Indianapolis Clowns @ Firefighters

0:33 Fans, the newest BANANA BALL TEAM,

0:37 THE FIRE

0:38 FIGHTERS!

0:40 With one sound of the sirens in Grayson

0:43 Stadium, the Fire Fighters officially

0:45 arriving for duty in Banana Ball in

0:47 2024. The third team to join the game

0:51 along with the Savannah Bananas and

0:52 Party Animals, a group much different

0:55 than those two titanic brands. [music]

0:56 One representing grit, heroism,

0:59 risk-taking, toughness,

1:01 >> LOGAN LACY BECOMES THE FIFTH PLAYER in

1:03 Banana Ball history TO PULL OFF A

1:06 BACKFLIP CATCH. AND honoring the heroes

1:09 who run into the blaze across all of our

1:11 communities.

1:12 >> It means so much more than I could have

1:14 ever thought.

1:15 >> It's everybody laying it all on the

1:16 line. Couldn't be more blessed.

1:17 >> Fire Fighters of the night are welcomed

1:20 alongside Parker Nollan, Val Perez, by

1:23 Zack Watson. It represents hard work,

1:25 represents discipline. Honor those

1:26 people by how hard you play. Do not take

1:29 that for granted.

1:29 >> Led by Val Perez, a 10-year firefighter

1:32 in Corpus Christi, Texas, and long-time

1:34 Bananas and Christian Dearman [music]

1:36 and Dakota McFadden.

1:38 My dad's been a fireman for over

1:40 uh gosh, probably 50 years now. My

1:42 uncle's been in the fire department for

1:44 a long time. Never give in, doesn't

1:46 matter what the situation is.

1:48 >> [music]

1:48 >> And you know these guys never back down.

1:50 They're coming to save everyone that

1:52 they can. Being the son of a

1:53 firefighter, being a nephew of a

1:55 firefighter, and being a friend of so

1:58 many different firefighters,

2:01 it feels like this was meant for me.

2:03 Fighting the flames for 19 games in

2:06 2024, a year of history for the Fire

2:09 Fighters. DAKOTA MCFADDEN, THE FIRST

2:11 HOME RUN in the HISTORY OF THE FIRE

2:13 FIGHTERS FRANCHISE. Coming through the

2:15 LEGS TO BRING IT A SECOND. A TRICK PLAY

2:19 AND THE FIRST WIN IN FIRE FIGHTERS

2:21 HISTORY.

2:22 HAMPTON IS TAGGED OUT

2:24 AND THE FIRE FIGHTERS HAVE WON

2:26 [cheering]

2:27 THEIR FINAL GAME OF 2024.

2:32 AND IT'S THE PERFECT ENDING FOR THE BOYS

2:35 IN RED AND YELLOW.

2:39 IN 2025, THE SCHEDULE going to 33

2:41 missions across the country, including

2:43 the team's very first headlining tour. A

2:46 three-city journey across Virginia, a

2:49 barnstorming month that left fans with

2:51 plenty of fiery moments.

2:53 >> Isaac Para BEHIND THE BACK. GREEN

2:56 THROUGH THE LEGS. DOUBLE PLAY WITH THE

2:58 BARE HAND. BACKFLIP. HANDSPRING. YES,

3:02 SIR. INTO THE CENTER FIELD. IS IT GONE?

3:05 OH [screaming] MY GOODNESS.

3:08 Noah Bridges

3:09 is the hero in Salem. And a host of new

3:12 characters like mascot Bo the Beaver.

3:18 And the first ever Dalmatian BAT DOG.

3:23 >> [groaning and screaming]

3:24 >> THE BLAZE SPREADING TO MAJOR

3:26 PROPORTIONS. The Fire Fighters playing

3:28 in 10 major league ballparks with their

3:30 first ever win in an MLB stadium coming

3:33 in Denver last August.

3:35 >> The Fire Fighters STOPPED THE NANNERS

3:37 WINNING STREAK AT 14 GAMES AND THEY TAKE

3:40 GAME TWO HERE AT COORS FIELD in

3:42 Showdowns. And they gave us one of the

3:45 most emotional nights in Banana Ball

3:47 history.

3:48 >> We pause to honor

3:50 and remember.

3:51 Reflecting on the lives forever changed

3:54 on September 11th, 2001.

3:58 And tonight, we honor both the lives

4:00 that were lost and the lives that were

4:03 saved because of the self-sacrifices of

4:06 first responders.

4:08 Firefighter John Vistella.

4:12 >> [applause]

4:14 >> Firefighter Chris LeGrow.

4:18 >> [applause]

4:20 >> Firefighter Frank Perez.

4:25 Firefighter Mike Manawski.

4:31 And firefighter Chris Shipler.

4:38 And firefighter Malcolm Moore.

4:41 >> [applause]

4:44 >> 9/11 first responder Port Authority

4:48 >> [cheering]

4:52 [applause]

4:55 >> And 9/11 first responder Lieutenant Jim

5:01 >> [cheering]

5:02 [applause]

5:03 >> And 9/11 first responder

5:06 Tom Aiken.

5:08 >> [applause]

5:09 [cheering]

5:10 >> And 9/11 first responder

5:12 Robert

5:16 >> [applause]

5:19 >> First responder

5:21 >> [cheering]

5:28 >> ONE MORE TIME

5:29 FOR THE NEW YORK City Fire Fighters

5:32 >> [cheering]

5:32 >> from 9/11

5:35 first responders.

5:38 >> [applause]

5:42 >> Going into the postseason, the Fire

5:44 Fighters earning the four seed after

5:46 going 6 and 27. Only winning three times

5:49 in 23 chances against the Savannah

5:52 Bananas, the odds stacked against them

5:54 going against the team in yellow. Until

5:57 Bradford Webb and Ben Dump stepped up.

5:59 >> Bradford Webb, six innings, six goose

6:03 eggs, four Ks. He was miraculous.

6:07 Ben Dump IN THE THIRD FIRED UP AS HE

6:10 DRIBBLES THIS ONE OVER TO FIRST. STEPHEN

6:12 COHEN WILL TAKE IT BEHIND HIS BACK

6:14 >> [cheering]

6:15 >> AND THROUGH THE BACK

6:16 AND THE FIRE FIGHTERS

6:17 WIN GAME ONE. BEN DUMP, A NINE-OUT SAVE.

6:20 A one-nothing win in game one of the

6:22 semi-finals giving the Fire Fighters

6:25 just as good a chance as anybody else.

6:27 [music] But they dropped game two by one

6:29 point leading to a winner-take-all

6:31 Showdowns in Grayson Stadium. Dalton

6:33 Cornett getting his chance to shine and

6:36 creating a moment that will last in

6:38 Banana Ball history. DALTON CORNETT

6:41 DEEP OUT TO RIGHT.

6:43 GONE!

6:45 DALTON CORNETT

6:46 SENDS THE FIRE FIGHTERS TO THE 2025

6:49 BANANA BALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL.

6:54 >> [cheering]

6:55 >> I DON'T EVEN HAVE WORDS RIGHT NOW. This

6:57 is like the greatest moment in my life

6:58 history. From four seed to the

7:00 championship game, the Fire Fighters

7:02 becoming the ultimate Cinderella story

7:05 in Bananaland.

7:09 The Fire and Flames picking right up

7:10 where they left off in 2026. With

7:13 long-time Bananas Eric Jones Jr., Jared

7:15 Donaldson, and Zack Phillips officially

7:18 aboard, the team picked up its first

7:20 ever sweep in Banana Ball over the Loco

7:22 Beach Coconuts in Little Rock, Arkansas.

7:27 Launched an historic offensive

7:29 performance in Montgomery, Alabama

7:31 scoring 22 runs in one game to beat the

7:34 Indianapolis Clowns 4-2. Then swept the

7:37 Party Animals for the first time ever in

7:40 Albuquerque highlighted by an incredible

7:42 two rounds of Showdowns in game two. The

7:45 Fire Fighters are the two seed IN THE

7:48 BANANA BALL OPEN. HONESTLY, I've kind of

7:51 done it so much now, I'm pretty

7:52 confident in myself

7:53 on that.

8:02 When you enter the fire service, you're

8:05 entering a brotherhood unlike any other

8:07 and you're trying to be the one who is

8:10 going to save somebody's life every

8:11 single day and you're in those

8:12 high-stress situations. That is a bond

8:14 unlike any other. So remember when you

8:16 put these jerseys on who you represent.

8:18 Take honor in that, take pride in that.

8:20 When you enter this locker room, you've

8:23 officially entered the brotherhood of

8:25 the Banana Ball Fire Department. And

8:26 let's take pride in that.

8:30 ON HIS FIRST SWING WITH THE FIRE

8:32 FIGHTERS, AJ PUMPS IT. JARED DONALDSON

8:37 STRIKES OUT THE SIDE, HIS FIRST FRAME

8:39 AGAINST THE NANNERS.

8:46 NOAH BRIDGES IS TIMELESS.

8:49 WE HAVE A GOOD OFFENSE.

8:51 TINY WITH THE BIG SHOT.

8:56 DARIAN MCDOWELL.

8:59 >> [screaming]

9:01 >> WHAT A HOTTER team in sports, baby?

9:03 Let's go.

9:07 Today is the first day of the rest of

9:10 our lives and also the chase for the

9:12 Banana Ball Championship League

9:13 postseason. Here in Greenville, South

9:15 Carolina, 6,700 of our closest friends

9:19 gathering in Fluor Field for matchup two

9:22 of the Fire Fighters and Indianapolis

9:24 Clowns. The Fire and Flames rewriting

9:26 their own history books just 11 games

9:28 into this world tour, but the Clowns

9:30 back in the state where they just swept

9:32 the Loco Beach Coconuts to earn an

9:34 improbable birth in the Banana Ball

9:36 Open. The race for the playoffs begins

9:39 now. It's the Fire Fighters. IT'S THE

9:41 INDIANAPOLIS CLOWNS LIVE AND IN LIVING

9:43 COLOR in Greenville. Let's roll and

9:46 welcome inside the Dispatch Center here

9:48 at Fluor Field. I'm Zack State and off

9:50 the heels of one of the most thrilling

9:52 weekends that we have seen here in

9:54 Bananaland. Only one of the six teams in

9:56 the BBCL has an opportunity to feel

9:59 comfortable and that is the Texas

10:01 Tailgaters, the winners of the inaugural

10:03 Banana Ball Open. They are now

10:05 officially locked in to the post season

10:08 in October, already six months ahead of

10:10 time. Let's take you back to the weekend

10:12 that was at Grayson Stadium. First game

10:14 up last Thursday, it was the

10:15 Indianapolis [music]

10:16 Clowns and the Savannah Bananas and

10:17 Robert Anthony Cruz, not a gracious

10:19 host. He got things rolling, walk-off

10:21 tater, Savannah [music] up two nothing

10:23 after a couple of innings, but the same

10:25 sensational rookie Bobby La Day doing

10:26 everything he could to keep his team in

10:28 it. Top four sends one to the front

10:30 offices of Banana [music] Ball and B

10:31 Road solo tater, all of a sudden the

10:34 Clowns have a shot to win a point, but

10:35 the Bananas come right back in the

10:37 bottom of the fourth. Bill LeRoy, the

10:39 captain with two on,

10:40 >> [music]

10:40 >> gets one to land next to Joe Gray, he

10:42 couldn't find it. Two runs would score

10:44 to win the frame and ultimately it's the

10:46 Bananas who cruise four nothing [music]

10:48 to go to the title series. Now, who

10:51 would they face in that weekend [music]

10:53 series? It's either the Firefighters or

10:54 the Tailgaters and Eric Jones Jr. wants

10:56 that weekend reservation. Walk-off in

10:58 the first inning, Firefighters are up,

11:00 but the Gators bats found some loud

11:02 hits. Matt Danford with a two RBI double

11:04 in the [music] third, Tailgaters go up

11:06 two one. Then Kyle Martin, one pitch,

11:08 one swing, ONE SHOT. BALL WENT AT LEAST

11:11 430 feet to dead center, Gators [music]

11:14 go up three one. And then the trick play

11:16 is becoming a massive deal. Look at

11:18 Jonathan Sunshine Lueders, dive out and

11:21 then turn THE DOUBLE TRICK PLAY in a

11:22 matter of moments. Gators won the

11:24 equalizer point and [music] that was

11:26 massive because it made it four to two

11:28 going into the ninth. Lamar Sparks

11:30 broken back signal a single will do the

11:32 job, but it only makes it a one point

11:34 game and that equalizer point just

11:36 enough separation for the Texas

11:38 Tailgaters [music]

11:38 to survive and advance, winning four to

11:41 three and going to the weekend

11:42 championship series. So, for the FOURTH

11:44 AND FIFTH TIME THIS [music] YEAR, we see

11:46 the Tailgaters and the Savannah Bananas,

11:48 this time with all the stakes on the

11:50 line for an opportunity at the post

11:52 season [music] in October. Enjoy Jordan

11:55 Barfield himself quite a Saturday night.

11:57 First home run in Banana Ball in his

12:00 young career, Oppo Taco and the

12:02 Tailgaters would go up two nothing early

12:04 on, putting the Bananas on their heels

12:06 for one of the few times we've seen this

12:07 season. And then once again, trick play

12:09 is the name [music] of the game for the

12:11 Texas Tailgaters. Eighth inning, they're

12:13 down by one trick play, not anymore.

12:15 Taylor [music] Justice under the leg

12:16 flip to Joe Sperone, we're tied at 13.

12:18 Two outs, they got to have a trick play

12:20 here and they do. Bounce to himself,

12:24 that's the 14th trick play, that's the

12:25 equalizer point, but the play of the

12:27 game once again on defense.

12:29 Dan Obers thought he had a triple off

12:31 the wall, but look at this field [music]

12:32 from Zack Watson. Turns and throws it to

12:34 Jordan Hussein as Ty Jackson is scoring.

12:36 J5 with a truly magical throw over to

12:39 Jordan [music] Barfield, tag applied,

12:41 that's your ballgame. The Gators win it

12:43 three to two. So, we go to Sunday and we

12:46 had to go to showdowns. Danny Hasley,

12:48 shut [music] down closer, but Nick

12:50 Leaser Lopez wants to go to October.

12:54 Into left field, Reese Leciaga has

12:56 really got to get on his horse to chase

12:57 it and he wouldn't do it because Lopi

13:00 has legs and speed to burn for days. He

13:03 races home, the Tailgaters sweep the

13:05 Savannah Bananas, winning in round one

13:07 of showdowns and just [music] like that,

13:09 they have locked themselves into the

13:11 BBCL post season all the way in October.

13:14 And with that, let's take you to the

13:15 Banana Ball Championship League

13:17 standings. [music]

13:18 You'll notice here, the common theme is

13:20 that there is nobody that's truly hurt

13:23 by the Banana Ball Open, you're only

13:24 helped. The Savannah [music] Bananas are

13:26 still your top overall team at 10 and

13:27 one. Firefighters, even though they lost

13:29 on Friday, are still the two seed. The

13:31 Tailgaters, even though they won the

13:33 whole thing, are still in that [music]

13:34 third spot and the Clowns are still

13:36 fourth. Now, there is a four three-way

13:37 tie there between the Coconuts, Clowns

13:39 and Party Animals. It's a whole new

13:40 beginning to the season now [music] here

13:42 for all three of those teams. So again,

13:44 the Banana Ball Open helped the Texas

13:46 Tailgaters, but everybody [music] else

13:48 staying right where they were and that's

13:50 a massive deal, especially for the

13:52 Firefighters who are off to an historic

13:54 start here in 2026. Six and five is the

13:57 first time they've ever had a winning

13:59 record and their offense [music] is

14:01 moving and grooving. Since we went to

14:03 Little Rock, Arkansas, they have 83

14:05 runs. That's in the last month. That is

14:07 the most in the league by 16 runs over

14:11 the second place team. Their offense has

14:13 found life and then some. Val [music]

14:15 Perez has managed this team perfectly as

14:18 we take you to some of the first and

14:19 it's hard to really keep track of them

14:21 here for the Firefighters. First ever

14:23 winning [music] record, check. First

14:24 ever three game winning streak, check.

14:26 Earn their first two sweeps in team

14:28 history, one in Little Rock over the

14:29 Loco Beach Coconuts, the next over the

14:31 reigning world tour champions and the

14:33 Party Animals in Albuquerque. One of the

14:35 guys that's really helped the

14:36 Firefighters get off to such a fiery

14:38 start is Mason Maxwell, hitting above

14:40 350 and he's got Michael Schwartz, but

14:43 he's using him as his canvas of art.

14:45 Let's see what they're doing.

14:50 Hey, we want to bring you inside a

14:51 little get ready with me video with

14:53 Mason Maxwell in the Firefighters dugout

14:56 bathroom. You got to get some eye black

14:58 on, don't you? Yeah, well, well Michael,

15:00 I'm not I'm not going to be doing it.

15:02 We're going to be putting it on you. On

15:03 me? Yeah, we're going to be putting the

15:05 eye black on you today. So, we're going

15:07 to we're going to get this thing going,

15:08 you know? I don't I don't really wear

15:10 eye black anymore.

15:10 >> Why not? You know, Firefighters have

15:13 been hot, my bat personally has been

15:14 hot. Superstition wise, we're going to

15:16 go clean face. My mom always said I had

15:18 a pretty face, so. My mom says that too,

15:20 but I guess not today.

15:22 >> for you today. Okay, don't watch, mom.

15:23 Don't watch. All right, so. So, we're

15:25 going to go with So, this first little

15:27 trim, all right? So, last year, I'm not

15:30 going to do the full Mad Max look for

15:32 you, but last year in Boston, this is

15:34 one of my favorite duos that I did. So,

15:37 we're out here, we're going to go over

15:39 the nose in a sick way. Don't worry, I'm

15:41 not going to do you dirty at all. Nasal

15:43 strip? Yeah, pretty much a nasal strip.

15:45 We'll go with the whole sizer. Hey,

15:47 Maxwell, I got a question for you.

15:50 I'm calling you by your last name for

15:51 this interview because we're kind of

15:53 like doing this with the whole eye

15:54 black. You started off a little bit slow

15:56 in the beginning of the season, but now

15:57 you got hot to have this superstition.

16:00 Yes. What led to this success? Was it

16:03 the teammates? Was it something you did

16:04 mentally, physically?

16:06 >> honestly,

16:08 I had to get back to the mental mindset

16:09 of of not caring and just playing the

16:11 game and having fun. Getting back to

16:13 having fun and stop stressing about it.

16:15 And you know what? It always works out.

16:17 And uh I was wearing my skull cap again,

16:19 that was like another thing it heated me

16:21 up at the end of last year. So, just

16:22 more things, you know? Who knew fashion

16:25 had such a huge part of Banana Ball?

16:28 Hey, Zack, how do I look?

16:31 Actually, it doesn't look that bad at

16:33 all.

16:35 Let me fix this. Let's get the

16:39 I think it looks pretty dope.

16:41 Okay.

16:42 Okay.

16:44 I like that, pretty good.

17:04 Ladies and GENTLEMEN OF GREENVILLE,

17:07 SOUTH CAROLINA, IT IS TIME TO WELCOME

17:11 your 2026

17:13 Firefighters!

17:17 Behind the plate, we have Eric

17:20 Jones Jr.!

17:25 FOLLOWED BY

17:27 Dalton the myth of pivot passes,

17:30 Hornsby!

17:35 AND LASTLY, WE GOT Zachary Z B

17:40 Christiansen!

17:43 These

17:44 are our

17:44 catchers!

17:47 And in left field, we have Noah Bubba

17:51 Bubba Bubba Bridges!

17:56 And out in center,

17:59 we have Armando

18:02 Botello!

18:04 >> [screaming]

18:08 >> AND IN RIGHT CENTER, THE man who started

18:11 the fire, Lamar Sparks!

18:18 AND then in right field,

18:21 we have DANE

18:23 BEARD

18:25 DOWN!

18:28 AND OVER IN THE HOT CORNER, we have

18:32 Logan Showtime

18:34 Lesley!

18:37 Followed by not so tiny Ty

18:43 Jones!

18:46 And at short stop, we got Peyton

18:50 Caden

18:51 Green!

18:54 And at second base,

18:56 the magician himself, Seth Small

19:00 Tremble!

19:03 And at first base, WE HAVE THE MAD MAX,

19:07 Mason

19:09 Maxwell!

19:12 And as well,

19:14 we got Diesel Dakota Batten!

19:22 AND THE FIREMEN ON the mound, those are

19:26 all pitchers!

19:29 And this is YOUR 2026

19:32 FIREFIGHTERS!

19:35 >> [cheering]

19:47 [music]

19:54 >> There firemen and fire women dancing on

19:57 the field. Literal flames are shooting

19:59 out of the ground here in Greenville,

20:01 South Carolina. This is a show unlike

20:04 they've ever seen before. And so are the

20:06 Indianapolis Clowns

20:08 who a couple of weekends ago in

20:10 Charleston, South Carolina

20:12 were at an improbable disadvantage to

20:15 try and make the Banana Ball Open.

20:18 If you look at the standings beforehand

20:20 this is a team

20:21 that had

20:23 less than 7% chance to make it. Look at

20:26 the standings here. Clowns were dead

20:28 last. 6 and 1/2% chance to make it. They

20:31 needed to sweep the Coconuts. They

20:33 needed probably a little help from the

20:34 Texas Tailgaters. And they absolutely

20:37 had to have the Firefighters sweep the

20:38 Party Animals. But you know what? We

20:41 helped them out a little bit now,

20:42 Bakurki. But mainly the Clowns helped

20:45 themselves. Going to Charleston, South

20:48 Carolina for the Coconuts home debut.

20:52 And they absolutely spoiled the beach

20:54 party. So did JBJ.

20:57 He's just in his 10th game here in the

20:59 Sports. World [music] Series champion,

21:02 former College World Series champion and

21:04 MVP. And you see [music] why here.

21:07 In the fourth, a single. He's already

21:08 got a triple and a single to his [music]

21:10 name. And guess what? He's now got a

21:11 home run to his name. He is 3/4 of the

21:13 way to a cycle. If I'm teasing it, you

21:16 probably know what's about to come next.

21:17 [music]

21:18 Seventh inning

21:20 ground rule double. He's just the third

21:22 player in Banana Ball history to hit for

21:25 the cycle. The fourth instance that it's

21:27 ever happened in the sport along with

21:28 two from Jake Skull and one from [music]

21:31 Kyle Jackson earlier this year. The

21:32 Clowns were unstoppable. 21-6 outscoring

21:36 the Coconuts in game one. And then Joe

21:38 Lidel. WHAT A BAD FLIP. Ben Parker doing

21:40 everything he could to catch [music] it.

21:41 Probably wouldn't have mattered anyway

21:43 cuz a runner could have tagged up from

21:44 third. Then Brett Maddox, huge [music]

21:46 strikeout. The Clowns dancing away. And

21:49 then Tanner Allen.

21:51 There's a little tip drill from Bobby

21:53 LeDay.

21:54 The 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth.

21:56 NICO HULSHIZER. HOW ABOUT THAT TO CLINCH

21:59 THE first [music] ever sweep in the

22:01 team's history. Monae Davis can wave the

22:04 flag because the Clowns did the

22:06 unthinkable. Swept the Coconuts right

22:08 out of the open and [music] got

22:09 themselves into the Banana Ball Open. So

22:12 sweet South Carolina node here to

22:14 [music]

22:15 the Greenville Drive, affiliate of the

22:16 Boston Red Sox. Look at what they did.

22:19 24 runs to 31 hits. 425 average. Their

22:23 offense [music] exploded. And as you

22:25 know, JBJ who has been on fire, pun

22:27 intended, to start this [music] year

22:29 becomes just the third player in Banana

22:30 Ball history to ever hit for the cycle.

22:33 The Clowns hoping to refine that form

22:36 here in their next weekend. Remember,

22:38 they only played one game against the

22:39 Savannah Bananas.

22:42 They hope to refine that [music] form

22:43 here against the Firefighters. But hey,

22:45 Jaylen Vasquez played here at North

22:47 Greenville in college. Let's hear from

22:48 him.

22:52 Hey, with Jaylen Vasquez here. Hey, by

22:54 the way, he wears a number two. I don't

22:56 know if you knew this, but his nickname

22:58 is Deuce because he wore that number for

22:59 so long. For Derek Jeter. Opposite of

23:02 Derek Jeter, we have the Green Monster,

23:05 the replica in the background. I was

23:06 talking to Jackie Bradley about this

23:08 before. How does that play when you step

23:10 up to the plate? Are you trying to go

23:11 for it? Does that mess with you a little

23:13 bit?

