Friday, July 31, 2026 · Classic Auto Group Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| LC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
Stars of the game
| SB | Metric | LC |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 6.28 3rd | Runs scored per game | 6.08 5th |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.91 6th | Runs allowed per game | 5.48 16th |
| Roster | ||
| 22.9 12th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.4 20th |
| Results | ||
| .602 5th | Winning percentage | .539 9th |
| 175 1st | Run differential | 76 8th |
| .610 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .547 8th |
| .500 14th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .514 12th |
| .656 2nd | Home winning percentage | .516 16th |
| .547 8th | Road winning percentage | .563 6th |
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.
South Bend Cubs
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kane Kepley CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .254 | .849 |
| 2 Ty Southisene 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .319 | .822 |
| 3 Josiah Hartshorn 1B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .297 | .965 |
| 4 Jose Escobar LF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .801 |
| 5 Kade Snell RF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .776 |
| 6 Angel Cepeda SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .267 | .831 |
| 7 Matt Halbach 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .251 | .704 |
| 8 Logan Poteet DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .256 | .846 |
| 9 Justin Stransky C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .209 | .667 |
| Team | 42 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | .333 | 1.223 |
- LOB:
- 28
- 2B:
- Hartshorn, Escobar 2, Poteet
- HR:
- Kepley, Snell, Cepeda, Halbach
- SB:
- Kepley, Cepeda
- GIDP:
- Hartshorn
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kohl Franklin | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44-23 | 1.74 | 1.45 |
| Nate Williams W | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 44-28 | 6.17 | 1.56 |
| Eli Jerzembeck | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 49-29 | 9.82 | 2.36 |
| Cole Reynolds | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46-27 | 6.08 | 1.49 |
| Team | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 183-107 | 5.00 | 2.00 |
Lake County Captains
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Esteban González CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .233 | .781 |
| 2 Juneiker Caceres RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .744 |
| 3 Jace LaViolette CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .809 |
| Jeffrey Mercedes 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .708 |
| 4 Anthony Martinez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .917 |
| 5 Welbyn Francisca SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .894 |
| 6 Cannon Peebles C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .927 |
| 7 Juan Benjamin LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .681 |
| 8 Garrett Howe 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .613 |
| 9 Kevin Rivas 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .074 | .369 |
| Team | 35 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | .286 | .923 |
- LOB:
- 23
- 2B:
- Benjamin, Howe
- HR:
- Francisca, Howe
- GIDP:
- Martinez
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Humphries L | 1.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 54-23 | 5.47 | 1.53 |
| Jervis Alfaro | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-4 | 8.21 | 2.03 |
| Melkis Hernández | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 61-33 | 4.54 | 1.99 |
| Jogly García | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39-25 | 5.99 | 1.66 |
| Michael Kennedy | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 76-38 | 5.66 | 1.40 |
| Team | 9.0 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 238-123 | 15.00 | 3.11 |