PIRATES vs CUBS (Apr 21, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
CUBS 18 (5-2), PIRATES 6 (1-7)
Apr 21, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

PIRATES  ab  rbi 
DRAYDEN JONES 2b/ss 
MASON HELTON ss/p 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT cf 
JACK SMITH c 
JOHN ELLIS p/3b 
OWEN BLANDFORD lf/p 
BENNETT GREGORY 1b 
CONNOR HACKMAN 3b/lf 
HUNTER BALLENGER rf 
Totals   19 

CUBS  ab  rbi 
LOGAN GRACE 3b/ss 
LUKE WEBER p/dh 
RIKER LUGO ss/dh 
CLAY GROTE c 
TRAVIS ROGERS 1b 
RYDER LYKINS cf 
GUNNER FINK lf/dh 
WILLIAM TIMMERMAN rf/dh 
RYAN WEBER 2b/p 
GAEL TOVIAS dh/lf 
JACK CALLAHAN dh/rf 
Totals   21  18  12 

Score by Innings              R  H  E
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PIRATES............. 401 1 -  6  7  5
CUBS................ 855 X - 18 12  5
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E - HELTON(3); SMITH 3(4); HACKMAN(2); GROTE 2(3); ROGERS(3); TIMMERMAN(2); R. WEBER(3). DP - CUBS 1. LOB - PIRATES 1; CUBS 3. 3B - L. WEBER(1). HBP - L. WEBER 2; ROGERS. SF - FINK(1). SB - JONES(7); CHESTNUT 2(3); L. WEBER(6); LUGO(1); TIMMERMAN(1); R. WEBER(2). CS - JONES(2).

PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JOHN ELLIS L,0-3  0.0 
OWEN BLANDFORD   2.0  12  10  15  20 
MASON HELTON   1.0 
 
CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
LUKE WEBER W,4-1  3.0  15  15 
RYAN WEBER   1.0 

WP - HELTON(6); ELLIS(8); BLANDFORD 2(5); R. WEBER(3). HBP - by ELLIS (L. WEBER); by ELLIS (ROGERS); by BLANDFORD (L. WEBER). PB - SMITH(2); GROTE(6).

Strikeouts - HELTON; CHESTNUT; SMITH; ELLIS; BLANDFORD; GREGORY; HACKMAN; BALLENGER. Walks - GROTE 3; ROGERS; LYKINS.

Umpires - HP: Brad Moore 1B: Cliff Henderson
Start: 5:30 pm Time: 1:21 Attendance:
Weather: Mostly Sunny 72 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: Pirates - Ellis 18, Blandford 59, Helton 8. Cubs- L. Weber 64, R. Weber 14.
ELLIS faced 6 batters in the 1st.
BLANDFORD faced 5 batters in the 3rd.

 
Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
CUBS 18 (5-2), PIRATES 6 (1-7)
Apr 21, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

PIRATES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
DRAYDEN JONES 2b/ss 
MASON HELTON ss/p 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT cf 
JACK SMITH c 
JOHN ELLIS p/3b 
OWEN BLANDFORD lf/p 
BENNETT GREGORY 1b 
CONNOR HACKMAN 3b/lf 
HUNTER BALLENGER rf 
Totals  19 
  
CUBS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
LOGAN GRACE 3b/ss 
LUKE WEBER p/dh 
RIKER LUGO ss/dh 
CLAY GROTE c 
TRAVIS ROGERS 1b 
RYDER LYKINS cf 
GUNNER FINK lf/dh 
WILLIAM TIMMERMAN rf/dh 
RYAN WEBER 2b/p 
GAEL TOVIAS dh/lf 
JACK CALLAHAN dh/rf 
Totals  21  18  12  12 

Score by Innings              R  H  E
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PIRATES............. 401 1 -  6  7  5
CUBS................ 855 X - 18 12  5
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E - HELTON(3); SMITH 3(4); HACKMAN(2); GROTE 2(3); ROGERS(3); TIMMERMAN(2); R. WEBER(3). DP - CUBS 1. LOB - PIRATES 1; CUBS 3. 3B - L. WEBER(1). HBP - L. WEBER 2; ROGERS. SF - FINK(1). SB - JONES(7); CHESTNUT 2(3); L. WEBER(6); LUGO(1); TIMMERMAN(1); R. WEBER(2). CS - JONES(2).

PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JOHN ELLIS L,0-3  0.0 
OWEN BLANDFORD   2.0  12  10  15  20 
MASON HELTON   1.0 
  
CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
LUKE WEBER W,4-1  3.0  15  15 
RYAN WEBER   1.0 

Win - L. WEBER (4-1). Loss - ELLIS (0-3). Save - None. WP - HELTON(6); ELLIS(8); BLANDFORD 2(5); R. WEBER(3). HBP - by ELLIS (L. WEBER); by ELLIS (ROGERS); by BLANDFORD (L. WEBER). PB - SMITH(2); GROTE(6).

