Tuesday, March 31, 2026 · Louisville Slugger Field · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| LOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| IOW | Metric | LOU |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.28 16th | Runs scored per game | 4.88 25th |
| Pitching | ||
| 6.24 26th | Runs allowed per game | 5.35 17th |
| Roster | ||
| 27.1 15th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 27.3 10th |
| Results | ||
| .422 28th | Winning percentage | .437 27th |
| -130 28th | Run differential | -64 22nd |
| .424 29th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .458 23rd |
| .444 25th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .484 19th |
| .418 26th | Home winning percentage | .463 25th |
| .426 24th | Road winning percentage | .412 25th |
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.
Iowa Cubs
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Justin Dean LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .214 | .642 |
| 2 Jonathon Long 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .281 | .822 |
| 3 Pedro Ramírez 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .942 |
| 4 Kevin Alcantara RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .881 |
| 5 BJ Murray DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .895 |
| 6 Chas McCormick CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .825 |
| 7 Ben Cowles SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .698 |
| 8 Christian Bethancourt C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .794 |
| James Triantos PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .800 |
| Eric Yang C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .629 |
| 9 Hayden Cantrelle 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .144 | .531 |
| Team | 36 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | .361 | 1.105 |
- 2B:
- Alcantara, Bethancourt, Cantrelle
- HR:
- Dean, Alcantara, Cantrelle
- SB:
- Cantrelle 2
- GIDP:
- Ramírez, McCormick, Bethancourt
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Martin | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 47-28 | 3.00 | 1.67 |
| Vince Velasquez | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 55-29 | 6.38 | 1.56 |
| Ryan Rolison | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26-16 | 3.68 | 2.05 |
| Collin Snider L | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20-12 | 9.15 | 1.98 |
| Team | 8.1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 148-85 | 7.56 | 1.68 |
Louisville Bats
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Blake Dunn DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .718 |
| 2 Edwin Arroyo SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .309 | .924 |
| 3 Héctor Rodríguez LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 | .881 |
| 4 Rece Hinds CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .263 | .848 |
| 5 JJ Bleday RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .341 | 1.120 |
| 6 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .848 |
| 7 Michael Toglia 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .920 |
| 8 P.J. Higgins C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .602 |
| 9 Garrett Hampson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .230 | .632 |
| Team | 33 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | .242 | 1.133 |
- 2B:
- Dunn 2, Encarnacion-Strand
- 3B:
- Hinds
- HR:
- Arroyo, Hinds, Bleday, Toglia
- SB:
- Bleday
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Leibrandt | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 74-49 | 4.78 | 1.48 |
| Sam Benschoter | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-13 | 4.86 | 1.64 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 4.83 | 2.22 |
| Trevor Kuncl | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 5.40 | 1.77 |
| Zach Maxwell W | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27-14 | 4.57 | 1.72 |
| Team | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 159-101 | 7.00 | 1.78 |