Mississippi State vs Arkansas (May 06, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Women's College World Series
#19 Mississippi State vs #9 Arkansas
May 06, 2026 at Lexington, KY (John Cropp Stadium)

Mississippi State 0 (38-18)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Morgan Stiles ss  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1 
Nadia Barbary 3b  3  0  1  0  0  0  3  1  0 
Xiane Romero 2b  2  0  0  0  1  0  2  2  0 
Taylor Troutman dp  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
   Gretta Grassel ph/cf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Paige Ernstes 1b  3  0  1  0  0  0  8  0  0 
   Ally Supan pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Kiarra Sells rf/dp  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  2 
Des Rivera c  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  1 
   Anna Carder ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Morgan Bernardini lf  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Abby G. Richardson ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 
Kinley Keller cf/rf  2  0  1  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Alyssa Faircloth p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  25  0  3  0  1  2  18  5  5 
  

Arkansas 3 (42-10)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Reagan Johnson cf  3  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0 
Brinli Bain rf/dp  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ramsey Walker rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Ella McDowell 3b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  0 
Tianna Bell 1b  3  1  2  1  0  0  7  0  0 
   Ava Carter pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Dakota Kennedy dp  2  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0 
   Kasey Wood pr/rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Karlie Davison 2b  3  0  0  0  0  2  1  1  1 
Atalyia Rijo ss  3  1  1  0  0  0  2  2  2 
Kailey Wyckoff lf  2  1  1  2  0  0  1  0  1 
   Kyler Del Duca lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Kennedy Miller c  2  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0 
Payton Burnham p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  24  3  6  3  1  2  21  7  4  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Mississippi State... 000 000 0 -  0  3  0
Arkansas............ 010 020 X -  3  6  1
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E - Rijo(8). LOB - MS 5; ARK 4. 2B - K. Keller(7); Rijo(11). HR - Bell(15); Wyckoff(7).

Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Alyssa Faircloth L,13-7  6.0  6  3  3  1  2  0  0  0  0  24  25  10  6  87 
  
Arkansas   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Payton Burnham W,12-3  7.0  3  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  25  26  12  7  99 

Win - Burnham (12-3). Loss - A. Faircloth (13-7). Save - None. Pitches/strikes: A. Faircloth 87/63; Burnham 99/64.

Umpires - HP: Cameron Ellison 1B: Steven Gould 3B: Marty Abezetian
Start: 2:25 pm Time: 1:33 Attendance: 1854
Weather: 58 degrees, overcast

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Women's College World Series
#19 Mississippi State vs #9 Arkansas
May 06, 2026 at Lexington, KY (John Cropp Stadium)

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; 4/p A. Faircloth;

Arkansas starters: 23/cf Johnson, Rea; 1/rf Bain; 6/3b McDowell; 20/1b Bell; 22/dp Kennedy; 14/2b Davison; 26/ss Rijo; 46/lf Wyckoff; 17/c Miller; 12/p Burnham;

Mississippi State 1st - M. Stiles grounded out to ss (2-2 KFBBF). N. Barbary flied out to cf (2-2 KBBF). X. Romero grounded out to ss (2-2 BFFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 1st - Johnson, Rea popped up to ss (0-1 K). Bain grounded out to 2b (2-2 KKBB). McDowell lined out to 3b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - T. Troutman grounded out to 3b (0-2 FK). P. Ernstes reached on a fielding error by ss (1-2 KBF). Ki. Sells fouled out to c (1-0 B). D. Rivera grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 2nd - Bell homered to center field, RBI (2-0 BB). Kennedy walked (3-2 BBKBFFB). Davison struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). Rijo flied out to cf (2-2 BFBK). Wyckoff popped up to 2b (2-2 BKFBFF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - M. Bernardini singled to third base (1-0). Play at first under review (ARK). Call reversed. M.Bernardini grounded out to 3b (1-2 BFKF). K. Keller popped up to 2b (0-1 F). M. Stiles grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 3rd - Miller grounded out to 3b (1-2 KBK). Johnson, Rea popped up to 3b (0-2 KKF). Bain flied out to cf (0-2 KKF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Walker to rf for Bain. N. Barbary singled through the left side (3-1 BBFB). X. Romero walked (3-0 BBBB); N. Barbary advanced to second. Arkansas player-to-player conference (1st). T. Troutman struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS). P. Ernstes flied out to lf (0-0). Ki. Sells struck out swinging (1-2 BFKS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 4th - McDowell grounded out to 2b (0-0). Bell grounded out to ss (1-1 KB). Kennedy singled up the middle (0-0). Davison struck out looking (2-2 FBSBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - D. Rivera flied out to rf (0-2 KKF). M.Bernardini popped up to ss (2-0 BB). K. Keller doubled to left center (2-1 KBB). M. Stiles flied out to cf (3-2 BKBBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 5th - Rijo doubled to right field (0-0). Wyckoff homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-2 FKF); Rijo scored. Miller popped up to 2b (1-1 BF). Johnson, Rea popped up to 1b, bunt (0-1 F). Bain to rf for Walker. Bain fouled out to 3b (1-1 BK). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Del Duca to lf for Wyckoff. N. Barbary grounded out to 3b (1-1 FB). X. Romero flied out to lf (1-1 KB). G. Grassel pinch hit for T. Troutman. G. Grassel flied out to cf (1-2 BKF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 6th - G. Grassel to cf. Ki. Sells to dp. K. Keller to rf. McDowell grounded out to ss (0-0). Bell singled through the left side (3-2 FBSFBB). Kennedy singled to pitcher (2-1 BKB); Bell advanced to second. Carter, Ava pinch ran for Bell. Wood pinch ran for Kennedy. Davison popped up to 1b (0-1 F). Rijo grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-2 FF). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Bain to dp. Bell to 1b for Carter, Ava. Wood to rf. P. Ernstes singled to left field (1-2 BKKF). A. Supan pinch ran for P. Ernstes. Ki. Sells flied out to rf (3-2 BBBKF). A. Carder pinch hit for D. Rivera. A. Carder flied out to rf (0-0). A.Richardson pinch hit for M.Bernardini. A.Richardson popped up to ss (2-2 KKFBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.