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Savannah Bananas vs Texas Tailgaters Final Score: 5–4
On Sunday, April 12, 2026, Savannah Bananas played Texas Tailgaters at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC. Savannah Bananas defeated Texas Tailgaters 5–4 in Banana Ball points. Savannah Bananas recorded 9 runs, 11 hits, and 6 trick plays; Texas Tailgaters recorded 6 runs, 12 hits, and 10 trick plays. Standout performances included Dan Oberst, who recorded 3 hits and 1 RBI for Savannah Bananas, and Jose Gonzalez Jr., who recorded 3 hits and 1 RBI for Texas Tailgaters; Jonathan Luders recorded 4 trick-play outs for Texas Tailgaters.
Final score · Banana Ball points
Sunday, April 12, 2026 final
Box score
Savannah Bananas won the Sunday, April 12, 2026 game. The game lasted 9 innings.
Inning line
R = runs · H = hits · P = points
| Inning | Savannah Bananas | Texas Tailgaters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 3P 1 |
| 2 | R 2H 3P 1 | R 1H 2P 0 |
| 3 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 4 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 5 | R 1H 2P 1 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 6 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 0H 1P 0 |
| 7 | R 1H 1P 0 | R 2H 2P 1 |
| 8 | R 3H 2P 1 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 9 | R 2H 1P 2 | R 2H 2P 2 |
Batting
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.459 | 1.086 |
 Reese Alexiades | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.316 | 0.907 |
 Max Jung-Goldberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.242 | 0.768 |
 Dan Oberst | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.389 | 1.144 |
 Kyle Jackson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 1.317 |
 Bill LeRoy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.343 | 0.896 |
 Jackson Olson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.182 | 0.523 |
 RobertAnthony Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.176 | 0.58 |
 Ty Jackson | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.292 | 0.768 |
 Ryan Cox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.235 |
 Easton Parrish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 |
 Alex Ziegler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bryce Grizzaffi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana Stanley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.129 | 0.552 |
 Nick Lopez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.316 | 0.983 |
 Jordan Barth | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.293 | 0.697 |
 Kyle Martin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.273 | 1.197 |
 Taylor Justus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.284 |
 Jose Gonzalez Jr. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.342 | 1.184 |
 Mac Danford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.767 |
 Taj Porter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.194 | 0.647 |
 Zach Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.154 | 0.421 |
 Jorden Hussein | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.721 |
 Jayson Arendt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.276 | 0.679 |
 Jacob Pipercic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.667 |
 Jonathan Luders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.583 |
Pitching
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 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 4:09 |
 Connor Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.68 | 4:50 |
 Allan Saathoff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.12 | 5:34 |
 Trystan Levesque | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 3:13 |
 Dakota Albritton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5:08 |
 Frankie Moscatiello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.93 | 8:02 |
 Grant Besser | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.22 | 3:37 |
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 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.02 | 4:20 |
 Brett Sanchez | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.51 | 3:51 |
 Zach Blankenship | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:03 |
 Matthew Fletcher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18.9 | 6:42 |
 Jonathan Hughes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 4:07 |
 Jon Reid | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5:32 |
Fielding
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Jackson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RobertAnthony Cruz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Jackson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ziegler | — | 2 | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Stanley | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Barth | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Justus | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mac Danford | — | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorden Hussein | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Luders | — | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Game notes
SAV HR: LeRoy (1, 8th inning off Hughes) TEX HR: Martin 2 (4, 7th inning off Levesque, 9th inning off Besser), Gonzalez Jr. (4, 9th inning off Besser) SAV Top MPI: Niznik - 1:59 (3rd inning) TEX Top MPI: Clarke - 3:14 (1st inning)
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 | 3 hits and 1 RBI |
| Jose Gonzalez Jr. | Texas Tailgaters | Batting | 3 hits and 1 RBI |
| Jonathan Luders | Texas Tailgaters | Fielding | 4 trick-play outs |
Game details
Game information
- Date
- Sunday, April 12, 2026
- Stadium
- Kenan Stadium
- City
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Game time
Season context
Team schedules and series record
The Savannah Bananas 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.