Thursday, April 9, 2026 · Covenant Health Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| KNX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | X | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Stars of the game
| RCT | Metric | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 4.71 25th | Runs scored per game | 4.84 23rd |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.68 3rd | Runs allowed per game | 4.55 1st |
| Roster | ||
| 24.7 8th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 24.7 9th |
| Results | ||
| .504 14th | Winning percentage | .549 6th |
| 3 12th | Run differential | 33 9th |
| .503 12th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .528 9th |
| .400 26th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .568 8th |
| .536 12th | Home winning percentage | .532 15th |
| .474 16th | Road winning percentage | .569 5th |
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 DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .347 | .975 |
| 2 Gustavo Campero C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 | .830 |
| 3 Nick Rodriguez 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .694 |
| 4 Matthew Lugo RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .258 | .788 |
| 5 Raudi Rodriguez CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .790 |
| 6 Harold Coll 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .533 |
| 7 Ben Gobbel 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .820 |
| 8 Elijah Dunham LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .210 | .648 |
| 9 David Mershon SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .103 | .326 |
| Team | 33 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | .212 | .721 |
- LOB:
- 20
- 2B:
- Meckler, Dunham
- HR:
- Rodriguez
- SB:
- Campero
- GIDP:
- Gobbel
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Gordon | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 84-43 | 4.56 | 1.30 |
| Houston Harding | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49-30 | 13.50 | 2.00 |
| Camden Minacci L | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22-11 | 3.03 | 1.18 |
| Team | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 155-84 | 9.00 | 2.13 |
Knoxville Smokies
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Alex Ramírez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .728 |
| 2 Jefferson Rojas SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .798 |
| 3 Jordan Nwogu LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 | .739 |
| 4 Edgar Alvarez DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .175 | .649 |
| 5 Ariel Armas C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .638 |
| 6 Carter Trice CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .247 | .756 |
| 7 Karson Simas 3B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .232 | .629 |
| 8 Devin Ortiz 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .465 |
| 9 Alex Madera 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 | .629 |
| Team | 30 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | .267 | .958 |
- LOB:
- 13
- 2B:
- Ramírez, Trice, Ortiz
- 3B:
- Nwogu
- HR:
- Rojas
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Martinez-Gomez | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 72-41 | 4.98 | 1.25 |
| Luis Rujano | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 57-29 | 8.61 | 2.13 |
| Vince Reilly W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-17 | 3.72 | 1.10 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 154-87 | 7.00 | 1.56 |