BBCL Playoffs - Semifinal Game 1 - Savannah Bananas vs Party Animals
Banana Ball · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Watch on YouTube
Final · October 1, 2026 · Grayson Stadium · Savannah, GA
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Party Animals defeated Savannah Bananas 7-3 in Banana Ball points on October 1, 2026 at Grayson Stadium.
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Banana Ball · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Watch on YouTube
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party Animals | 1 | regular | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 1 | regular | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 2 | regular | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 2 | regular | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 3 | regular | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 3 | regular | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Party Animals | 4 | regular | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Savannah Bananas | 4 | regular | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 5 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 5 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 6 | regular | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 6 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Party Animals | 7 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | 7 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 8 | regular | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Savannah Bananas | 8 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 9 | regular | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Savannah Bananas | 9 | regular | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John-Howard Bobo #99 | Party Animals | 1 | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.45 |
| Andy Cosgrove #5 | Party Animals | 2 | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 2.417 |
| Chase Achuff #11 | Party Animals | 3 | SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 1.55 |
| Tanner Thomas #4 | Party Animals | 4 | EH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| T.J. Reeves #3 | Party Animals | 5 | DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Jake Skole #98 | Party Animals | 6 | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.65 |
| Jason Swan #2 | Party Animals | 7 | 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Ballard #47 | Party Animals | 8 | 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.65 |
| Noah Fisher #12 | Party Animals | 9 | 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Reece Hampton #6 | Party Animals | 10 | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
| Bronson Balholm #41 | Party Animals | 12 | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Bloomer #8 | Party Animals | Bench | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith #40 | Party Animals | Bench | DR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DR Meadows #5 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Kyle Jackson #4 | Savannah Bananas | 2 | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 1.833 |
| Dan Oberst #19 | Savannah Bananas | 3 | DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Bill LeRoy #1 | Savannah Bananas | 4 | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese Alexiades #2 | Savannah Bananas | 5 | RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 1.334 |
| RobertAnthony Cruz #15 | Savannah Bananas | 6 | LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 2.667 |
| Ryan Cox #6 | Savannah Bananas | 7 | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Jung-Goldberg #9 | Savannah Bananas | 8 | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Jackson #7 | Savannah Bananas | 9 | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Hosley #18 | Savannah Bananas | 10 | P / EH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Easton Parrish #17 | Savannah Bananas | 11 | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ziegler #10 | Savannah Bananas | Bench | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Grizzaffi #3 | Savannah Bananas | Bench | DR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garett Delano #77 | Party Animals | 4.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13.5 | 0 | 5:15 |
| Nate Tellier #26 | Party Animals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3:36 |
| Austin Drury #11 | Savannah Bananas | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13.5 | 0 | 7:30 |
| Noah Niznik #88 | Savannah Bananas | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:29 |
| Jacob Bazala #21 | Savannah Bananas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 4:12 |
| Danny Hosley #18 | Savannah Bananas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8:44 |
TPO shows outs completed with trick plays, TPM shows missed trick-play attempts, and E records fielding errors.
| Fielder | Team | Position | TPO | TPM | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Achuff #11 | Party Animals | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Skole #98 | Party Animals | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Swan #2 | Party Animals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Jackson #4 | Savannah Bananas | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RobertAnthony Cruz #15 | Savannah Bananas | LF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Cox #6 | Savannah Bananas | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Jung-Goldberg #9 | Savannah Bananas | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ziegler #10 | Savannah Bananas | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.
BBCL SEMIFINAL (1-Seed vs 4-Seed) GAME 1
Party Animals HR: Cosgrove, A (1, 1st inning off Drury, 0 on, 1 out) Reeves, T (1, 1st inning off Drury, 1 on, 2 out) · Savannah Bananas HR: Oberst 2 (2, 3rd inning off Delano, 1 on, 2 out, 6th inning off Delano, 0 on, 0 out) Jackson, K (1, 1st inning off Delano, 0 on, 1 out) Cruz, R (1, 4th inning off Delano, 1 on, 1 out)
Party Animals 3B: None recorded · Savannah Bananas 3B: None recorded
Party Animals 2B: Reeves, T (1, 3rd inning off Drury, 0 on, 2 out) · Savannah Bananas 2B: Cruz, R (1, 2nd inning off Delano, 1 on, 0 out) Hosley, D (2, 3rd inning off Delano, 5th inning off Delano)
Party Animals Fan Outs: None recorded · Savannah Bananas Fan Outs: None recorded
Party Animals Top MPI: Tellier - 2:02 (8th inning) · Savannah Bananas Top MPI: Bazala - 2:32 (7th inning)
This is Banana Ball's longest-running and best-known rivalry: the flagship Savannah Bananas against the black-and-pink Party Animals, who were created as their first true opponent.
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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.
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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.
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Team schedule and scores · Savannah Bananas official history
After this result, Party Animals leads the completed 2026 season series 7-6. This game is meeting 13 of 15 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 22 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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Recent and upcoming meetings from the current season series.
Party Animals vs Savannah Bananas is listed for October 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM venue local time.
The game is at Grayson Stadium in Savannah, GA.
The current watch listing is TBA. Viewing assignments can change, so check this page again near game time.
Party Animals defeated Savannah Bananas 7-3 in Banana Ball points on October 1, 2026 at Grayson Stadium.
The synchronized 2026 schedule currently lists 15 meetings between these teams. After this result, Party Animals leads the completed 2026 season series 7-6. This game is meeting 13 of 15 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.
Times and watch assignments can change. The individual calendar feed keeps the same event ID when an official update is received.