Savannah Bananas vs Texas Tailgaters in Kenan Stadium at University of North Carolina! (Game 2)
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Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Final Score: 5-6
Final · April 11, 2026 · Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC
Date & local timeApr 11, 20267:02 PM
VenueKenan StadiumChapel Hill, NC
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StatusfinalOfficial final result
Result data status
Updated What Is Available for This Completed Game
7 of 7 data sections available
Final scoreAvailableOfficial point score available
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Special rolesAvailableDesignated roles are identified
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Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Final Score and Result
Savannah Bananas defeated Texas Tailgaters 6-5 in Banana Ball points on April 11, 2026 at Kenan Stadium.
Postgame video
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Official result details
Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Game Summary
See who won, how long the game lasted and whether regulation points, Showdown innings or an Equalizer decided the result.
WinnerSavannah Bananas
Innings played9
Game ended9:33 PM venue time
Game time2 hr 31 min
How it was decidedEqualizer point in inning 8
Final game totals
Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Box Score
Texas Tailgaters5 points9 runs · 9 hits · 13 trick plays
Savannah Bananas6 points7 runs · 9 hits · 12 trick plays
Inning by inning
Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Line Score
| Team | Inning | Phase | Runs | Hits | Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tailgaters | 1 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 1 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 2 | regular | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 2 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 3 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 3 | regular | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 4 | regular | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 4 | regular | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 5 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 5 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 6 | regular | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 6 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 7 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 7 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 8 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 8 | regular | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 9 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 9 | regular | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Savannah Bananas | 10 | showdown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 11 | showdown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 21 | showdown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 22 | showdown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Complete hitting line
Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Batting Stats
Compare the batting order, player roles, at-bats, run production, steals, Ball 4 Sprints and walk-off plays.
| Player | Team | Slot | Position / role | AB | R | H | RBI | K | SB | B4S | WO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Gonzalez Jr. #28 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.294 | 1.065 |
| Nick Lopez #9 | Texas Tailgaters | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.324 | 1.037 |
| Jordan Barth #6 | Texas Tailgaters | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.665 |
| Kyle Martin #27 | Texas Tailgaters | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.241 | 1.017 |
| Mac Danford #11 | Texas Tailgaters | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.306 | 0.768 |
| Taylor Justus #85 | Texas Tailgaters | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.429 | 1.43 |
| Jayson Arendt #3 | Texas Tailgaters | 7 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.296 | 0.728 |
| Taj Porter #26 | Texas Tailgaters | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.207 | 0.669 |
| Zach Watson #2 | Texas Tailgaters | 9 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.453 |
| Jorden Hussein #5 | Texas Tailgaters | 10 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.231 | 0.679 |
| Jonathan Luders #1 | Texas Tailgaters | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.583 |
| Christian Davis #12 | Texas Tailgaters | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Pipercic #13 | Texas Tailgaters | 19 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Indiana Stanley #7 | Texas Tailgaters | 20 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.103 | 0.522 |
| Austin Drury #11 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DR Meadows #5 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.472 | 1.114 |
| Reese Alexiades #2 | Savannah Bananas | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.974 |
| Max Jung-Goldberg #9 | Savannah Bananas | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.258 | 0.77 |
| Dan Oberst #19 | Savannah Bananas | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.355 | 1.074 |
| Kyle Jackson #4 | Savannah Bananas | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Bill LeRoy #1 | Savannah Bananas | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.323 | 0.787 |
| Grant Besser #20 | Savannah Bananas | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Olson #8 | Savannah Bananas | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.172 | 0.526 |
| Danny Hosley #18 | Savannah Bananas | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.111 | 0.419 |
| RobertAnthony Cruz #15 | Savannah Bananas | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.194 | 0.641 |
| Ryan Cox #6 | Savannah Bananas | 10 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.455 | 1.37 |
| Alex Ziegler #10 | Savannah Bananas | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Grizzaffi #3 | Savannah Bananas | 12 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dakota Albritton #14 | Savannah Bananas | 13 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Jackson #7 | Savannah Bananas | 14 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.238 | 0.666 |
Complete pitching line
Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Pitching Stats
Review innings pitched, runs allowed, Ball 4 Sprints, strikeouts, fan-catch foul outs, ERA and game pace.
