Arkansas vs Texas (May 22, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#12 Arkansas vs #5 Texas
May 22, 2026 at Hoover, Ala. (Hoover Met)

Arkansas 8 (38-19)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Damian Ruiz lf  3  2  1  0  1  0  2  0  0 
Camden Kozeal ss  4  2  3  5  1  1  3  2  3 
Ryder Helfrick c  5  0  0  0  0  2  14  0  1 
Zack Stewart rf  5  0  0  0  0  5  1  0  1 
TJ Pompey 3b  5  2  2  0  0  3  0  0  0 
Nolan Souza 2b  4  1  2  1  1  1  0  4  0 
Maika Niu cf  4  0  2  0  1  2  0  0  1 
Carter Rutenbar dh  4  0  1  1  0  2  0  0  1 
Reese Robinett 1b  3  1  0  1  1  0  7  0  3 
Hunter Dietz p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Steele Eaves p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Gabe Gaeckle p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  37  8  11  8  5  16  27  8  10 
  

Texas 1 (40-13)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Aiden Robbins rf  4  0  0  0  0  3  1  0  0 
Carson Tinney c  3  0  0  0  1  2  14  0  1 
   Presley Courville c  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Anthony Pack Jr. lf  4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0 
Temo Becerra 2b  3  0  0  0  1  1  2  1  0 
Casey Borba 3b  4  0  2  0  0  2  1  1  1 
Adrian Rodriguez ss  3  0  0  1  1  0  2  3  0 
Ethan Mendoza dh  3  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  4 
   Callum Early pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Ashton Larson 1b  3  0  1  0  0  2  4  0  0 
   Josh Livingston ph  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Dariyan Pendergrass cf  3  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  1 
   Jayden Duplantier cf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 
Cody Howard p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Luke Harrison p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Kaleb Rogers p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ethan Walker p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Brett Crossland p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Dylan Volantis p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Michael Winter p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Cal Higgins p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  32  1  4  1  4  14  27  6  8  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Arkansas............ 330 020 000 -  8 11  1
Texas............... 100 000 000 -  1  4  0
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E - Pompey(9). DP - TX 1. LOB - ARK 10; TX 8. 2B - Pompey(4); Niu(11); Larson(7). HR - Kozeal 2(20). HBP - Ruiz; Rutenbar; Robinett. SB - Pompey(16).

Arkansas   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Hunter Dietz   0.2  1  1  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  3  5  0  2  21 
Steele Eaves   2.1  0  0  0  1  5  0  0  0  0  8  9  1  1  50 
Gabe Gaeckle W,6-3  6.0  3  0  0  1  9  0  0  0  0  21  22  4  5  76 
  
Texas   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Cody Howard L,0-1  2.0  5  6  6  1  5  0  0  1  0  11  13  1  0  51 
Luke Harrison   2.0  2  0  0  0  2  0  0  1  0  7  8  1  2  31 
Kaleb Rogers   0.1  2  2  2  1  1  0  0  0  0  3  4  0  0  15 
Ethan Walker   0.1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  1  11 
Brett Crossland   0.1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  9 
Dylan Volantis   2.0  0  0  0  0  4  0  0  1  0  6  7  0  2  32 
Michael Winter   1.0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  3  4  2  0  22 
Cal Higgins   1.0  1  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  4  5  1  0  19 

Win - Gaeckle (6-3). Loss - Howard (0-1). Save - None. WP - Winter(2). HBP - by Howard (Ruiz); by Harrison (Robinett); by Volantis (Rutenbar). Inherited runners/scored: Eaves 3/1; Walker 3/2; Crossland 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Dietz 21/10; Eaves 50/29; Gaeckle 76/53; Howard 51/37; Harrison 31/21; Rogers 15/10; Walker 11/7; Crossland 9/5; Volantis 32/20; Winter 22/11; Higgins 19/15.

Umpires - HP: David Soucy 1B: Jason Bradley 2B: Eddie Newsom 3B: Scott
Start: 4:32 pm Time: 3:14 Attendance: 13105
Weather: 73, light rain

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#12 Arkansas vs #5 Texas
May 22, 2026 at Hoover, Ala. (Hoover Met)

Arkansas starters: 42/lf Ruiz; 8/ss Kozeal; 27/c Helfrick; 17/rf Stewart; 5/3b Pompey; 3/2b Souza; 4/cf Niu; 12/dh Rutenbar; 18/1b Robinett; 32/p Dietz;

Texas starters: 43/rf Robbins; 8/c Tinney; 6/lf Pack Jr.; 1/2b Becerra; 31/3b Borba; 24/ss Rodriguez; 5/dh Mendoza; 44/1b Larson; 42/cf Pendergrass; 41/p Howard;

