PIRATES vs YANKEES (May 11, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 11 (7-6), PIRATES 3 (1-12)
May 11, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

PIRATES  ab  rbi 
DRAYDEN JONES ss 
MASON HELTON 3b 
OWEN BLANDFORD cf/dh 
JACK SMITH c 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT dh/cf 
JOHN ELLIS 1b/p 
BENNETT GREGORY p/1b 
KATELYN GESS 2b/dh 
AYDEN CURD rf 
CONNOR HACKMAN lf/dh 
Totals   21 

YANKEES  ab  rbi 
OWEN FANNIN lf/3b 
NIALL ASHER ss 
HENRY CROPPER p 
MILES CLARK 3b/1b 
GUNNAR GUMM 2b/c 
HAYLON JONES cf 
BENTLEY ROUTT c/lf 
LEVI ROMEO 1b/c 
JAMES C HOOFNAGLE rf/dh 
WYATT MONTGOMERY dh/rf 
Totals   25  11  12  10 

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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PIRATES............. 201 00 -  3  6  3
YANKEES............. 204 23 - 11 12  1
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Note: None out, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - HELTON(5); CURD(1); HACKMAN(4); ASHER(9). DP - YANKEES 1. LOB - PIRATES 3; YANKEES 9. 2B - GREGORY(1). SB - HELTON(8); BLANDFORD(3).

PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
BENNETT GREGORY L,0-2  2.2  14  18 
JOHN ELLIS   1.1  11  14 
 
YANKEES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
HENRY CROPPER W,3-1  5.0  21  21 

WP - ELLIS 2(14); GREGORY 3(17); CROPPER 4(14). PB - SMITH 2(7).

Strikeouts - SMITH; CHESTNUT; GESS; CURD; HACKMAN; FANNIN; ROUTT; ROMEO; MONTGOMERY. Walks - FANNIN; ASHER; GUMM; JONES; ROUTT; ROMEO; MONTGOMERY.

Umpires - HP: Brad Moore 1B: Cliff Henderson
Start: 5:30 pm Time: 1:33 Attendance:
Weather: Mostly Sunny 72 Game notes: PITCH TOTALS: Pirates - Gregory 77, Ellis 35. Yankees - Cropper 71.
ELLIS faced 6 batters in the 5th.

 
Box Score
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 11 (7-6), PIRATES 3 (1-12)
May 11, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

PIRATES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
DRAYDEN JONES ss 
MASON HELTON 3b 
OWEN BLANDFORD cf/dh 
JACK SMITH c 
KASH BOYD-CHESTNUT dh/cf 
JOHN ELLIS 1b/p 
BENNETT GREGORY p/1b 
KATELYN GESS 2b/dh 
AYDEN CURD rf 
CONNOR HACKMAN lf/dh 
Totals  21  12 
  
YANKEES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
OWEN FANNIN lf/3b 
NIALL ASHER ss 
HENRY CROPPER p 
MILES CLARK 3b/1b 
GUNNAR GUMM 2b/c 
HAYLON JONES cf 
BENTLEY ROUTT c/lf 
LEVI ROMEO 1b/c 
JAMES C HOOFNAGLE rf/dh 
WYATT MONTGOMERY dh/rf 
Totals  25  11  12  10  15 

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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PIRATES............. 201 00 -  3  6  3
YANKEES............. 204 23 - 11 12  1
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Note: None out, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - HELTON(5); CURD(1); HACKMAN(4); ASHER(9). DP - YANKEES 1. LOB - PIRATES 3; YANKEES 9. 2B - GREGORY(1). SB - HELTON(8); BLANDFORD(3).

PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
BENNETT GREGORY L,0-2  2.2  14  18 
JOHN ELLIS   1.1  11  14 
  
YANKEES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
HENRY CROPPER W,3-1  5.0  21  21 

Win - CROPPER (3-1). Loss - GREGORY (0-2). Save - None. WP - ELLIS 2(14); GREGORY 3(17); CROPPER 4(14). PB - SMITH 2(7).

Umpires - HP: Brad Moore 1B: Cliff Henderson
Start: 5:30 pm Time: 1:33 Attendance:
Weather: Mostly Sunny 72 Game notes: PITCH TOTALS: Pirates - Gregory 77, Ellis 35. Yankees - Cropper 71.
ELLIS faced 6 batters in the 5th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Bluegrass Little League Baseball
YANKEES 11 (7-6), PIRATES 3 (1-12)
May 11, 2026 at Lexington, Ky. (Cardinal Run Park #5)

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

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

PIRATES 1st - JONES grounded out to ss. HELTON singled through the right side. HELTON stole second. BLANDFORD singled to shortstop; HELTON advanced to third. BLANDFORD stole second. BLANDFORD advanced to third on a wild pitch; HELTON scored on a wild pitch. BLANDFORD scored on a wild pitch. SMITH popped up to ss. Batter set to ELLIS. ELLIS grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

