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[Applause] it is game 18 of the 2024 banana ball World Tour loved by the most terrific trollers on this planet our Compadres over at zapo the porny animals got the victory in our day game now it’s time for the night cap the bad boys of naland still three games behind the nanners in the standings on this tour we’ll see if the boys and yellows can split the double header their defense left to right in the Outfield Robert Anthony Cruz Ree alexiadis and Danny Hosley third to first in the infield gave Howell Ryan Cox Jackson olssen and Brandon Crosby behind the plate it is Eric Jones Jr and starting on the mound Ethan scoo bananas five trick plays away from 100 as a team this season five different players recorded a trick play in the first game today in this double header Ryan Cox still leading the tour with 35 on the year and REE alexiadis three trick plays in right field this season he’ll see if he can get one as he draws the first start in center field by a player not named Dr Meadows time to take a closer look at skooj with his one trick play in as many attempts in his rookie campaign he has been one of the best strikeout pitchers we have ever seen in this sport 26 strikeouts across his 24 frames pitch and last start for Ethan scoo in Baton Rouge four Innings pitched in scooch collecting six strikeouts in that span unsurprisingly leading this bananas team and the tour in 2024 and for skooj again it’s just a matter of pounding the Zone against the party animals and also using a good slider and splitter against these guys as well really commands a vast Arsenal time to take a look at the party animals lineup that did The Lion Share of the work in the 25 run Day game we had earlier today at the top just like it’s been for the first 17 games Reese Hampton at the top in game number 18 Brayson Bloomer right behind him Jake skull do up third D cornette in the cleanup spot then Chase AUP Tanner Thomas and Noah fiser and Taj Porter Dustin bber and Jason Swan rounded out and between the three and four guys in this lineup for the party animals SK skull and cornette eight runs batted in for those two guys and we knew skull was going to be Juiced up returning here to Gwynette had two doubles as well in the first game here is Jesse Cole to get the people fired up and ready to rumble for game 18 Nation it’s time so on three I need everyone here to yell start the clock one 2 three Showtime leading off for the party Banks love to say let’s play two the second double header in banana ball history the first being last September in Milwaukee Wisconsin the second will always be in guette County Georgia cutting a Miss from Reese Hampton 12th round draft pick by the Tigers back in 2018 four years of minor league baseball experience finished up as an Arizona Diamondbacks farm hand and he is down on three pitches powerful fast ball to get K number 27 on the tour for scoo it’s been one of the most interesting matchups we’ve seen so far on tour scoo J versus Rees each one of these guys they just go back and forth getting the better of each other and here takes scoo just three pitches to get that punch out and that’s a hard batter to do it against Hampton with three hits in the first game of this uh double header yeah Reese was three for six with a D couple runs scored one driven in now Brayson Bloomer front door bender gets the top of the Zone count even at one and one the Boomer went one for six in our first game today couple strikeouts a run scored and fouls this one off towards the fans it’s going to land on the tart two balls and two strikes on the animals third basem screw J working quickly boy he has adapted well to the speed of banana ball and has two strikeouts two batters into his outing gets Bloomer to Chase High well we saw Ethan sco strike out the side in banana ball in 2 minutes and 48 seconds he’s got two strikeouts in a minute and a half here in the first he’s got a chance to possibly set a new Record for fastest inning while striking out the side Here Comes Jake skull the right fielder rockus Applause for him here Roswell Georgia native calls Woodstock Georgia home these days just flip-flopping around opposite sides of Atlanta former Georgia Bulldog linebacker in safety after seven years of minor league baseball experience now in his fourth world tour banana for two party in anim for the last two and scoo J son of a gun if he didn’t do the darn thing strikes out the side three of the best hitters we’ve ever seen in banana ball he made it look easy 13 pitches three strikeouts and a 2-minute and 14 second frame from Ethan scoo that’s a heck of a start out there on the mound strikeouts 27 through 29 on the tour as he continues to push the pace in the punch out Department another look at all three just filthy stuff and he is fired up as he should be here’s the party animals defensive alignment as they try to hold serve here in the first Tanner Thomas in left Hampton in Center skull in right third to First you see Bloomer then Chase Acuff Dustin babber and Jason Swan Taj Porter gets the start behind the dish for the night cap and Garrett deleno on the bump and the party animals collected five trick plays in game one as well against the Banas Jason Swan the only man with multiple trick plays now up to five on the season and Dustin babber with the Party Animals lead in the trick play Department going to look at Garrett Delano’s numbers on this tour he has been one of the best pitchers thus far and with noan nnick getting roughed up a little bit in our first game those numbers May Vault him up to being the best pitcher on the tour well the bananas batting just 198 against gar deleno on this year’s World Tour but his last start the most he’s been roughed up this season is he was tacked for seven hits and three runs only able to record one strike at against the bananas they were just putting it in play and they were falling in for hits you got a real quick look at the bananas lineup Gabe howl at the top after 17 straight starts in the leadoff spot for Di Meadows holding down center field he gets the night off he’s perfectly okay just a little bit of rest for the guy so Howell man out of Somerville Georgia elevated to the leadoff spot he had been consistently in the two-hole as of late quickly behind o and2 and deleno continues to Pound The Zone this is when Garrett pitches best well Gabe Howell is used to batting at the top of orders of course we’ve seen him in the two-hole Plenty this season but even in the Pioneer league and way back when he was a Collegiate banana a guy Tyler Gillum loved to bat lead off my first season as the bananas broadcaster was Gabe Howell second as a Collegiate banana and he was penciled into the leadoff spot pretty much every game he was in what’s also perfect about batting Howell leadoff he is a tough batter he’s seeing more pitches per plate appearance than any other batter on this Banana’s team averaging a little over four pitches per plate appearance and that just makes the batters that come up behind him a lot stronger as how makes pitchers work and if you’re wondering how Howell perform Med in the 28 games as a leadoff man for the 2020 Savannah bananas 390 batting average of 467 on base percentage I’d say that’s doing the job as he battles deleno here again making gar deleno work already six pitches out of the ry’s hand we’re about to see a seven and he fouls it off out of cool ray field former Braves minor leager getting to play here in the home of the Braves triaa affiliate the guette stripers cool moment for a lot of reasons grew up about two and a half hours away add that one on to the list as well deleno still only thrown one ball it has been spoil City for Howell who works the count to two and two check swing a little bit of self-defense and the at bat will still be two and two well Gabe Howell plunked and game one of this contest wasn’t looking for a second hit by pitch in as many games just Dove out of the way and you see he’s kind of all smiles after that wacky little pitch another foul ball and we are approaching a historical length in this at bat we saw Tanner Thomas work an 11 pitch plate appearance against Noah nnick now Gabe Howell is about to work at least 11 pitches here with deleno on the mound another 2-2 and it misses up and in how has worked the count full after being down 0 and two and just another reminder the most pitches we’ve ever seen in one at bat between two guys came in Oklahoma City it was 13 pitches between Joe Idol and DJ The Invader this one will end in 12 as Gabe Howell hit this one into the glove of Jake skan and right field one pitch short of tying the banana ball record as Howell is retired he went one for two in the Day game Robert Anthony Cruz gets bumped up from the seven hole to the two spot and slaps this one the other way Tanner Thomas on the Run battling the Sun what a beautiful catch by The Animals left fielder yeah a very difficult play by Tanner Thomas you see him not even rocking Shades out there in left field unable to come away with the catch that was the right play by Robert Anthony Cruz by the way swinging at the first pitch from deleno and getting aggressive after so many pitches were thrown in that previous at bat between Howell and deleno 10 count on Dan Oberst only the third ball Garrett has thrown this inning and Dan possibly giving the fans an opportunity here no it will land on the roof of cool Rayfield Rob burst one for three with his tied for the tour High thirdd home run was a two1 two-run blast in the eighth that tied the inning at the time Eric Jones Jr would follow it up with a two-run homer to walk it off no burst and deleno thick as thieves to Jitsu sparring partners great friends ever since they met each other in banana ball front door door Bender heck of a piece of hitting by Dan he takes a healthy turn but we’ll be content with a single with two down yeah Delo tried to go inside and with a breaker to Dan obers sat back on it and drove it into left field just a great piece of hitting and Michael De who has also been redh hot for this bananas ball club now comes up and we’ll see how aggressive Dan is over at first base if he tries to steal and get in the scoring position deep one for three with the ball for Sprint as both offerings just barely miss the top of the zone right around the outside corner pitchers pitches deleno doesn’t get either call and Deb ready to hack look he got a two seamer there deleno with five pitches two seam four seam and cut fast balls with a curveball and a change up and he will throw any of the five pitches in any count two and two second time deas fouled a ball off himself today pain for a second and then dances it away it’s usually de’s protocol anytime you see that he’s just going to hit you with the dance move maybe even do the Reginal Horton in the Batters box out now full at three and two very promising tennis Prospect in his youth then went to Notre Dame to play football injuries ended up ending that career path so he went back to baseball and daners was the only guy at first base Jason Swan playing back on the payoff deleno confused as to why he wasn’t holding on oerst but Dan’s going to be loose on the 3-2 pitch we get another look at it here Swan had cleared out of the area and Dan saves what could have been a one or two base error on deleno it’s exactly right I mean deleno should be almost thankful that that one hits Dan obur and now Vincent Chapman is going to uh make an executive decision and give Dan over second base after that pickoff try why is my chief question I mean there are no box and banana ball there are not that is a huge decision we’ll see if it means anything Barrel from deeb straight to the mid from Jason Swan and it does not matter very fun first inning of banana ball in our second game of the day as you get another look at the screamer handled by Swan over at first no score one inning in the books and let’s get a look at some of our Hometown Heroes here we’ve got a lot of guys from the Atlanta area Jake skull we talked about it when he came up in the first out of Roswell Georgia played four years of football at ug then Andy Archer from Milton Georgia about 20 minutes down the road Georgia Tech Guy for four years of baseball then you got Austin chrismy out of Roswell George we got a little flip-flop here between Howell and Kris Minsky the hometowns should be flipped but the colleges are all correct yeah that’s exactly right and it’s really cool and really special for all of these guys they’ve been all smile since arriving here in Gwynette County for this series of games and what’s really going to be cool is we’re going to have three of these four guys on a microphone in tonight’s game so you guys can look out for Jake skull Austin Kris Minsky and Gabe Howell all joining us on the broadcast tonight that’s a fact and just editors note Powell out of Somerville Chris Minsky out of Roswell same Hometown as Mr Jake skull GIS Minsky finished up at golf State College year of jco before he was signed by the Los Angeles Angels Archer finished up with a year at the University of Hawaii Dalton cornette the pride of pipa passes Kentucky one of the best