| Pitcher | Team | IP | H | R | ER | B4S | K | ERA | FAN | MPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Davis #12 | Texas Tailgaters | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.6 | 0 | 3:43 |
| Jimmy Lewis #99 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 0 | 6:23 |
| Brett Allen #36 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.6 | 0 | 7:03 |
| Joe Sperone #23 | Texas Tailgaters | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 0 | 4:09 |
| Jonathan Hughes #8 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.68 | 0 | 4:03 |
| Reese Miller #22 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 5:23 |
| Austin Drury #11 | Savannah Bananas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.31 | 0 | 4:15 |
| Kyle Luigs #12 | Savannah Bananas | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 4:24 |
| Derek Klena #24 | Savannah Bananas | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 0 | 3:35 |
| Jacob Bazala #21 | Savannah Bananas | 1.2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4:12 |
| Kelsie Whitmore #33 | Savannah Bananas | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:16 |
| Grant Besser #20 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 0 | 3:33 |
| Danny Hosley #18 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:39 |
Defense and showmanship
Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Fielding and Trick Play Stats
TPO shows outs completed with trick plays, TPM shows missed trick-play attempts, and E records fielding errors.
| Fielder | Team | Position | TPO | TPM | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Justus #85 | Texas Tailgaters | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jorden Hussein #5 | Texas Tailgaters | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Luders #1 | Texas Tailgaters | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Davis #12 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Austin Drury #11 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DR Meadows #5 | Savannah Bananas | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reese Alexiades #2 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Jackson #4 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Grant Besser #20 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RobertAnthony Cruz #15 | Savannah Bananas | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ryan Cox #6 | Savannah Bananas | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Ziegler #10 | Savannah Bananas | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Banana Ball-only assignments
Special Player Roles in Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas
See the designated fielders, designated runners and Golden Batters assigned in the official game data.
Golden Batter · Texas Tailgaters
Kyle Martin #27
Golden Batter · Savannah Bananas
Max Jung-Goldberg #9
Key Plays and Extra-Base Hits in Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas
Use this recap to find the home runs, triples, doubles and fastest innings recorded in the official game notes.
Home Runs
TEX HR: Justus (3, 4th inning off Luigs), Lopez (2, 5th inning off Klena), Porter (1, 6th inning off Bazala), Martin (2, 8th inning off Besser) · Savannah Bananas HR: Cox (1, 8th inning off Hughes), Cruz (1, 9th inning off Miller)
Fastest Innings (MPI)
TEX Top MPI: Lewis III - 2:08 (5th inning) · Savannah Bananas Top MPI: Drury - 1:49 (3rd inning)
Teams and matchup context
Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas 2026 Matchup Guide
This matchup pairs the original Savannah Bananas with the Texas-themed Tailgaters, a 2025 entrant that won the 2026 Banana Ball Open and secured a championship berth.
Who are the Texas Tailgaters?
The Tailgaters were introduced as Texas' first Banana Ball team and debuted in 2025. Denim-style branding, a tailgate presentation and Texas headliner weekends gave the club a regional identity even while its schedule also traveled outside the state.
Current standing unavailable
Who are the Savannah Bananas?
The organization arrived in Savannah in 2015 as a college summer team and announced the Savannah Bananas name in February 2016. The club played seven Coastal Plain League seasons, won three Petitt Cup championships, and shifted to year-round Banana Ball after the 2022 season.
Current standing unavailable
Team schedule and scores · Savannah Bananas official history
Head-to-head tracker
2026 Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Season Series
After this result, Savannah Bananas leads the completed 2026 season series 1-0. This game is meeting 1 of 14 on the current schedule.
Meeting1 of 14 scheduled in 2026
Texas Tailgaters wins0
Savannah Bananas wins1
Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas at Kenan Stadium
Kenan Stadium is the Chapel Hill, NC stop for this matchup on the 2026 national tour. The synchronized schedule currently lists 2 games at this venue; this matchup is number 1 in that venue sequence.
Capacity50,500
Playing surfaceArtificial Turf
Venue timezoneAmerica/New_York
Address104 Stadium Dr, 27514
Home of the University of North Carolina Tarheels Football Team
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Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas FAQ
When is Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas?
Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas is listed for April 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM venue local time.
Where is Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas being played?
The game is at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC.
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What was the Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas score?
Savannah Bananas defeated Texas Tailgaters 6-5 in Banana Ball points on April 11, 2026 at Kenan Stadium.
How many times do Texas Tailgaters and Savannah Bananas meet in 2026?
The synchronized 2026 schedule currently lists 14 meetings between these teams. After this result, Savannah Bananas leads the completed 2026 season series 1-0. This game is meeting 1 of 14 on the current schedule.
How to Read This Banana Ball Score
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