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
- CF Brendan Jones
- 3B Jaden Parsons
- SS Kaelen Culpepper
- 2B Brady Day
- RF Nick English
- DH Daniel Rivera
- 1B David Bishop
- C Raphael Pelletier
- LF Chuck Ingram
Arkansas
- 2B Peyton Stovall
- C Hudson White
- 3B Jared Sprague-Lott
- 1B Ben McLaughlin
- SS Wehiwa Aloy
- RF Kendall Diggs
- LF Peyton Holt
- DH Jack Wagner
- 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.