offensive weapons in Alice Lloyd College history look up the numbers they are video game stats across his four years it’s going to be 456 cornette in the cleanup spot two for three with a homer a double five rbi’s to to tie a banana ball record that he himself set Brayson Bloomer has also driven in five runs in one game a run scored and a ball four Sprint that’s right I was not done with his statline from the first game yet it was video game type statline in game one of this series and yes it’s DC3 who has tied his own record for runs batted in in a single game how about this Jackson Olsen the first trick blade try where we’ve seen him go behind his back while trying to go 360 of sorts there it looks like and not able to come up with the snag so cornette reach on a trick play Miss to start this second inning yeah that was a very difficult play the great eight just tried to pull off backpedaling twisting his body got the ball in the glove just lost it around his keer and now chase a who has been the best hitter on the tour thus far for the party animals mostly out of the seven spot elevated to the five hole in each of these two games today went two for five with a couple runs scored in the first ball game going back to that trick play M from Jackson Olson I think you’re okay with trying that play especially even at the start of the inning when you see a guy like Ethan scoo whose stuff is absolutely on tonight already his fourth strikeout in the ball game and looks like he might be ding diing somebody on his Banana Phone to celebrate the punch out looks like Vincent Chapman picking up on the other end home play umpire has a Banana Phone of his own and we now send that towards the stands another look just some oldfashioned hard ball heater right around the shoulders good luck hitting that elevate the heater you see it in the eyes they kind of light up a little bit and the next thing you know not able to catch up to it good pitch from Ethan scoo he’s consistently 93 to 94 mph with the fast ball can touch 98 we’ve seen him hit 96 so far on this tour Tanner Thomas the left fielder oh for four with the ball fourward Sprint one run driven in in our first ball game he muscles this one deep out to left and it’s off the base of the wall Cruz plays it well he’s going to keep cornette at third and Tanner Thomas who was home run trotting it thought he had left the confines of cool ray field we have to be content with a booming single yeah one of the longest singles we’ve seen this year in 2024 and for Tanner Thomas we weren’t getting a bat flip out of him he was just standing there and admiring his work thinking that one was going to leave the yard but only gets one base out of it we saw that on his home run in Baton Rouge last week and boy oh boy did it look awful cool when the ball did leave the yard Barrel Ball but no official no Fisher a little early on it out a Madison Heights Michigan suburb of Detroit and his first banana ball campaign came out of the gates absolutely Gang Busters has slowed down a little bit as of late Banas have figured out how to execute with breaking balls down and away that have got a decent amount of strikeouts on fish you had a booming two-run check that one-run double off the right field wall in the first game now we have Tanner Thomas caught trying to steal second Crosby slaps the tag on cornette never tried to head home Tanner trying to get a perfect jump on scoo Jay who was able to jump off the Rubber and get a huge second out yeah Tanner thought he had Ethan scoo caught off guard there great Eyes by Jackson Olsen just continuing to watch DC three hoping he would not leave Third Base there and then the very next pitch from scj his fifth strikeout in this ball game and he gets out of the inning in four minutes 23 seconds picks up his defense cornette reached on the trick play missed ends up stranded on third as you get another look F not thrilled with the call Anthony corado and Mike fases both chatting with Vincent Chapman now if I was a betting man I would say they’re talking about the obstruction call question mark that got obst up to second in the bottom of the first we’ll find out after the game for now we’ve got the party animals right fielder Jake skull jogging out to his position Jake how you doing man what’s up fellas oh we’re doing so much better now that we hear you how cool is it to get to bring banana ball up to your neck of the woods it’s great man it’s a it’s an awesome game proud to be a part of it and happy to show some of my friends and family you know what it looks like what we’re doing on a on a weekly basis it’s just a lot of fun Jake get a heck of a first game in this double header two doubles for yourself did you feel just a little bit of an extra motivation to perform well being back here in your homeown not really I think it might have felt more of a a calmness um just to feel a little bit calm in your home state maybe and you know take what they give you this game is still baseball and when you’re on offense you don’t have the the ball’s not in your hand on offense so it’s it’s a tough one you only can do what they give you so I think that was what this uh first game was a little bit about now when when you got called out in the three hole for the party animals lineup I mean there was a noticeable difference in the rockus Applause you got how many people do you have at this game today sorry I might have lost you guys for a second that’s okay skoie what kind of a what kind of friends and family number-wise do you have on hand today I probably got between um Avery and I probably 15 to 20 friends and family and then uh another 20 to 30 coming tomorrow the it it sounded like the people knew that you’re a HomeTown kid because the Roar of the crowd when you were announced in your lineup was pretty definite yeah I think um this crowd has seen a few skulls come through it um my brother played here quite often with the Charlotte Knights he got to come here I remember shooting down from Athens a handful of knights after practice and uh catching his games him and Austin Riley yeah that’s a pretty good lineup as Hosley sends one your way yep yep that ends a very long hitless drought for Danny doall that’s exactly right hosley’s first hit for the banana since March the 2nd tough to keep him off the bags long now ER Jones Jr who blasted what’s tied for the tle his third home run in our day game skull you were out in front of that Home Run Race for a little bit now the guys are trying to catch up to you here yeah it was uh you know they’re coming bunches so we should be uh careful with EJ here tough uh tough tough ballpark pretty big yard but it’s uh winds playing in the hitters favors today for sure I mean the ground roll double it’s half a home [Applause] run one two now on EJ two for four with the Dinger a double as well couple RBI and a run scored in our first game today there goes Hosley excellent jump cutting a Miss throw from Porter he never had a chance but he made it a lot closer than I thought it could have been skoie can you help us getting in the minds of of your Dugout there up here in the booth we had no idea why Dan oer ended up at second base in the first inning and it seemed like you guys were pretty apoplectic about it as well yeah the um the ruling I got from Bryson and the umpires after the inning was over was that it was unoccupied base and I’m like I don’t know if I fully agree with that um I think just because the uh position player is not there they can still throw it over there it’s it’s a risky play but we got away with one so I guess the ball don’t lie and he probably should have been on second anyway yeah Deber with the barrel ended up right to Swan at first so no harm no foul y it is true that pitchers cannot throw to an unoccupied base it is a b but with there being no box in banana ball things things get a little dicey that’s kind of a Feld yeah there W aren’t supposed to be box out here but uh we found one correct one two on alexiadis then deleno getss him swinging he’s got his cutter working today that was nasty that thing died I can’t tell from here I can I like playing center field behind them I can tell when it’s cutter or slider but they’re both pretty wicked we get another look at it on the broadcast that thing disappeared and now Brandon Showtime Crosby appears in the right-handed batter’s box he gets plunked Peter right off the armu guard and got get the four seam up and tight I’ll tell you what though from experience we got the best gear in the business with EVO Shield but they uh that still hurts if it squares you up yeah that’s a fact that it’ll be Jackson Olsen inning winning run on second base with two outs yeah I’m going to play this Four Hole here just in case he chops one through it and I got a chance to throw Hosley out cut a Miss he jumps ahead can you talk us through what it’s like to battle against Ethan scoo because he’s probably one of the most talented pitchers we’ve ever had in our young sport yeah he is we got good little match up here but he’s tough especially with guys on he dials it in wison fooled on the change up there he’s behind 0 and2 how much time have y’all spent in Georgia well Josh grew up he grew up about 45 minutes down the road I know Josh has I’ve been enjoying this a lot myself I’ve been thrilled to be back here personally it it’s been uh it’s been quite the joy I tell you what any place that has you and I need to make a trip back to Athens at some point you know we’ve been talking about that night I think you know we could we could pay old Kirby and the guys a visit at some point yeah you know they’ve earned it they gave us a degree I don’t know how we got it but I guess I’m speaking on my behalf but they uh they let me out of there with one and we owe it to them to go back and support support the boys support the [Applause] dogs Josh the guy loves barking cut to miss you strike out the side after lead off knock how about that from deleno K is Jones Jr alexiis and olssen Jake skull thanks so much for joining us on the broadcast man this been a blast yes sir thanks for coming on and being here you guys are great I love everything you do man appreciate you guys our pleasure doggy have fun the rest of the night thank you Jake that’s a Pros Pro right there you get another look at deleno getting that one past Olen three strikeouts for the price of one inning and a well deserved crab celebration for deleno afterwards no runs have been scored through two how about Mao Harrison flipping his way into the player dance we’re heading to the [Music] [Applause] Third [Applause] ladies [Applause] gentl Macio Harrison with Bret Hilton Dalton ponts Jake Le allios and Garrett to clue from the party animals Zack Phillips Andy Archer Malachi Mitchell and Noah nnick from the bananas what a talented cast tonight you kidding me like every single one of those players with I mean some serious moves out there yeah that’s spinal tap we turn this thing up to 11 this one goes to 11 screw J out for his third inning of work he’s got the good stuff five strikeouts through two innings single from Tanner Thomas and a trick play missed with Dalton cornette swinging it the only two party animals to reach it will be the bottom three in their order here to kick off the third Taj Porter Dustin babber and Jason Swan 8 n and 10 Taj got some rest in her first game today behind the dish for the night cap and he sprays that one into left field Great Piece of his not trying to do too much second hit of the night for the animals well knowing you’ve got a flamethrower nethan scoo sometimes they just going to take that fast ball and be content with hitting it to the opposite field Falls in for Porter and he will immediately be pinched ran for by Jordan Hussein the man out of mandaville Louisiana replaced by the Houston Texas native Hussein finally a full participant after he was injured just before beginning his banana ball career now scoo J Olsen Cox and alexiadis participating in the 322 this is Ree Alexis’s 322 debut first game he’s gotten to start in Center that was his primary position over the past three years with the Ogden Raptors in the Pioneer League he can man an awful well looks like he could Boogie awful well too and talking to him pregame before this game kicked off told him that I was excited to see him in center field and he didn’t want to talk about possibly collecting a trick play in Center all he could talk about was I am going to nail that 322 tonight reys does everything 100% well Josh NY he just wants to be the best at everything he participates in and he is soaking up every aspect of banana ball looking at the entertainment just as much as coming in here and being the best hitter on this tour which is what the bananas brought him in to do hoping to counter Reese Hampton on the party animals alexiadis has had a really nice start to his first season good battle here from Dustin babber at the dish tling off everything skooj has for him he went one for five in our first game today there go Jordan Hussein thought about it and then put the car in Reverse Brandon Crosby fighting through his own teammates comes up with the catch that was a tricky play for