Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · Victory Field · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| IND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Stars of the game
| LOU | Metric | IND |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 4.82 25th | Runs scored per game | 5.01 21st |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.33 18th | Runs allowed per game | 4.77 5th |
| Roster | ||
| 27.4 10th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 26.2 22nd |
| Results | ||
| .443 27th | Winning percentage | .486 16th |
| -72 23rd | Run differential | 34 13th |
| .454 24th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .522 12th |
| .500 14th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .594 5th |
| .472 23rd | Home winning percentage | .507 15th |
| .412 25th | Road winning percentage | .464 18th |
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.
Louisville Bats
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Francisco Urbaez DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 | .701 |
| 2 Leo Balcazar 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .685 |
| 3 Juan Brito 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .236 | .734 |
| 4 Ivan Johnson LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .247 | .778 |
| 5 Michael Chavis 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .777 |
| 6 Jay Allen II CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .211 | .568 |
| 7 Will Benson RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .627 |
| 8 P.J. Higgins C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .215 | .581 |
| 9 Dominic Pitelli SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 | .617 |
| Team | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | .182 | .719 |
- LOB:
- 20
- 2B:
- Balcazar, Higgins
- 3B:
- Balcazar
- HR:
- Chavis
- SB:
- Johnson 3
- GIDP:
- Balcazar
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Acuna | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51-33 | 6.42 | 1.77 |
| Johnathan Harmon W | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58-37 | 7.50 | 2.06 |
| Tony Santillan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-9 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Chase Petty | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 5.79 | 1.52 |
| Hunter Parks | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-10 | 7.71 | 1.85 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 158-99 | 3.00 | 1.33 |
Indianapolis Indians
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mitch Jebb CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .860 |
| 2 Tyler Callihan 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .207 | .621 |
| 3 Jhostynxon Garcia RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .753 |
| 4 Enmanuel Valdez 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .776 |
| 5 Duce Gourson 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .796 |
| 6 Jack Brannigan SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .676 |
| 7 Joshua Palacios LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .611 |
| 8 Nick Cimillo DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .201 | .699 |
| 9 Derek Berg C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .547 |
| Team | 33 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .242 | .718 |
- LOB:
- 14
- 2B:
- Callihan, Gourson, Brannigan, Palacios, Cimillo
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khristian Curtis | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 61-34 | 5.18 | 1.58 |
| Brandon Neeck L | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34-19 | 3.35 | 1.49 |
| Cy Nielson | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30-22 | 2.12 | 1.24 |
| Noah Murdock | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-15 | 4.30 | 1.16 |
| Evan Sisk | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33-18 | 1.86 | 1.19 |
| Team | 9.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 184-108 | 6.00 | 1.22 |