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Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Final Score: 5–6
On Saturday, April 11, 2026, Texas Tailgaters played Savannah Bananas at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC. Savannah Bananas defeated Texas Tailgaters 6–5 in Banana Ball points. Texas Tailgaters recorded 9 runs, 9 hits, and 13 trick plays; Savannah Bananas recorded 7 runs, 9 hits, and 12 trick plays. Standout performances included Ryan Cox, who recorded 3 hits and 1 RBI for Savannah Bananas, and Taj Porter, who recorded 2 hits and 3 RBIs for Texas Tailgaters; Jonathan Luders recorded 6 trick-play outs for Texas Tailgaters.
Final score · Banana Ball points
Saturday, April 11, 2026 final
Box score
Savannah Bananas won the Saturday, April 11, 2026 game. The game lasted 9 innings.
Inning line
R = runs · H = hits · P = points
| Inning | Texas Tailgaters | Savannah Bananas |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 2 | R 1H 2P 1 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 3 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 2P 1 |
| 4 | R 2H 3P 1 | R 1H 1P 0 |
| 5 | R 1H 1P 1 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 6 | R 4H 2P 1 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 7 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 1P 1 |
| 8 | R 1H 1P 1 | R 1H 3P 0 |
| 9 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 3H 2P 3 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Gonzalez Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.294 | 1.065 |
 Nick Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.324 | 1.037 |
 Jordan Barth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.665 |
 Kyle Martin | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.241 | 1.017 |
 Mac Danford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.306 | 0.768 |
 Taylor Justus | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.429 | 1.43 |
 Jayson Arendt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.296 | 0.728 |
 Taj Porter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.207 | 0.669 |
 Zach Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.453 |
 Jorden Hussein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.231 | 0.679 |
 Jonathan Luders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.583 |
 Christian Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jacob Pipercic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Indiana Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.103 | 0.522 |
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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.472 | 1.114 |
 Reese Alexiades | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.974 |
 Max Jung-Goldberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.258 | 0.77 |
 Dan Oberst | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.355 | 1.074 |
 Kyle Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
 Bill LeRoy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.323 | 0.787 |
 Grant Besser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackson Olson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.172 | 0.526 |
 Danny Hosley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.111 | 0.419 |
 RobertAnthony Cruz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.194 | 0.641 |
 Ryan Cox | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.455 | 1.37 |
 Alex Ziegler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bryce Grizzaffi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Dakota Albritton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ty Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.238 | 0.666 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Davis | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.6 | 3:43 |
 Jimmy Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 6:23 |
 Brett Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.6 | 7:03 |
 Joe Sperone | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 4:09 |
 Jonathan Hughes | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | 4:03 |
 Reese Miller | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 5:23 |
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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.31 | 4:15 |
 Kyle Luigs | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 4:24 |
 Derek Klena | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 3:35 |
 Jacob Bazala | 1.2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4:12 |
 Kelsie Whitmore | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:16 |
| Grant Besser | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 3:33 |
| Danny Hosley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:39 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Justus | — | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorden Hussein | — | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Luders | — | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Davis | — | 1 | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Drury | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DR Meadows | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese Alexiades | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Jackson | — | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Besser | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RobertAnthony Cruz | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Cox | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ziegler | — | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Special roles
- Golden batter: Kyle Martin
- Golden batter: Max Jung-Goldberg
Game notes
TEX HR: Justus (3, 4th inning off Luigs), Lopez (2, 5th inning off Klena), Porter (1, 6th inning off Bazala), Martin (2, 8th inning off Besser) SAV HR: Cox (1, 8th inning off Hughes), Cruz (1, 9th inning off Miller) TEX Top MPI: Lewis III - 2:08 (5th inning) SAV Top MPI: Drury - 1:49 (3rd inning)
Player performances
Standout performances
The leading batting and trick-play performances came from players in this game.
| Player | Team | Category | Recorded contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Cox | Savannah Bananas | Batting | 3 hits and 1 RBI |
| Taj Porter | Texas Tailgaters | Batting | 2 hits and 3 RBIs |
| Jonathan Luders | Texas Tailgaters | Fielding | 6 trick-play outs |
Game details
Game information
- Date
- Saturday, April 11, 2026
- Stadium
- Kenan Stadium
- City
- Chapel Hill, NC
- 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.