Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Kentucky Wildcats
NCAA Baseball Championship - Morgantown Regional

Kentucky WildcatsKentuckyUK
32-21
6
32-21
Final

Wake Forest Demon DeaconsWake ForestWAKE
38-20
5
38-20
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Kentucky Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Tharnish CF |
T. Bell SS |
L. Lawrence 2B |
a T. Cerny PH-3B |
H. Brown 1B |
E. Hindle DH |
B. Van Cleave RF |
R. Schwartz RF |
C. Hansen LF |
O. Jenkins C |
C. Cloud 3B-2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .347 | .406 | .493 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .344 | .514 | .588 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .340 | .451 | .445 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .340 | .297 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .464 | .525 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .430 | .620 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .326 | .506 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .348 | .400 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .232 | .342 | .389 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .245 | .300 | .324 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .206 | .333 | .412 |
| 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
a-hit for L. Lawrence in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BE Hindle (19); B Van Cleave (5); C Cloud (8)
- RBIC Hansen (22), B Van Cleave 2 (23), C Cloud (17)
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- SBJ Tharnish 2 (31); B Van Cleave (5)
Wake Forest Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Williams CF |
L. Costello RF |
K. Lewis 1B |
D. Wentz 3B |
M. Conte C |
B. Torres LF |
A. Costello DH |
B. Schaaf 2B |
J. Stein SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .341 | .455 | .527 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .458 | .665 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .452 | .598 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .413 | .629 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .375 | .488 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .325 | .406 | .500 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .333 | .374 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .420 | .497 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .388 | .406 |
| 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BJ Williams (15); D Wentz (17)
- HRM Conte (11); D Wentz (18); A Costello (3)
- RBIM Conte 2 (48), K Lewis (56), D Wentz (52), A Costello (16)
- GIDPM. Conte
- Team LOB4
Kentucky Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Jelkin |
N. Adcock |
J. Soucie |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 98-69 | 3.91 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27-21 | 4.64 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.06 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 140-99 |
Wake Forest Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Levonas |
R. Bowie |
M. Harsch |
W. Ray |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 96-58 | 2.82 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37-18 | 5.22 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23-16 | 4.37 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-14 | 3.63 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 175-106 |
Scoring Summary
Inning | UK | WAKE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lewis,Kade singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Williams,Javar scored from second base. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Conte,Matt homered to deep left field (416 ft), 11th of season, 2RBI (1-0 B); Wentz,Dalton scored from second base. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Cloud,Caeden doubled to right center, RBI (2-1 KBB); Hansen,Carson scored from second base. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6th | VanCleave,Braxton doubled down the left field line, 2RBI (0-2 SS); Bell,Tyler scored; Lawrence,Luke scored from second base; Brown,Hudson advanced from first base to third base. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6th | VanCleave,Braxton advanced to third base on a wild pitch; Brown,Hudson scored on a wild pitch. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Hansen,Carson sacrifice fly to cf, RBI (3-2 BSBFB); VanCleave,Braxton scored. | 5 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Costello,Andrew homered to deep left field (418 ft), 3rd of season, RBI (1-0 B). | 5 | 4 | ||
| 8th | Wentz,Dalton homered to deep left field (350 ft), 18th of season, RBI (0-0). | 5 | 5 | ||
| 9th | Tharnish,Jayce scored on a wild pitch. | 6 | 5 | ||
UK vs WAKE Videos
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Game Information
Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark
12:00 AM, 30 May 2026
Morgantown, West Virginia