Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · L.P. Frans Stadium · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| HIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Stars of the game
| FAY | Metric | HIC |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.37 22nd | Runs scored per game | 5.62 12th |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.09 9th | Runs allowed per game | 4.06 1st |
| Roster | ||
| 21.0 21st | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 20.4 27th |
| Results | ||
| .550 7th | Winning percentage | .636 1st |
| 36 10th | Run differential | 201 1st |
| .524 11th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .644 1st |
| .615 4th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .526 15th |
| .591 5th | Home winning percentage | .714 1st |
| .508 9th | Road winning percentage | .561 5th |
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.
Fayetteville Woodpeckers
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kam Durnin SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .785 |
| 2 Logan Hughes RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 1.048 |
| 3 Kevin Alvarez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .772 |
| 4 Waner Luciano 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .829 |
| 5 Owen Nowak LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .871 |
| 6 Aaron Piasecki DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .835 |
| 7 Arturo Flores C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .817 |
| 8 Ben Tryon 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .797 |
| 9 German Ramirez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .221 | .601 |
| Team | 34 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .206 | .529 |
- LOB:
- 12
- 2B:
- Nowak
- HR:
- Tryon
- SB:
- Tryon
- GIDP:
- Tryon
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Smith L | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 80-49 | 6.30 | 1.51 |
| Carson Estridge | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33-16 | 4.35 | 1.45 |
| John Carver | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24-16 | 4.32 | 2.28 |
| Team | 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 137-81 | 6.75 | 1.63 |
Hickory Crawdads
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jay McQueen CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .765 |
| 2 Kaden Carpenter RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .229 | .869 |
| 3 Yolfran Castillo SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .806 |
| 4 Paulino Santana LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .264 | .820 |
| 5 Brandon Crabtree 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .611 |
| 6 Deward Tovar DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .235 | .768 |
| 7 Josh Springer C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .722 |
| 8 Daniel Flames 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .661 |
| 9 Kolby Branch 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .175 | .530 |
| Team | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | .214 | .611 |
- LOB:
- 9
- 2B:
- Flames
- SB:
- Carpenter, Castillo 2, Santana 2, Branch
- CS:
- Santana
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor O'Hara | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 71-53 | 3.60 | 1.33 |
| Brandon Jaenke W | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 1.64 | 1.00 |
| Julius Sanchez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.75 | 1.33 |
| Michael Trausch | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-16 | 2.65 | 1.25 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 131-92 | 2.00 | 0.78 |