CUBS vs ROYALS (Mar 28, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ROYALS 6, CUBS 3
Mar 28, 2026 at Lexington, KY (SHillito Peel)

CUBS  ab  rbi 
JASON HAMMOND 3b/ss 
GRIFFIN HILL cf 
BRAXTON BYARS ss/p 
AUSTIN TURNER p/c 
DANIEL ERWIN c/3b 
PETER DALIBOR 1b 
BRADY BYARS 2b 
WHITMAN BLYTH lf 
   LOGAN HATCHER lf 
   KYRIE STEWART lf 
MATTHEW HATCHER rf 
   HUDSON BRASSFIELD rf 
Totals   24 

ROYALS  ab  rbi 
CHRISTIAN BUTLER ss/p 
GRAYSON BLACKERBY 2b/ss 
KERRIGAN CHARLES p/1b 
WALKER CRIST c 
TATE DENTON 1b/cf 
CHARLIE GOTCHER 3b 
BRODY HARNEY rf 
SCHEYER SMITH cf/2b 
COOPER BERRY lf 
   JOEL WADE lf 
   CARTER GRIFFIN lf 
   GAVIN SPICER lf 
Totals   26  10 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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CUBS................ 003 000 -  3  4  4
ROYALS.............. 102 21X -  6 10  1
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E - BX. BYARS 3; M. HATCHER; BLACKERBY. DP - CUBS 1. LOB - CUBS 5; ROYALS 7. HR - DENTON. HBP - DALIBOR; BUTLER. SB - TURNER; BUTLER 3; BLACKERBY; CHARLES; HARNEY; SMITH.

CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
AUSTIN TURNER L  4.0  20  22 
BRAXTON BYARS   1.0 
 
ROYALS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
KERRIGAN CHARLES   3.0  15  16 
CHRISTIAN BUTLER W  3.0  10 

WP - TURNER 3; CHARLES 2. HBP - by CHARLES (DALIBOR); by TURNER (BUTLER). BK - TURNER 2.

Strikeouts - HILL; BX. BYARS 2; ERWIN 2; BLYTH; L. HATCHER; GRIFFIN; SPICER. Walks - BX. BYARS; SMITH.

Umpires -
Start: 4:45 Time: 1:39 Attendance:
Game notes: Cubs: Turner 68 Bx.Byars 19 Royals: Charles 58 Butler

 
Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ROYALS 6, CUBS 3
Mar 28, 2026 at Lexington, KY (SHillito Peel)

CUBS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
JASON HAMMOND 3b/ss 
GRIFFIN HILL cf 
BRAXTON BYARS ss/p 
AUSTIN TURNER p/c 
DANIEL ERWIN c/3b 
PETER DALIBOR 1b 
BRADY BYARS 2b 
WHITMAN BLYTH lf 
   LOGAN HATCHER lf 
   KYRIE STEWART lf 
MATTHEW HATCHER rf 
   HUDSON BRASSFIELD rf 
Totals  24  15 
  
ROYALS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
CHRISTIAN BUTLER ss/p 
GRAYSON BLACKERBY 2b/ss 
KERRIGAN CHARLES p/1b 
WALKER CRIST c 
TATE DENTON 1b/cf 
CHARLIE GOTCHER 3b 
BRODY HARNEY rf 
SCHEYER SMITH cf/2b 
COOPER BERRY lf 
   JOEL WADE lf 
   CARTER GRIFFIN lf 
   GAVIN SPICER lf 
Totals  26  10  18 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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CUBS................ 003 000 -  3  4  4
ROYALS.............. 102 21X -  6 10  1
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E - BX. BYARS 3; M. HATCHER; BLACKERBY. DP - CUBS 1. LOB - CUBS 5; ROYALS 7. HR - DENTON. HBP - DALIBOR; BUTLER. SB - TURNER; BUTLER 3; BLACKERBY; CHARLES; HARNEY; SMITH.

CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
AUSTIN TURNER L  4.0  20  22 
BRAXTON BYARS   1.0 
  
ROYALS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
KERRIGAN CHARLES   3.0  15  16 
CHRISTIAN BUTLER W  3.0  10 

Win - BUTLER. Loss - TURNER. Save - None. WP - TURNER 3; CHARLES 2. HBP - by CHARLES (DALIBOR); by TURNER (BUTLER). BK - TURNER 2.

