CUBS vs PIRATES (Mar 31, 2026)

 
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2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
PIRATES 16, CUBS 10
Mar 31, 2026 at LEXINGTON, KY (WARNER FIELD)

CUBS  ab  rbi 
GRIFFIN HILL cf 
BRAXTON BYARS ss/p 
AUSTIN TURNER c 
DANIEL ERWIN 3b/ss 
PETER DALIBOR 1b 
BRADY BYARS 2b 
WHITMAN BLYTH p/rf 
   KYRIE STEWART rf 
   HUDSON BRASSFIELD rf 
MATTHEW HATCHER rf/3b 
LOGAN HATCHER lf 
Totals   29  10  13 

PIRATES  ab  rbi 
COLLIER TERRY p/ss 
HANK PETERSON rf 
   GUNNAR HONAKER rf 
STERLING FOSTER cf 
HUDSON BALL c 
BRADY HILER 3b 
DEAN LEDBETTER 1b 
MASON NAPIER 2b 
ELLIOTT MCCARTHY ss/p 
   LUKE MUELLER lf 
MATTHEW SARVER lf/p 
   YUUKI BENNETT lf 
Totals   30  16  16  15 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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CUBS................ 115 201 - 10 13  3
PIRATES............. 830 32X - 16 16  1
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E - ERWIN; DALIBOR 2; NAPIER. DP - PIRATES 1. LOB - CUBS 5; PIRATES 7. 2B - HILL; TURNER; ERWIN; BLYTH; M. HATCHER; TERRY; PETERSON; MCCARTHY 2. HBP - PETERSON. SF - TURNER; TERRY. SB - BX. BYARS 2; TURNER; ERWIN 2; DALIBOR; BD. BYARS; TERRY; PETERSON; FOSTER 3; NAPIER; MCCARTHY.

CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
WHITMAN BLYTH L  0.1 
BRAXTON BYARS   3.2  11  22  25 
MATTHEW HATCHER   1.0 
 
PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
COLLIER TERRY   2.0  10 
ELLIOTT MCCARTHY W  2.0  10  15  15 
MATTHEW SARVER   2.0 

WP - BLYTH; TERRY. HBP - by BLYTH (PETERSON). BK - M. HATCHER; TERRY. PB - BALL 2.

Strikeouts - ERWIN; DALIBOR; BD. BYARS; M. HATCHER; LEDBETTER 2; MCCARTHY. Walks - BX. BYARS; BD. BYARS; L. HATCHER; TERRY; BALL; HILER; NAPIER 2; SARVER.

Umpires -
Start: 5:28 PM Time: 2:03 Attendance:

 
Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
PIRATES 16, CUBS 10
Mar 31, 2026 at LEXINGTON, KY (WARNER FIELD)

CUBS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
GRIFFIN HILL cf 
BRAXTON BYARS ss/p 
AUSTIN TURNER c 
DANIEL ERWIN 3b/ss 
PETER DALIBOR 1b 
BRADY BYARS 2b 
WHITMAN BLYTH p/rf 
   KYRIE STEWART rf 
   HUDSON BRASSFIELD rf 
MATTHEW HATCHER rf/3b 
LOGAN HATCHER lf 
Totals  29  10  13  15 
  
PIRATES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
COLLIER TERRY p/ss 
HANK PETERSON rf 
   GUNNAR HONAKER rf 
STERLING FOSTER cf 
HUDSON BALL c 
BRADY HILER 3b 
DEAN LEDBETTER 1b 
MASON NAPIER 2b 
ELLIOTT MCCARTHY ss/p 
   LUKE MUELLER lf 
MATTHEW SARVER lf/p 
   YUUKI BENNETT lf 
Totals  30  16  16  15  18 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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CUBS................ 115 201 - 10 13  3
PIRATES............. 830 32X - 16 16  1
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E - ERWIN; DALIBOR 2; NAPIER. DP - PIRATES 1. LOB - CUBS 5; PIRATES 7. 2B - HILL; TURNER; ERWIN; BLYTH; M. HATCHER; TERRY; PETERSON; MCCARTHY 2. HBP - PETERSON. SF - TURNER; TERRY. SB - BX. BYARS 2; TURNER; ERWIN 2; DALIBOR; BD. BYARS; TERRY; PETERSON; FOSTER 3; NAPIER; MCCARTHY.

CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
WHITMAN BLYTH L  0.1 
BRAXTON BYARS   3.2  11  22  25 
MATTHEW HATCHER   1.0 
  
PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
COLLIER TERRY   2.0  10 
ELLIOTT MCCARTHY W  2.0  10  15  15 
MATTHEW SARVER   2.0 

Win - MCCARTHY. Loss - BLYTH. Save - None. WP - BLYTH; TERRY. HBP - by BLYTH (PETERSON). BK - M. HATCHER; TERRY. PB - BALL 2.

