Tuesday, March 31, 2026 · Louisville Slugger Field · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| LOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| IOW | Metric | LOU |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.50 13th | Runs scored per game | 5.04 23rd |
| Pitching | ||
| 6.47 27th | Runs allowed per game | 5.49 20th |
| Roster | ||
| 26.7 19th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 27.1 14th |
| Results | ||
| .421 28th | Winning percentage | .457 23rd |
| -111 29th | Run differential | -52 24th |
| .427 28th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .461 24th |
| .429 26th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .565 10th |
| .414 29th | Home winning percentage | .483 24th |
| .429 23rd | Road winning percentage | .429 23rd |
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.
Iowa Cubs
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Justin Dean LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .231 | .709 |
| 2 Jonathon Long 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .285 | .825 |
| 3 Pedro Ramírez 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .942 |
| 4 Kevin Alcantara RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .924 |
| 5 BJ Murray DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 | .891 |
| 6 Chas McCormick CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .763 |
| 7 Ben Cowles SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .723 |
| 8 Christian Bethancourt C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .796 |
| James Triantos PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .784 |
| Eric Yang C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .629 |
| 9 Hayden Cantrelle 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .557 |
| Team | 36 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | .361 | 1.105 |
- 2B:
- Alcantara, Bethancourt, Cantrelle
- HR:
- Dean, Alcantara, Cantrelle
- SB:
- Cantrelle 2
- GIDP:
- Ramírez, McCormick, Bethancourt
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Martin | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 47-28 | 3.00 | 1.67 |
| Vince Velasquez | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 55-29 | 6.60 | 1.65 |
| Ryan Rolison | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26-16 | 3.68 | 2.05 |
| Collin Snider L | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20-12 | 9.15 | 1.98 |
| Team | 8.1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 148-85 | 7.56 | 1.68 |
Louisville Bats
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Blake Dunn DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .718 |
| 2 Edwin Arroyo SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .939 |
| 3 Héctor Rodríguez LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 | .881 |
| 4 Rece Hinds CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .848 |
| 5 JJ Bleday RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .341 | 1.120 |
| 6 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .848 |
| 7 Michael Toglia 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .920 |
| 8 P.J. Higgins C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .549 |
| 9 Garrett Hampson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .230 | .639 |
| Team | 33 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | .242 | 1.133 |
- 2B:
- Dunn 2, Encarnacion-Strand
- 3B:
- Hinds
- HR:
- Arroyo, Hinds, Bleday, Toglia
- SB:
- Bleday
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Leibrandt | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 74-49 | 4.78 | 1.48 |
| Sam Benschoter | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-13 | 5.09 | 1.70 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 5.34 | 2.34 |
| Trevor Kuncl | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 5.40 | 1.77 |
| Zach Maxwell W | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27-14 | 3.99 | 1.57 |
| Team | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 159-101 | 7.00 | 1.78 |