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LEAGUE LEADER: RICK ASTLEYS · 28-14 · W5 /// IL: ANDERSON (ORN) · RETURNS May 17 /// IL: JORDAN (PCB) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: GWYNN (IKE) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: CONE (HUW) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: BLYLEVEN (IKE) · RETURNS May 23 /// STANDINGS: 1. RIC 28-14 2. FUG 27-12 3. HUW 25-14 4. IKE 23-14 5. KES 22-18 6. NCW 19-19 7. ORN 8-33 8. PCB 5-33 ///     LEAGUE LEADER: RICK ASTLEYS · 28-14 · W5 /// IL: ANDERSON (ORN) · RETURNS May 17 /// IL: JORDAN (PCB) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: GWYNN (IKE) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: CONE (HUW) · RETURNS May 20 /// IL: BLYLEVEN (IKE) · RETURNS May 23 /// STANDINGS: 1. RIC 28-14 2. FUG 27-12 3. HUW 25-14 4. IKE 23-14 5. KES 22-18 6. NCW 19-19 7. ORN 8-33 8. PCB 5-33 ///
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Fugging Honey Badgers 7 FINAL 2 Panama City Beach Hurricanes
4/9/2026, FUG26-PCB26, Memorial Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2026 Honey Badgers     1  2  1  0  0  0  0  3  0     7 14  1    11  1
2026 Hurricanes        1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  4  1     3  1
 
Honey Badgers        AB  R  H BI   AVG    Hurricanes           AB  R  H BI   AVG
Franco            2b  5  1  2  2  .371    Polonia           lf  4  0  0  0  .063
 Oquendo          2b  0  0  0  0  .500    Leonard           dh  3  1  2  1  .367
Reed              ss  4  0  2  2  .341    McDowell          cf  3  0  1  1  .333
Brett             dh  3  0  0  1  .304    Worthington       3b  4  0  0  0  .290
 Clark,Ja         ph  1  0  0  0  .462    Stillwell         ss  4  0  0  0  .156
Davis             1b  5  0  1  0  .455    James             rf  2  0  0  0  .235
Smith,L           lf  5  1  1  0  .324     Walton           ph  1  0  1  0  .304
Evans             rf  4  1  3  0  .276     Brooks           rf  0  0  0  0  .320
Burks             cf  4  1  2  1  .273    Liriano           2b  3  0  0  0  .000
Fisk              c   5  1  2  0  .400    Fitzgerald        c   3  0  0  0  .259
Lansford          3b  4  2  1  1  .395    Jordan            1b  2  1  0  0  .182
                     40  7 14  7                               29  2  4  2
 
Honey Badgers                    INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
McCaskill                        2.1  2  2  1  2  2  48  27  6.23
Lancaster        W 1-0           3.2  1  0  0  0  3  56  36  0.00
McClure                          0.0  1  0  0  0  0   2   2  0.00
Andersen         S 2             3.0  0  0  0  0  6  35  26  0.00
                                 9.0  4  2  1  2 11 141  91 
 
Hurricanes                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Gardner          L 0-2           4.1  8  4  4  3  5  98  53  6.75
Schmidt                          3.0  2  3  1  0  1  43  30  5.40
Leibrandt                        1.2  4  0  0  0  1  29  18  4.50
                                 9.0 14  7  5  3  7 170 101 
 
FUG: Clark,Ja batted for Brett in the 8th
     Oquendo inserted at 2b in the 8th
PCB: Walton batted for James in the 7th
     Brooks inserted at rf in the 8th
 
E-Reed, Jordan. 2B-Franco(2), Evans(2). HR-Leonard(1). RBI-Franco 2(7), 
Reed 2(3), Brett(3), Burks(4), Lansford(11), Leonard(2), McDowell(3). 
SB-Franco(2). CS-Walton. K-Franco, Reed, Brett, Smith,L 2, Evans, Lansford, 
Polonia, Leonard, McDowell 2, Worthington 3, Stillwell, James, Liriano, 
Jordan. BB-Reed, Evans, Lansford, Leonard, Jordan. SF-Brett, McDowell. 
HBP-Burks. HB-Gardner. WP-Gardner. 
GWRBI: Franco
Kirk McCaskill was ejected from this game
Temperature: 72, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 16 MPH.

