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Firefighters vs Savannah Bananas Final Score: 5–3
On Friday, July 3, 2026, Firefighters played Savannah Bananas at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA. Firefighters defeated Savannah Bananas 5–3 in Banana Ball points. Firefighters recorded 4 runs, 5 hits, and 9 trick plays; Savannah Bananas recorded 4 runs, 6 hits, and 14 trick plays. Standout performances included Dan Oberst, who recorded 2 hits and 1 RBI for Savannah Bananas, and Lamar Sparks, who recorded 1 hit and 2 RBIs for Firefighters; Alex Ziegler recorded 5 trick-play outs for Savannah Bananas.
Final score · Banana Ball points
Friday, July 3, 2026 final
Box score
Firefighters won the Friday, July 3, 2026 game. The game lasted 9 innings.
Inning line
R = runs · H = hits · P = points
| Inning | Firefighters | Savannah Bananas |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R 2H 1P 1 | R 0H 2P 0 |
| 2 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 3 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 1H 1P 1 |
| 4 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 5 | R 1H 2P 1 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 6 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 2H 1P 1 |
| 7 | R 1H 1P 1 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 8 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 9 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 1P 1 |
Batting
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Dum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Caden Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.379 | 1.046 |
 Armando Becerra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.241 | 0.776 |
 Lamar Sparks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.306 | 0.987 |
 Eric Jones Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.281 | 0.738 |
 Dalton Cornett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.284 | 0.736 |
 Darrien McDowell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.305 | 0.929 |
 South Trimble | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.346 | 0.914 |
 Tyner Hughes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.301 | 0.77 |
 Mason Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.296 | 0.772 |
 Dakota McFadden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.297 | 0.733 |
 Val Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 |
 Zachary Bridges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.056 |
 Noah Bridges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.737 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austin Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 DR Meadows | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.315 | 0.82 |
 Max Jung-Goldberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.872 |
 Dan Oberst | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.403 | 1.17 |
 Kyle Jackson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.357 | 1.111 |
 Reese Alexiades | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.283 | 0.859 |
 Ty Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.263 | 0.832 |
 Bill LeRoy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.293 | 0.913 |
 Ryan Cox | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.272 | 0.876 |
 RobertAnthony Cruz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.246 | 0.792 |
 Danny Hosley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.152 | 0.475 |
 Jackson Olson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.186 | 0.54 |
 Dallas Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Ziegler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Easton Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.227 | 0.71 |
 JT Sokolove | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dum | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.75 | 3:54 |
 Brian Trepanier | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.59 | 5:19 |
 Zack Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4:12 |
 Johnny Hummel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.12 | 4:52 |
 Austin Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.68 | 5:43 |
| Dakota McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 16:21 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Drury | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.84 | 4:09 |
 Kelsie Whitmore | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 3:03 |
 Noah Niznik | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.93 | 4:32 |
 Allan Saathoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.23 | 5:12 |
| Danny Hosley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.32 | 3:29 |
Fielding
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden Green | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Dum | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Trimble | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Maxwell | 1B | 3 | 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 | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Drury | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Jackson | 2B, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese Alexiades | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Cox | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Hosley | 3B, P | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ziegler | DF | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Special roles
- Golden batter: Lamar Sparks
- Designated fielder: Zachary Bridges
- Golden batter: Dan Oberst
- Designated runner: JT Sokolove
- Designated fielder: Alex Ziegler
Game notes
FF HR: Sparks (8, 1st inning off Drury), McDowell (6, 7th inning off Niznik) SAV HR: Cox (3, 3rd inning off Dum), RAC (7, 6th inning off Trepanier), Oberst (10, 9th inning Hummel) FF 3B: N/A SAV 3B: N/A FF 2B: N/A SAV 2B: N/A FF Top MPI: 2:12 - Dum (2nd inning) SAV Top MPI: 1:47 - Drury (4th inning) SHOWDOWNS: Round 1: Hosley Showdown Shutdown (8), McDowell out at first Round 1: Hummel Showdown Shutdown (3), K. Jackson Strikes Out Round 2: Hosley Showdown Shutdown (9), Sparks out at second Round 2: Hummel Showdown Shutdown (4), Cruz strikes Out Round 3: Walk-Off, Green (RBI 2) scores two runners against Hosley Round 3: Temple Showdown Shutdown (3), Oberst strikes Out
Player performances
Standout performances
The leading batting and trick-play performances came from players in this game.
| Player | Team | Category | Recorded contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Oberst | Savannah Bananas | Batting | 2 hits and 1 RBI |
| Lamar Sparks | Firefighters | Batting | 1 hit and 2 RBIs |
| Alex Ziegler | Savannah Bananas | Fielding | 5 trick-play outs |
Game details
Game information
- Date
- Friday, July 3, 2026
- Stadium
- Kinnick Stadium
- City
- Iowa City, IA
- Game time
Season context
Team schedules and series record
The Firefighters 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.