YANKEES vs CUBS (Apr 18, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 22 (3-3), CUBS 7 (4-2)
Apr 18, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

YANKEES  ab  rbi 
OWEN FANNIN lf/dh 
NIALL ASHER ss/p 
HENRY CROPPER p/2b 
MILES CLARK 3b/1b 
GUNNAR GUMM 2b/dh 
BENTLEY ROUTT c/2b 
ANDREW MORRIS rf/dh 
HAYLON JONES cf/2b 
LEVI ROMEO 1b/ss 
JAMES C HOOFNAGLE dh/lf 
WYATT MONTGOMERY dh/rf 
Totals   35  22  16  15 

CUBS  ab  rbi 
LOGAN GRACE cf/p 
LUKE WEBER ss/3b 
RIKER LUGO p/ss 
CLAY GROTE c 
TRAVIS ROGERS 1b/p 
WILLIAM TIMMERMAN 3b/2b 
RYAN WEBER 2b/p 
RYDER LYKINS rf 
GAEL TOVIAS dh/lf 
JACK CALLAHAN lf/dh 
Totals   25 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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YANKEES............. 21(11) 17 - 22 16  3
CUBS................ 204    01 -  7  7  5
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E - CLARK 2(4); MORRIS(1); L. WEBER 2(4); LUGO(2); GROTE(1); TIMMERMAN(1). LOB - YANKEES 8; CUBS 6. 2B - GRACE(1); LUGO(1). HR - ASHER(1). HBP - ROMEO; GROTE. SB - FANNIN(3); CROPPER(1).

YANKEES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
HENRY CROPPER W,1-1  3.2  21  21 
NIALL ASHER   1.1 
 
CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
RIKER LUGO L,0-1  2.1  13  17 
RYAN WEBER   0.2 
LOGAN GRACE   1.1  13 
TRAVIS ROGERS   0.2 

WP - ASHER(6); CROPPER 2(3); GRACE 2(2); LUGO 4(8); R. WEBER(2). HBP - by R. WEBER (ROMEO); by ASHER (GROTE). PB - GROTE 2(5).

Strikeouts - FANNIN 2; GUMM 2; ROUTT; MORRIS; ROMEO; MONTGOMERY 2; L. WEBER; ROGERS; TOVIAS; CALLAHAN. Walks - CLARK; GUMM; ROUTT 2; JONES 3; ROMEO; HOOFNAGLE; LUGO; TIMMERMAN.

Umpires -
Start: 8:59 am Time: 2:11 Attendance:
Weather: Mostly Cloudy 72 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: YANKEES - Cropper 61, Asher 28. Cubs - Lugo 83, R. Weber 30, Grace 50, Rogers 18.

 
Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 22 (3-3), CUBS 7 (4-2)
Apr 18, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

YANKEES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
OWEN FANNIN lf/dh 
NIALL ASHER ss/p 
HENRY CROPPER p/2b 
MILES CLARK 3b/1b 
GUNNAR GUMM 2b/dh 
BENTLEY ROUTT c/2b 
ANDREW MORRIS rf/dh 
HAYLON JONES cf/2b 
LEVI ROMEO 1b/ss 
JAMES C HOOFNAGLE dh/lf 
WYATT MONTGOMERY dh/rf 
Totals  35  22  16  15  15 
  
CUBS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
LOGAN GRACE cf/p 
LUKE WEBER ss/3b 
RIKER LUGO p/ss 
CLAY GROTE c 
TRAVIS ROGERS 1b/p 
WILLIAM TIMMERMAN 3b/2b 
RYAN WEBER 2b/p 
RYDER LYKINS rf 
GAEL TOVIAS dh/lf 
JACK CALLAHAN lf/dh 
Totals  25  15 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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YANKEES............. 21(11) 17 - 22 16  3
CUBS................ 204    01 -  7  7  5
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E - CLARK 2(4); MORRIS(1); L. WEBER 2(4); LUGO(2); GROTE(1); TIMMERMAN(1). LOB - YANKEES 8; CUBS 6. 2B - GRACE(1); LUGO(1). HR - ASHER(1). HBP - ROMEO; GROTE. SB - FANNIN(3); CROPPER(1).

