Houston Christian Huskies @ Kansas State Wildcats
NCAA Baseball Championship - Austin Regional - Elimination Game

Houston Christian HuskiesHou ChristianHCU
32-25
4
32-25
Final

Kansas State WildcatsKansas StKSU
32-25
7
32-25
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 7 | 10 | 0 |
Houston Christian Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
K. Dutka CF |
T. Payne C |
J. Walker LF |
R. Hendricks RF |
P. Edwards DH |
M. Leiterman 3B |
G. Laxton 2B |
K. Halligan 1B |
J. Rader 2B-3B |
T. Roper SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .299 | .369 | .389 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .379 | .339 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .402 | .376 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .406 | .506 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .291 | .341 | .513 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .382 | .371 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .316 | .424 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .374 | .403 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .392 | .347 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .323 | .273 |
| 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
- Batting
- HRJ. Rader (2, 9th inning off T. Butler 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIR. Hendricks 2 (38), J. Rader 2 (22)
- 2Out RBIR. Hendricks 2
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP1-6 (K. Halligan 0-1, R. Hendricks 1-1, T. Payne 0-1, J. Rader 0-1, J. Walker 0-2)
- Baserunning
- CST. Payne (4, 2nd base by L. Sheffield/B. Madliak)
- Fielding
- EM. Leiterman 2 (12, catch, throw); J. Rader (8, throw)
- PBT. Payne
Kansas State Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. Inoue SS |
D. Kennedy 3B |
S. Dardar 2B |
K. O'Connor LF |
M. Martin CF |
N. English DH |
A. Evasco RF-1B |
D. Bishop 1B |
a S. Flores PH |
D. Lewis PR-RF |
B. Madliak C |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .414 | .455 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 | .379 | .509 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .330 | .435 | .631 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .322 | .380 | .658 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .325 | .423 | .621 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .181 | .352 | .289 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .378 | .524 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .311 | .403 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .346 | .432 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .375 | .284 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .373 | .448 |
| 32 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
a-singled to center for D. Bishop in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BD. Bishop (6, J. Caravalho); S. Inoue (7, J. Caravalho)
- HRK. O'Connor (17, 3rd inning off J. Caravalho 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIB. Madliak (29), K. O'Connor 3 (59), S. Dardar (42)
- SFB. Madliak
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-12 (B. Madliak 0-1, K. O'Connor 1-3, D. Bishop 0-1, S. Dardar 1-2, M. Martin 0-2, N. English 0-1, D. Kennedy 0-1, S. Inoue 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSD. Bishop (1, Home by L. Castano/T. Payne); M. Martin (2, 2nd base by J. Caravalho/T. Payne)
- SBS. Dardar (6, 2nd base off B. Norton/T. Payne); D. Kennedy (12, 3rd base off B. Norton/T. Payne); AJ Evasco (3, 2nd base off L. Castano/T. Payne)
Houston Christian Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Caravalho (L, 9-4) |
L. Castano |
B. Norton |
B. Smith |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 74-50 | 5.76 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51-33 | 3.99 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20-9 | 2.65 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-15 | 5.97 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 166-107 |
- Pitching
- WPB. Norton
- HBPN. English (by L. Castano)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ. Caravalho 11/18; B. Smith 3/5; L. Castano 8/10; B. Norton 2/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ. Caravalho-10-8-19-13; B. Smith-4-7-1-3; L. Castano-8-8-12-5; B. Norton-4-2-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ. Caravalho 4-3; B. Smith 0-1; L. Castano 2-1; B. Norton 1-1
Kansas State Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Sheffield (W, 7-4) |
T. Butler |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 94-59 | 5.45 |
| 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45-27 | 6.75 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 139-86 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedT. Butler 9/13; L. Sheffield 17/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesT. Butler-9-2-6-10; L. Sheffield-15-15-13-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT. Butler 2-4; L. Sheffield 7-6
Scoring Summary
Inning | HCU | KSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | K. O'Connor reached on throwing error by third baseman M. Leiterman, S. Inoue scored, K. O'Connor to second advancing on error. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | S. Dardar singled to shallow center, S. Inoue scored, D. Kennedy to third, S. Dardar to second on error by third baseman M. Leiterman. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | K. O'Connor homered to right, D. Kennedy and S. Dardar scored. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 8th | R. Hendricks singled to shallow center, K. Dutka and T. Payne scored. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8th | AJ Evasco scored, D. Lewis to third on passed ball by T. Payne. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8th | B. Madliak hit sacrifice fly to center, D. Lewis scored. | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9th | J. Rader homered to left, K. Halligan scored. | 4 | 7 | ||
HCU @ KSU Videos
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Game Information
UFCU Disch-Falk Field
8:00 PM, 31 May 2025
Austin, Texas
Attendance: 6,748