YANKEES 1st - FANNIN struck out looking. ASHER walked. ASHER advanced to second on a wild pitch. CROPPER singled to left field, RBI; ASHER scored. CROPPER advanced to second on a passed ball. CLARK singled up the middle, RBI; CROPPER scored, unearned. GUMM reached on a fielder's choice to second base; CLARK out at second 2b unassisted. JONES singled to center field; GUMM advanced to second, out at third ss to 3b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 2nd - FANNIN to 3b. CLARK to 1b. ROUTT to lf. ROMEO to c. GREGORY doubled to right center. GESS grounded into double play ss to 1b to 3b; GREGORY out on the play. CURD struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

YANKEES 2nd - ROUTT struck out swinging. ROMEO struck out swinging. HOOFNAGLE grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PIRATES 3rd - FANNIN to lf. GUMM to c. ROUTT to 2b. ROMEO to 3b. HOOFNAGLE to dh. MONTGOMERY to rf. HACKMAN struck out looking. Batter set to CHESTNUT. CHESTNUT singled to center field. Batter set to JONES. JONES singled to left field; CHESTNUT advanced to second. HELTON singled to second base; JONES advanced to second; CHESTNUT advanced to third. BLANDFORD reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher; HELTON advanced to second; JONES advanced to third; CHESTNUT out at home p to c. BLANDFORD advanced to second on a wild pitch; HELTON advanced to third on a wild pitch; JONES scored on a wild pitch. SMITH struck out swinging. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

YANKEES 3rd - BLANDFORD to dh. CHESTNUT to cf. MONTGOMERY struck out swinging. FANNIN reached on an error by lf, advanced to second. FANNIN advanced to third on a wild pitch. ASHER singled to right center, RBI; FANNIN scored, unearned. ASHER advanced to second on a wild pitch. CROPPER singled to left field, RBI; ASHER scored. CLARK singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw; CROPPER advanced to third. GUMM lined out to 3b. GUMM pinch ran for CROPPER. CROPPER to p for GUMM. JONES walked. ROUTT walked, RBI; JONES advanced to second; CLARK advanced to third; GUMM scored, unearned. ROMEO walked, RBI; ROUTT advanced to second; JONES advanced to third; CLARK scored, unearned. ELLIS to p. GREGORY to 1b. BLANDFORD to lf. HACKMAN to dh. HOOFNAGLE reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; ROMEO out at second ss unassisted. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

PIRATES 4th - CROPPER to p for GUMM. GUMM to c for CROPPER. Batter set to ELLIS. CLARK to 3b. ROMEO to 1b. HOOFNAGLE to rf. MONTGOMERY to dh. ELLIS reached on a fielding error by ss. GREGORY flied out to cf. ELLIS advanced to second on a wild pitch. GESS struck out swinging. CURD popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

YANKEES 4th - GESS to dh. HACKMAN to 2b. MONTGOMERY singled to right field. FANNIN flied out to cf. ASHER singled to right field; MONTGOMERY advanced to second. CROPPER singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; ASHER advanced to third; MONTGOMERY scored. CLARK popped up to p. CROPPER advanced to third on a passed ball; ASHER scored on a passed ball, unearned. GUMM walked. GUMM advanced to second on a wild pitch. JONES popped up to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

PIRATES 5th - FANNIN to 3b. CLARK to 1b. ROMEO to dh. HOOFNAGLE to lf. MONTGOMERY to rf. HACKMAN grounded out to ss. Batter set to CHESTNUT. CHESTNUT struck out swinging. Batter set to JONES. JONES grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

YANKEES 5th - GESS to 2b. HACKMAN to dh. ROUTT reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second. ROMEO singled to right field, RBI; ROUTT scored, unearned. HOOFNAGLE singled through the right side; ROMEO advanced to second, advanced to third on a fielding error by rf. HOOFNAGLE advanced to second on a wild pitch. MONTGOMERY walked. FANNIN walked, RBI; MONTGOMERY advanced to second; HOOFNAGLE advanced to third; ROMEO scored. ASHER singled to center field, RBI; FANNIN advanced to second; MONTGOMERY advanced to third; HOOFNAGLE scored. 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

 
Line score
 


YANKEES 11, PIRATES 3 (May 11, 2026 at Lexington, Ky.)
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PIRATES............. 201 00 -  3  6  3      (1-12)
YANKEES............. 204 23 - 11 12  1      (7-6)
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Pitchers: PIRATES - BENNETT GREGORY; JOHN ELLIS(3) and JACK SMITH. YANKEES - HENRY CROPPER and
BENTLEY ROUTT; LEVI ROMEO; GUNNAR GUMM.
Win-HENRY CROPPER(3-1)  Loss-BENNETT GREGORY(0-2)  T-1:33  A-0
Weather: Mostly Sunny 72
Game notes:
PITCH TOTALS: Pirates - Gregory 77, Ellis 35.
Yankees - Cropper 71.

ELLIS faced 6 batters in the 5th.