23:13 >> Yeah. Our hitting coach definitely

23:15 emphasize on trying to go that way just

23:17 cuz like it's a short porch and anything

23:19 off that wall is a sure double. So my

23:21 approach is definitely that backside

23:23 today. But I mean, I'm look I'm always

23:24 looking to pull the ball. Now, you're no

23:26 stranger to this park. You actually were

23:28 here two or three years ago. You got one

23:31 at bat when you're with North Greenville

23:33 University. You weren't even supposed to

23:34 play that day and you had a sac fly. So

23:36 how you stepping up for your team today

23:38 when they need you most? Yeah, man. You

23:39 know, I'm just going to go in in the box

23:41 just being ready

23:42 and just be ready to hit. I'm going to

23:44 do what I'm going to be a team player

23:46 and do whatever I can for my team. I

23:47 love that. South Carolina guy. You went

23:49 to North

23:51 You went to

23:52 North Greenville University not far from

23:54 here. You told me you didn't really

23:55 spend much time here in Greenville. But

23:57 what's it like being back in South

23:58 Carolina? Man, it's amazing, man. Doing

24:00 the tour here doing a tour through South

24:01 Carolina. You know, we got Spartanburg

24:02 next. Just to come back to Greenville.

24:05 You know, I'll I'll get to see my my

24:07 head coach, Atlanta Pal. So it'll be

24:09 it'll be cool. But just to be here and

24:11 to see all these guys out here. We're

24:12 going to have a good time tonight and

24:13 just play some baseball, baby. You know

24:14 what? He's got swag. He's got aura.

24:16 Thank you so much. Have a great game, my

24:17 man. Enjoy. We got so much more from

24:20 South Carolina.

24:26 Just got his CDL license to drive this

24:29 fire truck.

24:35 He opens the door and stops.

24:38 FANS, GIVE IT UP FOR TONIGHT'S hero

24:41 hitter. He is 6 years old. HIS NAME IS

24:44 COLE.

24:50 FANS, COLE has a big task ahead. He has

24:53 to hit a home run

24:54 against these goofy clowns.

24:58 I think he's ALREADY GOT TWO STRIKES ON

25:00 HIM. AND WAIT A MINUTE.

25:02 THIS WAS SO UNFAIR, BO HAD TO COME OUT

25:04 and get some help.

25:05 NOT ONLY GET SOME HELP, BUT HE TACKLES

25:07 THE CLOWN PITCHER.

25:10 And he steals the ball.

25:13 And he gave him a little gnaw on the

25:14 leg, too. That might leave a mark.

25:17 All right, fans. It seems like it's a

25:18 little more fair. Our home RUN HITTER

25:22 BLASTS IT!

25:27 HE'S RUNNING DOWN TO FIRST.

25:30 HE'S BOOGYING ON TO SECOND.

25:33 BALL'S IN THE AIR. IT GOES INTO RIGHT

25:35 FIELD. THEY CAN'T MAKE THE TRICK PLAY.

25:39 FANS, CHEER HIM ON. IT'S GOING TO BE

25:41 CLOSE.

25:41 >> [cheering]

25:43 >> THERE'S A SCRAMBLE. THE BALL GOES AND IT

25:45 STAYS.

25:48 THE PLAY IS COMING TO THE PLATE.

25:50 THE BALL'S COMING IN.

25:51 COLE IS JOGGING. HERE COMES THE TAG.

25:54 >> [cheering]

25:54 >> SAFE!

25:59 FANS, GIVE IT UP FOR TONIGHT'S HERO

26:02 HITTER, COLE!

26:03 >> [screaming]

26:11 >> SO Greenville

26:13 the play

26:15 Banana Ball is the fastest and most

26:17 entertaining show in sports. And the 11

26:20 rules guarantee the most fans first

26:22 experience every second. Unbelievable!

26:25 Welcome to THE BANANA BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

26:27 LEAGUE. Rule number one. Win the inning,

26:30 win the point. The team that scores the

26:32 most runs in an inning wins the point.

26:34 >> IT'S A WALK-OFF WINNER! To the deepest

26:37 part OF THE FIELD! [cheering]

26:38 OH MY GOODNESS! WITH the equalizer

26:40 point, trick plays provide the away team

26:42 an opportunity to earn a point going

26:44 into the final inning. And in the final

26:46 inning, every run counts as a point.

26:49 Rule number two. Banana Ball has a

26:51 two-hour time limit guaranteeing that

26:54 every game is fast-paced and

26:56 action-packed.

26:58 Rule number three. No stepping out of

27:00 the batter's box. If you do, it will

27:02 result in a strike.

27:03 >> Max stepped out of the box. And because

27:05 he stepped out of the box, that's it!

27:07 Rule number four. No bunting cuz bunting

27:10 sucks. If you bunt, you'll be thrown out

27:13 of the game. Rule number five. Batters

27:15 can steal first base.

27:16 >> Ball three. GIDEON TAKING OFF FOR FIRST.

27:18 THROW FROM LEROY. IN TIME!

27:21 RULE NUMBER SIX. There's no walks. Walks

27:24 are ball four sprints. The batter can

27:26 advance as far as they want until every

27:29 position player touches THE BALL.

27:31 >> BOTH DEFENDERS HAVE TOUCHED THE BANANA

27:33 BALL. IT IS A FOUR-BASE SPRINT TO OPEN

27:36 up the ball game. Rule number seven.

27:39 No mound visits.

27:41 Nope.

27:42 Rule number eight. Foul balls [music]

27:44 caught by a fan count as an out.

27:52 Rule number nine. The showdowns. In

27:55 showdowns, the best of the best face off

27:57 in the biggest moment. One hitter versus

28:00 one pitcher with one fielder behind him.

28:02 And the hitter has to score. Take to

28:04 right center.

28:06 See

28:07 you later!

28:08 Rule number 10. The Banana Ball

28:10 Challenge Rule gives the coaches and

28:12 you, the fans, a chance to impact a call

28:15 on the field.

28:16 >> [cheering]

28:17 >> Rule number 11. The Golden Batter. Once

28:19 a game, each team can give any player an

28:22 at bat regardless of the lineup. This

28:24 offers the biggest matchups on the

28:26 biggest stage. Big on big!

28:29 Game over!

28:30 It's gone!

28:31 Let's go!

28:32 Let's go!

28:33 Get out of here, ball!

28:34 >> [cheering]

28:35 >> That thing HAD A FAMILY!

28:38 >> [screaming]

28:38 >> AND those are the rules of Banana Ball.

28:42 This is not any other night at the

28:44 firehouse. This game is baseball by

28:46 birth, fruit by name, and an absolute

28:49 worldwide phenomenon by the grace of

28:52 God. But make no mistake. When the heat

28:55 gets too intense, we don't COOL OFF. WE

28:57 RUN towards the flames. So this is the

29:00 time for all 5,500 fans in ATTENDANCE TO

29:04 GET ON YOUR FEET and give me YOUR

29:08 VOICES.

29:12 Because this is the hottest show in

29:15 sports. Ladies and gentlemen, this is

29:18 BANANA

29:20 BALL!

29:22 AND NOW, THE STARTING LINEUP FOR your

29:26 Firefighters.

29:28 Leading off at second base, number 55,

29:32 Tanner Tiny Hughes! [cheering]

29:37 >> [applause]

29:38 >> Batting second, behind the plate, number

29:41 three, Dalton Cornett!

29:44 >> [cheering]

29:46 >> In the three hole, manning the hot

29:49 corner, number 11, Logan Showtime Lacey.

29:57 Batting cleanup at first base, number

30:00 four, Eric Jones.

30:03 >> [cheering]

30:05 [applause]

30:06 >> In the five-hole, ranging center field,

30:10 number 30, Armando Vazquez. [groaning]

30:14 >> [screaming]

30:15 [cheering]

30:17 >> Batting sixth, the hotshot at shortstop,

30:21 number two, Kayden Peanut Green.

30:26 >> [cheering]

30:28 >> In the seven slot, the designated

30:31 hitter, NUMBER ZERO, LAMAR

30:34 >> [screaming and groaning]

30:35 >> SPARKS.

30:36 >> [cheering]

30:39 >> In the eight-hole, ranging right field,

30:42 number 24, DAKOTA

30:45 D-MAX MCFADDEN.

30:48 >> [cheering]

30:49 [applause]

30:50 >> Batting ninth, the extra hitter, number

30:53 seven,

30:54 MASON MAXWELL.

30:58 >> [cheering]

30:59 >> AND THE DECKY, ranging left field,

31:03 NUMBER NINE, NOAH BRIDGES.

31:07 >> [cheering]

31:09 >> TONIGHT'S starting pitcher, the

31:11 fireballer on the mound, number 42,

31:14 BRADFORD

31:15 WEBB.

31:17 >> [cheering]

31:18 >> THE FIRE FIGHTERS ARE LED by Battalion

31:21 Chief Al Perez, Captain Corey Pi, and

31:24 Lieutenant Drew Iniesta.

31:33 Ladies and gentlemen,

31:35 at this time, we ask all those who are

31:36 able to please rise, uncover your heads,

31:39 and turn toward the flag with your right

31:41 hand over your heart for this evening's

31:43 performance of our national anthem.

31:46 Performing this evening, please welcome

31:48 Courtney Kostowik with her rendition of

31:51 the Star-Spangled Banner.

31:55 Oh, say can [singing] you see

32:00 by the

32:01 dawn's

32:04 early

32:04 >> [singing]

32:05 >> light, what so

32:06 proudly

32:08 we

32:09 hailed

32:10 at the twilight's

32:12 >> [singing]

32:15 >> last

32:16 gleaming, whose broad stripes

32:18 and bright [singing]

32:20 stars

32:21 through the

32:24 >> [singing]

32:25 >> perilous

32:27 fight, o'er the ramparts

32:30 we watched [singing]

32:32 were

32:33 so gallantly

32:35 >> [singing]

32:35 >> streaming?

32:37 And the

32:40 rockets' red glare, the

32:45 bombs bursting in

32:51 air, gave

32:53 proof

32:54 through the night that our flag

32:56 was still there.

33:00 Oh,

33:01 say,

33:02 does that

33:02 >> [singing]

33:04 >> star-spangled

33:07 banner

33:11 yet

33:12 wave

33:16 o'er the

33:19 land

33:22 of the free and the home of the

33:28 >> [cheering]

33:31 [singing]

33:34 >> brave?

33:39 Thank you very much, Courtney Kostowik.

33:42 >> [applause]

33:52 >> It was a lovely voice from Courtney

33:53 Kostowik on the national anthem as we

33:56 start lighting things on fire in

33:58 Greenville, South Carolina. Our first

34:01 visit to this beautiful ballpark, and it

34:03 is an absolutely gorgeous stadium in a

34:05 beautiful city here in the Palmetto

34:07 State. It's the first time we visited

34:10 since July of 2024.

34:12 That was the Party Animals and the Fire

34:14 Fighters. The date was July 27th, 2024.

34:18 That was the final game that the

34:19 Fighters played that season, and they

34:22 won it

34:23 in showdown style. And if you watched

34:25 them, it was an absolutely magical night

34:29 here in Greenville, South Carolina. As

34:30 we look at this beautiful park, you see

34:32 the Greenville Monster, a replica

34:35 of Fenway Park. Of course, the

34:36 Greenville Drive here, the home team for

34:39 Fluor Field,

34:41 part of the Boston Red Sox affiliate.

34:43 Now, as we start getting things situated

34:45 on the field, let's take a look at what

34:46 the defenses are going to look like for

34:48 the Fire Fighters. And the biggest thing

34:50 you'll notice is the two middle

34:52 infielders, Kayden Peanut Green and

34:54 Tyner Hughes. Those two have been

34:56 absolutely incredible

34:58 over the first couple of weeks for the

34:59 Fire and Flames.

35:01 18 trick plays, 17 trick plays for Tyner

35:04 Hughes, 18 for young Peanut. We've had a

35:07 couple of different changes throughout.

35:08 We start taking a look now

35:11 at the defense.

35:21 Logan Lacey still at third base. Eric

35:23 Jones Jr. has not played first [music]

35:24 base a ton this year. He's switched

35:26 between that and catcher, but tonight

35:28 Dalton Cornett will get the start at

35:29 catcher. So, Eagan, for just maybe the

35:31 fifth or sixth time this year, is going

35:33 to get a shot at first base. Dakota

35:34 McFadden is not your right fielder. That

35:37 is in fact Smoke South Trimble. He is

35:39 your designated fielder tonight. The 18

35:42 trick plays for Peanut leads the Fire

35:43 Fighters, 17 for Tyner Hughes is second.

35:45 How about the All-Star? Bradford Webb

35:48 coming up onto the mound here. The

35:51 problem for me for him over the last

35:52 couple of weeks has been ball four

35:54 sprints. He gave up three

35:56 in the first couple of weeks.

35:58 >> [cheering]

35:58 >> In Scottsdale, he gave up four ball four

36:01 sprints, and then gave up about five or

36:03 six in Albuquerque. If he gets that

36:06 situated, and he's going back to a

36:07 former stance here tonight in his

36:09 windup, that could very well change the

36:11 ball four sprints. And if it does, he is

36:13 unbelievable. Kazie is about to ring the

36:15 bell

36:17 as you see Joe Gray Jr. He will lead us

36:20 off, but look at the guy in the

36:22 two-hole, Jackie Bradley Jr., former

36:23 member of the Greenville Drive, former

36:25 South Carolina Gamecock, .409 hitter. He

36:29 will absolutely be a massive, massive

36:32 problem for the Fire Fighters. Let's

36:34 ring the bell and get this thing

36:35 started.

36:38 And when they do, you're going to do

36:40 just that. Greenville, HERE WE GO. ONE,

36:43 TWO, THREE, RING

36:45 THE BELL!

36:49 SHOWTIME!

36:52 STARTING ON THE MOUND for the Fire

36:54 Fighters, number 42, Bradford Webb.

37:09 And Joe Gray Jr. steps up.

37:10 >> Leading it off for the Clowns, number

37:12 three, Joe Gray Jr.

37:22 And we are waiting here.

37:24 Bradford Webb toes the rubber.

37:28 Let's roll.

37:31 Joe almost thought about going for that

37:32 one, instead holds back, better of it.

37:39 And it's a 1-0 count. Bradford Webb, an

37:40 All-Star in the last two months

37:43 of 2025 as he can't locate the second

37:45 pitch

37:46 for a strike.

37:50 Joe Gray,

37:52 a legitimate rodeo clown, cowboy kind of

37:54 guy as he takes that one right off the

37:56 inside there, and that is the first

37:57 strike of the game. Austin Temple,

38:00 big hair and even bigger pants coming on

38:02 in to try to collect that ball.

38:14 Webb fires that one a little bit low.

38:16 And again, this is where the problems

38:17 have started here over the last couple

38:19 of weekends for Bradford Webb. It's been

38:21 the ball four sprints. It's been getting

38:23 behind

38:25 in the counts. He had three ball four

38:26 sprints in the first couple of weeks as

38:28 that one goes right over us here in the

38:30 press box, and I do mean that was mere

38:32 feet over the head of Blake O'Hara and

38:34 myself.

38:38 He had three in the first couple of

38:40 weeks, he's got 10 now.

38:42 Really needs to figure that out, and he

38:44 won't right there. Ball four sprints.

38:45 So, if you're new to banana ball, all

38:47 seven fielders behind the pitcher have

38:48 got to touch the BANANA BALL BEFORE THEY

38:50 CAN TAG HIM OUT, AND JOE GRAY JR.

38:52 aggressive on the base pads, and that

38:54 was good.

38:56 Noah Bridges couldn't lay the tag down,

38:58 didn't have the bat with him, and now

39:01 how about this? A special moment for

39:03 Jackie Bradley Jr.,

39:05 former Greenville Drive member and

39:07 University of South Carolina ball player

39:09 coming back home.

39:11 >> [cheering]

39:12 >> SOUTH CAROLINA! NOW BATTING FOR THE

39:15 INDIANAPOLIS CLOWNS, the center fielder,

39:19 NUMBER 19, JACKIE BRADLEY JR.

39:25 What a moment this is for the folks here

39:27 in Greenville, South Carolina. Want to

39:29 tell you about one of the more unique

39:31 stats we've seen

39:32 here in my time as a broadcaster. JBJ

39:35 was a member of the Greenville Drive, of

39:37 course, affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.

39:39 He played four games for the Drive in

39:41 2011, but all of them were away from

39:43 Fluor Field. The next season he was

39:45 called up to high-A Salem.

39:47 As he swings over that one for strike

39:48 one. So, he never actually played with

39:51 the Greenville Drive here at Fluor

39:52 Field, but as a member of the South

39:54 Carolina Gamecocks, he played here five

39:56 times. So, he has the unique distinction

39:59 of playing here more in college than he

40:01 did in his minor league career. Is that

40:03 strike two off the foul?

40:05 >> [music]

40:05 >> Dalton Cornett will be your catcher

40:06 tonight, dealing with a little bit of a

40:07 hand issue, but nothing too major.

40:11 Been able to practice all week long.

40:12 [music]

40:13 B. Webb in an advantageous count.

40:20 Really trying to get that one on the

40:22 outside, JBJ.

40:25 With a good eye.

40:28 >> [music]

40:32 >> Man's only struck out five times here,

40:34 and he's going TO MAKE IT SIX THERE.

40:35 WHAT A RESPONSE from Bradford Webb.

40:39 Puts the first guy on via the freebie,

40:42 and then responds right back with a

40:44 strikeout. That is his 14th on the

40:46 season, trailing Jared Donaldson by two

40:49 to lead the Firefighters. And really,

40:51 and the Fire and Flames in terms of

40:52 pitching, they have been absolutely

40:54 sparkling when it comes to strikeouts.

40:56 Jared Donaldson with 16, Bradford Webb

40:58 13, Austin Temple with 13. But now comes

41:01 up a man who holds an ever dangerous

41:03 bat, and that is the rookie sensation,

41:06 Bobby LaDay. Last week in the Banana

41:08 Ball Open, hit a home run.

41:10 The only real damage done for the

41:11 Indianapolis Clowns. That one sent into

41:13 the seats, and it will remain in the

41:15 seats, foul.

41:18 Of course, the first pick for the Clowns

41:19 in the second round of the Banana Ball

41:21 Player Draft, and he's been sensational

41:22 for them.

41:24 18 trick plays at shortstop, easily

41:26 leading the team.

41:27 Swings for strike two.

41:33 Bobby LaDay and Ron Franklin Jr., the

41:35 Firefighters, were actually teammates in

41:37 junior college. Ron Franklin is here

41:39 this weekend.

41:40 So, who knows? If you're nice to me, you

41:42 might get him in the booth. As Bobby

41:44 LaDay plants that one in the right

41:45 center field. Joe Gray getting the wave

41:46 around from home. LaDay going to second.

41:48 He'll get up easily with an RBI double,

41:51 and just like that, the Clowns on the

41:52 board. The offense going right back to

41:55 form in Charleston, and Bobby LaDay

41:57 continues to swing a sweet bat.

42:00 Oh, we're going in reverse here.

42:03 Oh,

42:08 it's

42:18 There we go.

42:20 Almost ran out of breath.

42:23 So far, the first three at bats, ball

42:25 four, strikeout, and an RBI double for

42:28 Bobby LaDay.

42:30 And the Clowns have immediately put

42:31 pressure on him. And now, for the third

42:32 time

42:34 this world tour, Joe Lytle's going to go

42:36 up against his former team of the

42:37 Firefighters, sending that one into the

42:39 backstop. Of course,

42:41 one of the hotter bats swinging at the

42:43 end of the year, was hitting well above

42:44 .400 for the Fire and Flames at the end

42:46 of the 2025 world tour, but he was not

42:49 kept via coaches franchise choice.

42:51 Cuz of course, you have Dalton Cornett,

42:53 and Zachary Bridges kept via the fan

42:54 franchise. Over to Peanut, underneath

42:57 the legs. Call that one in for a trick

42:58 play, the first of the game.

43:01 Bobby LaDay moving over to third, but

43:03 that was sweet from Nut.

43:05 Took a little bit of time getting it

43:07 over on the transfer, but EJ,

43:09 nice job just hauling that one back in.

43:11 >> [music]

43:11 >> And now, Nico Hoerner Holsizer

43:14 steps in. He has a dangerous swing, a

43:16 power swing

43:17 that can really do some damage.

43:19 >> [music]

43:20 >> He's got to find the consistency here

43:22 early on in his Banana Ball career. 194,

43:24 just six hits in 31 at bats.

43:31 Kade Green, by the way, six trick plays

43:33 in the Banana Ball Open for the

43:34 Firefighters. That was easily his season

43:36 high. Has not had a ton hit to him this

43:38 year.

43:41 He wanted to be up there in the top of

43:43 the trick play column, especially in a

43:44 position that's loaded as that one goes

43:46 into the dirt with players like Jordan

43:47 Hussein, Ryan Cox, Peyton Shotwell,

43:49 Yeager, obviously Bobby LaDay. Jordan

43:51 Hussein has been unbelievable.

43:54 That was his 19th trick play on the

43:56 season. So, just around the corner for

43:58 20.

44:04 HOLSIZER

44:06 DEEP TO LEFT FIELD. THERE'S NO MONSTER

44:08 THAT MAN CAN'T CONTAIN.

44:12 OFF THE BRICK WALL, [cheering] AND THE

44:14 FIRST HOMER OF THE NIGHT

44:16 goes to Nico Holsizer. It's a three-run

44:19 frame for the Clowns in the top of the

44:21 first.

44:23 And the offense

44:25 LOOKS INCREDIBLE. HI, MICHAEL.

44:30 OH, COME ON, BOYS. LET'S GO.

44:32 >> [cheering]

44:32 >> STARTING OFF HOT. LOVE IT. COME ON,

44:34 LET'S GET SOME MORE.

44:37 I got to ask you a question and do my

44:38 job real quick and take the Banana Ball

44:40 Backstage question.

44:41 Oh.

44:42 Wait. Oh, wait.

44:45 Wait. He had to touch home plate.

44:47 I'm going to take a Banana Ball

44:48 Backstage question early. How's it feel

44:50 to hit a home run, especially one over

44:52 there? You know, it feels really good.

44:54 I've been waiting to do that all season.

44:55 Finally made it happen. Unleash the

44:57 beast over the monster.

44:58 >> Unleash it. You know, took the jersey

45:00 opened the jersey today. Ball went far.

45:02 I think we're going to stick with it.

45:03 All right, I'm going to do the eye

45:04 black. I'm not going to rip the shirt.

45:05 Back to you, Zach.

45:07 >> [laughter]

45:08 >> Michael,

45:09 probably the the right thing to do.

45:11 Nico Holsizer's first home run of the

45:13 year, and it goes over the Greenville

45:15 Monster.

45:16 First player here this weekend to tame

45:19 that bad boy. And I've gone up there.

45:20 JBJ and I were talking a little bit

45:22 earlier. It's about 7 ft shorter than

45:25 the actual monster at Fenway Park.

45:31 So, it's not as indomitable as you would

45:34 think, but it's also not nearly as small

45:36 as you would think for a replica.

45:38 To hack with a swing there from Nico

45:39 Holsizer. Now,

45:42 Corel Prime, [music]

45:43 2-1. Bradford Webb. Logan Lacey in

45:45 between the legs, fielding, spinning

45:47 around, and EJ hauls it in for out

45:49 number three, but not before three runs

45:51 come in against B. Webb.

45:54 It's a three-run lead for the Clowns

45:57 going into the bottom half of the first.

45:59 We'll see if the Firefighters can do any

46:00 damage. Let's go down to the field. Some

46:02 dads need to be hosed.

46:05 Coaching box, here's the Fire Marshal.

46:09 Hey there, Greenville. This is Marshal

46:11 Sheldon, the Fire Marshal. And us

46:14 Firefighters take our training very

46:16 serious. And it doesn't matter the age

46:18 for some of our cadets. So, please help

46:21 us welcome four-year-old Mason. Come on

46:24 out, sir, and his dad.

46:30 All right, Mason. We're going to play a

46:31 little game here called Hose My Dad. So,

46:35 here's what's going to happen here.

46:37 You are going to have the opportunity to

46:39 get this baseball that you can get

46:41 signed by all the players, or the

46:43 opportunity to hose your dad. So, what

46:47 do you want to do?

46:49 Hose my dad.

46:50 He wants to hose his dad.

46:53 Oh my goodness. He wants to hose his

46:55 dad. But, we have another item.

46:58 Sir, we have THIS BAT. WOAH!

