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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 ///
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Iron Knob Explosions 1 FINAL 2 Huanca Wankers
4/15/2026, IKE26-HUW26, Wrigley Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12     R  H  E   LOB DP
2026 Explosions        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0     1  7  1     9  0
2026 Wankers           0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1     2  9  0    10  0
 
Explosions           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Wankers              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Henderson         lf  6  0  0  0  .326    Yount             cf  5  1  1  0  .258
Gwynn             cf  5  0  1  0  .261    Harper            c   4  0  0  0  .264
Clark             1b  4  0  1  0  .351     Biggio           ph  2  0  1  1  .167
Strawberry        rf  4  0  0  0  .222    Greenwell         dh  3  0  1  0  .205
Davis             dh  5  0  1  0  .217     Esasky           ph  1  0  0  0  .222
Sax               2b  3  0  1  0  .139     Bell             ph  1  0  0  0  .353
 Murray           ph  1  0  0  0  .222    Johnson           ss  5  1  1  1  .268
 Manrique         2b  0  0  0  0  .500    Hrbek             1b  3  0  1  0  .235
Pendleton         3b  4  0  0  0  .314    Sandberg          2b  4  0  1  0  .204
Santiago          c   2  0  1  0  .313    Carter            lf  3  0  0  0  .167
 Harris           ph  1  1  1  0  .429     Jackson          ph  2  0  0  0  .154
 Parrish          c   2  0  0  0  .167    Broyles           rf  5  0  0  0  .147
Smith             ss  5  0  1  1  .200    Gruber            3b  5  0  3  0  .313
                     42  1  7  1                               43  2  9  2
 
Explosions                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hershiser                        8.0  4  1  1  2  3  98  58  1.88
Stanton                          1.1  2  0  0  1  2  32  19  1.69
Davis            L 0-1           2.1  3  1  1  1  2  40  19  2.70
                                11.2  9  2  2  4  7 170  96 
 
Wankers                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Bosio                            8.0  5  1  1  2  2  95  61  2.45
Plesac                           0.1  1  0  0  0  1   7   5  3.38
Smith                            2.2  1  0  0  1  5  33  23  2.79
Dibble           W 1-0           1.0  0  0  0  0  1  12   9  1.64
                                12.0  7  1  1  3  9 147  98 
 
IKE: Harris batted for Santiago in the 8th
     Parrish inserted at c in the 8th
     Murray batted for Sax in the 11th
     Manrique inserted at 2b in the 11th
HUW: Esasky batted for Greenwell in the 9th
     Jackson batted for Carter in the 9th
     Jackson moved to lf in the 10th
     Biggio batted for Harper in the 10th
     Biggio moved to c in the 11th
     Bell batted for Esasky in the 11th
 
E-Sax. 2B-Sax(1), Harris(1), Yount(3). HR-Johnson(5). RBI-Smith(3), 
Johnson(8), Biggio(1). K-Henderson 2, Gwynn, Strawberry, Davis 2, Pendleton, 
Parrish 2, Greenwell, Sandberg, Gruber, Esasky, Jackson 2, Bell. BB-Clark, 
Strawberry, Pendleton, Yount, Hrbek 2, Sandberg. HBP-Sax. PB-Parrish. 
HB-Bosio. WP-Stanton, Davis. 
GWRBI: Biggio
Temperature: 50, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 15 MPH.

Explosions           -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Henderson         lf   31                                                            
Gwynn             cf                                                                 
Clark             1b                                                                 
Strawberry        rf                                                                 
Davis             dh                                                                 
                                                                                     
Sax               2b                                                                 
 Murray           ph                                                                 
 Manrique         2b                                                                 
Pendleton         3b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Santiago          c                                                                  
 Harris           ph                                                                 
 Parrish          c                                                                  
                                                                                     
Smith             ss                                                                 
 
 
Wankers              -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Yount             cf   D                                                             
                                                                                     
Harper            c                                                                  
 Biggio           ph   S.2-H                                                         
Greenwell         dh                                                                 
 Esasky           ph                                                                 
 Bell             ph                                                                 
Johnson           ss                                                                 
Hrbek             1b                                                                 
Sandberg          2b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Carter            lf                                                                 
 Jackson          ph                                                                 
                                                                                     
Broyles           rf                                                                 
Gruber            3b                                                                 
 
 
Explosions       IN OUT ER                  Wankers          IN OUT ER                  
Hershiser        A1  D2  1                  Bosio            A1  D4  1                  
Stanton          D3  D9  0                  Plesac           D5  D6  0                  
Davis            E1  F2  1 L 0-1            Smith            D7  E7  0                  
                                            Dibble           E8  F1  0 W 1-0