MSU Baseball StatsL 3-7 at Arkansas
March 14, 2026 (Game 2) · Fayetteville, Ark. · Attendance 9,653 · Mid 70s, N 16 mph · Conference
Mississippi State
16-4, 1-2 SEC
3
Arkansas
14-6, 2-1 SEC
7
FinalMSU loss
Mississippi State
16-4, 1-2 SEC
Arkansas
14-6, 2-1 SEC
3–7
FinalMSU loss
Game 3 of 3 · Arkansas won the series 2-1
W: Ethan McElvain·L: Tyler Pitzer (1-1)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
Mississippi State hitting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Teel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Reese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Stallman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryder Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chone James | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Raymond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vytas Valincius | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Wyers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Bevis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Nunnallee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Mershon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Chance | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Arkansas hitting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Ruiz | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camden Kozeal | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryder Helfrick | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Stewart | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Schaefer | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carter Rutenbar | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuhio Aloy | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Brumbaugh | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Turner | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maika Niu | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reese Robinett | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Pompey | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Souza | 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Mississippi State: E: Reese, Bevis. LOB: 7. HBP: Sullivan.
Arkansas: E: Ruiz. LOB: 9. 2B: Ruiz. SB: Schaefer, Niu, Souza. CS: Niu. HBP: Stewart.
Mississippi State pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Stone | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 49 | |
| Dane Burns | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Maddox Webb | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | |
| Charlie Foster | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | |
| Tyler Pitzer | L | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| Chris Billingsley Jr. | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | |
| Brendan Sweeney | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 92 |
Arkansas pitching
| Player | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Fisher | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 85 | |
| Steele Eaves | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | |
| Parker Coil | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Jackson Kircher | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ethan McElvain | W | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 156 |
Mississippi State: WP: Stone. HB: Burns.
Arkansas: HB: Eaves.
Scoring summary
| Inning | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 2nd | Mississippi State | Wyers singled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); James advanced to second; Woodson scored. | MSU 1, ARK 0 |
| Top 2nd | Mississippi State | Chance singled to center field, RBI (2-1 BBK); Bevis advanced to second; James scored. | MSU 2, ARK 0 |
| Top 2nd | Mississippi State | Teel singled to left field, RBI (3-1 BBKB); Chance advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by lf; Bevis scored. | MSU 3, ARK 0 |
| Bottom 3rd | Arkansas | Helfrick struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (1-2 KSBS); Ruiz advanced to third on a wild pitch; Souza scored on a wild pitch. | MSU 3, ARK 1 |
| Bottom 3rd | Arkansas | Helfrick advanced to second on a passed ball; Ruiz scored on a passed ball. | MSU 3, ARK 2 |
| Bottom 5th | Arkansas | Helfrick singled to left field, RBI (1-1 BK); Kozeal advanced to second; Souza scored. | MSU 3, ARK 3 |
| Bottom 8th | Arkansas | Niu singled to right field, RBI (0-2 KS); Schaefer scored. | MSU 3, ARK 4 |
| Bottom 8th | Arkansas | Pompey singled to center field, RBI (0-2 KK); Robinett advanced to third; Niu scored. | MSU 3, ARK 5 |
| Bottom 8th | Arkansas | Kozeal reached on a fielding error by 3b (0-2 KK); Ruiz advanced to second; Pompey advanced to third; Robinett scored, unearned. | MSU 3, ARK 6 |
| Bottom 8th | Arkansas | Helfrick walked, RBI (3-1 BFBBB); Kozeal advanced to second; Ruiz advanced to third; Pompey scored, unearned. | MSU 3, ARK 7 |
Play-by-play
1st inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Teel flied out to lf (3-1 BKBB).
- Reese struck out swinging (2-2 KBSBS).
- Sullivan grounded out to 2b (0-0).
Bottom: Arkansas
- Ruiz struck out swinging (2-2 SBBFS).
- Kozeal struck out swinging (1-2 BSKFS).
- Helfrick walked (3-2 BSBSBB).
- Stewart struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS).
2nd inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Stallman struck out looking (2-2 FBKFBK).
- Woodson walked (3-2 BBKSFFBB).
- James singled to right field (0-0); Woodson advanced to second.
- Wyers singled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); James advanced to second; Woodson scored.
- Bevis reached on a fielder's choice (3-2 BKBSBF); Wyers out at second ss to 2b; James advanced to third.
- Chance singled to center field, RBI (2-1 BBK); Bevis advanced to second; James scored.
- Teel singled to left field, RBI (3-1 BBKB); Chance advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by lf; Bevis scored.
- Reese struck out swinging (0-2 SSS).
Bottom: Arkansas
- Aloy fouled out to 1b (1-0 B).
- Niu flied out to rf (3-2 KBBKB).