Arkansas 1st - No play. Ruiz hit by pitch (1-2 KFBF). Kozeal homered to left center, 2 RBI (0-2 KKF); Ruiz scored. Helfrick struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). Stewart struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS). Pompey doubled to left field (1-2 SBK). Souza singled up the middle, RBI (0-1 K); Pompey scored. Niu struck out looking (1-2 KBSK). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Texas 1st - Robbins grounded out to 2b (2-2 KBBK). Tinney walked (3-1 BKBBB). Pack Jr. reached on a fielder's choice to second base (1-2 BSF); Tinney out at second 2b to ss. TEX challenge: Call at 1B reversed; runner safe. Becerra walked (3-2 BBBKFB); Pack Jr. advanced to second. Borba singled to pitcher (0-0); Becerra advanced to second; Pack Jr. advanced to third. Eaves to p for Dietz. Rodriguez walked, RBI (3-2 BFBFFBB); Borba advanced to second; Becerra advanced to third; Pack Jr. scored. ARK ABS challenge 2-1 pitch: Ball 3 confirmed. Mendoza popped up to ss to left field (2-0 BB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Arkansas 2nd - Rutenbar struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Robinett walked (3-2 BFBFBB). TEX ABS challenge 2-2 pitch: Ball 3 confirmed. Ruiz singled through the right side (1-0 B); Robinett advanced to second. Kozeal homered to center field, 3 RBI (0-2 SF); Ruiz scored; Robinett scored. Helfrick popped up to 3b (2-2 KKBBF). Stewart struck out swinging (2-2 BSFBS). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Texas 2nd - Larson struck out looking (3-2 BBBKKK). Pendergrass grounded out to p (1-0 B). Robbins struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBFFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 3rd - Harrison to p for Howard. Pompey struck out swinging (2-2 BSKBS). TEX ABS challenge 1-2 pitch: Ball 2 confirmed. Souza grounded out to p (3-2 BFKFBB). Niu singled to left center (0-0). Rutenbar popped up to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Texas 3rd - Tinney struck out looking (3-2 BBFKFFBK). Pack Jr. struck out swinging (1-2 SFBFS). Becerra reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second (3-2 BBBKSF). Borba struck out swinging (2-2 BSFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 4th - Robinett hit by pitch (0-2 KF). Ruiz grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-2 KFB); Robinett out on the play. Kozeal singled to center field (1-2 KBF). Helfrick struck out swinging (2-2 KKFBBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Texas 4th - Gaeckle to p for Eaves. Rodriguez flied out to rf (0-1 K). Mendoza walked (3-1 BBBKB). Larson struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). Pendergrass struck out looking (1-2 BSKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 5th - Rogers to p for Harrison. Stewart struck out swinging (0-2 FSFS). Pompey singled to left center (1-1 BK). Pompey stole second. Souza singled through the left side (0-2 KK); Pompey advanced to third. Niu walked (3-1 BBKBB); Souza advanced to second. Walker to p for Rogers. Rutenbar singled to left field, RBI (2-2 BFFFB); Niu advanced to second; Souza advanced to third; Pompey scored. Robinett grounded out to ss, RBI (2-2 BFFB); Rutenbar advanced to second; Niu advanced to third; Souza scored. Crossland to p for Walker. Ruiz walked (3-1 BBBKB). Kozeal struck out swinging (0-2 KSFS). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Texas 5th - Robbins struck out swinging (2-2 BSBKS). Tinney fouled out to 1b (0-1 K). Pack Jr. grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 6th - Volantis to p for Crossland. Helfrick grounded out to 3b (2-0 BB). Stewart struck out swinging (3-2 BSFFBBS). Pompey struck out swinging (2-2 BSSBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Texas 6th - Becerra struck out swinging (1-2 FBKS). Borba singled to center field (0-0). Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher (1-1 BK); Borba out at second p to ss. Mendoza grounded out to ss (0-1 K). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 7th - Souza struck out swinging (2-2 BFBFS). Niu struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). Rutenbar hit by pitch (2-2 BBSK). Robinett reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-2 SS); Rutenbar out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Texas 7th - Larson doubled to left field (3-2 SKBFBB). Pendergrass struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). Robbins struck out swinging (1-2 SKBS). Tinney struck out looking (0-2 KSK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 8th - Winter to p for Volantis. Ruiz flied out to rf (2-1 BKB). Kozeal walked (3-2 BBSSBFB). Kozeal advanced to second on a wild pitch. Helfrick flied out to lf (2-2 KKBB); Kozeal advanced to third. Stewart struck out looking (3-2 BBBKFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Texas 8th - Pack Jr. fouled out to lf (2-0 BB). Becerra grounded out to 2b (0-0). Borba struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 9th - Courville to c for Tinney. Duplantier J to cf for Pendergrass. Higgins to p for Winter. Pompey struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). Souza walked (3-2 BBBKKB). Niu doubled down the lf line (0-2 SK); Souza advanced to third. Rutenbar struck out swinging (0-2 FKFS). Robinett popped up to ss (0-2 KF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Texas 9th - Rodriguez flied out to lf (2-2 KFBB). Mendoza singled to right center (0-1 F). Livingston pinch hit for Larson. Early pinch ran for Mendoza. Livingston struck out swinging (2-2 BFBKS). Duplantier J grounded out to ss (1-2 KBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.