Saturday, August 1, 2026 · Fifth Third Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| HCS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 12 | 10 | 3 |
Stars of the game
| ROM | Metric | HCS |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.33 21st | Runs scored per game | 5.63 16th |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.25 14th | Runs allowed per game | 6.21 25th |
| Roster | ||
| 22.2 24th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.6 17th |
| Results | ||
| .482 18th | Winning percentage | .464 21st |
| 9 16th | Run differential | -64 24th |
| .507 16th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .456 24th |
| .400 24th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .519 14th |
| .404 27th | Home winning percentage | .431 25th |
| .552 7th | Road winning percentage | .500 12th |
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.
Rome Emperors
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 John Gil 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .242 | .724 |
| 2 Eric Hartman CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .888 |
| 3 Alex Lodise SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .343 | 1.005 |
| 4 Owen Carey LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .827 |
| 5 Dixon Williams 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .803 |
| 6 Mason Guerra DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .253 | .773 |
| 7 Dallas Macias RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 | .626 |
| 8 Colby Jones 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .617 |
| 9 Colin Burgess C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .184 | .538 |
| Team | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | .156 | .524 |
- LOB:
- 8
- 2B:
- Burgess
- HR:
- Gil
- GIDP:
- Macias
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Kuehler L | 3.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60-28 | 5.83 | 1.59 |
| Drew Christo | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35-22 | 6.32 | 1.76 |
| Jacob Kroeger | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33-23 | 4.93 | 1.57 |
| Justin Long | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26-6 | 8.13 | 2.04 |
| Jacob Shafer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 9.53 | 2.17 |
| Team | 8.0 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 163-84 | 13.50 | 2.63 |
Hub City Spartanburgers
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Paxton Kling DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .245 | .777 |
| 2 Casey Cook 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .180 | .693 |
| 3 Luke Hanson SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .271 | .798 |
| 4 Gleider Figuereo 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .243 | .796 |
| 5 Maxton Martin RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .733 |
| 6 Marcos Torres CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .873 |
| 7 Antonis Macias 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .277 | .783 |
| 8 Quincy Scott LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .722 |
| 9 Arturo De Freitas C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .568 |
| Team | 30 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | .333 | 1.145 |
- LOB:
- 19
- 2B:
- Figuereo, Martin
- HR:
- Macias, Scott
- SB:
- Kling 3, Cook
- CS:
- Torres, Macias
- GIDP:
- Figuereo, Torres
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izack Tiger | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 63-43 | 8.27 | 1.69 |
| Owen Proksch | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29-14 | 1.80 | 1.24 |
| Brock Porter W | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57-33 | 3.81 | 1.56 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 149-90 | 3.00 | 1.00 |