Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters in Midland, Texas! (Game 1)
The Texas Tailgaters · Published Jul 1, 2026 · Watch on YouTube
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Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters Final Score: 4-1
Final · July 2, 2026 · Momentum Bank Ballpark · Midland, TX
Date & local timeJul 2, 20269:03 PM
VenueMomentum Bank BallparkMidland, TX
WatchTBAOfficial listing
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
Game totalsAvailableRuns, hits and trick plays available
Inning-by-inningAvailableLine score available
Player statisticsAvailableBatting and pitching data available
FieldingAvailableFielding and trick-play data available
Special rolesAvailableDesignated roles are identified
VideoAvailable1 verified video available
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters Final Score and Result
Party Animals defeated Texas Tailgaters 4-1 in Banana Ball points on July 2, 2026 at Momentum Bank Ballpark.
Postgame video
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters Highlights & Replays
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Official result details
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters Game Summary
See who won, how long the game lasted and whether regulation points, Showdown innings or an Equalizer decided the result.
WinnerParty Animals
Innings played9
Game ended11:01 PM venue time
Game time1 hr 58 min
How it was decidedRegulation Banana Ball points
Final game totals
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters Box Score
Party Animals4 points5 runs · 12 hits · 4 trick plays
Texas Tailgaters1 points2 runs · 6 hits · 11 trick plays
Pitching decisions
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters Starting Pitchers and Winning Pitcher
Quickly identify who started for each team and which pitcher received the official win.
Starting pitcher · Texas Tailgaters
Christian Davis #12
5 IP · 4.29 ERA · Entered in inning 1
Starting pitcher · Party Animals
Sean Fluke #25
2 IP · 6.45 ERA · Entered in inning 1
Winning pitcher · Party Animals
Nate Tellier #26
1 IP · 5.66 ERA · Entered in inning 7
Inning by inning
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters Line Score
| Team | Inning | Phase | Runs | Hits | Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tailgaters | 1 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 1 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 2 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 2 | regular | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 3 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 3 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 4 | regular | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Party Animals | 4 | regular | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 5 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 5 | regular | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 6 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 6 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 7 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 7 | regular | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 8 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 8 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 9 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 9 | regular | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Complete hitting line
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Watson #2 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.265 | 0.8 |
| Nick Lopez #9 | Texas Tailgaters | 2 | DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.295 | 0.775 |
| Kyle Martin #27 | Texas Tailgaters | 3 | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.399 | 1.387 |
| Jordan Barth #6 | Texas Tailgaters | 4 | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.402 | 1.065 |
| Taylor Justus #85 | Texas Tailgaters | 5 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.396 | 1.201 |
| Indiana Stanley #7 | Texas Tailgaters | 6 | CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.258 | 0.787 |
| Jayson Arendt #3 | Texas Tailgaters | 7 | EH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.183 | 0.558 |
| Taj Porter #26 | Texas Tailgaters | 8 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.243 | 0.697 |
| Mac Danford #11 | Texas Tailgaters | 9 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.228 | 0.591 |
| Jorden Hussein #5 | Texas Tailgaters | 10 | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.275 | 0.706 |
| Jonathan Luders #1 | Texas Tailgaters | Bench | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.313 | 0.728 |
| Jose Gonzalez Jr. #28 | Texas Tailgaters | Bench | PH / EH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.257 | 0.821 |
| Tre Jones #33 | Texas Tailgaters | Bench | DR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Skole #98 | Party Animals | 1 | RF | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.336 | 0.961 |
| Jason Swan #2 | Party Animals | 2 | 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0.909 |
| Andy Cosgrove #5 | Party Animals | 3 | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.241 | 0.762 |
| Reece Hampton #6 | Party Animals | 4 | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.231 | 0.73 |
| T.J. Reeves #3 | Party Animals | 5 | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.352 | 0.963 |
| Chase Achuff #11 | Party Animals | 6 | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 | 0.975 |
| Tanner Thomas #4 | Party Animals | 7 | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.292 | 0.9 |
| Bryson Bloomer #8 | Party Animals | 8 | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.757 |
| Dustin Baber #9 | Party Animals | 9 | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.148 | 0.481 |
| Mike Ballard #47 | Party Animals | 10 | EH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.352 | 0.893 |
