PIRATES vs YANKEES (Mar 31, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 15, PIRATES 0
Mar 31, 2026 at Lexington, KY (Cardinal Run Park #5)

PIRATES  ab  rbi 
HUNTER BALLENGER ss/p 
DRAYDEN JONES 2b 
JOHN ELLIS p/ss 
JACK SMITH c 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT cf 
BENNETT GREGORY 1b 
KATELYN GESS rf/3b 
HUNTER BALLENGER lf 
CONNOR HACKMAN 3b/rf 
Totals   12 

YANKEES  ab  rbi 
BENTLEY ROUTT c 
NIALL ASHER ss 
HENRY CROPPER 3b 
MILES CLARK 1b 
GUNNAR GUMM p 
HAYLON JONES 2b/cf 
ANDREW MORRIS lf/rf 
JAMES C HOOFNAGLE cf/lf 
LEVI ROMEO rf/dh 
WYATT MONTGOMERY dh/lf 
Totals   20  15  13 

Score by Innings            R  H  E
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PIRATES............. 000 -  0  1  3
YANKEES............. 807 - 15  9  3
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Note: 2 outs, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - BALLENGER; ELLIS; GESS; CLARK; JONES; ROMEO. DP - YANKEES 1. LOB - PIRATES 4; YANKEES 6. 2B - ASHER. HBP - ASHER. SB - MORRIS.

PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JOHN ELLIS L  0.1  10 
HUNTER BALLENGER   2.1  15  19 
 
YANKEES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
GUNNAR GUMM W  3.0  12  13 

WP - ELLIS 4; GUMM 3. HBP - by BALLENGER (ASHER). PB - SMITH.

Strikeouts - JONES; ELLIS; SMITH; GESS; HACKMAN; ROUTT; JONES; HOOFNAGLE; MONTGOMERY. Walks - BALLENGER; ROUTT 2; CLARK; GUMM; JONES; ROMEO 2; MONTGOMERY.

Umpires - HP: Cliff Henderson 1B: Brad Moore
Start: 5:27 pm Time: 1:12 Attendance:
Weather: Partly Cloudy 79 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: Pirates - Ellis 43, Helton 66*. Yankees - Gumm 55.

 
Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 15, PIRATES 0
Mar 31, 2026 at Lexington, KY (Cardinal Run Park #5)

PIRATES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
HUNTER BALLENGER ss/p 
DRAYDEN JONES 2b 
JOHN ELLIS p/ss 
JACK SMITH c 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT cf 
BENNETT GREGORY 1b 
KATELYN GESS rf/3b 
HUNTER BALLENGER lf 
CONNOR HACKMAN 3b/rf 
Totals  12 
  
YANKEES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
BENTLEY ROUTT c 
NIALL ASHER ss 
HENRY CROPPER 3b 
MILES CLARK 1b 
GUNNAR GUMM p 
HAYLON JONES 2b/cf 
ANDREW MORRIS lf/rf 
JAMES C HOOFNAGLE cf/lf 
LEVI ROMEO rf/dh 
WYATT MONTGOMERY dh/lf 
Totals  20  15  13 

Score by Innings            R  H  E
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PIRATES............. 000 -  0  1  3
YANKEES............. 807 - 15  9  3
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Note: 2 outs, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - BALLENGER; ELLIS; GESS; CLARK; JONES; ROMEO. DP - YANKEES 1. LOB - PIRATES 4; YANKEES 6. 2B - ASHER. HBP - ASHER. SB - MORRIS.

PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JOHN ELLIS L  0.1  10 
HUNTER BALLENGER   2.1  15  19 
  
YANKEES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
GUNNAR GUMM W  3.0  12  13 

Win - GUMM. Loss - ELLIS. Save - None. WP - ELLIS 4; GUMM 3. HBP - by BALLENGER (ASHER). PB - SMITH.

