CUBS vs PIRATES (Mar 24, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
CUBS 13, PIRATES 2
Mar 24, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

CUBS  ab  rbi 
LOGAN GRACE 3b/p 
RIKER LUGO ss/pr 
LUKE WEBER p/2b 
CLAY GROTE c 
TRAVIS ROGERS 1b/dh 
GUNNER FINK rf/lf 
WILLIAM TIMMERMAN cf/rf 
RYAN WEBER 2b/dh 
GAEL TOVIAS lf/1b 
JACK CALLAHAN dh/3b 
RYDER LYKINS dh/cf 
Totals   19  13 

PIRATES  ab  rbi 
MASON HELTON dh/p 
DRAYDEN JONES ss 
BENNETT GREGORY 1b/p 
JACK SMITH c 
JOHN ELLIS p/dh 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT cf 
KATELYN GESS 2b 
OWEN BLANDFORD lf/p 
AYDEN CURD rf 
CONNOR HACKMAN 3b 
HUNTER BALLENGER dh/lf 
Totals   16 

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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CUBS................ 023 26 - 13  5  0
PIRATES............. 100 10 -  2  2  4
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E - SMITH; CHESTNUT; GESS 2. LOB - CUBS 8; PIRATES 2. 2B - ROGERS. HR - SMITH. HBP - L. WEBER; GROTE 2. SB - L. WEBER; GROTE; CALLAHAN. CS - LUGO; FINK; JONES; ELLIS.

CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
LUKE WEBER W  4.0  13  16 
LOGAN GRACE   1.0 
 
PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JOHN ELLIS L  2.0  12 
MASON HELTON   2.0  12 
OWEN BLANDFORD   0.1 
BENNETT GREGORY   0.2 

WP - L. WEBER 2; HELTON 4; GREGORY 2; ELLIS 3; BLANDFORD. HBP - by ELLIS (GROTE); by HELTON (L. WEBER); by HELTON (GROTE). PB - GROTE 2.

Strikeouts - L. WEBER; ROGERS; FINK 2; TOVIAS; CALLAHAN; GREGORY 2; SMITH; ELLIS; CHESTNUT 2; GESS; BLANDFORD; CURD; HACKMAN. Walks - GRACE 2; LUGO; L. WEBER; GROTE; ROGERS; FINK; TIMMERMAN; R. WEBER 2; TOVIAS 2; CALLAHAN; LYKINS; HELTON; ELLIS; GESS.

Umpires - HP: Brad Moore 1B: Cliff Henderson
Start: 5:28 pm Time: 1:44 Attendance:
Weather: Cloudy 57 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: Cubs - L. Weber 70, Grace 9. Pirates - Ellis 55, Helton 52, Blandford 30, Gregory 27.

 
Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
CUBS 13, PIRATES 2
Mar 24, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

CUBS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
LOGAN GRACE 3b/p 
RIKER LUGO ss/pr 
LUKE WEBER p/2b 
CLAY GROTE c 
TRAVIS ROGERS 1b/dh 
GUNNER FINK rf/lf 
WILLIAM TIMMERMAN cf/rf 
RYAN WEBER 2b/dh 
GAEL TOVIAS lf/1b 
JACK CALLAHAN dh/3b 
RYDER LYKINS dh/cf 
Totals  19  13  14  15 
  
PIRATES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
MASON HELTON dh/p 
DRAYDEN JONES ss 
BENNETT GREGORY 1b/p 
JACK SMITH c 
JOHN ELLIS p/dh 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT cf 
KATELYN GESS 2b 
OWEN BLANDFORD lf/p 
AYDEN CURD rf 
CONNOR HACKMAN 3b 
HUNTER BALLENGER dh/lf 
Totals  16  10  15 

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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CUBS................ 023 26 - 13  5  0
PIRATES............. 100 10 -  2  2  4
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E - SMITH; CHESTNUT; GESS 2. LOB - CUBS 8; PIRATES 2. 2B - ROGERS. HR - SMITH. HBP - L. WEBER; GROTE 2. SB - L. WEBER; GROTE; CALLAHAN. CS - LUGO; FINK; JONES; ELLIS.

CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
LUKE WEBER W  4.0  13  16 
LOGAN GRACE   1.0 
  
PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JOHN ELLIS L  2.0  12 
MASON HELTON   2.0  12 
OWEN BLANDFORD   0.1 
BENNETT GREGORY   0.2 

Win - L. WEBER. Loss - ELLIS. Save - None. WP - L. WEBER 2; HELTON 4; GREGORY 2; ELLIS 3; BLANDFORD. HBP - by ELLIS (GROTE); by HELTON (L. WEBER); by HELTON (GROTE). PB - GROTE 2.

