Friday, July 31, 2026 · Classic Auto Group Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| LC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
Stars of the game
| SB | Metric | LC |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 6.52 2nd | Runs scored per game | 6.28 3rd |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.71 3rd | Runs allowed per game | 5.39 16th |
| Roster | ||
| 23.0 12th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.6 15th |
| Results | ||
| .616 2nd | Winning percentage | .545 9th |
| 179 1st | Run differential | 88 5th |
| .644 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .569 5th |
| .450 18th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .440 21st |
| .660 2nd | Home winning percentage | .529 14th |
| .577 6th | Road winning percentage | .563 7th |
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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .254 | .849 |
| 2 Ty Southisene 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .325 | .821 |
| 3 Josiah Hartshorn 1B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .281 | .930 |
| 4 Jose Escobar LF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .349 | .959 |
| 5 Kade Snell RF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .746 |
| 6 Angel Cepeda SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .252 | .738 |
| 7 Matt Halbach 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .251 | .715 |
| 8 Logan Poteet DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .794 |
| 9 Justin Stransky C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .209 | .675 |
| Team | 42 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | .333 | 1.223 |
- LOB:
- 28
- 2B:
- Hartshorn, Escobar 2, Poteet
- HR:
- Kepley, Snell, Cepeda, Halbach
- SB:
- Kepley, Cepeda
- GIDP:
- Hartshorn
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kohl Franklin | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44-23 | 1.74 | 1.45 |
| Nate Williams W | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 44-28 | 5.40 | 1.70 |
| Eli Jerzembeck | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 49-29 | 8.44 | 2.20 |
| Cole Reynolds | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46-27 | 7.39 | 1.61 |
| Team | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 183-107 | 5.00 | 2.00 |
Lake County Captains
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Esteban González CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .232 | .785 |
| 2 Juneiker Caceres RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .796 |
| 3 Jace LaViolette CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .790 |
| Jeffrey Mercedes 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .671 |
| 4 Anthony Martinez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .749 |
| 5 Welbyn Francisca SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .826 |
| 6 Cannon Peebles C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .111 | .551 |
| 7 Juan Benjamin LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .563 |
| 8 Garrett Howe 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .631 |
| 9 Kevin Rivas 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .062 | .356 |
| Team | 35 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | .286 | .923 |
- LOB:
- 23
- 2B:
- Benjamin, Howe
- HR:
- Francisca, Howe
- GIDP:
- Martinez
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Humphries L | 1.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 54-23 | 5.69 | 1.59 |
| Jervis Alfaro | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-4 | 7.85 | 2.02 |
| Melkis Hernández | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 61-33 | 4.83 | 2.04 |
| Jogly García | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39-25 | 6.14 | 1.56 |
| Michael Kennedy | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 76-38 | 5.66 | 1.40 |
| Team | 9.0 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 238-123 | 15.00 | 3.11 |