Oklahoma vs Arkansas (May 08, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#24 Oklahoma at #17 Arkansas
May 08, 2026 at Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum-Walker Stadium)

Oklahoma 2 (30-17,12-13 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Johnson, Camden 3b  4  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  2 
Brock, Brendan c  4  0  0  0  0  2  10  1  1 
LaChance, Deiten 1b  3  0  2  0  0  1  2  0  0 
Willits, Jaxon ss  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1 
Gambill, Trey lf  2  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0 
Dickerson, Drew dh  3  1  0  0  0  2  0  0  0 
Walk, Jason cf  2  0  0  0  1  1  2  0  0 
Branch, Kyle 2b  2  0  1  0  1  1  2  1  0 
Harris, Dasan rf  3  0  2  1  0  0  2  0  2 
Mercurius, LJ p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Wesloski, Nick p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Barfield, Jaden p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Hensley, Reid p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Williams, Isaac p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Smith, Brisco p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  26  2  7  1  3  7  19  3  6 
  

Arkansas 12 (33-17,14-11 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Damian Ruiz lf  4  2  2  2  0  2  0  0  0 
Camden Kozeal ss  4  1  3  4  0  0  1  3  0 
Ryder Helfrick c  3  1  1  0  1  0  7  1  0 
Carter Rutenbar 1b  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  1 
   Alexander Peck 1b  3  1  1  2  0  2  8  0  1 
Kuhio Aloy dh  3  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0 
Nolan Souza 2b  4  1  2  0  0  1  3  4  0 
Maika Niu cf  4  2  2  2  0  2  0  0  1 
Zack Stewart rf  1  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  0 
TJ Pompey 3b  3  2  2  1  0  1  0  4  0 
Hunter Dietz p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  30  12  13  12  3  10  21  13  3  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Oklahoma............ 010 010 0 -  2  7  0
Arkansas............ 050 024 1 - 12 13  1
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Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Ruiz(3). DP - Arkansas 1. LOB - Oklahoma 6; Arkansas 3. 2B - Johnson, C(11); Souza(13); Niu(10). HR - Ruiz(5); Kozeal(15); Peck(1); Niu(7). SF - Stewart(3). SB - Pompey(12).

Oklahoma   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Mercurius, LJ L,6-6  1.1  6  5  5  1  2  0  0  0  0  9  11  2  0  39 
Wesloski, Nick   3.0  0  1  1  1  5  0  0  0  0  9  10  3  1  43 
Barfield, Jaden   0.2  2  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  4  4  0  1  14 
Hensley, Reid   0.0  4  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  4  5  0  0  17 
Williams, Isaac   1.0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  13 
Smith, Brisco   0.1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  0  7 
  
Arkansas   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Hunter Dietz W,7-2  7.0  7  2  1  3  7  0  0  0  0  26  29  1  11  99 

Win - Dietz (7-2). Loss - Mercurius, L (6-6). Save - None. Inherited runners/scored: Wesloski, N. 1/0; Barfield, J 1/1; Williams, I. 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Mercurius, L 39/26; Wesloski, N. 43/26; Barfield, J 14/10; Hensley, R. 17/8; Williams, I. 13/8; Smith, B. 7/5; Dietz 99/69.

Umpires - HP: Kevin Sweeney 1B: James Ainsworth 2B: Jeff Wright 3B: Michael
Start: 4:02 pm Time: 2:16 Attendance: 10158
Weather: 77 & sunny, 10 mph NE wind
Hensley, R. faced 5 batters in the 6th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#24 Oklahoma at #17 Arkansas
May 08, 2026 at Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum-Walker Stadium)

Oklahoma starters: 9/3b Johnson, C; 10/c Brock, B.; 48/1b LaChance, D.; 7/ss Willits, J.; 20/lf Gambill, T.; 21/dh Dickerson, D; 1/cf Walk, J.; 6/2b Branch, K.; 17/rf Harris, Das.; 22/p Mercurius, L;

Arkansas starters: 42/lf Ruiz; 8/ss Kozeal; 27/c Helfrick; 12/1b Rutenbar; 25/dh Aloy; 3/2b Souza; 4/cf Niu; 17/rf Stewart; 5/3b Pompey; 32/p Dietz;