Umpires - HP: Brad Moore 1B: Cliff Henderson
Start: 5:28 pm Time: 1:44 Attendance:
Weather: Cloudy 57 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: Cubs - L. Weber 70, Grace 9. Pirates - Ellis 55, Helton 52, Blandford 30, Gregory 27.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
CUBS 13, PIRATES 2
Mar 24, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

CUBS starters: 10/3b GRACE; 22/ss LUGO; 44/p L. WEBER; 33/c GROTE; 7/1b ROGERS; 64/rf FINK; 16/cf TIMMERMAN; 15/2b R. WEBER; 11/lf TOVIAS; 92/dh CALLAHAN; 14/dh LYKINS;

PIRATES starters: 12/dh HELTON; 18/ss JONES; 20/1b GREGORY; 5/c SMITH; 22/p ELLIS; 7/cf CHESTNUT; 50/2b GESS; 99/lf BLANDFORD; 3/rf CURD; 2/3b HACKMAN; 12/dh BALLENGER;

CUBS 1st - GRACE popped up to 2b. LUGO singled to catcher. LUGO out at second c to ss, caught stealing. L. WEBER walked. GROTE hit by pitch; L. WEBER advanced to second. GROTE to c for LUGO. LUGO pinch ran for GROTE. ROGERS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

PIRATES 1st - LUGO to ss for GROTE. GROTE to c for LUGO. HELTON walked. HELTON advanced to second on a passed ball. JONES singled to right field; HELTON advanced to third. JONES advanced to second on a passed ball; HELTON scored on a passed ball, unearned. GREGORY struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b; JONES advanced to third. SMITH struck out swinging. JONES out at home c to 3b to c, caught stealing. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

CUBS 2nd - FINK struck out looking, out at first c to 1b. TIMMERMAN grounded out to 2b. R. WEBER walked. R. WEBER advanced to second on a wild pitch. R. WEBER advanced to third on a wild pitch. TOVIAS walked. CALLAHAN walked; TOVIAS advanced to second. CALLAHAN advanced to second on a wild pitch; TOVIAS advanced to third on a wild pitch; R. WEBER scored on a wild pitch. LYKINS singled to second base, RBI; CALLAHAN advanced to third; TOVIAS scored. GRACE popped up to p. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

PIRATES 2nd - ELLIS walked. CHESTNUT struck out looking. ELLIS out at second c to ss, caught stealing. GESS walked. BLANDFORD struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 3rd - HELTON to p. ELLIS to dh. LUGO flied out to lf. L. WEBER hit by pitch. L. WEBER advanced to second on a wild pitch. L. WEBER advanced to third. GROTE hit by pitch. GROTE stole second. L. WEBER stole home. GROTE advanced to third on a wild pitch. ROGERS doubled to right center, RBI; GROTE scored. ROGERS advanced to third on a wild pitch. FINK walked. FINK out at second c to ss, caught stealing; ROGERS scored. TIMMERMAN popped up to p. 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PIRATES 3rd - CURD struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch. HACKMAN struck out swinging. CURD advanced to second on a wild pitch. BALLENGER grounded out to p; CURD advanced to third. HELTON grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 4th - R. WEBER walked. R. WEBER advanced to second on a wild pitch. TOVIAS struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b; R. WEBER advanced to third. CALLAHAN singled to shortstop, RBI; R. WEBER scored. CALLAHAN stole second. LYKINS lined out to 3b; CALLAHAN advanced to third on a muffed throw by 2b. CALLAHAN scored on a throwing error by c, failed pickoff attempt, unearned. GRACE walked. LUGO grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 4th - JONES lined out to 2b. GREGORY struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. SMITH homered to center field, RBI. ELLIS struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

CUBS 5th - HELTON to dh. BLANDFORD to p. BALLENGER to lf. L. WEBER singled up the middle, advanced to third on a throwing error by cf. L. WEBER scored on a wild pitch, unearned. GROTE walked. ROGERS walked; GROTE advanced to second. FINK struck out swinging. TIMMERMAN walked; ROGERS advanced to second; GROTE advanced to third. R. WEBER reached on an error by 2b, RBI; TIMMERMAN advanced to second; ROGERS advanced to third; GROTE scored. TOVIAS walked, RBI; R. WEBER advanced to second; TIMMERMAN advanced to third; ROGERS scored, unearned. GREGORY to p. ELLIS to 1b. BLANDFORD to dh. CALLAHAN struck out swinging. TOVIAS advanced to second on a wild pitch; R. WEBER advanced to third on a wild pitch; TIMMERMAN scored on a wild pitch, unearned. LYKINS walked, advanced to second; TOVIAS advanced to third; R. WEBER scored on a wild pitch, unearned. GRACE walked. LUGO walked, RBI; GRACE advanced to second; LYKINS advanced to third; TOVIAS scored, unearned. L. WEBER struck out swinging. 6 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

PIRATES 5th - GRACE to p. L. WEBER to 2b. ROGERS to dh. FINK to lf. TIMMERMAN to rf. R. WEBER to dh. TOVIAS to 1b. CALLAHAN to 3b. LYKINS to cf. CHESTNUT struck out swinging. GESS struck out swinging. BLANDFORD grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
 


CUBS 13, PIRATES 2 (Mar 24, 2026 at Lexington, Ky.)
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CUBS................ 023 26 - 13  5  0
PIRATES............. 100 10 -  2  2  4
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Pitchers: CUBS - LUKE WEBER; LOGAN GRACE(5) and CLAY GROTE. PIRATES - JOHN ELLIS;
MASON HELTON(3); OWEN BLANDFORD(5); BENNETT GREGORY(5) and JACK SMITH.
Win-LUKE WEBER  Loss-JOHN ELLIS  T-1:44  A-0
HR PIRATES - JACK SMITH.
Weather: Cloudy 57
Game notes:
PITCH COUNTS: Cubs - L. Weber 70, Grace 9.
Pirates - Ellis 55, Helton 52, Blandford 30, Gregory 27.