Umpires - HP: Brad Moore 1B: Cliff Henderson
Start: 5:30 pm Time: 1:21 Attendance:
Weather: Mostly Sunny 72 Game notes: PITCH COUNTS: Pirates - Ellis 18, Blandford 59, Helton 8. Cubs- L. Weber 64, R. Weber 14.
ELLIS faced 6 batters in the 1st.
BLANDFORD faced 5 batters in the 3rd.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
CUBS 18 (5-2), PIRATES 6 (1-7)
Apr 21, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

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

CUBS starters: 10/3b GRACE; 44/p L. WEBER; 22/ss LUGO; 33/c GROTE; 7/1b ROGERS; 14/cf LYKINS; 64/lf FINK; 16/rf TIMMERMAN; 15/2b R. WEBER; 11/dh TOVIAS; 42/dh CALLAHAN;

PIRATES 1st - JONES singled through the right side. JONES stole second. HELTON singled to second base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b; JONES scored. CHESTNUT struck out swinging, reached first on a passed ball; HELTON scored, unearned. CHESTNUT stole second. SMITH singled to pitcher; CHESTNUT advanced to third, scored on a muffed throw by 1b, unearned. ELLIS struck out looking; SMITH scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. BLANDFORD struck out looking. GREGORY singled through the left side. HACKMAN struck out looking. 4 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 1st - GRACE singled up the middle. L. WEBER hit by pitch; GRACE advanced to second. LUGO singled through the left side, RBI; L. WEBER advanced to third; GRACE scored. LUGO stole second; L. WEBER stole home. LUGO scored on a throwing error by c. GROTE walked. GROTE advanced to second on a wild pitch. ROGERS hit by pitch. LYKINS walked; ROGERS advanced to second; GROTE advanced to third. ELLIS to 3b. BLANDFORD to p. HACKMAN to lf. FINK singled to left field, RBI; LYKINS advanced to second; ROGERS advanced to third; GROTE scored. TIMMERMAN reached on a fielder's choice to third base; FINK advanced to second; LYKINS advanced to third; ROGERS out at home 3b to c. R. WEBER singled to right field, 2 RBI; TIMMERMAN advanced to third; FINK scored; LYKINS scored. R. WEBER advanced to second on a passed ball; TIMMERMAN scored on a passed ball. R. WEBER advanced to third on a wild pitch. TOVIAS lined out to 2b. R. WEBER stole home. CALLAHAN singled down the rf line. GRACE reached on a fielder's choice to second base; CALLAHAN out at second 2b to ss. 8 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 2nd - FINK to dh. TIMMERMAN to dh. TOVIAS to lf. CALLAHAN to rf. BALLENGER struck out swinging. JONES singled to shortstop. HELTON struck out swinging, hit into double play c to ss; JONES out on the play, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

CUBS 2nd - L. WEBER tripled to right field. L. WEBER scored on a wild pitch. LUGO singled to center field. GROTE walked; LUGO advanced to second. LUGO advanced to third on a throwing error by c. ROGERS walked, advanced to second; GROTE scored, unearned; LUGO scored on a throwing error by c. LYKINS grounded out to ss; ROGERS advanced to third. FINK flied out to cf, SF, RBI; ROGERS scored. TIMMERMAN singled through the left side, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf. TIMMERMAN stole third. R. WEBER reached on a throwing error by ss, advanced to second; TIMMERMAN scored, unearned. TOVIAS flied out to cf. 5 runs, 3 hits, 4 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 3rd - FINK to lf. TIMMERMAN to rf. TOVIAS to dh. CALLAHAN to dh. CHESTNUT singled to right field. CHESTNUT stole second. CHESTNUT scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. SMITH struck out swinging. ELLIS flied out to cf. BLANDFORD grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

CUBS 3rd - CALLAHAN singled up the middle. GRACE singled to right field; CALLAHAN advanced to second. L. WEBER hit by pitch; GRACE advanced to second; CALLAHAN advanced to third. LUGO singled through the right side, 2 RBI; L. WEBER advanced to third; GRACE scored; CALLAHAN scored. GROTE walked; LUGO advanced to second. JONES to ss. HELTON to p. BLANDFORD to 2b. GROTE advanced to second on a wild pitch; LUGO advanced to third on a wild pitch; L. WEBER scored on a wild pitch. ROGERS singled through the left side, RBI; GROTE advanced to third; LUGO scored. LYKINS reached on a fielder's choice to second base, RBI; ROGERS out at second 2b to ss; GROTE scored. FINK reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; LYKINS out at second ss to 2b. TIMMERMAN reached on a fielder's choice to third base; FINK out at second 3b to 2b. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 4th - GRACE to ss. L. WEBER to dh. LUGO to dh. TIMMERMAN to 2b. R. WEBER to p. TOVIAS to rf. CALLAHAN to 3b. GREGORY struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. HACKMAN reached on a fielding error by 2b. HACKMAN advanced to second on a wild pitch. BALLENGER singled through the left side, RBI; HACKMAN scored, unearned. JONES grounded out to 1b unassisted; BALLENGER advanced to second. BALLENGER out at second ss unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
 


CUBS 18, PIRATES 6 (Apr 21, 2026 at Lexington, Ky.)
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PIRATES............. 401 1 -  6  7  5      (1-7)
CUBS................ 855 X - 18 12  5      (5-2)
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Pitchers: PIRATES - JOHN ELLIS; OWEN BLANDFORD(1); MASON HELTON(3) and JACK SMITH. CUBS -
LUKE WEBER; RYAN WEBER(4) and CLAY GROTE.
Win-LUKE WEBER(4-1)  Loss-JOHN ELLIS(0-3)  T-1:21  A-0
Weather: Mostly Sunny 72
Game notes:
PITCH COUNTS: Pirates - Ellis 18, Blandford 59, Helton 8.
Cubs- L. Weber 64, R. Weber 14.

ELLIS faced 6 batters in the 1st.
BLANDFORD faced 5 batters in the 3rd.