YANKEES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
HENRY CROPPER W,1-1  3.2  21  21 
NIALL ASHER   1.1 
  
CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
RIKER LUGO L,0-1  2.1  13  17 
RYAN WEBER   0.2 
LOGAN GRACE   1.1  13 
TRAVIS ROGERS   0.2 

Win - CROPPER (1-1). Loss - LUGO (0-1). Save - None. WP - ASHER(6); CROPPER 2(3); GRACE 2(2); LUGO 4(8); R. WEBER(2). HBP - by R. WEBER (ROMEO); by ASHER (GROTE). PB - GROTE 2(5).

Umpires -
Start: 8:59 am Time: 2:11 Attendance:
Weather: Mostly Cloudy 72 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: YANKEES - Cropper 61, Asher 28. Cubs - Lugo 83, R. Weber 30, Grace 50, Rogers 18.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 22 (3-3), CUBS 7 (4-2)
Apr 18, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

YANKEES starters: 7/lf FANNIN; 36/ss ASHER; 19/p CROPPER; 14/3b CLARK; 10/2b GUMM; 8/c ROUTT; 99/rf MORRIS; 22/cf JONES; 44/1b ROMEO; 12/dh HOOFNAGLE; 18/dh MONTGOMERY;

CUBS starters: 10/cf GRACE; 44/ss L. WEBER; 22/p LUGO; 33/c GROTE; 7/1b ROGERS; 16/3b TIMMERMAN; 15/2b R. WEBER; 14/rf LYKINS; 11/dh TOVIAS; 42/lf CALLAHAN;

YANKEES 1st - FANNIN struck out swinging, reached first on a passed ball. ASHER reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to third; FANNIN scored, unearned. ASHER scored on a wild pitch, unearned. CROPPER grounded out to 3b. CLARK singled to left center, out at second cf to ss to 2b. GUMM fouled out to 1b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

CUBS 1st - GRACE singled to shortstop. L. WEBER reached on a fielding error by 3b; GRACE advanced to second. LUGO reached on a fielding error by 3b; L. WEBER advanced to second; GRACE advanced to third. GROTE reached on a fielder's choice to third base, RBI; LUGO advanced to second; L. WEBER out at third 3b unassisted; GRACE scored, unearned. GROTE advanced to second on a wild pitch; LUGO advanced to third on a wild pitch. ROGERS singled to left field, RBI; GROTE no advance; LUGO scored, unearned. TIMMERMAN reached on a fielder's choice to third base; ROGERS advanced to second; GROTE out at third 3b unassisted. R. WEBER reached on a fielder's choice; TIMMERMAN out at first 1b unassisted, interference. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

YANKEES 2nd - TOVIAS to lf. CALLAHAN to dh. ROUTT grounded out to p. MORRIS struck out swinging. JONES walked. JONES advanced to second on a wild pitch. JONES advanced to third on a wild pitch, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. ROMEO walked. HOOFNAGLE walked; ROMEO advanced to second. MONTGOMERY struck out looking. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

CUBS 2nd - FANNIN to dh. MORRIS to dh. HOOFNAGLE to lf. MONTGOMERY to rf. LYKINS grounded out to ss. TOVIAS struck out swinging. CALLAHAN grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

YANKEES 3rd - TOVIAS to dh. CALLAHAN to lf. FANNIN singled to second base. FANNIN stole second. ASHER reached on a throwing error by ss, advanced to second; FANNIN advanced to third. CROPPER reached on a fielding error by ss, RBI; ASHER scored, unearned; FANNIN scored. CLARK walked; CROPPER advanced to second. CLARK advanced to second on a wild pitch; CROPPER advanced to third on a wild pitch. GUMM struck out looking. ROUTT struck out swinging, advanced to second on a passed ball; CLARK advanced to third; CROPPER scored, unearned. L. WEBER to 3b. LUGO to ss. TIMMERMAN to 2b. R. WEBER to p. MORRIS singled to shortstop; ROUTT no advance; CLARK no advance. JONES walked, RBI; MORRIS advanced to second; ROUTT advanced to third; CLARK scored, unearned. ROMEO hit by pitch, RBI; JONES advanced to second; MORRIS advanced to third; ROUTT scored, unearned. HOOFNAGLE singled through the left side, 2 RBI; ROMEO advanced to second; JONES scored, team unearned; MORRIS scored, team unearned. MONTGOMERY struck out looking. FANNIN singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; HOOFNAGLE advanced to third; ROMEO scored, team unearned. FANNIN advanced to third on a wild pitch; HOOFNAGLE scored on a wild pitch, team unearned. ASHER homered to center field, 2 RBI, team unearned; FANNIN scored, team unearned. CROPPER singled to right field. MONTGOMERY pinch ran for CROPPER. CROPPER to p for MONTGOMERY. CLARK flied out to cf. 11 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 3rd - CROPPER to p for MONTGOMERY. MONTGOMERY to rf for CROPPER. FANNIN to rf. MORRIS to lf. HOOFNAGLE to dh. MONTGOMERY to dh. GUMM to dh. JONES to 2b. HOOFNAGLE to cf. GRACE doubled to center field. L. WEBER singled through the left side; GRACE advanced to third. LUGO doubled to left field, 2 RBI; L. WEBER scored; GRACE scored. GROTE reached on a dropped fly by lf, advanced to second; LUGO scored, unearned. ROGERS flied out to rf; GROTE advanced to third. GROTE scored on a wild pitch, unearned. TIMMERMAN grounded out to p. R. WEBER grounded out to 2b. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

