Cincinnati Bearcats @ Mississippi State Bulldogs
NCAA Baseball Championship - Starkville Regional

Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnatiCIN
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Final

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Mississippi State BulldogsMississippi StMSST
42-17
10
42-17
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 10 | 13 | 1 |
Cincinnati Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
R. Tyranski RF |
D. Pitts CF |
Q. Coats 1B |
J. Natili C |
E. Infelise DH |
C. Sefcik LF |
C. Mitchelle 3B |
J. Smith 2B |
C. Niehaus SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .321 | .456 | .531 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .330 | .423 | .463 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .340 | .430 | .746 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .342 | .428 | .684 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .369 | .438 | .550 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .355 | .376 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .351 | .374 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .450 | .460 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 | .335 | .391 |
| 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
- Batting
- 2BC. Mitchelle (5, T. Valincius)
- RBIC. Mitchelle (26), C. Niehaus (18), J. Natili (65), R. Tyranski 2 (34)
- 2Out RBIJ. Natili
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP4-10 (C. Mitchelle 1-1, C. Niehaus 1-1, J. Smith 1-2, Q. Coats 0-1, D. Pitts 0-2, R. Tyranski 1-2, E. Infelise 0-1)
- Fielding
- EC. Mitchelle (6, throw); D. Pitts (1, fielding)
Mississippi State Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
G. Frei 2B |
A. Reese 3B |
N. Sullivan DH |
J. Parker RF |
V. Valincius LF |
R. Stallman 1B |
R. Woodson SS |
K. Milewski C |
B. Chance CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .392 | .539 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .330 | .431 | .696 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .341 | .448 | .571 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .323 | .428 | .665 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .371 | .461 | .577 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .416 | .614 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 | .350 | .447 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .217 | .333 | .522 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .433 | .472 |
| 36 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
- Batting
- 2BB. Chance (19, L. Knight); N. Sullivan (11, L. Knight); R. Stallman 2 (11, A. Gonzalez, B. Oliver)
- HRA. Reese (21, 1st inning off L. Knight 0 on, 1 Out); K. Milewski (10, 6th inning off A. Gonzalez 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIB. Chance (34), G. Frei 2 (44), A. Reese (70), R. Stallman 3 (51), K. Milewski 2 (25)
- 2Out RBIK. Milewski 2
- Team LOB12
- Team RISP5-14 (B. Chance 1-1, V. Valincius 0-1, G. Frei 1-2, N. Sullivan 0-1, A. Reese 0-1, R. Stallman 2-3, R. Woodson 0-3, K. Milewski 1-1, J. Parker 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSB. Chance (4, 2nd base by A. Gonzalez/J. Natili); J. Parker (2, 2nd base by L. Knight/J. Natili)
- Fielding
- EG. Frei (3, throw)
- AssistsJ. Parker (C. Sefcik at 2nd base)
Cincinnati Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Knight |
A. Buczkowski (L, 4-2) |
A. Gonzalez |
H. Johnson |
B. Oliver |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 76-45 | 4.85 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49-26 | 4.35 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27-16 | 7.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-7 | 7.11 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-14 | 5.79 |
| 8.0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 193-108 |
- Pitching
- WPA. Gonzalez
- HBPV. Valincius (by B. Oliver); J. Parker 2 (by A. Gonzalez, H. Johnson)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedL. Knight 15/20; B. Oliver 3/6; A. Buczkowski 4/9; H. Johnson 2/4; A. Gonzalez 5/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesL. Knight-7-9-15-14; B. Oliver-3-5-3-3; A. Buczkowski-5-8-9-4; H. Johnson-1-2-2-2; A. Gonzalez-7-2-7-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL. Knight 3-4; B. Oliver 1-1; A. Buczkowski 0-2; H. Johnson 2-0
Mississippi State Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Valincius (W, 11-2) |
M. Webb |
B. Davis |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 112-74 | 2.99 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13-3 | 3.96 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-18 | 3.45 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 152-95 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB. Davis 5/8; T. Valincius 20/28; M. Webb 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB. Davis-3-4-5-6; T. Valincius-26-13-19-16; M. Webb-0-1-1-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB. Davis 2-0; T. Valincius 8-3; M. Webb 0-1
Scoring Summary
Inning | CIN | MSST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A. Reese homered to center. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | C. Mitchelle doubled to shallow left, E. Infelise scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5th | B. Chance reached on infield single to shortstop, J. Parker scored, R. Stallman to third, K. Milewski to second. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5th | G. Frei reached on infield single to second, R. Stallman and K. Milewski scored, B. Chance to third. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6th | R. Stallman doubled to left, J. Parker scored, V. Valincius to third. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6th | V. Valincius scored, R. Stallman to third on wild pitch by A. Gonzalez. | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6th | K. Milewski homered to right, R. Stallman scored. | 1 | 8 | ||
| 7th | R. Stallman doubled to right, N. Sullivan and J. Parker scored, V. Valincius to third. | 1 | 10 | ||
| 8th | R. Tyranski reached on infield single to second, J. Smith scored, C. Niehaus to second. | 2 | 10 | ||
| 8th | J. Natili walked, C. Niehaus scored, R. Tyranski to third, Q. Coats to second. | 3 | 10 | ||
| 9th | C. Niehaus singled to shallow center, C. Sefcik scored, C. Mitchelle to third, J. Smith to second. | 4 | 10 | ||
| 9th | R. Tyranski grounded out to first, C. Mitchelle scored, J. Smith to third, C. Niehaus to second. | 5 | 10 | ||
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Game Information
Dudy Noble Field
2:00 AM, 31 May 2026
Starkville, Mississippi