Overview
- Seattle Orcas beat Washington Freedom by 88 runs after posting 227 for 6 in a match played on Friday, June 26, 2026.
- Marcus Stoinis hit five sixes off Ian Holland in the 17th over and finished a 42-run cameo from 16 balls that shifted momentum decisively toward Seattle.
- Shimron Hetmyer anchored the innings with an unbeaten 79 off 33 balls, including three consecutive sixes in the final over to lift the total.
- Washington’s chase collapsed to 139 all out in 16.2 overs as Jasdeep Singh (reported 5 for 24) and Cameron Gannon claimed key wickets to finish the innings.
- Seattle’s 23 sixes in the innings are reported as the second-highest team tally in MLC history, and the win highlighted how a late hitting burst plus disciplined bowling can determine T20 outcomes.