Indianapolis Clowns @ Texas Tailgaters

0:00 bump. The defense would continue there

0:02 as Princess JB Jordan Barf manning the

0:05 hot corner still at the dish. What do we

0:07 got here? Oh man. Dive and grab behind

0:10 the back transfer. Book it. The first

0:13 trick play in the young career of the

0:15 August Stan a standout in [music] Jordan

0:18 Bart. But then the bats would inevitably

0:20 come around as the first home run of

0:22 2026 comes off the bat of Travis Mano,

0:25 the first home run in a football

0:26 stadium. And then he told us how he

0:28 felt.

0:30 You just hit a home run in front of

0:32 60,000 people. How do you feel?

0:34 >> Well, Brett, plain and simple, I'm the

0:36 best there ever is. I mean, I wake up in

0:38 the morning and I It's excellent. I'm

0:42 I'm a big carrot American winning

0:44 machine. If you ain't first or last,

0:50 >> bro. We went to Frisco and the Texas

0:53 Tailgator finally unveiled their

0:56 official mascot. The cowboy wearing big

0:59 old green alligator himself who's going

1:03 to steal every piece of meat that you

1:05 have at your tailgate, Grub the Gator.

1:08 And that weekend in Frisco was special

1:11 because [music] then we played the Loco

1:13 Beach Coconuts and our captain does

1:15 this. Fiverr, Jordan Hussein, the Texas

1:18 kid, a diving grab as the tailgator

1:21 would be tied up all at two apiece. And

1:24 Fiverr out there making web gems just as

1:26 he does so very, very, very often for

1:29 the boys in blue and orange. And then

1:31 golden batter, Eric Osberg.

1:34 Magic can't happen twice, but Jordan

1:36 Hussein can. And then after the

1:39 defensive prows, trailing by one point,

1:42 going to the bottom of the ninth, who do

1:43 the tailgator call on? The tailgator's

1:46 golden batter, Kyle K. Martins.

1:52 Who else would you want in the biggest

1:54 moment to this point of the tailgator

1:56 season? Down by one point in the bottom

1:59 of the ninth. Backs against the wall

2:01 against CJ Williams.

2:03 One and0.

2:05 Big on big.

2:09 [screaming] Kmart out to left field. TA

2:12 going back at the fence. It's gone. It's

2:16 gone. It's gone. Kyle Martin's first

2:19 home run in the sport ties us up at

2:22 three apiece. Well, would you rather it

2:25 be [cheering]

2:31 [cheering]

2:34 an oppo taco [screaming]

2:36 the first earn run CJ Williams has ever

2:39 conceded.

2:42 This is banana [screaming] ball.

2:45 >> The moment never too big in the ninth,

2:47 but what about in showdowns? [music] CJ

2:49 Williams, Nick Lopez. Bottom of round

2:52 number one. How would it end?

2:57 Li over the head of Gideon Antel. It's

3:00 going to roll for a while. Gideon's got

3:03 good wheels. Get on your horse, Lope.

3:05 Get on your horse. Antel finally gets to

3:08 it. Lopez on third and 80 great arm

3:11 sells over the head. Tailgator win.

3:14 Tailgator win. Tailgator win. Nick Lopez

3:18 walks it off. Four to three. And we are

3:21 so back in the Lone Star State.

3:25 >> After going four and four over their

3:27 final eight games heading into the

3:29 Banana Ball Open, something caught fire

3:33 within the Texas Tailgator and

3:35 specifically their 33-year-old superstar

3:37 Kyle Martin. in game one against the

3:40 >> quarter for the Texas tailgator and

3:41 Kmart sends what deep center field

3:46 with another long ball. Welcome to the

3:49 action here in the banana ball open.

3:52 >> First of two home runs for [music] Kmart

3:53 in the open and then Sunshine provided

3:56 us the play of the year.

3:57 >> Mason Maxwell hard hit Sunny times out.

4:00 Trick play. Oh, it's a double trick

4:03 play. Is that the play of the year?

4:06 Jonathan Sunshine Loaders lays out

4:09 between the legs bucket throws it to

4:11 first. Taylor Justice between the legs

4:14 bucket.

4:15 >> That was psychotic.

4:17 >> This is banana ball.

4:20 >> And from arguably the play of the year

4:22 to the play that helped win the

4:24 tailgator the equalizer [music]

4:26 point and win the ball game on Friday

4:28 night.

4:28 >> McDow over to J5 between the legs and

4:32 it's the equalizer point for the

4:34 tailgator. Double trick play.

4:36 >> Book it. Book it. And just like that,

4:39 the Texas Tailgator off the backs of the

4:42 Texas kid and Taylor Justice win the

4:45 equalizer point is vitally important.

4:49 >> With a win on Friday night against the

4:50 Firefighters, the Tailgator faced off in

4:52 game one of the Banana Ball Open

4:54 Championship against those Savannah

4:56 Bananas. And how about a start to it

4:58 from Jordan Hussein. A little bucket

5:01 there on a 6463

5:03 double play. You've never seen anything

5:05 like that in your entire life. And then

5:07 we hadn't seen this yet this year

5:09 either. Jordan Bart hits his first home

5:12 run in his banana ball career in route

5:14 to putting the Tailgator up two points

5:17 to none there in the third inning.

5:20 Feeling really good about those boys in

5:21 blue and orange. Now let's feel a little

5:23 bit better. Eighth inning, [music] need

5:24 three trick plays to win the equalizer

5:26 point. Book it. That is now 13 to 12 in

5:30 the trick play category. Bouncer, Taylor

5:32 Justice, tough play. Joe Baron loses the

5:34 cowboy hat. Book it yet again. 13 trick

5:37 plays a piece to get the final out of

5:38 the inning. Taylor Justice bounces it

5:41 off the turf like LaMelo. And that's how

5:43 the Tailgators win the equalizer point.

5:45 And then here's how they won the ball

5:47 game with the game on the line.

5:52 Highf fly ball deep out to right center

5:54 field. [cheering] Watson on his horse.

5:56 He doesn't get there as it bangs off the

5:58 wall. Ty Jackson [cheering] will score

6:01 easily. Over looking for three bases.

6:04 He's out. Perfect relay by Jordan

6:06 Hussein. [cheering]

6:07 Fantastic deep by Jordan Bar. And the

6:10 Tailgator hang on. 3-2 winners. What do

6:13 you know about that Jordan Jordan

6:15 connection? And the Texas Tailgator come

6:18 in here and upset the namesake of the

6:21 sport to win game one of the first ever

6:25 banana ball [screaming] open.

6:26 >> From a game one victory to winning the

6:29 whole thing the very next day.

6:30 >> Gainers putting this in the hands of

6:32 their allar from a season ago in Nick

6:35 Lopez. The O2

6:38 that's hit well deep out to left.

6:41 Alexiot is on his horse.

6:44 It settles on the warning track. Lopez

6:46 around second.

6:48 Reese gets to [cheering] the ball. Lopez

6:50 around third. [screaming]

6:52 Now relay. Nick Lopez clinches a playoff

6:56 spot for the Texas Tailgator.

6:59 And the boys in blue and orange are

7:02 going to get a playoff spot. Six points

7:05 early.

7:06 N Lopez, the man who won all the

7:10 showdowns last year for the Tailgator,

7:12 comes up in the biggest spot of his

7:14 banana career. We'll see you in October.

7:18 We just never gave up, man. You in the

7:20 locker room, we're talking. We're going

7:22 to beat these guys. They got us last

7:24 year and the first couple games this

7:26 year, but we never gave up. That's the

7:28 difference. And from one historic moment

7:30 to another, the first ever popup game in

7:32 Banana Ball history at Navasota High

7:33 School in front of a thousand people.

7:35 The Texas Tailgator Savannah Bananas and

7:37 Kyle Markin welcomes you to the auction

7:40 as he hits a two-run blast in the first

7:42 inning that walks it off for the Texas

7:44 Tailgator, putting them up one to

7:46 nothing. What about Jonathan Sunshine

7:49 Lutters, the inventor of the foot

7:51 volley? 1 2 3 4 5 6 seven times Sunny

7:57 goes off the legs and the [music] feet

7:59 to give you a trick play that you've

8:01 never seen before. Hopefully you'll see

8:03 it again, but you will never ever ever

8:05 forget it. Sunny does that and then his

8:09 counterpart up the middle does this.

8:11 Jordan Hussein, the captain of the Texas

8:14 Tailgator, a behind the back book it as

8:18 the 10th trick play of the night. And

8:20 while on the microphone too, Jordan

8:22 Hussein pulls out a special one to end

8:24 the ball game. The team who's just so

8:26 trickery and the tailgator gets their

8:27 15th and final trick play to defeat the

8:30 Savannah Bananas 5 to nothing at

8:31 Navasota High School in Banana Ball's

8:33 first ever pop-up game. From history to

8:36 history Saturday, the biggest banana

8:38 ball game ever. 102,000 people. Chris

8:41 Clark strikes out dude perfect Tyler

8:43 Tony at Kyle Field on the campus of

8:46 Texas A&M in the top of the second

8:48 inning to conclude matters. What a

8:50 special moment that was for CC and those

8:53 [music] boys in blue and orange.

8:56 And then Jordan Hussein

8:58 ball for a sprint. Typical ball for a

9:01 sprint you'd think. No. Throw cells in

9:03 the outfield. Fiverrs made it to second.

9:05 He's getting to third. Aaron throw comes

9:07 back in the infield. Where's Jordan

9:09 Hussein going? He's going home and home

9:12 now Fiverr. That would end up putting

9:14 the Tailgator in a spot to go up four to

9:15 nothing and then to try and win the ball

9:18 game.

9:18 >> Tailgator winning the banana ball

9:20 opening clutch in a playoff spot six

9:21 months early.

9:26 >> Jose Gonzalez

9:29 puts it away

9:33 of all time.

9:38 The boys from the Longar State head

9:40 north for the first time ever to

9:42 headline a series [music] in the Sooner

9:44 State. We put aside the Red River

9:46 rivalry this weekend as the 6 and10

9:48 Indianapolis Clouds tussle with the 8

9:51 and8 Texas Tailgator here in Tulsa,

9:54 Oklahoma. Two of the best storms [music]

9:56 in the sport in our beautiful, beautiful

9:58 Tulsa, Oklahoma one ballpark battle

10:00 tonight. Clowns righthander David

10:02 Griffin against Banana [music] Ball's

10:03 April Pitcher of the Month, Brett

10:05 Sanchez.

10:07 Come on in the booth and stay a while.

10:13 For the first time ever, the Tailgator

10:16 headlining a series outside of Texas.

10:19 I'm Brett Loft, voice of the Texas

10:21 Tailgator. So pleasure to be joined by

10:22 you this evening, wherever you're

10:24 watching from here on the Texas

10:25 Tailgator YouTube channel. For the first

10:27 time ever last weekend, the Texas

10:29 Tailgator swept those Savannah Bananas

10:31 and are on a threegame winning streak.

10:34 The smallest banana ball game of all

10:36 time, the biggest banana ball game of

10:38 all time. And you know, I'm real big on

10:40 As You Go about reliving great memories.

10:43 So why why don't we do that right now?

10:46 Starting off at Navasota High School,

10:48 the smallest Banana Ball game ever.

10:50 Banana Ball's first ever [music] popup.

10:52 Welcome to the auction. Kyle Martin

10:53 showed up at the popup and in a very,

10:55 very, very big way. Bottom of the

10:56 [music] first, two-run yaya. Kmart put

10:59 the boys in blue and orange up one to

11:01 nothing early. And then Indiana [music]

11:03 Stanley said

11:05 trick play. Book it. Half a tornado. And

11:08 it's so good. We got to see it twice.

11:10 Look at it one more time for Mr.

11:12 Stanley. A trick play he's patented

11:14 [music] so so, so well. Jordan Bar,

11:16 five, four, three. Double play. Double

11:19 book it as well. Putting the tailgator

11:22 up in trick plays. Nine to five. Not

11:24 talking about Dolly Parton. And then

11:26 Kyle Martin, [music] slide of the year.

11:28 Perhaps his first stolen base in our

11:30 sport at 33 years old. Still got a ton

11:32 of [music] athletic ability left. And

11:34 Mr. Martin as he stole second would lead

11:37 to another point. And actually a five to

11:39 nothing victory for those Texas

11:41 Tailgator shut out of the Savannah

11:43 Bananas. They did score one run, but no

11:45 points. Only the second time ever the

11:47 Tailgator have shut out their opponent.

11:49 That's going back to Starkville,

11:50 Mississippi last year when they beat the

11:52 Party Animals two to nothing. Who was

11:54 our showman? [music] and it was none

11:55 other than my good friend Stank Stank.

11:58 With his performance against those

11:59 bananas, [music] Brett Sanchez earned

12:01 himself the April pitcher of the month

12:03 against six scoreless innings, five

12:04 strikeouts, 10 trick plays induced, as

12:07 well as a trick pitch strikeout. And as

12:09 always, thank you, thank you, thank you,

12:12 thank you, thank you as we'll see Brett

12:14 Sanchez [music] tonight on the bump as

12:16 well. What about the biggest, the

12:18 largest banana ball game of all time

12:20 played at Kyle Field, home of the

12:22 Texas&M football team. A facility

12:24 [music] that's been around for a

12:26 century. A facility that again seats

12:28 102,000

12:30 people. And the tailgators will yet

12:32 again win the first inning. [music] A

12:34 Taylor Justice Walkoff, his sixth of the

12:35 year. He would get his seventh of the

12:37 year later in that ball game. He leads

12:39 the BBCL in that category. [music] Chris

12:41 Clark induces ground ball. Jordan bar

12:43 book it. Princess J being so good over

12:46 there at the hot corner and then smokes

12:49 one deep left field about 105 off the

12:52 bat. Just got over that 50ft net. Jordan

12:55 Bar first regular season career banana

12:57 ball home run. Second, I [music] should

12:58 say second career regular season banana

13:01 ball home run and put the tailgator up

13:02 three to nothing at that point. Jonathan

13:04 [music] Sunshine Lutters on a unicycle

13:08 almost sends one out of there. It's only

13:10 185 to left. Sunny with a single, his

13:12 fourth hit on the unicycle [music] in

13:14 2026 and a 4 to3 victory for the boys in

13:17 blue and orange as Jose Gonzalez made

13:19 the final out [music] there in shallow

13:22 center field 16-7. The tailgator the

13:25 best trick play team in Banana continued

13:26 that last Saturday at Kyle Field. But

13:29 who was the best player that night on

13:30 the diamond? It was nonetheless than

13:32 Grand Rich, Florida's [music] finest,

13:33 Mack Danford. Grand Ridge, Florida. If

13:36 you look at the 2026, their population

13:39 is about 800 to 900 people. You could

13:41 have fit Grand Ridge, Florida 100 times

13:43 over into College Station at Kyle Field

13:46 last weekend. And the man who shined the

13:48 most on the biggest stage, M. Danford.

13:51 He's been leading the charge for these

13:53 tailgators [music] who've been riding

13:54 rather high. I I mean, you look at last

13:56 weekend, if you've seen our banana ball

13:58 power rankings that came out this week,

14:00 the Tailgators are number one. And for a

14:01 big reason, because of why they swept

14:03 those Savannah bananas. The first time

14:05 ever they swept those Savannah [music]

14:07 bananas. Only the third sweep in the

14:09 history of the Tailgators. They're on a

14:10 three-game winning streak. [music] The

14:12 first time the Texas Tailgators have

14:13 ever done that in their young history.

14:16 And then record-breakers. Won the

14:17 smallest game in Banana Ball history.

14:19 Just a thousand people. A pop-up game at

14:21 Navasota High [music] School. And then

14:22 the biggest the largest banana ball game

14:24 of all time. 102,000 people at Kyle

14:27 Field. Those tailgators riding high

14:30 coming in here to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Let's

14:32 toss it down the field. The clowns

14:34 clowning around.

14:36 >> It elevated the crew. Yeah, we had

14:37 everything and wonder. Well, what else

14:39 could we do? But little did we know show

14:41 business was the [music] ride we

14:42 pursued.

14:42 >> Yeah, the Negro League. Well, it fell in

14:44 the game. So, we began another show. It

14:46 sounded great. And we played and turned

14:49 us to diamond into a st. Yeah. Where we

14:51 stayed to entertain and change the game

14:53 in ways we couldn't explain.

15:00 But the road ends here. No more playing

15:02 shadow ball where the ball disappears.

15:03 The G was 1989 and it became unclear

15:06 with the clowns ever reappear.

15:12 In 1989

15:16 they disappeared

15:18 and now they're back.

15:21 Tulsa, Oklahoma.

15:23 Please welcome back the original

15:26 baseball circus, the Indianapolis

15:29 Clowns. [screaming and groaning]

15:43 Yeah. Who else messing with the clowns

15:45 been around? You know how we get down

15:48 coming through the crowd trying to get

15:49 you loud. It's about time that we

15:52 reintroducing what we working with. Let

15:54 me see your hands if you're repping the

15:56 Annapolis.

15:59 Yeah, we backing even better. Players

16:01 flipping through the air and don't you

16:02 dare try to catch us. Only catches that

16:04 we making is the ball hitting the

16:06 leather. Now you out. Bring them out.

16:08 Next hitter better step up. And stepping

16:10 up is all we know. We're placed under

16:12 the pressure. It's resilience. Do you

16:14 feel this? Can't nobody do it better,

16:16 man. Y'all, we've been gone way too

16:18 long, but we back and that's a fact. We

16:21 the clowns and we home.

16:26 >> Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

16:37 [singing]

16:51 Shine

16:53 from the starsal

17:20 I won't believe it.

17:47 Magic.

17:58 [music]

18:11 Oh yeah.

18:17 So don't forget who you are.

18:24 [music]

18:26 >> How cool is this? Shadow Ball returning

18:30 to the Sooner State

18:33 where the Tatown Clowns used to play

18:36 back in the day. The Decor Leaks having

18:38 such a heavy presence here in the great

18:41 state of Oklahoma. It's just as cool the

18:43 tailgator playing their first headliner

18:45 outside of the Allstar State as it is

18:47 that these Indianapolis Clowns, a

18:49 barntorming team revived here and our

18:52 beautiful sport of anatal getting

18:53 returned back to the great state of

18:55 Oklahoma. Speaking of Banana Ball, let's

18:58 look at those 11 glorious rules of our

19:00 sport.

19:03 >> Banana Ball is the fastest and most

19:05 entertaining show in sports. And the 11

19:08 rules guarantee the most fans first

19:10 experience every second.

19:12 >> Unbelievable.

19:13 >> Welcome to the Banana Bowl Championship

19:15 League.

19:16 >> Rule number one, win the inning, win the

19:18 point. The team that scores the most

19:20 runs in an inning wins the point. It's a

19:23 walk-off winner to the deepest hole in

19:25 [cheering] the field.

19:26 >> Oh my goodness.

19:27 >> With the equalizer point, trick plays

19:30 provide the away team an opportunity to

19:32 earn a point going into the final

19:33 inning. And in the final inning, every

19:36 run counts as a point. Rule number two,

19:39 banana ball has a 2hour time limit,

19:41 guaranteeing that every game is

19:44 fast-paced and action-packed. Rule

19:46 number three, no stepping out of the

19:48 batter's box. If you do, it will result

19:50 in a strike. stepped out of the box. And

19:53 because he stepped out of the box,

19:54 that's it.

19:55 >> Rule number four, no bunting. [music]

19:57 Cuz bunting sucks. If you bunt, you'll

20:00 be thrown out of the game. Rule number

20:02 five, batters can steal first base.

20:04 >> Ball three, get you taken off for first

20:06 throw from Leroy in time.

20:09 >> Rule number six, there's no [music]

20:11 walks. Walks are ball force sprints. The

20:14 batter can advance as far as they want

20:16 until every position player touches the

20:18 ball. No defenders have touched the

20:21 banana ball. It is a four base spread to

20:24 open up the ball game.

20:25 >> Rule number seven,

20:27 >> no mound visits.

20:29 >> Nope. Rule number eight, foul balls

20:32 caught by a fan count as an out.

20:34 >> Oh, they missed. They did. They can't.

20:39 We're going to show

20:40 >> rule number nine, the showdowns. In

20:43 showdowns, the best of the best face

20:45 [music] off in the biggest moment. One

20:47 hitter verse one pitcher with one

20:49 fielder behind him and the hitter has to

20:52 score

20:52 >> deep to right center. See you later.

20:57 Rule number 10, the banana ball

20:58 challenge role gives the coaches and you

21:01 the fans a chance to impact a call on

21:03 the field. [cheering] Rule number 11,

21:06 the golden batter. Once a game, each

21:08 team can give any player in a bat,

21:11 regardless of the lineup. This offers

21:13 the biggest matchups on the biggest

21:15 stage. Big on big

21:17 >> tamer. It's gone. It's gone. It's gone.

21:21 >> Get out of here ball. That thing had a

21:24 family. [screaming]

21:26 And those are the rules of banana ball.

21:35 The 11 glorious rules of our sport of

21:37 banana ball. And perhaps one of the best

21:40 things about this sport, trick plays.

21:43 And the Tailgator have been the very

21:45 best at that here in [music] 2026,

21:47 leading the Banana Ball Championship

21:49 League with 181 of them. Who else has

21:51 been really good? The man who's second

21:52 in the league individually, Jordan

21:54 Hussein with 40 of them. He caught up

21:56 with our own Mary Mattie Warren earlier

21:58 today.