47:01 HE IS READY to go. So, would you like

47:03 this bat? You you hit a home run off of

47:05 your dad, or do you want to hose your

47:08 dad? Hose my dad. He said it, folks.

47:12 Hose his dad. All right. All right.

47:15 We have one last opportunity to get our

47:18 cadet here. Do you want this T-shirt?

47:21 You can be the coolest kid at every

47:23 middle school, or preschool, or

47:25 elementary wearing this. Or, do you want

47:29 to hose your dad? Hose my dad. He said

47:33 it, folks.

47:35 Oh my goodness.

47:38 Hey!

47:39 >> [cheering]

47:42 >> Now, Mason, being such a great sport,

47:45 we're going to give you all three items.

47:47 So, Greenville, give it up for

47:49 four-year-old Mason.

47:52 >> [cheering]

47:58 >> The Indianapolis Clowns have come on

47:59 out.

48:00 Here's a quick look at their defense as

48:02 Tiny Hughes steps on in.

48:05 Bobby LaDay, 18 trick plays. Again, by

48:07 far the most here for the Indianapolis

48:10 Clowns. Did a piece for Jaylen Vasquez

48:12 and Eli Payton.

48:14 And David Griffin is the man on the

48:16 mound. He has been as dominant as they

48:17 come here in Banana Ball. Last time he

48:19 was out, actually, was probably the

48:21 hardest outing he has had. Gave up four

48:24 runs in four innings

48:26 and six hits against the Savannah

48:28 Bananas, and still found a way to get

48:30 the job done.

48:35 Tiny Hughes swinging at the first pitch

48:37 he sees. Corel Prime giving it chase.

48:40 Jess, our first base camera operator,

48:42 had absolutely no trouble, not even

48:44 looking at that one. She's an old wily

48:46 veteran there.

48:47 Think Tiny broke his bat, too. He needs

48:49 a new swing.

48:53 This is now

48:54 I don't know how many times

48:56 Tiny Hughes is unafraid of swinging at

48:57 the first pitch of the game. As you take

48:59 a look at the batting order, there are

49:01 seven Firefighters who are hitting over

49:02 .300. That is tied for the most here in

49:05 the Banana Ball Championship League,

49:06 along with the Party Animals. Simply

49:07 [music] put, they are consistent.

49:10 It's David Griffin working quickly. Tiny

49:11 again swinging.

49:13 That one into the seats. Does anybody

49:14 have a play on it? Nope.

49:16 Tiny was the first Firefighter to foul

49:18 out to a fan this year, and it [music]

49:20 was against the Indianapolis Clowns in

49:22 Montgomery, Alabama.

49:24 But he is aggressive at the top as again

49:26 he fouls that one off, this time up on

49:28 the roof of this place.

49:35 >> [cheering]

49:38 >> 0-2. Tiny. Slow dribbler THAT GETS BY

49:41 BOBBY LaDay for a base [music] knock.

49:43 So, how about this?

49:45 That dude just keeps on swinging.

49:48 Tyner Hughes chop a little wood over at

49:51 first base with Drew Yiannestas and

49:52 Corey Pie.

49:55 And now Dalton Cornett steps on in. Over

49:57 the last month, this man has been maybe

49:59 the hottest batter not just in the

50:01 Firefighters, but of all the Banana Ball

50:03 Championship League and he's going to

50:04 bounce that one through

50:06 and two swings in a row, two hits in a

50:07 row. He [music] bounces that one through

50:09 the gap.

50:10 And there are two on with nobody away.

50:13 So, easy does it there for Dalton

50:14 Cornett. [music]

50:16 And now how about Logan Lacey? Showtime

50:18 was the first player

50:20 in Banana Ball history to tower the

50:22 Green Monster at Fenway Park.

50:25 Did it last July and he sent it down to

50:27 Lansdowne Street behind the thing and

50:29 LOOK AT THAT! THREE SWINGS IN A ROW,

50:31 THREE KNOCKS AND THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE

50:33 AN RBI SINGLE. TINY'S

50:35 >> [cheering]

50:36 >> IN STANDING UP. DC3 over to third. Logan

50:39 Lacey

50:40 RBI single and the Firefighters going

50:43 quick, fast and in a hurry. Already one

50:46 back from the Clowns and now Mr. Jones

50:49 hit me, sit around and tell each other

50:50 fairy tales.

50:53 But he has a chance to write a

50:55 real life comeback story here in the

50:57 first inning.

50:59 EJ, the Savannah Bananas [music]

51:00 all-time home run leader.

51:03 That powerful swing from that stoic face

51:07 lighting the Banana Ball up for 29

51:09 homers in his three world tours with the

51:11 team clad in yellow. Another chance for

51:13 the fans down the right field line, they

51:15 don't catch it.

51:17 Just two fan caught foul balls in any

51:20 Firefighter game this year.

51:22 Unfortunately, they both come against

51:23 the Fire and Flames.

51:27 EJ

51:28 good eye stand away from that one. Joe

51:30 Lidle trying to frame it up. In

51:31 Albuquerque, five hits on night one.

51:33 That tied a Banana Ball record.

51:35 Logan Lacey stealing. HIT AND RUN WORK

51:37 TO PERFECTION.

51:40 DALTON CORNETT IN, LACEY TO THIRD. EJ,

51:43 another RBI single.

51:47 That cat is gritty.

51:49 Just continuing to roll.

51:53 Sam Trimble will come in as the

51:55 designated runner and he throws the

51:56 smoke up.

51:58 And nobody away still for the Clowns and

52:01 they've had nothing really in the air.

52:02 It's all been grounders through the gap

52:04 with the exception of Logan Lacey's

52:06 single in the right center. But this

52:07 might do it.

52:09 Lacey

52:10 going home. That will be the inning

52:13 tying run. So, we are all square in the

52:15 inning again, but the double play gets

52:17 the all the runners off the base paths.

52:20 It is a trick play

52:22 for the Indianapolis Clowns. Bobby LaDay

52:24 doing the job

52:26 as Armando Becerra grounds it out, but

52:27 he does get an RBI tag along with that.

52:32 So, now the guy who truly is the best

52:35 hitter statistically in Banana Ball.

52:37 Kaden [music] Peanut Green, .469

52:39 average, .581 OBP. Swings over that one

52:43 for strike one. He has a seven game hit

52:45 streak going right now.

52:47 The Banana Ball Open did [music] not get

52:48 a hit, but guess what? That doesn't

52:49 count towards your world tour stats. So,

52:51 we'll play on with this.

52:53 Again, essentially half the time he

52:55 comes [music] to the plate, he's getting

52:57 on base. He has taken a superstar leap

52:59 and a half. Hit his first home run of

53:01 the year against the Clowns in

53:02 Montgomery as he thought about stealing

53:04 first there.

53:05 Joe Lidle going around the flamethrowers

53:07 behind home instead. Peanut will stay in

53:09 the box, wants to get himself a hit.

53:19 2-1 count.

53:22 Peanut, that is a screamer in the right

53:24 field another base knock.

53:27 So, how about this?

53:28 >> [music]

53:29 >> How about all of the hits so far for the

53:30 Firefighters? Five of them have all been

53:33 singles.

53:35 That's been incredible. And now Lamar

53:37 Jam, Lamar Sparks. Maybe Lamar Jackson

53:40 actually.

54:13 Now batting number zero, Lamar

54:16 Sparks. See now you see why I called him

54:19 Lamar Jackson at first. He's going to

54:20 take a swing in that iconic coat.

54:23 THAT'S SICK HIGH INTO THE SKY. JOE GRAY

54:27 GIVING IT CHASE. CAN HE FIND IT?

54:29 WE'VE SEEN A LITTLE TROUBLE IN THE

54:30 FIELD, BUT NOT THERE AND KADEN PEANUT

54:33 Green will be stranded on first. Lamar

54:36 put a heck of a charge into that one,

54:37 but the Firefighters tie the inning up

54:39 at three runs a piece. So, no point

54:41 allowed. Lot of runs scored in the first

54:44 inning.

54:45 And you see why these two offenses are

54:47 the best two run producers in the Banana

54:49 Ball Championship League.

54:52 As we take a peek at a beautiful scenic

54:54 shot here of Greenville, South Carolina.

54:57 You are seeing the two best hitters in

55:00 Banana Ball statistically.

55:02 Jackie Bradley Jr. 18 hits is the best

55:04 in the league.

55:05 But Kaden Peanut Green, I just told you,

55:07 .469 average and .581 OBP. That is the

55:11 best in the Banana Ball Championship

55:12 League. Simply put, these two guys are

55:14 consistent and they swing the bat with

55:18 intent.

55:19 But they also have patient approaches.

55:21 By the way, if you look at JBJ's

55:22 average, HE'S NOT FAR OFF PEANUT.

55:25 Simply put, you're watching

55:27 the cream rise to the top here in the

55:29 Banana Ball Championship League as we

55:31 head towards now

55:33 the last 50 games of the season. And I

55:35 say that like it's a quick little jump

55:37 there.

55:39 These two players are going to be

55:40 massive in terms of helping their guys

55:42 and their teams make a Banana Ball

55:44 Championship League postseason and it's

55:45 because of the way they swing the bat.

55:47 But also both those guys are incredibly

55:49 good at trick plays. We've seen Peanut

55:51 get his 19th tonight.

55:54 What a start we've had here as Bradford

55:55 Webb throwing the rubber.

55:57 Maybe gets a little warning shot in that

55:59 first inning.

56:00 He can lock himself back in a little.

56:02 BWeb is one of the best we've seen in

56:04 terms of just calming himself down,

56:06 getting himself refocused and reloaded

56:08 and finding a way to get out.

56:14 As Dalton Cornett makes the throw down.

56:16 So, the Firefighters first inning

56:17 includes five singles

56:20 and an RBI counted on a ground into a

56:22 double play.

56:27 While the Clowns got the louder of the

56:29 hits,

56:31 two run homer from Nico Hulshizer's

56:32 first of the year and an RBI double for

56:34 Bobby LaDay.

56:36 What a flying start [music] we've gotten

56:37 off to here. Chris Burgess, oh he gets

56:40 that one in on the hands. Is that one

56:42 trouble for Noah Bridges? No, it's not.

56:45 Won't go as a trick play, but man he had

56:47 to run a mile to get that one.

56:50 But that's exactly what he does. And now

56:52 how about

56:54 Eli Peyton?

56:57 Gotten off to a nice start here as a

56:58 rookie

57:00 in the Banana Ball Championship League.

57:02 Consistent

57:03 consistent fielder at third base and

57:05 that is a tough position to play. He's

57:07 already got a couple of big bombs

57:09 for the Indianapolis Clowns.

57:12 Two homers, he's got 10 hits for a .294

57:14 average.

57:16 His uncle George probably not watching

57:18 tonight as the general manager of the

57:19 Denver Broncos might be a little busy.

57:21 Do [music] they have a second round

57:22 pick, Blake Goocher? No, they don't. A

57:24 third round pick they have to, right? If

57:25 they didn't have a third round pick, I

57:26 don't know [music] what George is doing.

57:28 So, George if you're watching,

57:30 take Jamari Taylor out of Virginia,

57:32 please.

57:32 Peyton fouling that one back.

57:38 2-1 count.

57:48 Screamer over to Tyner. Tough play.

57:50 Turns around and just makes it the easy

57:52 old-fashioned way. That's a

57:54 job and a half [music] there from Tyner

57:55 Hughes to collect that one up and get it

57:57 over to EJ. Definitely tempted to try to

58:00 get it over

58:01 in a trick play column, but you know

58:03 what? It'll do the job just as easily.

58:08 And now Dale Francis Jr. He played a

58:10 couple of games here at [music] Erskine

58:11 College

58:13 at Fluor Field.

58:15 By the way, he's one of like 10,000

58:17 players in Banana Ball to have come

58:18 through Erskine

58:19 including

58:21 Drew Yiannestas, Johnny Hummel, Armando

58:23 Becerra, Mark Racco. RIGHT TO TYNER,

58:26 SCREAMER. GIVES HIM NO TROUBLE.

58:29 MOVING RIGHT ON OVER TO SECOND. THAT'S A

58:30 1 MINUTE AND 48 SECOND inning for

58:33 Bradford Webb.

58:35 Quick, fast and in a hurry. Tyner Hughes

58:37 getting a couple of outs and how about

58:39 that for the Fighters after getting

58:41 knocked around

58:43 a couple of different times

58:45 in the first inning.

58:46 Under 1 minute and 50 seconds for

58:48 Bradford [music] Webb. That's a way to

58:50 get yourself back in a groove.

58:52 As David Griffin goes back to the

58:54 rubber. And now on the field for one of

58:56 those Erskine connections, Drew

58:57 Yiannestas and Michael Schwartz.

58:59 Yeah, hey. I'm here with the guy, Drew

59:01 Yiannestas and we're walking to first

59:03 base before he's coaching, but I got to

59:05 ask you, how are these Firefighter bats

59:07 staying so hot? Yeah, we worked on it

59:09 all prep season. These guys are staying

59:11 with the approach, trusting the guys

59:12 behind them and just sticking with our

59:14 approach this year. Playing with a lot

59:16 of fire and on the gas pedal. That's all

59:17 we've been talking about. You're playing

59:19 with a lot of fire, taunting the

59:20 opponent. It just keeps coming, those

59:22 hats. But I want to show you a tweet

59:25 >> [cheering]

59:25 >> that you recently put up. It's become a

59:27 tradition. You're also taunting your own

59:29 teammates, Johnny Hummel. This is the

59:32 shot that you hit off

59:35 Johnny Hummel and I think you tweeted

59:37 the ball still hasn't landed 5 years

59:40 later. Yes, that is correct. Bring me

59:42 through that. I mean,

59:44 this video should not be 10 hours long.

59:46 >> [laughter]

59:47 >> I I had to make sure that everybody knew

59:49 it was a hanging breaking ball. I got it

59:51 good. I had to show off the Sosa hop.

59:54 And then you zoom in to him and his head

59:55 is down.

59:56 >> Yeah, I just I just had to clip him

59:58 right there. You know, that's what the

59:59 kids are saying now. Clip farming,

1:00:00 that's exactly what I was doing to my

1:00:02 boy.

1:00:02 >> Hey, he's still scared. Half of his hair

1:00:04 is now white. Yeah.

1:00:05 >> Maybe that's for something we don't

1:00:07 know. Maybe stick around a little later.

1:00:09 Don't Are you an internet troll?

1:00:11 No, I try not to be, but good good buddy

1:00:12 of mine, so I had to let him know. Make

1:00:14 sure he he knows his place. Get back to

1:00:17 the game. We'll see you soon.

1:00:18 Drew Inesta absolutely loves holding

1:00:21 people accountable sometimes and you see

1:00:24 why right there. That's a beautiful job

1:00:25 there.

1:00:27 I think he got a hold of our our our

1:00:28 editing systems

1:00:30 and slowed that video down like multiple

1:00:32 times. He made sure we were looking at

1:00:34 Johnny Hummel putting his head down as

1:00:36 Dakota McFadden sends a lightning rod

1:00:38 out into the plaza.

1:00:41 D-Mac one of the few firefighters left

1:00:43 who has actually

1:00:45 played here at Fluor Field back in 2024.

1:00:48 He threw Garrett the Clue at one point

1:00:51 and man alive, they just keep getting

1:00:53 lumber on ball. Another single.

1:00:56 >> [cheering]

1:00:57 >> D-Mac

1:00:59 got put on the sidelines right before

1:01:00 the Little Rock series.

1:01:02 And since then he's really found his

1:01:04 groove. Done a nice job swinging the

1:01:06 [music] bat here for Val Perez's group

1:01:08 hitting well over 300 now, 333 to be

1:01:10 exact and that's going to continue to go

1:01:11 up as Mason Maxwell steps in. If there's

1:01:14 anybody that Firefighter fans should be

1:01:16 bragging about, it's this guy right

1:01:17 here. The 11th round pick for the Fire

1:01:20 and Flames in the last Banana Ball

1:01:22 Player Draft last November. He's hitting

1:01:24 355,

1:01:25 11 hits and in four of his last six

1:01:28 contests on the world tour he has at

1:01:29 least two hits and hit his first homer

1:01:31 in Albuquerque.

1:01:34 He has been unbelievable for this team.

1:01:36 In a pick where there were some people

1:01:38 doubting him, maybe even including some

1:01:40 people in the organization. Boy, he has

1:01:43 absolutely proven everybody wrong. Has

1:01:45 moved full-time to first base as he

1:01:46 sends that one into the streets of

1:01:48 Greenville for a 2-2 count.

1:01:51 Moving full-time to first base is not an

1:01:53 easy thing to do. Just watch Moneyball

1:01:55 to find that one out. And he's turning

1:01:56 trick plays. He's got 10 [music] on the

1:01:58 year as that one moves just inside 3-2

1:02:00 count. Now a ball four sprint is on the

1:02:02 table. D-Mac maybe not the quickest of

1:02:04 feet for the Fire and Flames, but if he

1:02:06 gets a ball four sprint, [music] likely

1:02:08 going to get on over to third.

1:02:10 But instead, Mason Bobby La DAY BEHIND

1:02:12 THE BACK. JAYLEN VASQUEZ WITH THE BARE

1:02:15 HAND.

1:02:19 IT JUST GOES DOWN AS ONE TRICK PLAY, BUT

1:02:21 THAT WAS SICK

1:02:23 ON THE DOUBLE PLAY.

1:02:25 How in the world did he keep his foot on

1:02:27 the bag?

1:02:29 My goodness, Bobby La Day behind the

1:02:32 back, but Jaylen Vasquez might have

1:02:34 turned

1:02:35 the more impressive play there.

1:02:37 Catching it with a bare hand and then

1:02:38 finding a way

1:02:40 to get the out over to first.

1:02:44 The fielding talent in this league is

1:02:46 impeccable. [music]

1:02:47 There's Noah Bridges really trying to

1:02:49 hack that one out of this park. He will

1:02:50 not do it there. Quickly down 0-2.

1:02:58 Firefighters [music] with seven singles

1:03:01 here.

1:03:02 David Griffin all right between the

1:03:04 legs. Beautiful job from the starting

1:03:06 pitcher to get a trick play. It's now

1:03:08 their third. They take a quick 3-2 lead

1:03:10 in the trick play column.

1:03:12 And the Firefighters and Clowns still

1:03:14 scoreless here in Greenville.

1:03:18 Jacob, not only do we have Jacob, but we

1:03:20 have Firefighters pitcher Jared

1:03:22 Donaldson up in the suite. He is going

1:03:24 to throw a bunch of water balloons into

1:03:27 Jacob's pants. But you know what? Let's

1:03:30 make this a competition. Jared, who you

1:03:31 got over there? Yo, yo, YO, WHAT'S UP,

1:03:33 GUYS? I GOT HEART WILLY AND WE GOT

1:03:36 VIDEOS THERE AND WE READY TO BEAT Y'ALL.

1:03:38 SO LET'S GO.

1:03:39 They got nothing on us, Jacob. Whoever

1:03:41 can catch more water balloons in their

1:03:43 pants is the winner. ON YOUR MARK, GET

1:03:45 SET, GO! COME ON. CATCH IT. COME ON.

1:03:48 COME ON.

1:03:49 THAT'S ONE.

1:03:51 TWO.

1:03:52 THREE.

1:03:55 >> [screaming]

1:03:55 >> FOUR.

1:03:56 COME ON.

1:03:57 LET'S GO.

1:03:59 JACOB IS ON FIRE RIGHT NOW. OH, NO.

1:04:03 How many IS THAT?

1:04:04 FIVE.

1:04:07 FIVE.

1:04:10 >> [music]

1:04:11 >> SIX. SEVEN.

1:04:14 He's just letting them rip right now.

1:04:15 Eight.

1:04:18 Come on.

1:04:20 Nine.

1:04:21 10.

1:04:22 11.

1:04:23 Come on.

1:04:24 And five, four, three, two, one. STOP

1:04:30 WETTING YOUR PANTS.

1:04:33 Please stop.

1:04:35 All right, Jacob's pants are wet, but

1:04:38 you know what? Jared, how'd you do over

1:04:40 there? MAN, WE GOT 15. HOW MANY YOU GOT?

1:04:44 15, that's not too bad, but Jacob and

1:04:46 Jared over here GOT 23.

1:04:50 >> [cheering]

1:04:52 >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT WAS wetting

1:04:54 your pants.

1:04:58 Ladies and gentlemen, at the plate for

1:05:00 the Clowns, a North Greenville

1:05:03 University alumnus, number two, JAYLEN

1:05:07 VASQUEZ.

1:05:09 >> [cheering]

1:05:09 >> BOOM, AND WE'RE back playing

1:05:11 Vasquez HOT SHOT. E.J. BETWEEN THE LEGS

1:05:14 and he'll do it himself.

1:05:16 No trick play though, the ball never

1:05:18 transferred hands.

1:05:22 E.J. trying his best. It was a tough one

1:05:24 either either way. It was a nice job by

1:05:26 him to get the out. Already we're going

1:05:28 through the second trip in the order.

1:05:37 Joe Gray Jr. earned himself a ball four

1:05:39 sprint

1:05:41 in his first played appearance.

1:05:43 Dalton Cornett trying his darnedest to

1:05:45 get that one framed up. Won't do the

1:05:47 job. By the way, if you're watching a

1:05:49 lot of Banana Ball right now, we're the

1:05:50 first game up, but we are not the first

1:05:52 game or not the only game today, excuse

1:05:54 me, as Joe Gray

1:05:55 high into the sky. Dalton Cornett

1:05:57 chasing. Do the FANS HAVE A CHANCE? NO.

1:06:02 I SAW PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF THE way of

1:06:03 that.

1:06:04 We're going to have to hold him

1:06:05 accountable.

1:06:06 But I need Reggie Horton to get down

1:06:08 here from New York's New York City and

1:06:10 uh

1:06:11 start holding people accountable.

1:06:13 Off the shoulder.

1:06:16 Need him to give 110% locked in, tapped

1:06:18 in.

1:06:26 We were saying in the first inning Joe

1:06:28 Gray Jr. is a true cowboy. [music]

1:06:30 Again, maybe a little surprised he

1:06:31 wasn't with the Texas Tailgaters given

1:06:33 the fact this dude's an actual rodeo guy

1:06:34 and boy he lassos that one into left

1:06:36 field a base knock.

1:06:39 So his first two played appearances have

1:06:41 been

1:06:42 darn good. Ball four sprint and a

1:06:44 single.

1:06:47 Hey, JBJ.

1:06:58 >> [music]

1:07:19 [music]

1:07:22 [singing]

1:07:24 [screaming]

1:07:28 [music]

1:07:42 [music]

1:07:50 [music]

1:07:58 >> Now batting, number 19, Jackie Bradley

1:08:01 Jr.

1:08:03 >> Jackie Bradley Jr.

1:08:05 with his league leading 18 hits

1:08:09 stepping on in.

1:08:11 Struck out his first played appearance

1:08:13 in his return back to Greenville.

1:08:17 See with a runner on if he can do

1:08:18 something a little more damaging. Joe

1:08:20 Gray Jr. off for second. Throw into the

1:08:22 dirt and that one will not be in time at

1:08:23 all.

1:08:25 Mr. Gray is on to second with one

1:08:27 [music] out.

1:08:28 Both teams being aggressive. Here we saw

1:08:30 a hit and run situation for the

1:08:31 Firefighters and they worked that to

1:08:32 perfection.

1:08:34 Already a steal of first base applied

1:08:36 for Joe Gray.

1:08:38 Let me land the plane I was flying

1:08:39 earlier as B Webb goes again low.

1:08:43 We are not the only game going right

1:08:44 now. The Savannah Bananas and Party

1:08:46 Animals at Yankee Stadium just about to

1:08:48 throw the first pitch here in a few

1:08:49 moments. And then in Amarillo in just

1:08:51 about 30 minutes the Texas Tailgaters

1:08:53 and the Loco Beach Coconuts about to do

1:08:55 some throwing [music] down in the Lone

1:08:57 Star State.

1:08:58 Inside B Webb wanted it. It's a 3-0

1:09:00 count.

1:09:05 Going to have to find something here.

1:09:08 Mason Maxwell is doing a dance.

1:09:14 Rightfully so, he's got some rhythm and

1:09:15 that one is in there for a strike.

1:09:19 Both teams scoring three runs in the top

1:09:21 of the top and bottom of the first,

1:09:22 excuse me, then a clean second.

1:09:25 Clowns threatening here

1:09:27 in the third is Jackie Bradley Jr. did

1:09:30 not like his decision to swing at that

1:09:31 one.

1:09:33 B Webb works it full. Ball [music] four

1:09:35 sprints scores Joe Gray.

