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Firefighters vs Texas Tailgaters Final Score: 1–4
On Saturday, May 16, 2026, Firefighters played Texas Tailgaters at Southwest University Park in El Paso, TX. Texas Tailgaters defeated Firefighters 4–1 in Banana Ball points. Firefighters recorded 6 runs, 11 hits, and 5 trick plays; Texas Tailgaters recorded 9 runs, 10 hits, and 22 trick plays. Standout performances included Jordan Barth, who recorded 3 hits and 3 RBIs for Texas Tailgaters, and Darrien McDowell, who recorded 2 hits and 1 RBI for Firefighters; Jonathan Luders recorded 9 trick-play outs for Texas Tailgaters.
Final score · Banana Ball points
Saturday, May 16, 2026 final
Box score
Texas Tailgaters won the Saturday, May 16, 2026 game. The game lasted 8.5 innings.
Inning line
R = runs · H = hits · P = points
| Inning | Firefighters | Texas Tailgaters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R 4H 2P 0 | R 4H 2P 0 |
| 2 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 3 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 2H 2P 1 |
| 4 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 1H 2P 1 |
| 5 | R 0H 2P 0 | R 1H 2P 1 |
| 6 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 0P 1 |
| 7 | R 2H 3P 1 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 8 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 9 | R 0H 0P 0 | R —H —P — |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tyner Hughes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.338 | 0.883 |
 Caden Green | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.422 | 1.125 |
 Logan Lacey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.257 | 0.772 |
 Ben Dum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dalton Cornett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.324 | 0.87 |
 Eric Jones Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.297 | 0.834 |
 Lamar Sparks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.306 | 1.042 |
 Mason Maxwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.339 | 0.876 |
 Darrien McDowell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.304 | 0.809 |
 Dakota McFadden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.351 | 0.806 |
 South Trimble | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.545 | 1.37 |
 Zack Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah Bridges | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.714 |
 Zachary Bridges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Watson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.65 |
 Nick Lopez | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.265 | 0.792 |
 Kyle Martin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.37 | 1.332 |
 Jordan Barth | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.419 | 1.098 |
 Taylor Justus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.375 | 1.229 |
 Jose Gonzalez Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.328 | 1.11 |
 Taj Porter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.231 | 0.712 |
 Jayson Arendt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.186 | 0.495 |
 Indiana Stanley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.639 |
 Jorden Hussein | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.286 | 0.735 |
 Jacob Pipercic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.667 |
 Jonathan Luders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.802 |
 Jose Gutierrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.833 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jared Donalson | 2.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.35 | 4:19 |
 Christian Dearman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10:58 |
 Blake Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 6:49 |
 Austin Temple | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.86 | 5:30 |
| Ben Dum | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.84 | 3:39 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Christian Davis | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.19 | 3:42 |
 Zach Blankenship | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3:30 |
 Jonathan Hughes | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.89 | 4:07 |
 Reese Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 5:03 |
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 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Lacey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Dum | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Maxwell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Martin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Barth | — | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Justus | — | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorden Hussein | — | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Luders | — | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Game notes
FF HR: Sparks (5, 1st inning off Davis) TEX HR: Barth, 2 (4, 1st inning off Donalson, 3rd inning off Donalson) Martin (10, 1st inning off Donalson) FF Top MPI - Dum III - 1:28 (8th inning) TEX Top MPI - Miller - 1:38 (9th inning)
Player performances
Standout performances
The leading batting and trick-play performances came from players in this game.
| Player | Team | Category | Recorded contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Barth | Texas Tailgaters | Batting | 3 hits and 3 RBIs |
| Darrien McDowell | Firefighters | Batting | 2 hits and 1 RBI |
| Jonathan Luders | Texas Tailgaters | Fielding | 9 trick-play outs |
Game details
Game information
- Date
- Saturday, May 16, 2026
- Stadium
- Southwest University Park
- City
- El Paso, TX
- Game time
Season context
Team schedules and series record
The Firefighters and Texas Tailgaters played this game as part of their 2026 season series. Their head-to-head record covers the other meetings between the teams.