RCT 6, KNX 14 | Apr 7, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, April 7, 2026•Covenant Health Park•65°F, Clear

RCT

Trash Pandas

KNX

Smokies

Final

WIN

Nick Dean

LOSS

Bryce Osmond

The Smokies cruised past the Trash Pandas 14-6 in a dominant performance.

★Nick Rodriguez3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Karson Simas3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Jefferson Rojas4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Wade Meckler homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 65°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:00 PM UTCT: 3:15Att: 3,473Venue: Covenant Health Park

Win Probability

KNX WinRCT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
RCT	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	11	0
KNX	2	8	2	2	0	0	0

Game 817944 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Rocket City Trash Pandas

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Gustavo CamperoC	5	2	2	0	0	1	.250/.357/.500
Matthew LugoRF	3	1	2	0	2	0	.667/.800/1.000
Nick Rodriguez2B	5	0	3	1	0	0	.500/.556/.688
Harold Coll3B	4	0	1	2	0	1	.214/.333/.500
Tucker FlintDH	5	0	0	0	0	4	.250/.333/.563
Raudi RodriguezCF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.125/.000
Wade MecklerLF	3	2	2	1	1	1	.667/.750/1.667
Ben Gobbel1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.182/.250/.364
Mac McCroskeySS	4	1	1	2	0	3	.143/.250/.571
Bench
Bryce OsmondP							.000/.000/.000
Roman PhansalkarP							.000/.000/.000
Carlos EspinosaP
Totals	35	6	11	6	4	12	-

HR:McCroskey (2nd off Knapp, 1 on, 2 out); Meckler (8th off Beck, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Rodriguez; Lugo

TB:19

RBI:Rodriguez; Coll 2; Meckler; McCroskey 2

SF:Coll

GIDP:Rodriguez

Team LOB:8

Knoxville Smokies

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Miguel UsecheDH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000/1.000/.000
Alex Madera2B	1	0

Pitching

Rocket City Trash Pandas

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Bryce OsmondL	1.1	8	8	8	0	1	2	50-33	54.00
Roman Phansalkar	0.1	1	2	2	3	0	0	27-10	108.00
Carlos Espinosa	2.0	4	4	4	2	0	1	51-29	9.64
Aneurys Zabala	2.1	1	0	0	1	4	0	32-22	2.70
Camden Minacci	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	0.00
Luke Murphy	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	25-16	0.00
Totals	8.0	15	14	14	7	9	3	196-117	-

WP:Osmond; Phansalkar; Espinosa

HBP:Simas (by Phansalkar)

Inherited runners-scored:Phansalkar 2-2; Espinosa 3-0; Zabala 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Osmond 50-33; Phansalkar 27-10; Espinosa 51-29; Zabala 32-22; Minacci 11-7; Murphy 25-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Osmond 1-2; Phansalkar 0-1; Espinosa 1-5; Zabala 1-2; Minacci 0-1; Murphy 0-1

Knoxville Smokies

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jake Knapp	4.0	5	4	4	1	4	1	61-41	9.00
Nick Dean

Game Notes

⚠️

T2Raudi Rodriguez reaches on catcher interference by Ariel Armas. Raudi Rodriguez to 1st.

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B1Wild pitch by Bryce Osmond

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B2Wild pitch by Roman Phansalkar

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B4Wild pitch by Carlos Espinosa

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • RCT

1-0

Harold Coll out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Gustavo Campero scores.

Bot 1 • KNX

1-2

Edgar Alvarez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Seiya Suzuki scores.

Top 2 • RCT

3-2

Mac McCroskey homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Wade Meckler scores.

Bot 2 • KNX

3-5

Karson Simas homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Ariel Armas scores. Carter Trice scores.

3-6

Jefferson Rojas singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wade Meckler. Alex Ramírez scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.

3-8

Jordan Nwogu doubles (1) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Wade Meckler. Seiya Suzuki scores. Jefferson Rojas scores. Edgar Alvarez to 3rd.

3-9

Carter Trice walks. Edgar Alvarez scores. Jordan Nwogu to 3rd. Ariel Armas to 2nd.

3-10

Devin Ortiz pops out to third baseman Harold Coll in foul territory.

Top 3 • RCT

4-10

Harold Coll grounds out, shortstop Jefferson Rojas to first baseman Edgar Alvarez. Matthew Lugo scores. Nick Rodriguez to 3rd.

Bot 3 • KNX

4-12

Jefferson Rojas homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Seiya Suzuki scores.

Bot 4 • KNX

4-14

Jefferson Rojas grounds out, shortstop Mac McCroskey to first baseman Ben Gobbel. Karson Simas scores. Alex Ramírez to 3rd.

Top 5 • RCT

5-14

Nick Rodriguez grounds out, shortstop Jefferson Rojas to first baseman Edgar Alvarez. Gustavo Campero scores. Matthew Lugo to 3rd.

Top 8 • RCT

6-14

Wade Meckler homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

HR:Alvarez (1st off Osmond, 1 on, 2 out); Simas (2nd off Osmond, 2 on, 1 out); Rojas (3rd off Espinosa, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Nwogu; Suzuki 2

3B:Simas

TB:29

RBI:Nwogu 2; Simas 3; Alvarez 2; Rojas 4; Trice

Team LOB:9

Bench
Alex RamírezDH	4	1	1	0	1	2	.231/.375/.308
Seiya SuzukiRF	5	3	3	0	0	0	.462/.467/.615
Jake KnappP							.000/.000/.000
Nick DeanP							.000/.000/.000
Jace BeckP							.000/.000/.000