Arkansas vs Kentucky (May 16, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#12 Arkansas at Kentucky
May 16, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky Proud Park)

Arkansas 16 (36-19,17-13 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Damian Ruiz lf  5  2  3  3  0  1  4  0  0 
Camden Kozeal ss  5  3  3  2  1  1  0  1  0 
Ryder Helfrick c  4  1  1  1  1  1  10  0  1 
Zack Stewart rf  6  2  4  4  0  2  2  0  0 
Kuhio Aloy dh  6  1  1  0  0  2  0  0  3 
Nolan Souza 2b  4  2  1  1  2  2  0  2  0 
TJ Pompey 3b  3  2  0  1  1  0  0  1  3 
Carter Rutenbar 1b  2  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  0 
   Alexander Peck ph/1b  3  1  0  0  1  1  6  0  3 
Christian Turner cf  2  1  0  1  1  2  1  0  0 
   Maika Niu cf  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0 
Tate McGuire p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Cole Gibler p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Steele Eaves p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Parker Coil p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   James DeCremer p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  41  16  14  14  7  12  27  5  10 
  

Kentucky 12 (31-20,13-17 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
J. Tharnish cf  6  2  3  3  0  0  0  0  0 
T. Bell ss  6  1  3  0  0  2  0  2  0 
L. Lawrence 2b  5  1  2  2  1  2  3  4  1 
E. Hindle dh  4  1  2  0  0  1  0  0  2 
H. Brown 1b  5  1  1  1  0  0  11  0  4 
W. Marcy lf  4  1  1  0  1  3  1  0  0 
C. Hansen rf  5  2  2  4  0  1  1  0  0 
O. Jenkins c  5  1  2  1  0  0  11  2  0 
C. Cloud 3b  4  2  1  0  1  1  0  1  2 
C. Mattison p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   T. Peterson p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   I. Austin p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   R. Mullan p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   W. Coleman p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   C. Alderman p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   B. Treichel p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   T. Hunter p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   J. Bennett p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  44  12  17  11  3  10  27  10  9  

Score by Innings                       R  H  E
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Arkansas............ (10)01 102 002 - 16 14  1
Kentucky............ 0   02 190 000 - 12 17  2
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E - Stewart(3); C. Cloud(5); W. Coleman(1). LOB - ARK 10; UK 9. 2B - Ruiz(11); Kozeal(17); Stewart 2(7); Aloy(8); J. Tharnish(12); W. Marcy(3); C. Cloud(7). 3B - Kozeal(2); T. Bell(1). HR - Stewart(11); Souza(3); J. Tharnish(5); C. Hansen(3). HBP - Ruiz; Helfrick; Pompey 2; Turner; E. Hindle. SB - Ruiz(16); Pompey(15). CS - Turner(1).

Arkansas   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tate McGuire   2.1  2  2  2  1  4  0  0  0  0  9  10  1  2  46 
Cole Gibler   2.0  7  7  7  2  3  2  0  0  0  13  15  3  0  52 
Steele Eaves   0.0  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3  0  0  12 
Parker Coil W,3-0  1.2  3  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  8  8  2  2  18 
James DeCremer S,1  3.0  2  0  0  0  2  0  0  1  0  11  12  5  2  34 
  
Kentucky   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
C. Mattison   0.0  5  6  6  1  0  1  0  0  0  5  6  0  0  22 
T. Peterson   0.0  1  3  3  1  0  0  0  1  0  1  3  0  0  11 
I. Austin   1.0  2  1  1  1  2  0  0  1  0  5  7  1  0  27 
R. Mullan   1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  3  3  0  2  17 
W. Coleman   1.0  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  5  7  1  1  23 
C. Alderman   1.0  1  1  1  0  1  1  0  1  0  3  4  1  0  17 
B. Treichel   1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  3  3  1  1  13 
T. Hunter L,0-1  0.0  0  2  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  14 
J. Bennett   4.0  4  2  2  1  6  0  0  1  0  16  18  2  4  68 

Win - Coil (3-0). Loss - T. Hunter (0-1). Save - DeCremer (1). WP - Gibler 2(6); C. Mattison(4); C. Alderman(2). HBP - by T. Peterson (Pompey); by I. Austin (Helfrick); by W. Coleman (Pompey); by C. Alderman (Turner); by J. Bennett (Ruiz); by DeCremer (E. Hindle). Inherited runners/scored: Coil 1/1; T. Peterson 3/3; I. Austin 3/3; J. Bennett 2/2. Pitches/strikes: McGuire 46/27; Gibler 52/33; Eaves 12/7; Coil 18/14; DeCremer 34/25; C. Mattison 22/14; T. Peterson 11/6; I. Austin 27/16; R. Mullan 17/10; W. Coleman 23/14; C. Alderman 17/11; B. Treichel 13/7; T. Hunter 14/6; J. Bennett 68/45.