1:09:37 Anything else it's potential that

1:09:39 firefighters get out and it's a ball

1:09:41 four sprints and it was right there.

1:09:44 Bradford Webb really wanting it.

1:09:47 But Andrew Gerard says no thank you and

1:09:49 so it's an RBI ball four sprint and Joe

1:09:51 Gray's around to score again.

1:09:58 Oh, yeah.

1:10:01 Break out the old school classics here.

1:10:14 >> [music]

1:10:26 [music]

1:10:36 >> I don't see how you can hate from

1:10:37 outside the door.

1:10:38 The gap man.

1:10:39 >> Next up number seven.

1:10:40 >> Making an appearance in Banana Ball.

1:10:44 Outstanding.

1:10:47 Girl, you've got me up.

1:10:50 Exciting.

1:10:52 Makes me want to shout.

1:10:54 Bobby La Day made a lot of people want

1:10:55 to shout in the first inning an RBI

1:10:57 double.

1:11:00 Dropped a bomb on the firefighters which

1:11:02 was then followed by another one from

1:11:04 Nico Hoerner that one a two run home

1:11:07 run. B Webb again having to try to get

1:11:10 out of some danger.

1:11:13 1-1 count. This is a guy who when he

1:11:15 figures his stuff out and he gets

1:11:16 confident in himself and he knows what

1:11:18 he's throwing

1:11:20 he becomes unhittable. It's the reason

1:11:21 why he became the ace of the Fire and

1:11:23 Flames last year and that's a good

1:11:24 pitch.

1:11:25 Bobby La Day offers at it and misses

1:11:27 everything.

1:11:29 It's the reason why they started him

1:11:30 game one of the World Tour semi-finals

1:11:32 and he delivered. That one fouled back.

1:11:34 Six scoreless innings four strikeouts

1:11:37 against the Savannah Bananas a team that

1:11:39 had beaten the Firefighters last year

1:11:41 all but three times

1:11:43 on the World Tour.

1:11:52 La Day not offering there. He would have

1:11:53 needed an oar to try to hit that one.

1:11:56 Count back 2-2.

1:12:00 B Webb's got a nasty [music] cutter as

1:12:01 well that when it's

1:12:03 right where it needs to be it's just so

1:12:05 tough

1:12:06 to find as La Day high in the sky Zach

1:12:09 Trimble.

1:12:11 The magic man underneath trick play

1:12:13 OPPORTUNITY AND HE GETS IT WITH THE TICK

1:12:14 DRILL. JBJ will move over to second

1:12:17 because of that but it is the third

1:12:18 trick play for the firefighters and they

1:12:19 do need that to try and deny that

1:12:21 equalizer point to the clowns.

1:12:25 It's a smoke

1:12:26 on the board in the TPOs

1:12:29 and now we're shaking mullets.

1:12:31 Everybody shaking mullets. Bradford

1:12:34 Webb, Joe Lidle, Blake O'Hare in the

1:12:35 booth.

1:12:37 Ashley Tosh

1:12:39 over operating the board. We're all just

1:12:41 having fun shaking our mullets for Joe

1:12:43 Lidle.

1:12:46 Again one of the firefighters that was

1:12:47 here for that magical 2024 win

1:12:50 for the Fire and Flames in round one of

1:12:52 showdowns against the Party Animals.

1:13:01 That's a laser beam OUT TO RIGHT FIELD.

1:13:03 ZACH LOOKS AT THAT ONE GO OFF THE WALL.

1:13:05 IT'LL BE AN RBI. JACKIE BRADLEY JR. IN A

1:13:09 DOUBLE for Joe Lidle and the Fire and

1:13:11 Flames giving up damage again. They

1:13:13 cannot extinguish the circus right now.

1:13:19 Joe Lidle

1:13:21 doing damage against [music] his old

1:13:22 team.

1:13:25 Malachi Mitchell Flash the kid on a

1:13:27 second base designated runner and Nico

1:13:29 Hoerner

1:13:30 who had a two run homer in his first

1:13:32 appearance looks at one going into the

1:13:34 dirt as Flash races towards third goes

1:13:37 around it just for a hair and then goes

1:13:39 back.

1:13:57 B Webb really got to find some way out

1:13:58 of danger here as he goes back inside.

1:14:03 One of the things he's trying to go back

1:14:04 to more of a relaxed wrist rest when

1:14:07 he's going into his windup. It's what

1:14:09 he's done the last couple of years it's

1:14:11 really led to a lot of success here in

1:14:13 Banana Ball as he loads that one in

1:14:14 there for a strike.

1:14:16 He told me a couple of days ago there's

1:14:17 been some times where it's just you're

1:14:19 thinking sometimes too much [music] on

1:14:20 what you got to do and sometimes you

1:14:22 just got to throw.

1:14:23 That's when he's been the most

1:14:24 successful. Look at that.

1:14:26 Nice little mover fools Nico Hoerner and

1:14:28 he works [music] it back to a 2-2 count.

1:14:33 Throwing it into the dirt now.

1:14:35 3-2 count ball four [music] sprints

1:14:36 going to walk in the third run of the

1:14:39 inning and the sixth run of the game for

1:14:40 the clowns. Really needs something to go

1:14:42 his way and a pop up might just do the

1:14:45 job. Zach Trimble racing in. Tyner

1:14:47 Hughes there as well. [music] Zach just

1:14:49 pulls it in the old fashioned way. Might

1:14:51 have needed a trick play there

1:14:53 but he'll get the third out. But two

1:14:55 more runs come across for the

1:14:56 Indianapolis Clowns. Firefighters

1:14:57 [music] got their work cut out for them.

1:14:59 Let's send it on down to Bananas Foster

1:15:01 with Casey Barker.

1:15:04 >> [music]

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1:15:12 400,000 children and teens in foster

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1:15:26 those in the foster care community while

1:15:28 educating and inspiring others to get

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1:15:39 by welcoming in a set of brothers

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1:16:10 >> [applause and cheering]

1:16:30 [cheering]

1:16:34 >> This is what Banana Ball is truly all

1:16:37 about.

1:16:39 The great folks here at Bananas Foster

1:16:41 doing [music] everything they can to

1:16:42 help out so many great people

1:16:44 in the foster care community. Text bunch

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1:16:53 Montgomery was the last time the first

1:16:55 time really that these two teams played

1:16:57 and they scored and hit a lot.

1:17:01 Noah Bridges home run in the first game.

1:17:05 They just went they went monster shots

1:17:07 too.

1:17:08 Tiny

1:17:09 big run here.

1:17:11 That completed a four run comeback

1:17:14 >> [music]

1:17:15 >> over the Indianapolis Clowns. Jaylen

1:17:16 Vasquez walk-off winner

1:17:19 on night one and then night two they

1:17:21 were just as good. It was a nine run

1:17:23 inning for the Fire and Flames.

1:17:26 All in total on March 20th or 21st and

1:17:29 22nd they combined for 58 runs 52 hits

1:17:33 and the Firefighters broke a single game

1:17:35 Banana Ball record

1:17:37 with 22 runs in a game. [music] That was

1:17:40 on night two in Montgomery at the

1:17:42 Riverwalk. Now

1:17:44 the one pitcher who seemed to have the

1:17:46 number of anybody

1:17:48 on those couple of days is the man who

1:17:50 joins us on the mic in the mound right

1:17:52 now David Griffin. Yeah. Best starting

1:17:55 pitchers in the sport. David Griffin

1:17:57 WELCOME TO THE MIC DUB CLUB SIR. HEY,

1:18:00 thanks for having me. How you feeling

1:18:01 down there?

1:18:01 >> [music]

1:18:02 >> Feeling good.

1:18:04 Floats one up. Tyner Hughes swinging.

1:18:06 Not by the poker table.

1:18:08 It will not be on the poker table. Eli

1:18:10 Peyton swinging and sliding

1:18:13 into the fences. David Griffin against

1:18:14 the Firefighters three innings scoreless

1:18:16 Banana Ball just one hit and a ball four

1:18:18 sprints and guess what five strikeouts.

1:18:21 And maybe the coolest play you've had in

1:18:23 Banana Ball is you load one up that goes

1:18:25 into the dirt.

1:18:27 That comebacker is still one I think

1:18:28 about to this day David.

1:18:32 Tiny

1:18:34 that's foul.

1:18:35 I know hey I'll tell you what my dad's a

1:18:37 was [music] a hockey goalie growing up

1:18:38 played in college. So all the goalie

1:18:41 training I can't take credit for that.

1:18:43 What did he say when you texted him

1:18:45 about it? About time you did something

1:18:47 cool. He was at the game. Was he really?

1:18:49 Yeah so I pointed him in left field. Him

1:18:51 and my mom made the trip out.

1:18:52 >> That's incredible. So what you're

1:18:53 [music] saying is that you were playing

1:18:54 the wrong sport. You should have been a

1:18:55 goalie. Oh no absolutely not. I was

1:18:57 doing snow angels on the ice. How insane

1:18:59 is your father then cuz that's like a

1:19:00 psychotic position to play in sports as

1:19:02 Tyner rips that one. Eli Peyton through

1:19:05 THE LEGS OVER TO CARREL PRIME BEHIND THE

1:19:07 BACK FOR A DOUBLE trick play.

1:19:10 Hey that's two. That is two. That is

1:19:12 two. Hey our firefighter of the night is

1:19:13 coming up.

1:19:20 That's going to be into the plate is our

1:19:22 firefighter of the night, Lieutenant

1:19:23 Frankie Jeter.

1:19:25 >> [applause]

1:19:26 >> Frankie began his career in 1991 at the

1:19:29 age of 19 and has proudly served your

1:19:32 community at the Greenville City Fire

1:19:34 Department for 35 years.

1:19:38 >> [cheering]

1:19:39 >> Fans, please make some noise for our

1:19:41 FIREFIGHTER OF THE NIGHT,

1:19:43 Lieutenant Frankie Jeter.

1:19:47 >> [applause]

1:19:47 >> A last name that fits a baseball park

1:19:50 and service that fits the firefighters.

1:19:52 A salute to to Lieutenant Frankie Jeter

1:19:55 of the Greenville Fire Department.

1:19:56 David, you were just saying your

1:19:57 grandfather is a firefighter.

1:20:05 There it is. David, you were just

1:20:07 talking about it. Your grandfather a

1:20:09 firefighter. [music] Hold on.

1:20:10 3-2-2.

1:20:14 Say it out loud.

1:20:29 Well, that's a screamer and it's foul.

1:20:32 David Griffin, did you do anything like

1:20:34 3-2-2s in your indie ball or pro ball

1:20:37 career? No, absolutely not. But hey,

1:20:39 shout out to Michael Jackson. I played

1:20:40 in Gary for 2 years, so It's a very good

1:20:43 point.

1:20:47 1-1 count to DC3 right back up the

1:20:49 middle.

1:20:49 >> You got to be kidding Jesus. Come on

1:20:50 now. Chance for JBJ, you bet. Not a

1:20:53 trick play, but that's just as

1:20:54 impressive getting out there.

1:20:56 David Griffin, what is it like to have a

1:20:58 World Series champion as your teammate?

1:21:00 Oh, it's fantastic. I mean, I grew up in

1:21:02 Boston, so I idolized Jackie watching

1:21:04 him. There was times where I was in the

1:21:05 center field bleachers in college with

1:21:07 my buddies and that guy was patrolling

1:21:08 center field.

1:21:10 Do you tell him any stories of you being

1:21:11 a fan? Oh, yeah, he knows. Did you meet

1:21:14 him when YOU WERE A FAN? NO, I wish.

1:21:16 >> you go.

1:21:17 Inside on Logan Lacey who is

1:21:19 >> bit. the most hit by pitch batter in the

1:21:21 Firefighters lineup, so

1:21:25 Honestly, I thought it was Peanut cuz I

1:21:27 drilled him last time.

1:21:28 >> [laughter]

1:21:28 >> There you go. Did you drill him in my

1:21:30 memory? I don't remember that. Oh, yeah.

1:21:32 So, it's three base runners then.

1:21:36 What has the first couple of months for

1:21:38 you in Banana Ball been like? You

1:21:40 pitched in a major league park, you've

1:21:41 been in the open. What is this journey

1:21:43 been like for you, David?

1:21:45 Oh, it's been crazy. It's been an

1:21:46 unbelievable experience.

1:21:49 Get to have fun with it, put smiles on

1:21:51 people's faces and put on a show.

1:21:53 >> You guys had one of the coolest comeback

1:21:55 stories a couple of weekends ago in

1:21:56 Charleston. 2-2 count. I Into the dirt.

1:21:59 Lacey's going for first.

1:22:01 And they'll stand up easily with a steal

1:22:03 of first.

1:22:07 You're so good at this, but it can be

1:22:09 tough to be a pitcher sometimes in the

1:22:10 sport, can't it? Oh, here's the thing. I

1:22:12 want to get mad, but I've been hanging

1:22:13 my breaking ball, so if I yank it, I

1:22:14 yank it.

1:22:16 Love that attitude. Kind of is what it

1:22:18 is sometimes.

1:22:19 Yeah.

1:22:21 Sometimes a blind squirrel finds a nut.

1:22:22 By the way, David Griffin has played in

1:22:24 a load of different leagues.

1:22:26 From an old-timers league at some point

1:22:27 where you were pitching with guys like

1:22:29 Tim Wakefield. Oh, yeah. Rest in peace.

1:22:31 Rest in peace to the legend. That had to

1:22:33 have been

1:22:34 some like pinch-me moments, right?

1:22:38 It's a heck of a throw down by Joe

1:22:39 Lidle. The masked umpire says we're all

1:22:41 set.

1:22:43 There had to be some pinch-me moments

1:22:45 though when you're pitching with guys

1:22:47 like that, some of the legends of the

1:22:48 sport.

1:22:50 Ah, they're not chasing. All right.

1:22:54 But yeah, no, I mean, to play Pedro,

1:22:55 that was really cool. Stuff like that.

1:22:58 I'm about to groove this middle middle.

1:23:04 Psych. I was about to say, YOU FOOLED

1:23:05 ME.

1:23:07 I was waiting. I was about to shout to

1:23:08 EJ, middle.

1:23:13 That's a strike. And there's a strike.

1:23:16 Safe harbor rule will ensure that EJ

1:23:18 does not get a second strike on him.

1:23:19 Remember one of the rules. Step out of

1:23:21 the batter's box, it's a strike.

1:23:23 Clowns have had that for them in the

1:23:25 form of Matt Davidson.

1:23:27 EJ right back up the middle.

1:23:29 Reminiscent of what we saw in

1:23:31 Montgomery, but that time

1:23:32 >> [music]

1:23:33 >> just a little out of the range of David

1:23:34 Griffin. Hey, as long as they don't walk

1:23:36 and I'm cool with it.

1:23:37 That's correct.

1:23:45 Want to tell you about the work ethic of

1:23:46 a guy like Mr. Griffin here. He wasn't

1:23:49 drafted in the major leagues. This dude

1:23:51 worked himself through indie ball into

1:23:53 an opportunity with the New York Mets

1:23:54 organization. That is the heart of this

1:23:57 guy. It's a hockey mentality really.

1:23:58 It's that Massachusetts vibe in you.

1:24:01 Armando, chopper.

1:24:03 Prime in between the legs, David Griffin

1:24:05 out number three and the clowns get a

1:24:07 point. OH MY GOODNESS, DAVID. Little

1:24:09 handspring action.

1:24:11 Got it. THAT WAS SICK. HEY, DAVID,

1:24:13 thanks for doing this, brother.

1:24:14 Appreciate you. Appreciate y'all. Hey,

1:24:16 we'll talk soon here. David Griffin wins

1:24:19 the first point of the evening FOR THE

1:24:20 INDIANAPOLIS CLOWNS.

1:24:22 LET'S get a hold of him on the field.

1:24:27 I think I got to pitch mic'd up.

1:24:30 I think I got to pitch mic'd up at this

1:24:31 point.

1:24:31 And you know what? All we want to do at

1:24:33 the end of those days is just go home.

1:24:35 Well, we got two couples right here are

1:24:36 going to show you just how. These two

1:24:38 fellas, Dylan and Dylan, are going to

1:24:39 race all the way to first. And once they

1:24:41 get to first, they're going to smooch

1:24:42 their ladies. They're going to take

1:24:43 their ladies and race all the way to

1:24:45 second. And then they're going to pick

1:24:46 up their ladies, carry them from second

1:24:47 to third, and then the ladies are going

1:24:49 to bring it on home and carry the fellas

1:24:51 on into the bed. All right, we like to

1:24:53 call this one getting home. Fellas, are

1:24:56 you ready?

1:24:58 On your mark. Get set. Go.

1:25:01 And they're off, ladies and gentlemen.

1:25:03 Dylan and Dylan is getting tight. It's

1:25:04 tight.

1:25:06 Oh, and there's a smooch for the ages.

1:25:08 Oh, Dylan wants to give it up a little

1:25:09 more. He's giving up a head start all

1:25:11 the way to second. Here we go, ladies

1:25:13 and gentlemen.

1:25:14 And here she's on his back. Dylan, come

1:25:16 on, take us TO THIRD. COME ON, BRING US

1:25:17 ALL HOME.

1:25:20 OH, ladies and gentlemen, it's not even

1:25:22 close.

1:25:24 Oh, come on. Here we go. SWITCHING IT

1:25:26 UP. COME ON, ladies and ladies and

1:25:28 gentlemen, come on, Dylan. Bring it on

1:25:30 home.

1:25:31 Bring it on. Come on.

1:25:35 OH.

1:25:35 >> [cheering]

1:25:36 >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR winners

1:25:39 getting home.

1:25:45 Well, that looked like it could really

1:25:46 hurt.

1:25:48 Throwing

1:25:50 a potential significant other onto an

1:25:52 air mattress

1:25:53 might not feel so comfy.

1:25:57 We get home. It's a one-nothing game in

1:25:59 favor of the Indianapolis Clowns as

1:26:01 Bradford Webb goes out

1:26:02 for his fourth inning of work here. He's

1:26:04 given up five runs.

1:26:07 But he's kept the Firefighters in it,

1:26:09 but so have the offense. They really

1:26:11 need something to go their way here.

1:26:13 The trick plays right now are heavily in

1:26:16 favor

1:26:17 of the Indianapolis Clowns.

1:26:25 It's a 6-3 count. Some soft contact

1:26:28 would do the Firefighters wonder.

1:26:32 B. Webb against the

1:26:34 absolute veteran and Correlle Prime and

1:26:37 that's foul just by an inch.

1:26:53 Prime's got a home run to his count this

1:26:55 year.

1:26:56 And

1:26:57 Joe, IT'S FOUL JUST BY A nat's nose.

1:27:03 He is flirting with that line.

1:27:08 Let's take a look at this.

1:27:11 Oh, yeah.

1:27:14 It's a good call there by our left field

1:27:16 umpire, Toby Sol.

1:27:20 John Crosser

1:27:22 is over at third base tonight. He put

1:27:24 the hands up immediately.

1:27:27 So, what could have been centimeters

1:27:28 away from a hit two times in a row is

1:27:30 now an 0-2 count and a foul again.

1:27:44 Right to Peanut. Couldn't get a trick

1:27:46 play on it. Really wanted it.

1:27:49 Tried to go between the legs after the

1:27:50 catch. That won't work, Nut.

1:27:53 But a great swing from Prime, just

1:27:55 better defense. Right to Peanut.

1:27:57 And out number one recorded.

1:27:59 So, hello, Mr. Chris Burgess.

1:28:04 This is a guy who, number one, is taking

1:28:06 after Dan Obers with the split jersey

1:28:07 action here.

1:28:09 But number two has been mighty effective

1:28:11 with the bat in his hands for the

1:28:12 Clowns. Started the season we got to

1:28:14 Montgomery, he was hitting well above

1:28:15 .500. It's calmed down now to just a

1:28:17 .333 healthy average.

1:28:20 >> [cheering]

1:28:21 >> But a .444 on-base percentage shows he

1:28:24 does have a patient AB.

1:28:26 Hit by a couple of pitches and some

1:28:28 ball four sprints [music] to the count

1:28:29 of four of them bad boys.

1:28:31 Only two strikeouts is where Excuse me,

1:28:33 four strikeouts, so basically breaking

1:28:35 even there.

1:28:45 B. Webb going into the dirt, making it a

1:28:47 2-2 count.

1:28:49 >> [music]

1:28:50 >> Burgess was a former unsigned or

1:28:52 undrafted free agent signee with the

1:28:54 Baltimore [music] Orioles in 2019.

1:28:58 Perhaps he might have crossed paths with

1:28:59 our Lamar Sparks who was also a

1:29:01 Baltimore Orioles draft pick in 2017.

1:29:05 He's got a twin brother named Britton.

1:29:07 He was previously

1:29:09 uh drafted by the Texas Rangers in 2016

1:29:13 and then the New York Yankees. Into the

1:29:14 seats. Anybody want a shot at that one?

1:29:19 Play on.

1:29:23 Britton actually signed with the Atlanta

1:29:24 Braves the same day that Chris got his

1:29:26 deal with the Baltimore Orioles.

1:29:28 See, twins will do everything together.

1:29:31 But that time B Webb gets him a

1:29:32 strikeout, give the salute and a point

1:29:34 to the sky.

1:29:35 Big one for that toothpick beauty out of

1:29:38 Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia.

1:29:42 Sometimes, man, you just need that high

1:29:44 heater. Which Savannah Webb was so

1:29:46 successful at last week in the Banana

1:29:48 Ball Open when he had four punchouts.

1:29:52 And B Webb

1:29:53 all of a sudden you could see maybe in

1:29:54 this inning starting to find a little

1:29:56 confidence in that high fastball.

1:29:58 Makes Chris Burgess have to offer and he

1:30:00 misses.

1:30:02 Eli [cheering] Peyton missed on the

1:30:03 first pitch, does not there.

1:30:07 Talked to this guy on the opening panel

1:30:09 of the Banana Land at Sea Cruise.

1:30:12 Well-spoken guy.

1:30:14 Hit by like 38 pitches at Grand Canyon

1:30:17 University.

1:30:18 So, to say he will lean in is an

1:30:20 understatement.

1:30:21 Had like the record for the school at

1:30:22 some point.

1:30:25 Pain is gain, isn't it?

1:30:27 Popped up Logan Lacey. Running for all

1:30:29 he's worth. CAN DC3 FIND IT? OH, HE

1:30:32 almost ran right into Lacey.

1:30:35 Maybe a little lack of communication.

1:30:36 He's smiling at Lacey.

1:30:40 He's asking, I was supposed to get that

1:30:42 one, man. Take a look at the replay.

1:30:45 At the last second Lacey manages to get

1:30:47 out of the way of that one.

1:30:50 Oh, Logan Lacey. Well, live to fight

1:30:52 another day.

1:30:58 The Mr. Brightside of that one is it's a

1:30:59 one-two count for the Firefighters,

1:31:01 Bradford Webb.

1:31:03 Got a couple of strikeouts. MAKE IT

1:31:05 THREE.

1:31:06 And what a response for the All-Star.

1:31:09 AFTER GIVING UP FIVE runs in the first

1:31:11 three innings, he comes back

1:31:14 and gets a couple of strikeouts in the

1:31:16 fourth inning. Clean sheet for B Webb.

1:31:18 And hey everybody,

1:31:20 would you like to do a a little a little

1:31:22 hey baby? Cuz we're about to do it in

1:31:24 Greenville. CHAT, GET ON UP.

1:31:27 PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR BECAUSE RIGHT

1:31:29 NOW IT'S TIME FOR A LITTLE HEY BABY.

1:31:36 You better be clapping those hands.

1:31:38 >> [applause]

1:31:44 >> You're ready to wave them.

1:31:46 >> [applause]

1:31:58 >> Do it, Greenville.

1:32:01 >> [applause]

1:32:12 >> Time to get some step in. Chat, what's

1:32:14 up?

1:32:22 Blake, I'll let you wear THE FIRE JACKET

1:32:23 IF YOU WANT IT.

1:32:28 WE'RE JOSE, HERE WE GO.

1:32:35 >> [screaming]

1:32:37 >> GETTING MY CARDIO IN. WONDER IF I'M ON

1:32:39 THE VIDEO BOARD. NO, NOT YET. SO, the

1:32:41 time when you guys here on the

1:32:42 broadcast.

1:32:59 Blake O'Hair, Teddy Downer

1:33:02 didn't want to do this with us.

1:33:03 >> [music]

1:33:05 >> Ridiculous.

1:33:09 I'm hurting right now, man.

1:33:11 Hurt it quite a bit.

1:33:12 But I'm going to You know what? I'm

1:33:13 going to rally.

