Kentucky Wildcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers
NCAA Baseball Championship - Morgantown Regional

16
West Virginia MountaineersWest VirginiaWVU
40-15
9
40-15
Final

Kentucky WildcatsKentuckyUK
33-21
11
33-21
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 11 | 12 | 2 |
West Virginia Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Ineich SS |
G. Kelly C |
P. Schoenfeld CF |
S. Smith DH |
M. Graveline LF |
A. Guzman 1B |
B. Kresser 2B |
B. Lumsden RF |
M. Molessa PR |
T. Hall 3B |
a Z. Barjam PH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .299 | .433 | .430 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .379 | .481 | .701 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .441 | .502 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 | .406 | .513 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .368 | .417 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .301 | .403 | .415 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .395 | .387 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .357 | .379 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .357 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .405 | .419 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .303 | .400 |
| 34 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
a-flied out to left for T. Hall in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BA. Guzman (18, J. Bennett); T. Hall 2 (7, N. Harris, J. Bennett)
- HRG. Kelly 2 (15, 3rd inning off N. Harris 1 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off J. Bennett 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIS. Smith (46), G. Kelly 3 (53), T. Hall 2 (26)
- SHB. Kresser ( 2)
- GIDPB. Kresser
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP2-10 (M. Graveline 0-1, B. Lumsden 0-3, B. Kresser 0-2, G. Kelly 1-1, T. Hall 1-1, M. Ineich 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBA. Guzman 2 (33, 2nd base off N. Harris/O. Jenkins, 3rd base off J. Sams/O. Jenkins); T. Hall (17, 2nd base off N. Harris/O. Jenkins)
- Fielding
- EB. Kresser 2 (5, fielding, throw)
- AssistsM. Graveline (C. Hansen at Home); P. Schoenfeld (H. Brown at 3rd base)
Kentucky Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Tharnish CF |
T. Bell SS |
L. Lawrence DH |
C. Owens PR-DH |
H. Brown 1B |
E. Hindle 2B |
B. Van Cleave RF |
C. Hansen LF |
C. Cloud 3B |
O. Jenkins C |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .349 | .410 | .493 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .341 | .511 | .578 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .450 | .449 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .336 | .473 | .524 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .430 | .614 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .330 | .529 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .347 | .388 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .331 | .406 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .305 | .324 |
| 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BL. Lawrence (13, I. Korn)
- HRB. Van Cleave (6, 1st inning off M. Yehl 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIL. Lawrence 2 (43), E. Hindle 3 (50), H. Brown 2 (35), B. Van Cleave 2 (25), O. Jenkins 2 (17)
- 2Out RBIO. Jenkins 2
- GIDPE. Hindle; O. Jenkins
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP8-15 (L. Lawrence 2-3, E. Hindle 1-3, J. Tharnish 1-1, H. Brown 1-1, C. Hansen 1-1, B. Van Cleave 1-4, C. Cloud 0-1, O. Jenkins 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBO. Jenkins (8, 2nd base off R. Bassinger/G. Kelly)
- Fielding
- EC. Cloud (7, fielding); O. Jenkins (7, throw)
West Virginia Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Yehl |
I. Korn |
R. Bassinger (L, 4-3) |
B. McDougal |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36-15 | 2.14 |
| 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70-52 | 2.70 |
| 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39-27 | 3.40 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 4.26 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 154-99 |
- Pitching
- HBPH. Brown 2 (by M. Yehl, I. Korn); C. Hansen (by M. Yehl); T. Bell (by R. Bassinger); B. Van Cleave (by R. Bassinger); O. Jenkins (by R. Bassinger)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM. Yehl 2/7; R. Bassinger 11/14; B. McDougal 2/3; I. Korn 12/18
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM. Yehl-3-1-7-4; R. Bassinger-9-8-2-8; B. McDougal-2-0-0-3; I. Korn-11-10-16-15
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM. Yehl 1-0; R. Bassinger 5-1; B. McDougal 1-1; I. Korn 6-3
Kentucky Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Harris |
R. Mullan |
J. Sams |
I. Austin IV |
J. Bennett (W, 2-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 68-37 | 6.07 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-4 | 3.94 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20-7 | 2.16 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 8.77 |
| 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60-40 | 6.00 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 168-93 |
- Pitching
- WPN. Harris
- BKN. Harris
- HBPS. Smith 2 (by N. Harris, J. Sams); P. Schoenfeld (by R. Mullan)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR. Mullan 0/2; I. Austin 0/2; N. Harris 10/19; J. Bennett 11/17; J. Sams 2/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR. Mullan-2-0-2-0; I. Austin-0-4-0-1; N. Harris-12-4-9-12; J. Bennett-12-7-8-13; J. Sams-3-0-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsI. Austin 0-1; N. Harris 2-5; J. Bennett 6-3; J. Sams 1-1
Scoring Summary
Inning | WVU | UK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | E. Hindle singled to center, J. Tharnish and T. Bell scored, H. Brown thrown out at third, E. Hindle to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1st | B. Van Cleave homered to right, E. Hindle scored. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2nd | L. Lawrence doubled to deep right, J. Tharnish scored, T. Bell to third. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2nd | E. Hindle grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T. Bell scored, H. Brown out at second, L. Lawrence to third. | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3rd | G. Kelly homered to center, T. Hall scored. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4th | T. Hall doubled to deep right center, B. Lumsden scored. | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4th | T. Hall scored on N. Harris' balk. | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4th | S. Smith hit by pitch, M. Ineich scored, G. Kelly to third, P. Schoenfeld to second. | 5 | 6 | ||
| 5th | A. Guzman stole third, A. Guzman scored on throwing error by catcher O. Jenkins. | 6 | 6 | ||
| 5th | O. Jenkins singled to left center, H. Brown and E. Hindle scored, C. Hansen thrown out at home. | 6 | 8 | ||
| 6th | G. Kelly homered to left. | 7 | 8 | ||
| 7th | T. Hall doubled to right, A. Guzman scored. | 8 | 8 | ||
| 8th | L. Lawrence singled to right, O. Jenkins scored, J. Tharnish to third, T. Bell to second. | 8 | 9 | ||
| 8th | H. Brown singled to shallow right center, J. Tharnish and T. Bell scored, C. Owens to third. | 8 | 11 | ||
| 9th | B. Lumsden safe at first on error by third baseman C. Cloud, M. Graveline scored. | 9 | 11 | ||
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Game Information
Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark
10:00 PM, 30 May 2026
Morgantown, West Virginia
Attendance: 4,276