PIRATES vs ASTROS (Mar 28, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
PIRATES 6, ASTROS 5
Mar 28, 2026 at Lexington, KY (Shillito Peel)

PIRATES  ab  rbi 
COLLIER TERRY c/ss 
STERLING FOSTER cf 
HUDSON BALL p/c 
DEAN LEDBETTER 1b 
MASON NAPIER 3b/2b 
ELLIOTT MCCARTHY ss/3b 
MATTHEW SARVER rf/p 
YUUKI BENNETT 2b/rf 
GUNNAR HONAKER lf 
   LUKE MUELLER lf 
   HANK PETERSON lf 
Totals   31  12 

ASTROS  ab  rbi 
TOMMY ESTEPP 2b 
ELIJAH ELLIS ss/p 
SID BAILEY 1b 
JAMESON THOMPSON c 
KARSON SIMPSON p/cf 
WILL DODDS 3b 
JACKSON SCOLF dh 
BRAXTON SWORD cf/ss 
ROLAND MCCLURE rf 
   JACE ELLIS ph 
AVERY ADAMS lf 
   JT WILLIS lf 
Totals   26  10 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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PIRATES............. 302 100 -  6 12  1
ASTROS.............. 003 020 -  5 10  2
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E - BALL; BAILEY; DODDS. DP - PIRATES 1; ASTROS 1. LOB - PIRATES 9; ASTROS 7. 2B - TERRY; E ELLIS. 3B - E ELLIS. HR - BALL 2. SB - FOSTER 2; BALL; LEDBETTER; NAPIER; SARVER 2; ESTEPP; BAILEY; THOMPSON; SIMPSON; DODDS; SWORD 2.

PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
HUDSON BALL   3.0  13  16 
MATTHEW SARVER W  3.0  13  14 
 
ASTROS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
KARSON SIMPSON L  4.0  22  23 
ELIJAH ELLIS   2.0  10 

WP - BALL 2; SIMPSON.

Strikeouts - BALL; NAPIER 2; BENNETT; THOMPSON; DODDS; SWORD; MCCLURE; J ELLIS; ADAMS. Walks - FOSTER; BENNETT; THOMPSON; SIMPSON; DODDS; SCOLF.

Umpires -
Start: 2:15 Time: 1:43 Attendance:
Game notes: Pirates: Ball 59 Sarver 41 Astros: Simpson 62 E.Ellis 35

 
Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
PIRATES 6, ASTROS 5
Mar 28, 2026 at Lexington, KY (Shillito Peel)

PIRATES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
COLLIER TERRY c/ss 
STERLING FOSTER cf 
HUDSON BALL p/c 
DEAN LEDBETTER 1b 
MASON NAPIER 3b/2b 
ELLIOTT MCCARTHY ss/3b 
MATTHEW SARVER rf/p 
YUUKI BENNETT 2b/rf 
GUNNAR HONAKER lf 
   LUKE MUELLER lf 
   HANK PETERSON lf 
Totals  31  12  18 
  
ASTROS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
TOMMY ESTEPP 2b 
ELIJAH ELLIS ss/p 
SID BAILEY 1b 
JAMESON THOMPSON c 
KARSON SIMPSON p/cf 
WILL DODDS 3b 
JACKSON SCOLF dh 
BRAXTON SWORD cf/ss 
ROLAND MCCLURE rf 
   JACE ELLIS ph 
AVERY ADAMS lf 
   JT WILLIS lf 
Totals  26  10  18  10 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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PIRATES............. 302 100 -  6 12  1
ASTROS.............. 003 020 -  5 10  2
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E - BALL; BAILEY; DODDS. DP - PIRATES 1; ASTROS 1. LOB - PIRATES 9; ASTROS 7. 2B - TERRY; E ELLIS. 3B - E ELLIS. HR - BALL 2. SB - FOSTER 2; BALL; LEDBETTER; NAPIER; SARVER 2; ESTEPP; BAILEY; THOMPSON; SIMPSON; DODDS; SWORD 2.

PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
HUDSON BALL   3.0  13  16 
MATTHEW SARVER W  3.0  13  14 
  
ASTROS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
KARSON SIMPSON L  4.0  22  23 
ELIJAH ELLIS   2.0  10 

Win - SARVER. Loss - SIMPSON. Save - None. WP - BALL 2; SIMPSON.

