IOW 7, LOU 8 | Mar 31, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, March 31, 2026•Louisville Slugger Field•82°F, Cloudy

IOW

Cubs

LOU

Bats

Final

WIN

Zach Maxwell

LOSS

Collin Snider

The Bats edged the Cubs 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Hayden Cantrelle3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Rece Hinds3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Hayden Cantrelle homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. James Triantos scores.

Weather: 82°F, CloudyWind: 19 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 10:35 PM UTCT: 2:41Att: 3,062Venue: Louisville Slugger Field

Ump Audit

Paul Roemer

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92.1%B

13 missed calls

+3.9% IOW

+0.48 runs IOW

Win Probability

LOU WinIOW Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
IOW	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	7	13	1
LOU	0	1	0	1	3	0	0

Game 816301 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Iowa Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Justin DeanLF	3	1	1	1	2	2	.214/.421/.643
Jonathon Long1B	5	0	1	1	0	2	.235/.316/.235
Pedro Ramírez2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.200/.294/.467
Kevin AlcántaraRF	4	2	2	1	0	1	.231/.375/.769
BJ MurrayDH	3	0	1	0	1	1	.333/.500/.667
Chas McCormickCF	4	0	2	1	0	1	.500/.500/.500
Ben CowlesSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.083/.000
Eric YangC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333/.500/.333
Hayden Cantrelle3B	4	2	3	3	0	0	.750/.750/1.750
Bench
Christian BethancourtC	4	1	2	0	0	0	.273/.333/.364
Riley MartinP							.000/.000/.000
Vince Velasquez
Totals	36	7	13	7	3	8	-

HR:Dean (1st off Leibrandt, 0 on, 0 out); Alcántara (1st off Leibrandt, 0 on, 2 out); Cantrelle (9th off Maxwell, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Bethancourt; Alcántara; Cantrelle

TB:25

RBI:Long; Dean; Alcántara; Cantrelle 3; McCormick

SB:Cantrelle 2

GIDP:Ramírez; Bethancourt; McCormick

Team LOB:5

Louisville Bats

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Blake DunnDH	4	2	2	0	0	0	.412/.524/.588
Edwin ArroyoSS	4	1

Pitching

Iowa Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Riley Martin	3.0	3	1	1	2	3	1	47-28	90.2	3.00
Vince Velasquez	3.0	2	4	3	3	2	1	55-29	91	9.00
Ryan Rolison	1.2	0	0	0	1	3	0	26-16	89.9	6.00
Collin SniderL	0.2	3	3	3	0	2	2	20-12	88.7	11.57
Totals	8.1	8	8	7	6	10	4	148-85	-	-

HBP:Dunn (by Velasquez)

Pitches-strikes:Martin 47-28; Velasquez 55-29; Rolison 26-16; Snider 20-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Martin 2-4; Velasquez 2-5; Rolison 1-1; Snider 0-0

Louisville Bats

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brandon Leibrandt	4.1	8	4	4	1	3	2	74-49	84.9	8.31

Game Notes

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T5Replay review: Pedro Ramírez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Pedro Ramírez called out on strikes.

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T9Replay review: P.J. Higgins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Justin Dean walks.

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • IOW

2-0

Kevin Alcántara homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.3 mph💣 382 ftLA: 24°

1-0

Justin Dean homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 98.3 mph💣 359 ftLA: 30°

Bot 2 • LOU

2-1

JJ Bleday homers (1) on a line drive to center field.

EV: 105.6 mph💣 417 ftLA: 21°

Top 4 • IOW

3-1

Chas McCormick singles on a line drive to center fielder Rece Hinds. Kevin Alcántara scores.

EV: 84.9 mph279 ftLA: 23°

Bot 4 • LOU

3-2

Michael Toglia homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 112.6 mph💣 403 ftLA: 26°

Top 5 • IOW

4-2

Jonathon Long pops into a force out, second baseman Garrett Hampson to shortstop Edwin Arroyo. Hayden Cantrelle scores. Justin Dean out at 2nd. Jonathon Long to 1st.

EV: 87.7 mph185 ftLA: 63°

Bot 5 • LOU

4-4

Rece Hinds triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Chas McCormick. Blake Dunn scores. Héctor Rodríguez scores.

EV: 106.2 mph402 ftLA: 39°

4-5

Michael Toglia walks.

Top 7 • IOW

5-5

Hayden Cantrelle doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder JJ Bleday. Christian Bethancourt scores.

EV: 89.8 mph22 ftLA: -5°

Top 9 • IOW

7-5

Hayden Cantrelle homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. James Triantos scores.

EV: 97.5 mph💣 357 ftLA: 37°

Bot 9 • LOU

7-7

Edwin Arroyo homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Blake Dunn scores.

EV: 101.7 mph💣 437 ftLA: 28°

7-8

Rece Hinds homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 92.7 mphLA: 28°

HR:Bleday (2nd off Martin, 0 on, 0 out); Toglia (4th off Velasquez, 0 on, 1 out); Arroyo (9th off Snider, 1 on, 0 out); Hinds (9th off Snider, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Dunn 2; Encarnacion-Strand

3B:Hinds

TB:25

RBI:Toglia; Arroyo 2; Bleday; Hinds 3

SB:Bleday

Team LOB:7

Inherited runners-scored:Benschoter 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Leibrandt 74-49; Benschoter 21-13; Nicolas 18-11; Kuncl 19-14; Maxwell 27-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Leibrandt 3-4; Benschoter 1-1; Nicolas 0-2; Kuncl 1-1; Maxwell 1-1

Bench
Brandon LeibrandtP							.000/.000/.000
Sam BenschoterP							.000/.000/.000
Kyle NicolasP							.000/.000/.000
Trevor KunclP							.000/.000/.000
Zach MaxwellP							.000/.000/.000