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Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Final Score: 1–3
On Thursday, May 21, 2026, Texas Tailgaters played Savannah Bananas at Covenant Health Park in Knoxville, TN. Savannah Bananas defeated Texas Tailgaters 3–1 in Banana Ball points. Texas Tailgaters recorded 2 runs, 8 hits, and 14 trick plays; Savannah Bananas recorded 3 runs, 9 hits, and 15 trick plays. Standout performances included Zach Watson, who recorded 2 hits and 2 RBIs for Texas Tailgaters, and Dan Oberst, who recorded 2 hits and 1 RBI for Savannah Bananas; Jonathan Luders recorded 4 trick-play outs for Texas Tailgaters.
Final score · Banana Ball points
Thursday, May 21, 2026 final
Box score
Savannah Bananas won the Thursday, May 21, 2026 game. The game lasted 8.5 innings.
Inning line
R = runs · H = hits · P = points
| Inning | Texas Tailgaters | Savannah Bananas |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 2 | R 0H 2P 0 | R 1H 0P 1 |
| 3 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 4 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 1P 1 |
| 5 | R 0H 2P 0 | R 0H 2P 0 |
| 6 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 2P 1 |
| 7 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 8 | R 2H 3P 1 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 9 | R 0H 0P 0 | R —H —P — |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.273 | 0.726 |
 Nick Lopez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.752 |
 Kyle Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.346 | 1.252 |
 Jordan Barth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.416 | 1.087 |
 Taylor Justus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.365 | 1.176 |
 Jose Gonzalez Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.323 | 1.071 |
 Mac Danford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.74 |
 Taj Porter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.241 | 0.74 |
 Indiana Stanley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.192 | 0.651 |
 Jorden Hussein | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.288 | 0.732 |
 Jayson Arendt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.182 | 0.484 |
 Jacob Pipercic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.667 |
 Jonathan Luders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.802 |
 Brett Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Savannah Bananas 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DR Meadows | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.361 | 0.897 |
 RobertAnthony Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.247 | 0.818 |
 Kyle Jackson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.377 | 1.143 |
 Reese Alexiades | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.301 | 0.912 |
 Dan Oberst | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.405 | 1.045 |
 Max Jung-Goldberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.259 | 0.895 |
 Bill LeRoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.901 |
 Ryan Cox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.275 | 0.872 |
 Ty Jackson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.273 | 0.699 |
 Jackson Olson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.154 | 0.425 |
 JT Sokolove | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Ziegler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Clarke | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.06 | 4:32 |
 Jonathan Hughes | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 4:14 |
 Jimmy Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 5:27 |
 Joe Sperone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.64 | 4:13 |
Savannah Bananas 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Noah Niznik | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.59 | 4:06 |
 Kelsie Whitmore | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:51 |
 Trystan Levesque | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.57 | 4:09 |
 Connor Harris | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 5:35 |
 Dakota Albritton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 6:09 |
 Jacob Bazala | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.19 | 4:39 |
 Danny Hosley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 3:40 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Watson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Clarke | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Martin | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Barth | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Justus | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana Stanley | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorden Hussein | — | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Luders | — | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Savannah Bananas 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Meadows | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| RobertAnthony Cruz | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Jackson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese Alexiades | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill LeRoy | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Cox | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Olson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ziegler | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Special roles
- Golden batter: Kyle Martin
Player performances
Standout performances
The leading batting and trick-play performances came from players in this game.
| Player | Team | Category | Recorded contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Watson | Texas Tailgaters | Batting | 2 hits and 2 RBIs |
| Dan Oberst | Savannah Bananas | Batting | 2 hits and 1 RBI |
| Jonathan Luders | Texas Tailgaters | Fielding | 4 trick-play outs |
Game details
Game information
- Date
- Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Stadium
- Covenant Health Park
- City
- Knoxville, TN
- Game time
Season context
Team schedules and series record
The Texas Tailgaters and Savannah Bananas played this game as part of their 2026 season series. Their head-to-head record covers the other meetings between the teams.