Umpires - HP: Clint Fagan 1B: C.J. Burdette 2B: Eric Goshay 3B: David Savage
Start: 2:02 Time: 3:49 Attendance: 3963
Weather: Cloudy, rain around
C. Mattison faced 6 batters in the 1st.
T. Peterson faced 3 batters in the 1st.
Eaves faced 3 batters in the 5th.
T. Hunter faced 2 batters in the 6th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#12 Arkansas at Kentucky
May 16, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky Proud Park)

Arkansas starters: 42/lf Ruiz; 8/ss Kozeal; 27/c Helfrick; 17/rf Stewart; 25/dh Aloy; 3/2b Souza; 5/3b Pompey; 12/1b Rutenbar; 16/cf Turner; 26/p McGuire;

Kentucky starters: 37/cf J. Tharnish; 6/ss T. Bell; 10/2b L. Lawrence; 9/dh E. Hindle; 23/1b H. Brown; 3/lf W. Marcy; 34/rf C. Hansen; 29/c O. Jenkins; 1/3b C. Cloud; 12/p C. Mattison;

Arkansas 1st - Weather Delay, New Start Time 2:42. Ruiz singled to left field (2-2 SBSBF). Kozeal doubled down the lf line (1-2 SBF); Ruiz advanced to third. Helfrick singled to third base, RBI (0-2 SF); Kozeal advanced to third on a throwing error by 3b; Ruiz scored. Helfrick advanced to second on a wild pitch; Kozeal scored. Stewart singled up the middle, RBI (1-2 FBS); Helfrick scored. Aloy doubled to center field, ground-rule (0-0); Stewart advanced to third. Souza walked (3-0 BBBB). T. Peterson to p for C. Mattison. Pompey hit by pitch, RBI (0-1 F); Souza advanced to second; Aloy advanced to third; Stewart scored. Rutenbar singled to second base, RBI (1-2 SBS); Pompey advanced to second; Souza advanced to third; Aloy scored. Turner walked, RBI (3-1 BBSBB); Rutenbar advanced to second; Pompey advanced to third; Souza scored. I. Austin to p for T. Peterson. Ruiz doubled down the lf line, 3 RBI (0-0); Turner scored; Rutenbar scored; Pompey scored. Kozeal struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 BSFS). Helfrick hit by pitch (0-1 S). Stewart doubled to center field, RBI (3-2 BBBSF); Helfrick advanced to third; Ruiz scored. Aloy struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS). Souza walked (3-1 BSBBB). Pompey popped up to 1b (2-2 BBFF). 10 runs, 8 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Kentucky 1st - J. Tharnish flied out to lf (0-1 S). T. Bell singled to center field (0-0). L. Lawrence struck out looking (3-2 BFBSFBS). E. Hindle struck out swinging (2-2 SFFBBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 2nd - R. Mullan to p for I. Austin. Rutenbar grounded out to ss (3-2 BSBBS). Turner struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS). Ruiz grounded out to 3b (3-2 BSSBFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 2nd - H. Brown out at first 1b to p (2-2 FBFB). W. Marcy struck out swinging (2-2 BBSSS). C. Hansen struck out looking (3-2 BBSSFFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 3rd - W. Coleman to p for R. Mullan. Kozeal walked (3-1 BBSBB). Helfrick flied out to 2b (1-1 SB). Stewart doubled to left center, RBI (1-2 SSB); Kozeal scored. Aloy reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to second (2-1 BBS); Stewart advanced to third. Souza struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS). Pompey hit by pitch (0-0). Peck pinch hit for Rutenbar. Peck grounded out to 2b (0-1 F). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Kentucky 3rd - Peck to 1b. O. Jenkins grounded out to 2b (2-2 SSBBF). C. Cloud walked (3-1 BBBSB). J. Tharnish homered to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); C. Cloud scored. Gibler to p for McGuire. T. Bell struck out looking (3-2 BSBSBS). L. Lawrence walked (3-1 BFBBB). E. Hindle flied out to rf (1-2 FBF). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 4th - C. Alderman to p for W. Coleman. Turner hit by pitch (1-2 SBS). Ruiz struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKK); Turner out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Kozeal tripled to left field (1-1 BK). Kozeal scored on a wild pitch. Helfrick flied out to 1b to right field (1-2 SSB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 4th - H. Brown flied out to cf (1-0 B). W. Marcy struck out swinging (1-2 SSBFS). C. Hansen singled up the middle (0-2 FS). C. Hansen advanced to second on a wild pitch. C. Hansen advanced to third on a wild pitch. O. Jenkins singled to left field, RBI (2-1 BSB); C. Hansen scored. C. Cloud struck out looking (1-2 SBSS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 5th - B. Treichel to p for C. Alderman. Stewart struck out swinging (3-2 BSBBSS). Aloy flied out to rf (3-1 BBBS). Souza grounded out to 2b (0-1 S). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 5th - J. Tharnish flied out to lf (0-0). T. Bell tripled to right field (0-0). L. Lawrence singled through the left side, RBI (2-2 FBBS); T. Bell scored. E. Hindle singled through the left side (0-1 F); L. Lawrence advanced to second. H. Brown singled through the right side, RBI (0-1 S); E. Hindle advanced to third; L. Lawrence scored. W. Marcy walked (3-2 BFBBFB); H. Brown advanced to second. C. Hansen homered to left field, 4 RBI (0-1 S); W. Marcy scored; H. Brown scored; E. Hindle scored. Eaves to p for Gibler. O. Jenkins singled up the middle (2-1 BBS). C. Cloud doubled to left center, ground-rule (2-2 SFBB); O. Jenkins advanced to third. J. Tharnish doubled to right center, advanced to third on a throwing error by rf, RBI (1-1 BF); C. Cloud scored, unearned; O. Jenkins scored. Coil to p for Eaves. T. Bell struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). L. Lawrence singled through the left side, RBI (2-1 BBF); J. Tharnish scored, unearned. E. Hindle singled through the right side (0-1 F); L. Lawrence advanced to second. H. Brown flied out to lf (0-0). 9 runs, 10 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 6th - T. Hunter to p for B. Treichel. Pompey walked (3-2 SBFBFBB). Pompey stole second. Peck walked (3-2 BSFFBBB). J. Bennett to p for T. Hunter. Turner struck out looking (1-2 SFBS). Ruiz hit by pitch (0-1 S); Peck advanced to second; Pompey advanced to third. Kozeal singled through the right side, 2 RBI (1-2 SBS); Ruiz advanced to third; Peck scored; Pompey scored. Helfrick walked (3-0 BBBB); Kozeal advanced to second. Stewart struck out looking (1-2 BSFS). Aloy grounded out to 2b (0-1 S). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Kentucky 6th - Niu to cf for Turner. W. Marcy doubled to left field (0-1 S). C. Hansen grounded out to ss (0-1 S); W. Marcy advanced to third. O. Jenkins grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). C. Cloud flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 7th - Souza struck out swinging (2-2 SSBBFS). Pompey grounded out to p (3-2 FBFBB). Peck grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 7th - DeCremer to p for Coil. J. Tharnish singled to right field (1-0 B). T. Bell flied out to cf (0-2 SS). L. Lawrence struck out looking (1-2 BSFS). E. Hindle hit by pitch (0-0); J. Tharnish advanced to second. H. Brown flied out to cf (1-1 BS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 8th - Niu grounded out to 2b (2-1 SBB). Ruiz singled to right center (1-1 SB). Kozeal flied out to lf (1-1 SB). Ruiz stole second. Helfrick struck out swinging (2-2 BSSFFFBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 8th - W. Marcy struck out swinging (2-2 SBBSS). C. Hansen grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). O. Jenkins flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 9th - Stewart homered to right field, RBI (1-2 FSB). Aloy struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS). Souza homered to right center, RBI (0-1 S). Pompey flied out to 2b to right field (1-0 B). Peck struck out swinging (2-2 BSBSS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 9th - C. Cloud fouled out to 1b (0-2 SS). J. Tharnish grounded out to 2b (2-1 BBS). T. Bell singled through the right side (0-2 SF). T. Bell advanced to second. L. Lawrence flied out to lf (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.