22:02 >> I have to say the reason that I have

22:04 been so excited for my first Texas

22:05 Tailgator game is so I got the chance to

22:07 talk to this guy right here, Jordan

22:09 Hussein. Jordan, you guys win the Banana

22:11 Ball Championship League Open a couple

22:12 weeks ago. You win the smallest Banana

22:15 Ball game in history. You win the

22:16 largest Banana Ball game in history.

22:18 Everything's firing on all cylinders.

22:21 What has developed for this team that

22:22 has made you guys so dominant to start

22:24 this season?

22:25 >> I think uh winning the Open really

22:26 helped us. We already had a loose team

22:28 uh locker room wise and winning the Open

22:30 really kind of loosened us up a little

22:32 bit more. So now we're trying to just

22:33 break a bunch of records. We're trying

22:34 to be first at everything we do. Um we

22:36 want to be the first team to get six

22:37 trick plays in one inning. We want to

22:39 be, you know, we want to do a lot of

22:40 first here in Banana Ball. So,

22:42 >> now I want to talk about those trick

22:43 plays because again, obviously, you guys

22:45 won the Banana Ball Championship League

22:46 Open. You're set to go to the playoffs

22:49 come October. I was talking to Brett

22:51 Sanchez after the tournament and he

22:53 said, "Yeah, we're just trying to rip as

22:54 many trick plays as possible. You guys

22:57 are set to be the first team to break

22:58 200 trick plays this season." What is

23:01 kind of that mentality and how are you

23:02 guys playing loose to make sure that

23:04 that happens knowing that you can still

23:06 compete but you're going to be at the

23:07 playoffs in October?

23:08 >> I think I've said this before, but the

23:09 norm in our locker room is just to rip

23:11 trick plays on every single ground ball,

23:12 not just routine ground balls. We try to

23:14 push ourselves and we have a really

23:16 competitive team, so everybody's trying

23:17 to compete with each other. And now that

23:18 we've kind of secured our playoff spot,

23:20 everybody's just trying to run up

23:21 numbers and give the fans what they

23:23 want. So,

23:23 >> like I said, I'm really excited to see

23:25 it in person. And Brett, I think this is

23:27 going to be the first of many this

23:28 weekend, but uh gator up.

23:30 >> Gator up 200.

23:34 >> Gator up indeed. Fiverr and Matty

23:37 Warren. And now down on the field, it's

23:39 the home run hitter.

23:42 >> Make some noise. Bakers rounding first.

23:48 The Clouds can't handle the ball.

23:53 >> [cheering]

23:55 >> The ball goes into left.

23:58 >> Baker's on his hobby horse. There's a

24:00 play at the plate. [cheering]

24:02 He's He's safe.

24:06 [cheering]

24:19 Beautiful,

24:33 beautiful, beautiful home run hitter

24:36 right there, huh? Guy had some wheels

24:37 here in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Indianapolis

24:40 Clowns, the Texas Tailgator. You know,

24:42 we've harped a lot on these boys in blue

24:44 and orange tonight, but what about those

24:46 clowns? What have they been up to? Well,

24:48 they play five straight games against

24:51 those firefighters, including last

24:52 weekend in Richmond, VA. Let's take a

24:55 look at what happened when they face the

24:57 boys in red and black for yet another

25:00 weekend. Lamar Sparks

25:04 two-run, excuse me, an RBI double off

25:06 the fence made it one to nothing.

25:08 Firefighters Kirkland Banks smokes one

25:11 down the line. Tell you what, KB has

25:12 been on fire at the dish here. recent

25:15 continue that hot streak with an RBI

25:17 double in the top of the third. Jackie

25:19 Bradley Jr. You heard of that guy a time

25:21 or two? Yeah, you sure have. He is one

25:23 of the MVP candidates right now and

25:25 obviously we came to expect that when

25:26 he's taken number one overall in the

25:27 Banana Ball player draft. Mason Maxwell

25:30 up the middle. This would start the

25:32 comeback of the bottom of the third

25:33 inning. Plating the first run of the

25:35 inning and then a ball for sprint would

25:37 plate yet another one there for those

25:39 five fighters. Whole time Fisher Poly

25:40 Dorf on the mic in the booth. Eli Payton

25:42 miked up at third [music]

25:44 and then Jackie Bradley Jr. high in the

25:47 sky left field the hometown guy in

25:49 Richmond VA

25:52 inside out oppo taco while his own madre

25:56 his mother walking down to the field

25:58 would later speak with Matty Warren and

26:00 what a cool moment that was for the

26:01 Bradley family in their hometown of

26:03 Richmond Virginia. Top of the six. Ball

26:06 four sprint lead to another run there

26:08 for those clowns who already head two to

26:10 one in that ball game would put them

26:13 ahead 3 to1. They'd end up leading four

26:14 to two in the ninth. And that's [music]

26:16 how things concluded. Eli Payeyton made

26:18 a great grab and the Indianapolis Clowns

26:21 taking game two in Richmond, Virginia.

26:26 Showing of the ball game. It's the

26:28 hometown guy, Jackie Bradley Jr. How

26:31 blessed are we that he's in our sport?

26:34 And I tell you what, just an incredible,

26:36 incredible game. There you see again,

26:39 Savin Texas. No, IND Indianapolis Clowns

26:42 and the Firefighters as Jackie Bradley

26:44 Jr. that two run home run in the fifth

26:46 was a golden batter single in the ninth.

26:48 Out trick play, the firefighters [music]

26:50 still did, but however, a win for those

26:53 clowns. So coming in not on a winning

26:55 streak, but a little bit of hot streak

26:56 after that win over the firefighters.

26:59 How about where we're playing at this

27:00 [music] weekend? One Oak Field in

27:03 beautiful Tulsa, Oklahoma. A ballpark

27:05 that's been around since [music] 2010.

27:08 I mean, just an incredible, incredible,

27:10 incredible scenes here. Banana Ball is

27:12 returning to this place. They were here

27:14 3 years ago. And actually, this is a

27:16 reason we have challenges at Tulsa,

27:18 Oklahoma. A very controversial call late

27:20 in that ball game against the

27:21 firefighters. An incident between Eric

27:23 Jones Jr. and our very own dancing

27:25 umpire Vincent Chapman. And after that,

27:27 we decided the very next weekend that we

27:30 needed banana ball challenge [music]

27:31 rules. And therefore, we have them. And

27:33 we return here three years later. Two

27:35 teams that ceased to exist in banana

27:36 ball at that time. And how cool is this?

27:38 The clowns and the tailgators able to

27:40 come back here and play. The first game,

27:42 banana ball game I should say, in three

27:44 years here at the beautiful, beautiful

27:45 one Oak Field in front of 11,000 people

27:49 here in Oak L.

27:53 There's a guy who used to play for the

27:56 Tulsa Drillers who will be playing in

27:58 this ball game here tonight. The

28:00 right-handed pitcher, 6'7, Vinnie

28:02 Sanari. He spoke earlier with Matty

28:05 Warren about being able to return here

28:06 to Tulsa.

28:10 >> I'm down here with Vinnie Santo Sierra

28:12 on some familiar turf for him. Now

28:15 Vinnie, coming to places like Tulsa

28:16 always feels like home for us because of

28:18 guys like you who have spent time on

28:20 these fields and in these cities that we

28:21 come back to. What is it like being back

28:23 in Tulsa from, you know, one stage of

28:25 your life when you spent time with the

28:26 Tulsa Drillers to now at this stage of

28:28 your life with Banana Ball?

28:30 >> Yeah, so Tulsa, man, this was uh this is

28:33 a fun time. This was the closest I got

28:34 to the big leagues doubleA for the

28:35 Dodgers. But uh yeah, being here for

28:37 Banana Ball, it's definitely some

28:39 familiar sites here, but uh super

28:42 excited. This is I mean I'm going be

28:43 honest this is way more fun than than

28:45 doubleA ball but excited to be back in

28:47 Tulsa. This is good time.

28:48 >> Now being a pitcher there's a lot of

28:50 good memories that kind of come with

28:51 your position and different teams that

28:53 you've played on but there's also a lot

28:54 of maybe not so good not so bad memories

28:57 but you were telling me about one memory

28:58 from this field earlier today. Can you

29:00 can you share that with the crowd?

29:01 >> Yes. Yeah. Uh not my not my brightest

29:04 shining moment but I gave up the longest

29:06 home run of my career here. It went over

29:09 the uh the Tulsa sign out there in right

29:12 center field. Um hopefully nothing like

29:14 that happens this weekend, but yeah,

29:16 definitely a memory if nothing else.

29:18 >> You know what? You are going to just be

29:20 sharing some homefield advantage

29:21 knowledge with the rest of the Clowns,

29:22 which should make this weekend really

29:24 interesting. So Brett, I don't know. The

29:25 tailgators might have to watch out a

29:27 little bit, but take it away upstairs.

29:32 >> Thank you, Addie. Thank you, Vinnie.

29:35 Beautiful, beautiful ballpark here.

29:37 Vinnie able to come back home. [music]

29:38 Great great story Vinnie was able to

29:40 tell there about his time here when he's

29:42 in the Dodgers organization and now here

29:44 is an Indianapolis clown as those clowns

29:46 are tied fifth in the Banana Ball

29:49 Championship [music] League standings.

29:50 There you see a game and a half

29:51 separating them from fourth place. Why

29:53 is fourth place so important? Because

29:55 only four teams make the playoffs and

29:57 the Tailgator have already locked in

29:58 their spot there [music] and especially

30:00 making a good way towards that. making

30:02 his way to the mound. My good friend

30:03 Garrett Lampard, get us hyped up.

30:12 >> Ladies,

30:14 gentlemen, boys and girls, and parking

30:18 lot party people from around

30:23 the world.

30:25 Tonight, you and thousands of your

30:28 friends here live. Millions more

30:30 watching at home have gathered to

30:32 witness something that frat boys across

30:35 the country could only ever dream of.

30:39 From parking lots to 80 foot yachts,

30:42 from backyard grills to a stadium that

30:46 thrills the pregamers come from every

30:48 corner of the globe to witness this.

30:52 But this is not baseball. No, this is

30:56 the arena where these two step in.

30:59 Tradition upsetting. Big hit getting

31:02 ball players await the opening of the

31:04 gate to deliver a beatd down to whoever

31:07 lines up across from them. But this is

31:10 not your granddad's pastime. This is not

31:13 just another night at the ballpark. No,

31:15 this game is baseball by birth, but it's

31:18 fruit by name and an absolute worldwide

31:22 phenomenon by the grace of God. So

31:25 [snorts] now is the time for all of you

31:30 here in Tulsa, Oklahoma to get up on

31:35 your feet and give me your voices

31:40 [cheering]

31:42 [screaming]

31:43 because this is the greatest pregame in

31:46 sports and it never ends because this is

31:50 Banana Ball.

31:53 From [cheering]

31:58 the Golden Griller, the starting lineup

32:00 for your Texas tailgator, the designated

32:04 hitter, number nine, Nick Lopez

32:14 in left field. Number two, Zack Watson.

32:25 The extra hitter number 27,

32:28 Kyle Martin.

32:34 At third base, number six, Jordan

32:38 [screaming] Bark.

32:41 At first base, number 85,

32:45 Taylor Justice.

32:50 In right field, number 28, Jose Brother

32:56 Gonzalez. [screaming]

33:00 At second base, number 11, Mac Danford.

33:08 At catcher, number 26, Taj the

33:12 Quadfather Porter.

33:16 in center field. Number seven, Indiana

33:21 Stanley. [screaming]

33:25 At shortstop, number five, Jordan

33:29 Hussein.

33:33 The starting pitcher number 17, Barrett

33:38 Sanchez. [cheering]

33:42 Leading the party and calling the shots,

33:46 the head coach, Joe Mik,

33:51 assisted by coach Penny and coach

33:55 Andrew, father of the tailgate, Bartman.

34:06 Ladies and gentlemen, at this time we

34:10 ask that you please rise if able, remove

34:12 your caps, and join us in honoring

34:15 America with the singing of tonight's

34:17 national anthem. Please welcome to the

34:20 field John Walker.

34:24 Oh, say can you see [singing]

34:29 by the dawn early light,

34:34 what so proudly

34:36 we hail [singing]

34:39 at the twilight

34:41 last gleaming.

34:44 Who's broad stripes and bright stars

34:48 [singing]

34:50 through the perilous

34:53 fight

34:55 or the ramp parts we watch

35:00 were so [singing] gallently

35:03 string

35:06 and the rockets [singing]

35:08 red glare

35:11 the bombs bursting.

35:13 >> [singing]

35:14 >> in air

35:17 gave proof through the night

35:22 that our flag was still [singing] there.

35:29 Oh, say does that star [singing]

35:35 spangled

35:37 banner

35:39 yet wave [singing]

35:45 for the land

35:48 of the free

35:54 and the home

35:57 of The [singing]

36:00 brave

36:06 >> Tulsa. Give it up for John Walker.

36:10 >> How blessed are we in the beautiful year

36:13 of 2026. The Indianapolis Clowns revive.

36:17 The Texas Tailgator on absolute fire.

36:21 And they come here three years later to

36:24 Tulsa, Oklahoma as Banana Ball returns

36:27 to the Sooner State.

36:29 [music]

36:30 >> And the Tailgator, their first ever

36:32 headliner series outside of the great

36:35 state of Texas.

36:38 >> Man,

36:40 couldn't have written it up any better

36:42 myself. Speaking of writing things up,

36:45 how did Joe Mikolik align that defense

36:47 of his here this evening? The boys from

36:51 [music] Texas rolling out the best trick

36:53 play squad on both sides of the

36:55 Mississippi. You see it left the right

36:56 in the outfield. Zack Watson, Indiana

36:58 Stanley, Jose Brother Gonzalez. That

37:00 infield as good as it gets. Jordan Bart,

37:03 Jordan Hussein. It will be Jonathan

37:05 Sunshine Lutters at second base. Not

37:07 Matt Danford Sunshine [music] the

37:09 designated fielder, but he'll play all

37:10 nine innings there at second base.

37:12 Taylor Justice, the most one of the most

37:13 trickery [music] first baseman in the

37:15 game of banana baller at first. Taj

37:17 Porter getting the start behind home

37:19 plate. a 40% Colts stealing rate this

37:22 year for the Quanfather. He [music] has

37:24 been exceptional and again 181 trick

37:27 plays. You see it down there on the

37:28 bottom right of your screen. Leading the

37:30 Banana Ball Championship League. A

37:32 worthy milestone to watch [music] for

37:33 tonight. Tailgator get 19, which would

37:35 put them at 200. It would tie them with

37:36 the 2025 Savannah Bananas [music] as the

37:39 quickest team to 200 trick plays in a

37:41 single banana ball season. Who's the man

37:43 on the bump that can help them get

37:44 there? None other than stank stink, my

37:48 good friend Brett Sanchez, the pride of

37:51 Bell Haven University and Banana Ball's

37:54 April pitcher of the month, thanking us

37:57 all after every single strikeout he

37:59 gets. His numbers exceptional this year.

38:02 The ERA, the best of any pitcher in the

38:04 sport who has made a start in 2026. The

38:07 strikeouts, no matter who you are, leads

38:10 everybody in the Banana Ball

38:11 Championship League. very good NPI, also

38:13 the best on the Texas Tailgator. And

38:15 again, only six ball force sprints. Two

38:18 of those that came against those

38:19 Savannah Bananas last Thursday night in

38:21 Navasota High School at that pop-up

38:23 game. That's State Brett Sanchez,

38:25 arguably the best pitcher not named

38:27 Danny Hosley so far in the Banana Ball

38:29 Championship League. Now, to look at the

38:31 offense he has to face here tonight of

38:33 those Indianapolis Clowns. It starts at

38:35 the top and it doesn't get much easier

38:37 behind that. It's Cowboy Joe Gray Jr.

38:39 leading this lineup off and then you

38:41 look oh Jackie Bradley Jr. oh Bobby Leay

38:43 oh Dell Francis Jr. just a a tetrous

38:47 treacherous treacherous and then Nicole

38:49 has been catching five down there in the

38:51 five hole I mean that is such a tough

38:53 lineup to navigate one through 10 Jackie

38:56 Bradley Jr. in the MVP candidates right

38:58 now. Bobby Leay, strong strong rookie

39:00 shortstop and obviously Nico Hillizer

39:02 who is a seven-year minor leager played

39:05 in the Dodgers organization was one step

39:07 away from playing here for the Drillers.

39:08 Never quite made it to Tulsa though.

39:12 >> And now coach Bart by the grill we

39:15 usually say start the clock, but in

39:18 tailgator country and here in the Sooner

39:21 State, we're gonna say light the grill.

39:23 So help me out on three by saying light

39:25 the grill. Ready? One, two, three.

39:32 >> Showtime. Turn it on. Me neck. Let it

39:34 burn. It's time for Banana Ball here in

39:37 the Sooner State.

39:39 Brett Sanchez, Joe Gray Jr., the revived

39:42 Indianapolis Clowns, the Texas

39:45 Tailgator.

39:47 We get started right at 700 p. p.m.

39:50 Central time here from One Oak Field.

39:54 Cowboy Joe Gray led off the series last

39:57 weekend with a home run against the

39:59 Firefighters.

40:01 >> See, Joe's got on that turtleneck. I

40:03 seen him in the hotel this morning. I

40:04 said, "Joe, I need a turtleneck from you

40:05 tonight." He said, "You got it, big

40:06 fella."

40:08 Pokes it out the rock. Brother Sunny

40:11 colliding on it. Sunshine can't get to

40:13 it. He dove for it. Joe takes a big turn

40:16 at first, but a leadoff single for the

40:17 Clowns.

40:20 now makes it a fivegame hitting streak

40:22 for Cowboy Joe's gotten hit in seven of

40:24 his last eight. Sunshine made a good

40:26 effort at that. Called off brother.

40:29 Usually you'll see the outfielder call

40:30 off the infielder, but a leadoff single.

40:34 >> Jackie Bradley Jr.

40:40 >> One and0.

40:44 >> Jackie's been on a heater.

40:47 >> Not that I didn't need to tell you that.

40:48 seen the Richmond highlights in the

40:49 pre-show.

40:51 Four home runs so far this year. He'll

40:53 continue to be on that heater. Back-to-

40:56 back singles to begin the ball game. Go

40:59 ahead and give this stat now. I didn't

41:00 want to give any broadcasters jinx.

41:01 Jackie's only had three hitless games

41:03 this year of now this being game number

41:06 17 for the Clowns. So that makes it 14

41:09 games that he now has had a hit in.

41:11 Special year. Bobby Lay left side gets

41:13 under the glove of Jordan Hussein. A

41:16 late stop sign from head coach Eric Fox

41:20 and that'll juice the bases here. Still

41:22 with none away in the top of [music] the

41:24 first.

41:25 Single, single, single for Joe Gray Jr.,

41:28 Jackie Bradley Jr. and Bobby Leay.

41:31 >> And now Dale Francis Jr. who's one of

41:34 the hottest of them all. Eight game

41:36 hitting streak from the big man from

41:37 Gardener Web University.

41:40 Ooh, that got a piece of ties. You got

41:42 him right on the mask.

41:45 Taj has taken a beating this year behind

41:46 home play. Caught the majority of the

41:48 games. Brett Sanchez, who he just whacks

41:51 poetically so much about facing his

41:53 first real jam

41:55 of his young rookie season, [cheering]

41:58 poked out of play. Fans don't have an

42:00 opportunity.

42:02 8,000 of our good friends here in

42:04 Oklahoma tonight. [music] Snake stake

42:06 the O2.

42:09 Good frame there from Taj, but no call.

42:14 >> [music]

42:14 >> Say it. She just needed an out

42:16 >> and we'll get it. Thank you. Thank you.

42:21 Thank you.

42:24 One of the biggest strikeouts of the

42:26 year, his 30th, first of the night. Gets

42:29 out number one. Base is still juiced.

42:32 And that's what Brett Sanchez does. Tell

42:34 you what, that guy underells his VO all

42:37 the time. But he can't underell his

42:38 thank [music] you. Nicole size CC's went

42:41 to the Dan Oburst look of the jersey

42:43 unbutton has gotten his batting average

42:45 over 200. Two home runs on the air. This

42:48 one to the back stop. Joe Gray Jr. comes

42:50 home. Throw sails from Taj.

42:53 Great play by Sunshine to back it up.

42:55 But a pass ball will play the first run

42:58 of the ball game for the Clouds.

43:00 [music]

43:02 Heads

43:04 up play [music] there by Sunshine

43:08 >> to prevent it from being two.

43:11 >> See that one just nowhere near chopper.

43:13 Left side foul from Nico. So he got two

43:15 balls and a strike.

43:17 Nico's been talking to me a lot about

43:19 his comfortability now the game of

43:20 banana ball. He's really been able to

43:21 slow things down. And from a veteran

43:24 minor leager,

43:26 a lot of those guys talk about how fast

43:28 this sport is. And once you get it

43:29 slowed down, oh boy, right there we get

43:32 another Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

43:35 Backto back pole chase for Brett Sanchez

43:40 Prime.

43:43 >> A positive result, but obviously during

43:46 that play appearance, a pass ball

43:47 allowed a clown to score and Carell

43:49 Prime hits with two in scoring position.

43:51 High up in this beautiful blue sky in

43:53 Tulsa. Sunny ranging back tip drill.

43:57 Book it. First trick play of the ball

44:00 game as a tip drill between Jonathan

44:02 Sunshine. Looters and Jose brother

44:04 Gonzalez.

44:06 Clowns up one to nothing.

