ANGELS vs PIRATES (Apr 18, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
ANGELS 5 (2-3-1), PIRATES 2 (1-5)
Apr 18, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

ANGELS  ab  rbi 
COLE RANKIN rf 
JAXON ANGLIN lf 
JOSIAH HUGHES ss 
JORY WOODLEY cf/1b 
PRESTON FRAUENKNECHT p/3b 
LOGAN KAPTEYN 3b/cf 
THEODORE HUGHES 2b 
JONAH PURSIFUL 1b/p 
SAWYER KAPTEYN c 
Totals   23 

PIRATES  ab  rbi 
DRAYDEN JONES 2b 
MASON HELTON ss 
JACK SMITH 3b/p 
JOHN ELLIS c 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT p/3b 
OWEN BLANDFORD cf 
BENNETT GREGORY 1b 
KATELYN GESS rf/dh 
AYDEN CURD dh/rf 
CONNOR HACKMAN lf 
Totals   20 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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ANGELS.............. 001 220 -  5  7  1
PIRATES............. 100 100 -  2  1  0
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E - T. HUGHES(2). LOB - ANGELS 3; PIRATES 2. 2B - FRAUENKNECHT(1). HBP - ANGLIN. SB - JONES 3(6). CS - WOODLEY(2).

ANGELS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
PRESTON FRAUENKNECHT W,1-0  4.0  14  15 
JONAH PURSIFUL S,1  2.0 
 
PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT L,0-1  4.0  16  18 
JACK SMITH   2.0 

WP - FRAUENKNECHT 4(5); CHESTNUT 5(5). HBP - by SMITH (ANGLIN). PB - ELLIS(3).

Strikeouts - RANKIN; WOODLEY; PURSIFUL 2; HELTON 2; SMITH; ELLIS; CHESTNUT 2; BLANDFORD 2; GREGORY 2; GESS 2; CURD; HACKMAN. Walks - L. KAPTEYN; S. KAPTEYN; SMITH; CURD.

Umpires -
Start: 2:31 pm Time: 1:32 Attendance:
Weather: Cloudy 69 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: Angels - Frauenknecht 62, Pursiful 30. Pirates: Boyd-Chestnut 57, Smith 31.

 
Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
ANGELS 5 (2-3-1), PIRATES 2 (1-5)
Apr 18, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

ANGELS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
COLE RANKIN rf 
JAXON ANGLIN lf 
JOSIAH HUGHES ss 
JORY WOODLEY cf/1b 
PRESTON FRAUENKNECHT p/3b 
LOGAN KAPTEYN 3b/cf 
THEODORE HUGHES 2b 
JONAH PURSIFUL 1b/p 
SAWYER KAPTEYN c  11 
Totals  23  18 
  
PIRATES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
DRAYDEN JONES 2b 
MASON HELTON ss 
JACK SMITH 3b/p 
JOHN ELLIS c 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT p/3b 
OWEN BLANDFORD cf 
BENNETT GREGORY 1b 
KATELYN GESS rf/dh 
AYDEN CURD dh/rf 
CONNOR HACKMAN lf 
Totals  20  14  18  12 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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ANGELS.............. 001 220 -  5  7  1
PIRATES............. 100 100 -  2  1  0
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E - T. HUGHES(2). LOB - ANGELS 3; PIRATES 2. 2B - FRAUENKNECHT(1). HBP - ANGLIN. SB - JONES 3(6). CS - WOODLEY(2).

ANGELS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
PRESTON FRAUENKNECHT W,1-0  4.0  14  15 
JONAH PURSIFUL S,1  2.0 
  
PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT L,0-1  4.0  16  18 
JACK SMITH   2.0 

Win - FRAUENKNECHT (1-0). Loss - CHESTNUT (0-1). Save - PURSIFUL (1). WP - FRAUENKNECHT 4(5); CHESTNUT 5(5). HBP - by SMITH (ANGLIN). PB - ELLIS(3).

