Starting pitcher · Indianapolis Clowns
Brett Maddock #8
4 IP · 6.38 ERA · Entered in inning 1
WORLD TOUR
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns Final Score: 0-3
Final · August 8, 2026 · Fifth Third Park · Spartanburg, SC
Date & local timeAug 8, 20268:44 PM
VenueFifth Third ParkSpartanburg, SC
WatchTBAOfficial listing
StatusfinalOfficial final result
Result data status
Updated What Is Available for This Completed Game
6 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
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Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns Final Score and Result
Indianapolis Clowns defeated Texas Tailgaters 3-0 in Banana Ball points on August 8, 2026 at Fifth Third Park.
Postgame video
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Official result details
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns Game Summary
See who won, how long the game lasted and whether regulation points, Showdown innings or an Equalizer decided the result.
WinnerIndianapolis Clowns
Innings played8
Game ended10:26 PM venue time
Game time1 hr 42 min
How it was decidedRegulation Banana Ball points
Final game totals
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns Box Score
Texas Tailgaters0 points2 runs · 6 hits · 13 trick plays
Indianapolis Clowns3 points5 runs · 11 hits · 15 trick plays
Pitching decisions
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns Starting Pitchers and Winning Pitcher
Quickly identify who started for each team and which pitcher received the official win.
Starting pitcher · Texas Tailgaters
Brett Sanchez #17
5.1 IP · 4.37 ERA · Entered in inning 1
Winning pitcher · Indianapolis Clowns
Brett Maddock #8
4 IP · 6.38 ERA · Entered in inning 1
Inning by inning
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns Line Score
| Team | Inning | Phase | Runs | Hits | Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Clowns | 1 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 1 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 2 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 2 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 3 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 3 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 4 | regular | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 4 | regular | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 5 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 5 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 6 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 6 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 7 | regular | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 7 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 8 | regular | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 8 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 9 | regular | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Complete hitting line
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Gray Jr. #3 | Indianapolis Clowns | 1 | EH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.286 | 0.872 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. #19 | Indianapolis Clowns | 2 | CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.381 | 0.997 |
| Mat Wolf #97 | Indianapolis Clowns | 2 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Burgess #9 | Indianapolis Clowns | 3 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.282 | 0.854 |
| Bobby Lada #7 | Indianapolis Clowns | 4 | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.306 | 0.899 |
| Dale Francis Jr. #44 | Indianapolis Clowns | 5 | DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.377 | 1.051 |
| Correlle Prime #11 | Indianapolis Clowns | 7 | 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.288 | 0.768 |
| Eli Paton #16 | Indianapolis Clowns | 8 | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.297 | 0.876 |
| Niko Hulsizer #12 | Indianapolis Clowns | 8 | RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.303 | 1.037 |
| Brian Dansereau #5 | Indianapolis Clowns | 9 | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.197 | 0.753 |
| Jalen Vasquez #2 | Indianapolis Clowns | 10 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.244 | 0.795 |
| Fisher Polydoroff #98 | Indianapolis Clowns | 11 | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.222 | 0.481 |
| Kirkland Banks #1 | Indianapolis Clowns | 12 | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.275 | 0.695 |
| Malachi Mitchell #99 | Indianapolis Clowns | Bench | DR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Watson #2 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.292 | 0.877 |
| Nick Lopez #9 | Texas Tailgaters | 2 | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.305 | 0.797 |
| Kyle Martin #27 | Texas Tailgaters | 3 | RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.371 | 1.327 |
| Jordan Barth #6 | Texas Tailgaters | 4 | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.372 | 0.986 |
| Taylor Justus #85 | Texas Tailgaters | 5 | 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.389 | 1.212 |
| Travis Moniot #16 | Texas Tailgaters | 6 | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.289 | 1.07 |
| Jose Gonzalez Jr. #28 | Texas Tailgaters | 7 | EH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.246 | 0.807 |
| Taj Porter #26 | Texas Tailgaters | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.262 | 0.727 |
| Mac Danford #11 | Texas Tailgaters | 9 | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.522 |
| Brett Sanchez #17 | Texas Tailgaters | 10 | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorden Hussein #5 | Texas Tailgaters | 10 | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.248 | 0.65 |
