Sunday, August 16, 2026 · Covenant Health Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| KNX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| RCT | Metric | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 4.83 24th | Runs scored per game | 4.89 21st |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.62 2nd | Runs allowed per game | 4.61 1st |
| Roster | ||
| 24.6 9th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 24.6 8th |
| Results | ||
| .525 10th | Winning percentage | .533 9th |
| 25 11th | Run differential | 33 10th |
| .520 11th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .526 10th |
| .417 26th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .525 9th |
| .565 7th | Home winning percentage | .540 12th |
| .483 15th | Road winning percentage | .525 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.
Rocket City Trash Pandas
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nick Rodriguez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .678 |
| 2 Arjun Nimmala SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .807 |
| 3 Jake Munroe 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .884 |
| 4 Jacob Cozart DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .721 |
| 5 Eddie Micheletti LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .786 |
| 6 Tucker Flint 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .743 |
| 7 Randy De Jesus RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .522 |
| Jake Thompson PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .927 |
| Mac McCroskey PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .616 |
| 8 Juan Flores C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .612 |
| 9 Anthony Scull CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .738 |
| Team | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .167 | .719 |
- LOB:
- 9
- 2B:
- Munroe, Flint
- HR:
- Munroe, Cozart
- GIDP:
- Micheletti, Flint
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eybersson Polanco L | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 76-51 | 3.74 | 1.22 |
| Nicolo Pinazzi | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| Lucas Mahlstedt | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 3.62 | 1.27 |
| Chris Cortez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 5.03 | 1.76 |
| Camden Minacci | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 2.72 | 1.11 |
| Team | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 122-83 | 5.63 | 1.50 |
Knoxville Smokies
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kane Kepley CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .962 |
| 2 Andy Garriola RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .794 |
| 3 Miguel Useche C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .915 |
| 4 Carter Trice LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .762 |
| 5 Edgar Alvarez 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 | .680 |
| 6 Drew Bowser 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .735 |
| 7 Dom Krupinski 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .155 | .600 |
| 8 Colin Hynek DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
| 9 Alex Madera SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .689 |
| Team | 34 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .324 | .813 |
- LOB:
- 10
- 3B:
- Bowser
- HR:
- Kepley
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Valdez W | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 74-52 | 4.30 | 1.30 |
| Yenrri Rojas | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 6.86 | 1.51 |
| Vince Reilly SV | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21-8 | 3.52 | 1.04 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 114-74 | 4.00 | 0.89 |