1:33:15 I'm going to rally here. [music]

1:33:19 How does Jesse do this all the time,

1:33:20 man?

1:33:22 He does this everywhere. He's been doing

1:33:23 it for like 18 years.

1:33:26 It might be like the marathon he runs

1:33:27 every day or something.

1:33:29 I don't know. All right, I'm back.

1:33:30 [music] We're good to go.

1:33:32 Probably should turn the lights off

1:33:33 here.

1:33:39 If Gimme Gimme Gimme is playing, it must

1:33:41 mean one thing.

1:33:42 My friend Keon Green is at the plate.

1:33:45 What a beautiful slider from David

1:33:47 Griffin works right from the

1:33:49 lead shoulder into the strike zone.

1:33:52 Fools you anytime.

1:33:54 Peanut swinging over that one.

1:33:57 Keon Green extending his hit streak to

1:33:59 eight straight games on the World Tour.

1:34:04 He is able to get a good eye on that

1:34:05 one. The guy just gets on base. He's

1:34:08 grinning. He doesn't have to swing for

1:34:10 power to be effective. Firefighters just

1:34:12 need a run here to equalize the game,

1:34:13 but boy, that won't do.

1:34:17 Surprisingly enough, that is the first

1:34:19 strikeout of the game for David Griffin.

1:34:22 It comes in the fourth inning.

1:34:25 Lamar Sparks sitting one to the heavens

1:34:27 above in his first AB after dancing to

1:34:29 Beat It

1:34:31 by young Michael Jackson. I shouldn't

1:34:32 say young now, he's dead.

1:34:34 That took a little turn there. He's got

1:34:36 a movie now, though. Did you know that?

1:34:39 Michael

1:34:40 Heard the reviews were horrible.

1:34:42 I need to go see it myself.

1:34:44 Lamar wanted that one bad. This is the

1:34:47 guy who hit a home run in Albuquerque

1:34:49 that I don't think has landed yet. Might

1:34:51 be soaring above the comets and stars

1:34:53 still.

1:34:55 He got the eye on the bender there, but

1:34:56 that slider is just a thing of beauty

1:34:59 from David Griffin.

1:35:02 You watch batting practice, though,

1:35:03 between Lamar

1:35:05 and Darian McDowell.

1:35:07 Man, it was a sight to behold. This

1:35:09 David wanted that one bad.

1:35:11 Might have a point.

1:35:14 But Andrew Gerard said nope.

1:35:19 But you know what? He'll get it there.

1:35:20 Back-to-back K's swinging for David

1:35:23 Griffin.

1:35:26 And one of the top pitchers starting on

1:35:28 the bump we have in this sport

1:35:31 is finding his groove.

1:35:35 I don't know why Gage Worley just threw

1:35:36 a flag.

1:35:38 He was an earth earlier. And by the way,

1:35:41 he proved that the earth is round in

1:35:43 that intro for Jackie Bradley Jr. IS JOE

1:35:46 GRAY ON THE TIP DRILL? HE DROPPED IT.

1:35:50 >> [cheering]

1:35:51 >> HE ALMOST SWATTED at it like it was a

1:35:53 tennis racket.

1:35:55 And Dakota McFadden's going to get all

1:35:57 the way to second on that.

1:35:59 And the Fire and Flames are threatening

1:36:01 with two away. A mistake in the field

1:36:04 might be a tough one to overcome.

1:36:13 So, now Mason Maxwell.

1:36:16 Could he have something in store for us

1:36:17 here?

1:36:19 Screamer off the end of the bat goes

1:36:21 foul into the backstop. He had the

1:36:23 game-winning hit for the Firefighters

1:36:25 against the Texas Tailgaters in game two

1:36:27 in Scottsdale. Stuck one right by the

1:36:29 outstretched glove of Kyle Martin and

1:36:32 Matt Danford.

1:36:34 And that's all the Fire and Fighters

1:36:35 needed.

1:36:36 He's really shortened his approach up a

1:36:37 little bit as he fouls another one back.

1:36:39 But he's a guy that's been okay

1:36:40 operating in an O2 count. Couple of his

1:36:43 hits, big hits, have come with that.

1:36:46 >> [cheering]

1:36:49 >> Firefighters need it. Mason stays alive.

1:36:53 Kirkland Banks trying to get one behind

1:36:54 the back and wouldn't have gotten it cuz

1:36:55 it's off the net and

1:36:57 and he's not playing.

1:36:59 He might hear it a little bit, though.

1:37:02 Mason sneaks one into the outfield.

1:37:04 Firefighters might win it. D Mac would

1:37:06 have to get the wheels going.

1:37:08 >> [cheering]

1:37:09 >> Mason, did he offer? Yes, he did.

1:37:13 John Crosser punches him out on the

1:37:15 check and a runner gets to second on a

1:37:17 missed trick play. Mason doesn't agree

1:37:19 with it.

1:37:21 Doesn't matter.

1:37:22 Three K's for David Griffin in the

1:37:24 inning. Let's take a look at the replay.

1:37:27 The club head might have gotten just a

1:37:28 hair in front.

1:37:32 It's bang-bang.

1:37:35 That's a tough one for Mason Maxwell,

1:37:37 but it is a strikeout. Three in the

1:37:39 inning

1:37:41 for David Griffin as we get some hits to

1:37:43 show you here and it's been every hit in

1:37:45 the book you could possibly see here for

1:37:47 both of these teams.

1:37:52 Firefighters were down three nothing in

1:37:53 the first inning and then came back with

1:37:55 six singles.

1:38:02 Nico Hoerner sized up the loudest hit so

1:38:04 far today.

1:38:11 Nico took the the mic, too. Michael

1:38:13 Schwartze, I don't let him take the mic

1:38:14 from me again. I know you're down on the

1:38:15 field, you can hear me on that one. As

1:38:17 we get a beautiful shot here of

1:38:19 Greenville, South Carolina, we say hello

1:38:21 to one of the newest additions to the

1:38:23 Indianapolis Clowns, the legendary, and

1:38:26 I do mean legendary, folks, out of

1:38:28 Philadelphia, [music]

1:38:28 Mo'ne Davis. Mo'ne, how are you in the

1:38:31 booth?

1:38:33 Great day. Um, fans are fans are very

1:38:35 loud. And you know, it's it's a great

1:38:38 baseball game, you know, low scoring,

1:38:40 lots of hits, but it's great for the

1:38:42 fans. You have been through a lot here

1:38:44 in your early days so far in Banana

1:38:46 Ball. Got an out in your first

1:38:47 appearance with the Clowns against the

1:38:48 CocoNuts. And then you watched the

1:38:50 Clowns sweep the CocoNuts and get into

1:38:52 the Banana Ball Open with less than a 7%

1:38:54 chance. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1:38:55 >> How would you describe the first couple

1:38:56 of weekends here in the sport? Um

1:38:59 >> [cheering]

1:39:00 >> it it's as banana as it gets, I should

1:39:02 say. Um, but you know, I like to say at

1:39:04 the time I was a good luck charm along

1:39:06 with Ryan Howard. It was his first time

1:39:07 coaching as well. And you know, we were

1:39:09 putting up hits, just just everything,

1:39:11 doing everything. And then

1:39:13 you know, with Ryan Howard not there we

1:39:14 kind of we lost the bananas in the open

1:39:16 but it's all good. We're we're trying to

1:39:17 get back on path.

1:39:18 >> Hey, you know what?

1:39:19 Anytime you can find a way to get a win

1:39:21 when you're there you just claim it.

1:39:23 >> Yeah, honestly.

1:39:24 And you were in the you were you played

1:39:26 in the game too so. Yeah, true. We can

1:39:28 put that there too. So, Mo'ne Davis in

1:39:30 the booth as the Indianapolis Clowns

1:39:32 lead it one nothing here.

1:39:34 Firefighters and the Clowns living up to

1:39:36 their name of being two teams that can

1:39:38 absolutely smack the ball.

1:39:40 That one goes into

1:39:43 the skies and then in the seats of

1:39:44 Greenville. What has been the biggest

1:39:45 adjustment for you coming from baseball?

1:39:48 You played obviously college softball at

1:39:50 Hampton University. What's been the

1:39:51 biggest adjustment to banana ball?

1:39:54 >> honestly as a pitcher just working fast,

1:39:56 keeping the hitters completely off

1:39:57 balance.

1:39:59 Um you know just getting the ball right

1:40:00 on the mound and just going from there

1:40:02 and knowing what you're going to throw.

1:40:03 So, just the speed of the game.

1:40:05 Right now Bradford Webb has adjusted and

1:40:07 then some. He's got three straight

1:40:09 strike outs going back to the last

1:40:11 inning and all of a sudden the All-Star

1:40:12 very much looks like it. Jaylen Vasquez

1:40:15 coming in. Were you watching when he hit

1:40:17 the wall the game winning home run

1:40:18 against us in Montgomery? No, I wasn't.

1:40:21 I don't know where I was but no I did

1:40:22 not watch that one. I can tell you where

1:40:24 I was.

1:40:26 Down in the dumps cuz the Firefighters

1:40:28 lost but Jaylen Vasquez, North

1:40:30 Greenville player, actually had a game

1:40:32 at Fluor Field. Was supposed to be his

1:40:34 off day but then actually got put in the

1:40:36 game and had a sacrifice fly. So, even

1:40:38 on his off days the guy is productive.

1:40:41 Look at that. EJ into the sky, collects

1:40:44 it for the out.

1:40:46 That has to be the most annoying thing

1:40:47 as a player, isn't it? It it it sucks

1:40:50 honestly. When you especially when you

1:40:51 piece it up and you're like yes, I I I

1:40:53 got a hit and it just yeah, right at a

1:40:56 player.

1:40:57 Just small adjustments though. Can't

1:40:58 can't really complain.

1:41:01 Joe Gray, boy he's had a heck of a game,

1:41:02 hasn't he? Ball four sprint and a single

1:41:04 in his first two plate appearances.

1:41:06 Yeah, I mean I've worked with him

1:41:07 throughout the week. We hit together and

1:41:10 I kind of just tell him just go up there

1:41:11 and swing. You know, you've worked all

1:41:13 your life as a baseball player. You know

1:41:15 what you should do so just go swing, get

1:41:17 out your head and just be Joe Gray.

1:41:19 Who's the craziest teammate you have?

1:41:21 Joe Gray has played shirtless many times

1:41:23 and is an actual cowboy. Fisher

1:41:24 Polidoroff is from the 1920s. Like Joe

1:41:27 Lidle is just Joe Lidle. I don't even

1:41:29 know how to describe him. Who's the

1:41:31 craziest teammate you have here on the

1:41:32 Clowns? Not in a bad way by the way.

1:41:34 >> I would say the most interesting is

1:41:36 definitely Fisher.

1:41:37 Um I feel like he just pulls out facts

1:41:39 from I don't know. Like it's like how do

1:41:41 you know that? Why do you know that? I

1:41:43 definitely say Fisher for sure. The the

1:41:45 amount of instruments he can play number

1:41:47 one is just it's insane. Yeah.

1:41:50 Great kid though. He is a good dude.

1:41:57 I'd also throw in Kobe Robinson. Ooh,

1:41:59 Kobe. Okay.

1:42:00 >> He's he's like one of those like he's

1:42:02 kind of a rage baiter.

1:42:04 But he doesn't like he doesn't like

1:42:05 being rage baited back.

1:42:07 >> Oh, okay. So, he can't take it out. He

1:42:08 can't take it.

1:42:09 >> Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1:42:10 Joe Gray, that one hitting off our

1:42:12 umpire Andrew Gerard.

1:42:14 Ouch. [screaming]

1:42:16 >> [cheering]

1:42:20 >> He also had one of the coolest entrances

1:42:21 we've seen so far in 2026 Space Jam in

1:42:23 Montgomery.

1:42:25 That was sick. Is there a song or a a

1:42:29 a thing you've wanted to do for a walk

1:42:30 up here so far? Have you had your your

1:42:32 brain turning yet, Mo'ne?

1:42:34 No, not really. I'm still getting you

1:42:37 know pretty comfortable with just

1:42:38 dancing on the field.

1:42:40 Hey, you had a little dance with JBJ

1:42:42 down there earlier.

1:42:43 >> I did. That's cuz I actually really took

1:42:44 the time to learn it. Um

1:42:47 but I just know that you know once I get

1:42:50 comfortable that I'm just going to just

1:42:51 tell them just throw me out there and

1:42:53 just let me have fun. But I haven't

1:42:54 really thought about a walk up yet. I

1:42:56 told Joe Gray if he gets five walk ups

1:42:58 then I would do my first one. Five walk

1:43:00 ups for Joe Gray. Bradford Webb not

1:43:02 going to go for the trick play just

1:43:03 fires that one in and the side is

1:43:05 retired. So, two straight clean innings

1:43:08 here for Bradford Webb as we're talking

1:43:10 to you back up here inside the Dispatch

1:43:11 Center. Again, for those of you who

1:43:12 don't know it's Little League World

1:43:13 Series champion Mo'ne Davis. I remember

1:43:15 watching her when I was in high school

1:43:17 and she was striking people out with 70

1:43:20 mile an hour heaters as a teenager. To

1:43:23 see how far this has come though for you

1:43:25 to be in a league like this, to be in

1:43:27 the Women's Pro Baseball League. How

1:43:28 much has this just shown the growth of

1:43:30 women in the sport? Um it's shown a lot.

1:43:33 I know growing up I was always one of

1:43:34 the only girls in my area playing sports

1:43:37 in general. Um so, for me to come out

1:43:40 here to play with you know all the other

1:43:42 women in the Banana League and then also

1:43:44 all the women in the Women's

1:43:45 Professional League is just insane. Just

1:43:47 to see all the little girls that are

1:43:49 playing baseball now and it's it's just

1:43:51 crazy to see the how far the sport has

1:43:53 come for women in such a short amount of

1:43:55 time. Since you've been here what have

1:43:56 you been asked about more? The Little

1:43:57 League World Series or being an actual

1:43:58 member of the Clowns? Definitely Little

1:44:00 League. I feel like a lot of parents

1:44:02 come a lot of kids come up to me and

1:44:03 they're like hey, my my [music] parents

1:44:05 watched you in Little League and I'm

1:44:06 like thank your parents like that wasn't

1:44:08 that long ago but

1:44:09 definitely Little League for sure. Does

1:44:11 it make you feel old?

1:44:13 I hope it doesn't cuz you're not you're

1:44:15 not I'm 31. I should feel old. Let's

1:44:17 look at some of these strike outs here

1:44:18 from the night. Bradford Webb and David

1:44:20 Griffin have really found their groove.

1:44:21 You're a pitcher. When you can start

1:44:22 moving and grooving like this where you

1:44:24 know that high heater is working, how

1:44:25 good does that feel, Mo'ne? It feels

1:44:27 amazing especially cuz you can really

1:44:29 throw whatever you want at whatever time

1:44:31 you want. So, I feel like both pitchers

1:44:33 once they started to get into their

1:44:34 rhythm, you know kind of going at their

1:44:36 own pace but also keeping the hitters

1:44:37 off balance, they were really able to

1:44:39 you know do whatever they want out

1:44:40 there. Why is David Griffin so

1:44:42 effective?

1:44:43 I think he's just he's just so

1:44:44 passionate.

1:44:45 Um I I had breakfast with him last week

1:44:47 and you know just asking about his

1:44:49 pitches and he's just he's so passionate

1:44:52 about it and he's he's he just loves to

1:44:54 compete.

1:44:55 >> Yes. And he has so many different

1:44:56 pitches in his arsenal that he's able to

1:44:58 just do whatever he wants.

1:44:59 He is just he's an unbelievably locked

1:45:01 in soul. He was on the mic with us a

1:45:03 little bit ago and I mean I'd ask him

1:45:04 questions I have to wait 30 seconds for

1:45:06 him to answer cuz he's just he's

1:45:07 concentrating and he's locked in as he

1:45:09 goes back out for his fifth inning of

1:45:11 work. Mo'ne, you want to stay around for

1:45:12 this half inning? Let's do it.

1:45:13 >> Let's do it. How about it? So, the

1:45:14 Firefighters will send Noah Bridges up

1:45:16 and then we'll go back to the top of the

1:45:17 order.

1:45:20 Noah

1:45:22 sans his

1:45:23 Dalmatian costume that we saw the last

1:45:25 time we faced the Indianapolis Clowns.

1:45:28 By the way, it's the most banana ball

1:45:29 thing you've ever seen. He goes up in a

1:45:31 Dalmatian costume and then hits a big

1:45:33 walk off inning winning home run.

1:45:36 So, just be prepared that might be in

1:45:37 your future.

1:45:39 Hopefully it's not hit it's not hit on

1:45:41 me. By the way, we've got a legend from

1:45:43 Philly here in South Carolina

1:45:45 in Mo'ne Davis. Just a couple hours down

1:45:48 the road there's another legend from

1:45:49 Philly in South Carolina by the name of

1:45:51 Dawn Staley.

1:45:51 >> Yes.

1:45:53 Dawn, if you're listening please come to

1:45:54 a game. Yes, please come.

1:45:56 >> Who doesn't love Dawn Staley?

1:45:58 Maybe Geno Auriemma.

1:45:59 Probably shouldn't have said that.

1:46:02 Okay, one one count.

1:46:04 Mo'ne, you're going to learn quickly

1:46:05 there's a lot of things I'll say up

1:46:07 here.

1:46:08 It's all right.

1:46:09 >> [laughter]

1:46:10 >> I hope so.

1:46:11 It's a one one count to Noah.

1:46:14 When he's swinging the bat confidently

1:46:17 he can put himself in any position. He

1:46:19 had a home run in Montgomery, a triple

1:46:21 on night two.

1:46:24 He's the only guy I've ever seen in

1:46:25 Salem, Virginia and I grew up there for

1:46:27 [music] 20 years of my life hit a ball

1:46:29 to dead center over a 20 foot fence.

1:46:32 That won the game for the Firefighters

1:46:33 over the Tailgaters just a summer ago.

1:46:35 David Griffin in a 3-1 count really

1:46:37 hasn't issued a ton of free passes

1:46:39 tonight and he won't do it right there

1:46:40 as Noah goes into the seats.

1:46:43 Mo'ne, did you go to any banana ball

1:46:45 games before you signed with us? Um I

1:46:47 was there in Tallahassee. Were you

1:46:49 really? I just had a hood on.

1:46:50 >> What did you think? Honestly, it was

1:46:52 insane. I you hear all about it but when

1:46:56 you're actually in it it's it's you're

1:46:59 speechless. You don't know what to say.

1:47:00 Truly truly is insane.

1:47:04 Especially the football stadium games

1:47:06 which you guys will be playing here not

1:47:07 too far in the future. Right back up the

1:47:09 middle. That is a sharp one out to JBJ

1:47:12 and Noah Bridges is aboard.

1:47:16 Beautiful dreamy swing for a dreamy man.

1:47:20 The Firefighters could get the game

1:47:21 tying point across here if Tyner Hughes

1:47:23 can do something.

1:47:25 Talked about it here before but Tiny,

1:47:27 one of the most aggressive lead off guys

1:47:28 we've seen.

1:47:29 I don't know if there's been a game

1:47:31 where he's looked at the first pitch

1:47:32 he's seen.

1:47:34 He will there though and it would have

1:47:35 been a nice one to swing at. It's a

1:47:36 strike.

1:47:44 Noah was moving and probably going to

1:47:45 get to second

1:47:47 but Tiny fouled that one off and

1:47:48 [cheering] just like that it's an 0-2

1:47:49 count.

1:47:53 I have realized as I'm watching games

1:47:55 Yep.

1:47:56 as a pitcher you cannot let the first

1:47:58 batter on.

1:47:59 Yeah, as a pitcher this is a this is

1:48:02 probably the toughest sport you've

1:48:03 played as a pitcher, wouldn't you

1:48:04 >> Honestly, yeah. You let that first

1:48:06 batter on, they steal and you throw four

1:48:08 balls and they score and the inning's

1:48:10 over. Especially if you had a clean

1:48:12 inning in the top half, it's so tough.

1:48:13 [music] As Tyner Hughes, rare strike out

1:48:16 for the lead off hitter of the Fire and

1:48:17 Flames. David Griffin is absolutely

1:48:20 rolling right now. It's his fourth K of

1:48:22 the game.

1:48:25 That's a beautiful slider.

1:48:27 Fools Tiny.

1:48:29 So, now DC3, a guy who has had powerful

1:48:31 swings in the history

1:48:34 of not just his banana ball career

1:48:35 [music] but his firefighter career. Won

1:48:37 the last time we played on a weekend

1:48:39 and showed Clowns over the Party

1:48:40 Animals.

1:48:45 David Griffin I think checked about 10

1:48:47 times on Noah to make sure he didn't go.

1:48:50 Bo the Beaver is on a 28 foot ladder on

1:48:52 the right side of the field.

1:48:55 Noah is going. Dalton swinging. That's a

1:48:57 laser but that

1:49:01 My heart stops every time it goes to the

1:49:03 fence.

1:49:04 You know, I don't think I've seen a fan

1:49:07 catch a foul ball

1:49:08 >> Really? I've been here.

1:49:09 >> Oh, you're in for a treat when it

1:49:10 happens.

1:49:12 The first one of the Firefighters season

1:49:14 happened against the Clowns, so who

1:49:15 knows, it might happen again as DC3

1:49:18 Matrix is out of the way of that one.

1:49:20 It's a 2-1 count.

1:49:26 Inside, NOAH TRYING FOR TWO AND HE'S

1:49:29 GONE DOWN.

1:49:31 That's a heck of a throw

1:49:33 from Joe Lytle.

1:49:39 That's two down

1:49:40 on a 3-1 count, too.

1:49:43 Oh my goodness, folks. We

1:49:46 are in for a treat.

1:49:50 Maybe.

1:49:53 Maybe not.

1:49:56 We We play on.

1:50:01 DC3 OUT TO RIGHT FIELD. IF NOAH WAS

1:50:03 STILL ON, THEY MIGHT have wanted to end

1:50:05 the inning. OUT TO THE TRACK.

1:50:08 HE'LL GO OH, HE'S GOING FOR THREE.

1:50:10 STUMBLED GOING AROUND SECOND. IT DOESN'T

1:50:12 MATTER. SLIDING TRIPLE.

1:50:14 >> [cheering]

1:50:15 >> Kirkland Banks trying to deke him out

1:50:16 and see if he can get him off third.

1:50:19 And now look at this. Firefighters

1:50:22 You have to think what if If Noah

1:50:24 doesn't get picked off, that's the

1:50:25 inning winning hit right there, Monét.

1:50:27 >> Yeah, I That's insane.

1:50:30 Isn't it? It's It's one of those though,

1:50:32 you just kind of kind of eat it and then

1:50:35 just move on to the next one. But they

1:50:36 have to have it here.

1:50:39 With two outs, Logan Lacey's got to get

1:50:42 aboard for the Firefighters to tie this

1:50:43 game.

1:50:47 Hello, Chariots.

1:50:50 Outside, ball one. Lacey has been a

1:50:52 little tough

1:50:54 in game ones. Only had one hit so far in

1:50:56 a game one this year. He is much more

1:50:58 consistent in game two, but already had

1:51:00 himself a base knock here tonight.

1:51:04 A ball four strikeout will do the job.

1:51:05 2-1 count.

1:51:10 Monét, you learn any trick plays yet?

1:51:12 Yeah, I did.

1:51:14 So, I take some fly [music] balls in the

1:51:15 outfield getting ready for the WPBO and

1:51:18 um they taught me the behind-the-back.

1:51:20 So, I I kind of learned that. I got it

1:51:21 at

1:51:22 two to three times during practice.

1:51:24 >> That's an awful tough one, too.

1:51:25 >> It's It's very tough. I don't know why

1:51:26 they taught me that instead of a pop

1:51:27 instead.

1:51:28 >> Yeah, like a tip drill would have been

1:51:29 probably the way to go, but we play on.

1:51:32 Lacey just stays alive. Again, it's a

1:51:35 high pitch that is just so enticing to

1:51:37 offer at.

1:51:38 >> [cheering]

1:51:41 >> You can see the earpiece on Logan.

1:51:44 Might be a sign of something.

1:51:45 >> [cheering]

1:51:46 >> We'll wait to see. 2-2. Lacey Oh, he

1:51:49 just fouled it off.

1:51:58 We've had a couple of things decided by

1:52:00 centimeters here tonight. Correlle Prime

1:52:01 had two singles and doubles robbed of

1:52:03 him by just a couple of inches down the

1:52:04 line.

1:52:05 Now this inning stays alive because of

1:52:06 it.

