PIRATES vs CUBS (May 03, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
CUBS 7, PIRATES 6
May 03, 2026 at Lexington, KY (SHillito Peel)

PIRATES  ab  rbi 
COLLIER TERRY ss 
HANK PETERSON cf/2b 
HUDSON BALL c 
STERLING FOSTER 1b/3b 
DEAN LEDBETTER p/1b 
ELLIOTT MCCARTHY 2b/3b 
MASON NAPIER 3b/p 
MATTHEW SARVER rf 
GUNNAR HONAKER lf 
   LUKE MUELLER lf 
   YUUKI BENNETT lf 
Totals   24 

CUBS  ab  rbi 
JASON HAMMOND p/ss 
GRIFFIN HILL 2b 
BX BYARS ss/p 
AUSTIN TURNER c 
DANIEL ERWIN 3b 
MATTHEW HATCHER 1b 
BD BYARS rf 
LOGAN HATCHER lf 
   KYRIE STEWART lf 
WHITMAN BLYTH cf 
PETER DALIBOR dh 
Totals   23 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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PIRATES............. 000 015 -  6  8  1
CUBS................ 103 03X -  7  8  0
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E - FOSTER. DP - PIRATES 2; CUBS 2. LOB - PIRATES 8; CUBS 8. HR - PETERSON. HBP - BALL; NAPIER; BENNETT; TURNER; BLYTH. SB - PETERSON; MCCARTHY; HILL 2; M. HATCHER 2; L. HATCHER.

PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
DEAN LEDBETTER L  1.2 
MASON NAPIER   2.2  16  20 
ELLIOTT MCCARTHY   0.2 
 
CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JASON HAMMOND W  5.1  21  27 
BX BYARS S  0.2 

WP - LEDBETTER 3; NAPIER 2; HAMMOND. HBP - by HAMMOND (BALL); by NAPIER (TURNER); by NAPIER (BLYTH); by HAMMOND (NAPIER); by HAMMOND (BENNETT). BK - NAPIER.

Strikeouts - FOSTER; ERWIN 2. Walks - TERRY; BALL; LEDBETTER; MCCARTHY; NAPIER; BX BYARS; BD BYARS; L. HATCHER 2; BLYTH.

Umpires -
Start: 1:00 Time: 1:43 Attendance:
Game notes: Pirates: Ledbetter 35 Napier 60 McCarthy 1 Cubs: Hammond 70 Brx.Byars 19

 
Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
CUBS 7, PIRATES 6
May 03, 2026 at Lexington, KY (SHillito Peel)

PIRATES   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
COLLIER TERRY ss 
HANK PETERSON cf/2b 
HUDSON BALL c 
STERLING FOSTER 1b/3b 
DEAN LEDBETTER p/1b 
ELLIOTT MCCARTHY 2b/3b 
MASON NAPIER 3b/p 
MATTHEW SARVER rf 
GUNNAR HONAKER lf 
   LUKE MUELLER lf 
   YUUKI BENNETT lf 
Totals  24  15 
  
CUBS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
JASON HAMMOND p/ss 
GRIFFIN HILL 2b 
BX BYARS ss/p 
AUSTIN TURNER c 
DANIEL ERWIN 3b 
MATTHEW HATCHER 1b 
BD BYARS rf 
LOGAN HATCHER lf 
   KYRIE STEWART lf 
WHITMAN BLYTH cf 
PETER DALIBOR dh 
Totals  23  18 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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PIRATES............. 000 015 -  6  8  1
CUBS................ 103 03X -  7  8  0
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E - FOSTER. DP - PIRATES 2; CUBS 2. LOB - PIRATES 8; CUBS 8. HR - PETERSON. HBP - BALL; NAPIER; BENNETT; TURNER; BLYTH. SB - PETERSON; MCCARTHY; HILL 2; M. HATCHER 2; L. HATCHER.

PIRATES   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
DEAN LEDBETTER L  1.2 
MASON NAPIER   2.2  16  20 
ELLIOTT MCCARTHY   0.2 
  
CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JASON HAMMOND W  5.1  21  27 
BX BYARS S  0.2 

Win - HAMMOND. Loss - LEDBETTER. Save - BX BYARS . WP - LEDBETTER 3; NAPIER 2; HAMMOND. HBP - by HAMMOND (BALL); by NAPIER (TURNER); by NAPIER (BLYTH); by HAMMOND (NAPIER); by HAMMOND (BENNETT). BK - NAPIER.

