Arkansas vs Kentucky (May 15, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#12 Arkansas at Kentucky
May 15, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky Proud Park)

Arkansas 5 (35-19,16-13 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Damian Ruiz lf  5  1  2  0  0  1  3  0  0 
TJ Pompey 3b  4  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  2 
Ryder Helfrick c  4  0  1  1  1  0  16  0  0 
Kuhio Aloy dh  5  0  1  1  0  3  0  0  3 
Camden Kozeal ss  5  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  2 
Maika Niu cf  3  1  0  0  2  2  0  0  0 
Nolan Souza 2b  4  0  2  1  1  1  1  0  2 
Alexander Peck 1b  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  2 
   Reese Robinett 1b  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Zack Stewart rf  2  2  1  1  2  1  4  0  0 
   Landon Schaefer pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Christian Turner rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Gabe Gaeckle p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Steele Eaves p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ethan McElvain p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0 
Totals  35  5  9  5  7  10  27  3  11 
  

Kentucky 4 (31-19,13-16 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
J. Tharnish cf  4  1  1  0  0  1  2  0  0 
T. Bell ss  5  0  0  0  0  2  1  2  4 
L. Lawrence 2b  4  1  2  0  1  1  3  3  0 
E. Hindle dh  5  1  3  0  0  1  0  0  0 
B Van Cleave rf  2  0  1  1  0  0  3  0  2 
   C. Hansen pr/rf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   T. Tyson ph  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
   S. Campbell lf  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  2 
W. Marcy lf/rf  3  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  2 
H. Brown 1b  4  1  3  2  0  1  7  1  0 
O. Jenkins c  5  0  1  0  0  3  10  0  0 
C. Cloud 3b  3  0  0  0  1  3  0  3  3 
B. Cleaver p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   I. Austin p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   J. Soucie p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   B. Bounds p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   L. Harris p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   N. Adcock p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  38  4  11  3  4  16  27  11  13  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Arkansas............ 001 110 110 -  5  9  3
Kentucky............ 001 100 200 -  4 11  0
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E - Niu(1); Robinett(1); McElvain(2). LOB - ARK 11; UK 13. 2B - Ruiz(10); Helfrick(6); Aloy(7); Souza(14); E. Hindle 2(18). HR - Kozeal(17); Stewart(10); H. Brown(5). HBP - J. Tharnish. SH - Robinett(1); H. Brown(2). SB - Helfrick(8); Niu(14); Schaefer(2); J. Tharnish(29).

Arkansas   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Gabe Gaeckle   5.1  7  2  2  3  7  0  0  1  0  22  26  7  1  84 
Steele Eaves   0.2  3  2  2  0  2  0  0  0  0  5  5  0  0  10 
Ethan McElvain W,5-0  3.0  1  0  0  1  7  0  0  0  0  11  13  0  2  46 
  
Kentucky   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
B. Cleaver   4.1  5  3  3  2  3  0  0  0  0  18  20  6  4  84 
I. Austin   0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  1  8 
J. Soucie   1.1  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  4  5  1  1  11 
B. Bounds   0.1  2  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  0  1  7 
L. Harris L,0-1  0.1  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  1  7 
N. Adcock   2.0  2  0  0  2  4  2  0  0  0  7  10  0  2  43 

Win - McElvain (5-0). Loss - L. Harris (0-1). Save - None. WP - N. Adcock 2(11). HBP - by Gaeckle (J. Tharnish). Inherited runners/scored: Eaves 2/0; McElvain 1/1; I. Austin 3/1; L. Harris 2/0; N. Adcock 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Gaeckle 84/58; Eaves 10/7; McElvain 46/30; B. Cleaver 84/57; I. Austin 8/6; J. Soucie 11/6; B. Bounds 7/2; L. Harris 7/1; N. Adcock 43/25.

Umpires - HP: David Savage 1B: Clint Fagan 2B: C.J. Burdette 3B: Eric Goshay
Start: 6:32 Time: 3:57 Attendance: 4000
Weather: 70, slight breeze
Eaves faced 2 batters in the 7th.
L. Harris faced 1 batter in the 8th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#12 Arkansas at Kentucky
May 15, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky Proud Park)

Arkansas starters: 42/lf Ruiz; 5/3b Pompey; 27/c Helfrick; 25/dh Aloy; 8/ss Kozeal; 4/cf Niu; 3/2b Souza; 9/1b Peck; 17/rf Stewart; 20/p Gaeckle;

Kentucky starters: 37/cf J. Tharnish; 6/ss T. Bell; 10/2b L. Lawrence; 9/dh E. Hindle; 24/rf B Van Cleave; 3/lf W. Marcy; 23/1b H. Brown; 29/c O. Jenkins; 1/3b C. Cloud; 48/p B. Cleaver;

