# East Tex. Baptist vs Denison DIII Baseball Game Summary - May 29th, 2026 | NCAA.com

## 2026 DIII Baseball Championship - Finals

|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
|  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |

### Players Stats
East Tex. Baptist

| Player Number | Player Name         | Position | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG   | OBP   |
| -------------- | ------------------- | -------- | -- | - | - | --- | -- | - | ----- | ----- |
| 25             | Carson Livesay      | DH      | 5  | 0 | 0 | 0   | 1  | 1 | .354  | .474  |
| 2              | Connor Massimini    | RF      | 4  | 0 | 2 | 0   | 1  | 0 | .355  | .491  |
| 3              | Carter Nannini     | LF      | 3  | 1 | 0 | 0   | 2  | 0 | .408  | .510  |
| 12             | Joaquin Costa       | 3B      | 5  | 1 | 2 | 0   | 0  | 2 | .338  | .429  |
| 22             | Jobee Boone         | SS      | 3  | 1 | 0 | 1   | 1  | 0 | .356  | .462  |
| 18             | Brody Tewers       | 1B      | 5  | 0 | 1 | 0   | 0  | 2 | .309  | .405  |
| 7              | Justin Flannery     | CF      | 4  | 2 | 3 | 1   | 1  | 1 | .293  | .421  |
| 27             | Kahne Nolen        | C       | 4  | 0 | 2 | 1   | 1  | 0 | .308  | .451  |
| 1              | Juan Ortigoza      | 2B      | 4  | 0 | 1 | 1   | 1  | 3 | .294  | .496  |
| Total          |                     |         | 37 | 5 | 11| 4   | 8  | 9 |       |       |

### Double Plays (2B):
- Massimini 1 (11)
- Flannery 1 (9)
- Nolen 1 (12)
- Ortigoza 1 (3)

### Runs Batted In (RBI):
- Boone 1 (38)
- Flannery 1 (51)
- Nolen 1 (38)
- Ortigoza 1 (13)

### Pitchers Stats

| Player Number | Player Name         | Position | IP  | H | R | ER | BB | K | P  | ERA  |
| -------------- | ------------------- | -------- | --- | - | - | -- | -- | - | -- | ---- |
| 31             | Isaac Thornton      | P       | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1  | 6  | 7 | 32 | 3.8  |
| 15             | Conner Smeltzer    | P       | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0  | 1  | 1 | 5  | 4.4  |
| Total          |                     |         | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1  | 7  | 8 | 37 |      |

### Win:
- Thornton

- Smeltzer 30 (15 strikes)
- Thornton 142 (83 strikes)