YANKEES 4th - GRACE to p. TIMMERMAN to cf. R. WEBER to 2b. TOVIAS to lf. CALLAHAN to dh. GUMM struck out swinging. ROUTT walked. MORRIS singled to right field; ROUTT advanced to second. JONES walked; MORRIS advanced to second; ROUTT advanced to third. ROMEO struck out swinging. HOOFNAGLE singled to second base, RBI; JONES advanced to second; MORRIS advanced to third; ROUTT scored. MONTGOMERY flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

CUBS 4th - FANNIN to lf. MORRIS to dh. JONES to cf. HOOFNAGLE to rf. GUMM to 2b. LYKINS popped up to ss. TOVIAS singled to second base. CALLAHAN struck out swinging. GRACE singled to left field; TOVIAS advanced to second. ASHER to p. CROPPER to 2b. GUMM to ss. L. WEBER struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

YANKEES 5th - TOVIAS to dh. CALLAHAN to lf. FANNIN grounded out to ss. ASHER singled through the left side. CROPPER singled to right center; ASHER advanced to third. CROPPER stole second. CLARK singled through the left side, RBI; CROPPER advanced to third; ASHER scored. CLARK advanced to second on a wild pitch. GUMM walked. GUMM advanced to second on a wild pitch; CLARK advanced to third on a wild pitch; CROPPER scored on a wild pitch. ROUTT walked. GRACE to 3b. L. WEBER to 1b. ROGERS to p. MORRIS singled down the lf line, 2 RBI; ROUTT advanced to second; GUMM scored; CLARK scored. JONES singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; MORRIS advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by cf; ROUTT scored. ROMEO singled through the right side, 2 RBI; JONES scored, unearned; MORRIS scored. HOOFNAGLE singled to second base; ROMEO advanced to second. MONTGOMERY grounded out to ss; HOOFNAGLE advanced to second; ROMEO advanced to third. FANNIN struck out looking. 7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

CUBS 5th - FANNIN to dh. CROPPER to 3b. CLARK to 1b. GUMM to c. ROUTT to 2b. MORRIS to lf. ROMEO to ss. HOOFNAGLE to dh. MONTGOMERY to rf. LUGO walked. GROTE hit by pitch; LUGO advanced to second. ROGERS struck out swinging. GROTE advanced to second on a wild pitch; LUGO advanced to third on a wild pitch. TIMMERMAN walked. R. WEBER reached on a fielder's choice to second base, RBI; TIMMERMAN out at second 2b unassisted; GROTE advanced to third; LUGO scored. LYKINS grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 
Line score
 


YANKEES 22, CUBS 7 (Apr 18, 2026 at Lexington, Ky.)
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YANKEES............. 21(11) 17 - 22 16  3      (3-3)
CUBS................ 204    01 -  7  7  5      (4-2)
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Pitchers: YANKEES - HENRY CROPPER; NIALL ASHER(4) and BENTLEY ROUTT; GUNNAR GUMM. CUBS -
RIKER LUGO; RYAN WEBER(3); LOGAN GRACE(4); TRAVIS ROGERS(5) and CLAY GROTE.
Win-HENRY CROPPER(1-1)  Loss-RIKER LUGO(0-1)  T-2:11  A-0
HR YANKEES - NIALL ASHER (1).
Weather: Mostly Cloudy 72
Game notes:
PITCH COUNTS: YANKEES - Cropper 61, Asher 28.
Cubs - Lugo 83, R. Weber 30, Grace 50, Rogers 18.