The Little Rock Trojans are on an unexpected run. However, Jacksonville State has one of the best strength of schedules in college baseball. Little Rock beat Jacksonville on Saturday night 8-6.
Little Rock is in their second consecutive trip to the regionals. Jacksonville State entered the big stage this week, as a mid-major. In the last meeting, Little Rock established themselves quickly and would finish that game with 14 hits and eight runs.
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| Jacksonville State (48-14) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Little Rock (38-26) | 0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jacksonville State vs Little Rock baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Championship
Jacksonville State
BatterPOSABRHRBIBBSOAVGOBP
| 13 | Jaxon Pate | CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .349 | .461 |
| 1 | Caleb Johnson | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .408 |
| 3 | Trey King | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .342 | .434 |
| 4 | Sam Richardson | DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .352 |
| 7 | Brady Thomas | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .479 |
| 2 | Cooper Blauser | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .384 |
| 8 | Matthew Cash | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .401 |
| 34 | Greg LaChance | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .323 |
| 14 | Trey Majette | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .187 | .229 |
| Total | 2026 | 268 | 438 | 413 | 273 | 1 | | |
PitcherPOSIPHRERBBSOBFERA
| 44 | Eli Pillsbury | P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Total | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
- Pillsbury 16 (11 strikes)
Little Rock
BatterPOSABRHRBIBBSOAVGOBP
| 1 | Jerdy Lopez | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .372 |
| 16 | Kade Smith | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .329 | .419 |
| 12 | Nolan Freund | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .374 |
| 5 | Blake Simpson | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .418 |
| 17 | Nico Baumbach | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .337 | .405 |
| 26 | Angel Cano | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .362 |
| 25 | Ty Rhoades | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .336 |
| 9 | Trey Hill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .344 |
| 8 | Cooper Chaplain | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .327 |
| Total | 2234 | 351 | 533 | 357 | 292 | 1 | | |
3B:
PitcherPOSIPHRERBBSOBFERA
| 45 | Nic Bronzini | P | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.4 |
| Total | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
How to watch: Jacksonville State vs Little Rock 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game
Date: Sunday, May 31
Time: 9 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN+
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