Umpires - HP: Cliff Henderson 1B: Brad Moore
Start: 5:27 pm Time: 1:12 Attendance:
Weather: Partly Cloudy 79 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: Pirates - Ellis 43, Helton 66*. Yankees - Gumm 55.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 15, PIRATES 0
Mar 31, 2026 at Lexington, KY (Cardinal Run Park #5)

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

YANKEES starters: 8/c ROUTT; 36/ss ASHER; 19/3b CROPPER; 14/1b CLARK; 10/p GUMM; 2/2b JONES; 99/lf MORRIS; 22/cf HOOFNAGLE; 44/rf ROMEO; 18/dh MONTGOMERY;

PIRATES 1st - BALLENGER walked. JONES struck out looking. ELLIS reached on a fielding error by 2b; BALLENGER advanced to second. ELLIS advanced to second on a wild pitch; BALLENGER advanced to third on a wild pitch. SMITH lined into double play 3b unassisted; BALLENGER out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

YANKEES 1st - ROUTT walked. ASHER doubled to center field; ROUTT advanced to third. ASHER advanced to third on a wild pitch; ROUTT scored on a wild pitch. CROPPER reached on a throwing error by ss, advanced to second, RBI; ASHER scored. CROPPER advanced to third on a wild pitch. CLARK walked. CLARK advanced to second on a wild pitch. GUMM walked. JONES walked, RBI; GUMM advanced to second; CLARK advanced to third; CROPPER scored, unearned. MORRIS singled to right field, 2 RBI; JONES advanced to third; GUMM scored; CLARK scored. MORRIS stole second. HOOFNAGLE struck out swinging. ROMEO singled to first base, 2 RBI; MORRIS scored; JONES scored. ROMEO advanced to second on a wild pitch. MONTGOMERY walked. BALLENGER to p. ELLIS to ss. ROUTT struck out swinging. ASHER hit by pitch; MONTGOMERY advanced to second; ROMEO advanced to third. CROPPER singled to pitcher, RBI; ASHER advanced to second; MONTGOMERY advanced to third; ROMEO scored, unearned. CLARK grounded out to ss. 8 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

PIRATES 2nd - MORRIS to rf. ROMEO to dh. MONTGOMERY to lf. CHESTNUT singled to shortstop. CHESTNUT advanced to second on a wild pitch. CHESTNUT advanced to third on a wild pitch. GREGORY popped up to ss. GESS struck out looking. BALLENGER grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

YANKEES 2nd - GUMM popped up to p. JONES struck out looking. MORRIS popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PIRATES 3rd - JONES to cf. MORRIS to dh. HOOFNAGLE to lf. ROMEO to 2b. MONTGOMERY to rf. HACKMAN struck out looking. BALLENGER reached on a fielding error by 1b. JONES reached on a fielding error by 2b; BALLENGER advanced to second. ELLIS struck out swinging. SMITH struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

YANKEES 3rd - GESS to 3b. HACKMAN to rf. HOOFNAGLE grounded out to 2b. ROMEO walked. MONTGOMERY struck out looking. ROMEO advanced to second on a passed ball. ROUTT walked. ASHER singled to right field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; ROUTT advanced to third; ROMEO scored. CROPPER singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; ASHER scored; ROUTT scored. CLARK singled through the left side, RBI; CROPPER scored. GUMM singled through the left side; CLARK advanced to second. JONES reached on a fielding error by 3b; GUMM advanced to second; CLARK advanced to third. MORRIS reached on a fielding error by ss; JONES advanced to second; GUMM advanced to third; CLARK scored, unearned. HOOFNAGLE singled up the middle, RBI; MORRIS advanced to second; JONES advanced to third; GUMM scored, unearned. ROMEO walked, RBI; HOOFNAGLE advanced to second; MORRIS advanced to third; JONES scored, unearned. 7 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

 
Line score
 


YANKEES 15, PIRATES 0 (Mar 31, 2026 at Lexington, KY)
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PIRATES............. 000  -  0  1  3
YANKEES............. 807  - 15  9  3
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Pitchers: PIRATES - JOHN ELLIS; HUNTER BALLENGER(1) and JACK SMITH. YANKEES - GUNNAR GUMM and
BENTLEY ROUTT.
Win-GUNNAR GUMM  Loss-JOHN ELLIS  T-1:12  A-0
Weather: Partly Cloudy 79
Game notes:
PITCH COUNTS: Pirates - Ellis 43, Helton 66*.
Yankees - Gumm 55.