Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs Little Rock Trojans
NCAA Baseball Championship - Hattiesburg Regional

Little Rock TrojansLittle RockLR
39-26
8
39-26
Final

Jacksonville State GamecocksJax StateJXST
48-15
6
48-15
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Little Rock Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Lopez SS |
K. Smith CF-LF |
N. Freund 3B |
B. Simpson LF |
N. Baumbach DH |
A. Cano 1B |
T. Rhoades RF |
T. Hill C |
C. Chaplain 2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .369 | .329 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .329 | .417 | .477 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .376 | .475 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .352 | .421 | .525 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .339 | .407 | .491 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 | .362 | .502 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .336 | .424 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .248 | .344 | .410 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .228 | .327 | .409 |
| 40 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BN. Baumbach (13, S. Hutto); Ty Rhoades (18, M. McDougall); C. Chaplain (8, J. Files); N. Freund (9, J. Files); K. Smith (17, J. Sleeper)
- 3BB. Simpson (1, M. McDougall)
- RBIN. Baumbach 3 (29), Ty Rhoades (38), N. Freund 2 (42), B. Simpson 2 (28)
- 2Out RBIB. Simpson
- SHK. Smith
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP6-21 (N. Baumbach 2-4, T. Hill 0-3, Ty Rhoades 0-3, A. Cano 0-1, C. Chaplain 0-2, N. Freund 2-3, J. Lopez 0-1, B. Simpson 2-4)
- Baserunning
- SBN. Freund (4, 2nd base off J. Sleeper/G. Ashe); J. Lopez (16, 2nd base off J. Files/G. Ashe)
- Fielding
- EB. Parker (2, fielding)
Jacksonville State Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Pate CF |
C. Johnson SS |
T. King RF |
G. Ashe C |
B. Thomas 1B |
S. Richardson DH |
A. Williamson PR-DH |
C. Blauser 2B |
M. Cash 3B |
T. Majette LF |
a L. Williams PH-LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .349 | .464 | .440 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .311 | .416 | .571 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .342 | .435 | .493 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 | .415 | .491 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .329 | .476 | .658 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .243 | .349 | .608 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .380 | .407 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .376 | .462 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .399 | .357 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .232 | .270 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .293 | .412 | .393 |
| 32 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
a-walked for T. Majette in the 5th
- Batting
- 2BC. Blauser (16, G. Haley); B. Thomas (12, B. Parker); G. Ashe (10, B. Parker); M. Cash (8, B. Parker)
- HRB. Thomas (11, 2nd inning off B. Parker 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIT. King (44), B. Thomas 2 (43), J. Pate (30), M. Cash 2 (27)
- 2Out RBIT. King
- SFJ. Pate
- SHJ. Pate
- GIDPT. King
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP3-12 (C. Johnson 0-3, C. Blauser 0-2, T. King 1-1, B. Thomas 1-1, G. Ashe 0-1, M. Cash 1-2, T. Majette 0-1, S. Richardson 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBL. Williams (7, 2nd base off G. Haley/T. Hill)
- Picked OffM. Cash (2nd base, B. Parker)
Little Rock Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Parker |
I. Evaniew (W, 4-1) |
G. Haley |
T. Andrews (S, 7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40-24 | 5.03 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40-21 | 2.70 |
| 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 56-30 | 4.61 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28-15 | 3.02 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 164-90 |
- Pitching
- HBPA. Williamson (by T. Andrews)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedG. Haley 6/14; T. Andrews 4/7; I. Evaniew 4/8; B. Parker 10/14
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesG. Haley-11-7-4-8; T. Andrews-5-4-2-4; I. Evaniew-7-5-7-2; B. Parker-10-2-1-11
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG. Haley 0-4; T. Andrews 1-3; I. Evaniew 2-0; B. Parker 4-3
Jacksonville State Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Geraghty (L, 2-2) |
J. Files |
M. McDougall |
J. Sleeper |
S. Hutto |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-11 | 5.44 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 67-42 | 2.14 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27-16 | 2.76 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 3.89 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 1.99 |
| 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 139-83 |
- Pitching
- WPJ. Files
- HBPJ. Lopez (by J. Files)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedS. Hutto 5/6; R. Geraghty 1/6; J. Files 14/22; M. McDougall 4/8; J. Sleeper 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesS. Hutto-1-1-1-5; R. Geraghty-3-0-3-5; J. Files-9-13-8-12; M. McDougall-1-3-7-5; J. Sleeper-1-0-1-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS. Hutto 2-3; R. Geraghty 0-1; J. Files 4-4; M. McDougall 3-0; J. Sleeper 2-0
Scoring Summary
Inning | LR | JXST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B. Simpson singled to right, K. Smith scored, N. Freund to third. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | N. Baumbach singled to left, N. Freund scored, B. Simpson to second. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Ty Rhoades grounded out to first, B. Simpson scored, N. Baumbach to third, A. Cano to second. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | N. Freund hit a ground rule double to shallow left, J. Lopez scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | B. Thomas homered to right. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | M. Cash doubled to center, C. Blauser scored. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4th | B. Thomas doubled to right center, G. Ashe scored. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 6th | N. Freund grounded out to shortstop, C. Chaplain scored, J. Lopez to third. | 5 | 3 | ||
| 6th | B. Simpson tripled to left, J. Lopez scored. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 7th | T. King singled to right, L. Williams scored. | 6 | 4 | ||
| 8th | N. Baumbach doubled to left, K. Smith and N. Freund scored. | 8 | 4 | ||
| 8th | M. Cash reached on infield single to shortstop, A. Williamson scored, C. Blauser to third. | 8 | 5 | ||
| 8th | J. Pate hit sacrifice fly to center, C. Blauser scored. | 8 | 6 | ||
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Game Information
Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field
9:00 PM, May 30, 2026Coverage: ESPN+
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Attendance: 5,331