YANKEES vs PIRATES (Apr 20, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 18 (4-3), PIRATES 10 (1-6)
Apr 20, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

YANKEES  ab  rbi 
OWEN FANNIN 3b/cf 
NIALL ASHER ss 
MILES CLARK 1b 
ANDREW MORRIS rf/dh 
BENTLEY ROUTT lf/2b 
JAMES C HOOFNAGLE cf/lf 
GUNNAR GUMM 2b/dh 
HAYLON JONES p/cf 
LEVI ROMEO c 
WYATT MONTGOMERY dh/rf 
HENRY CROPPER dh/3b 
Totals   27  18  14  14 

PIRATES  ab  rbi 
DRAYDEN JONES 2b 
MASON HELTON ss/p 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT cf 
JACK SMITH p/3b 
JOHN ELLIS c 
OWEN BLANDFORD lf 
BENNETT GREGORY 1b/p 
CONNOR HACKMAN rf 
HUNTER BALLENGER 3b/ss 
Totals   20  10 

Score by Innings              R  H  E
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YANKEES............. 426 6 - 18 14  3
PIRATES............. 041 5 - 10  7  5
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E - MORRIS(2); JONES(5); ROMEO(2); ELLIS 2(7); BLANDFORD(1); BALLENGER 2(2). LOB - YANKEES 9; PIRATES 5. 2B - ASHER(2); CLARK(1); BALLENGER(1). HBP - SMITH. SB - FANNIN(4); ASHER 2(3); CLARK(1); HELTON(3); SMITH(2); ELLIS(1); HACKMAN(1).

YANKEES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
HAYLON JONES W,1-0  2.0  12 
BENTLEY ROUTT   1.1  12 
GUNNAR GUMM   0.2 
 
PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JACK SMITH L,1-2  2.2  14  19 
MASON HELTON   0.1 
BENNETT GREGORY   1.0  12 

WP - ROUTT 5(5); JONES 3(3); HELTON(5); SMITH 3(13); GREGORY 2(6). HBP - by ROUTT (SMITH). PB - ROMEO(4).

Strikeouts - FANNIN; MORRIS; ROUTT 2; HOOFNAGLE 2; JONES; ROMEO 2; MONTGOMERY; CHESTNUT 2; SMITH; ELLIS; HACKMAN; BALLENGER. Walks - FANNIN 2; CLARK; MORRIS; ROUTT; HOOFNAGLE; GUMM 2; ROMEO; MONTGOMERY 2; CROPPER; JONES 2; HELTON; ELLIS; BLANDFORD; HACKMAN.

Umpires - HP: Cliff Henderson 1B: Brad Moore
Start: 7:33 pm Time: 1:50 Attendance:
Weather: Sunny 56 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: Yankees - Jones 54, Routt 45,

 
Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 18 (4-3), PIRATES 10 (1-6)
Apr 20, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

YANKEES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
OWEN FANNIN 3b/cf 
NIALL ASHER ss 
MILES CLARK 1b 
ANDREW MORRIS rf/dh 
BENTLEY ROUTT lf/2b 
JAMES C HOOFNAGLE cf/lf 
GUNNAR GUMM 2b/dh 
HAYLON JONES p/cf 
LEVI ROMEO c 
WYATT MONTGOMERY dh/rf 
HENRY CROPPER dh/3b 
Totals  27  18  14  14  12  10  12 
  
PIRATES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
DRAYDEN JONES 2b 
MASON HELTON ss/p 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT cf 
JACK SMITH p/3b 
JOHN ELLIS c 
OWEN BLANDFORD lf 
BENNETT GREGORY 1b/p 
CONNOR HACKMAN rf 
HUNTER BALLENGER 3b/ss 
Totals  20  10  12 

Score by Innings              R  H  E
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YANKEES............. 426 6 - 18 14  3
PIRATES............. 041 5 - 10  7  5
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E - MORRIS(2); JONES(5); ROMEO(2); ELLIS 2(7); BLANDFORD(1); BALLENGER 2(2). LOB - YANKEES 9; PIRATES 5. 2B - ASHER(2); CLARK(1); BALLENGER(1). HBP - SMITH. SB - FANNIN(4); ASHER 2(3); CLARK(1); HELTON(3); SMITH(2); ELLIS(1); HACKMAN(1).

YANKEES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
HAYLON JONES W,1-0  2.0  12 
BENTLEY ROUTT   1.1  12 
GUNNAR GUMM   0.2 
  
PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JACK SMITH L,1-2  2.2  14  19 
MASON HELTON   0.1 
BENNETT GREGORY   1.0  12 

Win - JONES (1-0). Loss - SMITH (1-2). Save - None. WP - ROUTT 5(5); JONES 3(3); HELTON(5); SMITH 3(13); GREGORY 2(6). HBP - by ROUTT (SMITH). PB - ROMEO(4).

