ORIOLES vs CUBS (Mar 26, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ORIOLES 9, CUBS 2
Mar 26, 2026 at Lexington KY (Peel Field 1)

ORIOLES  ab  rbi 
CHASE BABER 3b/2b 
CARTER RATLIFF ss/p 
ELI DAVIS c 
CANNON HARDIN 1b 
LUKE DENNEY p/cf 
MICAH COMER 2b/p 
BROOKS FREER cf/lf 
THOMAS CHEEK rf/3b 
   THEODORE YORK ph 
OWEN SALYER lf/rf 
   PORTER BAUMAN rf 
   DAVIS UNDERWOOD lf 
Totals   29 

CUBS  ab  rbi 
JASON HAMMOND p/3b 
GRIFFIN HILL 2b 
BRAXTON BYARS ss 
AUSTIN TURNER c 
DANIEL ERWIN 3b/cf 
PETER DALIBOR 1b/p 
BRADY BYARS lf/cf 
   HUDSON BRASSFIELD lf 
WHITMAN BLYTH cf 
   KYRIE STEWART rf 
   LOGAN HATCHER rf 
MATTHEW HATCHER rf/1b 
Totals   22 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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ORIOLES............. 200 034 -  9  9  0
CUBS................ 020 000 -  2  5  4
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E - HAMMOND; HILL; BX. BYARS; BD. BYARS. DP - ORIOLES 1. LOB - ORIOLES 5; CUBS 5. HR - DAVIS 2; DENNEY. SB - BABER; RATLIFF; DAVIS 2; HARDIN; COMER; FREER. CS - COMER.

ORIOLES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
LUKE DENNEY   2.0  10 
MICAH COMER W  3.0  10  11 
CARTER RATLIFF   1.0 
 
CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JASON HAMMOND   4.0  16  18 
PETER DALIBOR L  1.0 
DANIEL ERWIN   1.0 

WP - DENNEY; COMER; DALIBOR.

Strikeouts - HARDIN; DENNEY; CHEEK; SALYER 2; BX. BYARS 2; ERWIN; BD. BYARS. Walks - RATLIFF; COMER; FREER; HILL; BLYTH; M. HATCHER.

Umpires - HP: Home 1B: First
Start: 7:40 pm Time: 1:42 Attendance: 102
Weather: 78 hazy 4-10 N 49% humid. Game notes: Orioles: Denney 30, Comer 39, Ratliff 10 Cubs: Hammond 64, Dalibor 33, Erwin 21

 
Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ORIOLES 9, CUBS 2
Mar 26, 2026 at Lexington KY (Peel Field 1)

ORIOLES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
CHASE BABER 3b/2b 
CARTER RATLIFF ss/p 
ELI DAVIS c 
CANNON HARDIN 1b  10 
LUKE DENNEY p/cf 
MICAH COMER 2b/p 
BROOKS FREER cf/lf 
THOMAS CHEEK rf/3b 
   THEODORE YORK ph 
OWEN SALYER lf/rf 
   PORTER BAUMAN rf 
   DAVIS UNDERWOOD lf 
Totals  29  18 
  
CUBS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
JASON HAMMOND p/3b 
GRIFFIN HILL 2b 
BRAXTON BYARS ss 
AUSTIN TURNER c 
DANIEL ERWIN 3b/cf 
PETER DALIBOR 1b/p 
BRADY BYARS lf/cf 
   HUDSON BRASSFIELD lf 
WHITMAN BLYTH cf 
   KYRIE STEWART rf 
   LOGAN HATCHER rf 
MATTHEW HATCHER rf/1b 
Totals  22  18 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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ORIOLES............. 200 034 -  9  9  0
CUBS................ 020 000 -  2  5  4
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E - HAMMOND; HILL; BX. BYARS; BD. BYARS. DP - ORIOLES 1. LOB - ORIOLES 5; CUBS 5. HR - DAVIS 2; DENNEY. SB - BABER; RATLIFF; DAVIS 2; HARDIN; COMER; FREER. CS - COMER.

ORIOLES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
LUKE DENNEY   2.0  10 
MICAH COMER W  3.0  10  11 
CARTER RATLIFF   1.0 
  
CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JASON HAMMOND   4.0  16  18 
PETER DALIBOR L  1.0 
DANIEL ERWIN   1.0 

Win - COMER. Loss - DALIBOR. Save - None. WP - DENNEY; COMER; DALIBOR.