44:10 But the Tailgator up one to nothing in

44:12 the trick play battle

44:14 and Sunny will put the banana ball back

44:16 on the bump. Let's take a look at the

44:18 defense that we're going to see tonight

44:20 from the Indianapolis Clowns. Very,

44:22 very, very good defensive bunch. Again,

44:24 trick [music] plays maybe the single

44:26 detriment of this Clown's lineup. You

44:28 see, they had 11 in that game two

44:29 victory against the Firefighters last

44:31 Saturday night. Still trying to come

44:32 about. Need one more to get to a 100

44:34 [music] so far on the year. Jackie

44:35 Bradley Jr. with seven of them hitting

44:37 or excuse me, playing there in the

44:39 middle of that outfield. Brian Dancero,

44:40 Joe Gray Jr. on the corners there. Eli

44:42 Payton. [music]

44:43 That guy gets going trickplaywise. He's

44:44 going to be really, really good. Carell

44:46 Prime over on the right side up the

44:48 middle. The two best friends of Bobby

44:49 Led and Kirkland Banks. [music] And then

44:51 Chris Burgess behind home plate. And his

44:54 battery mate tonight, the ace

44:56 right-hander for these Indianapolis

44:59 Clowns, David Griffin.

45:02 The former Mets farm hand made it all

45:04 the way up to Triple A. [music]

45:05 Has been a godsend this year for these

45:08 Clowns. You know, you can pit him in as

45:10 the game one starter, though. He does

45:11 have one appearance out of the bullpen.

45:13 He's had a couple game two appearances

45:15 as well. But now that we've shifted to

45:16 threeame series, this is a guy you want

45:18 to give the ball to every single game

45:20 one. That 342 erra still really strong

45:23 so far this year for David Griffin

45:25 though his last couple outings haven't

45:27 looked necessarily like his first few

45:28 did. That's been rather inflated. Had a

45:30 sub two erra all the way through his

45:32 first six appearances this year and

45:34 obviously it's went up still a little

45:35 bit more. The most impressive stat

45:37 though about David, he only has a 4.4%

45:40 ball four rate which means he never

45:43 issues out ball four spreads. He's

45:45 always in the zone. The lineup that'll

45:47 be trying to shut down the night of the

45:48 Texas Tailgator. It's Nick Lopez. Since

45:51 Lopez went to the top of this order, the

45:53 Tailgators are three and two. Zack

45:55 Watson, Kyle Martin hitting behind him.

45:56 [music] The April offensive player of

45:58 the month there in the three hole.

45:59 Jordan Bar the showman or excuse me, one

46:02 of the best players I should say, not

46:03 the showman of the game, but hit the

46:04 lone home run for the tailgator at Kyle

46:06 [music] Field. Taylor Justice, Jose

46:07 Gonzalez, Matt Danford, Taj Porter,

46:10 Indiana Stanley, and Jordan Husane. 421

46:14 for Taylor Justice leading all tailgator

46:16 has been one of the very best hitters in

46:18 Nevada Championship League this season.

46:21 That's how the tailgator will run it out

46:22 1 through 10 offensively needing one run

46:25 here in the whole half of the first to

46:28 at least push the inning

46:31 as they had a little race action there

46:33 down on the field. Looked like a couple

46:34 of Papa Bears down there.

46:38 Is it going to be Lopey versus David

46:39 Griffin [cheering]

46:41 >> to begin the home half of the first

46:48 >> Ly rocking with some sleeves tonight.

46:49 It's a bit of a cooler evening here in

46:51 Tulsa.

46:52 >> I mean much cooler than you'd have in

46:55 just about anywhere else it seems like

46:56 in May. It's 71 degrees but it feels

46:58 about like 61. If I didn't have such a

47:01 thick pearl snap on tonight, I think I'd

47:02 be shivering a little up here in the

47:04 broadcast booth.

47:07 David Griffin can run it up there in the

47:09 90s with that fast ball. Throws about

47:11 eight different pitches.

47:13 >> And again, he's going to absolutely

47:15 pound the zone, but the past couple

47:16 weekends, the firefighters able to get

47:18 to him a little better. First fan caught

47:20 foul ball opportunity.

47:23 It was juggled, not caught.

47:28 >> See how sunny it is on that left side of

47:30 the infield. David Griffin getting a

47:32 hold of the rising back.

47:36 David working exclusively at the stretch

47:38 tonight.

47:41 >> Seen him in the wind up.

47:44 >> Worked out a wind up in Greenville. Went

47:46 to the stretch last weekend in Richmond.

47:48 Now sticking with working out the

47:49 stretch here. Two two count. The Nick

47:52 Lopez talking about that two strike

47:54 approach. Lopey in 2025 letting

47:56 tailgators and ball force sprints

47:58 >> right here. Slices it out of the ball

48:00 play.

48:02 Lie was as free as I've ever seen him

48:04 today. He was doing some kind of

48:06 impression of a of a man from the south.

48:08 Maybe it was me earlier today.

48:11 Lie again slices one out of the

48:13 ballpark.

48:16 Guy's been on a bit of a skid him. You

48:18 know, he's a 300. He wakes up and it's

48:20 300 right now. 259. You see down there

48:23 on that beautiful score.

48:26 Pokes it out to left center. Brian

48:28 Dancero battling with the sun but still

48:30 makes the catch for out number one.

48:35 Seven pitch AB is a good way to start

48:37 off this ball game. David Griffin happy

48:39 to get himself an out ace right-handed

48:43 >> trying to put these Clowns back into

48:44 playoff contention. Not that they're out

48:46 right now, but a game and a half back as

48:47 we've seen earlier in the Banana Ball

48:48 Championship League standing. Zack

48:50 Watson

48:51 >> one and0

48:55 returning from that injury that he

48:57 suffered in roundrock.

48:59 Been a godsend last weekend.

49:02 >> Able to get a walk-off ball for sprint

49:04 in that victory over the bananas at Kyle

49:06 Field. Had a couple of knocks at

49:07 Navasota High School as well.

49:10 >> Guy that's just so comfortable hitting

49:12 in this two-hole here for these

49:13 tailgates.

49:20 >> Oh, broke his back chopper. Eli Payton

49:22 behind the back. Bookets for out number

49:26 two. [music]

49:27 First trick play of the ball game for

49:29 the Indianapolis Clowns. Going to

49:31 mention it. Eli Payton gets going and

49:33 gets trickery over there on that left

49:34 side of this infield. It's going to get

49:36 scary. And how about that? The 100 trick

49:39 play of the year as well for the

49:40 Indianapolis Clowns. Kyle Mart.

49:44 >> Eli Payton taken because of his defense,

49:46 but his offense hadn't been shabby this

49:47 year either. None of the guys offense

49:49 who has not been shabby this year is

49:52 Kyle Martin. the April offensive player

49:55 of [music] the month.

49:57 >> Kmart out to center. Jackie glides and

50:01 has it for out number three as the

50:04 Clowns go three up and three down and

50:06 also take a one to nothing lead at the

50:08 conclusion here of the first inning. How

50:11 about that? David Griffin we talked

50:12 about, got roughed up a little bit by

50:13 the firefighters right there. Some

50:14 hard-hit banana balls, but nonetheless

50:17 got out of it clean.

50:19 Talk a lot about earn run average. Earn

50:21 run average. You always hear that. Who's

50:23 leading the Banana Ball Championship

50:24 [music] League so far this year in ERA?

50:31 >> Tailgators are second in that category.

50:33 The team you won't see on your screen is

50:35 the Indianapolis Clowns as they're

50:36 planted way down since sixth as entering

50:40 tonight. The Clowns ERA was 918. That's

50:44 not good. Clowns RA up near the double

50:46 digits. Obviously, the tailgator right

50:47 behind those Savannah Banatanas 573. The

50:50 Bananas 523. got a little inflated after

50:52 last weekend when the bananas and

50:54 tailgators combined for 22 runs in that

50:57 game at Kyle Field. Again, those numbers

50:59 are entering tonight your RA team RA

51:02 leaders in the Banana Bowl championship

51:03 league.

51:07 [cheering]

51:09 He's down on the field. We've been

51:11 talking about him all night long. He was

51:14 April's banana ball pitcher of the

51:16 month. It's stank stank. He's my

51:19 namesake. His name is Brett Sanchez.

51:22 Hello, my friend. [cheering]

51:24 >> How's it going?

51:25 >> How are you?

51:26 >> Good. I gave up a run, but you know, it

51:29 happens.

51:29 >> You know, you got in a bases loaded jam.

51:31 You went straight out, strike out, trick

51:32 play. So, maybe we just start the inning

51:35 by doing that here, huh?

51:36 >> Yeah, that's what I'm trying to do.

51:37 >> I need a thank you with you on the

51:39 microphone in the worst way possible.

51:41 Chris Burg just get ahead of him 0 and

51:43 one. What do you think of Tulsa so far?

51:44 >> Uh, I love it. I haven't really gotten

51:46 to do much,

51:48 >> but that was a sword.

51:50 >> Uh, but it's been pretty beautiful. So,

51:57 >> thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Brett

52:00 Sanchez.

52:01 >> Hey, first one. I had to do it to you.

52:02 You asked for it.

52:04 >> Gosh, you ask and you sound receive.

52:07 >> I am really mad that the glove went off

52:08 the dirt, though.

52:11 >> Well, that was beautiful. He was way

52:12 behind that fast ball. like 97 for my

52:14 period.

52:15 >> Oh no.

52:16 >> Oh, that caught a piece of it. Santi

52:20 Taj, great play down the line. Infield

52:23 single. You all right there?

52:24 >> Yeah, I'm good. [cheering]

52:27 >> You would elaborate any further? You

52:29 just Okay. What did that hit you at?

52:31 >> The right elbow and then the right hip.

52:33 It felt It didn't hurt as much as the

52:35 bat, though. So,

52:37 >> yeah, you did get stabbed in the arm

52:39 last weekend with a piece of errant

52:41 wood. On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad you

52:43 got hurt?

52:43 >> I mean, two weeks in a row though, like

52:47 >> I would have to check with Joshki. I

52:49 believe that's the first time we've ever

52:50 had anybody get stricken with a banana

52:52 ball while live on air.

52:54 >> How about that?

52:55 >> That was just nuts.

52:57 That was just unreal. Can't believe that

52:59 happened.

52:59 >> I want you to talk me through this

53:00 bandana you went.

53:02 >> Uh, I had a fan. She was my biggest fan

53:04 while I was on the visitors. man.

53:08 >> So, we're speaking to the visitors and

53:10 visitors teammate Brian Dance.

53:11 >> Yeah, I love facing Brian. Uh, but she

53:14 made me the the bandana and told me that

53:17 she was going to make it for me.

53:21 She told me she was going to make it for

53:22 me and I wear it every time we wear the

53:25 white these white uniforms.

53:28 >> The wind strikes floated out the lap.

53:32 Wii out number two. But yeah, I wear it

53:35 every time we wear these jerseys cuz I

53:37 think it matches really well. Unless we

53:40 play at a field where I have a color

53:42 bandana of that school or place. So like

53:47 St. Patrick's Day, I wore a green

53:49 bandana cuz obviously St. Patrick's Day,

53:52 >> right?

53:54 >> Dylan Vasquez

53:58 >> flashes right over first. Make sure you

54:00 keep a hold on him.

54:01 >> He ain't stealing today.

54:04 He leads the league in stolen bases, by

54:06 the way.

54:06 >> I lead the league in stolen bases, not

54:08 giving up.

54:09 >> Oo, that's true story, Brett Sanchez. I

54:11 don't know if that's an actual stat.

54:13 >> It should be cuz I have zero.

54:15 >> All right, I want to thank you here. I

54:17 want you to throw that 59 mph curveball.

54:29 >> Poked out the center. Dang it. Oh,

54:32 >> I I gave you what you wanted, though. I

54:34 threw it.

54:35 >> You did throw it. I

54:37 >> I didn't want to. I wanted to throw the

54:38 fast ball up, but

54:40 >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry. That's on me.

54:42 >> It's okay. It's okay.

54:43 >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

54:45 [laughter]

54:46 >> Two outs here. Two runners on. No.

54:48 >> Giog Jr.

54:50 >> You're not running.

54:52 >> Is he giving you a thank you right now?

54:57 [music]

55:01 High in the sky. You think why he's got

55:02 a backflip in him?

55:06 >> Oh, [screaming] backflip catch. Booking

55:09 Sanchi

55:09 >> while on the mic. I got hit. A strike

55:11 out. And that

55:12 >> I need you to thank him.

55:13 >> That's a pretty entertaining inning if I

55:15 have to ask me.

55:16 >> Please go get Wy and fake him. Tell him

55:18 you're on the microphone.

55:19 >> Buddy,

55:21 thank you.

55:24 >> That hurt my toe.

55:26 He said it hurt his toe.

55:27 >> He didn't really hurt his toe.

55:29 >> Oh, Sanche, I love you so much.

55:31 >> I love you, Brett. You're

55:32 >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for

55:33 being on the microphone.

55:34 >> You're in my top three Bretts in the

55:36 organization.

55:37 >> Are you okay?

55:39 >> All righty fans. I'm all the way out

55:41 here in left field. The tailgator are in

55:44 Oklahoma for the very first time. And

55:46 from what I understand, you guys know a

55:48 thing or two about storms. And I'm

55:51 getting word right now that a tornado

55:53 has touched down right here in Tulsa.

55:58 Here's our tornado, Nick Wilson, and

56:01 he's ripping his way along what is now a

56:04 tornado warning track. But don't worry,

56:07 we've got some stormchasers on the case.

56:10 Here we go.

56:14 [cheering]

56:19 >> [cheering]

56:20 >> Come on.

56:44 Hallelujah.

57:00 now batting number six.

57:06 >> Nick Wilson, a man of many talents and

57:10 just got that's what we call cardio

57:13 right there for Mr. [music] Nick Wilson.

57:15 expect him if the clowns have a save

57:17 opportunity later in this one to close

57:18 it out. Princess JB Jordan Bar four,

57:21 five and six here for these tailgators

57:23 in the bottom [music] of the second.

57:25 0 and one JB had himself a weekend in

57:29 college and including that lone ball.

57:30 You see his average getting up there

57:32 close to 400. I mean, when you look at a

57:34 guy who has the pro ball experience that

57:36 he has playing in the American

57:37 Association, was as good as a division 2

57:40 baseball player as he was at the

57:41 University of Sou Falls, winning a D2

57:43 national title. You knew the bat was

57:45 going to come around here in Banavan.

57:46 And it's come around in a big way.

57:48 That's fair. Just tiptoeing itself down

57:50 the foul line. JB Hustling with a stand

57:54 up leadoff double here. And he

57:57 represents the tailgator's first point

57:58 of the ball game out there on second.

58:04 And now the tailgator who just put

58:06 himself over the batting average

58:08 threshold of 400 to the one who's

58:11 already there in Taylor Justice

58:15 said it last weekend in College Station.

58:17 I can't wait to tell my children about

58:19 2026 Taylor Justice.

58:23 He has been special leading the Banana

58:25 Ball Championship League with seven

58:27 walk-offs. The only tailgator hitting

58:28 over 400. And you see it there. 421.

58:32 He's behind David Griffin here. 0 and2

58:36 an offensive season for the ages. Has

58:38 always been well renown. [music] Taylor

58:40 has been as a elite defensive catcher.

58:42 Well, now he's an elite bat and he's

58:44 been an elite trick play first base

58:47 chopper. Will advance Jordan Bar. Jaylen

58:49 Vasquez. 360 bounce pass. Book it.

58:54 Wow. Great play there from JV. I mean,

58:57 that was a little bit of flare. didn't

58:59 even need to add. Went all the way

59:01 around

59:03 in the bounce pass. That's about as cool

59:05 as it comes right there. He bounced it

59:07 so far that 6'6 Carell Prime almost

59:10 couldn't Corali.

59:12 >> And now Jos Gonzalez has an opportunity

59:14 for a walk-off with Jordan Bart standing

59:16 90 ft away. Clowns defense in on the

59:19 infield.

59:26 Ball force Brett will do the trick here

59:28 as well.

59:31 [music]

59:36 >> Good two seamer there from David

59:37 Griffin.

59:47 David has fought himself back from 200

59:49 to 22.

59:56 >> Infield in

59:57 >> brother the pride of Spring Texas trying

59:59 to make it a one-1 ball game.

1:00:04 >> Runs it full.

1:00:07 mentioned

1:00:09 the [music] firefighters had been

1:00:10 getting to David Griffin a little bit

1:00:11 the past couple weekends trying to lock

1:00:13 it in here

1:00:19 >> the payoff

1:00:21 ball for Brett brother walks it off for

1:00:24 the tailgator

1:00:26 here in the bottom of the second inning

1:00:28 to make it a one-1 ball game David's

1:00:32 faced the minimum six batters through

1:00:34 two innings with three up three down in

1:00:36 the first right here a double a trick

1:00:39 play out and then a walk-off ball force

1:00:40 sprint. Donnie, what you got for us?

1:00:42 >> Okay, if you'll be theatchers

1:00:52 have won the inning.

1:00:55 [cheering]

1:01:00 >> All righty, fans. I think it's time we

1:01:02 get you guys singing. We're about to

1:01:04 play three songs and when the music

1:01:07 stops, you need to keep singing as loud

1:01:10 as you can. But you know what?

1:01:11 >> Look who's joining me now in the

1:01:14 broadcast booth. It's my good friend, a

1:01:16 man of many names. Old Knuckles, Fisher,

1:01:19 Poly Off. They call you anything else?

1:01:22 >> They call me a lot of things, Brent. Um

1:01:24 they uh they call me excited to be up

1:01:26 here in the broadcast booth with you.

1:01:27 You betcha. By golly, wow, I am. Um I

1:01:29 want to shout out everybody at home. We

1:01:31 are going to be calling some games right

1:01:32 here in uh in Tulsa and I'm so excited

1:01:34 to be with you all. Thank you so much

1:01:36 for having me.

1:01:37 >> Fisher, you you brought your glove with

1:01:38 you to the broadcast booth.

1:01:40 >> I did. You never know when a fly ball is

1:01:41 going to be coming right back up to the

1:01:43 broadcast booth. And uh you bet you I'm

1:01:45 going to make a grab on it.

1:01:46 >> You know, we've never had a broadcaster

1:01:48 or I guess you would also be a player

1:01:50 catch a foul ball. But maybe tonight's

1:01:52 the night, huh?

1:01:53 >> Indeed. I could also catch a ball on the

1:01:54 mound as I will be making an appearance

1:01:56 in this ball game later on.

1:01:58 Fisher Polly Door man able to join us up

1:02:00 in the broadcast booth. So happy old

1:02:03 Knuckles is joining us. So happy Jackie

1:02:04 Bradley Jr. blesses us with his presence

1:02:06 as Jonathan Sunshine Looters tip drill.

1:02:11 >> Book it

1:02:14 as he and Taylor Justice combined for

1:02:16 that out.

1:02:23 >> Lutters with a marvelous trick play

1:02:24 right there.

1:02:26 Double trick play with the tip drill.

1:02:29 We've seen him get fancy this game.

1:02:30 We've seen him already use his feet.

1:02:32 [cheering]

1:02:35 >> Yeah. What' you think about that? He

1:02:36 dribbled the ball all the way back in

1:02:38 from right field earlier. Fish,

1:02:39 >> I thought it was proficient. I've never

1:02:40 seen anything like that. And he's using

1:02:42 a combination of soccer, football, if

1:02:44 you will, and baseball, banana ball.

1:02:46 >> You know, I don't know if people know

1:02:48 this or not. You are 1/4th of a house

1:02:51 that makes up a house that Jonathan

1:02:53 Sunshine Lutters is also in. as Jordan

1:02:56 Bar flips it behind his back. Throw up

1:02:59 the line. Bobby Leay trying to retreat

1:03:02 back to first. Does so in time. Trick

1:03:03 play missed from Jordan Bar. Tell us

1:03:06 about what it's like living with Sunny.

1:03:08 >> Well, it's stellar. Sunshine Lutters is

1:03:10 a true ambassador of the sport. I have

1:03:12 nothing but great phenomenal words to

1:03:14 say about him as on that play you can

1:03:15 see him backing up the throw behind

1:03:17 first base as he is everywhere. He is a

1:03:19 cat on its heels in this ball game.

1:03:22 [cheering]

1:03:23 Splash to right. Brother drops the

1:03:28 cowboy hat. Tip drilled himself. Book

1:03:30 it. I had another trick play to the

1:03:32 ledger. Four to two. The tailgator lead

1:03:34 that.

1:03:34 >> The tailgator are so good at delivering

1:03:36 fans first interactions. And I will say

1:03:38 Sunshine Looters is among the top and uh

1:03:41 and and I would say he's a a first team

1:03:44 all plaza candidate as he's always

1:03:46 making true interactions and yeah, he's

1:03:48 a he's a blast to live with. This guy,

1:03:51 if he continues doing what he's doing,

1:03:53 we don't have it, but would be a first

1:03:55 team banana barer. Sure, Nicoleser. How

1:03:57 fun is it to watch him and be in a

1:03:58 clubhouse with a guy who's kind of old

1:04:00 school OBGs, but new school power fish?

1:04:02 >> Absolutely. It's stellar. He's um

1:04:04 actually coming in for a walk out, his

1:04:06 first of the year later, and we're going

1:04:07 to see some some personality from him

1:04:09 that we've never seen on the camera. So,

1:04:11 I'm super excited for the broadcast to

1:04:12 see that later.

1:04:16 Brett Sanchez behind him. Two and one.

1:04:22 Your teammate on the visit, Brett

1:04:24 Sanchez.