1:52:07 LACEY HARD HIT CENTER FIELD. JBJ IS

1:52:11 THERE.

1:52:12 And the Firefighters cannot bring the

1:52:14 runner home from third.

1:52:16 Monét

1:52:17 Pleasure to have you up here. Let's do

1:52:19 this again a couple times here

1:52:20 throughout the season. We'll send you

1:52:21 down there. Look forward to seeing you

1:52:23 this weekend.

1:52:23 >> I appreciate I'm You know, let's This is

1:52:26 the first of many. I'll be back.

1:52:27 >> of many. The legend of Monét Davis here.

1:52:30 Let's go down to Family Soul Train on

1:52:32 the field.

1:52:34 COME ON. COME ON. I GOT TWO FAMILIES

1:52:36 HERE AND IT'S TIME TO SEE WHICH FAMILY

1:52:39 HAS THE MOST SOUL. FAMILY NUMBER ONE,

1:52:42 COME ON.

1:52:43 COME ON. [screaming] COME ON. THEY'RE

1:52:45 RUNNING. THEY'RE RUNNING. THEY'RE

1:52:47 RUNNING.

1:52:52 WE GOT THE TRAIN SET UP AND IT IS TIME

1:52:54 TO SEE WHICH FAMILY HAS THE MOST SOUL.

1:52:56 FAMILY NUMBER ONE, ARE YOU READY? YES.

1:52:59 ALL RIGHT. DJ, HIT IT.

1:53:03 COME ON.

1:53:05 HEY, COME ON.

1:53:06 COME ON. Come on. COME ON.

1:53:08 YEAH.

1:53:10 SING ON OUT HERE.

1:53:13 COME ON.

1:53:14 COME ON. COME ON, DAD.

1:53:16 COME ON.

1:53:17 COME ON.

1:53:18 ALL RIGHT.

1:53:19 ALL RIGHT.

1:53:20 YEAH.

1:53:22 ALL RIGHT.

1:53:23 COME ON.

1:53:24 COME ON.

1:53:25 ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT

1:53:26 WAS COOL. FAMILY NUMBER TWO, ARE YOU

1:53:30 READY? YES.

1:53:32 >> [screaming]

1:53:32 >> ALL RIGHT. I GUESS SHE'S READY. SO, DJ,

1:53:35 HIT IT.

1:53:36 COME ON.

1:53:39 Come on.

1:53:40 Come on now. Come on. Come on. Come on.

1:53:42 Come on.

1:53:43 All right.

1:53:44 All right.

1:53:45 >> [cheering]

1:53:46 >> All right. Come on, mama.

1:53:48 Come on, mama.

1:53:49 Come on.

1:53:50 Come on.

1:53:51 Come on. COME ON, DAD.

1:53:52 COME ON. COME ON. LET'S GO.

1:53:54 DAD.

1:53:55 DAD.

1:53:56 DAD.

1:53:57 All right.

1:53:58 All right. Come on. COME ON. COME

1:54:00 NOW FAST.

1:54:01 IT IS YOUR TIME TO DECIDE WHO THE WINNER

1:54:04 IS.

1:54:07 >> [cheering]

1:54:07 >> WELL, ALL RIGHT.

1:54:09 AND IT'S FAMILY NUMBER ONE.

1:54:13 >> [cheering]

1:54:14 >> OR IS IT FAMILY NUMBER TWO?

1:54:19 FAMILY NUMBER TWO, YOU ARE THE WINNERS.

1:54:21 THANK YOU FOR PLAYING FAMILY SOUL TRAIN.

1:54:25 GOOD JOB, GUYS.

1:54:33 SO, THERE IS A NEW pitcher on the mound,

1:54:35 but first, Logan Lacey, what you know

1:54:37 about Soul [music] Train, baby? What's

1:54:39 up, squad?

1:54:39 >> How you feeling? Dude, I'm feeling

1:54:41 great. The ball is flying.

1:54:43 >> That was an absolute rocket you hit to

1:54:45 JBJ. I'm not sure any other center

1:54:46 fielder gets that one.

1:54:48 If I If I hit anyone, I'd rather hit it

1:54:50 to him.

1:54:51 Why?

1:54:52 I mean, he's a legend.

1:54:53 >> Okay.

1:54:54 So, if you get out, JUST GET OUT to JBJ.

1:54:57 Yeah. Okay.

1:54:58 I'll save that one in the memory bank of

1:55:00 the legend there.

1:55:01 Javon Now we need him to strike out.

1:55:03 That is correct. And the person who's

1:55:05 got to do it is Javon Wray who steps

1:55:07 onto the mound. Yep. Four innings of

1:55:09 work in the Banana Ball Open was the

1:55:10 longest he has gone

1:55:12 since Richmond

1:55:14 last summer. Logan Lacey was here in

1:55:17 2024 when the Firefighters first visited

1:55:20 Greenville, South Carolina. JBJ screamer

1:55:23 Peanut diving out wouldn't get there.

1:55:25 Armando catches up to it in center field

1:55:28 and limits that to just a single.

1:55:29 >> [cheering]

1:55:31 >> That's the first hit of Mr. Bradley

1:55:33 Jr.'s night tonight.

1:55:35 But yeah, you were here in 2024. In

1:55:37 fact, July 27th, 2024, you had a pretty

1:55:40 important part of that game in

1:55:42 Showdowns. YOU WERE THE HITTER in round

1:55:43 one for the Firefighters.

1:55:45 Hit one into the corner in right field

1:55:47 and the rest is history, brother. Yeah,

1:55:49 that was a crazy night. Now being out

1:55:51 here,

1:55:52 I sort of remember it, but dude, it's

1:55:53 like a

1:55:54 It's like a flash.

1:55:55 >> I was going to say You don't remember

1:55:56 much.

1:55:56 >> Has there been any nostalgia coming up

1:55:58 for you as as we come back here? Yeah,

1:56:00 just hitting. I Dude, it's like being in

1:56:02 the box reminds me of Fenway. Just being

1:56:04 back here in '24. Last time I was

1:56:06 actually out here, I was Guy Fieri, so I

1:56:08 wasn't Logan Lacey.

1:56:10 Fun fact.

1:56:10 >> Some would argue you're still Guy

1:56:11 [music] Fieri in soul.

1:56:13 Oh, but that off the bag, that's a tough

1:56:15 play.

1:56:16 It's going to get all the way to the

1:56:17 corner. JBJ is on his horse. He might be

1:56:20 going for a home. He does get the wave

1:56:22 around. LACEY, TRANSFER.

1:56:25 NOT IN TIME. IT'S A CLOSE PLAY, but

1:56:27 Bobby La Day, another one. RBI double.

1:56:33 MIGHT BE THE MOST annoying play for a

1:56:35 third [music] baseman when it goes off

1:56:36 the bag like that. Yeah, that don't

1:56:38 happen much, but when it does, it's like

1:56:39 hats off to him.

1:56:43 Brendan, having some fun?

1:56:47 You can do this, can't you?

1:56:53 >> [cheering]

1:56:56 >> I saw Logan Lacey doing this last night

1:56:58 at the hotel after he went to group

1:56:59 therapy.

1:57:01 Hey, still the champ at mini golf, by

1:57:03 the way. Were you really?

1:57:04 Hey, I saw you playing darts out there.

1:57:06 You looked good.

1:57:07 >> Yep, and darts. How'd you know about

1:57:08 that? Uh it was on someone's Instagram

1:57:10 story. Oh, okay.

1:57:12 Got to be careful.

1:57:16 Yeah, you got to be careful who you

1:57:17 trust around these parts, huh?

1:57:19 Look at Peanut. He's totally out of it.

1:57:21 Say something to him. Peanut.

1:57:24 Peanut. Yeah, look at him. Oh, Caden,

1:57:26 man. He looks hurt right now. He looks

1:57:29 sad. Peanut.

1:57:30 No, he's out of it.

1:57:31 >> Can you go give him a hug for me and

1:57:32 just tell him I love him?

1:57:34 I'll look at him.

1:57:35 Oh, now he's HE'S LIKE, "WHAT?"

1:57:42 >> [cheering]

1:57:43 >> JBJ, LOOK AT THAT. JUST A MATCH NOSE.

1:57:45 Barely got that left foot down, but he

1:57:47 does get it down before the tag is

1:57:49 applied.

1:57:49 >> Joe might hit it to me.

1:57:51 I hope he does, man. I need to see a

1:57:53 trick play out of you.

1:57:54 Had a really nice one earlier on there.

1:57:57 Fielded between the legs. Oh, yeah.

1:58:04 Logan, take me through the mindset of

1:58:05 that Showdowns. I know you told me you

1:58:07 were just looking for

1:58:09 You were facing Drew Lesky at the time

1:58:11 where Drew was the reigning pitcher of

1:58:13 the year in Banana Ball.

1:58:15 You were looking for a fastball. You got

1:58:16 it. Maybe not in the exact placement you

1:58:17 want, but you had to work with what you

1:58:19 got. I know these guys aren't throwing

1:58:21 me a lot of fastballs, so I got to take

1:58:23 advantage of it anytime I see one. Oh my

1:58:25 goodness, RIGHT BACK TO JAVON.

1:58:28 WON'T COUNT AS THE TRICK PLAY, BUT HE

1:58:29 DOES GET THE OUT.

1:58:31 HOW MANY TIMES ARE WE GOING TO HIT ONE

1:58:33 BACK TO BABY G, MAN?

1:58:37 The reflexes are good still. Dude, he's

1:58:39 taken one right off the race,

1:58:42 potentially.

1:58:43 Then took one off the face in

1:58:44 Albuquerque and now he gets one right

1:58:46 back to him. Yep. He passed every

1:58:48 concussion protocol though. He's good.

1:58:50 Hey, he might have lost a tooth or two.

1:58:53 But that night 2024, you round third as

1:58:56 Nico Hoerner swings big and misses.

1:58:58 And then Marshall still able to get that

1:59:00 one out. You guys win it. Take me

1:59:02 through the mindset of what that team

1:59:05 was like that night after that important

1:59:07 of a win. It was a win in which

1:59:11 It was

1:59:12 final game of the year. I actually

1:59:15 when I hit the fastball I was like, "Oh

1:59:17 my gosh, I am not in shape to be doing

1:59:19 this."

1:59:21 Oh, yeah. Nico swung a sword. Swung a

1:59:23 sword. Baby G, another strikeout. Oh,

1:59:26 yeah. I do remember I hit the ball and I

1:59:28 was like the grass was kind of thick in

1:59:30 the outfield. I was like, "All right, I

1:59:31 got I better get on my horse cuz right

1:59:32 field shallow."

1:59:33 And I know when I was rounding third

1:59:35 that's when all the base runners get

1:59:36 most nervous till they see the ball and

1:59:38 I knew I was going to be safe.

1:59:40 All right, trick play right here.

1:59:43 He's called it. Yep. Logan Lacey has

1:59:45 called a trick play.

1:59:46 >> What should I do? Between the legs or

1:59:48 backflip? If it's high into the sky I

1:59:51 I'd like to see a backflip, but

1:59:53 I'll let you determine that.

1:59:54 >> All right, yeah, you're right. Hard

1:59:55 ground ball at me might front flip.

1:59:58 Hey, if you can recreate what you did in

2:00:00 Scottsdale, man, I'll take that, too.

2:00:05 Hey, what happened between you and DC 3

2:00:07 AND THE 1 OVER in the clowns dugout?

2:00:09 Hey, the clowns formed a formation so I

2:00:11 couldn't even see DC.

2:00:13 They played a zone? Yeah. Okay.

2:00:19 Corral Prime, runner on third, 1-2

2:00:21 count. Javon trying to get that high

2:00:23 heater. Man,

2:00:24 when that high heater is there, Logan,

2:00:26 it's so tempting to swing, isn't it?

2:00:28 Yeah, especially for Prime. I mean, he's

2:00:29 like 6'8".

2:00:30 Yeah.

2:00:32 It's tough to get high heat on him.

2:00:33 Everything's at the belt.

2:00:35 Yep, that's the inning. Shots. South

2:00:37 Tremble, did you get something? Did

2:00:39 drill? Oh, yeah.

2:00:41 Call it in for Smoke, his second of the

2:00:44 game.

2:00:45 Logan Lacey was throwing water balloons

2:00:48 with me earlier.

2:00:50 Hi, Peanut.

2:00:52 Oh, by the way, don't ever give me a

2:00:53 water balloon again. Just saying, if you

2:00:55 know, you know. Wherever you are. Well,

2:00:58 we'll not throw you under the bus. Logan

2:00:59 Lacey, let's do this again sometime

2:01:01 soon, brother. See you, baby. Love you.

2:01:02 Appreciate you, dude. Love you, too.

2:01:04 Go mug it with with Peanut.

2:01:07 >> [cheering]

2:01:09 >> How about we take a peek at what's going

2:01:11 on in this beautiful sport that we call

2:01:13 >> [cheering]

2:01:13 >> the Banana Ball Championship League

2:01:15 tonight? We got a trio of games and we

2:01:18 weren't supposed to

2:01:20 >> [cheering]

2:01:20 >> Coconuts and Tailgaters tonight

2:01:23 and tomorrow as well.

2:01:26 8:00 start.

2:01:27 >> [cheering]

2:01:28 >> Party Animals, Bananas were supposed to

2:01:30 be a Saturday, Sunday affair. Instead,

2:01:31 it's a Friday, Sunday affair because

2:01:33 Mother Nature hates us.

2:01:36 So, they're playing right [cheering] now

2:01:37 as we speak at Yankee Stadium.

2:01:42 Andy Cosgrove is currently shirtless.

2:01:43 So, for those of you who would like an

2:01:45 update, there you go.

2:01:47 By the way, spoiler alert. I'm going to

2:01:48 give you until the count of six, five,

2:01:51 four, three,

2:01:53 two, one.

2:01:56 Bananas are trailing one nothing as Rack

2:01:58 just hit a beautiful rack flip, by the

2:01:59 way.

2:02:01 In the top of the fourth.

2:02:03 But yeah, we got a trio of games.

2:02:04 Coconuts, Tailgaters in Amarillo. Party

2:02:06 Animals, Bananas up at Yankee Stadium.

2:02:10 Love it.

2:02:11 Lot of stuff going on here.

2:02:14 So, here we go. Firefighters really need

2:02:16 something here as Vinnie Santarcangelo

2:02:18 gives relief to David Griffin. What a

2:02:21 five innings it was

2:02:23 for the man wearing 15 in blue.

2:02:26 But Vinnie Sants goes up against

2:02:28 EJ.

2:02:33 He's got a single and an RBI single

2:02:35 tonight.

2:02:38 The man would love to hit another homer

2:02:39 here at some point.

2:02:43 Had his first one with the Firefighters

2:02:45 at FSU and he's been close a couple

2:02:47 different times.

2:02:49 But right now a patient approach. It's a

2:02:51 3-0 count. And if the Firefighters are

2:02:53 going to take advantage, it's an innings

2:02:56 like this where it's just one or zero

2:02:58 points up on the board.

2:02:59 Inside, EJ earns himself his first ball

2:03:02 four sprint of the evening. So, three

2:03:03 plate appearances

2:03:05 result in three on bases for EJ. He'll

2:03:07 stop at first, give way to Smoke as a

2:03:09 designated runner.

2:03:12 And now Armando Besseta comes on in.

2:03:17 Mando had a ground into a double play

2:03:19 his first time around. That did bring in

2:03:21 a run that would tie the first inning.

2:03:24 It's a three run first as you take a

2:03:26 look at Vinnie Santarcangelo's numbers.

2:03:29 Three run first inning for the clowns

2:03:30 and then a three run inning for the

2:03:32 Firefighters right after it. So, it was

2:03:33 a negated inning. Right now, the only

2:03:35 points coming in the third inning.

2:03:38 Two run frame for the clowns that could

2:03:39 not be responded to by the Firefighters.

2:03:42 They have only scored in that first

2:03:43 frame, by the way.

2:03:46 Right now, one on the board here.

2:03:50 And it's top of the sixth for the

2:03:51 clowns.

2:03:53 Armando looks at one that moves inside,

2:03:55 didn't like it, doesn't matter.

2:03:57 It's now 2-2 count.

2:04:02 What's my age again? Playing from

2:04:04 Blink-182 across the stadium. Sometimes

2:04:07 we all wonder what our age is. SMOKE

2:04:10 GOING FOR SECOND. JOE LIDLE TRANSFERRED

2:04:12 IT between the legs, but it wouldn't

2:04:14 have counted because Smoke got in

2:04:15 safely. And now runner in scoring

2:04:17 position with nobody away. It's a 1-2

2:04:20 count for Armando Besseta.

2:04:22 Former Party Animal.

2:04:25 Two player two hits and two ball four

2:04:26 sprints in the Banana Ball open for the

2:04:28 Firefighters. Really found a groove.

2:04:30 And he lashes that one into shallow left

2:04:33 center field. Joe Gray Jr. pulls it in.

2:04:35 Smoke fakes it and goes back.

2:04:44 CLEAR OUT, EVERYBODY. IT'S CHIEF!

2:04:47 >> [screaming]

2:04:48 >> GOOD BOY!

2:04:51 PICKS UP THE BAT and brings it home. The

2:04:52 only

2:04:54 Dalmatian bat dog in the history of the

2:04:57 world

2:04:58 has done it again.

2:05:02 Peanut inside of that hit? No, it

2:05:04 didn't.

2:05:06 That called a strike.

2:05:12 He's got a single on the night, but also

2:05:14 a strikeout.

2:05:15 Really needs something to go his way.

2:05:16 Vinnie Santarcangelo looks at that with

2:05:18 those dual duo colored cleats. I can't

2:05:20 talk.

2:05:23 Way outside. Smoke halfway to third,

2:05:25 then thinks better of it.

2:05:30 Joe Lidle's done a heck of a job behind

2:05:32 the backstop tonight.

2:05:38 Again,

2:05:39 punched out.

2:05:41 It's foul.

2:05:45 >> [cheering]

2:05:49 >> Do the 0-2 again. Or excuse me, 1-2

2:05:51 instead. It's now 2-2 count.

2:05:54 >> [cheering]

2:05:56 [screaming]

2:06:00 >> Peanut, if he gets one into the outfield

2:06:02 this game is probably tied. A ball four

2:06:04 sprint could do the job as well and that

2:06:06 is on the table.

2:06:10 3-2 count.

2:06:11 B4S is bringing on in Smoke.

2:06:15 Instead, Peanut chops at this one

2:06:17 out to right field. Nico Holsizer there.

2:06:19 Smoke is going to third.

2:06:26 Kirkland Banks

2:06:28 lost that ball in the infield. But

2:06:30 Vinnie Santarcangelo jumped in front of

2:06:32 it, collided with South Tremble who goes

2:06:34 back to third. Firefighters have to have

2:06:36 this. It says, "Oh,

2:06:38 boy!"

2:06:45 Look who we have here, folks. It's

2:06:47 Fisher Polidor off old sport coming in

2:06:50 with two away here in the bottom of the

2:06:52 sixth inning.

2:06:54 High leg kick for old Mr. Polidor off.

2:06:56 We call him old knuckles around these

2:06:57 parts.

2:06:59 Because of that nasty knuckleball he's

2:07:01 got

2:07:02 what I believe is a haberdasher on.

2:07:04 That's some I think it's a haberdasher.

2:07:05 Forgive me if I don't know that word

2:07:07 exactly right now. Our country's in a

2:07:08 bit of a crisis.

2:07:11 Old McCarthyism thing is a whole big

2:07:12 deal. Doing a lot of stuff. He just

2:07:14 plunked Lamar Sparks.

2:07:17 Little bit of a cheap one. Oh, there's a

2:07:18 donkey on field.

2:07:24 You want a hold of it? YES. PLEASE. YES.

2:07:28 I LOVE A LITTLE TANDEM.

2:07:30 CHICKS LOVE THAT ROMANTIC

2:07:34 YES, THEY DO LOVE THAT romantic stuff.

2:07:36 My beautiful bride, Logan, of 25 years

2:07:38 and two score

2:07:40 would agree with the same thing.

2:07:42 So, now D Mac, you want to talk about an

2:07:43 original here.

2:07:45 An OG

2:07:46 up at the plate facing one of the

2:07:47 original OGs, Fisher Polidor off. Just

2:07:49 21 years old, but he's a time traveler

2:07:51 as D Mac hacks at that one.

2:07:54 That knuckleball can be so tantalizing.

2:07:59 Much like Marilyn Monroe was back in the

2:08:00 day.

2:08:02 Love her. D Mac swinging over that one.

2:08:05 Fisher Polidor off flirting with a

2:08:07 strikeout here. Gave up a home run

2:08:09 against the Firefighters. That's a

2:08:10 softball pitch and that ONE'S GOING TO

2:08:12 SCORE SMOKE.

2:08:14 >> [cheering]

2:08:15 >> THAT ONE GETS HALFWAY DOWN TO Kirkland

2:08:17 Banks and Lamar puts on the brakes of

2:08:19 his mobile T4 and goes back to second

2:08:22 base.

2:08:23 But Dakota McFadden steals first base

2:08:25 and so now there are runners on first

2:08:26 and second scoring position. Mason

2:08:28 Maxwell comes on up to the dish.

2:08:31 Renegade is playing.

2:08:33 Good stuff.

2:08:36 Another bad pass ball and now the

2:08:39 runners are on second and third. The

2:08:40 Firefighters have a shot to win the

2:08:41 inning.

2:08:44 Things falling apart here for Fisher.

2:08:47 That is a beautiful soul. The

2:08:48 instruments that he plays are countless.

2:08:50 Infinite, even.

2:08:54 Full windup in the pitch. Mason Maxwell

2:08:55 wanted to send that one

2:08:59 to the stars. Instead, it will go foul.

2:09:01 It's a 1-1 count.

2:09:05 The old stirrups for Fisher. It's good

2:09:06 to see the classics being broken out and

2:09:07 that one's into the dirt.

2:09:09 Joe Lidle can't find it and Lamar Sparks

2:09:12 is GOING TO COME IN TO SCORE IN THE FIRE

2:09:14 AND FLAMES. SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY, FIND A WAY

2:09:18 TO SALVAGE A POINT AS MASON MAXWELL

2:09:20 NEVER TOOK THE BAT OFF HIS shoulders

2:09:22 and brings us back to the future.

2:09:42 Popsicle.

2:09:44 That's what it is.

2:09:48 Good stuff. MICHAEL IS WITH BABY G.

2:09:53 Just a little bit. We're coming to the

2:09:54 end of this one. What's the mentality to

2:09:56 get this one in the books? Uh get ahead,

2:09:59 you know, the team stay up. Offense

2:10:01 doing their job. Now it's my turn to do

2:10:02 my job.

2:10:03 What is your job? How would you define

2:10:05 your job to someone? My job is to throw

2:10:07 strikes, give my position players some,

2:10:10 you know, the balls to field and

2:10:12 then we dominate. Best job in the

2:10:14 greatest sport in the world. Yes,

2:10:16 totally. You want to know what I

2:10:17 understand?

2:10:17 >> audience, I got you. Hey audience, I

2:10:19 think you want to see Jovan throw. We're

2:10:21 going to stay here and watch you throw a

2:10:22 little bit. Michael, you want to stay

2:10:24 back behind the mound and just watch him

2:10:25 throw? Zack, how much would you bet if I

2:10:28 get hit like you want to you want to get

2:10:29 a wager right here? Well, given the fact

2:10:31 that Baby G has had three come back up

2:10:33 the middle at him throughout the season,

2:10:35 I would wager that you're probably going

2:10:37 to take one off the noggin here at some

2:10:38 point.

2:10:39 >> Yeah, would you uh would you ice it for

2:10:40 me? Uh probably not.

2:10:43 That would be one of our athletic

2:10:44 trainers that does the job. Hey, ask

2:10:46 Baby G if we're having fun, if we're

2:10:48 playing banana ball. Oh, no, Michael's

2:10:50 left. Michael's left.

2:10:52 >> okay, okay. This is Hey, it's the song

2:10:54 he created, MAN. I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU

2:10:55 SOMETHING.

2:10:56 MICHAEL, I'm giving you gold here. I'm

2:10:57 giving you constant gold.

2:11:00 >> And you turn it down? I couldn't hear

2:11:02 the song.

2:11:03 >> Look at you. What's the song?

2:11:06 We need a ball nowhere to sideline

2:11:07 reporter now, folks.

2:11:09 We need a ball nowhere.

2:11:10 Somebody please tell Michael Schwartz

2:11:12 the rules.

2:11:13 >> I COULDN'T HEAR. I COULDN'T HEAR.

