Thursday, May 21, 2026 · LMCU Ballpark · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| WM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Stars of the game
| SB | Metric | WM |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 6.59 2nd | Runs scored per game | 4.96 24th |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.79 3rd | Runs allowed per game | 5.06 9th |
| Roster | ||
| 23.0 12th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 23.4 4th |
| Results | ||
| .619 2nd | Winning percentage | .439 24th |
| 174 1st | Run differential | -10 18th |
| .641 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .491 18th |
| .474 18th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .286 30th |
| .652 2nd | Home winning percentage | .451 23rd |
| .588 4th | Road winning percentage | .426 22nd |
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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .254 | .849 |
| 2 Leonel Espinoza RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .724 |
| 3 Cameron Sisneros 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .863 |
| 4 Kade Snell LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .740 |
| 5 Matt Halbach 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .717 |
| 6 Alex Madera 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .707 |
| 7 Justin Stransky C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .679 |
| 8 Drew Bowser DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .212 | .688 |
| 9 Christian Olivo SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .221 | .682 |
| Team | 35 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | .257 | .750 |
- LOB:
- 16
- 2B:
- Espinoza, Olivo
- HR:
- Halbach
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Flanagan | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63-42 | 3.77 | 1.20 |
| Kenyi Perez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.66 | 1.18 |
| Kevin Valdez W | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59-33 | 3.86 | 1.41 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 132-83 | 0.00 | 0.89 |
West Michigan Whitecaps
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Andrew Sojka RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .698 |
| 2 Ricardo Hurtado C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .723 |
| 3 Garrett Pennington LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .927 |
| 4 Bryce Rainer SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .825 |
| 5 Clayton Campbell 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .737 |
| 6 Cristian Santana DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .169 | .614 |
| 7 Junior Tilien 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .195 | .535 |
| 8 Juan Hernandez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .528 |
| 9 Caleb Shpur CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .556 |
| Team | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .212 | .478 |
- LOB:
- 22
- 2B:
- Rainer
- SB:
- Sojka, Campbell
- CS:
- Rainer
- GIDP:
- Tilien, Hernandez
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Elissalt L | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 76-47 | 3.73 | 1.27 |
| Carlos Lequerica | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42-24 | 6.75 | 1.52 |
| CJ Weins | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-19 | 5.91 | 1.74 |
| Ethan Sloan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 7.58 | 1.75 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 161-99 | 6.00 | 1.56 |