Saturday, July 18, 2026 · Virginia Credit Union Stadium · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| FBG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| HC | Metric | FBG |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.04 26th | Runs scored per game | 6.05 6th |
| Pitching | ||
| 6.24 26th | Runs allowed per game | 5.16 8th |
| Roster | ||
| 20.4 28th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 21.2 20th |
| Results | ||
| .430 26th | Winning percentage | .596 1st |
| -137 29th | Run differential | 102 3rd |
| .403 29th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .573 2nd |
| .615 2nd | Winning percentage in one-run games | .565 11th |
| .450 25th | Home winning percentage | .667 2nd |
| .407 24th | Road winning percentage | .533 7th |
2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.
Hill City Howlers
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dauri Fernandez SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .744 |
| 2 Gabriel Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .201 | .610 |
| 3 Cannon Peebles C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .779 |
| 4 Luis De La Cruz LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .864 |
| 5 Jose Pirela CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 | .677 |
| 6 Riley Nelson 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .664 |
| 7 Yeiferth Castillo RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .602 |
| 8 Jonathan Martinez 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .251 | .822 |
| 9 Reiner Herrera DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .828 |
| Team | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | .240 | .745 |
- LOB:
- 9
- 2B:
- Fernandez
- HR:
- De La Cruz
- SB:
- Fernandez, Rodriguez 2, Martinez 2, Herrera 2
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan DeSanto | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 74-44 | 4.07 | 1.36 |
| Luke Fernandez W | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 48-27 | 4.67 | 1.69 |
| Conner Whittaker SV | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21-14 | 5.84 | 1.78 |
| Team | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 143-85 | 6.43 | 1.71 |
Fredericksburg Nationals
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gavin Fien CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .739 |
| 2 Coy James SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .769 |
| 3 Luke Dickerson 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .238 | .844 |
| 4 Hunter Hines 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .929 |
| 5 Juan Cruz DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .797 |
| 6 Dashyll Tejeda RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .209 | .677 |
| 7 Elian Soto LF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .760 |
| 8 Sir Jamison Jones C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .175 | .616 |
| 9 Manuel Cabrera 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .224 | .651 |
| Team | 28 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .286 | 1.042 |
- LOB:
- 9
- 2B:
- Cruz, Soto
- HR:
- Fien, James, Dickerson
- SB:
- Dickerson
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Manning L | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 68-40 | 3.94 | 1.25 |
| Merritt Beeker | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 36-19 | 5.40 | 1.44 |
| Austin Amaral | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 1.33 | 0.98 |
| Team | 7.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 118-66 | 9.00 | 1.43 |