Arkansas 1st - Ruiz grounded out to p (1-2 SBFF). Pompey grounded out to ss (1-2 SBS). Helfrick doubled to left center (0-2 SS). Aloy popped up to 2b (1-1 FB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 1st - J. Tharnish flied out to rf (2-2 SFBB). T. Bell struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS). L. Lawrence singled to left field (0-0). E. Hindle singled to center field, advanced to second (0-0); L. Lawrence advanced to third. B Van Cleave lined out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 2nd - Kozeal grounded out to 2b (1-1 SB). Niu popped up to 2b (0-0). Souza singled to shortstop (1-2 SBF). Peck flied out to rf (2-2 FFBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 2nd - W. Marcy walked (3-2 BFBSFBB). H. Brown singled through the right side (1-0 B); W. Marcy advanced to second. O. Jenkins struck out looking (0-2 FFS). W. Marcy out at second p to 2b, picked off. C. Cloud struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 3rd - Stewart homered to right center, RBI (0-0). Kentucky Challenge HR. . Ruiz flied out to rf (3-2 SSBBFBF). Pompey struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). Helfrick flied out to rf (0-2 SF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 3rd - J. Tharnish hit by pitch (0-0). T. Bell flied out to lf (3-2 BFBBS). J. Tharnish stole second. L. Lawrence walked (3-2 SFBFBBFFB). E. Hindle flied out to rf (0-1 S). B Van Cleave singled up the middle, advanced to second, RBI (0-2 SS); L. Lawrence advanced to third; J. Tharnish scored. C. Hansen pinch ran for B Van Cleave. W. Marcy grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-2 SS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 4th - C. Hansen to rf. Aloy struck out looking (0-2 SSS). Kozeal homered to right field, RBI (3-2 FBFBBFFF). Niu struck out swinging (2-2 BFSBFS). Souza flied out to cf (2-2 BFBS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 4th - H. Brown homered to left center, RBI (0-0). O. Jenkins struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). C. Cloud walked (3-2 BBSBFB). J. Tharnish struck out swinging (1-2 SBFFS). T. Bell flied out to rf (2-1 BBS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 5th - Peck grounded out to 3b (1-2 SBF). Stewart walked (3-0 BBBB). Ruiz singled through the left side (1-0 B); Stewart advanced to second. Pompey walked (3-2 FBBBSFFB); Ruiz advanced to second; Stewart advanced to third. I. Austin to p for B. Cleaver. Helfrick reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (1-2 SBS); Pompey out at second 2b to ss; Ruiz advanced to third; Stewart scored. Helfrick stole second. Aloy struck out swinging (1-2 SBFS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Kentucky 5th - L. Lawrence flied out to rf (0-0). E. Hindle struck out swinging (3-2 SBSBFBS). Offensive Timeout. C. Hansen lined out to lf to left center (1-2 BFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 6th - J. Soucie to p for I. Austin. Kozeal flied out to cf (0-0). Niu struck out swinging (1-2 SFBS). Souza walked (3-2 BBSFBB). Peck reached on a fielder's choice; Souza out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 6th - W. Marcy struck out swinging. H. Brown singled to right field. O. Jenkins singled through the right side; H. Brown advanced to second. Eaves to p for Gaeckle. C. Cloud struck out looking. No play. J. Tharnish singled to second base; O. Jenkins advanced to second; H. Brown advanced to third. T. Bell struck out swinging. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Arkansas 7th - Stewart struck out swinging. B. Bounds to p for J. Soucie. Ruiz doubled down the rf line. Pompey grounded out to 3b. Helfrick walked (3-1 BBFBB). Aloy doubled to left field, RBI (1-0 B); Helfrick advanced to third; Ruiz scored. L. Harris to p for B. Bounds. Kozeal out at first 1b to p (2-0 BB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Kentucky 7th - Robinett to 1b for Peck. L. Lawrence singled up the middle (1-2 SSBFF). E. Hindle doubled to left center (2-1 BFB); L. Lawrence advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by cf. McElvain to p for Eaves. T. Tyson pinch hit for C. Hansen. T. Tyson struck out swinging (1-2 SBFS). E. Hindle advanced to third on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. W. Marcy walked (3-2 BSBFBB). H. Brown reached on a fielder's choice, SAC, bunt, RBI (0-1 S); W. Marcy advanced to second; E. Hindle scored. O. Jenkins grounded out to p (2-0 BB); H. Brown advanced to second; W. Marcy advanced to third. C. Cloud struck out looking (2-2 BSBKK). 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 8th - S. Campbell to lf for T. Tyson. W. Marcy to rf. Niu walked (3-0 BBBB). N. Adcock to p for L. Harris. Niu stole second. Souza doubled to left center, RBI (1-1 SB); Niu scored. Robinett out at first p to 2b to 1b, SAC, bunt (1-0 B); Souza advanced to third. Stewart walked (3-2 SBSBBB). Schaefer pinch ran for Stewart. Ruiz struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). Schaefer stole second. Pompey struck out swinging (3-2 BSSBBS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Kentucky 8th - Turner to rf for Schaefer. J. Tharnish grounded out to p (0-0). T. Bell reached on a fielding error by 1b (2-0 BB). L. Lawrence struck out swinging (2-2 SBSBS). E. Hindle doubled to right center (0-0); T. Bell advanced to third. S. Campbell struck out swinging (2-2 BFFBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 9th - Helfrick grounded out to 3b (0-0). Aloy struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). Kozeal singled up the middle (2-0 BB). Kozeal advanced to second on a wild pitch. Niu walked (3-2 BFSFBBB). Niu advanced to second on a wild pitch; Kozeal advanced to third. Souza struck out swinging (2-2 SFBFBFFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Kentucky 9th - W. Marcy struck out swinging (1-2 SSBFS). H. Brown struck out looking (0-2 SSS). O. Jenkins struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.