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Kansas Jayhawks baseball faces the Arkansas Razorback in a much-anticipated matchup for a spot in the regional final on Saturday night. A first-ever super regional berth is on the line for KU. Ironically, The baseball team will have to do what KU’s football and men’s basketball teams have been unable to in recent years, which is take down Arkansas in the postseason.
The Razorbacks advanced through the first day of the first-ever Lawrence Regional with a 9-5 victory against Missouri State and improved to 40-20 on the season.
The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2, with first pitch at Hoglund Ballpark set for 5 p.m.
| Arkansas (40-20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kansas (43-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arkansas vs. Kansas baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Baseball Championship
Arkansas Razorbacks
| 42 | Damian Ruiz | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .450 |
| 8 | Camden Kozeal | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .409 |
| 27 | Ryder Helfrick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .427 |
| 17 | Zack Stewart | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .392 |
| 5 | TJ Pompey | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .357 |
| 3 | Nolan Souza | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .365 |
| 4 | Maika Niu | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .338 |
| 12 | Carter Rutenbar | DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .416 |
| 18 | Reese Robinett | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .361 |
| Total | 2005 | 298 | 498 | 396 | 198 | 0 | ||||
Kansas Jayhawks
| 2 | Tyson LeBlanc | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .342 | .424 |
| 5 | Tyson Owens | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .402 |
| 9 | Cade Baldridge | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .413 |
| 16 | Josh Dykhoff | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .379 |
| 21 | Augusto Mungarrieta | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .394 |
| 31 | Jordan Bach | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .421 |
| 23 | Dariel Osoria | DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .370 |
| 26 | Brady Ballinger | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .400 |
| 7 | Dylan Schlotterback | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .386 |
| Total | 2053 | 336 | 515 | 430 | 229 | 0 | ||||
How to watch: Arkansas vs. Kansas 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game 2
Date: Saturday, May 30
Time: 6 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
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