Full Recap: Kansas State 7, Arkansas 6

Follow along here for live updates as the No. 5 Arkansas Razorbacks take on the Kansas State Wildcats in the 1-0 game of the Fayetteville Regional inside of Baum-Walker Stadium.

The 1-seed Razorbacks are hosting their sixth Regional in the last seven full seasons, doing so as a national seed for the fifth time in six years. This will be the 51st meeting between the Diamond Hogs and Wildcats, with Arkansas leading the series 30-20.

Junior left-hander Hagen Smith (9-1, 1.48 ERA) will take the mound for Arkansas, and the Wildcats will counter with right-hander Jackson Wentworth (4-5, 4.18 ERA). Below are the starting lineups for each team.

Kansas State

  1. CF Brendan Jones
  2. 3B Jaden Parsons
  3. SS Kaelen Culpepper
  4. 2B Brady Day
  5. RF Nick English
  6. DH Daniel Rivera
  7. 1B David Bishop
  8. C Raphael Pelletier
  9. LF Chuck Ingram

Arkansas

  1. 2B Peyton Stovall
  2. C Hudson White
  3. 3B Jared Sprague-Lott
  4. 1B Ben McLaughlin
  5. SS Wehiwa Aloy
  6. RF Kendall Diggs
  7. LF Peyton Holt
  8. DH Jack Wagner
  9. CF Ty Wilmsmeyer

1st Inning

  • Top 1: Hudson White draws a one-out walk.
  • Ben McLaughlin flies out to the wall in dead center, ending the top of the first inning.
  • Bottom 1: Hagen Smith strikes out Wildcat leadoff man Brendan Jones before inducing two ground ball outs to end the frame.

2nd Inning

  • Top 2: Wehiwa Aloy grounds out to the shortstop.
  • Kendall Diggs and Peyton Holt strike out back-to-back to end the top of the second.
  • Bottom 2: Hagen Smith Ks Brady Day.
  • Nick English walks.
  • Daniel Rivera grounds into a fielder’s choice before Hudson White guns down English as he attempts to steal second, inning over.

3rd Inning

  • Top 3: Jack Wagner pops up to the catcher.
  • Ty Wilmsmeyer grounds out.
  • Peyton Stovall beats the shift and the throw for a single.
  • Hudson White sends a dribbler toward first base, which ends the top of the third.
  • Bottom 3: David Bishop grounds out.
  • Hagen Smith strikes out Pelletier.
  • Brendan Jones grounds out to Wehiwa Aloy.

4th Inning

  • Top 4: Jared Sprague-Lott bunts back to the pitcher for out one.
  • Ben McLaughlin grounds into the shift.
  • Wehiwa Aloy singles up the middle.
  • Kendall Diggs singles into left field, and Aloy goes first to third.
  • Peyton Holt pops up to the first baseman, inning over.
  • Bottom 4: Hagen Smith strikes out Jaden Parsons.
  • Hagen Smith strikes out Kaelen Culpepper.
  • Brady Day sends a single into center.
  • Hagen Smith strikes out Nick English to end the fourth.

5th Inning

  • Top 5: Jack Wagner flies out into center to get the inning started.
  • Ty Wilmsmeyer singles into right field and steals second base just two pitches later.
  • Peyton Stovall walks, two on with one out.
  • Wild Pitch allows Wilmsmeyer to advance to third where he would then score on a throwing error by the Wildcat catcher as Peyton Stovall advanced to third on the play.
  • Arkansas 1, K-State 0
  • Hudson White singles into center, bringing home Stovall.
  • Arkansas 2, K-State 0
  • Jared Sprague-Lott singles over the third baseman’s head, two on with one out once again.
  • the inning ends on flyouts by Ben McLaughlin and Wehiwa Aloy.
  • Bottom 5: Daniel Rivera walks, followed by David Bishop.
  • Sac-bunt advances the runners into scoring position.
  • Chuck Ingram singles into right field, scoring one, runners on the corners one out.
  • Arkansas 2, K-State 1
  • Brendan Jones chops one into right, scoring another, runners remain on the corners.
  • Arkansas 2, K-State 2
  • successful bunt by Jaden Parsons scores the runner from third, K-State takes the lead.
  • K-State 3, Arkansas 2
  • Kaelen Culpepper hits a three-run homer over the right-field fence.
  • K-State 6, Arkansas 2
  • Hagen Smith strikes out Brady Day.
  • Nick English grounds out.

6th Inning

  • Top 6: Kendall Diggs pops out to the mound.
  • Peyton Holt singles up the middle.
  • Jack Wagner smokes a ball right to the center fielder, two out.
  • Ty Wilmsmeyer walks.
  • Tyson Neighbors on to pitch for the Cats.
  • Peyton Stovall grounds out, inning over.
  • Bottom 6: Ben Bybee in for Hagen Smith.
  • Lodice struck out by Ben Bybee.
  • Ben Bybee strikes out David Bishop
  • Pelletier flies out to Kendall Diggs, inning over.

7th Inning

  • Top 7: Hudson White grounds out to the third baseman.
  • Jared Sprague-Lott goes oppo for a solo shot to cut the lead to 3.
  • Arkansas 3, K-State 6
  • Ben McLaughlin is hit by a pitch.
  • Wehiwa Aloy pops up on a 2-0 count for the second out.
  • Kendall Diggs grounds to the right side, a throwing error puts the ball in the dugout, Diggs to second and Mclaughlin to third with two out.
  • Peyton Holt strikes out.
  • Bottom 7: Chuck Ingram grounds out.
  • Ben McLaughlin makes an outstanding defensive play, diving to snag a ground ball down the line to retire Brendan Jones.
  • Ben Bybee strikes out Jaden Parsons to end the seventh.

8th Inning

  • Top 8: Jack Wagner leads the inning off with a double over the left fielder’s head.
  • Ty Wilmsmeyer beats out a grounder to Kaelen Culpepper at short, runners on the corners with nobody out.
  • Peyton Stovall pops up for the first out.
  • Hudson White just misses a game tying home run, doubles over the left fielders head to score Jack Wagner, two runners in scoring position with one out.
  • Jared Sprague-Lott pops up, two out.
  • Arkansas 4, K-State 6
  • Ben McLaughlin strikes out looking, inning over.
  • Bottom 8: Kaelen Culpepper grounds out.
  • Brady Day flies out to center.
  • Nick English hits a solo shot to left.
  • Kansas State 7, Arkansas 4
  • Ben Bybee strikes out Kyan Lodice to end the inning.

9th Inning

  • Top 9: Wehiwa Aloy leads off the inning with a base knock through the left side.
  • Kendall Diggs strikes out
  • Peyton Holt hits a two-run shot into the Hog Pen to bring Arkansas within one.
  • Arkansas 6, K-State 7
  • Ty Wilmsmeyer walks with two outs
  • Peyton Stovall strikes out to end the game.

FINAL: Arkansas 6, Kansas State 7