Saturday, August 15, 2026 · Atrium Health Ballpark · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Stars of the game
| HIC | Metric | KAN |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.66 10th | Runs scored per game | 4.67 29th |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.14 1st | Runs allowed per game | 4.27 2nd |
| Roster | ||
| 20.4 27th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 21.3 16th |
| Results | ||
| .615 1st | Winning percentage | .520 13th |
| 185 1st | Run differential | 50 7th |
| .639 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .541 7th |
| .486 18th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .526 15th |
| .690 1st | Home winning percentage | .533 16th |
| .547 6th | Road winning percentage | .508 13th |
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 Jay McQueen CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .699 |
| 2 Paulino Santana LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .821 |
| 3 Yolfran Castillo SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 | .799 |
| 4 Pablo Guerrero 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .331 | 1.022 |
| 5 Noah Franklin C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .715 |
| 6 Kaden Carpenter RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .824 |
| 7 Sebastian Baquera DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .725 |
| 8 Curley Martha 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 | .526 |
| 9 Luis Marquez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 | .517 |
| Team | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | .212 | .551 |
- LOB:
- 18
- 2B:
- Franklin, Carpenter
- SB:
- Castillo, Carpenter
- CS:
- Santana
- GIDP:
- Guerrero
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Johnson | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46-30 | 0.00 | 1.40 |
| Anthony Astudillo L | 2.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 74-37 | 11.57 | 1.86 |
| William Privette | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33-22 | 0.00 | 0.78 |
| Team | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 153-89 | 5.63 | 1.50 |
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jaden Fauske CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .249 | .746 |
| 2 Matthew Boughton SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .649 |
| 3 Grayson Fitzwater 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .705 |
| 4 Stiven Flores DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .690 |
| 5 Steven Lancia C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .745 |
| 6 Clay Burdette RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .841 |
| 7 Crew McChesney LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .493 |
| 8 Jake Berkland 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .813 |
| 9 Efren Teran 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .677 |
| Team | 29 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .241 | .732 |
- LOB:
- 9
- 2B:
- Burdette
- HR:
- Lancia
- SB:
- Berkland
- CS:
- Boughton 2
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Pinto | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58-39 | 3.12 | 1.10 |
| Kendry Garcia W | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 56-31 | 4.61 | 1.76 |
| Carlton Perkins | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29-20 | 3.55 | 1.66 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 143-90 | 2.00 | 1.11 |