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Texas Tailgaters vs Savannah Bananas Final Score: 4–3
On Saturday, May 23, 2026, Texas Tailgaters played Savannah Bananas at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Texas Tailgaters defeated Savannah Bananas 4–3 in Banana Ball points. Texas Tailgaters recorded 8 runs, 13 hits, and 16 trick plays; Savannah Bananas recorded 7 runs, 9 hits, and 14 trick plays. Standout performances included DR Meadows, who recorded 2 hits and 2 RBIs for Savannah Bananas, and Kyle Martin, who recorded 3 hits and 1 RBI for Texas Tailgaters; Alex Ziegler recorded 6 trick-play outs for Savannah Bananas.
Final score · Banana Ball points
Saturday, May 23, 2026 final
Box score
Texas Tailgaters won the Saturday, May 23, 2026 game. The game lasted 9 innings.
Inning line
R = runs · H = hits · P = points
| Inning | Texas Tailgaters | Savannah Bananas |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R 1H 2P 1 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 2 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 3 | R 1H 3P 0 | R 1H 2P 0 |
| 4 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 1P 1 |
| 5 | R 0H 1P 0 | R 2H 1P 1 |
| 6 | R 0H 0P 0 | R 1H 2P 1 |
| 7 | R 4H 3P 1 | R 2H 2P 0 |
| 8 | R 2H 2P 2 | R 0H 0P 0 |
| 9 | R 0H 2P 0 | R 0H 1P 0 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Watson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.286 | 0.855 |
 Kyle Martin | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 | 1.325 |
 Nick Lopez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.234 | 0.707 |
 Jordan Barth | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 | 1.096 |
 Taylor Justus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.375 | 1.217 |
 Jose Gonzalez Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.323 | 1.054 |
 Mac Danford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.281 | 0.727 |
 Taj Porter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.246 | 0.745 |
 Indiana Stanley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.196 | 0.641 |
 Jorden Hussein | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.291 | 0.729 |
 Jayson Arendt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.178 | 0.473 |
 Jacob Pipercic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.667 |
 Jonathan Luders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.308 | 0.742 |
 Brett Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.368 | 0.942 |
 RobertAnthony Cruz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.859 |
 Kyle Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.366 | 1.125 |
 Reese Alexiades | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.289 | 0.88 |
 Dan Oberst | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.398 | 1.057 |
 Max Jung-Goldberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.254 | 0.895 |
 Bill LeRoy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.338 | 0.957 |
 Ryan Cox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.278 | 0.863 |
 Ty Jackson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.298 | 0.737 |
 Jackson Olson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.164 | 0.442 |
 Dakota Albritton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
 JT Sokolove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alvin Kamara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Ziegler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.02 | 3:51 |
 Zach Blankenship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3:46 |
| Brett Sanchez | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3:39 |
 Reese Miller | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5:07 |
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 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.79 | 4:34 |
 Derek Klena | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 4:47 |
 Kelsie Whitmore | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 2:30 |
 Connor Harris | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.77 | 5:36 |
 Danny Hosley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.56 | 3:45 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Watson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Barth | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Justus | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana Stanley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorden Hussein | — | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Luders | — | 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 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RobertAnthony Cruz | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Jackson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese Alexiades | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Cox | — | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ziegler | — | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Special roles
- Golden batter: Kyle Martin
- Golden batter: Dan Oberst
Game notes
TEX HR: Watson 2 (2, 3rd inning off Drury, 7th inning off Whitmore), Martin (11, 8th inning off Harris), Justus (4, 8th inning off Harris) SAV HR: LeRoy (3, 3rd inning off Davis), Cruz (6, 4th inning off Davis), Oberst (4, 5th inning off Davis), Meadows (2, 7th inning off Sanchez) TEX Top MPI: Davis - 2:58 (1st inning) SAV Top MPI: Drury - 1:34 (4th inning)
Player performances
Standout performances
The leading batting and trick-play performances came from players in this game.
| Player | Team | Category | Recorded contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Meadows | Savannah Bananas | Batting | 2 hits and 2 RBIs |
| Kyle Martin | Texas Tailgaters | Batting | 3 hits and 1 RBI |
| Alex Ziegler | Savannah Bananas | Fielding | 6 trick-play outs |
Game details
Game information
- Date
- Saturday, May 23, 2026
- Stadium
- Neyland Stadium
- City
- Knoxville, TN
- 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.