Saturday, May 23, 2026 · Fifth Third Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| HCS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| ROM | Metric | HCS |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.12 22nd | Runs scored per game | 5.69 15th |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.12 10th | Runs allowed per game | 6.24 25th |
| Roster | ||
| 22.2 26th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.6 18th |
| Results | ||
| .490 16th | Winning percentage | .456 21st |
| 0 16th | Run differential | -57 24th |
| .500 16th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .458 24th |
| .444 19th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .500 14th |
| .417 27th | Home winning percentage | .415 28th |
| .558 8th | Road winning percentage | .500 11th |
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.
Rome Emperors
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Isaiah Drake LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .785 |
| 2 John Gil SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .724 |
| 3 Eric Hartman CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .888 |
| 4 Dixon Williams 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .738 |
| 5 Cody Miller 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .635 |
| 6 Will Verdung 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .722 |
| 7 Colin Burgess C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .540 |
| 8 Jake Steels RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .572 |
| 9 Austin Machado DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .487 |
| Team | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .200 | .566 |
- LOB:
- 10
- 2B:
- Miller, Machado
- GIDP:
- Williams
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Kuehler W | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 81-51 | 5.97 | 1.57 |
| Logan Samuels | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 5.00 | 1.25 |
| Drew Christo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-12 | 5.60 | 1.68 |
| Team | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 106-69 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Hub City Spartanburgers
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Quincy Scott CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .707 |
| 2 Rafe Perich DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 | 1.000 |
| 3 Paxton Kling RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .820 |
| 4 Gleider Figuereo 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .809 |
| 5 Theo Hardy 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .865 |
| 6 Ben Hartl C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .194 | .627 |
| 7 Carter Garate SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .562 |
| 8 Chandler Pollard LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .628 |
| 9 Antonis Macias 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .732 |
| Team | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .174 | .443 |
- LOB:
- 9
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Adametz L | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 85-53 | 6.38 | 1.67 |
| Kai-Noa Wynyard | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28-14 | 8.29 | 1.87 |
| Team | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 113-67 | 5.14 | 1.00 |