2:11:14 >> KNOW WE'RE HAVING FUN, WE PLAY BANANA

2:11:17 BALL. YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. TONIGHT,

2:11:20 TONIGHT, TONIGHT BY BABY G AND HOT Boy

2:11:23 Ron. I don't know what to tell you.

2:11:26 Michael, see you later.

2:11:28 Love that guy.

2:11:30 But uh I think the I think the face

2:11:32 paint has uh fumed into his brains.

2:11:36 He's a good boy. So is Baby G. He is an

2:11:39 absolute good dude.

2:11:41 So Fisher Polidoroff comes in and the

2:11:43 Firefighters immediately equalize the

2:11:45 game. Chris Burges TATTOOED IN THE LEFT

2:11:48 CENTER FIELD. Noah Bridges couldn't get

2:11:50 to it. BOUNCES OVER HIS HEAD. ARMANDO

2:11:52 THROWING BACK in for second, but Burges

2:11:55 is well in front of that.

2:11:59 And now the every clown in the history

2:12:02 of man

2:12:03 is on the mound.

2:12:05 That would uh indicate to me

2:12:07 that we have something special coming.

2:12:38 >> [music]

2:12:52 [music]

2:12:58 >> Pants hitting for the Clowns. Number

2:13:01 one, Kirkland the Paint.

2:13:13 >> [music]

2:13:14 >> Good job, KB.

2:13:16 Don't blame it on the sunshine.

2:13:18 We do want to know how to win.

2:13:20 Again, don't like to remind you too much

2:13:22 of the clock because A, see it. But B,

2:13:25 we're having fun here as KB sends one a

2:13:27 mile high. Noah chasing it back. That

2:13:30 one IS OFF THE WALL AGAIN.

2:13:33 FLASH

2:13:34 ROUNDING THIRD. THAT ONE GETS BY TINY

2:13:37 Hughes at second base. Kirkland Banks

2:13:40 into second with a double and now there

2:13:42 are runners on second and third with

2:13:44 nobody away and just after the

2:13:45 Firefighters found their rhythm on

2:13:48 offense, got a point back to tie the

2:13:50 game, in danger of blowing it again.

2:13:55 The Clowns have just had a consistent

2:13:56 attack at the plate as DC3 sends that

2:13:59 one back in.

2:14:01 One of the things that we've seen from

2:14:02 Jovan Ray this year

2:14:04 is he's been absolutely incredible at

2:14:05 just gritting and grinding some things

2:14:08 out. He'll need it here.

2:14:10 Dell Francis bounces that one foul. Had

2:14:13 a great I mean great series in

2:14:16 Charleston.

2:14:17 Five hits after having just four hits

2:14:21 in both February and March combined.

2:14:23 Again, they only played one month or one

2:14:24 game in February.

2:14:26 So it helps. DC3 just saved a run.

2:14:30 Flail all about.

2:14:33 This guy, four home runs in a game while

2:14:36 he's playing at Gardner-Webb. [music]

2:14:39 He has psychotic

2:14:41 power hitting abilities, but he doesn't

2:14:44 there.

2:14:45 Jovan Ray

2:14:47 lockdown Selly coming at you.

2:14:50 Dell Francis sat down.

2:15:00 So now Jaylen Vasquez with two on, both

2:15:02 in scoring position and just one away.

2:15:04 Dalton Cornett uses the chest to block

2:15:06 that one down.

2:15:08 How big could this be for the

2:15:09 Firefighters if they could just find a

2:15:10 way out of the inning?

2:15:12 Really going to have to keep everything

2:15:13 in the infield.

2:15:17 Jovan was incredible last week with

2:15:19 things that were high in the zone. When

2:15:21 he worked a little bit lower, it was

2:15:23 tougher to locate.

2:15:25 Once he worked up high, especially with

2:15:26 that beautiful fastball he has, got a

2:15:29 lot of Texas Tailgaters swinging and

2:15:31 missing.

2:15:33 That one goes outside. A ball four

2:15:34 sprint would be the [music] worst thing

2:15:35 he could do here outside of giving up a

2:15:36 home run or extra base hit. A ball four

2:15:39 sprint would easily bring in two.

2:15:44 Run right back up the middle and that

2:15:46 might DO THE JOB. EVERYBODY WAS PLAYING

2:15:48 WAY far back. Peanut couldn't get it on

2:15:50 the dive and that's a two RBI single

2:15:53 for Jaylen Vasquez.

2:16:00 So just as soon as the Firefighters tie

2:16:02 the game back up, they immediately give

2:16:04 themselves more work to have to get out

2:16:06 of and Jovan Ray is going to come out of

2:16:08 the game in favor of Ben Dunn the Third.

2:16:10 So the reigning pitcher of the year

2:16:16 comes back in.

2:16:18 And now with one away, he's going to

2:16:19 have to really work some magic here for

2:16:21 the Fire and Flames.

2:16:24 Right now, the Clowns really in charge

2:16:26 of the equalizer point. Not too many

2:16:27 trick plays on the board. Just six for

2:16:29 the Clowns, four for the Firefighters.

2:16:34 Boy, a double trick play with two

2:16:35 wonders here. That one, soft contact.

2:16:37 Can EJ find it? No, he can't.

2:16:41 It's a tough one to play [music] on.

2:16:45 EJ really gave that one a chase,

2:16:48 but it won't do the job.

2:16:52 But it's still a no two count.

2:16:57 Joe Gray right back to the same spot.

2:17:00 This time, can EJ find it?

2:17:02 Tiny, boy,

2:17:04 laid everything on the line there.

2:17:09 And Tiny couldn't come up with it and so

2:17:10 we'll play it again. Look at this.

2:17:12 Superhuman dive there from Tiny.

2:17:15 Almost had a big play.

2:17:21 Clock ticking under 20 minutes.

2:17:25 Two and a half innings still left to

2:17:26 play.

2:17:28 Ben Dunn checking back over.

2:17:31 The man is the reigning pitcher of the

2:17:33 uh year, excuse me, in Banana Ball for a

2:17:35 reason as Jaylen

2:17:37 goes for second. Logan Lacy. Oh, he gets

2:17:39 it over TO TINY WHO TRIED TO GO BETWEEN

2:17:41 the legs. It goes off the glove of EJ

2:17:43 over to Caz Egan,

2:17:45 but Joe Gray well down the first base

2:17:47 line, so he won't go for second.

2:17:52 So Joe will reach on a fielder's choice.

2:18:06 Now Jackie Bradley Jr.

2:18:10 going up against Ben Dunn. The World

2:18:12 Series champ going up against a pitcher

2:18:15 of the year. The silent silencer

2:18:17 of the Firefighters.

2:18:19 >> [cheering]

2:18:25 >> JBJ right up

2:18:28 >> [cheering]

2:18:28 >> into right field.

2:18:30 Joe Gray turns the corner. Going for

2:18:32 third. South put a heck of a throw on

2:18:34 that one,

2:18:36 but Gray gets in there sliding. Lacy

2:18:38 couldn't apply the tag in time

2:18:40 >> [cheering]

2:18:40 >> and there are runners on the corners

2:18:42 with two away.

2:18:44 And maybe one of

2:18:48 >> [screaming]

2:18:49 [cheering]

2:18:52 >> Now Bobby LaDay, one of the more

2:18:54 dangerous AB's, especially with runners

2:18:57 on.

2:18:58 Could really blow this thing open here

2:19:01 for the Clowns. Goes right back up the

2:19:02 middle. Tiny, this could be a TRICK

2:19:03 PLAY. RIGHT BETWEEN THE LEGS.

2:19:06 So [music] we can count that one in.

2:19:08 So the Firefighters get out with just

2:19:09 the two runs of damage done, but they're

2:19:12 going to have to find a way in the

2:19:14 bottom of the seventh to find two runs

2:19:16 again.

2:19:18 And now it's time for the sheet race.

2:19:23 The sheet race. We have the blue sheet,

2:19:26 the pink sheet, the brown sheet, and the

2:19:28 red sheet. They will be racing around

2:19:29 the infield. First one to cross the

2:19:31 finish line by home plate will be the

2:19:33 winner. Are your sheets ready? ON YOUR

2:19:36 MARK, GET SET, GO!

2:19:40 We have the pink sheet taking a quick

2:19:42 lead.

2:19:43 >> know what to call the first one. I think

2:19:44 it's beige.

2:19:45 >> is not far behind. They must keep all

2:19:47 the way INSIDE THE SHEETS.

2:19:49 HE'S GOT A FATHER. BLUE SHEET DOWN. BLUE

2:19:52 HAS LOST HIS BRAINS.

2:19:53 >> The red sheet is currently in third

2:19:56 place. If you got a red sheet, you got

2:19:58 serious problems. Absolutely nothing

2:20:00 GOING HIS WAY. NOW BROWN IS FALLING.

2:20:05 PINK OR BEIGE OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT IS

2:20:06 GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN. BLUE

2:20:08 SHOULDN'T COUNT CUZ HE'S RACING WITHOUT

2:20:10 HIS SHEET.

2:20:11 DIVE AT HOME.

2:20:14 That was a dominant one

2:20:16 for the dude in the pink sheet.

2:20:19 Beautiful stuff on the sheet race.

2:20:22 I know all of you at home love that.

2:20:24 Man, what a tumble for the guy in blue.

2:20:27 And then brown took a tumble.

2:20:38 Andrew Irvine, as you take a look at the

2:20:40 replay here.

2:20:42 Right across the line. Kasey Egan able

2:20:44 to to bring that one in

2:20:47 with the microphone.

2:20:49 So now the man who wears six seven.

2:20:53 Andrew Irvine out of Waterloo, Iowa.

2:20:58 Fifth round pick for the Clowns and he

2:21:00 needs to come up big here.

2:21:02 For Indianapolis.

2:21:04 They've got two on in the top of the

2:21:05 seventh. If the Firefighters want a shot

2:21:07 at this, they really have got to get

2:21:09 this inning. Clowns still lead in the

2:21:11 trick play equalizer point column,

2:21:14 six to five.

2:21:16 It's not insurmountable for the Fire and

2:21:18 Flames as Mason fouls that one back, but

2:21:20 you want to really do some work in that

2:21:22 column. And also you need to find a way

2:21:25 to not be down two points going into the

2:21:27 ninth inning.

2:21:30 >> [cheering]

2:21:36 >> Mason stares at that one. Patient eye.

2:21:42 Mason's drawn a couple of ball four

2:21:44 sprints. He struck out tonight. Boy,

2:21:45 that's a tough one.

2:21:47 And Andrew Gerard

2:21:49 says it's a good one on the outside part

2:21:51 of the black.

2:21:56 Two-two. A massive inning. Mason right

2:21:58 back up TO ANDREW IRVINE, BETWEEN THE

2:22:00 LEGS AND Correll brings it on in. It's a

2:22:02 trick play for the Clowns.

2:22:05 Their first one since the third inning.

2:22:11 So now it's seven five.

2:22:13 And that's the issue with the soft

2:22:14 grounding contact is it fights a lot of

2:22:16 trick plays.

2:22:18 Noah swings. Wanted to send that one to

2:22:20 Mars. Instead it gets sent down to the

2:22:23 crust of the earth.

2:22:26 We can go back to the sideline there for

2:22:28 a bit.

2:22:29 Marshall Shill and Christian Diemer are

2:22:30 having a light saber battle.

2:22:35 Really doing their thing. Joe Lytle's

2:22:37 frame wouldn't do it.

2:22:43 Can Noah find that clutch piece of

2:22:45 hitting?

2:22:46 Again, it

2:22:47 That outside part of the plate is

2:22:49 getting called.

2:22:53 Another two-two.

2:22:55 Ball three. Ball four sprint could

2:22:57 really help the cause of the Fighters.

2:23:01 Marshall Shill has taken a light saber

2:23:02 to the back.

2:23:04 Believes the war is done.

2:23:06 Ball four sprint.

2:23:07 Again, all seven fielders behind the

2:23:09 pitcher now must touch the banana ball.

2:23:11 NOAH ON HIS HORSE. HE TURNED ON THE JETS

2:23:14 AND GOT TO SECOND.

2:23:17 It's a big extra base.

2:23:24 So a two base [music] ball four sprint

2:23:26 gives Tyner Hughes a chance to hit with

2:23:28 a runner in scoring position.

2:23:30 Clutch piece of running for Noah.

2:23:37 Tyner singled his first plate [music]

2:23:38 appearance.

2:23:40 Grounded out in a strikeout. That's his

2:23:41 damage done tonight.

2:23:45 The 10th round pick out of the Visitors

2:23:47 could get a big moment here.

2:23:50 Instead he stares at one right on the

2:23:51 inside. Go down for a strike.

2:24:00 Tiny doesn't offer. Joe had a little

2:24:02 trouble finding that one. Maybe trying

2:24:03 to geek out.

2:24:05 Bridges out on second.

2:24:08 Irvine this year 535 MPI. His ERA

2:24:12 elevated 1350.

2:24:14 Like to bring that down. Firefighters

2:24:17 could really do some damage on that.

2:24:19 They can find a couple here.

2:24:22 Tiny sends that one out in front of the

2:24:24 building here. It's a two-two.

2:24:34 Inside.

2:24:35 Chin music going for Tiny and he gets

2:24:37 out of the way.

2:24:39 Three-two count. Ball four sprint

2:24:42 gets the Fighters within one.

2:24:47 Tiny stays alive. Or does he?

2:24:50 Into the stands.

2:24:56 There's been no ruling. John Crosser

2:24:59 says no.

2:25:02 Clowns are adamant that that was a

2:25:03 catch.

2:25:08 Let's see a replay.

2:25:10 >> [screaming]

2:25:12 >> I

2:25:15 Yeah, that looks like he might have

2:25:16 caught that.

2:25:22 So far

2:25:23 don't believe this is challengeable and

2:25:25 Tiny RIGHT OVER TO LADAY AND IT GETS BY

2:25:27 HIM.

2:25:29 INTO CENTER FIELD. NOAH

2:25:31 almost got the wave around. HE IS GOING

2:25:33 TO GET THE WAVE AROUND.

2:25:34 >> [screaming]

2:25:34 >> SAFE!

2:25:36 >> [cheering]

2:25:38 >> TINY GOES TO SECOND. NOW HE'S GOING TO

2:25:40 THIRD.

2:25:42 THIS HAS BROKEN DOWN FOR THE CLOWNS.

2:25:44 WHAT IS GOING ON?

2:25:46 What looked like it might have been A

2:25:47 FAN CALLED FOUL BALL TO GET OUT NUMBER

2:25:49 two has resulted in the Fire and Flames

2:25:52 getting to third and a run across.

2:25:56 As Julian Nesta by the way says

2:25:59 HOT HOT SOUP. HOT SOUP.

2:26:03 ONE GOT AWAY FROM BOBBY LADAY. It's a

2:26:05 hard hit one. Now the Firefighters one

2:26:08 run away from tying this inning up.

2:26:09 DALTON DOWN THE RIGHT FIELD LINE. BAM!

2:26:13 GROUND RULE DOUBLE.

2:26:16 >> [cheering]

2:26:16 >> IT'S AN RBI. TINY can just lay down at

2:26:19 home. DC3 over the fence.

2:26:24 And by the way

2:26:25 don't want to jinx it.

2:26:28 He has a single.

2:26:29 He has a triple. And he's got a double

2:26:31 now.

2:26:33 I'm just saying

2:26:34 golden at bat might very well be in his

2:26:35 future.

2:26:38 What about Logan Lacey? 10 minutes on

2:26:40 the clock. Now the Firefighters have

2:26:41 tied the inning up.

2:26:43 And they're going to put Smoke out there

2:26:45 as a designated runner.

2:26:50 He comes home. Firefighters win the

2:26:51 inning and they win the point.

2:27:00 Logan Lacey has tamed the green monster

2:27:03 at Fenway Park.

2:27:05 If he gets a healthy enough swing on

2:27:07 this one, he could tame the Greenville

2:27:09 monster, too.

2:27:11 Instead he gets out of the way. Ball

2:27:12 four sprint would do this thing for the

2:27:14 Fighters.

2:27:16 Boy, what a twist of fate that would be

2:27:17 for the Clowns. What looked like a sure

2:27:19 fire fan called foul ball

2:27:21 might turn into disaster. IT WILL TURN

2:27:23 INTO DISASTER. GETS BY JOE. HE'S NOT

2:27:26 EVEN GOING TO LOOK FOR IT. SOUTH TRIMBLE

2:27:28 SCOOTS HOME AND THE FIREFIGHTERS have

2:27:30 won the inning, win the point. SOUTH

2:27:33 TRIMBLE JUST DROPPED AN elbow at the

2:27:34 plate. It's now a two-one lead for the

2:27:37 Firefighters.

2:27:39 But it very well could be a two-two game

2:27:43 going into the ninth because of the

2:27:45 equalizer point. Let's take a peek at it

2:27:47 right here.

2:27:49 So the Firefighters have five trick

2:27:51 plays. They need to get at least two to

2:27:53 negate the equalizer point as of now.

2:27:57 The Clowns have seven. If the

2:27:58 Firefighters in this defensive half of

2:28:01 the inning,

2:28:02 if they do not get more than two trick

2:28:04 plays or just two trick plays, the

2:28:06 Clowns win the point. And so this would

2:28:08 be a two-two game

2:28:09 going into the bottom of the eighth.

2:28:12 Again, the equalizer point is given to

2:28:14 the visiting team if they have more

2:28:16 trick plays than the home team

2:28:19 >> [cheering]

2:28:19 >> after the final full inning before the

2:28:22 final inning.

2:28:23 Again, that clock is ticking down real

2:28:25 close.

2:28:26 THERE'S A TIP DRILL AND A DOUBLE TRICK

2:28:28 PLAY!

2:28:30 >> [cheering]

2:28:33 >> CALL THEM BOTH [screaming] IN!

2:28:35 >> [cheering]

2:28:36 >> WORLD'S FASTEST PEANUT ON THE TIP DRILL

2:28:39 AND LACEY BETWEEN THE LEGS. AND JUST

2:28:43 LIKE THAT, THE EQUALIZER POINT IS TIED!

2:28:56 Home team cannot win that extra point.

2:28:58 They can only deny it to the visiting

2:29:00 team. [music] And right now, if the

2:29:01 Fighters can do that here, and there are

2:29:04 seven trick plays apiece.

2:29:08 That's massive. 3-1 count to Nico

2:29:10 Holsizer. Ball four sprint would hurt

2:29:12 that cause.

2:29:14 That's a great pitch from Ben Dunn.

2:29:16 Backed off Holsizer, it's a 3-2 full

2:29:18 count.

2:29:20 Into the sky.

2:29:22 Fans have any play on it?

2:29:24 Doesn't look like it.

2:29:33 We'll do the full count again. HOLSIZER

2:29:35 LAUNCHES ONE IN THE CENTER FIELD.

2:29:37 ARMANDO'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET ON HIS

2:29:38 HORSE. OFF THE TOP OF THE WALL, IT'S A

2:29:41 DOUBLE AT LEAST.

2:29:43 HOLSIZER swinging a heavy bat tonight.

2:29:47 Two-run homer, and now a double.

2:29:51 That's a big one for the Clowns now.

2:29:53 >> [cheering]

2:29:54 >> Runner in scoring position, just one

2:29:56 away.

2:29:58 Correlle Prime up to bat.

2:30:01 That clock is becoming a factor. 6

2:30:03 minutes and counting.

2:30:06 If the clock were to run out now

2:30:12 It's Prime.

2:30:13 Can somebody help the Firefighters

2:30:15 cause? No, EJ not fast enough to get

2:30:17 over there.

2:30:17 >> If the clock were to run out now I

2:30:19 believe we'd [music] go back to what it

2:30:21 was, the trick play count

2:30:23 in the seventh inning, and the Clowns

2:30:25 would have been up 7 to 5. So, they

2:30:27 would get it. Dunn trying for the trick

2:30:29 pitch strikeout. Won't happen.

2:30:34 Remember, these two teams played just an

2:30:35 eight-inning game in Montgomery day two

2:30:38 because there were so many runs. This

2:30:39 Ben runs a slider inside.

2:30:44 If the trick plays were not high there

2:30:45 either.

2:30:47 Prime. Prime position for a trick play.

2:30:50 EJ underneath.

2:30:52 Tip drill. TINY UNDER [screaming] THE

2:30:54 LEGS. DOUBLE TRICK PLAY. DOUBLE TRICK

2:30:57 PLAY.

2:31:00 AND THE FIGHTERS ARE UP 9-7 IN THE TRICK

2:31:02 PLAY COLUMN.

2:31:10 Huge trick play outs being recorded in

2:31:13 front of your very eyes.

2:31:15 If Chris Burge is though can find a

2:31:17 barrel, flashes at second.

2:31:23 Beautiful slider.

2:31:26 Ben one pitch away from getting out.

2:31:30 Again, goes back to the slider, and

2:31:31 again, Burge just slides out of the way.

2:31:38 OH, HE GOT HIM.

2:31:42 SHUTS DOWN SIDE THE BLACK. BEN DUNN

2:31:45 PUMPS HIS FIST. RUNNER STRANDED.

2:31:50 A WORLD'S FASTEST INNING ON DECK HERE.

2:31:53 Gage Voorhees to the mound. The

2:31:55 Firefighters have put nine trick plays

2:31:57 on the board. Back-to-back

2:31:59 double trick plays to take the lead in

2:32:02 that column.

2:32:03 Now, if you're the Fire and Flames

2:32:05 [music]

2:32:06 I raise this question as we sing home.

2:32:08 Do you strike out three times in a row?

2:32:14 By the way, world's [music] fastest is

2:32:15 supposed to be that we are just moving

2:32:18 right along here, but we're singing

2:32:19 home.

2:32:20 Means that we're supposed to be going

2:32:21 quick. Not a lot of warm-up pitches.

2:32:23 >> [music]

2:32:24 >> But that has not been communicated. So,

2:32:26 we play on.

2:32:40 Hello, Gage Voorhees.

2:32:43 It's good to see you. Former

2:32:44 Firefighter, by the way, who again was

2:32:47 here in 2024 for that electric win in

2:32:49 Greenville, South Carolina. Last year

2:32:51 spent it with the Bananas. Now comes in

2:32:53 really trying to move him to the closer

2:32:56 >> [music]

2:32:56 >> with Nick Wilson sort of sliding up into

2:32:58 that starter spot.

2:32:59 They'll try Gage out in the back half of

2:33:01 [music] the back couple of innings

2:33:04 of this rotation. He was done pretty

2:33:06 dirty by the Firefighters in Montgomery,

2:33:08 Alabama. Nine-run inning started by him.

2:33:13 Now, he goes up against Eric Jones Jr.,

2:33:15 former catcher. If EJ, by the way,

2:33:17 plants one into the seats or can get a

2:33:20 run across

2:33:22 the equalizer points tonight.

2:33:25 So, for the Firefighters, you have to be

2:33:27 very careful.

2:33:28 What do you swing at?

2:33:30 Can you make sure it's hard contact?

2:33:35 Are you swinging at balls? And that one,

2:33:37 no. Ball four sprint on the table. EJ

2:33:39 single, RBI single. Steal of first base

2:33:42 or two, that's Logan Lansing. And he

2:33:44 gets his second ball four sprints.

2:33:48 EJ has not been retired tonight. That

2:33:50 beautiful mustachioed man

2:33:52 is aboard at first. And by the way, look

2:33:54 at the clock, folks. It's at 2:55.

2:33:57 If the Firefighters get this game going

2:33:59 any longer

2:34:01 we might end it at eight.

2:34:03 If they slow play this thing

2:34:06 it could be trouble. But Darian McDowell

2:34:07 is not a slow player. If you saw his

2:34:09 batting practice earlier

2:34:11 you'd be amazed at what he did. He put a

2:34:14 ball over the Greenville Drive neon sign

2:34:17 on the building across the street.

2:34:19 The sign atop the building. Voorhees.

2:34:22 Boy, that's a beautiful slider, but it

2:34:24 did not go anywhere near the zone.

2:34:29 McDowell.

2:34:30 Good check. Chris Burge is, by the way,

2:34:33 replacing Joe Lidle behind the plate.

2:34:37 Darian up to the stars. A double trick

2:34:39 play ties up

2:34:41 that category. VASQUEZ. OH, THEY LOST

2:34:44 IT. NO COMMUNICATION,

2:34:46 BUT THERE IS A FORCE OUT.

2:34:49 >> [cheering]

2:34:49 >> ZACK PHILLIPS WAS RUNNING AT FIRST

2:34:52 for Eric Jones Jr.

2:34:55 He couldn't go.

2:34:58 NO, THEY CALLED HIM SAFE.