1:04:25 Another opportunity to see a little

1:04:27 thank you here, Fish.

1:04:30 And much obliged, if you will. We're

1:04:32 taking it back old school. Sanchez has

1:04:34 been very deceiving with his looks so

1:04:37 far. He's been going through the legs

1:04:38 with the dude wipe. He's been going

1:04:40 behind the back.

1:04:44 Bobby gets his lead over at first. We'll

1:04:46 do the 2- two one more time between

1:04:47 Sanche and Nico.

1:04:52 Lot of history here in Tulsa. Tailgator

1:04:55 clowns trying to make some more of it

1:04:56 tonight.

1:04:58 Got him. Thank you. Thank you. Thank

1:05:02 you.

1:05:04 Much obliged. Much obliged. Much obliged

1:05:06 from Brett Sanchez right there. A

1:05:09 masterclass in striking out and

1:05:11 celebrating.

1:05:12 And now it is time as Casey Barker is

1:05:16 coming out on the field to welcome our

1:05:17 Bananas Foster family of the night.

1:05:24 >> Across the United States, there are over

1:05:27 400,000 children and teens in foster

1:05:30 care without a permanent home. To raise

1:05:32 awareness and support this community, we

1:05:34 created Bananas Foster, the official

1:05:37 nonprofit of Banana Bowl. Our

1:05:39 organization is dedicated to celebrating

1:05:41 those in the foster care community while

1:05:43 educating and inspiring others to get

1:05:45 involved. Tonight, we are celebrating

1:05:48 the Gray family. Holly and Matt began

1:05:51 their foster care journey 10 years ago

1:05:54 to give children a safe home and keep

1:05:56 siblings together. Since 2016, they have

1:06:00 welcomed 11 kiddos into their home, all

1:06:03 of which have been sets of siblings and

1:06:06 adopted five into their family. fans.

1:06:09 Please help us celebrate this incredible

1:06:10 family for making a difference right

1:06:12 here in your community.

1:06:40 The clowns, the tailgate here in Tulsa,

1:06:43 Oklahoma. A place where banana ball has

1:06:46 not been played since 2023. And the most

1:06:49 special moment of every single banana

1:06:51 ball game. Welcoming the Gray family to

1:06:54 the field as our Bananas Foster family

1:06:56 of the night text bunch to 50155 to

1:06:59 support Bananas Foster. Fisher Poly off

1:07:03 here Brett Loft just at one Oak Field.

1:07:06 Fisher, what I want to ask you about

1:07:07 talking about history, special moments.

1:07:09 Talked about a little earlier in the

1:07:11 pre-show. Jaylen Vasquez has on a TTown

1:07:14 [music] Clowns hat.

1:07:17 And I mean, just one of the coolest

1:07:18 things this year, there's a TTown Clowns

1:07:21 revival, or not a revival, a night, I

1:07:23 should say, here for the Tulsa Drillers.

1:07:24 How cool is that? The Indianapolis

1:07:26 Clowns getting to come back to a place

1:07:28 where they were they they have been in

1:07:30 the Tatown Clowns and getting to be

1:07:31 honored here.

1:07:32 >> So, it's a it's certainly a uh a

1:07:35 historic ballpark, a historic town.

1:07:37 There's a Greenwood uh memorial and uh

1:07:40 and murals out there as we can see

1:07:42 Jackie Robinson actually in left center

1:07:43 field. Um, beautiful scenery here and

1:07:46 the Ttown Clowns. I actually purchased

1:07:48 one of the hats from the team store. I

1:07:49 had to because the Indianapolis Clowns

1:07:51 are historic team coming to a historic

1:07:52 city such as Tulsa. We're excited. We're

1:07:55 uh we're ready to deliver a uh a true

1:07:57 experience for 8,000 strong three nights

1:07:59 in a row.

1:08:01 >> M Danford, the leadoff standing here for

1:08:03 the Tailgator. It's very important. I

1:08:04 talked about this a little bit early as

1:08:05 well. the strong presence that the Negro

1:08:07 Leagues had in this in the state of

1:08:09 Oklahoma for you guys to play the

1:08:11 tailgator in both here in Tulsa and

1:08:13 Oklahoma City this year. Very special

1:08:15 fish.

1:08:15 >> It's huge. It's huge to be able to bring

1:08:19 to be able to bring back as Bobby Leay

1:08:21 ground ball to him. Prime with the scoop

1:08:23 and not in time

1:08:27 as M. Danford reaches safely.

1:08:29 >> As you were saying about being able to

1:08:31 play in Oklahoma.

1:08:32 >> Oh, it's ab it's absolutely awesome. Uh

1:08:34 I I think back to all the Negro League

1:08:36 players that we've honored. Um and

1:08:38 there's a couple clowns that were from

1:08:40 Oklahoma and played ball really early on

1:08:42 and uh I know that the Negro League

1:08:44 baseball um museum president Bob

1:08:46 Kendrick has always talked about

1:08:48 Oklahoma highly in the sport and what

1:08:50 it's done to preserve especially the

1:08:51 Southern Negro League history. And the

1:08:54 beautiful ball gear as you mentioned

1:08:55 Jackie Robinson memorial and the in the

1:08:57 in the

1:08:59 the big mural of him painted out behind

1:09:02 left field as Taj Porter one and one

1:09:05 Mike Danford representing the inning

1:09:07 winning run over there first after that

1:09:08 single. Oh, David Griffin absolute

1:09:11 fuzzball there fish at title zone.

1:09:12 >> Oh yeah, Porter looking to drive one for

1:09:15 a short porch out there in right field.

1:09:18 >> Only 309 out there fish only 309. We've

1:09:23 got a absolutely gorgeous skyline over

1:09:25 there, Brett. I have not seen anything

1:09:26 like this from a minor league baseball

1:09:28 stadium. Truly mesmerizing.

1:09:30 >> Ballpark 16 years old here in Tulsa. TP

1:09:34 slots it right side. Bat flips a single.

1:09:37 Max trying to go first to third. Cowboy

1:09:39 Joe with a cannon. Not in time. Madoodle

1:09:43 showing off the wheels. And the

1:09:45 Tailgator had their second point

1:09:46 standing 90 ft away.

1:09:50 I would have to say that's one of Joe

1:09:51 Gray's most valuable assets to the team

1:09:53 is his cannon out there in right field.

1:09:55 He has been up to reportedly over 100

1:09:58 miles an hour from the outfield and uh

1:10:00 certainly showing off the uh the cabay

1:10:02 fu as we call him. The strong horse.

1:10:05 >> You run that back one more time. Fish

1:10:08 >> elabay

1:10:09 the strong horse.

1:10:10 >> Mhm. I'll trust you.

1:10:13 >> Fisher, you know how many languages? two

1:10:16 or three fluently if you're not counting

1:10:18 English, Spanish and Portuguese I

1:10:20 learned and in the last 5 years it's

1:10:22 benefited my life immensely.

1:10:23 >> How so?

1:10:24 >> Just being able to communicate and grow

1:10:26 fans and really just you know surprise

1:10:28 people. People really don't you know

1:10:29 expect a white ginger as myself with

1:10:32 mutton chops to be speaking a little

1:10:33 espanol.

1:10:37 >> Let's get out of the sky

1:10:39 stadium I should say foul.

1:10:41 >> That'll be a souvenir for a lucky

1:10:42 Oklahoma. How do you say it? Oklahoma.

1:10:44 Oklahoma.

1:10:45 >> Oklahomaian. That was correct. That was

1:10:47 correct. All

1:10:48 >> righty.

1:10:48 >> Now you're speaking a little Oklahoma.

1:10:50 There you go.

1:10:51 >> Mark, book that. Book it for a fourth

1:10:52 language. There you go.

1:10:55 >> India center. Jackie trailing back on it

1:10:59 has it for out number two. Tagging it

1:11:00 from third. Madoodle throw cells wide

1:11:03 and the Texas Tailgators walk off their

1:11:06 second straight inning and take a two to

1:11:08 one lead here over the Clowns.

1:11:13 Tell you what,

1:11:15 I don't know what it is about you. You

1:11:17 joined me up here. You were up here for

1:11:19 the back half of that second inning

1:11:21 right there and then here up here in the

1:11:23 third as well. Tailgator won both of

1:11:25 those innings. However, you're going to

1:11:27 have something to say about that because

1:11:29 you didn't just bring the glove up here

1:11:31 to potentially catch a foul ball. You

1:11:33 got to go down to the bullpen and warm

1:11:34 up.

1:11:34 >> I did. I didn't just bring a glove. I

1:11:36 brought a lot of charisma. I'm going to

1:11:37 be entering the ball game and delivering

1:11:39 a show for all these 8,000 strong. The

1:11:41 people want to know outside of these

1:11:42 8,000 wonderful people here at One Oak

1:11:44 Field, can you give us a little

1:11:46 something to let us know that you you

1:11:47 you see us, you know us, you recognize

1:11:49 us, and all the people watching at home

1:11:50 once you get on that bump.

1:11:51 >> I am visualizing all of the fans out

1:11:53 there on the worldwide web. I have your

1:11:56 support and I feel it immensely. And now

1:11:58 I will deliver a stellar performance for

1:12:00 all of you on the worldwide web. Thank

1:12:02 you for tuning in. This is Brett

1:12:03 Loftess. I am Fisher Polyoroff.

1:12:06 >> I was just expecting a tip of a cap once

1:12:08 you get out there. That'll work too,

1:12:09 [laughter] man. We appreciate you. Fish

1:12:11 are probably door off.

1:12:12 >> Thanks so much.

1:12:12 >> What a blessing it always is to have him

1:12:14 up here in the broadcasting booth. He's

1:12:16 got to go warm up though, guys. He's got

1:12:17 to go warm up. Fish, you get down to

1:12:19 that bullpen.

1:12:25 >> We've got some ground beef and our final

1:12:27 two.

1:12:33 The final share

1:12:36 as fast as you can.

1:12:42 Keep on spinning, cows. Keep on

1:12:44 spinning.

1:12:51 >> All righty, cows. Find that chair.

1:12:56 >> I got no idea what's going on down there

1:12:58 on the field. Tell you what, it's always

1:12:59 a blessing to have old knuckles with us

1:13:01 in the booth, Doug.

1:13:04 >> What a great guy to have in our sport.

1:13:06 just the imperial knowledge that he has

1:13:09 of the clans.

1:13:11 And to have that guy be the embodiment

1:13:14 of what an old school baseball player

1:13:15 is. Obviously, that's what his brand has

1:13:17 been founded upon, his personal brand, I

1:13:20 should say. Obviously, the revival of

1:13:22 the clowns here in Banana. Have a guy

1:13:24 like that is just so so special. And

1:13:25 then again, just such a great or as

1:13:28 we've heard, you know, joined Zack Stton

1:13:29 in the booth last weekend, able to join

1:13:31 us here tonight is Carell Prime, leadoff

1:13:33 singer.

1:13:36 expect to see Fischer here in the next

1:13:38 few innings again. Literally has to go

1:13:40 right down to the field and start

1:13:41 warming up like he was. He's so blessed

1:13:44 for us. So blessed we are for him to

1:13:47 join us in the broadcast. Flash going to

1:13:49 come over and run at first now for Prime

1:13:51 as Chris Burgess who struck out his

1:13:52 first time now at the dish. Two to1 ball

1:13:54 game.

1:13:56 >> Tailgator lead

1:13:59 the trick play category as well four to

1:14:00 two.

1:14:04 >> [laughter]

1:14:06 >> Sanchez took a while checking flash over

1:14:08 at first.

1:14:10 Malachi Mitchell gave him a little way.

1:14:11 Leading the banana ball championship

1:14:13 league with 12 stolen bases have been

1:14:15 flashed this year. Chopper left side. JB

1:14:17 behind the back. Sunny between the legs.

1:14:20 Oh, Taylor justice. Book it. Book it.

1:14:24 Book it.

1:14:26 That is a triple trick play double play.

1:14:31 We may not be in Texas, but everything's

1:14:33 bigger for the tailgate.

1:14:35 >> My gosh.

1:14:39 >> Eli [cheering]

1:14:40 P.

1:14:46 [cheering]

1:14:47 >> Mesmerizing, mindbreaking,

1:14:50 internet breaking that might be. Eli

1:14:53 Pton's got a ball in a strike on him.

1:14:57 That is the first time ever that the

1:14:59 Texas Tailgators have pulled off that

1:15:01 triple trick play, double play. I've

1:15:03 seen it twice as the firefighters have

1:15:06 done it twice against the tailgate. Once

1:15:08 last year, once this year, but first

1:15:09 time the Tailgators have successfully

1:15:11 done that. Indiana Stanley. Zack Watson.

1:15:13 Who wants it? Indie wants it behind the

1:15:15 back. Book it.

1:15:18 >> A four trick play inning in a minute and

1:15:22 52 seconds.

1:15:25 Now the time

1:15:26 >> and that's bananable.

1:15:29 So I need everybody to get up.

1:15:34 >> And now

1:15:36 from a tradition of the tailgators being

1:15:37 elite in trick plays to another banana

1:15:39 ball tradition and hey baby

1:15:41 >> along to a little hey baby.

1:15:48 >> If you don't know the dance just follow

1:15:49 along.

1:16:08 All righty, let's do it again.

1:16:21 >> [music]

1:16:22 >> All right, keep those hands clapping

1:16:24 while we shuffle.

1:16:38 Get those hands up.

1:16:50 >> One more time. Let me hear you sing it.

1:17:05 Right on, Tulsa. Give it up for

1:17:07 yourselves. Great work, everybody.

1:17:10 >> A triple trick play double play. The

1:17:13 first one in the history of the [music]

1:17:15 Texas Tail Gears. My gosh. JB behind the

1:17:19 back. Sunny between the legs. Taylor

1:17:21 Justice a scoop between his legs. That

1:17:25 is incredible.

1:17:27 Gosh, we're plus out of our minds here

1:17:30 tonight. David Griffin

1:17:32 >> trying to not give up his third straight

1:17:34 walk-off. Tailgator walked it off in the

1:17:36 second and the third. Here we stand in

1:17:38 the bottom of the fourth. A two to one

1:17:39 ball game.

1:17:46 [music]

1:17:46 >> Seven to two in the trick play battle.

1:17:52 >> Eight to2, pardon me, in the trick play

1:17:54 battle. The tailgator lead.

1:17:56 >> Jordan Hussein first played appearance

1:17:58 of the ball game. Fiverr has been on a

1:18:00 heater. Sixgame hitting streak out of

1:18:02 him.

1:18:05 >> Had a special night last weekend at

1:18:08 College Station as well. Had four played

1:18:10 appearances. Had an RBI in every single

1:18:12 one of them. Two RBI sprints, a sack

1:18:15 fly, and an RBI single.

1:18:21 >> And if this guy can be your tenhole,

1:18:23 hitting 316, just goes to show you how

1:18:25 special tailgators can really be. Jordan

1:18:28 out of play. You know, I was talking to

1:18:30 our captain, Jordan Hussein, earlier

1:18:32 this week and said, "Brent, I've [music]

1:18:34 never felt more comfortable in the box

1:18:36 offensively in my banana ball career."

1:18:38 You know, Jordan's known for being one

1:18:40 of, if not the best trick play shorts

1:18:42 stop in the game as he'll continue that

1:18:44 hit streak with a leadoff single here.

1:18:47 Again, when you look at what Jordan has

1:18:49 done this year, he has put himself in

1:18:51 the conversation of Chase Auff Ryan

1:18:53 [music] Cox with that defensive prowess.

1:18:54 But then what he continues to do

1:18:56 offensively is just such a special

1:18:58 special year that the man from Houston,

1:19:00 Texas is having. As we'll turn over the

1:19:02 lineup card to Nick Lopez,

1:19:05 Lopey flew out to left to begin the

1:19:07 bottom of the first

1:19:10 trying to write his runs

1:19:12 in the sky. Shallow center. Bobby Leay

1:19:15 ranging back has it for out number one.

1:19:21 So from Lopei to Wadi, Zack Watson,

1:19:25 you talked about the heater that Wad's

1:19:27 been on. Got cooled down a little bit

1:19:28 despite having that walk-off last

1:19:30 Saturday night at Cal Field.

1:19:32 Wad's just worried about being loose,

1:19:34 man. And this biggest thing that he

1:19:36 worried about coming back from injury,

1:19:38 you know, said he he was a little tight.

1:19:40 You know, it's it's easy to be relaxed

1:19:41 here in Banana Ball as Jordan Hussein

1:19:43 takes off for second. Burges the throw

1:19:45 down.

1:19:46 Got it.

1:19:51 Talk about the defensive prowess all the

1:19:53 time of Taj Porter. Chris Burgess as a

1:19:56 rookie has an absolute cannon back then.

1:20:00 >> Second base runner he's nabbed in 2026.

1:20:02 That'll be out number two and a big out

1:20:04 number two.

1:20:08 >> You know, Wad is still yet to hit a home

1:20:10 run this year. Talking about loosening

1:20:11 up. She'd loosen up right here and leave

1:20:13 the yard. Wind is blowing in at about 5

1:20:16 to 12 miles an hour here in Tulsa.

1:20:21 Wadi right side. Oh, Prime almost had

1:20:24 it.

1:20:25 >> A jumping attempt, but a two-out single

1:20:27 for Zack Watson.

1:20:34 And now a man who's been really, really,

1:20:36 really loose. Kyle Martin. For those

1:20:38 wondering at home, we kept our dinner

1:20:40 streak alive last night. We got to

1:20:41 Tulsa. Cal Martin, Chris Clark,

1:20:45 myself,

1:20:46 Jordan Bar, couple of our really good

1:20:48 creative people and Ameilia Bird and in

1:20:50 Shri all went out to dinner last night.

1:20:53 Soul food restaurant called Fixings

1:20:54 [music] here in Tulsa. Very good place.

1:20:56 A lot of the clowns were there as well.

1:20:58 Actually recommended to us by Malachi

1:21:00 Mitchell Flash.

1:21:02 Kmart left field and the banana ball

1:21:07 championship leader in diggers just hit

1:21:09 [screaming] another one.

1:21:11 >> [cheering]

1:21:13 >> Welcome to the auction

1:21:17 >> as Kyle Martin walks it off here in the

1:21:19 fourth and makes it a three to one ball

1:21:22 game. Number seven on the year.

1:21:27 A man who's hotter than the surface of

1:21:30 the sun is going to run through the A

1:21:33 gap as he just power the tailgator to a

1:21:38 3 to1 lead.

1:21:43 I think he's got something to say as

1:21:45 well.

1:21:48 >> You just hit your first home run of the

1:21:50 weekend. How do you feel?

1:21:51 >> I was just taking a long time. That's

1:21:53 the best of my life. 93.

1:21:57 >> Why are we in 94?

1:22:01 [cheering]

1:22:03 >> Tailgators have won the inning.

1:22:07 >> Yes, Kyle Martin. Yes.

1:22:11 as now one of my favorite promos, the

1:22:13 sheet race.

1:22:16 >> All righty, Tulsa. I know we're having a

1:22:18 good time, but unfortunately the time

1:22:20 has arrived for the sheetiest moment of

1:22:22 the entire night. And that sheetiest

1:22:25 with two E because it's time for the

1:22:28 sheet race. We have four sheets down

1:22:31 here on the line. Let's meet them. We've

1:22:33 got the navy sheet, the maroon sheet,

1:22:36 the orange sheet, and the blue sheet.

1:22:39 These four sheets are going to run all

1:22:41 the way along the outfield to the finish

1:22:43 line by home plate. The first one there

1:22:45 will be our winner. Tulsa, are you

1:22:48 ready?

1:22:50 [cheering]

1:22:51 Sheet is about to get real in three,

1:22:54 two, one, go.

1:22:57 >> All right, the bull sheet race.

1:23:00 >> Oh, red's down. Navy blue almost fell.

1:23:04 Orange and now blue are the only two

1:23:06 left. The two best colors in the entire

1:23:08 color palette that the good Lord ever

1:23:10 let be created. Blue and orange.

1:23:15 >> Blue and orange starting to fade. Here

1:23:18 comes Navy. Navy [screaming] plowing its

1:23:21 way through the middle. Oh, orange is

1:23:23 down. Navy blue stumbling. Oh my gosh.

1:23:27 It's Hornby, the mascot of the Drillers,

1:23:30 taking out Navy Blue as Blue jumps over

1:23:33 the finish line in our winner of the

1:23:35 bull sheet race.

1:23:39 Hornsby still going. Oh no, he just

1:23:42 tackled Navy blue.

1:23:48 Oh my gosh. Bucket.

1:23:53 Wow. That is unlike anything I've ever

1:23:57 seen before. He tried to take out

1:23:59 Orange, but he wasn't having it.

1:24:05 Goodness gracious.

1:24:09 Shout out to Bo Scala who showed me how

1:24:12 to call the bull sheet race. Just full

1:24:15 disclosure.

1:24:18 Usually just call it the sheet race, but

1:24:20 the bull sheet race here for the

1:24:22 tailgator. miss it right up here into

1:24:25 the crowd back spinning in front of us

1:24:27 all. A man with an Indianapolis clown

1:24:30 shirt on had it in the grasp of his

1:24:31 hands but could not make the catch.

1:24:38 Brian Dancer 0 and two on him.

1:24:46 Jordan Hussein. Oh, fumbled it.

1:24:48 Recovered not in time. Trick play missed

1:24:51 on Jordan Hussein.

1:24:55 Kind of a larger question here and a

1:24:57 larger talking point here in Tulsa.

1:24:59 Really was watering this infield down

1:25:02 when we got here this morning about

1:25:03 9:30.

