500th Banana Ball Game Ever! - Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas in Savannah, GA! (Game 3)
The Savannah Bananas · Published Sep 20, 2026 · Watch on YouTube
Final · September 20, 2026 · Grayson Stadium · Savannah, GA
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Savannah Bananas defeated Texas Tailgaters 5-4 in Banana Ball points on September 20, 2026 at Grayson Stadium.
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The Savannah Bananas · Published Sep 20, 2026 · Watch on YouTube
The Savannah Bananas · Published Sep 20, 2026 · Watch on YouTube
See who won, how long the game lasted and whether regulation points, Showdown innings or an Equalizer decided the result.
Quickly identify who started for each team and which pitcher received the official win.
| Team | Inning | Phase | Runs | Hits | Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tailgaters | 1 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 1 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 2 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 2 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 3 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 3 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 4 | regular | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 4 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 5 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 5 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 6 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 6 | regular | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 7 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 7 | regular | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 8 | regular | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 8 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tailgaters | 9 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 9 | regular | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Allen #36 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Clarke #44 | Texas Tailgaters | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Lopez #9 | Texas Tailgaters | 3 | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.294 | 0.781 |
| Jordan Barth #6 | Texas Tailgaters | 4 | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.361 | 0.973 |
| Kyle Martin #27 | Texas Tailgaters | 5 | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.378 | 1.304 |
| Taylor Justus #85 | Texas Tailgaters | 6 | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.343 | 1.045 |
| Zach Watson #2 | Texas Tailgaters | 7 | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.249 | 0.744 |
| Jose Gonzalez Jr. #28 | Texas Tailgaters | 8 | EH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.222 | 0.723 |
| Taj Porter #26 | Texas Tailgaters | 8 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.232 | 0.656 |
| Travis Moniot #16 | Texas Tailgaters | 8 | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.205 | 0.712 |
| Mac Danford #11 | Texas Tailgaters | 9 | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.194 | 0.511 |
| Jayson Arendt #3 | Texas Tailgaters | 10 | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.171 | 0.554 |
| Tre Jones #33 | Texas Tailgaters | 11 | PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.571 | 1.524 |
| Jacob Pipercic #13 | Texas Tailgaters | 12 | DR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 1 |
| Zach Blankenship #37 | Texas Tailgaters | 13 | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Luders #1 | Texas Tailgaters | 14 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.757 |
| DR Meadows #5 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.351 | 0.897 |
| Kyle Jackson #4 | Savannah Bananas | 2 | 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.322 | 1.02 |
| Bill LeRoy #1 | Savannah Bananas | 3 | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.956 |
| Reese Alexiades #2 | Savannah Bananas | 4 | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.266 | 0.872 |
| RobertAnthony Cruz #15 | Savannah Bananas | 5 | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.293 | 0.853 |
| Ryan Cox #6 | Savannah Bananas | 6 | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.271 | 0.782 |
| Ty Jackson #7 | Savannah Bananas | 7 | EH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.811 |
| Max Jung-Goldberg #9 | Savannah Bananas | 8 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.217 | 0.787 |
| Jackson Olson #8 | Savannah Bananas | 9 | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.212 | 0.601 |
| Easton Parrish #17 | Savannah Bananas | 10 | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.219 | 0.655 |
| Dan Oberst #19 | Savannah Bananas | 11 | PH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.377 | 1.105 |
| Bryce Grizzaffi #3 | Savannah Bananas | 12 | DF / DR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.802 |
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 Allen #36 | Texas Tailgaters | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5.81 | 0 | 5:34 |
| Paxton Thompson #19 | Texas Tailgaters | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.24 | 0 | 4:28 |
| Chris Clarke #44 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.69 | 0 | 4:40 |
| Reese Miller #22 | Texas Tailgaters | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.26 | 0 | 4:52 |
| Trystan Levesque #31 | Savannah Bananas | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.61 | 0 | 4:23 |
| Grant Besser #20 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.31 | 0 | 4:05 |
| Connor Harris #30 | Savannah Bananas | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.92 | 0 | 5:16 |
| Dakota Albritton #14 | Savannah Bananas | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.27 | 0 | 7:37 |
| Allan Saathoff #44 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5:20 |
| Frankie Moscatiello #99 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.05 | 0 | 5:07 |
TPO shows outs completed with trick plays, TPM shows missed trick-play attempts, and E records fielding errors.
| Fielder | Team | Position | TPO | TPM | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Allen #36 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Clarke #44 | Texas Tailgaters | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan Barth #6 | Texas Tailgaters | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Danford #11 | Texas Tailgaters | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayson Arendt #3 | Texas Tailgaters | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Luders #1 | Texas Tailgaters | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| DR Meadows #5 | Savannah Bananas | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Jackson #4 | Savannah Bananas | 3B | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reese Alexiades #2 | Savannah Bananas | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Cox #6 | Savannah Bananas | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Jung-Goldberg #9 | Savannah Bananas | 1B | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackson Olson #8 | Savannah Bananas | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Grizzaffi #3 | Savannah Bananas | DF | 0 | 0 | 2 |
See the designated fielders, designated runners and Golden Batters assigned in the official game data.
Use this recap to find the home runs, triples, doubles and fastest innings recorded in the official game notes.
TX HR: Moniot (5, 9th inning off Moscatiello) · Savannah Bananas HR: Oberst (14, 9th inning off Miller)
TX 3B: None recorded · Savannah Bananas 3B: Meadows (2, 6th inning off Thompson)
TX 2B: Martin (14, 4th inning off Levesque), Gonzalez Jr. (11, 4th inning off Levesque), Jones (2, 4th inning off Levesque), Danford (7, 7th inning off Harris) · Savannah Bananas 2B: None recorded
TX Top MPI: 2:15 - Clarke (8th inning) · Savannah Bananas Top MPI: 2:58 - Besser (6th inning)
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.
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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
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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
After this result, Savannah Bananas leads the completed 2026 season series 7-5. This game is meeting 12 of 16 on the current schedule.
Historic Grayson Stadium has been part of Savannah baseball since 1926 and is the Savannah Bananas' home base. This is game 21 of 27 currently listed at the stadium in the synchronized 2026 Banana Ball schedule.
Grayson Stadium has a long history of baseball being played In Savannah. Legends such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, and Jackie Robinson all played on this field in their early days in the Minor Leagues during exhibitions. Originally built in 1926 and named Municipal Stadium, it saw major renovations and reconstruction in 1941 following a hurricane that destroyed the stadium. President Franklin D. Roosevelt once spoke at Municipal Stadium in 1933. In 1959, the Yankees and Reds played an exhibition game at Grayson Stadium. Among the Yankees players was future Hall of Famer, Mickey Mantle. The Savannah team was also a Braves affiliate from 1971 to 1983. The current capacity of Grayson Stadium is 5,000 people.
See the Grayson Stadium schedule · Official Grayson Stadium guide
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Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas is listed for September 20, 2026 at 1:05 PM venue local time.
The game is at Grayson Stadium in Savannah, GA.
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Savannah Bananas defeated Texas Tailgaters 5-4 in Banana Ball points on September 20, 2026 at Grayson Stadium.
The synchronized 2026 schedule currently lists 16 meetings between these teams. After this result, Savannah Bananas leads the completed 2026 season series 7-5. This game is meeting 12 of 16 on the current schedule.
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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