Umpires -
Start: 1:00 Time: 1:43 Attendance:
Game notes: Pirates: Ledbetter 35 Napier 60 McCarthy 1 Cubs: Hammond 70 Brx.Byars 19

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
CUBS 7, PIRATES 6
May 03, 2026 at Lexington, KY (SHillito Peel)

PIRATES starters: 25/ss TERRY; 21/cf PETERSON; 11/c BALL; 9/1b FOSTER; 7/p LEDBETTER; 5/2b MCCARTHY; 17/3b NAPIER; 30/rf SARVER; 71/lf HONAKER;

CUBS starters: 44/p HAMMOND; 23/2b HILL; 9/ss BX BYARS; 25/c TURNER; 14/3b ERWIN; 24/1b M. HATCHER; 12/rf BD BYARS; 10/lf L. HATCHER; 6/cf BLYTH; 19/ DALIBOR;

PIRATES 1st - TERRY grounded out to 3b. PETERSON singled. BALL singled; PETERSON advanced to second. FOSTER grounded out to 1b unassisted; BALL advanced to second; PETERSON advanced to third. LEDBETTER popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

CUBS 1st - HAMMOND singled, bunt. HILL singled; HAMMOND advanced to second. HILL advanced to second on a wild pitch; HAMMOND advanced to third on a wild pitch. BX BYARS walked. TURNER lined into double play ss to 2b; HILL out on the play. BX BYARS advanced to second on a wild pitch; HAMMOND scored on a wild pitch. ERWIN struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 2nd - STEWART to lf for L. HATCHER. MCCARTHY singled. MCCARTHY stole second. NAPIER walked. SARVER infield fly to 2b. HONAKER reached on a fielder's choice; NAPIER advanced to second; MCCARTHY out at third 3b unassisted. TERRY grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

CUBS 2nd - M. HATCHER popped up to ss. BD BYARS popped up to 3b. L. HATCHER to lf for STEWART. L. HATCHER walked. L. HATCHER advanced to second on a wild pitch. BLYTH walked. FOSTER to 3b. LEDBETTER to 1b. NAPIER to p. DALIBOR popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

PIRATES 3rd - PETERSON singled. PETERSON stole second. BALL popped up to 3b. FOSTER popped into double play 3b to 2b; PETERSON out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

CUBS 3rd - MUELLER to lf for HONAKER. HAMMOND singled, bunt. HILL reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second; HAMMOND advanced to third. BX BYARS grounded out to 2b, RBI; HILL advanced to third; HAMMOND scored. TURNER flied out to cf. ERWIN singled, RBI; HILL scored, unearned. M. HATCHER singled, RBI; ERWIN scored. M. HATCHER stole second. M. HATCHER advanced to third on a wild pitch. BD BYARS walked. BD BYARS advanced to second. L. HATCHER walked. BLYTH popped up to 1b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

PIRATES 4th - LEDBETTER walked. LEDBETTER failed pickoff attempt, advanced to second. MCCARTHY popped up to 1b. NAPIER popped up to ss. SARVER lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 4th - PETERSON to 2b. FOSTER to cf. MCCARTHY to 3b. DALIBOR singled. HAMMOND fouled out to c. HILL reached on a fielder's choice; DALIBOR out at second ss to 2b. HILL stole second. HILL stole third. BX BYARS grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 5th - MUELLER lined out to 2b. TERRY grounded out to p. PETERSON homered, RBI. BALL hit by pitch. FOSTER struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 5th - TURNER hit by pitch. TURNER advanced to second on a balk. ERWIN struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch; TURNER advanced to third on a wild pitch. BENNETT to lf for MUELLER. M. HATCHER singled, RBI; ERWIN advanced to third; TURNER scored. M. HATCHER stole second. BD BYARS grounded out to 3b, RBI; M. HATCHER advanced to third; ERWIN scored. L. HATCHER singled, RBI; M. HATCHER scored. L. HATCHER stole second. BLYTH hit by pitch. MCCARTHY to p. NAPIER to 3b. DALIBOR grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; BLYTH out on the play. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PIRATES 6th - LEDBETTER grounded out to p. MCCARTHY walked. MCCARTHY advanced to second on a wild pitch. NAPIER hit by pitch. SARVER singled, RBI; NAPIER advanced to second; MCCARTHY scored. BENNETT hit by pitch; SARVER advanced to second; NAPIER advanced to third. HAMMOND to ss. BX BYARS to p. TERRY walked, RBI; BENNETT advanced to second; SARVER advanced to third; NAPIER scored. PETERSON singled, RBI; TERRY advanced to second; BENNETT advanced to third; SARVER scored. BALL walked, RBI; PETERSON advanced to second; TERRY advanced to third; BENNETT scored. FOSTER singled, RBI; BALL advanced to second; PETERSON advanced to third; TERRY scored. LEDBETTER grounded into double play p to 2b to 1b; FOSTER out on the play. 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 
Line score
 


CUBS 7, PIRATES 6 (May 03, 2026 at Lexington, KY)
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PIRATES............. 000 015  -  6  8  1
CUBS................ 103 03X  -  7  8  0
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Pitchers: PIRATES - DEAN LEDBETTER; MASON NAPIER(2); ELLIOTT MCCARTHY(5) and HUDSON BALL.
CUBS - JASON HAMMOND; BX BYARS(6) and AUSTIN TURNER.
Win-JASON HAMMOND  Save-BX BYARS  Loss-DEAN LEDBETTER  T-1:43  A-0
HR PIRATES - HANK PETERSON.
Game notes:
Pirates: Ledbetter 35 Napier 60 McCarthy 1
Cubs: Hammond 70  Brx.Byars 19