Umpires -
Start: 2:15 Time: 1:43 Attendance:
Game notes: Pirates: Ball 59 Sarver 41 Astros: Simpson 62 E.Ellis 35

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
PIRATES 6, ASTROS 5
Mar 28, 2026 at Lexington, KY (Shillito Peel)

PIRATES starters: 25/c TERRY; 9/cf FOSTER; 11/p BALL; 7/1b LEDBETTER; 17/3b NAPIER; 5/ss MCCARTHY; 30/rf SARVER; 1/2b BENNETT; 71/lf HONAKER;

ASTROS starters: 12/2b ESTEPP; 24/ss E ELLIS; 8/1b BAILEY; 6/c THOMPSON; 14/p SIMPSON; 2/3b DODDS; 7/ SCOLF; 1/cf SWORD; 4/rf MCCLURE; 10/lf ADAMS;

PIRATES 1st - TERRY singled. FOSTER reached on a fielder's choice; TERRY out at second 3b to 2b. FOSTER stole second. BALL singled; FOSTER advanced to third. BALL stole second; FOSTER stole home. LEDBETTER grounded out to p; BALL advanced to third. NAPIER singled, RBI; BALL scored. NAPIER stole second. MCCARTHY singled; NAPIER advanced to third. MCCARTHY advanced to second on a wild pitch; NAPIER scored on a wild pitch. SARVER grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ASTROS 1st - ESTEPP grounded out to 2b. E ELLIS grounded out to p. BAILEY singled. BAILEY advanced to second on a wild pitch. THOMPSON walked. SIMPSON flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

PIRATES 2nd - BENNETT popped up to 3b. HONAKER reached on an error by 3b. TERRY lined into double play 2b to 1b; HONAKER out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

ASTROS 2nd - DODDS walked. DODDS stole second. SCOLF walked. SWORD struck out looking. DODDS out at third p to 3b, picked off. MCCLURE struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 3rd - FOSTER flied out to cf. BALL homered, RBI. LEDBETTER reached on an error by 1b. NAPIER singled; LEDBETTER advanced to second. MCCARTHY singled; NAPIER advanced to second; LEDBETTER advanced to third. SARVER reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; MCCARTHY out at second ss to 2b; NAPIER advanced to third; LEDBETTER scored, unearned. SARVER stole second. BENNETT walked. HONAKER grounded out to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

ASTROS 3rd - ADAMS struck out looking. ESTEPP singled. ESTEPP advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. ESTEPP advanced to third on a wild pitch. E ELLIS tripled, RBI; ESTEPP scored. BAILEY grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; E ELLIS scored. THOMPSON singled. THOMPSON stole second. SIMPSON singled, RBI; THOMPSON scored. SIMPSON stole second. DODDS struck out swinging. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 4th - WILLIS to lf for ADAMS. TERRY grounded out to p. FOSTER grounded out to p. BALL homered, RBI. LEDBETTER singled. LEDBETTER stole second. NAPIER struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ASTROS 4th - TERRY to ss. BALL to c. NAPIER to 2b. MCCARTHY to 3b. SARVER to p. BENNETT to rf. SCOLF singled. SWORD reached on a fielder's choice; SCOLF out at second 2b unassisted. J ELLIS pinch hit for MCCLURE. SWORD stole second. SWORD stole third. J ELLIS struck out swinging. WILLIS grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 5th - E ELLIS to p. SIMPSON to cf. SWORD to ss. MCCLURE to rf for J ELLIS. MCCARTHY grounded out to 1b unassisted. SARVER singled. SARVER stole second. BENNETT struck out looking. MUELLER to lf for HONAKER. MUELLER grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ASTROS 5th - ESTEPP singled. ESTEPP stole second. E ELLIS doubled, RBI; ESTEPP scored. BAILEY singled, RBI; E ELLIS scored. BAILEY stole second. THOMPSON struck out swinging. SIMPSON walked. DODDS hit into double play 3b to 1b; BAILEY out on the play. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 6th - TERRY doubled. FOSTER walked. BALL struck out swinging. LEDBETTER singled; FOSTER advanced to second; TERRY advanced to third. NAPIER struck out swinging. MCCARTHY grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

ASTROS 6th - PETERSON to lf for MUELLER. SCOLF singled. SWORD reached on a fielder's choice; SCOLF out at second 2b unassisted. MCCLURE grounded out to p; SWORD advanced to third. WILLIS popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Line score
 


PIRATES 6, ASTROS 5 (Mar 28, 2026 at Lexington, KY)
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PIRATES............. 302 100  -  6 12  1
ASTROS.............. 003 020  -  5 10  2
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Pitchers: PIRATES - HUDSON BALL; MATTHEW SARVER(4) and COLLIER TERRY; HUDSON BALL. ASTROS -
KARSON SIMPSON; ELIJAH ELLIS(5) and JAMESON THOMPSON.
Win-MATTHEW SARVER  Loss-KARSON SIMPSON  T-1:43  A-0
HR PIRATES - HUDSON BALL 2.
Game notes:
Pirates: Ball 59  Sarver 41
Astros: Simpson 62  E.Ellis 35