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Texas Tailgaters vs Firefighters Final Score: 5–2 (September 11, 2026)
On Friday, September 11, 2026, Texas Tailgaters played Firefighters at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse, NY. Texas Tailgaters defeated Firefighters 5–2 in Banana Ball points. Texas Tailgaters recorded 7 runs, 12 hits, and 6 trick plays; Firefighters recorded 5 runs, 9 hits, and 2 trick plays. Standout performances included Lamar Sparks, who recorded 2 hits and 1 RBI for Firefighters, and Kyle Martin, who recorded 4 hits and 3 RBIs for Texas Tailgaters.
Final score · Banana Ball points
Friday, September 11, 2026 final
Box score
Texas Tailgaters won the Friday, September 11, 2026 game. The game lasted 9 innings.
Inning line
R = runs · H = hits · P = points
| Inning | Texas Tailgaters | Firefighters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R 0H 3P 0 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 2 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 3 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 2P 1 |
| 4 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 5 | R 2H 2P 1 | R 1H 1P 0 |
| 6 | R 2H 3P 1 | R 1H 1P 0 |
| 7 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 1P 1 |
| 8 | R 2H 3P 2 | R 1H 3P 0 |
| 9 | R 1H 0P 1 | R 0H 0P 0 |
Batting
Texas Tailgaters batting statistics
| Player | At-batsOfficial at-bats recorded by the batter. | RunsRuns scored by the batter. | HitsHits recorded by the batter. | Runs batted inRuns credited to the batter. | Ball-four sprintsBall-four sprint events recorded by the batter.Banana Ball-specific metric. | StrikeoutsStrikeouts recorded while batting. | Walk-offWalk-off plays credited to the batter.Banana Ball-specific metric. | Stolen basesBases stolen by the batter. | Batting averageHits divided by at-bats. | On-base plus sluggingOn-base percentage plus slugging percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Lopez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.315 | 0.836 |
 Jordan Barth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.356 | 0.96 |
 Kyle Martin | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.375 | 1.311 |
 Taylor Justus | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.364 | 1.114 |
 Zach Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.266 | 0.798 |
 Travis Moniot | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.219 | 0.757 |
 Jose Gonzalez Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.229 | 0.751 |
 Taj Porter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.242 | 0.684 |
 Mac Danford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.198 | 0.514 |
 Jorden Hussein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.246 | 0.654 |
 Jacob Pipercic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 1 |
 Jayson Arendt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.181 | 0.572 |
 Jonathan Luders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.294 | 0.686 |
| MWMegan Wiggins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
 Tre Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.171 |
Firefighters batting statistics
| Player | At-batsOfficial at-bats recorded by the batter. | RunsRuns scored by the batter. | HitsHits recorded by the batter. | Runs batted inRuns credited to the batter. | Ball-four sprintsBall-four sprint events recorded by the batter.Banana Ball-specific metric. | StrikeoutsStrikeouts recorded while batting. | Walk-offWalk-off plays credited to the batter.Banana Ball-specific metric. | Stolen basesBases stolen by the batter. | Batting averageHits divided by at-bats. | On-base plus sluggingOn-base percentage plus slugging percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lamar Sparks | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.319 | 1.001 |
 Dalton Cornett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.825 |
 Logan Lacey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.293 | 0.821 |
 Eric Jones Jr. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.328 | 0.909 |
 Caden Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.323 | 0.879 |
 Tyner Hughes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.326 | 0.856 |
 Armando Becerra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.277 | 0.827 |
 Darrien McDowell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.289 | 0.875 |
 Mason Maxwell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.289 | 0.756 |
 Noah Bridges | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 1.013 |
 Val Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
 South Trimble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.929 |
Pitching
Texas Tailgaters pitching statistics
| Player | Innings pitchedInnings credited to the pitcher. | Hits allowedHits allowed by the pitcher. | Runs allowedRuns allowed by the pitcher. | Earned runsEarned runs charged to the pitcher. | Ball-four sprintsBall-four sprint events recorded in the pitching line.Banana Ball-specific metric. | Pitcher strikeoutsStrikeouts recorded by the pitcher. | Foul outs to fansFoul-out-to-fan events recorded in the pitching line.Banana Ball-specific metric. | Earned run averageEarned run average for the pitcher. | Minutes per inningAverage minutes per inning for the pitcher. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan Hughes | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.43 | 4:20 |
 Zach Blankenship | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.82 | 4:25 |
 Christian Davis | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.57 | 4:09 |
 Brett Allen | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.26 | 5:44 |
Firefighters pitching statistics
| Player | Innings pitchedInnings credited to the pitcher. | Hits allowedHits allowed by the pitcher. | Runs allowedRuns allowed by the pitcher. | Earned runsEarned runs charged to the pitcher. | Ball-four sprintsBall-four sprint events recorded in the pitching line.Banana Ball-specific metric. | Pitcher strikeoutsStrikeouts recorded by the pitcher. | Foul outs to fansFoul-out-to-fan events recorded in the pitching line.Banana Ball-specific metric. | Earned run averageEarned run average for the pitcher. | Minutes per inningAverage minutes per inning for the pitcher. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jared Donalson | 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6.56 | 4:21 |
 Blake Morgan | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.61 | 5:36 |
 Ben Dum | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.37 | 3:51 |
Fielding
Texas Tailgaters fielding statistics
| Player | Primary fielding positionPosition listed for the player in the fielding line. | Trick-play outsTrick-play outs recorded by the fielder.Banana Ball-specific metric. | Trick plays missedTrick plays missed by the fielder.Banana Ball-specific metric. | ErrorsFielding errors recorded by the player. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Barth | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Justus | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Moniot | LF | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taj Porter | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorden Hussein | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Firefighters fielding statistics
| Player | Primary fielding positionPosition listed for the player in the fielding line. | Trick-play outsTrick-play outs recorded by the fielder.Banana Ball-specific metric. | Trick plays missedTrick plays missed by the fielder.Banana Ball-specific metric. | ErrorsFielding errors recorded by the player. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Lacey | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyner Hughes | 2B | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Armando Becerra | LF | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Noah Bridges | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Special roles
- Golden batter: Kyle Martin
- Designated runner: Jacob Pipercic
- Designated fielder: Jonathan Luders
- Designated runner: South Trimble
- Designated fielder: South Trimble
Game notes
TX HR: Martin 1 (28, 6th inning off Donalson, 1 on, 1 out) FF HR: Sparks 1 (11, 6th inning off Blankenship, 0 on, 0 out) TX Induced Fan Outs: Hughes 1 (2, 5th inning, Hughes batting, 0 on, 0 out) FF Induced Fan Outs: Lopez 1 (5, 6th inning, Lopez batting, 0 on, 0 out) TX Top MPI: Hughes and Allen- 1:57 (Hughes- 1st inning, Allen- 9th inning) FF Top MPI: Donalson - 1:41 (2nd inning)
Player performances
Standout performances
The leading batting and trick-play performances came from players in this game.
| Player | Team | Category | Recorded contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Sparks | Firefighters | Batting | 2 hits and 1 RBI |
| Kyle Martin | Texas Tailgaters | Batting | 4 hits and 3 RBIs |
Game details
Game information
- Date
- Friday, September 11, 2026
- Stadium
- NBT Bank Stadium
- City
- Syracuse, NY
- Game time
Season context
Team schedules and series record
The Texas Tailgaters and Firefighters played this game as part of their 2026 season series. Their head-to-head record covers the other meetings between the teams.