| Mark Smith #40 | Party Animals | Bench | DR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Complete pitching line
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters 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 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.95 | 0 | 4:01 |
| Zach Blankenship #37 | Texas Tailgaters | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.06 | 0 | 3:43 |
| Brett Allen #36 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.8 | 0 | 5:41 |
| Reese Miller #22 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.46 | 0 | 4:43 |
| Sean Fluke #25 | Party Animals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 3:35 |
| Dalton Ponce #17 | Party Animals | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.41 | 1 | 5:33 |
| Jake Lialios #27 | Party Animals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.62 | 0 | 5:03 |
| Riyan Rodriguez #21 | Party Animals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | 5:25 |
| Nate Tellier #26 | Party Animals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 4:48 |
| Brady Kais #13 | Party Animals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.76 | 0 | 3:38 |
| Drew Gillespie #28 | Party Animals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.52 | 0 | 4:39 |
Defense and showmanship
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Barth #6 | Texas Tailgaters | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Justus #85 | Texas Tailgaters | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana Stanley #7 | Texas Tailgaters | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorden Hussein #5 | Texas Tailgaters | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Luders #1 | Texas Tailgaters | DF | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake Skole #98 | Party Animals | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Swan #2 | Party Animals | 1B | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reece Hampton #6 | Party Animals | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Thomas #4 | Party Animals | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dustin Baber #9 | Party Animals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Banana Ball-only assignments
Special Player Roles in Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters
See the designated fielders, designated runners and Golden Batters assigned in the official game data.
Designated fielder · Texas Tailgaters
Jonathan Luders #1
Designated runner · Texas Tailgaters
Tre Jones #33
Designated runner · Party Animals
Mark Smith #40
Golden Batter · Texas Tailgaters
Kyle Martin #27
Golden Batter · Party Animals
Jake Skole #98
Key Plays and Extra-Base Hits in Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters
Use this recap to find the home runs, triples, doubles and fastest innings recorded in the official game notes.
Home Runs
Party Animals HR: None recorded · TX HR: Martin (20, 4th inning off Ponce)
Fastest Innings (MPI)
Party Animals Top MPI: Fluke - 1:48 (1st inning) · TX Top MPI: Miller - 3:07 (9th inning)
Teams and matchup context
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters 2026 Matchup Guide
The Party Animals face the Texas Tailgaters, who entered Banana Ball in 2025 and earned an automatic 2026 championship berth by winning the Open.
How did the Party Animals begin?
Fans First Entertainment created the Party Animals as a true Banana Ball rival capable of competing with the Savannah Bananas. They debuted on July 21, 2020, first in a traditional baseball game and then in a Banana Ball game decided through Showdown Tiebreakers.
Current standing unavailable
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
Head-to-head tracker
2026 Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters Season Series
After this result, Party Animals leads the completed 2026 season series 4-0. This game is meeting 4 of 10 on the current schedule.
Meeting4 of 10 scheduled in 2026
Party Animals wins4
Texas Tailgaters wins0
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters at Momentum Bank Ballpark
Momentum Bank Ballpark is the Midland, TX stop for this matchup on the 2026 national tour. The synchronized schedule currently lists 3 games at this venue; this matchup is number 1 in that venue sequence.
Capacity6,669
Playing surfaceGrass
Venue timezoneAmerica/Chicago
Address5514 Champions Dr, 79706
Home of the Midland RockHounds, Double A affiliate of the Las Vegas Athletics
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Local time and schedule changes
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Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters FAQ
When is Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters?
Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters is listed for July 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM venue local time.
Where is Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters being played?
The game is at Momentum Bank Ballpark in Midland, TX.
How can I watch Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters?
The current watch listing is TBA. Viewing assignments can change, so check this page again near game time.
What was the Party Animals vs Texas Tailgaters score?
Party Animals defeated Texas Tailgaters 4-1 in Banana Ball points on July 2, 2026 at Momentum Bank Ballpark.
How many times do Party Animals and Texas Tailgaters meet in 2026?
The synchronized 2026 schedule currently lists 10 meetings between these teams. After this result, Party Animals leads the completed 2026 season series 4-0. This game is meeting 4 of 10 on the current schedule.
How to Read This Banana Ball Score
Banana Ball awards points by inning, so the point totals shown at the top decide the official result. Runs, hits and trick plays remain part of the box score but do not replace the point score.
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