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Dave Van Horn on the field in the second game of the series against the Tennessee Volunteers. The Razorbacks won 10-7. | Nilsen Roman-HogsSI Images

Arkansas continues the second weekend of scrimmages ahead of the 2026 baseball season. Coach Dave Van Horn will once again employ two shorter scrimmages to get more starting opportunities. Refresh this page for updates.

DAY 2:

Starters (Game 1) – LHP Hunter Dietz & LHP Parker Coil

Starters (Game 2) – RHP Peyton Lee & RHP James DeCremer

GAME 1:

BLACK:
CF Niu
LF Clark
3B/SS Pompey
2B Kozeal
3B/SS Peck
C Rutenbar
1B Schaefer
RF Willis
DH Turner
DH Mitchell

RED:
CF Ruiz
RF Stewart
C Helfrick
1B Robinett
SS Brumbaugh
DH/P Briscoe
3B Cornelison
2B/LF Holland
LF/2B Jones

Top of the 1st: (Dietz):
Niu struck out swinging
Clark stuck out looking
Pompey struck out swinging

Bottom of the 1st: (Coil)
Ruiz reached on an missed catch error by the first baseman, short to first
Stewart hit by pitch, Ruiz to second, Jones ran for Stewart
Ruiz stole third, Jones stole second
Helfrick homered to center, Ruiz scored, Jones scored 3-0 Red
Stewart flied out to left
Robinett flied out to left
Brumbaugh singled to left
Brumbaugh picked off first

Top of the 2nd:
Kozeal flied out to short
Peck struck out swinging
Rutenbar grounded out to short

Bottom of the 2nd: (Tate McGuire)
Briscoe flied out to right
Cornelison flied out to center
Holland doubled to left center
Jones flied out to left

Top of the 3rd: (Jordan Martin)
Schaefer struck out looking
Willis struck out swinging
Turner struck out swinging

Bottom of the 3rd:
Ruiz struck out swinging
Stewart struck out looking
Helfrick flied out to center

Top of the 4th:
Mitchell grounded out to third
Niu struck out swinging
Clark hit by pitch, Niu running
Clark walked
Pompey flied out to center

Bottom of the 4th: (Grant Wren)
Robinett grounded out to first, unassisted
Brumbaugh flied out to short
Briscoe walked
Briscoe advanced to second on a failed pickoff attempt error by the pitcher
Cornelison flied out to right

GAME 2: (Lineups roll over from previous game)

Top of the 1st: (Lee)
Kozeal fouled out to third
Peck struck out swinging
Rutenbar singled to right
Rutenbar stole second
Schaefer struck out swinging

Bottom of the 1st (DeCremer):
Holland hit by pitch, Brumbaugh ran for Holland
Holland homered to left, Brumbaugh scored, 2-0 Red
Jones grounded out to short
Ruiz struck out swinging
Stewart struck out swinging

Top of the 2nd:
Willis popped out to second
Turner walked, Schaefer ran for Turner
Mitchell singled to left, Schaefer to second
Niu walked, Schaefer to third, Mitchell to second
Briscoe to pItch for Lee
Clark walked, Schaefer scored, Mitchell to third, Niu to second, 2-1 Red
Pompey singled to right, Mitchell scored, Niu scored, Clark to third, 3-2 Black
Kozeal fouled out to third
Peck struck out looking

Bottom of the 2nd:
Helfrick walked
Robinett grounded into a double play, second to short to first, Helfrick out at second
Brumbaugh grounded out to second

Top of the 3rd: (Joey Lorenzini)
Rutenbar lined out to right
Schaefer struck out swinging
Willis struck out swinging

DAY 1:

Starters (Game 1) – LHP Cole Gibler & RHP Cooper Dossett
Starters (Game 2) – RHP Mark Brissey & RHP Jackson Kircher

Lineups:
Black
CF Maika Niu
1B Reese Robinett
C Ryder Helfrick
RF Zack Stewart
SS Carson Brumbaugh
DH Tye Briscoe
3B Luke Cornelison
DH Christian Turner
2B/LF Tyler Holland
2B/LF Walt Jones

RED:
LF Damian Ruiz
3B Cam Kozeal
SS TJ Pompey
C Carter Rutenbar
2B Alexander Peck
RF Brenton Clark
CF Landon Schaefer
1B Cayden Mitchell
DH Carson Willis

Game 1:
Top of the 1st (Black): Gibler pitching
Niu walked
Robinett reached on an error by the left fielder, Niu to third, Robinett to second
Helfrick struck out swinging
Stewart struck out swinging
Inning rolled

Bottom of the 1st (Red): Dossett pitching
Ruiz struck out swinging
Kozeal fouled out to the catcher
Pompey walked
Pompey stole second
Rutenbar walked
Peck singled to right, Pompey scored, Rutenbar out at second, right to first to shortstop, 1-0 Red

Top of the 2nd: (Steele Eaves pitching)
Brumbaugh struck out swinging
Briscoe struck out looking
Cornelison grounded out third

Bottom of the 2nd: (Jacob Imoto pitching)
Clark doubled to center
Schaefer doubled to left, Clark scored, 2-0 Red
Schaefer advanced to third on a wild pitch
Mitchell hit by pitch, Peck running for Mitchell
Mitchell hit by pitch, Peck to second
Willis flied to left, Schaefer scored, 3-0 Red
Ruiz flied to right
Kozeal struck out swinging

Top of the 3rd:
Turner struck out swinging
Holland grounded to third
Jones flew out to center

Bottom of the 3rd: (Colin Fisher Pitching)
Pompey grounded out to short
Rutenbar lined out to center
Peck flied out to center

Top of the 4th: (Ethan McElvain)
Niu struck out swinging
Robinett struck out swinging
Helfrick singled to left
Stewart hit by pitch, Robinett to run, Helfrick to second
Stewart flied to center

Bottom of the 4th:
Clark grounded out to second
Schaefer grounded out, first to pitcher
Wallace grounded out to third

Top of the 5th:
Carson Brumbaugh homered to left, 3-1 Red
Briscoe singled to center
Cornelison struck out swinging
Turner struck out swinging
Holland lined out to third

GAME 2:

Top of the 1st: (Jackson Kircher)
Willis lined out to the pitcher (Note: batting order rolls over from previous game)
Ruiz struck out looking
Kozeal singled to center
Kozeal stole second
Pompey grounded out to third

Bottom of the 1st: (Mark Brissey)
Jones hit by pitch, Holland running
Jones flied out to center
Holland advanced to second on a wild pitch
Niu struck out swinging
Robinett walked
Helfrick grounded into a fielder's choice, short to second, Robinett out at second

Top of the 2nd:
Rutenbar struck out looking
Peck struck out swinging
Clark walked
Clark stole second
Schaefer flied out to center

Bottom of the 2nd:
Stewart walked
Stewart stole second
Briscoe flied out to center, Stewart to third
Turner struck out swinging
Stewart scored on a wild pitch, 1-0 Black
Holland struck out swinging

Top of the 3rd (Luke Cornelison):
Mitchell struck out swinging
Ruiz grounded out to short
Kozeal flied out to second

Bottom of the 3rd: (Carson Brumbaugh):
Willis lined out to center
Jones singled to right
Cornelison struck out swinging
Jones stole second
Niu singled to center, Jones scored, 2-0 Black
Robinett walked, Niu advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher
Robinett stole second
Helfirck singled left, Niu scored, 3-0 Black