Umpires -
Start: 2:31 pm Time: 1:32 Attendance:
Weather: Cloudy 69 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: Angels - Frauenknecht 62, Pursiful 30. Pirates: Boyd-Chestnut 57, Smith 31.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
ANGELS 5 (2-3-1), PIRATES 2 (1-5)
Apr 18, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

ANGELS starters: 33/rf RANKIN; 99/lf ANGLIN; 8/ss J. HUGHES; 11/cf WOODLEY; 35/p FRAUENKNECHT; 2/3b L. KAPTEYN; 13/2b T. HUGHES; 23/1b PURSIFUL; 32/c S. KAPTEYN;

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

ANGELS 1st - RANKIN popped up to 2b. ANGLIN popped up to 2b. J. HUGHES grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PIRATES 1st - JONES singled to center field. JONES stole second. HELTON struck out swinging. JONES advanced to third on a wild pitch. SMITH struck out looking. JONES scored on a wild pitch. ELLIS struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ANGELS 2nd - WOODLEY singled through the right side. WOODLEY out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. FRAUENKNECHT out at first p to ss to 1b. L. KAPTEYN flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PIRATES 2nd - CHESTNUT struck out looking. BLANDFORD struck out looking. GREGORY struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ANGELS 3rd - T. HUGHES singled to center field. T. HUGHES advanced to second on a wild pitch. PURSIFUL struck out swinging. T. HUGHES advanced to third on a passed ball. S. KAPTEYN walked; T. HUGHES scored on a wild pitch, unearned. RANKIN reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; S. KAPTEYN out at second ss to 2b. RANKIN advanced to third on a wild pitch. ANGLIN grounded out to 2b, bunt. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 3rd - GESS struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. CURD struck out swinging. HACKMAN grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ANGELS 4th - J. HUGHES singled to shortstop. J. HUGHES advanced to second on a wild pitch. WOODLEY grounded out to 1b unassisted; J. HUGHES advanced to third. FRAUENKNECHT grounded out to ss, RBI; J. HUGHES scored. L. KAPTEYN walked. T. HUGHES singled to third base; L. KAPTEYN advanced to second. T. HUGHES advanced to second on a wild pitch; L. KAPTEYN advanced to third on a wild pitch. PURSIFUL singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; T. HUGHES advanced to third; L. KAPTEYN scored. S. KAPTEYN grounded out to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

PIRATES 4th - JONES reached on a fielding error by 2b. HELTON reached on a fielder's choice to second base; JONES out at second 2b to ss. HELTON advanced to third on a wild pitch. SMITH walked; HELTON scored on a wild pitch, unearned. ELLIS flied out to cf. CHESTNUT struck out swinging, out at first c to ss. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

ANGELS 5th - SMITH to p. CHESTNUT to 3b. GESS to dh. CURD to rf. RANKIN struck out swinging. ANGLIN hit by pitch. J. HUGHES singled through the right side; ANGLIN advanced to second. WOODLEY struck out swinging. FRAUENKNECHT doubled, out at third rf to 2b to 3b, 2 RBI; J. HUGHES scored; ANGLIN scored. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PIRATES 5th - WOODLEY to 1b. FRAUENKNECHT to 3b. L. KAPTEYN to cf. PURSIFUL to p. BLANDFORD struck out swinging. GREGORY struck out swinging. GESS struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ANGELS 6th - L. KAPTEYN grounded out to ss. T. HUGHES grounded out to 2b. PURSIFUL struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PIRATES 6th - CURD walked. HACKMAN struck out looking. JONES reached on a fielder's choice to second base; CURD out at second 2b to ss. JONES stole second. JONES stole third. HELTON struck out looking, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Line score
 


ANGELS 5, PIRATES 2 (Apr 18, 2026 at Lexington, Ky.)
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ANGELS.............. 001 220  -  5  7  1      (2-3-1)
PIRATES............. 100 100  -  2  1  0      (1-5)
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Pitchers: ANGELS - PRESTON FRAUENKNECHT; JONAH PURSIFUL(5) and SAWYER KAPTEYN. PIRATES -
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT; JACK SMITH(5) and JOHN ELLIS.
Win-PRESTON FRAUENKNECHT(1-0)  Save-JONAH PURSIFUL(1)  Loss-KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT(0-1)  T-1:32  A-0
Weather: Cloudy 69
Game notes:
PITCH COUNTS: Angels - Frauenknecht 62, Pursiful 30.
Pirates: Boyd-Chestnut 57, Smith 31.