1:25:05 A very hard infield. Oh, like concrete a

1:25:08 little bit. Wind's been blowing a little

1:25:10 bit today as well. Not making an excuse

1:25:12 there for Jordan Hussein. He'd be the

1:25:13 first to tell you he should have made

1:25:14 that play and would not want me to make

1:25:15 an excuse. But a very hard infield here

1:25:18 in Tulsa. That's something to watch out

1:25:19 for in the series. [music]

1:25:22 >> Marlin strike on Jaylen Baskin.

1:25:30 [music]

1:25:32 >> JV on the plane with him yesterday. Tell

1:25:34 you what, that guy talk about being

1:25:36 loose right now. He's loose as he sends

1:25:38 one down third base side into the crowd.

1:25:41 Oh, Jordan Bar. What an attempt on the

1:25:43 tarp, but not to be.

1:25:46 He was singing uh mambo number five the

1:25:50 entire bus ride. Once we got off the

1:25:52 plane, the bus ride, the hotel, it was

1:25:53 it mambo number five. For some reason,

1:25:56 we may or may not find out why that is

1:25:58 tonight. I'm I'm unsure, but a lot of

1:26:00 mambo number five out of Vasquez.

1:26:04 Hopefully, we find out at some point. I

1:26:05 I'm serious. I don't know why he was

1:26:07 singing. Might be his favorite song or

1:26:08 something. I don't know. Mrs. Upway,

1:26:10 runs it full.

1:26:19 Out of play.

1:26:22 >> Brian Dancer lured first. Not the most

1:26:25 aggressive lead I've ever seen. Payoff

1:26:28 pitch from Sanchez.

1:26:31 >> Back-to-back Clowns reach the lead off

1:26:34 the inning. Jaylen Vasquez now two for

1:26:36 two tonight.

1:26:38 >> He's had a couple special weekends this

1:26:40 year as well. you know, getting to go

1:26:41 home play in Charleston Fort Dorchester

1:26:44 grad, then going and playing at North

1:26:46 playing at Greenville a couple weekends

1:26:47 ago where he finished up his collegiate

1:26:50 career at North Greenville University.

1:26:51 Now, back to the top of the order here.

1:26:53 Cowboy Joe

1:26:56 had a single to lead off the ball game.

1:26:58 Would come around to score the long run

1:27:00 thus far for the Clowns on Pass ball.

1:27:05 >> Been wearing that turtleneck

1:27:07 here tonight. Cowboy Joe has since taken

1:27:09 it off.

1:27:10 started the ball game with it. Didn't

1:27:11 need an undershirt. Why would he need it

1:27:15 >> when you got power like that? Three

1:27:17 straight weekends with a bomb for Cowboy

1:27:20 Joe

1:27:25 in a threerun bomb at that.

1:27:30 Talk about guys that are on fire.

1:27:33 It's that man right now from

1:27:34 Mississippi.

1:27:50 Talk about the trifecta. A three-run

1:27:52 home run for number three Joe Gray. His

1:27:55 third of 2026.

1:27:59 >> The first home run that Brett Sanchez

1:28:01 has conceded since Florida State against

1:28:04 Jackson Olsen.

1:28:06 That was on February the 28th. Today,

1:28:09 May 7th,

1:28:13 Sanche has been special, but four runs

1:28:16 the Clowns have played it against him

1:28:18 tonight. All earned

1:28:20 only translated to one point thus far.

1:28:22 Still none out here in the top of the

1:28:25 fifth inning.

1:28:27 >> Jackie's ahead three and one.

1:28:31 Now got a payoff pitch coming.

1:28:34 Jackie also had a single back in that

1:28:35 first inning. [music]

1:28:40 >> Got to talk to Jackie earlier today. He

1:28:42 talked about how much Richmond really

1:28:43 meant meant to him. You know,

1:28:44 back-to-back weekends playing in the

1:28:46 Palmetto State [music] where he played

1:28:47 college ball and last weekend in

1:28:49 Richmond. How cool that moment was with

1:28:51 his mom. He said he didn't sleep very

1:28:54 much. The one thing he'd been looking

1:28:56 forward to to Tulsa, being able to get

1:28:58 him some rest right there. He'll have to

1:29:01 exert some energy. A ball for sprint.

1:29:04 JBJ will just hold on over there at

1:29:06 first.

1:29:12 >> Clowns

1:29:13 >> after that trick play missed again to

1:29:15 start the inning. Single three-run homer

1:29:17 ball for a sprint here.

1:29:20 >> See Brett Sanchez's pitch count getting

1:29:22 up near 80.

1:29:24 See some movement out in the Clowns

1:29:26 bullpen. We assume we'd see a tailgator

1:29:28 get up and moving as well here. One and0

1:29:30 to Bobby Leay. He's reached both times

1:29:32 here tonight. Sing on a trick play

1:29:34 missed.

1:29:38 >> Really think Bobby, you know that that

1:29:39 average getting down there in the 270 is

1:29:41 not reflective of how hard of an at bat

1:29:43 he is. Guy who's hit some would maybe

1:29:46 call it a skid as Wow. Foul tip. Thank

1:29:50 you. Thank you. Thank you. What I was

1:29:52 looking at right there is Brett Sanchez

1:29:54 threw that pitch. Gage Vorhees was still

1:29:57 in play picking up the foul tip.

1:30:01 I've never seen that in Manable. I've

1:30:03 never seen that any ratchi

1:30:05 just working with some pace now. Todd

1:30:07 trying to back pick Jackie over at

1:30:09 first. Not intact.

1:30:13 Taylor Justice, I guess. Think about a

1:30:15 hidden ball trick or something. Finally

1:30:17 throws it back to Sanchez. Bell Francis

1:30:19 Jr.

1:30:22 >> Sword

1:30:23 ball and a strike.

1:30:30 Great pitch there and Brett Sanchez got

1:30:34 a ball in two.

1:30:39 >> Fair late signal there from Seth

1:30:41 Markham. Brother will find it. Splash

1:30:44 will stay at first. Jackie goes first to

1:30:46 third. And this is this terrorizing

1:30:49 clowns offense that we all know and

1:30:51 love. One of the very best offenses all

1:30:54 the Banana Ball Championship League. And

1:30:56 they've come to play here plating three

1:30:58 already in the top of the fifth. And now

1:31:00 there's some construction workers down

1:31:02 the third baseline. Nicoizer's

1:31:14 house.

1:31:17 [music] She's

1:31:19 just letting it all hang out. She's our

1:31:23 house.

1:31:36 What y'all know about the Commodores?

1:31:39 >> What y'all know about the Commodores?

1:31:42 >> More specifically, what y'all know about

1:31:44 Lionel Richie?

1:31:48 >> What y'all know about Nicole size for

1:31:50 that matter?

1:31:53 >> That has a great walk up, man.

1:31:56 Not all the time talking about serving

1:31:57 face.

1:31:59 >> I don't know what that is. It's a man in

1:32:01 a construction vest.

1:32:04 >> Who just served you a little bit at the

1:32:05 Commodore and a brick house

1:32:11 >> ball in a strike.

1:32:18 >> Oh, Nico got under that one.

1:32:21 >> Tailing towards out of play. Wad giving

1:32:23 it some chase. hits off the net.

1:32:27 >> Great effort there.

1:32:30 >> Look at Wii having a little conversation

1:32:32 over there with some fans at the net.

1:32:35 >> Really tough play to make there. Nico

1:32:37 tonight 0 for two with a couple

1:32:38 strikeouts. [music]

1:32:40 One strike away from making it three on

1:32:41 the night.

1:32:43 >> One and two. Glown starting to pile it

1:32:46 on here in the top of the fifth. Only

1:32:48 one away. Nico does make it 0 for three

1:32:52 with three ponches. Thank you. Thank

1:32:53 you. Thank you yet again from Brett

1:32:55 Sanchez. His sixth of the ball game

1:32:58 continuing to extend out his banana ball

1:33:00 championship league in that category in

1:33:01 Paul James

1:33:06 Kobe. That's very correct. Commodores

1:33:08 aren't easy like Sunday morning. That's

1:33:10 good stuff. Well,

1:33:15 >> Hunter Ives their home plate umpire said

1:33:16 that one missed. Foul tip back the net.

1:33:19 A ball in a strike.

1:33:29 Two balls on a strike on Corell Prime.

1:33:31 The sun here really only just shining

1:33:33 out on that left center field. Burm

1:33:35 right now. Right side. Sunshine.

1:33:39 Tip drill. Book it. Book it.

1:33:45 And scuba from Fiverr.

1:33:48 10 to two. to the tailgator lead in the

1:33:51 trick play battle,

1:33:53 but the Clowns plating three

1:33:58 in that inning. Big thanks all of it to

1:34:00 Cowboy Joe Gray Jr.

1:34:03 and he knew it.

1:34:06 Got the hands down.

1:34:08 Just drop a gear and disappear on that

1:34:10 banana ball. His third homer of 2026.

1:34:15 >> And now let's send it out to Matty

1:34:17 Warren talking. Well, America's favorite

1:34:19 grill artist.

1:34:21 >> Andrew Bartman, I have been watching you

1:34:23 over here just sweating out over this

1:34:24 grill all day. And people don't know

1:34:26 that you do this every single game. Can

1:34:28 you ballpark for me about how many hot

1:34:30 dogs you think you've made and handed

1:34:31 out tonight? [music]

1:34:33 >> Well, the pregame tailgate also is about

1:34:35 two and a half hours of cooking. We go

1:34:37 through about 200 there. I'll probably

1:34:39 do another 75 to 100 tonight between our

1:34:43 players when they reach base. Um I hope

1:34:45 I have like 30 of those. That'd be

1:34:46 great. And then kids see me doing it and

1:34:49 all of a sudden I'm handing out hot dogs

1:34:50 and we're getting flooded with kids down

1:34:51 here. So,

1:34:52 >> well, hey, I think I need to take a bite

1:34:54 out of one of these to really be like

1:34:55 the end- all beall judge of how good

1:34:57 these are.

1:34:58 >> You need ketchup or mustard.

1:34:59 >> You know what? No. I think I'm going to

1:35:00 get the true taste. Okay. All right. One

1:35:02 sec.

1:35:06 >> That's a 10 out of 10 anywhere.

1:35:08 >> Hey, thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

1:35:09 Come to Tailgator Game. You might get a

1:35:11 hot dog.

1:35:11 >> Brett, I have the best job. Back to you.

1:35:14 >> Can Bart bring me one? That's what I

1:35:16 want to know. Bart, will you please

1:35:19 bring me a gizzy? Bart, I need it.

1:35:23 Beautiful smoker down there. You just

1:35:25 had the player dance. Kobe Robinson

1:35:27 actually just got a gizzy from Bart down

1:35:29 there. I think Maddie just ate another

1:35:31 one. She's just She just ate three hot

1:35:35 dogs off the smoker. It's incredible

1:35:37 stuff. Really, Maddie.

1:35:40 Maddie is

1:35:42 hungry with I'm hungry actually. Come to

1:35:44 think I could eat about four hot dogs

1:35:46 right now. Chad with Fstead told me he

1:35:48 could eat five. Our producer over to the

1:35:50 right of us here. Great crew we have

1:35:52 tonight. Arch Pingle back in Savannah.

1:35:56 Chris Pyorov joining us earlier in the

1:35:58 booth.

1:35:59 Josh Richardson, our executive producer

1:36:02 watching on in [music] Savannah. Three

1:36:04 different cities yet again for our

1:36:05 beautiful sport of ball this weekend.

1:36:07 Firefighters playing the Coconuts in

1:36:09 Witchah, Kansas. How about that series

1:36:11 going to happen in the A this weekend at

1:36:12 truest park between those bananas and

1:36:14 part animals?

1:36:15 >> Part animals trying to write their

1:36:16 wrongs. Bananas trying to get back in

1:36:18 the win column. Jordan Bar gets himself

1:36:21 back in the hit category. A double and a

1:36:23 single [music]

1:36:24 on the line for that Minnesota playing

1:36:26 here in the Boomer Sooner State tonight

1:36:29 as Oh. Oh wow. You know,

1:36:32 >> I've seen a lot of ways you can feed

1:36:33 someone a gizzy. I don't know if I

1:36:35 necessarily would do that.

1:36:38 >> Now it's Taylor just David Griffin has

1:36:41 been rather efficient tonight.

1:36:43 Big reason due to those three walk-offs

1:36:45 the tailgator have against him. Would

1:36:46 have to plate four here in the inning to

1:36:49 walk it off in the fifth.

1:36:53 >> Two up.

1:36:56 >> Taylor 0 for one tonight.

1:37:06 >> [music]

1:37:09 >> David Griffin has only recorded two

1:37:10 outs.

1:37:12 >> Three outs, I should say, since the

1:37:14 first inning

1:37:15 >> right here. Back-to-back lead off base

1:37:17 runners. Taylor at first with the ball

1:37:20 for us. Brent Jordan Bar goes first to

1:37:22 third.

1:37:24 >> And yet again, the Tailgator offense

1:37:26 stays hot. [music]

1:37:29 is now his brother. He had a walk-off

1:37:31 ball for a sprint. His lone plate

1:37:32 appearance in the second tonight.

1:37:38 >> Guy with a lot of pop up there. Still

1:37:40 second in the BBCL entering tonight in

1:37:43 home runs with five of them. Kyle

1:37:46 Martin, the league leader, hit a

1:37:48 walk-off two-run bomb in the fourth.

1:37:52 >> Brother was swinging for [music]

1:37:53 defenses right there. Ball and a strike.

1:38:00 >> [music]

1:38:03 >> There's a lot of jubilant human beings

1:38:05 in the sport of banana ball. Perhaps

1:38:07 none as much as Jose Gonzalez.

1:38:11 I couldn't tell you how many times I've

1:38:13 seen him smile.

1:38:15 [music]

1:38:16 I' I've seen him not smile. Never.

1:38:19 >> Just a jubilant man. He's obviously

1:38:21 locked into the box right now, of

1:38:22 course, but always a big smile. such a

1:38:25 great locker room presence. [music]

1:38:27 >> You know, when when the tailgator, you

1:38:29 find way may whack poetically a little

1:38:30 bit more got him in the 10th round of

1:38:33 the player. You looked at his history

1:38:35 and you said, "There's no way this guy

1:38:37 failed the 10th round." But then you

1:38:38 meet him as a person and the fans versus

1:38:39 attitude he has. You really don't know

1:38:40 how he fell that far.

1:38:43 Smoke. Zack Watson. What a play down

1:38:46 there protecting JJ Cash, the roping

1:38:49 cowboy.

1:38:50 Yes, JJ. You almost hit with a foul

1:38:52 ball,

1:38:53 >> but good thanks to Wyo.

1:38:57 >> That's a ball for Is that not a ball for

1:38:59 Brent?

1:39:02 >> I had 3-2 count. Scorebug had it.

1:39:06 >> Sorry. Maybe [music] maybe I was

1:39:07 incorrect. Three and two now.

1:39:10 >> That's definitely a ball force break.

1:39:12 Two of them tonight for Brother. Both of

1:39:14 them plating a run.

1:39:17 brother trying to get two and he will.

1:39:21 So now the inning tying run represented

1:39:25 by Jos Gonzale ends at second. Two in

1:39:28 scoring position for Madoodle.

1:39:33 Mack had a single his long time at the

1:39:35 dish tonight. His lovely father Randy

1:39:38 text me and told me parents on a cruise

1:39:40 but still watching Banana Ball.

1:39:43 >> How cool is that?

1:39:52 called strike two and two said Mac went

1:39:54 around

1:39:58 >> tailgator's RBI leader from a year ago

1:40:00 trying to play two of them right here.

1:40:02 You talk about the relationship that

1:40:04 Mack and Zach Watson have. Their wives

1:40:06 drive all the way from Savannah. Drove

1:40:08 all the way from Savannah to Tulsa this

1:40:10 weekend. Got in a car together yesterday

1:40:12 morning. Jess and Eileen

1:40:15 >> drove I don't know how long it is 12 to

1:40:17 14 hours somewhere in that range and are

1:40:19 here in Tulsa this weekend cheer on

1:40:21 their hubbies

1:40:23 >> back yet again a lot of bags spent on

1:40:25 that one but we'll hit off the roof

1:40:30 >> David Griffin really been having a

1:40:32 workout there in [music] this one

1:40:34 >> talked about how the firefighters had

1:40:35 his number the tailgator have had it

1:40:37 here tonight trying to push this inning

1:40:38 at the very least Mac a big league take

1:40:41 to push it to two and two clowns Infield

1:40:43 in

1:40:56 >> I don't know what that hit off of. I'm

1:40:58 assuming the mint of Chris Burgess.

1:41:01 Not a foul tip. Did not hit M. Yep. Did

1:41:03 not hit Mac, I should say. So, another

1:41:06 three ball count. Ball four [music]

1:41:07 sprint here would tie up the inning.

1:41:10 >> M fouls it off.

1:41:14 >> [music]

1:41:16 >> Tailgator still showing some grit.

1:41:19 >> Didn't think he'd go away playing for

1:41:20 seating. Winning two games against those

1:41:22 bananas last weekend.

1:41:24 Now a payoff pitch [music] yet again.

1:41:27 Mack in the sky right side. Prime giving

1:41:30 it some chase.

1:41:32 Not caught by a fan.

1:41:37 The Clowns have induced the second most

1:41:39 fan caught foul balls this year, but

1:41:41 have yet to offensively foul out to a

1:41:43 fan

1:41:45 >> right there. A couple Clowns fans who

1:41:46 had the opportunity down the first base

1:41:48 sack

1:41:52 again right side fans another

1:41:54 opportunity. A high looper

1:41:58 that sails up on the concourse and back

1:42:00 into the crowd. [music]

1:42:03 >> Wow. Fisherwood line about this skyline

1:42:05 here in Tulsa. Beautiful spot. Made it a

1:42:08 time of the year where the sun stays up

1:42:09 just long enough. Can enjoy the city.

1:42:12 Mack out to center. Jackie doesn't have

1:42:16 to move that much.

1:42:19 Catches it. Powers up the throw.

1:42:22 No way you're going to run on JBJ.

1:42:25 Make out number one. Taylor Justice

1:42:27 stays put at third as without

1:42:32 >> now with one out. It's the quad foul.

1:42:35 Taj Porter,

1:42:36 >> the biggest, the largest from Mandville,

1:42:39 Louisiana. [music]

1:42:44 >> One of the three fan franchises for

1:42:46 these Texas Tailgators coming into 2026.

1:42:50 Has an opportunity [music]

1:42:51 to drive in a couple of his teammates.

1:42:54 Lively fast ball and that's a good two

1:42:56 seamer right there to get head and one

1:42:58 from David Griffin.

1:43:01 >> Highly touted draft pick in Griffin.

1:43:05 >> First true pitcher taken by the Clowns.

1:43:08 Carell Prime obviously a two-way player.

1:43:10 David Griffin the first pitcher only to

1:43:12 be taken in Clowns history. Their ace

1:43:14 right-hand trying to win him the second

1:43:16 point of the ball game.

1:43:18 >> He's ahead of Taj Porter [music] ball

1:43:20 and two strikes.

1:43:34 David Griffin. That old school blood.

1:43:37 Played in some old school games with

1:43:38 guys like Tim Wakefield. God rest his

1:43:41 soul. David, excuse me, Pedro Martinez

1:43:45 >> up in Massachusetts.

1:43:48 [music]

1:43:51 T

1:43:52 >> stay in the line

1:43:54 >> and a guy who's been a goatson again for

1:43:56 them as their ace this year

1:43:58 >> and maybe hasn't had his best stuff here

1:44:00 [music] tonight but trying to lock it

1:44:02 down at his most important potentially

1:44:04 final inning of his out

1:44:08 a big league take and we've run it full

1:44:10 yet again David Griffin has had a couple

1:44:13 calls where he's disagreed with Hunter

1:44:14 IS jokingly tapped his head the ABS his

1:44:18 challenge moments ago right there. Just

1:44:20 stares at eyes in disbelief. The 3-2.

1:44:23 Tai fouls it off himself. There may not

1:44:26 be a more unlucky pitcher, unlucky

1:44:31 catcher I should say, in this sport

1:44:32 [music] than Tai's point. Amount of foul

1:44:34 balls, he hits off himself at the dish.

1:44:36 Amount of foul tips he gets behind the

1:44:37 dish defensively. He's tough as nails.

1:44:41 They make him that way in Louisiana.

1:44:42 Ties would tell you as much. That's his

1:44:44 cage and blood. The 3-2 yet again. Right

1:44:46 side Kirkland Banks. Oh, Kirkland has

1:44:49 trouble. Goes home with it. Throw gets

1:44:51 away. Chris Burgess can't find it. Both

1:44:55 runners come home to score. What was a

1:44:58 routine grounder to second and Taj

1:45:02 advances up to second.

1:45:09 >> So an E4 on Kirkland Banks

1:45:13 allows both of those runners to come

1:45:15 home and score. And now the inning is at

1:45:18 least a wash here for the tailgates.

1:45:22 >> So you'd call it a fieldielder's choice

1:45:25 >> is how Taj was able to reach. Oh

1:45:35 >> now Indiana Stanley hit on the noggin.

1:45:43 >> Gosh, I've been looking forward to that

1:45:45 hit by Pit Sy for a while.

1:45:47 That's incredible stuff.

1:45:49 >> Jordan Watson, our director of

1:45:51 entertainment.

