Friday, August 14, 2026 · Atrium Health Ballpark · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| KAN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| HIC | Metric | KAN |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.62 12th | Runs scored per game | 4.84 28th |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.06 1st | Runs allowed per game | 4.30 2nd |
| Roster | ||
| 20.4 27th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 21.3 16th |
| Results | ||
| .636 1st | Winning percentage | .534 9th |
| 201 1st | Run differential | 72 6th |
| .644 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .554 5th |
| .526 15th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .550 12th |
| .714 1st | Home winning percentage | .561 13th |
| .561 5th | Road winning percentage | .507 10th |
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.
Hickory Crawdads
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Marco Argudin CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .787 |
| 2 Paulino Santana LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .820 |
| 3 Yolfran Castillo SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .806 |
| 4 Kaden Carpenter 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 | .869 |
| 5 Jay McQueen RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .765 |
| 6 Deward Tovar DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .768 |
| 7 Josh Springer C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .722 |
| 8 Kolby Branch 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .175 | .530 |
| 9 Curley Martha 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .530 |
| Pablo Guerrero PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .331 | 1.022 |
| Team | 33 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .273 | .727 |
- LOB:
- 13
- 2B:
- Springer
- HR:
- Tovar
- SB:
- Castillo
- CS:
- Argudin, Carpenter
- GIDP:
- McQueen
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason McConnaughey L | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41-26 | 4.50 | 1.21 |
| Keiber Armas | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 39-22 | 16.62 | 3.69 |
| Aneudis Mejia | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-6 | 5.80 | 1.49 |
| Geury Rodriguez | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41-26 | 2.63 | 1.29 |
| Team | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 134-80 | 4.50 | 1.25 |
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jaden Fauske CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .749 |
| 2 Matthew Boughton SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .630 |
| 3 Grayson Fitzwater 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .851 |
| 4 Stiven Flores C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .690 |
| 5 Steven Lancia DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .738 |
| 6 Alexander Albertus 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .784 |
| 7 Clay Burdette RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .274 | .862 |
| 8 Crew McChesney LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .175 | .494 |
| 9 Jake Berkland 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .220 | .746 |
| Team | 31 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .226 | .778 |
- LOB:
- 10
- 2B:
- Fauske, Flores 2
- 3B:
- Burdette
- HR:
- Fitzwater
- SB:
- Berkland
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Ysalla W | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78-45 | 4.13 | 1.56 |
| Marco Barrios | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 2.75 | 1.20 |
| Daniel Wright | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-10 | 2.90 | 1.46 |
| Grant Cleavinger SV | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21-13 | 2.40 | 0.93 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 133-78 | 3.00 | 1.11 |