showtime and always the Entertainer he stumbl away after making the catch like he was going to get into a collision with all 11 or so players that are just out there by The Dugout great play by Crosby and uh a great job by The Dugout in general just scattering 12 players and one Reginald Horton oh yes man that was good I got to start counting uh or guessing jelly beans in the jar next it’s your true calling buddy now Jason Swan the first baseman had a doozy of a day in our first game three for four a double two runs driven in one scored adding on to a hot start to his second world tour flicks this one into right field that was two of his three hits in our first game just taking what the pitchers are giving him and peppering the ball through the Four Hole I mean it just continues to be more and more impressive the more you see it from swanie he doesn’t try and do too much every time when he’s up there at the plate but we’ve also seen when Swan gets those mistake pitches boy does he make the pitcher of course two home runs as well on this tour and three opposite field hits today awfully awfully impressive now great speed on both bags for the animals back to the top of the order two- count on Reese Hampton struck out swinging his first time oh baby beautiful two- pitch sco does not get the call and this is where in banana ball you have to throw it right down the middle that’s why Reese Hampton was Cutting Loose on on 3 and0 ball four would score Hussein from second could even score Swan from first and Hampton especially loves swinging on 3 0 because he knows that the outfielders are starting to shift in possibly for that Sprint defense if he can hit one over their heads because of the shift it usually leads Dexter bases here we’ll draw the ball for a Sprint and it’ll be the party animals drawing first blood in this ball game as two runs come around to score swanie sliding in head first safely there’s the speed from the 5-year man out of Georgia Southern and the Animals celebrate drawing first blood with their patented Party Rock Anthem dance around home plate Hampton picks up a pair of stakes Herby 12 and 13 check that 13 and 14 he had one in our first game today as he breaks into the top three in rbi’s on the season now Vincent Chapman has to pause the action to dust off home plate really he just has to dust off home plate here he not going to dance everybody home plate was truly just absolutely swamped C is good old time doing that too I seems as if he’s being barked at he’s a thorough man correct he’s just soaking in the sounds of unhappiness from wherever it’s coming he’s got the toughest job out there on the field he hears it from the first and third base dugouts Bryson Bloomer leaves the Batters box but he’s allowed to do that after nearly being hit in the face by a 94 mph fast ball good protect there by Bloomer on a bender that had the Zone just like Hampton before him and skull after him he struck out swinging his first time and he lines it into the mid of a leaping Brandon Crosby who is taking care of both outs in this inning good reaction by Brandon Crosby and leaping in the there to catch that one as well again you just see how entertaining he is after celebrating that catch and for Crosby he just continues to get better and better over there at first base the more games he plays over there they made an Energizer Bunny up there in Mechanicsville Virginia that kid is chalk full of it Bender just misses below the knees to skull that one finds the spot Jake agrees and just barely misses this one out to left Center Robert Anthony Cruz makes the call and the catch but the party animals strike first a couple singles and then a two-run Sprint from Reese Hampton let’s get another look at Brandon Crosby’s first out of the inning fighting through the masses outside of his own Dugout and then the theatrics that follow out Reggie everybody’s Cod flying great replay going down to the roaming camera look like that might have actually been Lex Fowler on the first base cam Lex is in that group no that was Clay pimp all right it was the Roman camera my first guess was correct let’s get it down to the young Professor time for a dizzy family relay we’re going to spin in three two 1 spin here we go one 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 go boys go oh there they go it’s already a rough start the chase family falling behind but here they go tagging their brothers here they go it is very confusing out there moms are having a hard time go mom go the carneal family in the lead that sweater is getting her where she needs to be dads are there they they’re still spinning here comes the other mom and ladies and gentle with the slide at the end a very fit family the cardal [Applause] family excellent effort by the chase family excellent The Dizzy family race a Smash Hit as it always is gets us to the bottom of the third inning scoreless in the all important points department but two runs in the top half for the party animals then nners will need two to tie the inning three to win it it’s going to be the bottom of the order Ryan Cox in the tent hole and then how will and Cruz do up top do you think it has to be immediate family or can it be extended extended sounds fine to me for a dizzy family race it’s just not specified and I’m I’m thinking about a little bit you can ask Zack felo we get back to Savannah that’d be cool well ask the director of entertainment that feels like a good use of his time nice job by Taj Porter stealing a strike there brings that one back from the depths of the Zone coxy one for four in our first game today and he flicks the bat out he’s going to get himself a base hit right off the Shin of Garrett deleno and that is a classic Ryan Cox single it was a self-defense play by gar eleno trying to get glove in front of it hopefully come up with the catch but just keep it from hitting him a little too hard there you saw it bounce off of deleno and saw Tosh Porter before that pitch showed the glove way outside wanting deleno to see if he could get Cox to chase there and again those are it’s the flick of the wrists at work for Ryan Cox as he gets on Malachi flashed the kid Mitchell pinch running over at first skull waits for that thing to Tumble out of the sky and has out number one he is retired Howell both times gab has come up to the dish and now Robert Anthony Cruz he flew out to his counterpart in left his first time miio Harrison doing what he does best coaching first base and dancing the whole time naturally that’s why his title is Banana’s dancing first base coach cuz he dances the whole time he’s out there in case anybody was wondering at home 20 count on Cruz Washington Nationals minor leager back in 2021 up to a nice start in his banana ball career as he works the count to three and0 and he’s seeing the ball very well especially as of late four for five across two games in Baton Rouge last weekend and also had a double in game one of this double header and we saw him almost have another extra base hit but great running snag by Tanner Thomas to retire him in the first a walk-off double to win the fifth inning in our first game today there goes Malachi Mitchell for second swinging a Miss from Cruz and boy the ball beat him but Acuff not able to make a tough sliding scoop he says that’s my bad Taj didn’t get to the bad in time and Malachi Mitchell is a perfect 14 for 14 on stolen base attempts this is probably the best chance the animals have had to catch him so far on the tour hot shot on a hop to Dustin bber who goes between the legs Works a dribble in as well if his mom was scoring the game it’d be two trick plays but keyw there trick play two tricks one play still for babber he is leading the party animals with 26 now on the [Music] season one misses down and out obst with a laser beam single into left field his first time gets tied up there yeah like the inside pitch there and that was a home run type swing from Dan the man who of course Homer in game one of this double header and has a home run against G deleno this season as well he’s looking to try and tie this inning up at two runs a piece and keep the party animals from claiming a point now just a strike away from being the first team with the point in this ball game gnarly two seamer there and off the end of the bat Acuff attacking takes care of his fellow St Pete man and deleno earns the first point of the ball game for the animals they lead one to nothing after [Applause] three job by Garrett working around the leadoff single by coxy ends up stranding the pinch Runner Malachi flashed the kid Mitchell at third base and as we head to the fourth we welcome in Banana’s third baseman Gabe Howell to the broadcast Gabe how is your evening going buddy going good how are you man oh my gosh never better my dear friended now we’re about as close as we’re ever going to get to Somerville Georgia how how cool is it to get to play Banana ball here in the AAA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves the guette strippers hey you said it look out game the guette stripers how cool is it to get to play in this ballpark man is sick man feels like I’m back home man it’s [Music] awesome you hear me boo oh we got you loud in Clues droing down a couple notes it’s going to be 456 for the party animals All Right scoo Out Boy how about Ethan scoo he has been munching this today he’s been out today man how many KS has he got it’s up to five had through the first two didn’t get a strike out good pitch yeah boy that one just [Music] [Applause] [Music] missed he wanted it it’s a good take by cornette he reached on the trick play missed by Olsen his first time hey back in there let’s [Applause] [Music] go can you talk us through the battle you had with deleno to lead off the bottom of the first that was epic yeah dude I was uh I was seeing him well seeing his pitch as well felt like I was swinging an invisible bat for a few of those but uh no yeah I was seeing it well just right under ended up being 12 pitches one shy of tying the banana ball record for a plate appearance that’s a lead off job right uhoh here we go here you go here you go good work on the Sprint defense cornette’s going to stay put at [Applause] first what kind of an adjustment has it been like for you thinking about every time there’s a three ball count you may have to LEAP into Sprint defense mode well it’s almost second nature by now P getting used to it that’s cuz you’re a Pros Pro boy scoo J is yeah not too many ball for Sprints out of scog though right no he and he is pretty furious with Vincent Chapman’s Zone so far is he will kick dirt off home plate okay there it is yeah classic switch on the helmet [Applause] toss with the eyes how much velocity did you have there on the Chapman helmet toss Gabe I’d say 69 milph sounds right it’s pretty nice it’s a good number yeah trackman says 84 milph [Applause] yeah Chase loves to rip the ball down the third basine he does man I know he does it’s your kind of guy who can’t get one right here roll it up turn two for struck out swinging his first [Applause] time go back in there let’s go good spot boy it’s been a real full circle red for you Gabe after being a Braves minor leager then into college for some nii ball winning a national championship a gold glove and then a couple years of pro ball you find yourself back in banan land how how cool has it been to get to be a part of this world tour for you now man it’s really a blessing bigo a blessing that’s good work talking on the Run man caught you right before another Sprint yeah no it’s a blessing dude uh who would have thought right who thought but yeah I played a little bit with the Braves man had a good time learned a lot went to a guette uh finally got me a World Series you know that that sweet taste of Victory and then just been playing ever since man can’t put it down luckily I found my way back here oh yeah you find all these great people you hit 17 bombs and swipe 31 bases in the Pioneer League whether you had already spent 2 years in banana land or not we’re calling your name man yes [Applause] sir get up get up get up boy liner from Thomas right to Cox it short Tanner now one for two and Noah Fischer who struck out looking his first time will swing it with guys on the corners and one down the Gabe you were talking about coming into banana ball and you told us the other day just how much you loved being around your teammates around these guys as Eric Jones Jr no they’re going to call Chase aov safe over there at second base fans Not the happiest about it but does not appear that we will see a fan Challenge on this play as you got to you got to sell that right there because yes does not look like Jackson olon was able to get the tag on you’re exactly right Gabe Gabe I was just saying love being around these teammates you got any favorite stories of being around the guys across this world tour so far you br up on me right there Bo you repeat that for me you have any any stories from this season that are are your favorites regarding your teammates my favorite teammates uh probably coxy over here beside me and then obviously the ogs uh you know Dan and Bill and Kyle those guys love those guys to