1:45:52 >> She sends me more Tik [music] Toks than

1:45:54 Instagram than my ex-girlfriend did. And

1:45:56 she sent him a lot. She was chronically

1:45:57 on her phone. Let [music] me tell you,

1:45:59 Jordan is always trying to bust the

1:46:01 experience. Always sending me these

1:46:02 outputs. [music] And that was one she

1:46:04 sent me this past week. I said, "We got

1:46:05 to put that in the show." I was so happy

1:46:07 it made it in there.

1:46:09 >> Jordan Hussein.

1:46:14 Jordan Hussein ball and a strike on him.

1:46:20 >> Guy who had a walk-off last weekend at

1:46:22 Cowfield trying to walk off this fifth

1:46:24 inning.

1:46:27 >> Hit up the middle. Bobby Leay trying to

1:46:29 turn two. Six four three double play.

1:46:34 And even though the Clowns do not win

1:46:38 the inning, they still push. Three-run

1:46:41 homer from Joe Gray Jr., negated by

1:46:43 three runs by the Tailgator in the home

1:46:45 half.

1:46:46 >> Clean his silk on that double play as

1:46:47 well.

1:46:49 >> Brett Sanchez. What an outing from him.

1:46:56 Six strikeouts [music] from Sanchez. 35

1:46:59 of them on the air. Still pacing all the

1:47:01 Banana Ball Championship League.

1:47:05 Lot of thank yous.

1:47:07 What would that put [music] us at? Three

1:47:09 times 18. Thank you Houston.

1:47:13 From Bell Haven University's finest

1:47:16 office

1:47:17 >> as now he'll turn it over to his

1:47:19 roommate.

1:47:22 >> The other of the three Bretts. You've

1:47:24 heard from Brett Loft. That's me here

1:47:25 tonight. You heard from Brett Sanchez

1:47:27 who was also on the mic for us earlier.

1:47:28 Now it's Brett Donnie Allen. The wonder

1:47:31 from down under who would take the

1:47:33 reigns on the bump here for the boys in

1:47:34 blue and orange in the sixth inning.

1:47:36 Again, we [cheering] say it about Donnie

1:47:37 every time. You can see it on these

1:47:39 stats. It's all about the ball for

1:47:42 sprints. Donnie, when he's in the zone,

1:47:45 dang near unhitable. When he's not in

1:47:47 the zone, guys aren't chasing him. And

1:47:50 they've been getting on base via free

1:47:51 passes. [music] Another one of those

1:47:53 visitors playing in this bowl game here

1:47:55 tonight. He and Brett Sanchez, actually

1:47:57 the only two visitors we have from 2025.

1:48:01 You know, I have a Gizzy that was

1:48:03 brought to me by Beef Daddy up here in

1:48:05 the booth. I would assume from the

1:48:07 smoker of Andrew Bartman. Mattie Warren

1:48:10 said it was pretty good. I've had a

1:48:12 Bartman dog a time or two. So you guys

1:48:15 might can get a look at it here in the

1:48:16 booth. I I shall try to consume it here.

1:48:21 I want to show you guys the unconsumed

1:48:22 Lizzy. All right, here we go. This is

1:48:24 for you, America. [music]

1:48:29 Very truthful. Very truthful.

1:48:32 If I had to rate this glitzy on a scale

1:48:34 of one to 10,

1:48:37 >> don't tell them I said it. I'm g like a

1:48:39 six. No, like a like a like a seven

1:48:42 three.

1:48:44 >> Very juiceful.

1:48:47 >> The more the more I let it,

1:48:49 >> the more I let it sit, I'm really

1:48:52 telling you what it it may be like an 82

1:48:55 actually. the the way the way the Gizzy

1:48:58 goes down, way you can digest it. Very

1:49:01 important. Make maybe think of more like

1:49:03 [music] 82 then actually on that. Good

1:49:05 stuff from Bart. Donnie starts off Chris

1:49:08 Burgess with a ball.

1:49:11 Burgess 0 for two tonight and got maybe

1:49:16 clipped on one of the plays of the year.

1:49:18 A triple trick play [music] double play

1:49:19 his last time up.

1:49:28 Two in one.

1:49:30 >> Tell you what, this dude Chris Burg is

1:49:32 coming into his home.

1:49:34 >> Made from Lethonia, Georgia

1:49:37 smokes it down the left field line.

1:49:40 >> CB getting on his horse

1:49:44 >> and will leg up a stand up double

1:49:47 matters here in the six

1:49:50 on Q. Like I told you, he's coming in

1:49:52 his own

1:49:53 threw out a wouldbe base steal and

1:49:56 Jordan Hussein behind the plate. Extra

1:49:58 base hit right there.

1:50:01 Be just the second extra base hit of the

1:50:03 night. The first one that stayed in the

1:50:05 yard. That three-run homer from Joe Gray

1:50:07 Junior is the only other extra base hit

1:50:08 the Clowns have. Flash running at

1:50:10 second. Malachi [music] Mitchell. Yeah,

1:50:13 we say it every time. He's leading the

1:50:14 Banana Ball Championship League in

1:50:15 steals with 12 of them. So, he's a

1:50:18 danger to run out there at second. Eli

1:50:19 Payton. Oh, puts a drive into it to

1:50:22 right field. Eli Payton goes, "Yeah."

1:50:31 [cheering]

1:50:33 >> Another guy who's just been on an

1:50:35 absolute tear.

1:50:38 His fourth home run of the year.

1:50:43 >> Backto back innings with Yaya for these

1:50:45 clients.

1:50:57 That banana ball got out of here in a

1:50:59 hurry.

1:51:01 And now Donnie

1:51:03 trying to recompose himself gets his

1:51:06 visitor teammate of 2025, Brian Dancero

1:51:09 to swinging miss.

1:51:13 Matty Warren has sent me a text

1:51:15 >> and told me that I am wrong that this is

1:51:17 a fantastic hot dog.

1:51:19 >> I would agree. It is a very good blizzy

1:51:22 right side. Jonathan Sunshine looters

1:51:24 between the legs. Oh, dropped by Taylor

1:51:27 Justice at first.

1:51:30 a trick play miss on Taylor Justice

1:51:34 [music]

1:51:35 >> which at this point in the ball game I

1:51:38 don't want to be

1:51:40 man to be critic of Taylor Justice for

1:51:43 going for that trip already two coming

1:51:45 across in that two-run bomb from Eli

1:51:47 Payton

1:51:49 as Kirkland Banks now hitting in the

1:51:50 spot of Jaylen Vasquez.

1:51:52 >> You're up 10 to2 in trick play.

1:51:56 equalizer point very much so probably

1:51:58 not going to come into place tonight for

1:51:59 the Clowns. Maybe that's a play you just

1:52:01 make. However, [music]

1:52:04 >> trying to continue

1:52:07 to accumulate those trick plays. 191 of

1:52:09 them on the year for the Tailgator as it

1:52:12 currently stands. [music]

1:52:15 >> Taylor Justice has been as tricky as any

1:52:17 first base. Put him in the conversation

1:52:19 with Mason Maxwell. The firefighters

1:52:21 obviously Carell Prime Eric Jones Jr.

1:52:24 when he's over there for the

1:52:25 firefighters as well. Taylor Justice.

1:52:28 Ah, I couldn't get to that one.

1:52:30 Brian Dancer on his horse. Brother comes

1:52:34 up fire in the third, but not in time.

1:52:38 This 10th hole spot has been exceptional

1:52:40 tonight. Jaylen Basket had two singles.

1:52:42 [music] Kirkland Banks comes into the

1:52:44 10th hole, adds another single to that

1:52:46 resume. Now we'll turn over the lineup

1:52:48 to a man who hit it one a long ways his

1:52:50 last time up. [music] Cowboy Joe

1:52:52 >> who now has the turtleneck back on. Why

1:52:55 would you put the turtleneck back on Joe

1:52:57 [music]

1:52:58 had it off when he goes three-run yaya

1:53:01 last time up now puts it back on. I just

1:53:03 I I don't know if that's something I get

1:53:05 behind. And I know I'm the one who asked

1:53:07 him to put the turtleneck on this

1:53:08 morning in the hotel.

1:53:11 >> Doesn't matter.

1:53:13 Cowboy Joe

1:53:17 foul.

1:53:19 Oh man.

1:53:22 Goodness gracious. How many feet did

1:53:24 that miss by Riley Turner?

1:53:27 Four feet maybe outside the pole. Man,

1:53:31 Cowboy Joe.

1:53:33 That ball touched the heavens and was

1:53:36 hit back to Texas.

1:53:38 Instead, it was just a long strike.

1:53:40 Kirkland takes off. Taj drops it on the

1:53:43 transfer.

1:53:46 Those two have a bit of a bet going by

1:53:48 the way. Taj Porter, Kirkland [music]

1:53:49 Banks. Very, very, very close friends.

1:53:52 Both have Louisiana ties. And Kirkland

1:53:55 said he was going to get quite a few

1:53:56 stolen bases on Taj this weekend.

1:53:59 Donnie able to get the pawn check

1:54:03 for out number one.

1:54:06 So, a long strike [music]

1:54:08 in route to a strike out of Joe Gray Jr.

1:54:11 Now Jackie Bradley Jr.

1:54:14 >> infield in with one out, two in scoring

1:54:15 possession

1:54:22 over the head of Taylor Justice who was

1:54:24 playing in.

1:54:26 Kirkland comes home to score as well and

1:54:28 a two-run single from JBJ. Now makes it

1:54:32 four runs who have plated this inning

1:54:35 for the Clowns. And now run Silly. What

1:54:37 do they got?

1:54:40 >> [music]

1:54:48 >> Give me

1:55:06 number seven, Bobby.

1:55:11 That was a tough play

1:55:14 for

1:55:14 >> Taylor Justice to try to make again.

1:55:16 Probably a routine ball if he's playing

1:55:18 back, but infield in with two runners in

1:55:19 score position there. Jackie Bradley Jr.

1:55:22 continues his incredible run. [music]

1:55:25 Continues to pace the Banana Ball

1:55:27 Championship League in Ribby's as well

1:55:29 as that was number 24 and 25 for him on

1:55:32 the

1:55:35 >> Bobby L on the strap.

1:55:44 We've talked about it to Donnie Allen

1:55:46 and being in the zone has been the

1:55:47 issue. He's been in the zone here, but a

1:55:49 Clown's lineup you can't make too many

1:55:51 mistakes to. [music]

1:55:53 >> Even pitches that haven't been mistakes

1:55:54 in this inning, they've still punished.

1:55:57 [music]

1:56:06 It's a two-1 to Bobby. Caught him square

1:56:09 in the seventh.

1:56:12 Puts him on first and second.

1:56:15 >> Clowns scoring three in the fifth. Not

1:56:17 enough again. Pushing that inning. Now

1:56:19 four here in the sixth.

1:56:22 Still could add some more insurance.

1:56:26 Dale Francis Jr. at the dish. Single

1:56:28 last time up. Extended his hitting

1:56:30 streak out to nine games. Fans an

1:56:33 opportunity.

1:56:35 Oh, off of a hand

1:56:37 >> somewhere in America right now.

1:56:39 Actually, I know where in America.

1:56:41 Witchah, Kansas. AJ Swine Tech is

1:56:43 screaming for you to bring your glove to

1:56:44 a banana ball game.

1:56:47 >> 0 and2.

1:56:58 >> Oh, this one goes to the back stop.

1:57:00 Taj tried to [music] backpick and go

1:57:02 between the legs. Oh, Jackie being

1:57:04 aggressive. Got about 20 ft down the

1:57:07 third baseline for other feet. It's a

1:57:09 wild pitch. So, the Clowns now put two

1:57:12 in scoring position in Leeday and JBJ.

1:57:19 Infield yet again in for the tailgate.

1:57:24 >> Pistol squad on one, two,

1:57:27 two balls and two strikes.

1:57:31 >> [music]

1:57:41 [music]

1:57:42 >> Hope right side. Sunny

1:57:45 trick play. Trick play. Book it. Book

1:57:47 it.

1:57:49 >> And keeps Taggie Bradley at third.

1:57:53 >> Trick plays 11 and 12 in this ball game

1:57:55 for the tailgate.

1:58:00 >> [music]

1:58:01 >> Talk about the aggressiveness of Taylor

1:58:03 Justice going for trick plays. That's

1:58:04 why you do it right there. Nikos prays

1:58:07 it to center

1:58:09 >> as Indiana Stanley, his roommate, will

1:58:12 leap up and have it for out number

1:58:14 three. But not before come home. Two-run

1:58:18 homer for Eli Payton. Two-run single for

1:58:20 Jackie Bradley Jr. There [music] for the

1:58:22 clowns

1:58:24 to infinity and something. They said

1:58:26 your mom.

1:58:27 >> What are you doing out in center field?

1:58:31 >> Well, all right, ladies and gentlemen,

1:58:33 we have got a race for the ages that's

1:58:36 out of this world. And by out of this

1:58:38 world, I mean all the way out here in

1:58:40 the outfield. All right. These two young

1:58:42 fellas that you see running to their

1:58:44 spots here, they got a goal and it's

1:58:46 very simple. They're going to run from

1:58:47 all the way out here in the outfield to

1:58:49 second base and pick up with a catch

1:58:52 each other's moms. Once they pick up

1:58:54 each other's moms, they're going to race

1:58:55 from second all the way home. We like to

1:58:58 call this one to infinity and your mom.

1:59:01 Fellas, are you ready? On your marks,

1:59:04 get set, go.

1:59:09 >> Oh, he's Oh, he's got a heavy lead. A

1:59:12 heavy lead. Oh, he's coming for your

1:59:14 mother. He's coming for her. Oh, she's

1:59:16 there. Oh, [screaming]

1:59:17 he's picking her up. He's picking up.

1:59:19 Oh, she Oh, come on. Come on. All the

1:59:22 way home.

1:59:23 >> [screaming]

1:59:23 >> Oh no. And they take a tumble. They take

1:59:26 a tumble. And he's going to take it all

1:59:28 the way home. Ladies and gentlemen, your

1:59:32 winner of to infinity and your mom.

1:59:36 [music]

1:59:44 [music]

1:59:48 Clark Gilmore, the new arm on the bump

1:59:50 here for the Indianapolis Clowns.

1:59:53 [music]

1:59:53 Clarky Oabio been throwing the pill

1:59:56 pretty well, including that trick pitch

1:59:59 strikeout. So the MVP front runner of

2:00:02 Kaden Peanut Green last weekend in

2:00:04 Richmond. Five strikeouts, the two ball

2:00:06 four sprints. Erra just above league

2:00:09 average. 771.

2:00:12 Such an great entertainment player. Hey,

2:00:14 Clark. He said he was going to wave to

2:00:16 me. And there he does. Notre Dame

2:00:18 product on the mop. We got the man from

2:00:21 Mississippi,

2:00:23 Joe Gray. How you doing, my friend?

2:00:25 Cowboy Joe Gray. Excuse me. My father's

2:00:26 going to send me a text about that. Joe,

2:00:28 how you doing?

2:00:28 >> It's all good. Talk to me.

2:00:30 >> All right. Here's what I want to know.

2:00:31 Oh, man. Come on. Had to evade that bat.

2:00:33 KB, do something. Book it.

2:00:36 >> All right. This is what I want to know.

2:00:38 You took the turtleneck off.

2:00:40 >> Uh,

2:00:41 >> you hit one about 380 ft. Yeah,

2:00:44 >> you put it back on and you know it's

2:00:46 just karma. You barely miss one by about

2:00:48 4 feet, but you hit it about 500. So,

2:00:50 >> yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It just uh we going to

2:00:52 blame it on that. We going to blame it

2:00:53 on me trying to do too much after that

2:00:55 first swing. You know what I'm saying?

2:00:57 That's what it was. But uh you know,

2:01:00 not going to lie, they had me they had

2:01:02 me he went ahead and miked me up and so

2:01:04 I could hear you saying it and I was

2:01:06 like Brett just did me so wrong. I'm

2:01:09 like I know it's coming. I know a K

2:01:10 coming now. Oh, you could hear me during

2:01:13 that at bath.

2:01:13 >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was like, I know it

2:01:15 can't come.

2:01:15 >> Well, then you heard me lost my mind. I

2:01:17 absolutely thought you hit that one to

2:01:19 Kingdom Come.

2:01:19 >> I know. I know. Oh, trust me. I know.

2:01:21 But I was like I was like, "Ah,

2:01:24 look. It's just a baseball guys. You're

2:01:26 right." Like I I hit that ball and I had

2:01:28 no shirt on. They said they said that I

2:01:30 put the shirt on. That's that's my

2:01:32 fault.

2:01:32 >> Trick play for Bobby Lay right there

2:01:34 against Zack Watson. Uh Joe, why did you

2:01:37 wear the turtleneck today? Tell America

2:01:39 the truth,

2:01:39 >> man. you know, you know, coming into the

2:01:44 to the hotel, running to my boy Brett,

2:01:47 he said, "Hey, bro, I need you to wear

2:01:49 the turtleneck tomorrow." You know what

2:01:51 I'm saying? He said, he said, "It's

2:01:52 drippy." So, I I put it on and I, you

2:01:56 know, I've been getting compliments

2:01:57 from. So, sometimes no shirt, sometimes

2:02:00 I'm going to put this turn neck on.

2:02:02 >> You know, they they put us in the same

2:02:03 boat as fashionistas. Um, they're also

2:02:05 starting to put you up there as one of

2:02:07 the best hitters in his Clowns lineup.

2:02:09 Three straight weekends with a home run.

2:02:11 Joe, why has it been looking so big for

2:02:13 you up there right now? That banana ball

2:02:14 looks like a beach ball.

2:02:15 >> Man, I'm You know, the biggest thing and

2:02:17 the the best way I could put this in a

2:02:19 short

2:02:20 >> Oh, go make a play. I got it. I got it.

2:02:25 [laughter and screaming]

2:02:28 >> Hey, got that. Got that on camera. You

2:02:30 see me, Brett? Kill my boy Joe in a

2:02:33 minute and 55 seconds in.

2:02:41 You better never take that turn on that

2:02:43 car.

2:02:44 >> I better not, huh?

2:02:45 >> I better not, huh? [laughter]

2:02:47 >> That's Cowboy Joe Ray Jr. I love you,

2:02:49 brother.

2:02:49 >> You know I love you, too.

2:02:50 >> Oh, man.

2:02:52 >> That's That's Wow. We've had two of

2:02:56 maybe my favorite

2:02:58 miked up moments ever is now man who

2:03:01 went yard earlier is going to join our

2:03:03 very own Matty Warren. Matty, who you

2:03:05 got down there? I got Elite Payton down

2:03:07 here. Eli, first of all, great home run.

2:03:09 I said earlier, you know, that just

2:03:10 looked way too easy for you. Um, this

2:03:12 Clown's offense tonight. What the heck

2:03:14 is going on?

2:03:15 >> When the boys get hot, we get really

2:03:16 hot. So, we're swinging it really well

2:03:18 tonight. We got a short field and right

2:03:20 We got a short porch in right field and

2:03:22 uh I hit a home run. So, it was pretty

2:03:23 sick.

2:03:24 >> Now, I feel like this was an unrelated

2:03:26 question, but now it feels kind of

2:03:27 related. Um, opinions on Joe Grey Jr.'s

2:03:29 turtleneck.

2:03:31 >> You know, I'm just going to let him do

2:03:32 what he does. He's a dog. Hey, he's

2:03:34 doing what he does and it's working

2:03:36 apparently. And Brett, it was your call.

2:03:37 So that's all you.

2:03:39 >> I'm just trying to help guys hit home

2:03:41 runs. I can't tell them how to hit the

2:03:44 banana ball. But I know what works.

2:03:46 Turtlenecks work. Ora works. Drip works.

2:03:50 And a man who knows a lot about that,

2:03:51 his name's Joe Spoon from Broom,

2:03:53 Pennsylvania. The heart thrive of the

2:03:55 blue and orange comes on to throw the

2:03:58 pill here for the tailgator.

2:04:04 >> [cheering]

2:04:07 >> Jo

2:04:09 >> if we if we may look at his season

2:04:11 stats. Shall we look at his season

2:04:13 stats?

2:04:15 >> We shall.

2:04:17 RA is getting lower by the end. Only one

2:04:19 strike out this year for Joe,

2:04:22 >> but we're going to talk about forever

2:04:24 that outing he had at the open. We had

2:04:26 three ground balls, all three trick

2:04:28 plays, winning the tailgator the

2:04:29 equalizer point in game one of the

2:04:31 banana ball open championship final

2:04:33 against those bananas. He misses high to

2:04:35 Carell Prime. [music]

2:04:38 Three to2 ball game now.

2:04:41 Clown Stein trying to stay hot at the

2:04:43 dish. Two and0

2:04:48 Oklahoma man. Ain't no love in Oklahoma.

2:04:50 That's what Luke Col said I don't

2:04:53 believe it. A lot of love here. A lot of

2:04:55 great people here welcoming a brand that

2:04:58 has Texas in their name

2:05:01 with open arms this weekend.

2:05:04 Hit off the end of that. Taylor Justice

2:05:06 flips it to Joe's Peron. Bare hand book

2:05:09 it.

2:05:10 What a play. That was a tough one on

2:05:13 both ends right there. Tailgators

2:05:18 had another trick play. Joe just got

2:05:21 there. [laughter]

2:05:22 Little prime time high stepping back to

2:05:24 the mound. I know about Dion Sanders.

2:05:31 >> One and0 to Chris Burgess. [music]

2:05:34 Chris had a double that started that

2:05:35 rally a couple innings back.