Umpires -
Start: 4:45 Time: 1:39 Attendance:
Game notes: Cubs: Turner 68 Bx.Byars 19 Royals: Charles 58 Butler

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ROYALS 6, CUBS 3
Mar 28, 2026 at Lexington, KY (SHillito Peel)

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

ROYALS starters: 24/ss BUTLER; 10/2b BLACKERBY; 48/p CHARLES; 17/c CRIST; 22/1b DENTON; 1/3b GOTCHER; 13/rf HARNEY; 2/cf SMITH; 5/lf BERRY;

CUBS 1st - HAMMOND grounded out to ss. HILL struck out swinging. BX. BYARS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ROYALS 1st - BUTLER reached on an error by ss. BUTLER stole second. BUTLER stole third. BLACKERBY flied out to cf. BUTLER scored on a balk, unearned. CHARLES popped up to 2b. CRIST lined out to cf. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

CUBS 2nd - TURNER flied out to cf. ERWIN struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch. DALIBOR singled; ERWIN advanced to second. BD. BYARS grounded out to 2b; DALIBOR advanced to second; ERWIN advanced to third. BLYTH struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ROYALS 2nd - DENTON singled. GOTCHER lined into double play ss to 1b; DENTON out on the play. HARNEY singled. HARNEY advanced to second on a wild pitch. SMITH walked. BERRY grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

CUBS 3rd - M. HATCHER reached on an error by 2b. HAMMOND singled, bunt; M. HATCHER advanced to second. HILL singled; HAMMOND advanced to second; M. HATCHER advanced to third. BX. BYARS struck out swinging; HILL advanced to second on a wild pitch; HAMMOND advanced to third on a wild pitch; M. HATCHER scored on a wild pitch, unearned. TURNER singled, 2 RBI; HILL scored; HAMMOND scored. TURNER stole second. ERWIN struck out swinging. DALIBOR hit by pitch. BD. BYARS grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

ROYALS 3rd - BUTLER singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss. BUTLER stole third. BLACKERBY grounded out to p. BUTLER scored on a wild pitch. CHARLES singled. CHARLES stole second. CHARLES advanced to third on a balk. CRIST singled, RBI; CHARLES scored. CRIST advanced to second on a wild pitch. DENTON flied out to lf. GOTCHER grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

CUBS 4th - BUTLER to p. BLACKERBY to ss. CHARLES to 1b. DENTON to cf. SMITH to 2b. WADE to lf for BERRY. L. HATCHER to lf for BLYTH. L. HATCHER struck out swinging. M. HATCHER out at first 1b to p. HAMMOND grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ROYALS 4th - HARNEY flied out to cf. GRIFFIN to lf for WADE. SMITH singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by rf. GRIFFIN struck out swinging. BUTLER hit by pitch. BLACKERBY singled, RBI; BUTLER advanced to third; SMITH scored. BLACKERBY stole second. CHARLES reached on an error by ss; BLACKERBY advanced to third; BUTLER scored, unearned. CRIST grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

CUBS 5th - HILL lined out to 1b. BX. BYARS walked. TURNER grounded out to ss; BX. BYARS advanced to second. ERWIN grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ROYALS 5th - HAMMOND to ss. BX. BYARS to p. TURNER to c. ERWIN to 3b. STEWART to lf for L. HATCHER. BRASSFIELD to rf for M. HATCHER. DENTON homered, RBI. GOTCHER singled. HARNEY reached on a fielder's choice; GOTCHER out at second 3b to 2b. SMITH singled; HARNEY advanced to second. SPICER to lf for GRIFFIN. SPICER struck out looking. SMITH stole second; HARNEY stole third. BUTLER grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

CUBS 6th - BERRY to lf for SPICER. BLYTH to lf for STEWART. DALIBOR grounded out to ss. BD. BYARS grounded out to ss. BLYTH grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
 


ROYALS 6, CUBS 3 (Mar 28, 2026 at Lexington, KY)
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CUBS................ 003 000  -  3  4  4
ROYALS.............. 102 21X  -  6 10  1
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Pitchers: CUBS - AUSTIN TURNER; BRAXTON BYARS(5) and DANIEL ERWIN; AUSTIN TURNER. ROYALS -
KERRIGAN CHARLES; CHRISTIAN BUTLER(4) and WALKER CRIST.
Win-CHRISTIAN BUTLER  Loss-AUSTIN TURNER  T-1:39  A-0
HR ROYALS - TATE DENTON.
Game notes:
Cubs: Turner 68  Bx.Byars 19
Royals: Charles 58  Butler