Umpires -
Start: 5:28 PM Time: 2:03 Attendance:

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
PIRATES 16, CUBS 10
Mar 31, 2026 at LEXINGTON, KY (WARNER FIELD)

CUBS starters: 23/cf HILL; 9/ss BX. BYARS; 25/c TURNER; 14/3b ERWIN; 19/1b DALIBOR; 12/2b BD. BYARS; 6/p BLYTH; 24/rf M. HATCHER; 10/lf L. HATCHER;

PIRATES starters: 25/p TERRY; 21/rf PETERSON; 9/cf FOSTER; 11/c BALL; 14/3b HILER; 7/1b LEDBETTER; 17/2b NAPIER; 5/ss MCCARTHY; 30/lf SARVER;

CUBS 1st - HILL doubled down the rf line. HILL advanced to third on a balk. BX. BYARS walked. TURNER flied out to lf, SF, RBI; HILL scored. BX. BYARS stole second. BX. BYARS advanced to third on a passed ball. ERWIN struck out looking. DALIBOR struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 1st - TERRY walked. PETERSON hit by pitch; TERRY advanced to second. FOSTER singled to center field, RBI; PETERSON advanced to second; TERRY scored. FOSTER stole second; PETERSON stole third. BALL singled through the left side, RBI; FOSTER advanced to third; PETERSON scored. BALL advanced to second on a wild pitch. HILER walked. LEDBETTER struck out swinging. NAPIER walked, RBI; HILER advanced to second; BALL advanced to third; FOSTER scored. BX. BYARS to p. ERWIN to ss. BLYTH to rf. M. HATCHER to 3b. MCCARTHY doubled to right field, ground-rule, 2 RBI; NAPIER advanced to third; HILER scored; BALL scored. SARVER grounded out to 2b, RBI; MCCARTHY advanced to third; NAPIER scored. TERRY singled through the right side, RBI; MCCARTHY scored. TERRY stole second. PETERSON singled to right field, RBI; TERRY scored. PETERSON advanced to second on a muffed throw by 1b, failed pickoff attempt. FOSTER singled to left field; PETERSON advanced to third. FOSTER stole second. BALL walked. HILER reached on a fielder's choice to third base; BALL advanced to second; FOSTER out at third 3b unassisted. 8 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

CUBS 2nd - BD. BYARS walked. BD. BYARS advanced to second on a passed ball. BLYTH grounded out to ss; BD. BYARS advanced to third. BD. BYARS scored on a wild pitch, unearned. M. HATCHER struck out swinging. L. HATCHER walked. HILL popped up to 3b. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 2nd - LEDBETTER struck out swinging. NAPIER walked. NAPIER stole second. MCCARTHY struck out swinging. SARVER reached on a fielding error by ss; NAPIER advanced to third, scored on a muffed throw by 1b, unearned. TERRY singled up the middle; SARVER advanced to third. PETERSON doubled through the right side, 2 RBI; TERRY scored, unearned; SARVER scored, unearned. FOSTER grounded out to p. 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 3rd - TERRY to ss. HONAKER to rf for PETERSON. MCCARTHY to p. BENNETT to lf for SARVER. BX. BYARS popped up to 3b. TURNER doubled to left center. TURNER stole third. ERWIN singled through the left side, RBI; TURNER scored. ERWIN stole second. DALIBOR singled through the left side; ERWIN advanced to third. DALIBOR stole second. BD. BYARS struck out swinging. BLYTH doubled through the right side, 2 RBI; DALIBOR scored; ERWIN scored. M. HATCHER doubled to center field, RBI; BLYTH scored. L. HATCHER singled up the middle, RBI; M. HATCHER scored. HILL singled to center field, out at second cf to 2b; L. HATCHER advanced to third. 5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 3rd - BALL singled to center field. HILER reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; BALL out at second ss to 2b. LEDBETTER reached on a fielder's choice to center field; HILER out at second cf to 2b. NAPIER grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 4th - PETERSON to rf for HONAKER. SARVER to lf for BENNETT. BX. BYARS singled through the right side. TURNER flied out to lf. BX. BYARS stole second. ERWIN doubled down the lf line, RBI; BX. BYARS scored. ERWIN stole third. DALIBOR grounded out to p. BD. BYARS singled to third base, RBI; ERWIN scored. BD. BYARS stole second. BLYTH grounded out to 1b unassisted. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 4th - STEWART to rf for BLYTH. MCCARTHY singled to right field. MCCARTHY stole second. SARVER singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw; MCCARTHY advanced to third. TERRY flied out to cf, SF, RBI; MCCARTHY scored. PETERSON flied out to lf. FOSTER singled to left center, RBI; SARVER scored. FOSTER stole second. BALL singled through the left side, RBI; FOSTER scored. HILER flied out to cf. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 5th - MUELLER to lf for MCCARTHY. SARVER to p. M. HATCHER singled through the right side. L. HATCHER reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; M. HATCHER out at second ss to 2b. HILL reached on a fielding error by 2b; L. HATCHER advanced to second. BX. BYARS grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; HILL out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 5th - BRASSFIELD to rf for STEWART. BX. BYARS to ss. ERWIN to 3b. M. HATCHER to p. LEDBETTER lined out to 1b. NAPIER popped up to 1b. MCCARTHY to lf for MUELLER. MCCARTHY doubled to center field. MCCARTHY advanced to third on a balk. SARVER walked. TERRY doubled to right field, 2 RBI; SARVER scored; MCCARTHY scored. PETERSON singled to left field; TERRY advanced to third, out at home rf to 3b to c to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 6th - TURNER singled to third base. TURNER advanced to second. ERWIN grounded out to ss; TURNER advanced to third. DALIBOR grounded out to 2b, RBI; TURNER scored. BD. BYARS flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
 


PIRATES 16, CUBS 10 (Mar 31, 2026 at LEXINGTON, KY)
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CUBS................ 115 201  - 10 13  3
PIRATES............. 830 32X  - 16 16  1
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Pitchers: CUBS - WHITMAN BLYTH; BRAXTON BYARS(1); MATTHEW HATCHER(5) and AUSTIN TURNER.
PIRATES - COLLIER TERRY; ELLIOTT MCCARTHY(3); MATTHEW SARVER(5) and HUDSON BALL.
Win-ELLIOTT MCCARTHY  Loss-WHITMAN BLYTH  T-2:03  A-0