ROYALS vs WHITE SOX (Mar 26, 2026)

 
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2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ROYALS 16, WHITE SOX 4
Mar 26, 2026 at Lexington KY (Peel Field 1)

ROYALS  ab  rbi 
CHRISTIAN BUTLER ss 
GRAYSON BLACKERBY 2b 
KERRIGAN CHARLES 1b 
WALKER CRIST c 
   JOEL WADE pr/ph 
TATE DENTON rf/p 
CHARLIE GOTCHER 3b 
BRODY HARNEY p 
   COOPER BERRY lf 
SCHEYER SMITH cf 
   GAVIN SPICER ph/rf 
CARTER GRIFFIN lf 
Totals   27  16  13  12 

WHITE SOX  ab  rbi 
GRIFIFN WILLIAMS ss 
EASTON HOWARD 2b/p 
GANNON STIPE 3b/dh 
HARRISON HAWTHORNE 1b 
MARSHALL MENDENHALL cf/3b 
AYREN SMITH c 
LUKE SETZER p/2b 
ANDREW SLOCUM rf 
   THOMAS SLOCUM ph 
DARREN DECOSTER lf/ph 
   MADDUX HOWARD lf 
AIDEN KIM dh/2b 
Totals   16 

Score by Innings                 R  H  E
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ROYALS.............. (11)23 0 - 16 13  2
WHITE SOX........... 2   02 0 -  4  3  5
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E - BLACKERBY; CRIST; E. HOWARD 3; STIPE; SMITH. LOB - ROYALS 4; WHITE SOX 4. 2B - BUTLER. HR - BUTLER. HBP - GOTCHER; STIPE. SB - BUTLER 2; BLACKERBY; CHARLES; WILLIAMS; STIPE 2; A. SLOCUM.

ROYALS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
BRODY HARNEY W  2.0  11 
TATE DENTON S  2.0 
 
WHITE SOX   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
LUKE SETZER L  0.1 
EASTON HOWARD   1.2  11  11 
MARSHALL MENDENHALL   2.0  10  12 

WP - DENTON; E. HOWARD. HBP - by HARNEY (STIPE); by MENDENHALL (GOTCHER). BK - E. HOWARD; SETZER.

Strikeouts - HARNEY; T. SLOCUM. Walks - CRIST; DENTON; SMITH; GRIFFIN; WILLIAMS; HAWTHORNE; A. SLOCUM.

Umpires - HP: Home 1B: First
Start: 5:26 pm Time: 1:27 Attendance: 87
Weather: 79 hazy 5-22 N 46% humid. Game notes: Royals: Harney 35, Denton 21 Whitesox: Setzer 41, E.Howard 44, Mendenhall 33

 
Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ROYALS 16, WHITE SOX 4
Mar 26, 2026 at Lexington KY (Peel Field 1)

ROYALS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
CHRISTIAN BUTLER ss 
GRAYSON BLACKERBY 2b 
KERRIGAN CHARLES 1b 
WALKER CRIST c 
   JOEL WADE pr/ph 
TATE DENTON rf/p 
CHARLIE GOTCHER 3b 
BRODY HARNEY p 
   COOPER BERRY lf 
SCHEYER SMITH cf 
   GAVIN SPICER ph/rf 
CARTER GRIFFIN lf 
Totals  27  16  13  12  12 
  
WHITE SOX   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
GRIFIFN WILLIAMS ss 
EASTON HOWARD 2b/p 
GANNON STIPE 3b/dh 
HARRISON HAWTHORNE 1b 
MARSHALL MENDENHALL cf/3b 
AYREN SMITH c 
LUKE SETZER p/2b 
ANDREW SLOCUM rf 
   THOMAS SLOCUM ph 
DARREN DECOSTER lf/ph 
   MADDUX HOWARD lf 
AIDEN KIM dh/2b 
Totals  16  12 

Score by Innings                 R  H  E
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ROYALS.............. (11)23 0 - 16 13  2
WHITE SOX........... 2   02 0 -  4  3  5
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E - BLACKERBY; CRIST; E. HOWARD 3; STIPE; SMITH. LOB - ROYALS 4; WHITE SOX 4. 2B - BUTLER. HR - BUTLER. HBP - GOTCHER; STIPE. SB - BUTLER 2; BLACKERBY; CHARLES; WILLIAMS; STIPE 2; A. SLOCUM.

ROYALS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
BRODY HARNEY W  2.0  11 
TATE DENTON S  2.0 
  
WHITE SOX   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
LUKE SETZER L  0.1 
EASTON HOWARD   1.2  11  11 
MARSHALL MENDENHALL   2.0  10  12 

Win - HARNEY. Loss - SETZER. Save - DENTON . WP - DENTON; E. HOWARD. HBP - by HARNEY (STIPE); by MENDENHALL (GOTCHER). BK - E. HOWARD; SETZER.