- Robinett flied out to rf (2-0 BB).
3rd inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Sullivan grounded out to 3b (0-1 F).
- Stallman lined out to lf (2-2 KBBF).
- Woodson struck out looking (3-2 KBBBKK).
Bottom: Arkansas
- Pompey struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS).
- Souza singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf (1-0 B).
- Ruiz doubled to right field (2-0 BB); Souza advanced to third.
- Kozeal struck out looking (2-2 BBFSK).
- Helfrick struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (1-2 KSBS); Ruiz advanced to third on a wild pitch; Souza scored on a wild pitch.
- Helfrick advanced to second on a passed ball; Ruiz scored on a passed ball.
- Stewart struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS).
4th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- James grounded out to ss (1-1 KB).
- Wyers struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS).
- Bevis struck out swinging (0-2 KSS).
Bottom: Arkansas
- Nunnallee to rf for Bevis.
- Chance to lf.
- Aloy struck out swinging (0-2 KSS).
- Niu singled to left field (2-0 BB).
- Robinett struck out swinging (1-2 BKFFS); Niu out at second c to ss, caught stealing.
5th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Chance popped up to 1b (1-1 KB).
- Teel walked (3-2 KBBBKB).
- Reese flied out to rf (2-2 BKBKF).
- Eaves to p for Fisher.
- Sullivan hit by pitch (2-2 FBSB); Teel advanced to second.
- Stallman lined out to 3b (0-2 FK).
Bottom: Arkansas
- Pompey lined out to ss (1-0 B).
- Souza singled to center field (1-1 SB).
- Souza stole second.
- Ruiz grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBKBS); Souza advanced to third.
- Kozeal walked (3-2 KKBBBB).
- Helfrick singled to left field, RBI (1-1 BK); Kozeal advanced to second; Souza scored.
- Burns to p for Stone.
- Stewart hit by pitch (0-0); Helfrick advanced to second; Kozeal advanced to third.
- Webb to p for Burns.
- Aloy struck out swinging (0-2 FSS).
6th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Woodson struck out swinging (0-2 KSS).
- Raymond pinch hit for James.
- Raymond struck out looking (2-2 FBFBK).
- Wyers grounded out to 3b (0-0).
Bottom: Arkansas
- Raymond to c.
- Niu grounded out to 3b (1-2 KBF).
- Robinett grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 BK).
- Pompey struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKKS).
7th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Nunnallee grounded out to 2b (0-1 K).
- Chance grounded out to ss (2-2 BKKBF).
- Coil to p for Eaves.
- Teel grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK).
Bottom: Arkansas
- Foster to p for Webb.
- Souza walked (3-2 BBBKFB).
- Souza out at first p to 1b, picked off.
- Ruiz singled to left field (1-2 BFKF).
- Kozeal flied out to cf (1-0 B).
- Pitzer to p for Foster.
- Helfrick lined out to cf (0-0).
8th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Reese struck out looking (3-2 BBBKFK).
- Kircher to p for Coil.
- Sullivan singled to right field (1-2 KBFF).
- McElvain to p for Kircher.
- Stallman struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS).
- Woodson lined out to rf (0-2 KK).
Bottom: Arkansas
- Stewart walked (3-0 BBBB).
- Schaefer pinch ran for Stewart.
- Brumbaugh pinch hit for Aloy.
- Brumbaugh struck out swinging (1-2 FBKS).
- Schaefer stole second.
- Niu singled to right field, RBI (0-2 KS); Schaefer scored.
- Billingsley to p for Pitzer.
- Niu stole second.
- Robinett walked (3-2 BKBFBB).
- Pompey singled to center field, RBI (0-2 KK); Robinett advanced to third; Niu scored.
- Pompey advanced to second.
- Souza struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 KBFBFFS).
- Ruiz walked (3-1 BBBKB).
- Kozeal reached on a fielding error by 3b (0-2 KK); Ruiz advanced to second; Pompey advanced to third; Robinett scored, unearned.
- Helfrick walked, RBI (3-1 BFBBB); Kozeal advanced to second; Ruiz advanced to third; Pompey scored, unearned.
- Sweeney to p for Billingsley.
- Rutenbar pinch hit for Schaefer.
- Rutenbar out at first 1b to p (3-2 BKBFB).
9th inning
Top: Mississippi State
- Turner to rf for Brumbaugh.
- Valincius, V pinch hit for Raymond.
- Valincius, V singled to center field (3-2 BBKKFB).
- Wyers walked (3-2 BKBBKFB); Valincius, V advanced to second.
- Mershon pinch hit for Nunnallee.
- Mershon struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS).
- Chance grounded out to ss (0-2 KFFFF); Wyers advanced to second; Valincius, V advanced to third.
- Teel grounded out to 2b (0-0).