| Jayson Arendt #3 | Texas Tailgaters | 11 | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.191 | 0.595 |
| Jacob Pipercic #13 | Texas Tailgaters | Bench | DR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.35 |
| Jonathan Luders #1 | Texas Tailgaters | Bench | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.294 | 0.686 |
Complete pitching line
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Maddock #8 | Indianapolis Clowns | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.38 | 0 | 4:45 |
| Mat Wolf #97 | Indianapolis Clowns | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.03 | 0 | 4:53 |
| Chris Burgess #9 | Indianapolis Clowns | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:06 |
| David Griffin #15 | Indianapolis Clowns | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4:15 |
| Brett Sanchez #17 | Texas Tailgaters | 5.1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.37 | 1 | 3:42 |
| Zach Blankenship #37 | Texas Tailgaters | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.92 | 0 | 4:07 |
| Brett Allen #36 | Texas Tailgaters | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.23 | 0 | 5:40 |
Defense and showmanship
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Bradley Jr. #19 | Indianapolis Clowns | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lada #7 | Indianapolis Clowns | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Correlle Prime #11 | Indianapolis Clowns | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Niko Hulsizer #12 | Indianapolis Clowns | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dansereau #5 | Indianapolis Clowns | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Watson #2 | Texas Tailgaters | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Martin #27 | Texas Tailgaters | RF | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Barth #6 | Texas Tailgaters | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Justus #85 | Texas Tailgaters | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorden Hussein #5 | Texas Tailgaters | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Sanchez #17 | Texas Tailgaters | P | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Luders #1 | Texas Tailgaters | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Banana Ball-only assignments
Special Player Roles in Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns
See the designated fielders, designated runners and Golden Batters assigned in the official game data.
Designated fielder · Indianapolis Clowns
Mat Wolf #97
Designated fielder · Texas Tailgaters
Jonathan Luders #1
Designated runner · Indianapolis Clowns
Malachi Mitchell #99
Designated runner · Texas Tailgaters
Jacob Pipercic #13
Golden Batter · Texas Tailgaters
Kyle Martin #27
Key Plays and Extra-Base Hits in Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns
Use this recap to find the home runs, triples, doubles and fastest innings recorded in the official game notes.
Home Runs
TX HR: Justus, T (8, 4th inning off Maddock, 1 on, 2 out) · Indianapolis Clowns HR: None recorded
Official Game Notes
TX Fastest MPI: Sanchez - 1:35 (5th inning) · Indianapolis Clowns Fastest MPI: Griffin - 1:28 (8th inning)
Teams and matchup context
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns 2026 Matchup Guide
The revived Indianapolis Clowns face the Texas Tailgaters, combining a historic baseball identity with the 2026 Open champion.
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 2026 Indianapolis Clowns?
The current Clowns are a new BBCL expansion team that revives the name and showmanship tradition of the historic Indianapolis Clowns. The revival was developed with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and began Banana Ball play in February 2026.
Current standing unavailable
Team schedule and scores · MLB history of the Indianapolis Clowns
Head-to-head tracker
2026 Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns Season Series
After this result, Texas Tailgaters leads the completed 2026 season series 5-3. This game is meeting 8 of 10 on the current schedule.
Meeting8 of 10 scheduled in 2026
Texas Tailgaters wins5
Indianapolis Clowns wins3
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns at Fifth Third Park
Fifth Third Park is the Spartanburg, SC stop for this matchup on the 2026 national tour. The synchronized schedule currently lists 3 games at this venue; this matchup is number 3 in that venue sequence.
Capacity5,000
Playing surfaceGrass
Venue timezoneAmerica/New_York
Address300 W Henry St, 29306
Home of the Hub City Spartanburgers, High A affiliate of the Texas Rangers
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Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns FAQ
When is Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns?
Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns is listed for August 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM venue local time.
Where is Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns being played?
The game is at Fifth Third Park in Spartanburg, SC.
How can I watch Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns?
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What was the Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns score?
Indianapolis Clowns defeated Texas Tailgaters 3-0 in Banana Ball points on August 8, 2026 at Fifth Third Park.
How many times do Texas Tailgaters and Indianapolis Clowns meet in 2026?
The synchronized 2026 schedule currently lists 10 meetings between these teams. After this result, Texas Tailgaters leads the completed 2026 season series 5-3. This game is meeting 8 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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