INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
(2-7)
VS
LOUISVILLE BATS
(4-5)
ADVANCE INFORMATION REPORT
4/5/2026
CLUBHOUSE REPORT
TEAM OVERVIEW
Louisville won game 1, but then dropped the next 5 games on the road against Iowa last week. Louisville finished last year 71-79, good for 6th place in the International League West division. They posted a -1 run differential, scoring 760 runs while allowing 761. At home, Louisville had a record of 41-33, while on the road they had a record of 30-46.
REHAB ASSIGNMENTS
INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS/DEV LIST/INACTIVE LIST
RHP – Javier Rivera - 7-day IL
RHP – Josh Staumont - 7-day IL
RHP – Julian Garcia - 7-day IL
INF – Ivan Johnson - DEV LIST
C – Dayne Leonard - DEV LIST
STARTING ROTATION (PROJECTED)
Tuesday: RHP Chase Petty
Wednesday: RHP Julian Aguiar
Thursday: RHP Davis Daniel
Friday: RHP Darren McCaughan
Saturday: LHP Brandon Leibrandt
Sunday: RHP Chase Petty
KEY RELIEVERS - BULLPEN
RHR Lyon Richardson
RHR Tejay Antone
RHR Trevor Kuncl
TOP PERFORMERS - POSITION PLAYERS (LAST SERIES)
OF – Rece Hinds
(7 for 23, 4HR, 10RBI, 2 2B 4BB)
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OF – JJ Bleday
(8 for 21, 4 2B, HR, 4RBI, 5BB)
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TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS (LAST SERIES)
RHP – Trevor Kuncl (3.1 IP, 3H, 0ER, 2BB, 4K)
RHP –Kyle Nicolas (3.0 IP, 3H, 1ER, 1BB, 5K)
HITTERS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES BUCKETS
STRENGTHS
POWER
- Rece Hinds
- Michael Chavis
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand
CONTACT
- Blake Dunn
- Francisco Urbaez
- Edwin Arroyo
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- JJ Bleday
- Rece Hinds
- Edwin Arroyo
SINK
- Michael Toglia
- Will Banfield
- JJ Bleday
RIDE
- Michael Chavis
- JJ Bleday
- Rece Hinds
WEAKNESSES
MISS
- Michael Toglia (SL)
- Rece Hinds (SL/CH)
- Michael Toglia (CH)
- JJ Bleday (CH)
- Will Banfield (CH)
CHASE
- C. E-S (FB/SL/CH)
- Will Banfield (FB/SI/CH)
- Rece Hinds (SL/CH)
- Hector Rodriguez (SL/CH)
- Michael Chavis (SL)
- PJ Higgins (CH)
RUN PREVENTION
FOCUS MATCHUPS
OF – Rece Hinds
OF – JJ Bleday
OF – Blake Dunn
INF –
Edwin Arroyo
RUNNERS
Louisville stole 5 bags this past week against Iowa on 5 attempts. Last year, Columbus was 18th in the league in stolen base attempts last year with 155, 14th in the league in stolen bases with 127, and good for 4th best in the league in stolen base success rate with a success rate of 81%. The team was 110 for 136 (80.9%) when stealing 2B and 16 for 18 (89%) when stealing 3B.
- RUNNERS:
Blake Dunn (24 for 27) Will steal third
Rece Hinds (21 for 26)
Will steal third
BUNTERS
Louisville had the 13th most bunt attempts in the league last year with 65 total attempts.
- BUNTERS:
Blake Dunn (35 bunts)
Hector Rodriguez (13 bunts)
Opponent CRG
Overview
Last season, Louisville allowed the least number of stolen bases attempts (132), the least number of stolen base (97), and the 3rd least caught stealings in the league with 35. The pitcher who allowed the most number of stolen bases was Davis Daniel with 20 stolen bases in 26 attempts.
ROSTER & RECENT TRANSACTIONS
TOP 30 PROSPECTS ON ROSTER
OF – Hector Rodriguez – #5
SS – Edwin Arroyo – #7
RHP –
Chase Petty – #8
RHP – Zach Maxwell – #18
RHP – Julian Aguiar
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