4/9/2026, FUG26-PCB26, Memorial Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2026 Honey Badgers     1  2  1  0  0  0  0  3  0     7 14  1    11  1
2026 Hurricanes        1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  4  1     3  1
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Honey Badgers batting
 0-0  0 --- 11  Franco lined a double to right center (CBX)
 0-0  0 -2- 02  Reed struck out (FCS)
 0-0  1 -2- 00  Franco stole third (>B)
 0-0  1 --3 20  Brett hit a sacrifice fly to right, Franco scored (>B.BX)
 1-0  2 --- 22  Davis lined a single to left (SFBBX)
 1-0  2 1-- 32  Smith,L flied out to right (CSBFFBB>X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Hurricanes batting
 1-0  0 --- 02  Polonia lined out to left (CSX)
 1-0  1 --- 32  Leonard homered deep to left (BSBBFX)
 1-1  1 --- 31  McDowell grounded a single up the middle (FBBBX)
 1-1  1 1-- 01  Worthington grounded into a double play, Reed to Franco 
                  to Davis (FX)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Honey Badgers batting
 1-1  0 --- 11  Evans grounded a single up the middle (BFX)
 1-1  0 1-- 10  Burks popped out to second (1BX)
 1-1  1 1-- 10  Fisk popped out to the catcher (BX)
 1-1  2 1-- 31  Lansford walked, Evans to second (BFBBB)
 1-1  2 12- 01  Franco lined a single to right center, Evans scored, 
                  Lansford to third (CX)
 2-1  2 1-3 30  Reed grounded a single up the middle, Lansford scored, 
                  Franco to third (BBBX)
 3-1  2 1-3 12  Brett struck out (1BCSC)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Hurricanes batting
 3-1  0 --- 22  Stillwell grounded out to third (BFSBX)
 3-1  1 --- 02  James struck out (CFS)
 3-1  2 --- 12  Liriano struck out (CBFS)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Honey Badgers batting
 3-1  0 --- 22  Davis grounded out to second (CBBSX)
 3-1  1 --- 11  Smith,L lined a single to right center (BCX)
 3-1  1 1-- 30  Evans walked, Smith,L to second (1BBBB)
 3-1  1 12- 22  Burks lined a single up the middle, Smith,L scored, Evans 
                  to second (BCBSX)
 4-1  1 12- 10  Gardner threw a wild pitch, Evans to third, Burks to 
                  second (BB)
 4-1  1 -23 30  Fisk popped out to first (BB.BX)
 4-1  2 -23 12  Lansford struck out (FBFS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Hurricanes batting
 4-1  0 --- 21  Fitzgerald grounded out to third (BBCX)
 4-1  1 --- 32  Jordan walked (BBSBSB)
 4-1  1 1-- 22  Jordan to second, Polonia to first on an error by the 
                  shortstop Reed (FFBBX)
 4-1  1 12- 31  Leonard walked, Jordan to third, Polonia to second (SBBBB)
                McCaskill was ejected
                Lancaster now pitching
 4-1  1 123 32  McDowell hit a sacrifice fly to right, Jordan scored, 
                  Polonia to third (BCBBSX)
 4-2  2 1-3 32  Worthington struck out (BSCBB>C)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Honey Badgers batting
 4-2  0 --- 22  Franco struck out (CBBCS)
 4-2  1 --- 32  Reed walked (BBCFBFB)
 4-2  1 1-- 00  Brett popped out to first (1X)
 4-2  2 1-- 21  Davis popped out to left (11BFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Hurricanes batting
 4-2  0 --- 12  Stillwell grounded out to second (CBFFX)
 4-2  1 --- 01  James grounded out to short (CX)
 4-2  2 --- 00  Liriano popped out to third (X)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Honey Badgers batting
 4-2  0 --- 12  Smith,L struck out (BSCC)