death and uh I’d say I’d say the INF man love these guys Jackson over there pxy yeah you debuted with Dan oerst your rookie seasons in Savannah were both 2019 and cornette and AUP will both score easily third Sprint of the inning for skooj here we [Music] go hey back in there bab let’s go really uncharacteristic guy only had nine Sprints in 24 Innings coming into this ball game that’s what I was thinking man maybe I Jinx him hopefully not he’s now allowed four Sprints tonight [Music] and another thing I know as a student of the game you have learned awfully quickly walks kill you in baseball Sprints will end you in banan ball they bury you man ball for Sprints will bury you in this game for sure I get you a ground ball right here let’s go that’ll be so sick right now Donuts would be nice now I like I said we’re we’re about 2 and 1/2 hours away from your hometown of Somerville you have any family and friends in the ballpark here tonight though Gabe actually my high school football coach and his son’s here tonight how about that yeah it’s awesome man they’ve uh they’ve been really good about supporting me throughout the [Applause] years here we 2 one strike away from three donuts for over 10,000 fans on hand scj Prides himself on making the pitch necessary to get the job done oh boy good [Applause] spot breaking ball heading towards the back foot Porter does a good job to fight it off broke his b there a play oh he caught it he caught it and we have a fan out boo that’s the first foul out to a fan here in Gwynette C yes out of boy what a ciss did you see that just a little Looper right over the netting by the bananas Dugout and the fan comes up with a big second out for Ethan scoo how about this young [Applause] man smile ear to [Applause] ear it’s got to be pretty cool Gabe to see the fans who make these plays get to come down on the field and hang out with guys in The Dugout oh it’s awesome dude you see the the the brightness on their face it’s crazy cuz who would have thought comes to a ball game you end up making out for this for the team that was a massive Jump by Noah Fischer he’s still second without a [Applause] throw Dustin bber back up the middle our cut guy Fischer’s getting the wave around Thro from Alexius oh he got it not in time snuck in there head first slide from Noah Fisher dress ahead of the tag from EJ and we’ll see if the fans challenge they do yeah they challenge all right now it is up to Josh andai to slap on the rle headsets and get another couple looks at this play that will either end the inning or remain as the third run scored for the party animals and at first glance Vincent Chapman made the right call if we can slow down that angle a little bit from the first Bas camera I don’t think we’re going to get anything as you well you can see first or home plate rather here it is what you got Noah Fisher is safe at home plate safe yep call is confirmed he got the hand in yeah clear clear as day good call by Vincent Chapman wor a shot they rolling on the field it was bang Bang Yeah close boy I like the pull from the fans yeah bber grabs the ribeye that stolen base of second looms that much larger now from fiser as he comes in to score on a single on the next pitch and now Jason Swan coming in from the [Applause] stand how about this walk up the boys are bopping with swanie as our guy is dropping down the bars single and a run scored already tonight gab your first at bat in game one of the double header I feel like that was the loudest we’ve ever heard the crowd how for you yeah they were all over it man they were they were on point uhoh babber takes off now he will have to head back to first I can’t believe in your first two years as a Collegiate banana we I don’t think we ever came up with that howl did we yeah no I I didn’t hear it until about a couple years ago some fans started doing it and I was like I really like that and it kind of just stuck so where were you when you heard the howl for the first time I was at with the glacier range Riders out in the Pioneer League it was two years ago [Applause] unbelievable all you Gabe uh good work good work by Brandon Crosby you’re smooth as silk brother Gabe Howell thank you so much for getting miked up thanks man [Applause] you just saw the fans shouted out this is why how about the backand unbelievable snag the man and delorian Tris and everybody behind the bananas Dugout fired up as they should be that was a sweet snag and one of the cooler fan caught foul balls I think we’ve seen in 2024 this year and the 13th as well on the [Applause] tour party animals scored two runs in the third they won the inning to zilch they push three across in the fourth and are looking to double their lead in the all important points Department [Applause] hey baby o’ clock here in cool Rayfield year 16 is the ballpark that is in the home of the Braves AAA affiliate ever since it was built in 2009 and the affiliate was moved down from Richmond Virginia now only 35 miles from TRU Park the second closest AAA affiliate to a major league baseball stadium in the country Josh do you have number one yeah I do it’s Tacoma for the Seattle Mariners 26 miles away from Seattle you’re a Baseball Almanac man and uh you know it is it’s all special just to to be back in cool ray field shared this during our draft show last season for the banana ball World Tour 2024 draft but this Stadium the place where I learned how to score a baseball game for the very first time how many years give or take ago do you think that was it was either in 2009 or 2010 but I remember uh writing Brian Barton’s name on my scorecard so a decade and a half give or take Brian Barton former banana ball player with the MLB paa that’s a fact the first ever triple on a 322 pitch in the first MLB paa Challenger game Brian Barton As Nice a human being as you will ever meet wonderful a true mench four five and six for the nanners here fouls that one off too close to take quality at bat his first time lined the ball but straight into the M of swan at first if you would like to play some pickle ball and find some success this is the guy you want as your teammate mentioned it in the first game today as that one just misses outside good blinks good frame from Porter he and deleno both wanted it count now full de and I went 15 and0 yesterday at pickle and social right down the road that was eight wins against Bill ly and Alex zagler seven wins against Tanner Thomas and doton malen as deleno wins this battle nasty bender gets D or get de swing to miss Chad Reese our coordinating producer wondering one-on-one who wins Boo or de and that’s a no-brainer it is it is Michael D it’s Michael De correct I love you pal but I just can’t do it it’s not I don’t think it’d be a competition I’m not a bad pickle ball player in fact de would wax poetic about me if you give him the chance but holy moly I I personally in my life have never seen a more dominant juicefuls in and accountable pickle ball player than Michael vitamin D who holds himself to a higher standard he does very AF flatable oy a base knock his first first time finds himself behind one and two now deleno continuing to Pepper balls right around the Zone this is when he is at the peak of his powers when he’s filling it up and biting at the corners is pitches that move Every Which Way the two seamer and change up cut back in on righties the cutter and curveball dance away from them you hit it perfectly talking about painting those Corners Garrett deleno even though he’s a hard thrower he’s a location pitcher and we’re seeing that so far tonight as he tried for the inside corner here and again another pitch that both deleno and Tosh Porter were wanting from Vincent Chapman behind the plate it’s been a tight Zone tonight but it’s been the same way both ways another payoff pitch and deleno dials up the juice and it’ll be grabbed right on the foul line by Swan looked like he was possibly going to throw away the glove but he’ll play it safe here now Eric Jones Jr who was the first of the four strikeout victims on the evening for deleno sends one a mile high in the infield Swan coming in he makes the call and he makes the grab as well one two three frame the party animals claim the point and they lead two to nothing let’s get it down to the field for Emily Cole with our bananas foster family of the night there are over 400,000 children and teens in foster care across the country without a permanent home to raise awareness and bring families together we created a nonprofit called Bananas Foster this organization is dedicated to celebrating those who are already doing amazing things in the foster care World while educ educating and inspiring others to get involved tonight Bananas Foster is celebrating the Beacher family they have been licensed for four years and have welcomed eight kiddos into their home the main goal with foster care is always reunification with biological family throughout the beachers journey they have successfully reunified four of their kiddos with biological family so fans please help us celebrate these superheroes who are doing amazing things locally in your community for foster [Applause] care what’s better than one bananas foster family of the day two bananas foster families of the game that’s a fact Mr tvki great octave that you reached there in the night cap it’s the beer family at the epicenter of the bananas and party animals Mega group hug Foster Family registered for four years have welcomed eight kiddos into their home and that’s what we’re talking about right there successfully reunited po children with their biological family that’s the goal of foster care in the first place fires us up as does seeing Cowboy Kyle luigs on the bump the overall numbers on the tour not Sterling but boy oh boy he was unbelievably dominant his last outing it’s the seventh appearance for cowboy Kyle on the season his fifth in relief and last time out in Baton Rouge Louisiana it was Kyle luix coming in again after Ethan scoo and he fired four no hit Innings of relief against the party animals Tyler Gillum after the game looked at all of us and said it might have been the best he has ever seen Cowboy Kyle since he’s known and this dates all the way back to 2018 and Kyle of course had some ticks up in his velocity on the mound as well said he had been watching some videos from some MLB pitchers seeing how their Mechanics Work has a little bit more of an exaggerated leg kick now seems to have really helped him on uh on this season now he’s got the top of the order to kick off the top of the fifth Reese Hampton from the left side switch hitting center fielder strike out his first time two RBI two base Sprint in the third inning ended up driving in the two runs that won the frame this one back up where it came from and it is not going to be a hitless appearance from Cowboy Kyle tonight Hampton now four for eight across both games and Bryson Bloomer will swing away a strikeout and a line out tonight for the Boomer Barrel to Right Center Alexius got a great jump and cuts it off he’s going to try and double up Hampton who scampers back to the bag just in time a hard first out Bloomer caught a barrel all smiles between and cowboy Kyle as Jake skull comes up to the plate heck of a jump by Reese alexiis in center field to cover that ground and come up with the catch and still a good throw into first base and even though Kyle tried a little bit of a quick pitch from the stretch there to Bryson Bloomer he was unfaced and squared that ball up just a hard hit out worth noting Bill ly has replaced Eric Jones Jr behind the plate EJ has moved over to first base to take over for Brandon Crosby no two count on skull strike out in a fly out tonight this is cool for luigs and ly about an hour south of Dela Georgia where they spent four and a half years together playing for the University of North Georgia is where these two first met started living together and came from to Banana land for the 2018 summer on a pair of temporary contracts Kyle finished out his Collegian career at Jacksonville State in Alabama and Bill spent all 5 years of his college career as a Nighthawk excellent stop there from looy count even at two and two slow Tapper Olsen will only have one play it’s at first and he makes it a trick play 18th and 20 tries for Olen that was a gutsy one with skull barreling down the line I’m surprised that Jackson Olson even tried for the trick play there fortunately Eric Jones Jr recognizing olssen wanted to go for the trickery kind of has a great stretch there to receive the ball in time to beat skull over there at first base and boy I think that’s a play that surprised cowboy Kyle on the mound as well but he’s just happy to get a second out here as he goes to face DC3 and starts him behind one and0 Reese lightning up to second cornette with the Sprint to lead off the fourth that jump started the three-run rally reached on a trick play missed in the second ended up stranded at third base Kyle’s got to throw a strike here or Hampton will score from second he misses four straight bad ones to cornette who will be content with one base on the Sprint remember when ball for is fired in banana ball all seven