Holy Cross Crusaders vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
NCAA Baseball Championship - Austin Regional - Elimination Game

UC Santa Barbara GauchosSanta BarbaraUCSB
2-2
15
2-2
Final

Holy Cross CrusadersHoly CrossHC
25-30
1
25-30
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
UC Santa Barbara Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. Barrett LF |
R. Kelly CF |
W. Vasseur DH |
b R. Severns PH-DH |
N. Vargas C |
J. Mendez 2B |
C. Nunez SS |
X. Esquer 3B |
N. Husovsky 1B |
J. Haferkamp PR |
a C. Kosciusko PH-1B |
N. Karliner RF |
c M. Namie PH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .319 | .453 | .462 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .339 | .433 | .457 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .323 | .389 | .445 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .333 | .300 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .386 | .571 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .278 | .335 | .411 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .368 | .403 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .356 | .427 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .345 | .393 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .077 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .336 | .358 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .344 | .437 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .267 |
| 40 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
a-singled to center for J. Haferkamp in the 7th
b-reached on error for W. Vasseur in the 9th
c-walked for N. Karliner in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BN. Karliner (7, J. Lenahan)
- HRN. Vargas (12, 7th inning off H. Harding 3 on, 0 Out)
- RBIC. Nunez (15), X. Esquer 3 (31), L. Barrett (18), R. Kelly 3 (47), C. Kosciusko (21), N. Vargas 5 (41)
- 2Out RBIR. Kelly 2
- GIDPW. Vasseur
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP8-13 (C. Nunez 1-1, X. Esquer 2-2, N. Husovsky 0-1, J. Mendez 0-1, L. Barrett 1-2, R. Kelly 2-2, C. Kosciusko 1-2, R. Severns 0-1, N. Vargas 1-1)
Holy Cross Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. Egrie CF |
A. Sandell 2B |
G. Royer DH |
B. Connors 1B |
R. Grundy 3B |
J. LaFleur LF |
V. Coughlin C |
N. Andersen RF |
O. Stelzer SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .325 | .474 | .446 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .348 | .446 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .381 | .516 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .398 | .436 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .375 | .445 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .317 | .316 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .345 | .412 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .233 | .366 | .358 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .213 | .355 | .294 |
| 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
- Batting
- HRR. Grundy (6, 5th inning off J. Flora 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIR. Grundy (37)
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP0-3 (R. Grundy 0-1, G. Royer 0-1, A. Sandell 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBB. Connors (5, 2nd base off R. Olivas/N. Libed)
- Picked OffCJ Egrie (1st base, J. Flora)
- Fielding
- EA. Sandell (2, fielding); O. Stelzer (17, throw)
- AssistsCJ Egrie (R. Kelly at 2nd base); J. LaFleur (X. Esquer at 2nd base)
UC Santa Barbara Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Flora (W, 12-0) |
R. Olivas |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 97-63 | 1.06 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24-14 | 3.74 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 121-77 |
- Pitching
- WPJ. Flora
- BKJ. Flora
- HBPCJ Egrie (by J. Flora)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ. Flora 19/27; R. Olivas 1/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ. Flora-17-19-14-15; R. Olivas-3-3-5-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ. Flora 5-8; R. Olivas 1-0
Holy Cross Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Lenahan (L, 3-7) |
D. Volz |
H. Harding |
P. Leon |
B. Mulligan |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 103-60 | 4.68 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-2 | 8.10 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20-12 | 6.30 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-13 | 9.32 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-17 | 6.96 |
| 9.0 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 187-104 |
- Pitching
- WPP. Leon
- HBPN. Karliner (by H. Harding)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB. Mulligan 4/7; P. Leon 1/6; D. Volz 0/2; J. Lenahan 17/28; H. Harding 4/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB. Mulligan-5-2-6-4; P. Leon-4-2-2-4; D. Volz-1-0-0-1; J. Lenahan-14-10-15-20; H. Harding-1-0-7-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB. Mulligan 1-1; P. Leon 0-1; J. Lenahan 8-5; H. Harding 0-1
Scoring Summary
Inning | UCSB | HC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | N. Vargas walked, L. Barrett scored, R. Kelly to third, W. Vasseur to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | C. Nunez walked, R. Kelly scored, W. Vasseur to third, N. Vargas to second. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | X. Esquer reached on infield single to shortstop, W. Vasseur scored, N. Vargas to third, C. Nunez to second, N. Vargas tagged out at home attempting to advance on play. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5th | R. Grundy homered to right. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 7th | L. Barrett singled to center, J. Haferkamp scored, N. Karliner to third. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 7th | R. Kelly singled to left, N. Karliner scored, L. Barrett to third. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 7th | N. Vargas homered to right, L. Barrett, R. Kelly and W. Vasseur scored. | 9 | 1 | ||
| 7th | C. Kosciusko singled to center, J. Mendez scored, X. Esquer to second. | 10 | 1 | ||
| 7th | R. Kelly singled to center, X. Esquer and C. Kosciusko scored, N. Karliner to third, R. Kelly tagged out at second attempting to advance on play. | 12 | 1 | ||
| 8th | X. Esquer singled to center, W. Vasseur and J. Mendez scored, C. Nunez to third, X. Esquer tagged out at second attempting to advance on play. | 14 | 1 | ||
| 9th | R. Severns safe at first on throwing error by shortstop O. Stelzer, M. Namie scored. | 15 | 1 | ||
UCSB vs HC Videos
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Game Information
UFCU Disch-Falk Field
2:00 PM, May 30, 2026Coverage: ESPN+
Austin, Texas