Oklahoma 1st - Johnson, C grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). Brock, B. struck out looking (0-2 KKFK). LaChance, D. singled up the middle (1-1 BS). Willits, J. grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 1st - Ruiz struck out looking (1-2 KSBFK). Kozeal singled to right field (1-1 BK). Helfrick flied out to rf (0-1 K). Rutenbar struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Oklahoma 2nd - Gambill, T. walked (3-1 SBBBB). Dickerson, D reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 BFS); Gambill, T. out at second 3b to 2b. Walk, J. struck out swinging (0-2 FFFS). Branch, K. walked (3-2 BBKBSB); Dickerson, D advanced to second. Harris, Das. singled to first base, RBI (2-1 BKB); Branch, K. advanced to second; Dickerson, D scored. Peck to 1b for Rutenbar. Johnson, C grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 2nd - Aloy walked (3-2 KBSBBB). Souza singled to right field (0-1 K); Aloy advanced to second. Niu doubled to left field, RBI (0-0); Souza advanced to third; Aloy scored. Stewart flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); Niu advanced to third; Souza scored. Pompey singled to right field, RBI (2-2 BKBF); Niu scored. Pompey stole second. Ruiz homered to left field, 2 RBI (3-2 BKBBFF); Pompey scored. Kozeal singled to left center (0-1 K). Wesloski, N. to p for Mercurius, L. Helfrick fouled out to 2b (0-1 F). Peck struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKFS). 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Oklahoma 3rd - Brock, B. popped up to ss (2-2 KBFBF). LaChance, D. struck out swinging (1-2 FKBS). Willits, J. grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 3rd - Aloy lined out to cf (1-2 SBFF). Souza struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS). Niu struck out swinging (3-2 BFBBSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Oklahoma 4th - Gambill, T. grounded out to 3b (1-2 BSF). Dickerson, D struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). Walk, J. walked (3-2 BSKBBFFB). Branch, K. singled to shortstop (1-0 B); Walk, J. advanced to second. Harris, Das. grounded out to 2b (2-1 BFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 4th - Stewart grounded out to 2b (0-0). Pompey struck out swinging (1-2 KSBFS). Ruiz struck out looking (3-2 BBKFBFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Oklahoma 5th - Johnson, C doubled to left center (1-0 B). Brock, B. struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). LaChance, D. singled to left field (0-0); Johnson, C advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by lf, unearned. LaChance, D. out at second c to 2b. Willits, J. grounded out to ss (1-1 BK). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 5th - Kozeal lined out to rf (1-1 BK). Helfrick walked (3-0 BBBB). Barfield, J to p for Wesloski, N.. Peck homered to left field, 2 RBI (3-2 FBBFBF); Helfrick scored. Aloy grounded out to ss (1-1 KB). Souza doubled to left center (0-0). Niu struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Oklahoma 6th - Gambill, T. grounded out to ss (0-0). Dickerson, D struck out looking (0-2 KSK). Walk, J. grounded out to ss (1-2 FFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 6th - Hensley, R. to p for Barfield, J. Stewart walked (3-1 BBBKB). Pompey singled to third base, bunt (0-0); Stewart advanced to second. Ruiz singled to third base, bunt (1-1 BF); Pompey advanced to second; Stewart advanced to third. Kozeal homered to center field, 4 RBI (2-1 BFB); Ruiz scored; Pompey scored; Stewart scored. Helfrick singled to center field (2-1 BFB). Williams, I. to p for Hensley, R.. Peck struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBFS). Helfrick out at second c to 2b. Aloy struck out swinging (3-2 BFSFBBS). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Oklahoma 7th - Branch, K. struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). Harris, Das. singled to left field (0-0). Johnson, C singled to left field (0-2 KS); Harris, Das. advanced to second. Brock, B. grounded into double play p to 2b to 1b (2-2 BBKK); Johnson, C out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 7th - Smith, B. to p for Williams, I.. Souza flied out to lf (1-2 KKB). Niu homered to left center, RBI (1-1 KB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.