Kentucky vs Mississippi State (May 05, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Women's College World Series
Kentucky at #19 Mississippi State
May 05, 2026 at Lexington, KY (John Cropp Stadium)

Kentucky 3 (26-29)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Carly Sleeman 3b  4  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0 
Allie Blum 2b  4  0  2  0  0  0  2  3  0 
Peyton Plotts rf  2  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  1 
Maddy Clark ss  1  1  0  0  1  0  1  0  0 
Karissa Hamilton dp  3  2  2  3  0  0  0  0  0 
Abby Hammond 1b  3  0  1  0  0  2  3  0  3 
   Katie Hirschy pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Alexa Riddel lf  2  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0 
   Reaghan Oney ph  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Ella Emmert c  3  0  0  0  0  2  9  0  1 
Emory Donaldson cf  3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Sarah Haendiges p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Hailey Nutter p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  26  3  5  3  2  7  20  4  5 
  

Mississippi State 4 (38-17)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Morgan Stiles ss  4  1  1  2  0  1  2  4  1 
Nadia Barbary 3b  4  0  1  0  0  1  0  2  0 
   Ally Supan pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Xiane Romero 2b  2  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  1 
Taylor Troutman dp  4  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  1 
Paige Ernstes 1b  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0 
   Abby G. Richardson 1b  2  0  0  0  0  1  4  0  1 
Kiarra Sells rf  3  1  1  0  0  1  1  0  0 
Des Rivera c  2  0  0  0  0  1  9  0  0 
   Anna Carder ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Morgan Bernardini lf  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Tatum Silva lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Kalani Sells pr  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Kinley Keller cf  2  1  2  0  1  0  2  0  0 
Peja Goold p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Alyssa Faircloth p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Totals  28  4  5  2  3  8  21  7  7  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Kentucky............ 000 102 0 -  3  5  3
Mississippi State... 001 000 3 -  4  5  0
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Note: 2 outs, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Blum, A(6); Hammond, A(1); Riddel, A(4). LOB - UK 5; MS 7. 2B - Hammond, A(5); N. Barbary(11); K. Keller(6). HR - Hamilton, K 2(12). HBP - Clark, M.

Kentucky   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Sarah Haendiges L,11-10  6.1  5  4  1  2  8  0  0  0  0  26  28  8  3  138 
Hailey Nutter   0.1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  0  1  15 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Peja Goold   4.0  3  1  1  1  5  1  0  1  0  15  17  2  5  63 
Alyssa Faircloth W,13-6  3.0  2  2  2  1  2  0  0  0  0  11  12  5  2  46 

Win - A. Faircloth (13-6). Loss - Haendiges, S (11-10). Save - None. WP - P. Goold(12). HBP - by P. Goold (Clark, M). Pitches/strikes: Haendiges, S 138/90; Nutter, H 15/8; P. Goold 63/43; A. Faircloth 46/27.

Umpires - HP: Chris Nabors 1B: Megan Rabin 3B: Anthony Small
Start: 2:03 pm Time: 2:11 Attendance: 1999
Weather: 71 degrees, overcast

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Women's College World Series
Kentucky at #19 Mississippi State
May 05, 2026 at Lexington, KY (John Cropp Stadium)

Kentucky starters: 21/3b Sleeman, C; 19/2b Blum, A; 37/rf Plotts, P; 7/ss Clark, M; 2/dp Hamilton, K; 13/1b Hammond, A; 12/lf Riddel, A; 64/c Emmert, E; 99/cf Donaldson, E; 30/p Haendiges, S;

Mississippi State starters: 24/ss M. Stiles; 10/3b N. Barbary; 83/2b X. Romero; 41/dp T. Troutman; 12/1b P. Ernstes; 9/rf Ki. Sells; 23/c D. Rivera; 13/lf M.Bernardini; 33/cf K. Keller; 3/p P. Goold;

