Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · Atrium Health Ballpark · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| KAN | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| HIC | Metric | KAN |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.52 13th | Runs scored per game | 4.61 30th |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.10 1st | Runs allowed per game | 4.29 2nd |
| Roster | ||
| 20.4 27th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 21.3 17th |
| Results | ||
| .600 1st | Winning percentage | .518 14th |
| 156 1st | Run differential | 37 12th |
| .633 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .533 9th |
| .500 18th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .529 15th |
| .686 1st | Home winning percentage | .525 16th |
| .525 8th | Road winning percentage | .509 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.
Hickory Crawdads
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Marco Argudin RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .784 |
| 2 Paulino Santana CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .270 | .838 |
| 3 Noah Franklin DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 | .782 |
| 4 Pablo Guerrero 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .964 |
| Curley Martha PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .506 |
| 5 Kaden Carpenter LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .869 |
| 6 Josh Springer C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .693 |
| 7 Daniel Flames 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .685 |
| 8 Luis Marquez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .197 | .533 |
| Deward Tovar PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .743 |
| 9 Kolby Branch SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .301 |
| Team | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .242 | .578 |
- LOB:
- 11
- 2B:
- Santana
- GIDP:
- Branch
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Chiquillo L | 4.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 75-49 | 4.15 | 1.11 |
| Jormy Nivar | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52-32 | 2.90 | 1.39 |
| Team | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 127-81 | 5.63 | 1.63 |
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jaden Fauske LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .757 |
| 2 Matthew Boughton SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .651 |
| 3 Alexander Albertus 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .735 |
| 4 Stiven Flores C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .730 |
| 5 Grayson Fitzwater 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .829 |
| 6 Clay Burdette RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .800 |
| 7 Crew McChesney CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .523 |
| 8 Christian Gonzalez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .172 | .556 |
| 9 Efren Teran 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .604 |
| Team | 31 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .290 | .813 |
- LOB:
- 13
- 2B:
- Boughton, McChesney
- HR:
- Fitzwater
- SB:
- Boughton, Albertus, Teran
- CS:
- Burdette
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truman Pauley W | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 86-53 | 5.81 | 1.65 |
| Marco Barrios | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 2.25 | 1.11 |
| Grant Cleavinger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16-12 | 1.04 | 0.35 |
| Carlton Perkins | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 3.55 | 1.66 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 138-89 | 4.00 | 1.11 |