Umpires - HP: Home 1B: First
Start: 7:40 pm Time: 1:42 Attendance: 102
Weather: 78 hazy 4-10 N 49% humid. Game notes: Orioles: Denney 30, Comer 39, Ratliff 10 Cubs: Hammond 64, Dalibor 33, Erwin 21

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ORIOLES 9, CUBS 2
Mar 26, 2026 at Lexington KY (Peel Field 1)

ORIOLES starters: 5/3b BABER; 27/ss RATLIFF; 23/c DAVIS; 17/1b HARDIN; 1/p DENNEY; 21/2b COMER; 99/cf FREER; 8/rf CHEEK; 30/lf SALYER;

CUBS starters: 44/p HAMMOND; 23/2b HILL; 9/ss BX. BYARS; 25/c TURNER; 14/3b ERWIN; 19/1b DALIBOR; 12/lf BD. BYARS; 6/cf BLYTH; 24/rf M. HATCHER;

ORIOLES 1st - BABER singled through the left side. BABER stole second. RATLIFF reached on a dropped fly by lf; BABER advanced to third. RATLIFF advanced to third on the error; BABER scored on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. DAVIS singled to right center, RBI; RATLIFF scored, unearned. DAVIS stole second. HARDIN reached on a fielding error by 2b; DAVIS advanced to third. HARDIN stole second. DENNEY struck out looking. COMER fouled out to 3b. FREER grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB.

CUBS 1st - HAMMOND popped up to 3b. HILL walked. BX. BYARS struck out swinging. TURNER grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ORIOLES 2nd - CHEEK struck out swinging. SALYER struck out looking. BABER flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

CUBS 2nd - ERWIN popped up to p. DALIBOR singled to right field. BD. BYARS grounded out to 3b; DALIBOR advanced to second. BLYTH walked. BLYTH advanced to second on a wild pitch; DALIBOR advanced to third on a wild pitch. M. HATCHER singled to center field, 2 RBI; BLYTH scored; DALIBOR scored. HAMMOND grounded out to p. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ORIOLES 3rd - RATLIFF popped up to 2b. DAVIS reached on a throwing error by ss. DAVIS stole second. HARDIN struck out looking. DENNEY flied out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

CUBS 3rd - BABER to 2b. DENNEY to cf. COMER to p. FREER to lf. CHEEK to 3b. SALYER to rf. HILL fouled out to 1b. BX. BYARS flied out to 1b. TURNER singled down the rf line. ERWIN grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ORIOLES 4th - BRASSFIELD to lf for BD. BYARS. COMER walked. COMER out at second c to ss, caught stealing. FREER walked. FREER stole second. CHEEK grounded out to 3b; FREER advanced to third. SALYER struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 4th - DALIBOR singled to right field. BD. BYARS to lf for BRASSFIELD. BD. BYARS flied out to ss up the middle. BLYTH grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; DALIBOR out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ORIOLES 5th - HAMMOND to 3b. ERWIN to cf. DALIBOR to p. STEWART to rf for BLYTH. M. HATCHER to 1b. BABER lined out to 1b. RATLIFF walked. RATLIFF stole second. RATLIFF advanced to third on a wild pitch. DAVIS homered to right center, 2 RBI; RATLIFF scored. HARDIN grounded out to 1b unassisted. DENNEY homered to left center, RBI. COMER singled through the right side. COMER stole second. FREER lined out to cf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 5th - BAUMAN to rf for SALYER. M. HATCHER walked. M. HATCHER advanced to second on a wild pitch. HAMMOND grounded out to ss through the left side; M. HATCHER advanced to third. HILL grounded out to c. BX. BYARS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ORIOLES 6th - ERWIN to p. DALIBOR to 1b. BD. BYARS to cf. L. HATCHER to rf for STEWART. M. HATCHER to lf. YORK pinch hit for CHEEK. YORK singled up the middle. BAUMAN grounded out to 3b through the left side; YORK advanced to second. BABER singled through the left side; YORK advanced to third. RATLIFF singled down the lf line, RBI; BABER advanced to second; YORK scored. DAVIS homered to center field, 3 RBI; RATLIFF scored; BABER scored. HARDIN grounded out to 2b. DENNEY grounded out to p. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

CUBS 6th - BABER to ss. RATLIFF to p. DENNEY to rf. COMER to 2b. FREER to cf. CHEEK to 3b for YORK. UNDERWOOD to lf for BAUMAN. TURNER singled to center field. ERWIN struck out swinging. DALIBOR grounded out to 1b unassisted; TURNER advanced to second. BD. BYARS struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Line score
 


ORIOLES 9, CUBS 2 (Mar 26, 2026 at Lexington KY)
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ORIOLES............. 200 034  -  9  9  0
CUBS................ 020 000  -  2  5  4
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Pitchers: ORIOLES - LUKE DENNEY; MICAH COMER(3); CARTER RATLIFF(6) and ELI DAVIS. CUBS -
JASON HAMMOND; PETER DALIBOR(5); DANIEL ERWIN(6) and AUSTIN TURNER.
Win-MICAH COMER  Loss-PETER DALIBOR  T-1:42  A-102
HR ORIOLES - ELI DAVIS 2; LUKE DENNEY.
Weather: 78 hazy 4-10 N 49% humid.
Game notes:
Orioles: Denney 30, Comer 39, Ratliff 10
Cubs: Hammond 64, Dalibor 33, Erwin 21