2:05:39 >> Actually, last inning I should say. What

2:05:40 are we talking about here? Had a double

2:05:42 to begin the sixth inning.

2:05:44 He's in a driver's seat here. Two and0.

2:05:48 Make it three and 0.

2:05:50 Joe, if you've noticed, has been

2:05:52 pitching every time Taj Porter has been

2:05:53 catching. These two guys live together

2:05:55 back in Savannah. Great rapport between

2:05:57 Taj [music] and Joe. Burgess was already

2:05:59 running him before that pitch got there.

2:06:01 Chris

2:06:02 will think about two, but that's all

2:06:04 it'll be as a thought

2:06:07 as Flash will come over and run for him.

2:06:10 Flash not a stolen base tonight. The

2:06:12 long stolen base in the ball game

2:06:13 belongs to Kirkland Banks.

2:06:16 Either one of these two teams.

2:06:19 Clowns have played eight runs.

2:06:21 Tailgator have played seven thus far.

2:06:23 But three to two, we stand in points.

2:06:25 Eli Payton. Did he do it again?

2:06:30 Yes. No.

2:06:33 Came off the base of the wall. I don't

2:06:35 know where it went. The relay throw back

2:06:37 in and not in time. An RBI triple.

2:06:42 Brother lost it. Indiana Stanley lost

2:06:44 it. Eli knew it was at all along.

2:06:48 And what about that? Eli Payeyton is a

2:06:50 double away from the cycle.

2:06:55 >> See it rattled off the wall there. Indie

2:06:57 went past him. Brother couldn't find it

2:07:00 [music] and Eli heads up base running as

2:07:02 now Kobe Robinson runs at third.

2:07:06 That That's correct. [music] Kobe

2:07:08 Robinson running at third. Flash just

2:07:10 came in and run for Chris Burgess. So is

2:07:13 Eli Payton.

2:07:14 >> Kobe Robinson is running at third.

2:07:17 It's interesting to look at. We'll have

2:07:19 to check in with that. Again, the

2:07:21 designated runner can be used one time

2:07:24 through the order, but it was just used

2:07:25 there as Flash came home to score after

2:07:28 he ran for Chris Burgess.

2:07:36 >> Ball for Brent. Dancer takes on

2:07:40 Kobe comes home to score easily from

2:07:41 third. Dance [music] stay over at first.

2:07:44 Third straight inning that the Clouds

2:07:46 have scored multi-runs.

2:07:53 >> And where is Kirkland Banks?

2:08:19 Now batting number two, Jaylen

2:08:27 >> Kirkland Banks,

2:08:30 not Jaylen Vasquez, but Kirkland Banks

2:08:32 sends it in the sky. First base side,

2:08:35 not caught by a fan. A man in a pink

2:08:37 polo, as you see at the bottom of your

2:08:38 screen. Use the hat.

2:08:41 Hard enough [music]

2:08:42 >> to catch it with a glove, much less a

2:08:44 hat.

2:08:45 >> Kirkland again sprays it right side, but

2:08:47 out of play.

2:08:58 >> Ghost perome trying to find it here.

2:09:01 I don't know if this is necessarily an

2:09:03 issue with the tailgator pitching staff

2:09:05 as [music] much as it is a compliment to

2:09:06 this Clown's line who again had been

2:09:09 putting up great numbers before tonight

2:09:11 anyway. Again, one of the most prolific

2:09:14 offenses in the Banana Ball Championship

2:09:15 League this year.

2:09:18 Kirkland high chopper left side. JB only

2:09:21 plays over at first. Oh, they'll try to

2:09:23 back pick second. Dance back in time.

2:09:27 That was almost one of the weirdest

2:09:28 double plays you'll ever see, but

2:09:30 instead it's just out number two.

2:09:39 >> Clowns now have 21 homers on the air.

2:09:42 This guy hit one earlier in Joe Gray Jr.

2:09:45 strikeout rate is what's really plagued

2:09:47 the Clowns this year

2:09:50 in 114 strikeouts entering tonight

2:09:53 with the second worst in all of

2:09:55 Bananaball as an offense. The only team

2:09:56 that struck out more as an offense are

2:09:58 the East Texas tailgator.

2:10:00 Joe

2:10:01 out to center.

2:10:03 Not even make it that far. Tip drill.

2:10:06 Book it. Book it. Yet again, Jonathan

2:10:10 Sunshine Looters and Jordan Hussein

2:10:12 again combined for a double tip drill

2:10:15 trick play. 14 and 15 on the evening.

2:10:21 >> Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the

2:10:24 t-shirt. Speaking of trick plays, let's

2:10:27 take a look at our trick plays here

2:10:29 tonight.

2:10:32 Again, there's been a lot of them. There

2:10:34 always is when the Texas Tailgator are

2:10:36 playing.

2:10:38 Clowns only have five of them here

2:10:40 tonight. A team that's been rather

2:10:42 inconsistent when it comes to tricks

2:10:43 this year, but when you're trying to win

2:10:44 Banana Ball's newest rule, the equalizer

2:10:46 point as the away team,

2:10:51 obviously [music] have to add up those

2:10:52 trick plays.

2:10:58 So, let's take a look at the trick plays

2:11:00 induced and the leaders there on the

2:11:03 bump this year.

2:11:06 Christian Davis, Brett Sanchez, [music]

2:11:08 David Griffin in three of the arms in

2:11:11 this series this weekend. Obviously,

2:11:13 this was entering [music] tonight.

2:11:14 Christian Davis was leading the league.

2:11:16 Rick Sanchez induced a few here and

2:11:18 David Griffin did as well, but that was

2:11:20 entering tonight's ball game. Trick

2:11:21 plays induced [music] as Clark Gilmore

2:11:23 beginning his second inning work. 10 to

2:11:25 Jordan Bart. JB just missed it. Dancer

2:11:31 ranging over towards foul territory. Oh,

2:11:33 that actually goes out of play. Hey,

2:11:35 what that wind is swirling, blowing out

2:11:37 left side.

2:11:40 Blowing in

2:11:42 but towards the left field. Excuse me, I

2:11:46 should say the third base center. Kind

2:11:48 of knocking down anything hit out the

2:11:49 left. That's why you seen that one Joe

2:11:51 Gray Jr. hit earlier was just that low

2:11:52 line drive is cut through the win.

2:11:56 Got it.

2:12:00 Pardon [music] me. Ball in two strikes.

2:12:03 Even I'm losing track of things here

2:12:04 tonight. I think it was that Gizzy Bart

2:12:06 gave me. Clark Jeter throw

2:12:10 >> sails over there towards Bart.

2:12:13 >> Jordan Bar with an infield single. That

2:12:16 Yeah, that' have been a tough play to

2:12:17 make then.

2:12:23 Jeter jump throw which we did see a few

2:12:27 weeks ago.

2:12:28 Was that last weekend in Richmond

2:12:30 actually Clark Gilmore able to make that

2:12:33 play.

2:12:35 Taylor Justice now

2:12:40 one and0. [music]

2:12:53 >> Taylor ball for sprint continuing his

2:12:55 own base streak his last time up.

2:12:59 >> Has reached base in all but one game

2:13:01 he's appeared in this year.

2:13:07 sprayed down the first base side but

2:13:08 into the net

2:13:11 >> right at the Biola College.

2:13:15 Heard of that place before. Came in

2:13:16 right after Robert Anthony Cruz at Biola

2:13:18 to Taylor Justice [music]

2:13:20 as he was able to evade that one. A wild

2:13:23 pitch.

2:13:24 >> Jordan Bar [music] now stands at second.

2:13:28 >> Tailgators would need two to wash.

2:13:29 Standing three to win it.

2:13:37 And that's what Taylor's done so well

2:13:38 this year.

2:13:39 >> Gets in these two strike counts and he

2:13:41 just fouls off everything.

2:13:48 >> Payoff pitch again [music]

2:13:49 and a ball for Sprint. Two of them

2:13:51 tonight. Bobby Leday, good pick.

2:13:54 >> Obviously won't prevent Jordan Bar from

2:13:56 [music] scoring here, but does prevent

2:13:58 Taylor Justice to first base.

2:14:04 Balls Championship League and walk-offs.

2:14:08 >> As the lights go out,

2:14:11 it's

2:14:11 >> cuz we're trying to find brothers

2:14:21 [singing]

2:14:24 [music]

2:14:26 at all.

2:14:33 >> [music]

2:14:39 >> All the

2:14:41 [music]

2:14:42 Tonight

2:14:46 we

2:15:02 Hey brother,

2:15:03 >> what y'all know about Shabuzzi.

2:15:09 >> Pretty cool walk up there from the Pride

2:15:11 of Spring, Texas.

2:15:15 >> See brother again, third played

2:15:18 appearance of the night. We don't have a

2:15:19 line for him. You know why? Cuz he's had

2:15:21 two ball for sprints.

2:15:23 >> Incredible [music] stuff. Both RBI ball

2:15:25 force sprints. Jacob Pippers now running

2:15:28 over at first. Brother

2:15:32 foul

2:15:39 >> quickly. 0 and two

2:15:45 >> out to center.

2:15:47 Jackie glides back.

2:15:50 >> They'll make the play for out number

2:15:52 one.

2:15:54 You know, it seemed as if these clowns

2:15:56 have conceded the fact that they're not

2:15:58 going to win the trick play battle here,

2:15:59 Tim.

2:16:00 >> And obviously in an inning where they

2:16:01 hold a one-run lead now two to one,

2:16:04 getting each out is going to be very

2:16:05 important because they can tie this ball

2:16:06 game up at three if they can win the

2:16:08 inning.

2:16:11 Madoodle

2:16:13 ball in those strikes. Single and a fly

2:16:15 out [music] for him tonight.

2:16:19 You know, and it was at this point last

2:16:21 year

2:16:22 >> where Mack had kind of hit a skid,

2:16:24 right? He those from about game 17 to

2:16:27 game 24. Mack really [music] felt like

2:16:30 he wasn't at his best. Obviously, last

2:16:32 year's only 33 game schedule. This year,

2:16:35 you know, [music] M game 1 to 10 was

2:16:36 trying to really find it. Now, game 10

2:16:38 on. M's been one of the best hitters in

2:16:43 proves to be true yet again.

2:16:45 driving a [cheering]

2:16:46 drawing, I should say, a ball for a

2:16:47 sprint. Jacob Pipper goes first to

2:16:50 third.

2:16:52 And it's something about this sport,

2:16:54 guys like Carell Prime, M Danford, this

2:16:56 guy coming up the dish, Taj Porter, Kyle

2:16:58 Martin say the same thing about Jackie

2:17:00 Bradley Jr. and other side, Joe Gray

2:17:02 Jr., it's when you get those volume abs,

2:17:06 some guys just go from being somebody

2:17:09 you may ride off earlier in the year to

2:17:11 one of the very best players in the

2:17:13 sport.

2:17:14 Taj falls behind an 0 and one.

2:17:16 >> The biggest, the largest has reached

2:17:19 twice tonight.

2:17:20 >> I love you too, Grub.

2:17:23 [music]

2:17:24 >> Love you too.

2:17:30 >> He loves all of you. Ooh,

2:17:34 >> ball and two strikes

2:17:37 >> on Southern University's five. [music]

2:17:44 in the sky. Won't lead the infield.

2:17:46 >> Payton calling everybody off.

2:17:49 >> Out number two.

2:17:53 >> Now Clark Gilmore

2:17:55 >> perhaps with the most one of the most

2:17:57 pivotal at bats he's had in his young

2:17:59 banana ball career.

2:18:01 >> Clouds up by one in the inning.

2:18:04 If

2:18:04 >> they could win the inning, they'd be

2:18:05 tied in the ball game. But it's banana

2:18:08 ball veteran Indiana Stanley.

2:18:12 his third year in the sport. The second

2:18:14 with the tailgators, a [music] 2022 CPL

2:18:16 banana.

2:18:19 >> Ton of banana land experience.

2:18:22 He walked off the third inning tonight

2:18:24 with a sack fly.

2:18:26 Andy still trying to find himself

2:18:29 a good groove at the dish. Tonight he's

2:18:31 had a good night. Has not been retired

2:18:33 sack or excuse me had the sack fly in

2:18:35 the RBI that led to a walk up and then

2:18:37 hit by a pitch. So, it's not officially

2:18:38 quartered at bat, I should say. In the

2:18:40 driver's seat here, two and one.

2:18:46 >> Deuce is wide. Two balls, two strikes,

2:18:48 two outs, two runners on.

2:18:50 >> Clark Gilmore, Indiana Stanley.

2:18:55 >> Fans, an opportunity to end the inning.

2:18:58 Nope.

2:19:03 Tulsa just as beautiful

2:19:07 >> now that the sun has went down and the

2:19:08 lights illuminate this beautiful place

2:19:12 at one Oak field.

2:19:16 Indie off the handle dance charging hard

2:19:19 and he will have it for out number

2:19:21 three.

2:19:23 Man, what an outing from Clark Gilmore.

2:19:26 Bend but don't break. And now a three3

2:19:30 ball game.

2:19:34 Clowns won the first frame. Tailgator

2:19:37 won the second, third, and fourth

2:19:39 frames. And the Clowns have come back

2:19:41 and won the last two frames here

2:19:45 as the Tailgator now have a new arm on

2:19:47 the mound. Zachary Blankenship

2:19:50 or affectionately known as Bam Bam.

2:19:55 Man, I love me some Bam Bam. I I know

2:19:56 we've gotten to talk about him some

2:19:58 points this year. I'd love to wax

2:19:59 poetically if I could about Bam Bam.

2:20:01 Again, I know we've told the story, but

2:20:03 it's it's too good to not tell again.

2:20:05 You know, Party Animal 23-24

2:20:08 last year comes in knowing he's going to

2:20:10 be a tailgator in the offseason. Was

2:20:12 injured in the 24 going in the 25 off

2:20:15 season, chooses to get surgery, an

2:20:18 injury that he had thought about playing

2:20:19 through, chooses to get surgery, knowing

2:20:21 the impact he can make as an entertainer

2:20:23 last year. Then [cheering] he signed

2:20:25 back as an entertainer player this year

2:20:26 for 2026. And Bam Bam now thrown in the

2:20:29 apron. First outing of the year came

2:20:32 against the Bananas at Chapel Hill.

2:20:33 Recorded one out. Pitched in the open.

2:20:35 Was a big time asset there. So far this

2:20:38 year has only thrown an inning and a

2:20:39 third

2:20:42 as I'm hearing the neon and world's

2:20:45 fastest inning music as Grub is

2:20:49 filming something that I surmise will be

2:20:51 on social media at some point this week.

2:20:54 I love Grub, man.

2:20:57 >> One of my favorite moments of the year,

2:20:59 speaking of Bam, is one of my favorite

2:21:00 humans and what he means to the culture,

2:21:03 the unculture being cultivated in that

2:21:04 tailgator locker room. One of my

2:21:06 favorite moments, grub, coming out in

2:21:08 Fris. Jackie

2:21:11 foul

2:21:16 >> shocker. Jackie Bradley Jr.'s having

2:21:17 another great banana ball game.

2:21:20 >> Two singles in a ball for Sprint

2:21:22 tonight.

2:21:23 >> [music]

2:21:24 >> I mean, if you had to cast a vote for

2:21:25 MVP right now,

2:21:27 >> the top three vote getters in my mind

2:21:29 would be Jackie Bradley Jr., Kaden

2:21:31 Green, and Kyle Martin. And I don't know

2:21:33 in what order. Jackie out to center

2:21:38 Indie. A great running grab as center

2:21:40 fielder on center fielder crime for out

2:21:42 number one.

2:21:48 >> Tailgators have all but locked up to

2:21:49 equalizer point again though. four trick

2:21:52 plays away

2:21:54 >> from getting to 200 on the year. That's

2:21:56 important because they could tie the

2:21:57 2025 Bananas as the quickest teams in

2:22:00 banana ball history to reach the 200

2:22:02 trick play plateau.

2:22:04 Still playing with

2:22:07 five more outs to get those four trick

2:22:08 plays. We had three on one play here

2:22:10 tonight. Bobby Le,

2:22:14 >> he's reached three times in four play

2:22:15 appearances. It'll say he went there.

2:22:24 You talk about a fun guy to conversate

2:22:26 with. Bobby Lay comes walking out the

2:22:29 clubhouse this morning. Standing there

2:22:31 talking to a lot of those guys. Bobby

2:22:32 comes walking up. You know, good to see

2:22:34 you. I had seen him in a while. All that

2:22:35 good stuff. Bobby goes, "How you been,

2:22:37 Brett?" [music]

2:22:39 >> I've been good, Bobby. He's ball for us,

2:22:40 Brett.

2:22:44 >> Well, [music] nope. Bobby thought it

2:22:47 was.

2:22:48 Hunter Ives will tell him, "Nope, that

2:22:50 was ball three." Anyway,

2:22:53 I

2:22:53 >> asked Bobby what was on his mind today.

2:22:56 >> Bobby looks at me and gives me one word.

2:22:59 Very punctual, very concise. Barrels.

2:23:03 >> Good, [music] Bobby. Good. Thank you,

2:23:05 Bobby L. He's had a lot of them this

2:23:07 year.

2:23:10 >> The 3-1 from Bam.

2:23:12 >> That will be a ball fourth point. Bobby

2:23:15 a hard 90 out of the box.

2:23:17 That's all it'll be is 90 ft there for

2:23:19 Mr. Leay. His second time he's reached

2:23:22 via free pass. First ball for a sprint.

2:23:25 Now it's time for splash.

2:23:28 Little hip hop array. What y'all know

2:23:30 about OP in the chat tonight? That's

2:23:33 what I want to know.

2:23:38 Indie. Another opportunity.

2:23:40 Catches it straight up for out number

2:23:42 two.

2:23:45 Bobby stands over at first and now it's

2:23:47 Nicole size struck out three times

2:23:49 tonight and flown out to that man his

2:23:51 roommate Indiana Stanley. You're talking

2:23:52 about two guys that you get together and

2:23:55 you will be crying laughing because of

2:23:57 how much a brotherly relationship they

2:23:59 have. Nicoles are Indiana Stanley.

2:24:02 They are sometimes insufferable to be

2:24:04 around and I mean that in a way of each

2:24:07 other. You will have a ball watching

2:24:09 them have a conversation. two guys who

2:24:11 think very highly each each other as

2:24:13 well though.

2:24:15 >> When Nico got to Savannah back in

2:24:17 January for spring training, he told me

2:24:19 he followed around Indie around Savannah

2:24:21 5 days. Said, "I wanted to see what

2:24:22 Indy's routine was." He said, "That

2:24:24 helped make me a better person and

2:24:25 inevitably the banana ball player I was

2:24:27 striving to be." Brother, [music]

2:24:31 how about that? Three flyyous, none of

2:24:34 them trick plays.

2:24:36 Usually not the case for the Texas

2:24:38 tailgate, but a scoreless frame

2:24:40 nonetheless, which I will take. The

2:24:42 first one since the top of the fourth.

2:24:44 And now I want to throw it down to my

2:24:45 good friend Ryan Stone and Friends in

2:24:47 Low Places here in Tulsa.

2:24:48 >> Up on your feet and get those phone

2:24:52 flashlights out. That's right. Up on

2:24:55 your feet. Phone flashlights out. We're

2:24:57 going to light up the Tulsa sky.

2:25:02 And now I need you to all join us in

2:25:04 singing as loud as you can. A little

2:25:07 friends in low places.

2:25:15 [music]

2:25:26 >> The last one to know. The last one to

2:25:30 show the last

2:25:34 >> you sound great. Tulsa

2:25:37 [music]

2:25:40 when I took his glass of champagne

2:25:45 toasted

2:25:46 honey.

2:25:49 [music]

2:25:52 >> Let me hear you.

2:25:59 ground

2:26:02 Texas. [music]

2:26:20 Oh, I got

2:26:27 >> We love you so much, Tulsa. Now, let's

2:26:30 get it on. [cheering]

2:26:36 >> Friends in low places.

2:26:40 Uniting a brand that has Texas tied to

2:26:42 its identity and a state that hates

2:26:45 everything about the Lone Star State.

2:26:47 That's how beautiful Banana Ball is.

2:26:50 here in the beautiful home of the Tulsa

2:26:52 Drillers in one Oak Field

2:26:57 >> as now it's time for the closer the

2:26:59 Indianapolis Clowns. Nick Wilson

2:27:02 teammates with Taj Porter and Christian

2:27:04 Davis at Southern University would

2:27:06 transfer to Dallas Baptist and then

2:27:07 Angelo State to finish his college

2:27:08 career and he'll have to face the

2:27:10 tailgator golden bat.

2:27:13 >> The Texas Tailgator are invoking the

2:27:16 golden batter rule. Now batting in place

2:27:20 of Jordan Hussein is the tailgator's

2:27:23 golden batter. Please welcome Kyle Kmart

2:27:29 Martin

2:27:32 for the sixth time this year.

2:27:36 Kyle Martin is the [music] Texas

2:27:38 Tailgator's golden batter that now leads

2:27:42 all of an animal.

2:27:44 Who else would you call him?

2:27:47 He's one for three tonight with a

2:27:49 two-run walk-off bomb coming back in the

2:27:52 fourth inning. Smoked foul having to

2:27:56 face one of the very best closers

2:28:00 in this sport. Nick Wilson considered a

2:28:02 closerish has started a little bit this

2:28:04 year. He's been Bananaball's version on

2:28:06 a microcosmic level of John Smoltz in

2:28:09 2026.

2:28:12 >> Kmart ran it out but foul.

