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Firefighters vs Texas Tailgaters Final Score: 3–5
On Thursday, May 28, 2026, Firefighters played Texas Tailgaters at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, TX. Texas Tailgaters defeated Firefighters 5–3 in Banana Ball points. Firefighters recorded 5 runs, 11 hits, and 11 trick plays; Texas Tailgaters recorded 7 runs, 8 hits, and 22 trick plays. Standout performances included Eric Jones Jr., who recorded 3 hits for Firefighters, and Nick Lopez, who recorded 2 hits and 2 RBIs for Texas Tailgaters; Jonathan Luders recorded 6 trick-play outs for Texas Tailgaters.
Final score · Banana Ball points
Thursday, May 28, 2026 final
Box score
Texas Tailgaters won the Thursday, May 28, 2026 game. The game lasted 9 innings.
Inning line
R = runs · H = hits · P = points
| Inning | Firefighters | Texas Tailgaters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R 2H 3P 1 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 2 | R 1H 3P 0 | R 1H 0P 0 |
| 3 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 1H 2P 1 |
| 4 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 5 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 2H 2P 1 |
| 6 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 7 | R 1H 1P 1 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 8 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 9 | R 1H 1P 1 | R 3H 3P 3 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.341 | 0.893 |
 Caden Green | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.403 | 1.077 |
 Dalton Cornett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.329 | 0.859 |
 Logan Lacey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.259 | 0.796 |
 Eric Jones Jr. | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.297 | 0.801 |
 Lamar Sparks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 1.01 |
 Mason Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.319 | 0.81 |
 Darrien McDowell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.316 | 0.882 |
 Dakota McFadden | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.326 | 0.752 |
 Noah Bridges | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.227 | 0.723 |
 Armando Becerra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.578 |
 South Trimble | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.033 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brett Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach Watson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.302 | 0.865 |
 Nick Lopez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.247 | 0.757 |
 Kyle Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.357 | 1.286 |
 Jordan Barth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.405 | 1.058 |
 Taylor Justus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.362 | 1.186 |
 Jose Gonzalez Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.309 | 1.009 |
 Mac Danford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.284 | 0.724 |
 Taj Porter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.792 |
 Indiana Stanley | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.741 |
 Jorden Hussein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.281 | 0.705 |
 Jonathan Luders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.308 | 0.742 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austin Temple | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.66 | 5:31 |
 Ga'von Wray | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.82 | 4:20 |
 Ben Dum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 3:39 |
 Johnny Hummel | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 4:25 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Sanchez | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.41 | 3:40 |
 Brett Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 6:41 |
 Jimmy Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5:24 |
 Zach Blankenship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 3:10 |
 Reese Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.38 | 5:07 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyner Hughes | — | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Caden Green | — | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Jones Jr. | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrien McDowell | — | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Watson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Sanchez | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Barth | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor Justus | — | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Gonzalez Jr. | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana Stanley | — | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorden Hussein | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Luders | — | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Special roles
- Golden batter: Logan Lacey
- Golden batter: Kyle Martin
Game notes
FF HR - Lacey (2, 1st inning off Sanchez) McDowell (2, 2nd inning off Sanchez) TX HR - Porter (2, 5th inning off Wray) Stanley (3, 9th inning off Hummel) Lopez (3, 9th inning off Hummel) FF Top MPI: Dum - 1:33 (8th inning) TX Top MPI: Blankenship - 1:34 (8th inning)
Player performances
Standout performances
The leading batting and trick-play performances came from players in this game.
| Player | Team | Category | Recorded contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Jones Jr. | Firefighters | Batting | 3 hits |
| Nick Lopez | Texas Tailgaters | Batting | 2 hits and 2 RBIs |
| Jonathan Luders | Texas Tailgaters | Fielding | 6 trick-play outs |
Game details
Game information
- Date
- Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Stadium
- Whataburger Field
- City
- Corpus Christi, 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.