fielders behind the pitcher and catcher have to touch it before it is live and Hampton who reached on the lead off single comes around to score and it is three straight frames where the party animals have drawn blood this is when they are at their best when they continue to push the pace and can do a whole lot of this celebrating and shaking their hips around the dish and what’s interesting of course the party animals up two points in this ball game but now six runs scored throughout the game five of the six runs have been scored on Ball Four Sprints with their batters at the plate so it’s been the lack of location from these bananas pitchers that have aided the party animals offense in this game slide step from luigs heer right down the shoot to his 2021 banana teammate Chase AA who checks this swing gets a piece of it and is behind o and two cornette just picked up his 16th RBI on the season sixth of the day he’s stands alone at the top of the stake mountain and that one on the outside corner Vincent Chapman punches out Acuff looking and that will end the frame Bill ly still holding the pitch everybody else leaving the field one run for the party animals the nanners will need to answer that to tie the frame and prevent dropping behind three points they will need two runs to claim their first point of the ball game let’s get it down to the young Professor and see if this young fan is a better dancer than Zack Phillips Philly Phillips Philly you’re one of the bananas you lead off let’s see what you got oh yeah oh the dolphin dive all right Philly syvia you’re up here we go oh girls been watching those Tik toks I see all right syvia Philly go ahead oh the split Sylvia what you got girl oh wow phly one [Applause] more hit that gritt oh there it is all right Sylvia see what you got here one more fans it’s time to vote how did we feel about Philly and what about Sylvia you are a better dancer than a [Applause] banana congratulations to Sylvia our thoughts and prayers down to Zack Phillips he still has never won the Mi a better dancer than banana promotion the answer has always been yes it’s starting to get to him man yeah I’ve noticed that he’s talking to me after the games at dinner he’s just beat up yeah it’s a tough time tough times for the for more Royals minor leager that one just misses the inside corner to alexiadis the deleno finds a strike on the other half of the dish 789 for the bananas Sarah CA in the comment section says Josh you’re my dad’s favorite banana but am I a better dancer than your dad you know when are we going to figure that one out time will tell Barrel left center field Alexius is aboard he’s turning and digging for two throw cut off by Acuff no relay hustle double for the ners center Fielder and the tying run here in the fifth in scoring position just like that that one absolutely roped by reelex yotus and he was all aggression there number two getting into Base number two here comes Bill Leroy doing his best Bill Nye the Science Guy impersonation and we’ve got an experiment wow otherworldly stuff going on out there bill has proven that if you put Mentos in Pepsi it will explode it’s going to prove it some more noo I I must stop you here and and let you know that here in in the peep State you are not putting Mentos in Pepsi you’re putting it in cocacola I don’t know if that works as well as the son of a scientist I’ve heard Pepsi is best we don’t mess with that pepsicola down here what if you toss it in some sheer wine Chad ree says it’s Diet Coke that does the best according to his research Bill’s research says he wasn’t expecting a first pitch curveball from deleno he just looked silly as if he doesn’t look silly enough currently that’s a good piece well driven out to left Center it w hop the wall Alexius is going to score easily and Bill Nye the Science Guy into second with an inning tying two bagger with the lab coat just flapping behind him it’s Bill La Roy roping a double into left center field and look at this he’s he’s got an observation big hits lead to run scored [Music] [Applause] Eureka looy physic out physicked out figured out the physics on that one hit the round ball with the round bat just right and he represents the inning winning run at second still in character Jackson olssen at the plate engulfs that one foul count one and two two Wilson has been clutched this year four walk-offs thus far that one shanked foul and another guy who last weekend in Baton Rouge had won heck of a series batting 625 for the bananas had two [Applause] doubles in Pride of New Milford Connecticut ropes it foul nearly Nails inflated split who didn’t move a muscle he’s got plenty of cushion it’s like Kobe Bryant on the Baseline unflappable another foul ball good battle Jackson not getting cheated on any of these swings at the first four years of his Collegian career at the University of Hartford finished up at Stetson [Applause] University now in his second tour as a banana and he comes up empty nice cutter right on the outside corner big strike out there for deleno who is out number one it’s the out Garrett deleno was looking for was one of those setups that they tried against Ryan Cox going to the outside corner and getting Jackson really desire that pitch coming in a breaking ball and unfortunately swung through it so now party animals will attack Ryan coxen how about that it’s ksh Porter lining up outside and deleno missing just a little two out for ball one two seamer little too much action on it similar pitch similar result coxy of Base knock he bounced it off of deleno on the bump his first time [Applause] Porter tries to frame that one it’s too far wide and Garrett is one ball away from losing this inning the bananas still without a point with a chance to get one here if I’m Ryan Cox I am not swinging whatsoever he does not offer at it and call little outside you see the head tilt from Ryan Cox thinking that one was going to walk up the frame but Vince gives it a strike to deleno and the party animals yeah credit Taj Porter with the excellent frame job on that one steals a strike and we’ll get another payoff pitch coming Leroy the inning winning run leading off of [Applause] second that one slapped foul will do it [Applause] [Music] again this is where I think Ryan Cox is focus focus is at its peak is in these Full Count situations just having to battle until you get a pitch you like that you can put in play or able to work the ball for spriton here battling yet again and spraying this one out of play and not in the hands of a fan either that’s the important part coxy is Relentless kid out of alqua Pennsylvania in his second tour so good at getting the bat to the ball and he works the Sprint he still has not struck outout on this tour he will add his eighth walk-off one behind Dan overr for the most on the season and the nanners cut the lead in half it is now 2 to one party animals out in front you know what Bill ly the science guy thinks about this one what’s that buddy walk-offs rule little audible on the celebration for the nanners [Music] and they are able to handle the switch up in tunage awful well doubles from alexiadis and ly and then the grind of an that bat for the inning walk-off Sprint for Cox party animals still ahead but their lead goes from two points to just one and we get to welcome in our beloved third member of the BTV crew Cowboy Kyle leig into the broadcast how you boys living up there oh never better buddy how is everything in the center of the action uh it’s pretty good it’s a little cold down here um nothing too crazy wind’s coming out of the Northeast Northeast wind huh but pretty much just like a normal Atlanta day um how about that guy Bill NY I want him over Bill ly on my team yeah that guy drives the ball a lot of pop it’s got to be special for you Kyle about an hour south of Dela to get to bring banana ball a little closer to what was your college home for four and a half years yeah pretty cool um I got a couple boys that played up at North Georgia um getting to see them I haven’t seen them in probably two or three years so that’s pretty cool and uh luckily got a strikeout last inning I came out here and I was kind of scared I’m not going to lie I thought scoo stole all the strikeouts for the night after those first two innings that he threw but no there’s still don’t worry Kyle there’s still some to spare by the way you mentioned Bill Nye Bill Leroy Bill Nye whichever you prefer here interchangeable of course you know pretty entertaining at bat and walk uh double for Bill ly now how about you Kyle we going to see any entertainment possibly this inning perhaps a 120t pitch of sorts or a Kyle croop you remember the Kyle croop yeah you bring me back to about 2022 there and I’m going to leave it up in your guys’ hands um so if I can get some favorable pctures counts um anything that you guys want entertainment wise just don’t don’t be afraid to shout it oh I remember I remember the Kyle don’t [Applause] go [Music] I remember when Kyle pitched with baseball hat is that Elmo in the booth that was Elmo it supposed to be a South Park character but my impersonations often lean Elmo got to get back in the count here Tanner Thomas you’re behind two and [Music] one oh shoot that’s okay buddy you just just caught watching I thought it was a foul ball I’ve got Elmo in my ear I don’t even know to cover the bag anymore you guys are distracting me yeah that’s that’s on us honestly okay if there was a if there was a candidate for 120 pitch to be Fisher yes okay I like that Kyle what do you what do you think’s the first pitch here to fish got to go ahead with the slider he do hit it very well no Bill wants it behind his back but you got to get a head the count first that was disgusting yeah that was a heck of a take by fish got to throw it for a strike good work Kyle oh coxy I mean that’s entertaining behind the back with the dribble to the bare hands I mean if it’s not me I’ll let somebody else do it Ryan Cox too smooth within it short stop here shoveling that one over the shoulder and bouncing it to himself for a tremendous trick play one two you promise you’re not going to hit Tosh Porter yeah we got a run and joke last two times I’ve gotten him M2 and I’ve hit him he’s been the only guy that I’ve hit all T and he’s he’s a donut guy so I want to punch him out Elmo and you’re the only guy who has hit taj board around the year I’m the only guy correct that’s funny yeah go the new pitch here be go the change up wow about 47 ft but it did the job it it let him know that you can throw it yeah set him up for the slider here all right Kyle Kyle I’m dying for it I need the 120t pitch wow with donuts on the line Cowboy Kyle going out towards second base Josh if I hit him right here I’m going to freak out that’s a fair that’s fair what’s the count one two two [Applause] behind him oh I just my heart stopped that was a setup pitch that was a setup pitch that was a prank I pranked you guys that was a great prank Kyle okay two two Wow Come on Bill come on Bill come on Bill come on [Music] Bill oh yeah boys come on now three donuts for the full capacity crowd and cowboy Kyle goes full Dirty Dancing sorry I mean we had to if you’re not going to strike him out from 120 you got to set him up with a fast ball behind him Mr luigs we love you and we thank you so much for joining us buddy love you guys can’t wait to see you tomorrow no doubt about that there goes Cowboy Kyle a juicefuls three frame as you get another look at the slider for the K and the celebration with his catcher afterwards ladies and Gentlemen let’s get it down to Jesse Cole for the potato race well you know I’m in a poop costume right now this is my life and the promotion we’re going to do is called poop the potato so we have the Carrie family and the Templeton family and they got to put a potato between their legs and Shuffle it down here and then get it into this case right here Carrie family are you ready temped family are you ready grab the potatoes and let’s go here they come Shuffle air who will poop the potatoes the fastest there goes good job all right we’re off at an even contest right here car family and Templeton family great technique right there I would know and there it is oh he dropped it early he’s got to get it back in this is getting weird there it goes it looks like the Cary family’s off to a big lead and now we got the Grandpa Grandma going this is disgusting we’ve got 5 seconds left 5 4 3 look at that speed what ah she’s got the runs two one and the winner right here is the Carri family let’s hear it for [Applause] them that will be it for me famous last words of potato Jesse Cole oh my eyeballs will never be able to see that you know it’s not a cursed image Jake Le alos on the bump with a heater for a strike to Gabe Howell just like cowboy Kyle had to deal with in his first inning of work Le allos comes in for the top of the order Howell Cruz and oerst for the nanners Gabe has flown out to right twice and now ahead two balls in a strike Le alos in his second world tour needed of Tucson Arizona that is struck well first coming in then backing up is Reese Hampton toughest ball to judge center fielder line drive straight