2:35:03 I could have sworn they called him out,

2:35:04 but instead, no, THEY CALLED HIM SAFE.

2:35:06 ZACK PHILLIPS HAS STAYED at second.

2:35:13 Peanut, if this falls, IT WOULD DENY THE

2:35:15 EQUALIZER POINT.

2:35:17 Nico grabs it up. Tip drill.

2:35:21 Philly moves to third.

2:35:24 It is an 8-9 game

2:35:28 in terms of trick plays, but the

2:35:30 Firefighters

2:35:31 have a runner 90 feet from home.

2:35:34 They have the lead in the trick play

2:35:35 column. They do this, it's over in terms

2:35:38 of the equalizer point.

2:35:39 They need to ensure no double trick

2:35:41 plays. Clowns can get one more. It

2:35:43 doesn't matter.

2:35:46 Does not matter.

2:35:49 By the way, we are at a minute.

2:35:54 Gage Voorhees has got to go.

2:35:56 If Lamar puts this in play or elongates

2:35:58 this at bat anymore it's going to be

2:36:00 over, BUT HE STRIKES OUT.

2:36:10 D-MAN.

2:36:11 RIGHT TO JAYLEN VASQUEZ.

2:36:15 AND IT'S NOT A TRICK PLAY.

2:36:17 AND SO, WITH 30 SECONDS TO SPARE

2:36:20 WE'RE GOING TO go to the ninth.

2:36:22 But the equalizer point is denied, and

2:36:24 so the Fighters go into the ninth with a

2:36:27 one-point

2:36:29 lead.

2:36:32 Unreal.

2:36:36 Taz Egan is explaining the final inning

2:36:39 rules.

2:36:41 It's a 2-1 game.

2:36:46 Again, the final rule The final inning

2:36:48 brings across these rules. Every run now

2:36:50 counts as a point. So, if the Clowns can

2:36:53 put up two in this one, they have a 3-2

2:36:55 lead going to the bottom half. If they

2:36:56 put up nothing, this game is over.

2:36:58 The clock ran to 30 seconds, but Jaylen

2:37:02 Vasquez books us a ninth inning.

2:37:05 >> [cheering]

2:37:09 >> Absolute chaos has broken out in

2:37:11 Greenville, South Carolina.

2:37:14 Trick plays are now for the love of the

2:37:16 game, and so is this.

2:37:42 >> [music]

2:37:46 [singing]

2:37:50 [music]

2:37:58 [music]

2:38:05 [music]

2:38:13 >> Well, Johnny Hummel, you can't say he's

2:38:15 not committed.

2:38:16 That man has dyed his hair blonde.

2:38:19 One half of the Clowns.

2:38:23 >> [cheering]

2:38:28 [cheering]

2:38:29 >> But make no mistake about it.

2:38:31 He might be light in the hair now, he is

2:38:33 not light on the mound.

2:38:35 Against the Texas Tailgaters in the

2:38:37 Banana Ball Open, he was sensational.

2:38:40 Against the Party Animals in game two of

2:38:43 Albuquerque. He was sensational. Two

2:38:46 scoreless innings of work.

2:38:48 And then a Showdown Shutout and probably

2:38:51 what should have been multiple Showdown

2:38:53 Shutouts

2:38:54 against the Party Animals.

2:38:56 But he was incredible

2:38:58 in that series.

2:39:00 Couple of strikeouts, his first of the

2:39:02 year, really in succession.

2:39:05 Three Ks, two scoreless innings, a

2:39:07 Showdown Shutout.

2:39:09 Now he comes up as the closer for the

2:39:11 Firefighters.

2:39:12 A save opportunity on the line for the

2:39:15 Lightning from Lexington.

2:39:17 And the man with two colors in his hair.

2:39:21 The Jeff Hardy music has hit.

2:39:23 Mason Maxwell is on the sidelines

2:39:25 dancing like his life depends on it.

2:39:28 I would love to see a shot of that.

2:39:32 Jared Donaldson has joined him. AND

2:39:34 KIRKLAND BANKS, THERE THEY ARE,

2:39:35 [screaming]

2:39:36 IS AT THE PLATE.

2:39:37 THE hard-throwing Hummel starts the

2:39:39 inning off

2:39:42 >> [cheering]

2:39:43 >> with a high one.

2:39:45 Another high one.

2:39:55 Three straight high ones for Johnny.

2:39:57 Again, this is sometimes the issue with

2:39:59 the walk-up, not the issue, but it can

2:40:01 be the trade-off with the issues. You

2:40:02 might not get exactly the easiest

2:40:03 warm-up because you're so focused on the

2:40:05 walk-up. There is the pitching one. It's

2:40:08 a 3-1 count.

2:40:15 JB Ooh, he thought it was a ball four

2:40:17 sprint, but Johnny works it back full.

2:40:21 Hummel has come up in big situations,

2:40:23 remember.

2:40:24 Closed out THE WIN IN MONTGOMERY AND

2:40:26 FROM A 3-0 COUNT, HE STRIKES HIM OUT.

2:40:30 BIG ONE

2:40:32 FOR LIGHTNING.

2:40:33 All the music.

2:40:35 WE'RE GETTING GOLDEN IN GREENVILLE.

2:40:43 Golden batter rule.

2:40:45 Batting in place for Dale Francis Jr. IS

2:40:48 YOUR GOLDEN BATTER. JACKIE BRADLEY JR.

2:40:55 SO WHAT about this?

2:40:59 Back in Greenville, South Carolina. The

2:41:02 former member of the Greenville Drive,

2:41:05 one of the greatest in the University of

2:41:07 South Carolina baseball program history,

2:41:11 steps in as the golden AP

2:41:13 against one of the best closers in the

2:41:16 sport.

2:41:17 And look at that, immediately Johnny

2:41:19 gets him full. Dalton having a little

2:41:21 slow time going back to get it.

2:41:26 Marshall Shield doing shoulder presses

2:41:28 on the side.

2:41:32 Remember, ninth inning, final inning.

2:41:35 Every run counts as a point.

2:41:40 Clowns need JBJ to do something

2:41:43 productive. The next AB is Jay- Jaylen

2:41:45 Vasquez, which again, think about the

2:41:48 stories. The first time these teams

2:41:50 played this season, Jaylen Vasquez took

2:41:53 a pin down fastball and sent it over the

2:41:56 wall in right field for a game-winning

2:41:58 homer.

2:42:01 There's a lot of stuff happening here.

2:42:05 DC3 a little slow on the draw here.

2:42:12 Right back UP THE MIDDLE, JBJ'S ABOARD.

2:42:15 The golden AP works to perfection. And

2:42:17 now

2:42:19 the lefty who played at North Greenville

2:42:22 Next up, number two, Jaylen Vasquez.

2:42:26 >> home

2:42:28 after going home just a with a couple

2:42:31 weekends ago

2:42:33 with a chance to really make his name

2:42:35 with the Clowns.

2:42:37 But he pops up.

2:42:40 Armando calling everybody off in center

2:42:42 field. They do NOT NEED A TRICK PLAY and

2:42:44 he goes about it the old-fashioned way.

2:42:47 Runner on first is JBJ. And Joe Gray Jr.

2:42:52 has reached on a ball four sprint, a

2:42:55 single.

2:43:12 He's reached on a ball four sprint, a

2:43:13 single, also a fielder's choice. He was

2:43:15 able to get on first.

2:43:17 Dalton stops that one from going. Man,

2:43:19 Dalton has had some tough plays tonight

2:43:20 behind the backstop.

2:43:23 Dale Francis Jr. is now the runner at

2:43:25 first because JBJ is due up second in

2:43:28 the lineup. So he's next if Joe Gray

2:43:31 gets aboard.

2:43:32 1-0, swinging, 1-1.

2:43:37 Johnny Hummel has two saves on the year.

2:43:43 His third could be huge.

2:43:46 Ooh, it's tantalizing.

2:44:00 BIG SWING. CLOWNS DOWN TO THEIR LAST

2:44:03 STRIKE.

2:44:08 We [screaming] had 30 seconds to play

2:44:09 with before this inning, but we got the

2:44:11 ninth in. Can Johnny send us home?

2:44:16 No, HE CAN'T. INTO THE DIRT. DALE

2:44:17 FRANCIS IS ON HIS WAY TO SECOND AND

2:44:19 THAT'S MASSIVE.

2:44:21 Cuz that's ball three.

2:44:23 Ball four sprint is going to tie this

2:44:25 game up.

2:44:28 Johnny has to put one in the zone.

2:44:32 Whatever he trusts the most, he's got to

2:44:34 have it here.

2:44:44 >> [cheering]

2:44:45 >> Three balls, two strikes,

2:44:47 TWO OUTS.

2:44:49 BALL FOUR SPRINT.

2:44:51 CLOWNS ARE GOING TO TIE THE GAME.

2:44:53 >> [cheering]

2:44:58 [applause]

2:44:59 [cheering]

2:45:04 >> And now right back up to the dish is JBJ

2:45:07 who we just saw with a golden AB

2:45:09 hit a single right back up the middle.

2:45:10 This is a fresh ball game for the

2:45:12 Clowns.

2:45:14 Joe Gray is at first with his second

2:45:16 ball four sprint. Johnny throws in

2:45:18 strike one.

2:45:20 If there's anybody that knows how to

2:45:22 play that wall in left field, it's the

2:45:25 guy at the plate.

2:45:27 Healthy lead for Joe Gray at first.

2:45:30 Johnny's just got to get the team back

2:45:32 to the dugout. There's two away.

2:45:34 A 1-1 count.

2:45:38 Bouncer. Tiny is there. THROW TO FIRST,

2:45:41 WE ARE GOING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH.

2:45:44 >> [cheering]

2:45:45 >> So the ball four sprint ties us up.

2:45:47 But the Firefighters have a shot.

2:45:54 Caz Egan hyping the crowd up.

2:45:58 This is what Banana Ball is truly all

2:46:00 about.

2:46:01 After the Firefighters by a nat's nose

2:46:04 ties and denies the equalizer point

2:46:08 because of trick plays.

2:46:09 >> [screaming]

2:46:11 [cheering]

2:46:12 >> The Clowns go into the top of the ninth

2:46:14 and they get one across.

2:46:17 And now the Firefighters

2:46:21 will send

2:46:23 Mason Maxwell, Noah Bridges, and Tyner

2:46:25 Hughes as the batters due up. Gage

2:46:27 Voorhees is out.

2:46:30 He got

2:46:31 a fresh inning and the lights are out.

2:47:08 >> [cheering]

2:47:15 [music]

2:47:29 >> Leading off the bottom of the final

2:47:32 inning,

2:47:33 number three, Dalton

2:47:36 Santana. That was lovely.

2:47:39 The lights just going out

2:47:43 for Sam.

2:47:46 But the music is golden.

2:47:50 WE'RE DOING THIS AGAIN. THE golden

2:47:52 batter rule. Hitting in the place of

2:47:55 Mason Maxwell. Make some noise for DC3,

2:48:01 Dalton Cornett.

2:48:03 >> [screaming]

2:48:04 >> WELL, WELL, WELL.

2:48:08 >> [cheering]

2:48:08 >> AS ENTER Sandman plays in the

2:48:11 background,

2:48:13 it is the Sandman

2:48:15 of clutch situations that steps into the

2:48:17 batter's box in place of Mason Maxwell.

2:48:21 Dalton Cornett, the winner in Showdowns

2:48:24 against the Savannah Bananas [music]

2:48:26 in a winner-take-all in the World Tour

2:48:29 Championships one year ago.

2:48:32 Two weekends ago, the Showdown winner

2:48:34 against the Party Animals in

2:48:35 Albuquerque.

2:48:37 And now goes up against Gage Fourhees

2:48:40 with a shot to win it here.

2:48:42 Looks at two outside. One was in the

2:48:44 zone, one is not.

2:48:48 Noah Bridges in the on-deck circle.

2:48:52 Looked like the exact same spot, but

2:48:53 it's a one-two count.

2:48:55 DC3 has yet to take the lumber off the

2:48:58 shoulders.

2:49:01 And that slider goes inside on the hands

2:49:03 and it'll remain a one-two count.

2:49:12 Can DC3 do it here?

2:49:16 Slaps it into left field. JBJ [cheering]

2:49:19 got a track on it.

2:49:21 And he'll haul it in for out one. The

2:49:22 Golden AB is sit down.

2:49:26 >> [cheering]

2:49:31 >> So now it's Noah.

2:49:34 He has a walk-off game winner on his

2:49:38 resume. That was last year in Salem,

2:49:40 Virginia.

2:49:45 He doesn't need the winner here, but he

2:49:46 does need to get on base with one down.

2:49:49 Tyner Hughes is on deck.

2:49:54 Quick two-oh count

2:49:55 for Mr. Bridges who already has a

2:49:57 two-base ball four sprint

2:49:59 on his ledger tonight.

2:50:01 That time to look at strike one.

2:50:03 Gage working quickly.

2:50:05 Had a clean eighth inning.

2:50:10 But it's a three-one count. You think

2:50:11 about the fact the Firefighters left a

2:50:13 runner on third in the bottom of the

2:50:15 eighth. This game would have been over.

2:50:17 Noah wanted that one.

2:50:20 If they could have brought Zach Phillips

2:50:22 home, the game was over.

2:50:24 But a ball four sprint will GIVE NOAH A

2:50:26 CHANCE.

2:50:28 HE WANTS TWO.

2:50:30 HE'S GOING TO GET TWO. SLIDING IN.

2:50:35 AND NOW ALL TYNER Hughes has got to do

2:50:38 is send one into the outfield. He does

2:50:40 that, Noah's going home. He's too

2:50:42 confident in his speed.

2:50:45 Tiny gets on with no run scored.

2:50:48 It's Dalton Cornett going right back up

2:50:50 to the dish.

2:50:52 That's the beauty of the Golden AB.

2:50:55 What does Tyner Hughes have for you?

2:50:58 A patient eye. Ball one.

2:51:06 Boy, Tiny didn't like it. With strike

2:51:09 one.

2:51:11 We are seeing the outside zone getting

2:51:13 called tonight from Andrew Gerard.

2:51:17 TINY, HOT SHOT TO KIRKLAND.

2:51:19 HE LOVES IT. OH, IT'S A PICKOFF PLAY AND

2:51:22 NOAH'S TAGGED OUT.

2:51:27 He fooled him on the throw over to first

2:51:29 and Noah

2:51:31 is tagged out third.

2:51:37 Dalton Cornett doesn't know he's up.

2:51:42 DC3's got to get a helmet and bat.

2:51:58 DC3

2:52:01 right back up. Fly out to JBJ on the

2:52:04 Golden AB. Chopper foul.

2:52:15 This is a game of what could have beens.

2:52:17 Could the Clowns have kept it scoreless

2:52:19 in the bottom of the first?

2:52:21 Dalton, screamer.

2:52:25 Zach Phillips, quick reflexes.

2:52:27 What if the Firefighters had brought

2:52:29 home Zach Phillips on third in the

2:52:31 bottom of the eighth? What if the Clowns

2:52:33 could have found that extra trick play?

2:52:37 Oh-two.

2:52:39 Cornett into the seats.

2:52:42 Foul.

2:52:43 Remember last week D-Mac

2:52:46 was caught

2:52:47 by the fans to send us to showdowns.

2:52:50 DC3 has a ground rule double

2:52:53 on his ledger tonight.

2:52:55 Stays alive. Gritty AB.

2:53:01 >> [screaming]

2:53:10 >> Pickoff. Safe.

2:53:20 Working quick. High.

2:53:22 Now a ball four sprint becomes

2:53:23 interesting.

2:53:24 But we're not close to that yet, so I

2:53:26 won't breach it

2:53:28 just at this time.

2:53:30 Gage slowing it down.

2:53:34 DC gets that club HEAD OUT THERE. INTO

2:53:36 LEFT CENTER FIELD. TINY'S AROUND

2:53:38 [screaming] SECOND. HE'S GOING TO THIRD.

2:53:41 HE'S COMING HOME. AT THE TRACK, DALTON

2:53:44 CORNETT HAS WALKED IT OFF IN GREENVILLE.

2:53:49 >> [cheering]

2:53:57 >> HE WAS GOLDEN WHEN HE ABSOLUTELY HAD TO

2:54:00 BE.

2:54:02 GOT THAT BAT OUT THERE. SENT IT TO LEFT

2:54:04 CENTER FIELD. TYNER HUGHES RACED LIKE HE

2:54:07 WAS SHOT OUT OF A CANNON. GOT HOME AND

2:54:11 THE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE WON.

2:54:14 >> [cheering]

2:54:15 >> The grittiest team IN SPORTS

2:54:17 CONTINUES TO SHOW THEIR MOXIE.

2:54:21 DALTON CORNETT IS SHIRTLESS

2:54:24 AND FOR GOOD REASON.

2:54:27 SOUND THE SIRENS OF VICTORY ALL ACROSS

2:54:31 GREENVILLE TONIGHT.

2:54:43 GIVE HIM THE FIRE.

2:54:56 >> [music]

2:55:06 >> What can you say [cheering] about this

2:55:09 Firefighters squad?

2:55:10 They just find ways to win.

2:55:15 Ladies and gentlemen, with this Dalton

2:55:17 Cornett hit, the Firefighters have won

2:55:20 the most games they ever have on a world

2:55:23 tour. Seven. Eclipses the six from 2025

2:55:28 and the four from 2024.

2:55:31 IT WASN'T PERFECTLY STRUCK, BUT IT WAS

2:55:33 SENT IN THE PERFECT SPOT.

2:55:35 And Dalton Cornett

2:55:38 what CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THAT MAN IN

2:55:40 PRESSURE SITUATIONS?

2:55:43 He just scraps and finds ways to win.

2:55:47 In a game of what ifs

2:55:51 becomes a winner for the Firefighters.

2:55:54 DALTON CORNETT HAS PUT HIS JERSEY BACK

2:55:56 ON. THE WHOLE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE

2:55:57 SURROUNDED HIM. MICHAEL SCHWARTZ and his

2:56:00 >> Hey Dalton, your girlfriend may get mad

2:56:02 at me for asking this. How are you so

2:56:04 hot right now?

2:56:06 I don't know. My family's here, man. I

2:56:08 just wanted to show out for them and

2:56:10 they're up in the stands watching right

2:56:11 now, so Can we see them?

2:56:14 Hi mom. Hi guys. Hi everybody. What did

2:56:17 you see tonight in this? We have the

2:56:19 open. We didn't clinch, but what was the

2:56:21 mindset of you still need to earn a spot

2:56:24 if you guys want to compete? And let me

2:56:25 tell you, it's historic right now for

2:56:27 you guys. Yeah, I mean the boys are hot,

2:56:29 you know, we're we're coming in swinging

2:56:30 and the bats are are really hot right

2:56:32 now, so that's why we're hot. We're hot.

2:56:35 HI BABY. LET ME TELL YOU, I REALLY I

2:56:37 REALLY like meeting you guys at home

2:56:38 plate. Hey, we have a live kid question

2:56:41 of the game. If you want to ask your

2:56:43 question, say your name. Bella. What's

2:56:45 your question? [music]

2:56:47 What's your favorite football team? What

2:56:48 is your favorite football team? The

2:56:50 Cincinnati Bengals.

2:56:52 All right. Cincinnati Bengals. Hey, what

2:56:54 what are you guys GOING TO DO NEXT?

2:56:55 WHERE are you guys going now?

2:56:58 IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT DOESN'T MATTER.

2:57:00 ZACH, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

2:57:02 IT DOESN'T MATTER.

2:57:04 I'M SURPRISED I didn't hear we we ought

2:57:05 TO GET OUT OF JAIL.

2:57:07 BUT WE DO HAVE A GOOD OFFENSE. DALTON

2:57:09 Cornett tonight was simply unreal.

2:57:12 Four for six, two doubles

2:57:15 and a triple and most importantly, the

2:57:18 game-winning

2:57:20 hit.

2:57:21 That man is an all-star.

2:57:23 Make no mistake about it.

2:57:26 He just finds ways. And by the way, he's

2:57:28 doing this with a hand that wasn't

2:57:30 exactly the healthiest [music] tonight.

2:57:34 He caught all nine innings

2:57:37 and found a lot of ways to make a lot of

2:57:39 winning plays for the Firefighters when

2:57:41 they desperately had to.

2:57:43 Dalton Cornett

2:57:44 the showman of the night

2:57:47 for so many reasons. For the play

2:57:51 for the hit

2:57:55 and for what he did at the catcher's

2:57:57 spot as we welcome you back up here

2:57:59 to Greenville, South Carolina. The

2:58:01 showman of the night, DC3.

2:58:04 >> [music]

2:58:04 >> They've done it again, folks. An

2:58:05 offensive masterpiece for these two

2:58:07 teams. The score two to three.

2:58:09 Nine runs for each team. 12 hits for

2:58:12 each team. The separator truly the trick

2:58:16 play equalizer points.

2:58:18 The Firefighters denying that and that

2:58:20 is the biggest reason they just walked

2:58:21 it off in three-two fashion. Both of

2:58:24 these teams are hitting with fire in

2:58:27 their hands and more importantly an

2:58:29 inferno in their eyes as we welcome you

2:58:31 back up here inside the dispatch center.

2:58:33 Folks, I can't think I've got a headache

2:58:35 cuz I have been outside my mind over the

2:58:37 last couple of hours. What a game to be

2:58:39 with you here in Greenville, South

2:58:41 Carolina. Look, the Firefighters, say

2:58:44 what you will about them. It might not

2:58:45 be the prettiest, but it is the darn

2:58:47 sure most effective. [music] They are,

2:58:49 yes, the hottest team in sports and they

2:58:51 continue that. They have now won nine of

2:58:54 their last 11 since they started 0 and

2:58:57 3.

2:58:58 This is a team that has found their

2:59:00 confidence. They have found their pride.

2:59:02 They have found their swing and then

2:59:04 some. Bradford Webb [music] didn't have

2:59:06 his best stuff tonight. He still found a

2:59:08 way to hand it over in prime fashion.

2:59:11 Johnny Hummel didn't have his best stuff

2:59:12 tonight, but he found a way to hand it

2:59:14 over in prime fashion. And then Dalton

2:59:16 Cornett.

2:59:17 The man's going to be in the MVP

2:59:19 conversation when this year is done. I'm

2:59:20 calling it right now. And a night like

2:59:22 tonight, [music] four for six with a

2:59:23 game-winning double is exactly the

2:59:25 reason why. He had a golden AB

2:59:26 appearance, it didn't go the way he

2:59:28 wanted to, it did not matter. He goes

2:59:30 right back up there and goes golden when

2:59:32 he needed to. What a game here in

2:59:34 Greenville, South Carolina. The

2:59:36 Indianapolis Clowns were game, but the

2:59:38 Firefighters, the hottest team in

2:59:39 sports,

2:59:40 but they are the prettiest team in

2:59:42 banana ball and I will put [music] my

2:59:43 name to that. The Firefighters

2:59:45 continuing to make history here. As we

2:59:48 go on to the next couple of weekends

2:59:50 here or next couple of nights here in

2:59:52 Greenville, South Carolina. By the way,

2:59:53 I said they won nine of their last 11,

2:59:55 they've won seven of their last nine.

2:59:57 They have seven wins. I'm

2:59:59 I can't believe what I just saw.

3:00:01 Unbelievable stuff here in Greenville,

3:00:03 South Carolina. A special thanks to all

3:00:05 [music] the great people who have made

3:00:06 this broadcast come to you led by our

3:00:08 outstanding producer Chad with

3:00:10 Folkstead, our great director Alex

3:00:12 Brose, our technical producer Josh

3:00:14 Richardson, [music] the guy calling the

3:00:16 shots down on the field, the Sheriff

3:00:18 Garrett DeClue, our official scorekeeper

3:00:20 here in the booth with me tonight, Blake

3:00:21 O'Herron. Folks, what a game. Can you

3:00:24 imagine what's in store the next two

3:00:25 nights here in the Palmetto State? For

3:00:27 our great crew here on site in South

3:00:29 Carolina, for Michael Schwartz and his

3:00:30 eye black down on the field, I'm Zack

3:00:32 Staten. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW HERE IN

3:00:35 SOUTH CAROLINA. THE FIGHTERS WIN IT 3-2

3:00:38 IN UNBELIEVABLE FASHION. I'M ZACK

3:00:41 STATEN. UNTIL NEXT TIME, REMEMBER

3:00:44 FIRE UP!

3:00:45 >> [screaming]

3:00:46 [groaning]

3:00:48 >> FIGHTERS WIN, SEE YOU TOMORROW.

3:00:50 >> [music]

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