Kentucky 1st - Sleeman, C struck out swinging (2-2 BKFBS). Blum, A singled to pitcher (1-0 B). Plotts, P walked (3-2 KBSBBFB); Blum, A advanced to second. Clark, M hit by pitch (0-0); Plotts, P advanced to second; Blum, A advanced to third. Mississippi State player-to-player conference (1st). Hamilton, K reached on a fielder's choice (0-2 KK); Clark, M advanced to second; Plotts, P advanced to third; Blum, A out at home ss to c. Hammond, A struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - M. Stiles struck out looking (2-2 KSBBFK). N. Barbary grounded out to 2b (2-2 BFFFB). X. Romero walked (3-1 BKBBB). T. Troutman struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 2nd - Riddel, A struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS). Emmert, E struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). Donaldson, E flied out to cf (0-1 S). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - P. Ernstes struck out looking (0-2 KFK). Ki. Sells popped up to 2b (1-0 B). D. Rivera struck out looking (1-2 KBKFFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 3rd - Sleeman, C grounded out to 3b (2-2 BSKB). Blum, A grounded out to ss (0-0). Plotts, P fouled out to c (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - M.Bernardini flied out to rf (1-2 KFB). K. Keller doubled to right center (2-2 KFBB). M. Stiles reached on a dropped fly by lf, advanced to second (3-2 KFBFBFFB); K. Keller scored, unearned. N. Barbary struck out looking (3-2 BSFFBFFBK). X. Romero popped up to 2b (1-0 B). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 4th - A.Richardson to 1b for P. Ernstes. Clark, M grounded out to p (1-2 FSB). Hamilton, K homered to left field, RBI (2-2 FBFB). Hammond, A doubled to left center (0-2 KF). Hirschy, K pinch ran for Hammond, A. Mississippi State defensive conference (2nd). Hirschy, K advanced to third on a wild pitch. Riddel, A grounded out to 3b (2-2 BKFBF). Emmert, E struck out swinging (2-2 BKBFS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Hammond, A to 1b for Hirschy, K. T. Troutman grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBBKF). A.Richardson struck out looking (1-2 BKFFK). Ki. Sells struck out looking (3-2 KBBBKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 5th - A. Faircloth to p for P. Goold. Donaldson, E flied out to rf (2-0 BB). Sleeman, C popped up to ss (2-1 BFB). Blum, A singled down the rf line (2-2 BSKB). Plotts, P grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Play at first to end T5 under review (UK). Call confirmed. A. Carder pinch hit for D. Rivera. A. Carder flied out to cf (1-2 KFFFB). M.Bernardini fouled out to ss (0-1 K). K. Keller walked (3-2 BBFBFB). M. Stiles flied out to lf (2-2 KKBFBFFFF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 6th - D. Rivera to c for A. Carder. T. Silva to lf for M.Bernardini. Clark, M walked (3-1 BBBKB). Hamilton, K homered to left center, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); Clark, M scored. Hammond, A struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). Oney, R pinch hit for Riddel, A. Oney, R struck out looking (0-2 KSK). Emmert, E popped up to p (1-2 KFFB). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Riddel, A to lf for Oney, R. N. Barbary doubled to right field (1-2 BKFF). A. Supan pinch ran for N. Barbary. X. Romero grounded out to 2b (3-0 BBB); A. Supan advanced to third. T. Troutman struck out swinging (2-2 BBFKS). A.Richardson flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 7th - N. Barbary to 3b for A. Supan. Donaldson, E popped up to ss (1-1 BK). Sleeman, C grounded out to ss (3-2 KBBBK). Blum, A flied out to cf (1-2 BFFF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Ki. Sells singled to third base (2-2 BBFFF). D. Rivera flied out to cf (1-0 B). M.Bernardini to lf for T. Silva. M.Bernardini reached on a fielder's choice to third base (2-2 BBSF); Ki. Sells advanced to second on a muffed throw by 2b. Ka. Sells pinch ran for M.Bernardini. K. Keller singled through the right side (1-2 KBK); Ka. Sells advanced to second; Ki. Sells advanced to third. M. Stiles singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-2 BKFB); K. Keller advanced to third; Ka. Sells scored; Ki. Sells scored, unearned. Nutter, H to p for Haendiges, S. N. Barbary reached on a fielder's choice to third base, bunt (2-1 BBK); M. Stiles advanced to second; K. Keller out at home 3b to c. Kentucky defensive conference (3rd). X. Romero walked (3-2 BSBKBFFB); N. Barbary advanced to second; M. Stiles advanced to third. T. Troutman reached on a fielding error by 1b (1-1 KB); X. Romero advanced to second; N. Barbary advanced to third; M. Stiles scored, unearned. 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.