Wednesday, April 8, 2026 · Covenant Health Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| KNX | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
Stars of the game
| RCT | Metric | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 4.81 24th | Runs scored per game | 4.92 21st |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.63 2nd | Runs allowed per game | 4.59 1st |
| Roster | ||
| 24.6 9th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 24.6 8th |
| Results | ||
| .521 10th | Winning percentage | .537 7th |
| 22 11th | Run differential | 40 9th |
| .518 11th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .532 8th |
| .417 26th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .525 9th |
| .565 7th | Home winning percentage | .540 11th |
| .475 17th | Road winning percentage | .534 6th |
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.
Rocket City Trash Pandas
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wade Meckler RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .347 | .975 |
| 2 Matthew Lugo CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .258 | .788 |
| 3 Nick Rodriguez 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .258 | .683 |
| 4 Harold Coll 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .172 | .533 |
| 5 Tucker Flint 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .742 |
| 6 Elijah Dunham DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 | .648 |
| 7 J.J. D'Orazio C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .717 |
| 8 David Calabrese LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .645 |
| 9 David Mershon SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .326 |
| Team | 35 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | .229 | .622 |
- LOB:
- 13
- HR:
- D'Orazio
- SB:
- Coll, Flint
- CS:
- Calabrese
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Costeiu | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 75-48 | 5.97 | 1.41 |
| Eybersson Polanco | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47-29 | 3.74 | 1.22 |
| Leonard Garcia | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-15 | 4.39 | 1.10 |
| Najer Victor L | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27-14 | 2.84 | 1.03 |
| Team | 8.1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 173-106 | 8.64 | 2.04 |
Knoxville Smokies
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Alex Ramírez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .718 |
| 2 Seiya Suzuki DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .429 | 1.042 |
| Haydn McGeary DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .382 |
| 3 Jefferson Rojas SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .810 |
| 4 Edgar Alvarez 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .191 | .679 |
| Ed Howard PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 | .518 |
| 5 Jordan Nwogu LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .739 |
| 6 Carter Trice CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .249 | .754 |
| 7 Ethan Hearn C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .590 |
| Ariel Armas C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .636 |
| 8 Karson Simas 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .622 |
| 9 Alex Madera 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .281 | .686 |
| Team | 36 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | .333 | .863 |
- LOB:
- 20
- 2B:
- Rojas
- HR:
- Nwogu
- SB:
- Simas
- GIDP:
- Nwogu
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Schlaffer | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 58-38 | 4.58 | 1.46 |
| Erian Rodriguez | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 54-27 | 6.23 | 1.99 |
| Dawson Netz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-20 | 3.13 | 1.03 |
| Evan Taylor W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 2.36 | 1.33 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 154-94 | 7.00 | 1.33 |