to c, bunt (0-0). Helfrick walked (3-2 SBKFBBB). Stewart grounded out to 2b (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Carolina 1st - Evans grounded out to 2b (0-0). Craddock struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). LeCroy struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 2nd - Niu struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Robinett struck out swinging (2-2 BFSBFS). Aloy popped up to 1b (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 2nd - Scobey struck out looking (2-2 SSBBFK). Sutter singled to center field (1-2 BKF). Yuhasz struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). Sutter out at first c to 1b, picked off. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 3rd - Pompey struck out swinging (2-2 BSKBS). Souza grounded out to 2b (0-2 FK). Ruiz homered to center field, RBI (2-2 KSBFB). Kozeal singled up the middle (0-0). Helfrick lined out to lf (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Carolina 3rd - Lizama struck out swinging (1-2 SKBS). Hollins struck out swinging (2-2 BSFBS). Bak walked (3-1 BBKBB). Evans singled through the left side (0-0); Bak advanced to second. Craddock struck out looking (2-2 KBBSK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 4th - Stewart grounded out to 2b (1-2 SSB). Niu flied out to cf (2-0 BB). Robinett grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 4th - LeCroy lined out to lf (1-0 B). Scobey flied out to cf (2-2 SFBB). Sutter struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 5th - Aloy lined out to 3b (0-2 KS). Pompey struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 SFBS). Souza struck out looking (1-2 KBSFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 5th - Yuhasz walked (3-2 BBSSBB). Lizama grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt (1-1 KB); Yuhasz advanced to second. Hollins singled up the middle, RBI (1-1 FB); Yuhasz scored. Bak flied out to cf (0-1 K). Evans struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 SSS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 6th - Ruiz walked (3-2 KBBBKFB). Kozeal grounded out to c, SAC, bunt (0-0); Ruiz advanced to second. Helfrick grounded out to p (0-1 F); Ruiz advanced to third. Stewart flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Carolina 6th - Craddock flied out to lf (3-2 KFBBFB). LeCroy grounded out to 3b (0-0). Scobey singled through the left side (1-2 FFB). Sutter struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 7th - Niu singled through the left side (2-1 KBB). Robinett reached on a fielder's choice, grounded out to ss unassisted (1-0 B); Niu out on the play, interference. After review, the call of out at second was confirmed, double play. Aloy struck out looking (1-2 BKSK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 7th - Yuhasz struck out looking (3-2 BSBBKK). Lizama struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Hollins doubled down the lf line (2-2 KBBFF). Gibler to p for Dietz. Bak singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Hollins scored. Bak stole second. Evans struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 8th - Valentin to p for Phillips. Pompey struck out swinging (3-2 BSBBFFFS). Souza grounded out to 3b (1-2 FBK). Ruiz struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 8th - Craddock walked (3-2 BSSBBFB). LeCroy flied out to cf to right center (2-2 BBKFF). Scobey flied out to rf (0-0). Craddock advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sutter grounded out to p (2-2 KBBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 9th - Kozeal popped up to ss (0-1 K). Helfrick walked (3-1 BBFBB). Helfrick advanced to second on a passed ball. Stewart out at first 1b to p (2-2 BSFFBF); Helfrick advanced to third. Niu reached on a throwing error by ss (0-0); Helfrick scored, unearned. Robinett walked (3-2 BSBBFB); Niu advanced to second. Aloy struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

South Carolina 9th - Yuhasz struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). Lizama struck out looking (2-2 KBSBK). Hollins singled up the middle (0-2 KFF). Bak grounded out to 2b (0-1 S). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 10th - Pompey doubled to left field (3-2 KFBFBB). Souza singled to third base, bunt (0-0); Pompey advanced to third. After review, the call of safe at first base was confirmed. Ruiz struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS). Kozeal grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-1 S); Souza advanced to second; Pompey scored. Helfrick intentionally walked (3-0 BBB). Stewart popped up to ss (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

South Carolina 10th - Turner to rf for Stewart. Evans lined out to 2b (0-0). Craddock struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 KKS). LeCroy popped up to ss (1-2 SKB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.