Umpires - HP: Home 1B: First
Start: 5:26 pm Time: 1:27 Attendance: 87
Weather: 79 hazy 5-22 N 46% humid. Game notes: Royals: Harney 35, Denton 21 Whitesox: Setzer 41, E.Howard 44, Mendenhall 33

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ROYALS 16, WHITE SOX 4
Mar 26, 2026 at Lexington KY (Peel Field 1)

ROYALS starters: 24/ss BUTLER; 10/2b BLACKERBY; 48/1b CHARLES; 17/c CRIST; 22/rf DENTON; 1/3b GOTCHER; 13/p HARNEY; 2/cf SMITH; 35/lf GRIFFIN;

WHITE SOX starters: 12/ss WILLIAMS; 10/2b E. HOWARD; 2/3b STIPE; 11/1b HAWTHORNE; 30/cf MENDENHALL; 3/c SMITH; 1/p SETZER; 24/rf A. SLOCUM; 41/lf DECOSTER; 20/dh KIM;

ROYALS 1st - BUTLER singled to third base. BUTLER stole second. BUTLER stole third, scored on a throwing error by c. BLACKERBY singled through the right side. BLACKERBY stole second. CHARLES singled to left center; BLACKERBY advanced to third. CHARLES stole second. CRIST singled to right center, 2 RBI; CHARLES scored; BLACKERBY scored. WADE pinch ran for CRIST. DENTON walked; WADE advanced to second. DENTON advanced to second on a balk; WADE advanced to third on a balk. DENTON advanced to third; WADE out at home c to p. GOTCHER reached on a fielding error by 2b, RBI; DENTON scored. HARNEY singled down the lf line; GOTCHER advanced to second. SMITH walked; HARNEY advanced to second; GOTCHER advanced to third. GRIFFIN walked, RBI; SMITH advanced to second; HARNEY advanced to third; GOTCHER scored, unearned. E. HOWARD to p. SETZER to 2b. BUTLER doubled to right field, 2 RBI; GRIFFIN advanced to third; SMITH scored; HARNEY scored. BLACKERBY grounded out to p, RBI; BUTLER advanced to third; GRIFFIN scored, team unearned. BUTLER scored on a wild pitch, team unearned. CHARLES singled through the right side. CRIST to c for WADE. CRIST singled to third base; CHARLES advanced to second. WADE pinch ran for CRIST. WADE advanced to second on a balk; CHARLES advanced to third on a balk. DENTON reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second; WADE scored, unearned; CHARLES scored, unearned. GOTCHER lined out to 2b. 11 runs, 8 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB.

WHITE SOX 1st - CRIST to c for WADE. WILLIAMS walked. E. HOWARD grounded out to ss; WILLIAMS advanced to second. STIPE hit by pitch. STIPE stole second; WILLIAMS stole third, scored on a throwing error by c. STIPE stole third. HAWTHORNE walked. MENDENHALL singled to third base; HAWTHORNE advanced to second. SMITH grounded out to 2b, RBI; MENDENHALL advanced to second; HAWTHORNE advanced to third; STIPE scored. SETZER grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

ROYALS 2nd - STIPE to dh. MENDENHALL to 3b. SETZER to cf. M. HOWARD to lf for DECOSTER. KIM to 2b. HARNEY struck out swinging. SMITH grounded out to 1b unassisted. GRIFFIN singled to pitcher, advanced to second on a throwing error by p. BUTLER homered to center field, 2 RBI; GRIFFIN scored. BLACKERBY flied out to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

WHITE SOX 2nd - A. SLOCUM walked. A. SLOCUM stole second. M. HOWARD popped up to lf down the lf line. KIM out at first cf to 1b; A. SLOCUM advanced to third. WILLIAMS grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ROYALS 3rd - E. HOWARD to 3b. MENDENHALL to p. CHARLES reached on a fielding error by 3b. CRIST singled to left center, advanced to second on the throw; CHARLES advanced to third. DENTON flied out to 3b. WADE pinch ran for CRIST. GOTCHER hit by pitch. HARNEY singled to left center, 2 RBI; GOTCHER advanced to third; WADE scored; CHARLES scored, unearned. SPICER pinch hit for SMITH. SPICER grounded out to ss, RBI; HARNEY advanced to second; GOTCHER scored, unearned. CRIST to c for WADE. WADE pinch hit for GRIFFIN. WADE grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

WHITE SOX 3rd - DENTON to p. BERRY to lf for HARNEY. SPICER to rf. WADE to cf. E. HOWARD singled up the middle. STIPE grounded out to 2b; E. HOWARD advanced to second. HAWTHORNE singled to center field, RBI; E. HOWARD scored. MENDENHALL reached on a fielding error by 2b; HAWTHORNE advanced to second. MENDENHALL advanced to second on a wild pitch; HAWTHORNE advanced to third on a wild pitch. SMITH grounded out to ss, RBI; MENDENHALL advanced to third; HAWTHORNE scored, unearned. SETZER grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

ROYALS 4th - BUTLER singled to center field. E. HOWARD to 2b. KIM to 3b. BLACKERBY popped up to 2b. CHARLES flied out to cf. CRIST walked; BUTLER advanced to second. DENTON lined out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

WHITE SOX 4th - T. SLOCUM pinch hit for A. SLOCUM. T. SLOCUM struck out looking. DECOSTER pinch hit for M. HOWARD. DECOSTER grounded out to 2b. KIM flied out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
 


ROYALS 16, WHITE SOX 4 (Mar 26, 2026 at Lexington KY)
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ROYALS.............. (11)23 0 - 16 13  2
WHITE SOX........... 2   02 0 -  4  3  5
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Pitchers: ROYALS - BRODY HARNEY; TATE DENTON(3) and WALKER CRIST. WHITE SOX - LUKE SETZER;
EASTON HOWARD(1); MARSHALL MENDENHALL(3) and AYREN SMITH.
Win-BRODY HARNEY  Save-TATE DENTON  Loss-LUKE SETZER  T-1:27  A-87
HR ROYALS - CHRISTIAN BUTLER.
Weather: 79 hazy 5-22 N 46% humid.
Game notes:
Royals: Harney 35, Denton 21
Whitesox: Setzer 41, E.Howard 44, Mendenhall 33