at you but he finds the spot and collects the out it’s a big first out for Jake Le Alias who has just continued to get significantly better especially on this year’s World Tour pounding the Zone a lot more racking up more strikeouts as well and always the Entertainer here comes the baty [Applause] Parker kills the [Applause] [Music] job slays it as the folks are saying these days now Robert Anthony Cruz the alos working quickly he calls babber Acuff and Hampton in time for a 622 wow what a twisting of the core flippity floppy the shoulders carrying a lot of the load get the knees involved yes sir oh crisscross with the feet and the pitch nearly Clips Robert Anthony Cruz re has flown out and bounced into a trick play tonight and how about this oh a flight of Passage Robert Anthony Cruz with a rack attack and he walks off the sixth inning and immediately upon catching that Barrel it’s rack pointing to the banan Dugout absolutely fired up the first home run in the career of Ira and he does all the acrobatic touching home plate a cruise missile out of cool ray [Applause] field the kids right fully fired up another look at the sweet swing and watch this ball sail out of the park here in Gwynette County big finish we mostly look at the back of our intern Quinn blocking the whole shot but at least he got it as we salute all the service members both past and present here in cool [Applause] Rayfield for their service send that to everybody watching at home on YouTube as well welcome up into the broadcast booth with Josh tvki I am boo scalla thank you all so much for spending your evening with us two games for the price of one here on this beautiful Saturday and that means we are giving away our second pair of shoes courtesy of our buddies over at zapo you have to hit the link in the comments section or the description fill out all your info and then when it says buzz buzzword you will get the word after this drum roll Peach Tree peach tree that is one word no spaces oh there is a space there’s just no space on mine in the script that is I mean what I I just I feel like I have to vindicate myself here there is a space though in our in the one that we have here yeah we go off of the graphic we do what the graphic says we follow the graphic not my script Peach space tree yeah close close one there I I mean I just I wanted to shout out I figured it was odd that there wasn’t a space in between immediately started perspiring here in the I was so nervous about what had just happened close call there close call there uh good luck when it comes to the possibility of winning this pair of shoes courtesy of our dear friends over at [Music] zaposlite hander ready to rumble for inning number three as Josh said they’ll have 910 and one in the animals order which begins with Dustin babber chugging a brusi one beer deleted and the Animals second baseman who had an RBI single in the fourth popped out before that well Iris jig his way into the box he getting worse at these Vincent Chapman sobriety tests that one really spooked be his front door slider Kyle Ste steals a strike Chopper through the right side EJ was the only man who possibly could have had a chance would have taken a full extension dive if that would have even possibly gotten there but he made the quick game time decision he had to cover first base see if olssen could grab the ball and he wasn’t positioned in the right spot to do that bber just found the perfect spot through the right side of the diamond and he’s now got four hits after chugging a beer this season like a fine wine he is getting better with age in the chugging beer statistical Department Jason Swan already fouled out to a couple fans on this tour survives that foul ball a base not going to run scored bounced out to Gabe Howell at third a back pick and bber Diving back in plenty of time this one fisted and it’s going to escape the paresis Josh have you ever picked a peach from a peach tree uh yes I have not many a time but I have done it before and it’s delicious straight up the tree it’s it’s [Applause] delicious I didn’t really understand the amount of peach trees in the peach state until I drove from Savannah Georgia to Mobile Alabama on the one city world tour in 2021 lot of peak cans at peaches that one fouled Bill ly not able to grab the tips when SW with a heck of a battle here counts still two and two yeah it looks like it uh shocks Swan as that one probably fing off really close to the hands and just got a little bit of an Aftershock got out of the box shook it off and now grounds this one to short Ryan shoveling this one behind the back and Jackson Olsen Bryson wheeler at second base will say that he was not able to hold the bag at second to the naked eye from much farther away than Bryson I thought Olson was able to drag the foot we look at it there oh the question is did he ever even get the foot on the bag in the first place little bit of an optical illusion looks like Mr Wheeler made the right call after all it’ll be a trick play Miss for coxy only his fifth in 41 tries on the tour and that one just misses the top of the zone dangerous spot here for cowboy Kyle a single and a trick play missed have two on nobody out one of the best hitters in banana ball history and this seventh inning has been or the seventh Innings on this year’s tour have been the kindest to the party animals offense as a whole they’re batting 339 this season in the seventh inning and that’s their highest Mark in any of the nine frames Reese having a great night he had a great day as well three for six in the first game one for two here this evening two runs driven in one scored and he’s spraying line drives all over the place just hasn’t been able to keep one of these between the lines another one twoo flicked and coxy is going to beand it there is trick play number 37 to Pace the tour for the glove magician right after the trick play Miss from Ryan Cox he gets a shot at Redemption and does not miss with the barehanded grab against ree Hampton and it was I believe rack who shared with us that the banana is usually not trying trick plays against Reese Hampton the party animals toughest batter Cox with absolutely no fear a lot of confidence in his trick play abilities slider touches down at the knees of Brayson [Music] Bloomer slow roller foul quick2 count on the animals third baseman who struck out his first time and then has absolutely destroyed two balls with nothing to show for it line outs to First and Center that’s baseball that’s banan ball nonetheless I think as a batter it it encourage you encourages you that you’re at least making hard contact and that at some point you can be confident these balls are going to start to fall in for you nice fight there fast ball was certainly high but looks like the slider coming in and if that was the case it was going to drop into the Zone same pitch same result [Music] blumer thought about it held up first base umpire Casey Smith confirms it here comes a one-w fouled away with the battles today between pitchers and hit ERS been on a whole another level consistent chess games back and forth another offering this one tapped up the middle and threw for a base knock Jordan Hussein pinch running for babber is going to score easily the throw from Alexius went to third as Swan reverses course and heads back to Second Great at bat Great Piece of hitting lummer finally seeing the fruits of his labors it’s kind of just the banana ball and baseball Gods finally giving you one after you’ve had the hard contact don’t hit this one the hardest up the middle but produces a single and a run score for your team as party animals are trying to jump back in front in this ball game after surrendering the lead tied at two points here on the top of the seven Jake skull looking to make some loud contact we’ve got a couple presents in the booth with us relics for his football career at ug if he can send the ball out of cool ray field pitcher pitch there it’s Kyle leig back in the count now three and one Kyle’s got to throw a strike or else Swan scores from second got it in the zone foul ball right off the mask of Vincent Chapman and let the folks behind home plate know he’s a okay communication at its finest level right there just a primal scream couple young whipper snappers respond and that’s a beautiful take by Jake skull 3-2 slider he doesn’t fight Swan scores easily from second Bloomer will stay put at third good Sprint defense by the nners but just better pure speed from Skull he gets two bases and two runs are home two animals in scoring position for the cleanup man Dalton cornette you can just see the dismay from Cowboy Kyle out there on the mound he’s kind of down in a Crouch position after the tough single and battle with Bryson Bloomer and pretty upset that he missed there with the ball four Sprint now this first pitch to Dalton cornette will get away from Bill Leroy and lead to a third party animals run in the inning Bloomer in to score skull over to third bananas bring the infield into medium depth and that’s going to get the job done more soft contact once again placed perfectly that one right along the Dustin babber path that started this rally soft tappers through the right side death by a thousand paper cuts for cowboy Kyle here in the top of the seventh to the five hole we go and Chase aov who’s ahead of ball and no [Music] strikes and cornette just picked up his second RBI of the night his seventh across the double header Howell to Second for one Olsen to First double play nanners go around the horn to staunch the bleeding but the animals come away with four runs and are in a prime position to jump out in front in the all important points Department to the bottom of the seventh we go and the banana nanas will steal the [Applause] [Music] show [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I [Music] ladies [Music] gentl the banana nanas stupendous as per usual much like Dustin babber and his beer chugging at bats they just continue to get better and better as the tour goes on with the banana band poys to blast away from the Fieldhouse Flats overlooking cool ray field Zack blanken ship takes center stage and tries to throw up a zero although he’s got a four-run cushion to work with as well has a very favorable favorable position for Zack blankinship who at times has been touched up and it’s kind of been the same this year has struggled with control and really he’s he’s emphasizing getting the pitches over the plate and throwing strikes these bananas but it’s just the location that hasn’t exactly been there for blanken ship just leaving too many pitches over the plate hence the nine hits you see that he’s given up blanken chip comes in for the beef of this banan’s lineup had to come in to immediately face Dan obst in Baton Rouge and second Pitch of the outing was a triple blasted out to Right Center this time he falls behind three and0 Dan swinging away and will fly it to Hamp in in Center boy he just bailed blink and ship out right there yeah just one of those abs where Dan much like Reese Hampton wants to swing on three and 0 see if he can beat the the Sprint defense as the outfielders start to shade in but with the speed of Reese lightening out there in center field not something that’s uh not something that was possible now Michael Dee a line out and a strike out tonight as ugly as blankin ship’s numbers look on this young tour and a big empasis on young his sample size is minuscule good Lumber there from De but he will fly out here’s Jesse Cole the world’s tallest hitter Dakota STS Alber as I was trying to say before I was rudely interrupted by my boss blankin ship although the numbers aren’t pretty on this young season he’s got a terrific Arsenal four pitches fast balls in the high 80s low 90s mostly throws two seam sinkers it is a very heavy ball as stilts fouls away the first offering Works in a curveball change up and a splitter as well he’s had a lot of success in the US pbl and the Frontier League guy who was terrific at valdasta state in St John’s River State before that I mean he’s a talented pitcher he gets tilts to bounce it to aov who bounces it to bber who bounces it to Bloomer double trick play to retire Dakota stils all Britain a great play by the party animals to get out of the frame and for Zack blanket ship it’s a 1 minute 33 second inning for the Lefty and we’re going world’s fastest inning here Christian deerman taking the mound against Jordan Hussein I believe your spot on Mr Electric on the bump Hussein gets his second plate appearance of the season first was in Houston when he was not 100% in the health department but had over a 100 of his friends and family Houston native at the ball game so a grinder one of the tougher guys you will find he was he was ready to rumble thought he had Ball Four there Vincent Chapman says it caught the inside corner and a bouncer to Howell who gobbles it up and tosses it across the diamond great Scoop from Eric Jones Junior and they’re able to get Hussein who is pinch hitting for Tanner Tinder Thomas excellent dig at first base by Eric Jones Jr and really a big first out for Christian deerman happy is defense backing him here after that liner