Kansas City Royals
March 8, 2026
Final
KC
5
CWS
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| CWS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 9 | 0 |
W
Sean Newcomb
L
John Schreiber
SV
Tyler Gilbert
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Loftin 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 | 1.105 |
| Rudy Martin LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .500 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .067 | .258 |
| Sam Kulasingam 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .858 |
| Carter Jensen C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .353 | 1.095 |
| Elih Marrero C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .697 |
| Michael Massey RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .962 |
| Gavin Cross RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .690 |
| Kameron Misner CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .666 |
| Carson Roccaforte CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .685 |
| John Rave DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .501 |
| Ramon Ramirez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .384 |
| Connor Kaiser 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .294 | .745 |
| Brett Squires 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 1.587 |
| Peyton Wilson 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .500 |
| Jack Pineda 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.125 |
| Daniel Vazquez SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .393 |
| Dustin Dickerson SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 2.550 |
BATTING
HR: Loftin (2, 5th inning off Newcomb, S, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Cross; Loftin 5; Misner; Pineda; Vazquez.
RBI: Loftin 3 (9).
2-out RBI: Loftin.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Collins 2; Martin.
SAC: Rave.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING
SB: Martin (1, 2nd base off Murphy, C/Romo).
CS: Martin (1, 3rd base by Murphy, C/Romo).
FIELDING
E: Cross (1, fielding); Loftin (1, throw).
DP: (Wilson-Loftin-Kaiser, C).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cameron | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.87 |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.79 |
| Mason Black | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dennis Colleran | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
PITCHING
WP: Kelley, Jac.
Balk: Gilbert, T.
Pitch timer violations: Hicks, J (pitcher); Black (pitcher).
ABS Challenge: Lee, K 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Collins 2 (Strike-Confirmed, Strike-Confirmed); Kelenic (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Loftin (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Hays (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Romo (Ball-Confirmed); Vargas, M (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Cameron 55-34; Strahm 10-7; Schreiber 16-12; Lange 10-7; Black 13-9; Colleran 13-9; Hicks, J 38-16; Kelley, Jac 7-4; Newcomb, S 44-28; Leasure 13-9; Murphy, C 19-15; Gilbert, T 25-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Cameron 1-3; Strahm 1-0; Schreiber 1-1; Lange 2-0; Black 2-0; Colleran 1-2; Hicks, J 4-0; Kelley, Jac 0-0; Newcomb, S 5-2; Leasure 0-1; Murphy, C 1-1; Gilbert, T 2-0.
Batters faced: Cameron 13; Strahm 4; Schreiber 6; Lange 3; Black 4; Colleran 3; Hicks, J 10; Kelley, Jac 1; Newcomb, S 12; Leasure 3; Murphy, C 6; Gilbert, T 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Kelley, Jac 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Jen Pawol. 1B: Brock Ballou. 2B: Steven Hodgins. 3B: Stu Scheurwater.
Weather: 85 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 9 mph, In From LF.
First pitch: 1:07 PM.
T: 2:24.
Att: 4,542.
Venue: Camelback Ranch.