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Kentucky and Wake Forest open the 2026 NCAA Baseball Morgantown Regional on Friday in a matchup featuring two of the nation’s top programs on the mound.
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Wake Forest will hand the ball to ace Chris Levonas, who enters 10-3 with a 2.90 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 68.1 innings.
Wake brings a balanced lineup with speed and power, while Kentucky counters with an experienced offense led by Tyler Bell. The Wildcats had their best week of preparation all season entering the NCAA Tournament.
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2026 NCAA Baseball Championship |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kentucky (31-21) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Wake Forest (38-19 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Batter |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
OBP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
37 |
Jayce Tharnish |
CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.348 |
.409 |
|
6 |
Tyler Bell |
SS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.349 |
.514 |
|
10 |
Luke Lawrence |
2B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.342 |
.450 |
|
23 |
Hudson Brown |
1B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.331 |
.458 |
|
9 |
Ethan Hindle |
DH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.306 |
.434 |
|
24 |
Braxton Van Cleave |
RF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.260 |
.329 |
|
34 |
Carson Hansen |
LF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.237 |
.345 |
|
29 |
Owen Jenkins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.252 |
.308 |
|
1 |
Caeden Cloud |
3B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.202 |
.327 |
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Total |
1727 |
303 |
441 |
339 |
231 |
1 |
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Pitcher |
POS |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
BF |
ERA |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jaxon Jelkin |
P |
0.1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3.9 |
|
|
Total |
0.1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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|
Batter |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
OBP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
Javar Williams |
CF |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.341 |
.457 |
|
11 |
Luke Costello |
RF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.318 |
.464 |
|
6 |
Kade Lewis |
1B |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.365 |
.457 |
|
1 |
Dalton Wentz |
3B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.295 |
.408 |
|
8 |
Matt Conte |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.272 |
.378 |
|
25 |
Boston Torres |
LF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.328 |
.410 |
|
26 |
Andrew Costello |
DH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.243 |
.328 |
|
7 |
Blake Schaaf |
2B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.315 |
.426 |
|
3 |
JD Stein |
SS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.273 |
.395 |
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Total |
1884 |
275 |
407 |
419 |
266 |
0 |
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2B:
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Williams 1 (15)
RBI:
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Lewis 1 (56)
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Pitcher |
POS |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
BF |
ERA |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18 |
Chris Levonas |
P |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2.9 |
|
Total |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
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Levonas 16 (12 strikes)