off the bat of Hussein big S a miss Noah Fisher comes up empty on the Bender from deerman who was in his sixth year as a banana third as a professional CU ball towards Mr Electric and he’s going to go glove to beand to retire fish no trick play on that you see glove flips in baseball but style points for sure same goes for Jones Jun now Taj Porter singled his first time and then has fouled out to a fan and struck out swinging deerman’s looking to build on a terrific first outing gave up one hit but nothing more in his first inning of work on the season trying to put the bow on what would be his second scoreless frame 3-1 coming to Taj and it’s going to be a Sprint all seven bananas fielders behind the pitcher and catcher have to touch the ball before it’s live they execute to Perfection and Porter who is not the fastest man in banana land content with one base on the Sprint and right after deerman gets two quick outs against the part anal and looks like he could get a sub two-minute inning in this ball game unfortunately misses Fage Porter but it’s bber going after the first pitch skying this one out to right field Hosley coming down with it and Christian deerman still working quickly on the season and he does have two scoreless innings under his belt excellent stuff for the kid out of Penbrook Pines Florida 221 Coastal plane League champion yow here we go as Jesse Cole letting the full capacity crowd here in guette County Georgia know that it’s time to turn cool ray field yellow this is the 304th straight sold out bananas or party animals show bner is a part of 303 of those party animals and Aussie drop bears ban an ball game that unfortunately only went three Innings a year ago the first party animals takeover of historic racing stadium it’s the one game s’s nanners throughout this 300 and4 game streak it’s all the way back to the team team’s Inception in 2016 it’s good to see fans who didn’t have to pay a dime to see this ball game from the comfort of their apartment balconies getting in on yellow just a heck of a scene out here in cool Rayfield we saw fans out in these apartments during the day game game one of this double header they’re out in full force again for the night game and I’ve got to shout out the band the last half inning for just setting up in the apartments and greeting fans first moments for people who couldn’t even get into Coolray field per se but are taking part in the banana ball fund that’s awesome that’s what banana ball is all about saw that outside of Chickasaw Bricktown ballpark in Oklahoma City last year a very similar venue to the one we’ve got here in guette County Dalton ponts shaking his Dairy air on the bump talked about him in our day game he is one of the most exciting young banana Ballers who has really impressed in his rookie campaign comes in for 67 and eight for the nanners that ball smoked off the bat of Eric Jones Jr how about Reese Hampton under the leg Coral it in the crotch and he comes away with his eighth trick play of the season a really difficult spot to make a trick play catch I think it even surprised reys that he got the ball in glove there an amazing play and he has just continue continued to position himself perfectly in Center Field tonight against some of the Banana’s best batters I mean that ball was Triple digits off the bat of Eric Jones junor coming at him at literally more than 100 milph out in center and he catches that thing right below the nether region got to protect the family Jews Hampton does just that nice Bender there from PS just misses down and away dton just like Robert Anthony Cruz out of Fontana California five pitch mix four and two seam fast balls THS the two seam sidearm this is in a change up slider and a 126 curve another ball well struck this one’s going to find grass and it’ll be off the Georgia power sign in left Center on a hop re alexiadis two doubles across his last two plate appearance plate appearances that’s plural and both of them have been tat and hopefully this is a sign of more good things to come from alexiadis and you’re always happy when he gets on base especially in scoring position because he’s one of these guys who has pretty a Le speed and an aggressive base runner will definitely be trying to score if Bill rooy can find the Outfield with the base knock here against pwns super Reese doubled to lead off the fifth against eleno Bill in his bill nform doubled to bring in reese and tie the frame that all set up a Ryan Cox walk-off Sprint 20- count on the naners catcher nobody really holding Alexius on second base right now you can just kind of see him dancing around seeing if he can possibly time up a stolen base at the right time or if there’s a wild pitcher a pass ball advance and get up to Third Base Bill looy tried to hit that ball up to Dela this ball well struck out to Right Center Alexius will stay put at second as Hampton tracks it down and the fate of the inning falls in the hands of Jackson Olsen who has been red hot as of late two for four in our day game couple strikeouts so far today he’s happy to see Garrett deleno knocked on the bump and this eth inning has been where we’ve seen the bananas record their most walk-offs in a single Inning on tour and Jackson Olsen hoping to just help extend that number as well with again Alexius leading off of second one-1 count on the ners second baseman ree runs like the wind out on second base five for five in his stolen base attempts on the season and this one shot through the left side Alexi Otis coming home the throw from Tanner Thomas not even close and we are knotted at three points a piece heading to the ninth [Applause] inning Jackson Olsen walkoff number [Applause] five and Malachi Mitchell revived at the dish back with us and better than ever how about the dance from Flash the fellas loving it behind him couldn’t have had asked for a better night cap here comes the young Professor walk off of the eighth inning it’s now time to check out the scoreboard as we head into the top of the ninth inning the game is all tied up three points for the party animals three points for the Savannah bananas but here’s the thing about the game of banana ball in the final inning every run counts for a point that means this is about to get inter ing quinet County Make some noise and welcome to the final [Applause] in it’s time [Applause] toet well shark shouts out the ring dudes Jake Le Al Jake Le alos and Jared Donaldson we welcome in Austin krinsky to the broadcast on the bump Chris nasty how you living you guys there oh we are here guys keep cutting in and out that’s my bad that’s okay bro creme how you doing dude beautiful night f are electric got a tie ball game in the ninth inning what could be better couldn’t agree more you have the bottom feeding the top Jason Swan Reese Hampton and Bryson Bloomer do to swing it first usually face the top of the light up well at least you get a buffer first although Swan’s been one of the best hitters on the tour so I don’t know how much of a buffer it is absolutely now creme how cool is it for you not only to be pitching with the game on the line here in the nins but in a ballpark in a city that you’re very familiar with kind of growing up around this area yeah man we’re about about 40 minutes away my hometown team the Braves this is awesome I’m loving this about 40 minutes away from Roswell as well which you call home for most of your youth oh yeah little halftime show in Hilton Head oh yeah a little bit down by Savannah but had to bring it back to back home though that’s a fact it’s it’s got to be pretty special in the middle of over 10,000 fans to try and shut this thing down that’s the plan try to execute it try some fun we’re tied three points a piece Here Comes Jason swung what’s the plan of attack creme um all right we’re going to start low we try to get ahead last two Tings have been ahead got to get ahead oh under the Mt of Jackson come on ah it’s all right that was hit pretty hard it was hit hard you know what that means though Double Play Just Taylor Made time oh here’s Reese can’t get away from this guy we’re back at the top very time okay yes he did oh no check Jake Moore says he didn’t go there goes Swan throw from looy perfect throw but Jason Swan with the perfect stolen face brys you sure you sure all right just keep let’s keep spawn there main goal that’s a fact and focusing on Reese and you’re back out in front it looks like your battery mate’s okay yeah he was about to face mask was right on that one all right so what’s the onew pitch let me go change up oh good pitch a I should have put that one away left it in Rees just told me it was good we had him off balance on the circle chain he’s going to get him right here another one two what’s the pitch this time yeah you know we’re going to we’re going to go see that did the job yep just got to keep now it’s got to keep a one a third now oh here comes Bryson Bloomer and surprise creme he’s got a mic on him too good can you hear me I can’t hear you man I need some payback [Music] though let’s go let’s go baby come on baby best of luck boys yeah good heater that’s a good heater I I hear you a little bit I can’t hear [Applause] you taking fast fast ball first pitch fouled away Bloomer said it’s a good heater I’m not sure how hard it is hopefully it’s hard enough yeah he [Applause] did what do you guys think is just triple up on it I think so I like it good EJ goes between the legs make we saw up in the booth and out number two definitely didn’t get high enough but it does the job thanks Bloomer Good Wood buddy all right Mr skull Roswell versus Roswell baby let’s have some fun I mean are you not entertained 12 years of minor league baseball experience between the two of you yeah little back door Bender you’re ahead so it’s good to get ahead of skull if you don’t he can definitely do some damage yeah oh Vince wow good looking pitch creme you sure there’s no way there’s no way I couldn’t have painted that any better [Music] yeah right after the guy got to go got to go for him good old country hard ball feels good I finally warmed up I’ve been cold all night this was the way to do it what’s the onew offering oh you know I got an idea he was right on that I feel like he used to get him with the change ups but Co [Applause] yeah here we go gas way to show it to him got two kill Deuce is wild creme yep wow power verse power ah this is what banana Ball’s all about this is fun man crows in they want to see something crazy happen on the B side the Roswell Georgia kids facing off with the game on the line that’s not what I need to happen this is where banana Ball’s so tough cuz you don’t have an open base no I don’t no I don’t should have went change up there that’s all that’s all on me yeah oh wow no way looy thought you had the strike out skull gets the Sprint beats the wp to Second and the party animals pull ahead four to three I really thought I caught it couple real borderline pitches did not go your way that at back dang you know that’s really unfortunate I like the call I like the execution know sometimes that’s baseball you know unfortunately Vincent Chapman did not [Music] yeah and you’re back ahead y look like he was in the same spot to be quite honest no no yeah [Applause] oh get out in front Austin arm dragging 1-1 to Dalton cornette we go back [Music] again yep that’s where I should have placed that when was stole fouled away and you’re back in front you are a dangerous man on the mound when you’re in control of the count yeah I feel I appreciate that all right here we go we got what one two one two let go one [Applause] yeah hit him with the hesy hay you get the fly out a why didn’t do it St Austin krinsky thank you so much my friend thank you big thank you Josh I appreciate it let’s go win this thing now thanks crab scoring a point and increasing a lead now four to3 in the bottom of the ninth the bananas must score one run in order to tie the game and send it to a showdown tiebreaker but why do that when they could score two runs and win this game ladies and gentlemen of Gwynette County it all comes down to this get on your feet because this is it what an opportunity for sexy Mexi Ryan Rodriguez is coming in for his first ever save opportunity in his rookie season as a banana baller he’s already shown us that he can entertain unlike anybody else in the sport now he has to get through three outs to secure a double header sweep for his party animals it is the highest leverage situation that Ryan Rodriguez has pitched in his young banana ball career and of course the party animals looking for this double header sweep and Ryan Rodriguez’s first career banana ball save and what we can say about this guy still no hits allowed to the bananas across this world tour and he just locks in he looks like he’s in a whole another Stratosphere out there in the out there on on the mound and he’s going to try and stay locked in out there as it appears Dr Meadows will start the bottom of the night for bananas pinch hitting for Ryan Cox yeah Dr Off the Bench so this is not a golden batter situation this is an oldfashioned pinch hitter Meadows was the leadoff hitter and center fielder for the first 17 games