2:28:18 And now Nick Wilson

2:28:21 >> after being in almost every single

2:28:25 entertainment piece the Clowns has had

2:28:26 tonight

2:28:28 trying to save in the ball game. That's

2:28:30 a big step in the right direction as he

2:28:33 does his little dance raising the roof

2:28:35 after striking out. One of the best

2:28:36 hitters in the sport for out number one.

2:28:39 >> [cheering]

2:28:40 >> You may be asking on a different level,

2:28:42 why would the Tailgators use their

2:28:44 golden batter to lead off the bottom of

2:28:45 the eighth? Well, that was in the 10-h

2:28:46 home. This is the leadoff spot. Nick

2:28:48 Lopez, Kirkland Banks.

2:28:51 Oh my gosh, KB. Are you serious

2:28:55 ball goes off a prime KB with the hustle

2:28:58 and then Nick Wilson showing off the

2:29:00 wheels to get over there for out number

2:29:02 two.

2:29:03 >> One, three, four, one for out number

2:29:07 two.

2:29:11 That's incredible stuff.

2:29:13 >> In our sport, we love trick plays and

2:29:16 that's what makes it so special. That's

2:29:18 just an incredible straightup baseball

2:29:20 play.

2:29:22 Wadi a ball and a strike.

2:29:25 Jason Art grounded out last time up in

2:29:27 this two-hole. Wadi back in there. Poked

2:29:29 in the sky left side. Eli Payton calling

2:29:32 everybody off. got it in a minute and 41

2:29:36 seconds. Nick Wilson,

2:29:40 one of the true young stars of this

2:29:42 sport.

2:29:44 No matter if it's in an entertainment

2:29:45 role or on the bump, he going to give it

2:29:48 to you. And now we go to the ninth,

2:29:52 three-3

2:29:54 in the ninth inning. And if we upon the

2:29:57 scoreboard, I'm still going to tell us

2:29:59 about the rules

2:30:00 >> at three points a piece. But here's the

2:30:04 thing. In this ninth inning, every run

2:30:07 that scores will count for a point,

2:30:09 which means the Indianapolis Clowns are

2:30:11 as dangerous as ever. But if your

2:30:14 tailgator can get just three outs right

2:30:16 here, they'll need one run in the bottom

2:30:18 half of the inning to win the game.

2:30:21 Tulsa, the stakes have never been

2:30:23 higher. Welcome to the final inning.

2:30:30 fantasy [cheering]

2:30:43 [crying]

2:30:45 race. [screaming]

2:30:51 It's Miller time.

2:30:55 [music]

2:30:58 The Houston, Texas native

2:31:02 who's tied second in banana ball this

2:31:04 year with four save

2:31:08 is going to try to come on

2:31:12 and make it

2:31:14 a tie ball game for his offense going

2:31:16 into the night.

2:31:19 See the erra,

2:31:21 but you see the strikeouts.

2:31:25 >> Reese Miller

2:31:28 last weekend against those bananas, his

2:31:32 flu game, food poisoning he acquired

2:31:36 somehow someway [music] on Friday night

2:31:38 during that off day we had between the

2:31:39 pop-up game and Kyle Field still able to

2:31:42 come on and battle through that and get

2:31:44 the save against those bananas.

2:31:47 He's healthy as an ox this week and he's

2:31:50 got a big time opportunity against these

2:31:52 clowns.

2:31:54 hold him scoreless and then give it to

2:31:56 the heart of his order. Three, four, and

2:31:57 five in the home.

2:32:02 >> What do you want to call it? Reese's

2:32:04 pieces, his pitches. It's Miller time

2:32:06 when he enters the ball game.

2:32:10 He's one of the best closers in our

2:32:11 sport. And the tailgators took him in

2:32:13 the third round for a reason.

2:32:16 >> But Annis have had his number.

2:32:19 He's still been able to battle through.

2:32:22 Again, we talked about the food

2:32:23 poisoning. Battle through the yellow

2:32:25 really, which could be a sickness within

2:32:27 itself. Back to finding himself here.

2:32:30 Begin the ninth inning. 0 and one to

2:32:32 Carell Prime. Prime Burgess Payton.

2:32:40 Those three up here combined for five

2:32:42 hits tonight.

2:32:43 0 and2.

2:32:46 Taj Porter.

2:32:48 Talk about a guy that believes in Reese

2:32:49 Miller.

2:32:51 really been helping Reese's adjustment

2:32:52 to banana.

2:32:55 These two very much so on the same page.

2:32:59 The belief system, the support system,

2:33:01 the O2 from Ree.

2:33:05 Oh, Prime

2:33:08 just held that right foot in the box.

2:33:10 That's a banana ball vet right there.

2:33:12 That's a

2:33:14 That's a smile from Prime. He almost got

2:33:16 up out of there.

2:33:20 Hunter Ives the crew chief. I tell you

2:33:22 tell what he did a great job and keep an

2:33:23 eye on that foot too.

2:33:31 The one two from Race.

2:33:36 This one hit off of the ribbon board

2:33:39 down the first base. Do a ball and two

2:33:41 yet again.

2:33:44 Prime one for four tonight.

2:33:48 Got it.

2:33:50 The slider, the Frisbee,

2:33:53 the nastiest pitch in our sport, retires

2:33:57 Carell Prime for out number one. And

2:33:59 those clowns are gathering around. I see

2:34:00 a golden robe.

2:34:02 >> Ladies and gentlemen, the Indianapolis

2:34:06 Clowns are invoking the golden batter

2:34:08 rule. Stepping in to bat for Chris

2:34:12 Burgess is your golden batter, Jackie

2:34:15 Bradley

2:34:17 Jr.

2:34:21 As obvious as a pick as it was for the

2:34:22 Tailgator to go Kyle Martin, it's just

2:34:25 as obvious here for the Indianapolis

2:34:27 Club. The fifth time this year JBJ has

2:34:29 been used as a golden bat. Tonight,

2:34:33 two singles in a ball four sprint in his

2:34:35 five play appearances.

2:34:38 You

2:34:40 >> know the one thing we had seen from

2:34:41 Jackie so far this year, a golden batter

2:34:44 home run.

2:34:47 [music]

2:34:52 >> He's behind 0 and2.

2:34:58 >> Pressurized moment on a Thursday night

2:35:00 in Tulsa.

2:35:01 >> Reese Miller, Jackie Bradley Jr.

2:35:07 Great frame there by Tom.

2:35:10 >> Maybe just a hair off if I had to

2:35:11 assume.

2:35:12 >> Do a ball in two now.

2:35:22 [music]

2:35:23 >> Tried to back him up inside. Now

2:35:28 >> this is big on big as it gets.

2:35:33 >> [music]

2:35:37 >> Jackie Bradley Junior is a big leader.

2:35:39 >> Obviously 02 to a full count.

2:35:49 >> Poke to center. Indie breaks back and

2:35:52 then to his right. Second out here in

2:35:54 the night.

2:35:59 >> But now

2:36:01 >> you go From a guy who played in the big

2:36:04 leagues for nine years to a guy who was

2:36:05 a double shy of the cycle tonight,

2:36:08 >> Eli Payton,

2:36:12 >> a single, a two-run homer, and an RBI

2:36:14 triple on his line.

2:36:19 [cheering]

2:36:22 [screaming]

2:36:25 10.

2:36:27 Eli

2:36:29 Sunshine calling off his outfield.

2:36:33 Oh my gosh.

2:36:36 Eli [cheering]

2:36:38 safe at second.

2:36:40 That's a double. Eli Payton just hit for

2:36:43 the cycle.

2:36:47 Wow.

2:36:48 In an extremely improbable way.

2:36:52 Banana Ball's third cycle of the year

2:36:55 comes from Grand Canon University's

2:36:57 finest.

2:37:11 [music]

2:37:11 >> First one misses low. One and0.

2:37:21 Two and0 now to Brian Dancer.

2:37:28 I'm going

2:37:28 >> to be honest with you guys. We've lost

2:37:31 video here in the ballpark. Good news is

2:37:33 I have the YouTube stream still pulled

2:37:35 up and I see that you guys can still see

2:37:37 and hear us.

2:37:39 >> Oh, the beauty of live television.

2:37:42 >> Reese Miller the three 0. A ball four

2:37:46 sprint here.

2:37:47 would plate the go-ahead run/point in

2:37:50 form a flash. Now it's second. [music]

2:37:55 >> Payoff pitch incoming.

2:38:07 [music]

2:38:12 Got him. Remember, you a bad mama jama.

2:38:22 the score

2:38:24 and a piece.

2:38:26 >> Wow, what an electric top of the ninth

2:38:29 inning.

2:38:31 Eli Payton gives Banana Ball its third

2:38:34 cycle of 2026,

2:38:38 following suit of Kyle Jackson and his

2:38:40 teammate Jackie Bradley Jr.,

2:38:43 But that run is stranded at second by

2:38:46 Reese Miller.

2:38:48 >> And now it's the heart of the lineup.

2:38:51 >> Coming up for the Texas tailgate,

2:38:55 Kyle Martin, Jordan Bar, and Taylor

2:38:58 Justice.

2:39:06 And it's Nick Wilson.

2:39:10 Guy who went three up and three down in

2:39:12 less than two minutes in the eighth

2:39:15 inning. We'll have to try to match his

2:39:17 counterpart in Reese Miller [music] to

2:39:19 send this bad mama majama to showdowns.

2:39:32 Nick Wilson went strikeout, a 341 put

2:39:36 out, and then a pop up to third base.

2:39:43 So happy you guys are joining us from

2:39:44 wherever you're joining us from here.

2:39:47 We're having a blast in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

2:39:51 And what a way to begin this ninth

2:39:54 inning. The same way we began the

2:39:56 eighth. Kyle Martin, the golden batter

2:39:58 to lead off the eight. [music] Nick

2:40:00 Wilson sat him down via punch out.

2:40:08 >> Kmart broken bat flare to right field

2:40:13 and the gamewinning point stands [music]

2:40:15 at first in form of Kmart.

2:40:19 his second hit of the night.

2:40:21 >> And Jacob Pipperick, arguably the best

2:40:24 designated runner in the sport since he

2:40:27 began this his 10th [music] game, excuse

2:40:29 me, his 12th game as a tailgator. Nine

2:40:31 for nine in stolen bases.

2:40:34 Would he dare try to run here in the

2:40:36 night? Jordan Bar

2:40:40 gets out of the way of it.

2:40:42 >> JB perfect three for three tonight.

2:40:44 Couple singles and a double.

2:40:49 Two balls and no strikes. Pips fast.

2:40:52 >> Not saying he would or wouldn't score on

2:40:54 the ball for a sprint, but that'd be a

2:40:55 heck of a way to win this ball game. The

2:40:56 two

2:40:58 JB fouls it out of the ballpark.

2:41:08 >> Another foul went into the net. Two

2:41:10 balls and two strikes.

2:41:20 Wow, another foul tip.

2:41:22 >> The Clowns won the first inning,

2:41:25 >> the sixth inning in the seventh inning.

2:41:28 Tailgators won three straight innings,

2:41:29 the second, third, and fourth as Nick

2:41:32 Wilson a big time punch of a guy who's

2:41:35 been on fire in Jordan Bar for out

2:41:37 number one.

2:41:44 Taylor Justice now

2:41:47 >> the league leader in walk-offs with

2:41:49 seven of them this year

2:41:51 has an opportunity to get number eight

2:41:53 that could conclude the ball game.

2:41:59 He's ahead two and up. [music]

2:42:02 Taylor a couple ball for sprints is

2:42:03 driven in a run tonight.

2:42:06 Chris Burgess up out of the crouch.

2:42:09 >> He's telling Nick to calm down or

2:42:11 something. Pip takes off.

2:42:13 >> Throw down. Not in time.

2:42:16 >> Run wild. Jacob Jacob Pipper. He's now a

2:42:19 perfect 10 for 10 this year. [music]

2:42:29 >> Three balls in a strike.

2:42:32 The Tailgator are one pitch away from

2:42:35 walking it off for their first ever game

2:42:36 in Oklahoma.

2:42:38 >> Taylor behind that one.

2:42:41 >> Payoff pitch. Nick Wilson. Taylor

2:42:45 Justice

2:42:47 and it misses up.

2:42:49 >> Jacob Pipper can walk home. It's the

2:42:52 first ever headliner for the Texas

2:42:54 Tailgator in Oklahoma. [screaming]

2:42:58 is a walk-off for Taylor Justice.

2:43:02 Eight of them in 2026

2:43:05 and the tailgator are back over 500 at 9

2:43:07 and eight.

2:43:19 Now, let the boys dance a little bit.

2:43:41 alone. [music]

2:43:44 that she even

2:43:56 [cheering]

2:44:02 >> What a win for the tailgator tonight.

2:44:06 >> In a world where they led three to one

2:44:09 after four innings, the clowns come

2:44:10 back. [cheering]

2:44:12 It's such a valiant effort from Nick

2:44:13 Wilson, but it's the hero yet again. And

2:44:16 I'm going to say it yet again. I can't

2:44:18 wait to tell my children about 2026,

2:44:20 Taylor Justice. He has been absolutely

2:44:23 incredible this year.

2:44:25 >> And he continues

2:44:28 to power the most complete team in

2:44:30 banana ball to W's.

2:44:32 Tailgator's now back over 500 at 9 and

2:44:35 eight.

2:44:39 as it looks like [music]

2:44:40 Mattie Warren has gathered up our

2:44:43 showman of the ball game.

2:44:45 >> Matty, who you got down there?

2:44:46 >> I'm down here with our showman of the

2:44:47 night, Jordan Bar. I want to talk about

2:44:49 that last at bat that you had. You're

2:44:51 working that count. You're seeing tough

2:44:52 pitches. What's going through your mind

2:44:54 knowing that this game is really coming

2:44:56 down to [music] getting a runner on base

2:44:57 to hopefully put guys on to bring them

2:44:59 in.

2:44:59 >> Yeah, I mean, I didn't do my job, but

2:45:01 I'm glad the guy ahead of me and Piney

2:45:03 did their job, cuz that's why we're a

2:45:05 team. That's why we come out here. And

2:45:06 hopefully next time it's a different

2:45:08 result. Um, but I'm glad we won the

2:45:10 game, that's for sure. TJ picked me up

2:45:11 and he's been doing it all year long.

2:45:13 >> In the game of banana ball, we see a lot

2:45:16 of power come out in a lot of really big

2:45:17 time innings, but it only really works

2:45:18 out to be one point. One thing that I've

2:45:20 noticed about this team is that you guys

2:45:22 are able to grit out wins just like this

2:45:24 because you stay together. Where does

2:45:26 that come from for you guys?

2:45:27 >> I think we're just a really tight-knit

2:45:29 club. I mean, guys love each other. I

2:45:31 mean, we're we're obviously a team.

2:45:32 We're a close team. You know, if they

2:45:33 score four runs in an inning, um, we're

2:45:36 going to bounce back. We're [music]

2:45:37 going to score four runs. I think that's

2:45:38 kind of or five runs to walk off the

2:45:40 inning. I think that's just kind of our

2:45:41 motto is just bounce back if things go

2:45:43 bad.

2:45:44 >> Now, going into tomorrow, I don't know

2:45:45 if you know this, but you guys are right

2:45:48 there about to be the first team to

2:45:49 break 200 trick plays for the season. I

2:45:52 think you guys got 15 tonight. So,

2:45:53 either way, it's most likely happening

2:45:55 tomorrow. In the field, what's kind of

2:45:57 the mentality of staying loose and

2:45:59 keeping those trick plays at the

2:46:01 forefront of your mind?

2:46:02 >> Yeah, I mean, being the home team, it

2:46:04 obviously and the away team, it matters.

2:46:05 Trick plays matter, especially in banana

2:46:07 ball. So, I think just coming out here

2:46:08 and doing our thing as far as trick

2:46:10 plays and, you know, don't be afraid to

2:46:12 rip them if there's two outs or one out,

2:46:13 guys on base, you know, whatever the

2:46:15 situation is. We're out here to

2:46:17 entertain. We're out here to make cool

2:46:18 plays and sometimes turns out.

2:46:21 >> All right, I have one more question for

2:46:22 you. It's from our banana ball backstage

2:46:24 experience player. She's eight. She

2:46:25 wants to know what your [music] favorite

2:46:27 meal is.

2:46:28 >> Favorite meal? I would say, well, I'm

2:46:30 from Minnesota, so steak, potatoes, and

2:46:32 corn on the cob that my wife makes for

2:46:34 sure. And then probably some ice cream

2:46:36 of some sort to top it off.

2:46:38 >> You got to have the sweet treat. And

2:46:39 honestly, I think that would be my

2:46:40 favorite meal, too. Brett, I uh I think

2:46:42 Texas is going to start winning over

2:46:43 Oklahoma this weekend. We'll set it back

2:46:45 up to you,

2:46:46 >> Princess JB. Thank you so so much.

2:46:50 >> Tell you what, one of the very best bats

2:46:53 in the whole sport of Banana Ball was at

2:46:55 it yet again tonight. The streak that

2:46:57 he's been on the past couple of weeks is

2:46:59 incredible. Had a double down the line,

2:47:01 had a single as well. Again, JB just

2:47:04 continue to do JB things here tonight.

2:47:06 When you take a guy like that in the

2:47:08 second round of the basketball tra play

2:47:09 player draft, you're going to continue

2:47:13 to be impressed with him every [music]

2:47:14 single night. He was on the back of a

2:47:16 triple trick play, double play. There

2:47:18 was that infield single he had there as

2:47:19 well as our showman of the night, Jordan

2:47:22 Bart. Three inning leadoff hits. I know

2:47:25 where that came from. That's Mikey

2:47:26 Okconor running our bug back in Sana.

2:47:28 Incredible stat from him. double a

2:47:30 couple singles, scored three [music]

2:47:31 runs as well. Out trick played them 15-5

2:47:35 tonight. See the runs yet again. A lot

2:47:37 of runs [music] scored tonight. When

2:47:38 you're playing the Clowns, you're going

2:47:39 to see that somehow someway. The

2:47:41 Tailgators though, as the home team with

2:47:42 those four walk-offs, just an

2:47:44 incredible, incredible ball game.

2:47:47 Welcome you back into the broadcast

2:47:48 booth here from beautiful Tulsa,

2:47:50 Oklahoma at One Oak Field. Man,

2:47:54 Tailgator's first ever time they've

2:47:56 headlined outside of the state of Texas.

2:47:58 They come here, play the Indianapolis

2:48:00 Clowns. Again, a revived Negro League

2:48:02 team here now in Banana Ball. A a a team

2:48:05 who had a a a pretty big fan base in

2:48:07 Oklahoma. Just a historic weekend and a

2:48:09 historic night in this game one all

2:48:11 around. And then we get that for a ball

2:48:13 game. This is now two out of the last

2:48:15 three weekends where the Tailgator have

2:48:16 had just two straight up walkoffs. Zack

2:48:18 Watson in game three in Amarillo. And

2:48:20 then tonight, Taylor Justice with that

2:48:22 walk-off ball for Brett to conclude

2:48:24 matters. Incredible ball game. Let's

2:48:26 also not sell it short. I know usually

2:48:28 we choose Showman to be the a player

2:48:32 from the winning team. Eli Payeyton hit

2:48:34 for the cycle. The cycle. He's the third

2:48:38 player in 2026 to do so. Just the fourth

2:48:41 player all time and just the fifth time

2:48:43 this has ever happened in the history of

2:48:45 our sport. He joins Jake Skull, Kyle

2:48:48 Jackson, and Jackie Bradley Jr. to hit

2:48:50 for the cycle in our sport of an animal.

2:48:52 Eli Payton. Absolutely incredible.

2:48:55 Again, I know we had to choose, perhaps

2:48:57 had to choose a a player from the

2:48:59 winning team. Eli Payton was by far the

2:49:01 best player on this field here tonight.

2:49:03 Tomorrow, looking at Banana Ball, we go

2:49:05 back to three games across America as

2:49:08 we'll see the clowns and tailgators

2:49:11 again here from Tulsa, Oklahoma, 8

2:49:12 Eastern time, [music] the Coconuts,

2:49:14 firefighters, 8 Eastern from Witchah.

2:49:16 And then down in the A in Atlanta,

2:49:19 Georgia, the bananas and the party

2:49:20 animals. The bananas coming off of a

2:49:23 sweep or getting swept I should say by

2:49:25 the tailgator playing those party

2:49:26 animals are really trying to write their

2:49:28 wrongs after getting [music] dominated

2:49:30 by the Loco Beach Coconuts. See all

2:49:32 those games tomorrow where you can find

2:49:33 them at always on YouTube. Party animals

2:49:35 YouTube, tailgators YouTube and

2:49:37 firefighters YouTube as well. National

2:49:39 TV on true TV for the bananas and party

2:49:41 animals. 4 to3 victory. Tailgators back

2:49:44 over 500 at 9 and 8. We will see you

2:49:47 here from One Oak Field tomorrow night

2:49:49 for our wonderful crew back in Savannah

2:49:51 led by our director Arch Pingle led by

2:49:53 our producer here on site in Chadwick.

2:49:55 Folks, our great executive producer Josh

2:49:57 Richardson and a big thanks to Riley

2:49:59 Turner who was scoring this game to my

2:50:00 left tonight. I'm [music] Brett Loftus

2:50:02 telling you have a safe, happy, and

2:50:04 healthy rest of your evening. And up

2:50:05 until tomorrow night, Gator up.

2:50:24 [music]

2:50:33 >> [music]

2:50:35 >> Yeah,

2:50:44 [music]

2:50:57 hey.

2:51:01 Heat. Heat. N.