 4-2  1 --- 32  Evans lined a double to right center (BSBBFX)
 4-2  1 -2- 01  Burks was hit by a pitch (FH)
                Schmidt now pitching
 4-2  1 12- 10  Fisk grounded into a double play, Liriano to Stillwell to 
                  Jordan (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Hurricanes batting
 4-2  0 --- 32  Fitzgerald flied out to left (BSBSBX)
 4-2  1 --- 32  Jordan popped out to third (CFBFFBBFFX)
 4-2  2 --- 32  Polonia grounded out to short (SBBBFFX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Honey Badgers batting
 4-2  0 --- 22  Lansford grounded out to short (CBFBFX)
 4-2  1 --- 00  Franco flied out to left (X)
 4-2  2 --- 00  Reed grounded out to second (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Hurricanes batting
 4-2  0 --- 00  Leonard lined a single down the right field line (X)
 4-2  0 1-- 12  McDowell struck out (CBCC)
 4-2  1 1-- 32  Worthington struck out (CBBBSFS)
 4-2  2 1-- 00  Stillwell grounded out to second (X)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Honey Badgers batting
 4-2  0 --- 22  Brett grounded out to second (FFFBBX)
 4-2  1 --- 00  Davis grounded out to short (X)
 4-2  2 --- 12  Smith,L grounded out to first (FFFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Hurricanes batting
                McClure now pitching
                Walton pinch hitting for James
 4-2  0 --- 01  Walton lined a single to shallow left (CX)
                Andersen now pitching
 4-2  0 1-- 00  Walton was caught stealing second (1>C)
 4-2  1 --- 11  Liriano grounded out to second (1>C.BX)
 4-2  2 --- 12  Fitzgerald grounded out to the mound (SBFX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Honey Badgers batting
                Brooks now playing right field
 4-2  0 --- 32  Evans struck out (BBCFBFS)
 4-2  1 --- 01  Burks to first on an error by the first baseman Jordan 
                  (FX)
 4-2  1 1-- 22  Fisk reached on an infield single to the pitcher, Burks 
                  to second (1111CBFFBX)
 4-2  1 12- 22  Lansford lined a single to right, Burks scored, Fisk to 
                  third, Lansford to second (FBFBFX)
                Leibrandt now pitching
 5-2  1 -23 00  Franco reached on a fielder's choice to second, Fisk 
                  scored, Lansford to third, Franco to first (X)
 6-2  1 1-3 00  Reed lined a single up the middle, Lansford scored, 
                  Franco to second (X)
                Clark,Ja pinch hitting for Brett
 7-2  1 12- 10  Clark,Ja flied out to left, Franco to third (BX)
 7-2  2 1-3 12  Davis grounded out to second (BCCX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Hurricanes batting
                Oquendo now playing second base
 7-2  0 --- 22  Jordan struck out (CBSBC)
 7-2  1 --- 02  Polonia struck out (CSS)
 7-2  2 --- 12  Leonard struck out (CCBFS)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Honey Badgers batting
 7-2  0 --- 32  Smith,L struck out (CBBFFBS)
 7-2  1 --- 20  Evans grounded a single between first and second (BBX)
 7-2  1 1-- 22  Burks grounded a single up the middle, Evans to second 
                  (CBFBX)
 7-2  1 12- 00  Fisk lined a single up the middle, Evans out at home, 
                  Burks to second (X)
 7-2  2 12- 22  Lansford lined out to center (FBCBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Hurricanes batting
 7-2  0 --- 12  McDowell struck out (CFBS)
 7-2  1 --- 22  Worthington struck out (BCBSFS)
 7-2  2 --- 12  Stillwell struck out (SBFFS)