Umpires - HP: Cliff Henderson 1B: Brad Moore
Start: 7:33 pm Time: 1:50 Attendance:
Weather: Sunny 56 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: Yankees - Jones 54, Routt 45,

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 18 (4-3), PIRATES 10 (1-6)
Apr 20, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

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

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

YANKEES 1st - FANNIN walked. ASHER singled to pitcher; FANNIN advanced to second. ASHER stole second, advanced to third; FANNIN stole third, scored on a throwing error by c. CLARK walked. CLARK stole second. MORRIS struck out swinging. ROUTT struck out looking. HOOFNAGLE walked. ASHER stole home. HOOFNAGLE advanced to second on a wild pitch; CLARK advanced to third on a wild pitch. GUMM walked. JONES singled up the middle, 2 RBI; GUMM advanced to second; HOOFNAGLE scored; CLARK scored. ROMEO struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

PIRATES 1st - JONES walked. HELTON walked; JONES advanced to second. CHESTNUT popped up to 3b. SMITH struck out swinging. ELLIS popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

YANKEES 2nd - MONTGOMERY struck out looking. CROPPER singled through the left side. FANNIN struck out looking. ASHER singled up the middle; CROPPER advanced to second. CLARK doubled to left center, 2 RBI; ASHER scored; CROPPER scored. MORRIS walked. MORRIS advanced to second on a wild pitch; CLARK advanced to third on a wild pitch. ROUTT struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

PIRATES 2nd - FANNIN to cf. MORRIS to dh. ROUTT to 2b. HOOFNAGLE to lf. GUMM to dh. MONTGOMERY to rf. CROPPER to 3b. BLANDFORD singled to left field. GREGORY lined out to p. BLANDFORD advanced to second on a wild pitch. BLANDFORD advanced to third on a wild pitch. HACKMAN walked. HACKMAN stole second. BALLENGER doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; HACKMAN scored; BLANDFORD. BALLENGER advanced to third on a passed ball. JONES walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a throwing error by p; BALLENGER scored on a wild pitch. HELTON grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; JONES scored, unearned. CHESTNUT struck out swinging. 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

YANKEES 3rd - HOOFNAGLE struck out looking. GUMM singled to second base. GUMM advanced to second on a wild pitch. JONES struck out looking. HELTON to p. SMITH to 3b. BALLENGER to ss. ROMEO walked. MONTGOMERY walked; ROMEO advanced to second; GUMM advanced to third. CROPPER singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; MONTGOMERY advanced to third; ROMEO scored; GUMM scored. FANNIN singled to second base, RBI; CROPPER advanced to third; MONTGOMERY scored. ASHER singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, advanced to third on the throw, RBI; FANNIN scored; CROPPER scored. ASHER scored on a muffed throw by c, unearned. CLARK singled to left center. CLARK advanced to second on a wild pitch. MORRIS reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; CLARK advanced to third on a throwing error by ss. ROUTT reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; MORRIS out at second ss to 2b. 6 runs, 5 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB.

PIRATES 3rd - FANNIN to rf. MORRIS to 3b. ROUTT to p. GUMM to 2b. JONES to cf. MONTGOMERY to dh. CROPPER to dh. SMITH singled down the rf line. SMITH advanced to second on a wild pitch. ELLIS struck out swinging. BLANDFORD grounded out to p; SMITH advanced to third. SMITH scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. GREGORY reached on a fielding error by 3b. HACKMAN struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

YANKEES 4th - HELTON to ss. SMITH to 1b. GREGORY to p. BALLENGER to 3b. HOOFNAGLE singled to pitcher. HOOFNAGLE advanced to second on a wild pitch. GUMM walked. JONES popped up to p. GUMM advanced to second on a wild pitch; HOOFNAGLE advanced to third on a wild pitch. ROMEO struck out looking. MONTGOMERY walked. CROPPER walked, RBI; MONTGOMERY advanced to second; GUMM advanced to third; HOOFNAGLE scored. FANNIN walked, RBI; CROPPER advanced to second; MONTGOMERY advanced to third; GUMM scored. ASHER doubled to center field, 2 RBI; FANNIN advanced to third; CROPPER scored; MONTGOMERY scored. CLARK singled through the left side, 2 RBI; ASHER scored; FANNIN scored. MORRIS singled to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b; CLARK advanced to third. ROUTT walked. HOOFNAGLE struck out looking. 6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

PIRATES 4th - MORRIS to lf. HOOFNAGLE to dh. MONTGOMERY to 3b. BALLENGER singled to first base. BALLENGER advanced to third on a wild pitch. JONES singled up the middle, RBI; BALLENGER scored. JONES advanced to second on a wild pitch. HELTON singled down the 1b line, bunt, RBI; JONES scored. HELTON stole second. HELTON advanced to third. HELTON scored on a wild pitch. CHESTNUT struck out swinging. SMITH hit by pitch. SMITH stole second. SMITH advanced to third on a wild pitch. ELLIS walked. ELLIS stole second. BLANDFORD walked. ROUTT to 2b. GUMM to p. GREGORY singled to left field, 2 RBI; BLANDFORD advanced to second; ELLIS scored; SMITH scored. HACKMAN fouled out to 1b. BALLENGER struck out looking. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 
Line score
 


YANKEES 18, PIRATES 10 (Apr 20, 2026 at Lexington, Ky.)
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YANKEES............. 426 6 - 18 14  3      (4-3)
PIRATES............. 041 5 - 10  7  5      (1-6)
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Pitchers: YANKEES - HAYLON JONES; BENTLEY ROUTT(3); GUNNAR GUMM(4) and LEVI ROMEO. PIRATES -
JACK SMITH; MASON HELTON(3); BENNETT GREGORY(4) and JOHN ELLIS.
Win-HAYLON JONES(1-0)  Loss-JACK SMITH(1-2)  T-1:50  A-0
Weather: Sunny 56
Game notes:
PITCH COUNTS: Yankees - Jones 54, Routt 45,