of this tour and gets the majority of the night off now comes in in the biggest spot you look at the numbers at the bottom of your screen they are video gamees and what’s interesting about Dr Meadow season number five is five for five batting in the ninth inning on this year’s tour he has been Nails in these high leverage [Applause] situations quick three-oh count Porter thought that one caught the top of the zone Meadow says no that was up buddy Rodriguez did not love the call either and he fills up the Zone he doesn’t throw anything straight three pitch mix a cutter a slider and a 126 [Music] curveball that one misses low just a hair Rodriguez Furious Meadows is going to take advantage of some shoty Sprint defense from the park animals nobody covering third it is a leadoff three base Sprint for the doctor pinch hitting to start the [Applause] ninth again if you are submitting your ballot for tour MVP tonight you would place it on Dr metas he has done everything this banan’s ball Club has needed and he has the ability to recognize party animals not covering Third Base just 90 ft away from scoring and tying this game at Four Points all unbelievable IQ from the doctor shades of Johnny Damon in the 2009 World Series in Citizens Bank Park one-1 count now on Howell the leadoff man for the nanners tonight three fly outs two to right one to Center and he’s trying to end this thing in one Fell Swoop had 17 home runs for the glacier range riders in the Pioneer League last year still looking for the first in his banana ball career and he fouls off the cutter so far in these matchups between Ryan Rodriguez and Gabe Howell it’s been the righty coming out on top Rodriguez with two strikeouts of Gabe Howell on the Young [Applause] tour and he pegs him how’s fourth time being hit by a pitch on the season takes a couple steps in Rodriguez’s Direction and will change his course to first base that is the fourth time he’s been plunked all smiles from virro two times more hit by pitches for Gabe Howell than anybody else on the season and just a pitch that got away from Ryan Rodriguez trying to set up inside against Gabe Howell running it a little to in on a guy who likes to crowd the plate and unsurprisingly Gabe Howell immediately takes off and swipes second base two runners in scoring position meaning a rack single or even a ball four Sprint could lead to a banan’s victory tonight in this game he was 33 for 36 in stolen base attempts across his two years as a Collegiate banana Robert Anthony Cruz ties is the game Howell gets a stop sign at third we are noted at Four Points a piece in the game-winning run 90 ft away and what a big time for the bananas to get their first hit of the Season against Ryan Rodriguez to tie this game at Four [Applause] Points now quite possibly the greatest hitter in banana ball history slow Tapper to the left side Bloomer has it nice play huge first out for the [Music] [Applause] animals Cruz up to Second and Rodriguez is out of the frying pan and into the fryer Michael vitamin Dee walk-offs in three of his last four games and it is always a professional at bat for the fourth year banana this is when Michael Dee is his most disciplined for the bananas and mind you we mentioned this in game one batting 333 in late game scenarios that would be Innings seven through nine oh for three on the night line out fly out and a strike out he’s behind one and [Applause] two bab Howell at third base runs exceptionally well we just saw that on display with his steal of [Music] second Chopper to First swan has to come home with it the tag not in time the bananas walk it off five to four and this brings up a really interesting situation bananas have walked off of this game but the party animals have a chance to possibly use their challenge they have it in this ball game and that’s exactly what we’ll see the party animals elect to use it we’re going to look at this in video review live it certainly looked like how was in there safely we’ll see what the video shows us yeah the first [Applause] look confirms what we saw live we’ve got every angle possible here we’re going to need it from the original angle just slowed down gab Howell clearly safe yeah call is confirmed guys [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the bananas celebrate down on the field and we pop up into the broadcast Booth to close this thing down Josh tvki Boos scalla thank you all so much for watching a double header of banana ball action only the second in our young Sports history and after three straight wins across the two double headers for the party animals the bananas finally find a victory and the bananas of course rally in late game situations once again it’s kind of been the recurring theme of this team comeback guys and they do it in the seventh eighth and Ninth Innings here and really what I think this game teaches us is just how difficult it is to pitch in the ninth inning now a lot of the times we see guys like Danny Hosley and Drew Gillespie coming in for the bananas and party animals respectively and pitching very well but obviously it is very tricky and we saw two banana ball rookies in Austin Kris Minsky and Ryan Rodriguez having to adapt to pitching in such a high leverage situation where every run counts for a point of course it’s Kris Minsky who lets the party animals go ahead with a run in the top of the ninth but Ryan Rodriguez just can’t find the zone and then the bananas scrap together hits and use the Tyler Gillum Green Light Special to their advantage to wind up winning this ball game yeah that’s right it all starts with Dr Meadows pinch hitting earning the Sprint the ball four was awfully close right around the knees Vincent Chapman with a tight Zone in both games today that never changed and in the biggest moment of this ball game the call goes the banan way they end up capitalizing Robert Anthony Cruz with the game tying single and then Michael vitamin D does what he has to do gets the ball in play Gabe Howell going on contact and as Tyler Gillum says sure bursts pipes that’s exactly what happened right there the naners with a classic Tyler Gillum rally in the ninth inning and it’s just already so impressive that Dr Meadows does not play the first eight and a half Innings of this ball game bananas have enough confidence to say hey man you are our lead off guy and we’re going to lead you off here in the ninth inning trying to get something started the spark plug provides once again and we’ve got to commend him again for the IQ to be able to recognize there was no party animal covering Third Base whatsoever all of them bunched around second and just didn’t stop one bit in chugging towards third base and Gabe Howell behind one and two in the count had two strikeouts in his two career plate appearances against Ryan Rodriguez he ends up being plunked and he comes around to score the winning run he steals second base so I I mean that is just a classic Banana’s rally not to beat a dead horse but boy this is a Tyler Gillum team of old this is the kind of team that one back toback Coastal plane League championships in 2021 and 2022 and the thing is this system especially what we’ve seen in the ninth inning from the bananas it’s designed to irk the party animals pitchers Ryan Rodriguez obviously already frustrated when he gave up the ball for a Sprint even more frustrated when he saw Dr Meadows get all the way up to third base and then Rodriguez hits Gabe Howell and just kind of compounds from there never really regained that composure on the mound and I think it led to the mistakes that allowed the bananas to walk off this contest and how about Robert Anthony Cruz we mentioned the game tying single in the ninth before that the walk-off home run to win the seventh he is the first banana ball rookie to leave the yard so far in 2024 and he told Josh and I when we chatted with him in the prep season he was going to be swinging for the fences we’ve seen a lot of extra base hits he finally gets the ding-dong yeah he has been super impressive when you look at the slugging percentage the isolated power from Robert Anthony Cruz and he was telling us last weekend he felt like the swing was really coming into form it’s obviously shown up across Baton Rouge and now in these first two games here in Gwynette County we talked about it in our pregame show for the Day game the social media Superstars rack Jackson Olsson Ryan Cox all incredible in Baton Rouge Olsen walks off the eighth Cruz walks off the seventh and then Cruz in the middle of the rally that wins the game in the ninth as well I mean those guys when they are clicking Cruz now in the two-hole here tonight Olsson and Cox at the bottom of the order that is Big Time trouble and Ryan Cox golly forgot to mention one for one a single and he walked off the fifth I mean come on between Cox Olson and Cruz three of the four uh walk-offs leading up to the ninth inning right there unbelievable stuff okay we have to shout out our son of a gun three of the four walk-offs in the entire game all three of the walk-offs leading into the ninth okay covered all my bases we have to shout out our entire casting crew before we do that we have a pair of shoes to give away courtesy of our good friends over at zapples before that drum roll [Music] please Brad Buick Brad Buick congratulations on your pair of shoes courtesy of you so much for watching entering the giveaway and congratulations thank you to everybody who watched and entered best of luck on our next broadcast that will be this Thursday night in Savannah little Thursday Friday action in tomorrow at 1:00 my friend let’s not jump the gun we’ve got a series finale to get to we have a rubber match yes we a rubber match we’re not going back to Savannah tomorrow no we have a 1 pm game right here in cool ray field to decide Gwynette County there you go son of a a gun okay let’s shout out the CTIC crew that makes this entire show possible on the first base camera the Iron Horse of BTV Emerson elmr across the diamond once again it is Lex Fowler on the high home Sophia Peach on the home Arch pingle on the center field camera Mr Ben barks High first handled by Jeff Haynes the wireless Clayton Franklin AKA clay pimp and on the utility Nick Kelly DJ Squints around these parts when it comes to the crew about 4 and 1 half hours East of us down in the hostess city of the South our director Kylie sadka unbelievable job on both games same goes for our technical director Mr Griffin Ellis the brains behind the operation on the replay Jackson Hamilton tonight good work Jackson on audio ktie Duke dominating the ones and the twos the score buug absolutely killed by kwanzi one name you know him and you love him and on the graphics Julia Massie and the statistics being updated on said Graphics Mikey o Conor a dynamic duo that I would put up against any Graphics operators in the entirety of the northern fear our moderators in the chat colore and Scott Thompson our k club Queen Melissa Beal melicent beans Supreme our YouTube King Zack bro and our video Legend Chris Sai it takes an army to make this all happen and the straw that stir the drink our coordinating producer of BTV Mr Chad Reese on fire today as were you Josh tvki the color commentary unbelievable P scall we called two today and you called the masterfully as well great work thank you so much you’re really honor me buddy a special thanks to Austin Kris Minsky Gabe Howell Jake skull and Kyle luigs for all hopping on the mic with us this evening Bryson Bloomer hbe Bloomer that’s right a quickie but it was fun with the old double miked up with Creme Josh gosh you hold me accountable buddy you are the best in the business and I am so serious uh thank you executive producers of BTV Emily Jesse and Carrie Cole as well as Jared Orton I am beo scalla saying goodbye from our whole wild crazy Bunch bananas win a thriller 5 to four in walk-off fashion and now as Josh mentioned we will be back on the air tomorrow 12:30 p.m. Eastern for the pregame 1 p.m. first pitch and we will see who wins guette County Georgia until we see you on the broadcast tomorrow we’ll see you [Applause] later [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] a [Music] [Music] a [Music] [Music] I [Music]
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This game was crazy
So much fun as always! Thanks everyone!
Did not get a showdown ๐
Fun like always
Also we were just talking about the Savannah Bananas the other day in class lol js found them today
These games are the highlight of my Saturday!! Thank for being talented, creative AND entertaining. ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐
Went to the day game today. Absolute blast! Can't wait to go again!
why do you guys cut the pregame stuff out? i came to the stream late and missed it earlier and was gonna go back to watch it, but itโs gone.
Iโve never watched an entire baseball gameโฆโฆuntil the bananas ๐๐๐๐๐
I went here to this game! I recommend going so much
I love this
I never seen that many people in Cooley field
I WENT TO THIS GAME
The last out in the top of the 7th, was a very questionable call. Any real game would take a look at that replay.
Go bananas donโt go party animal