Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · Veterans Memorial Stadium · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 2 |
| CR | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 4 |
Stars of the game
| LC | Metric | CR |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 6.08 5th | Runs scored per game | 5.34 19th |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.48 16th | Runs allowed per game | 6.95 29th |
| Roster | ||
| 22.4 20th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.2 24th |
| Results | ||
| .539 9th | Winning percentage | .364 28th |
| 76 9th | Run differential | -207 28th |
| .547 9th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .382 28th |
| .514 12th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .469 19th |
| .516 16th | Home winning percentage | .438 25th |
| .563 6th | Road winning percentage | .292 30th |
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.
Lake County Captains
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tommy Hawke CF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .291 | .793 |
| 2 Dauri Fernández 2B | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .226 | .784 |
| 3 Welbyn Francisca SS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .277 | .894 |
| 4 Anthony Martinez 1B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .917 |
| 5 Juneiker Caceres RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .256 | .744 |
| 6 Cannon Peebles DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .927 |
| 7 Tyler Howard C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .889 |
| 8 Jeffrey Mercedes 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .708 |
| 9 José Pirela LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .306 | .986 |
| Team | 47 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | .383 | 1.236 |
- LOB:
- 31
- 2B:
- Hawke, Fernández, Peebles, Howard, Mercedes
- HR:
- Fernández, Martinez, Peebles, Pirela
- SB:
- Hawke 2, Fernández
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Major | 3.2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 81-47 | 8.36 | 2.07 |
| Conner Whittaker | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21-15 | 7.24 | 1.61 |
| Jervis Alfaro | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 55-34 | 8.21 | 2.03 |
| Melkis Hernández W | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33-17 | 4.54 | 1.99 |
| Cam Schuelke SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25-12 | 4.10 | 1.47 |
| Team | 9.0 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 215-125 | 15.00 | 2.67 |
Cedar Rapids Kernels
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Yasser Mercedes CF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .728 |
| 2 Vahn Lackey C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .316 | 1.000 |
| 3 Eduardo Tait DH | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .699 |
| 4 JP Smith 1B | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .913 |
| 5 Danny De Andrade 2B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .241 | .742 |
| 6 Jose Salas SS | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .708 |
| 7 Byron Chourio LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .303 | .919 |
| 8 Jayson Bass RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .184 | .547 |
| 9 Andy Lugo 3B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .169 | .584 |
| Team | 44 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 9 | .386 | 1.136 |
- LOB:
- 26
- 2B:
- De Andrade, Chourio
- HR:
- Mercedes, Lackey, Smith
- SB:
- Mercedes, Lackey
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carpenter | 1.2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 47-25 | 13.06 | 2.03 |
| Michael Hilker | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21-17 | 3.38 | 0.94 |
| Cole Peschl | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18-10 | 4.43 | 1.22 |
| Brian Zeldin | 0.1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27-10 | 8.07 | 1.92 |
| Yehizon Sanchez | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46-30 | 4.89 | 1.58 |
| Brent Francisco | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42-30 | 7.84 | 1.79 |
| Christian Becerra L | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34-19 | 6.75 | 1.77 |
| Team | 9.0 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 235-141 | 18.00 | 3.11 |