Loco Beach Coconuts @ Firefighters

1:51 Dispatch to Banana Ball fans. All units

1:54 converge on Wichita, Kansas. Equity Bank

1:58 Park, the site of a rematch of the first

2:00 ever game in Banana Ball Championship

2:03 League history. On one side, the Loco

2:05 Beach Coconuts just gambled a bunch and

2:07 won in record fashion in Las Vegas

2:10 against the Party Animals. On the other

2:11 side, the Firefighters are the hottest

2:13 team in sports by name and by trade,

2:16 winners of seven of their last 10. So,

2:19 why don't we do this thing for a trio of

2:21 nights in the air capital of the world?

2:24 It's the Firefighters. IT'S THE

2:25 COCONUTS. LIVE AND in living color for

2:27 the first time in Banana Ball history

2:30 here in Wichita. Let's roll. And with

2:33 that, welcome inside the Dispatch Center

2:35 here at Equity Bank Park. That is the

2:38 freshly turned 22-year-old A.J. Slide

2:41 Tech to my left. I'm Zack Staten. A.J.,

2:44 this is simply a battle of the two most

2:45 consistent offenses in the Banana Ball

2:48 Championship League. We saw what the

2:49 Coconuts did in record-breaking fashion

2:51 last week. The Firefighters, one of the

2:53 best with runners in scoring position.

2:55 >> No matter how you slice it, right? No

2:57 matter how you chop things up, these are

2:58 the two top offenses in the Banana Ball

3:00 Championship League. They lead the

3:02 entirety of this league in batting

3:03 average. And anytime that the

3:05 Firefighters and Coconuts take the

3:06 field, it is sure to be a fireworks

3:09 show. Loco Beach put it on display in

3:11 Las Vegas. More of the same from the

3:13 Firefighters as well. But now these two

3:15 forces meet again. The opening night,

3:17 first ever game in Loco Beach history

3:19 was against these Firefighters. It's

3:21 where they came back and won. But then

3:23 Little Rock, Arkansas, the Firefighters

3:25 took down the Coconuts on back-to-back

3:26 nights. We've had great contests between

3:28 these guys already. And now we get a

3:30 third stab between the new-found rivals.

3:33 >> And it's a three-game set, the longest

3:34 that these two teams have teams have

3:35 played against each other. Now, we've

3:37 got another weekend where we've got

3:39 three cities hosting three weekends of

3:41 Banana Ball just like we did last

3:43 weekend, including in the Lone Star

3:45 State where we equally saw the biggest

3:47 Banana Ball game in the sports history.

3:49 AND THE SMALLEST ONE AT NAVASOTA HIGH

3:52 SCHOOL WITH THE first ever pop-up game

3:55 in Banana Ball history, Kyle Martin.

3:57 Wanting to make that wall his and he

3:59 does. 385 ft and then some to get the

4:02 Texas Tailgaters a one-point lead.

4:04 Sunshine Louder's is an absolute monster

4:08 with the trick plays. Think that was six

4:10 juggles with the foot and then why don't

4:12 we do it again? Dip drill into that big

4:15 old bucket cap from Jordan Hussein. Bill

4:17 Leroy, they call him Billy Barrels for a

4:19 reason. It's because of home runs just

4:22 like that. But it didn't really do much

4:24 because the Texas Tailgaters at every

4:27 turn

4:28 at this pop-up school just had the

4:30 Bananas' number. Kyle Martin gates that

4:32 home run and then some with a walk-off

4:34 single. Tailgaters would win this one

4:37 five to nothing and then 102,000

4:40 people at Kyle Field. AJ, 102,000

4:43 people.

4:44 >> I mean, what a dichotomy, right? You go

4:45 from the smallest game by crowd size to

4:48 the biggest in the history of the sport.

4:50 Uh

4:50 that is what Banana Ball is right there.

4:52 It is fans first, always entertaining.

4:55 Whether it's 1,000 or 102,000. And in

4:58 this case, oh my goodness, the boys in

5:00 blue and orange continued to bring the

5:03 heat. The Texas Tailgaters have found a

5:05 formula and it's a winning one to beat

5:08 the Savannah Bananas. You date back to

5:09 the Banana Ball Open. This team has now

5:11 beat the Bananas on four straight bouts.

5:14 This is a team that is not afraid to

5:16 take on the longest tenured team in the

5:18 sport and show them how to beat them at

5:20 their own game.

5:20 >> Nope, they sure aren't. DR Meadows, that

5:22 would have been a home run in any park.

5:23 Max Goldberg, he'll leave the yard on a

5:26 wave, by the way,

5:28 in the lower bowl. Bananas trying to put

5:30 some pressure on the Texas Tailgaters,

5:32 but at every turn, the boys in blue and

5:34 orange just find gaps and they find ways

5:37 to put the team in yellow on the back

5:39 foot and even

5:41 when they get ON UNICYCLES, THEY FIND

5:42 BARRELS. SUNSHINE, WE THOUGHT HE HAD A

5:44 HOME RUN for the first time on the

5:46 unicycle. Instead, It's just a single.

5:48 It still looked incredible. Nanners got

5:50 this down to 4-3 in the top of the

5:52 ninth. Maybe a shot for Robert Anthony

5:54 Cruz.

5:56 Except not. Jose Brother Gonzalez brings

5:58 it on in and the Texas Tailgaters find a

6:00 way to win 4-3 sweeping the Tailgaters

6:03 in the Lone Star State. It was anything

6:05 but a sweep in Vegas.

6:06 >> Yeah, that's enough talking about teams

6:07 that aren't going to be playing here.

6:08 Let's focus on Loco Beach and the

6:10 weekend that we just had in Las Vegas

6:13 turning a city that was pink and green

6:15 immediately teal and orange. Let me tell

6:17 you, this city fell in love with the

6:19 vibes of Loco Beach and how can you

6:21 blame them? The Coconuts came in. Night

6:23 one wasn't exactly what they were

6:25 looking for. A thrilling game that ended

6:28 in a loss in showdowns, but they came

6:29 back with vengeance on Friday. A month

6:33 after they had this exact record set

6:35 against them, the Coconuts etched their

6:37 name in history. You can put it in

6:38 permanent ink. Tanner Allen and company

6:41 matched a grand total of 23 hits, the

6:44 most ever in a Banana Ball game in only

6:46 one eight innings by the way. 23 hits in

6:49 eight innings for the league's leader in

6:51 hits, the Loco Beach Coconuts, came back

6:53 in the series. Sal Jacobo, the former

6:55 party animal, closed out a six nothing

6:58 win in game two. Then we go to the

7:01 rubber match and again, if you know

7:02 anything about these comeback Coconuts,

7:04 the last thing you want to do is let

7:06 them start playing from behind because

7:07 after they had that moxie, they had that

7:09 mojo following a night one loss, the

7:12 Coconuts again had to scramble from the

7:14 back. Top of the seventh inning, Sal

7:16 Jacobo, first home run on the 2026 tour.

7:19 He couldn't have handpicked a bigger

7:21 moment for the big fly. CJ Williams does

7:24 what he does and we are going to

7:26 showdowns for the second time in the

7:27 series. It starts with a short shirtless

7:29 Jordan Brewer sending one to left in

7:32 round number one, but it wasn't going to

7:33 stop there. The theme of showdowns here

7:36 was no shirts, good thing for Loco Beach

7:38 because Tanner Allen did the exact same

7:40 thing and then in the finale of round

7:43 two, CJ Williams induced some weak

7:45 contact, and Ashby finding security yet

7:47 another logo beach series win. The

7:51 Coconut won their first ever showdowns,

7:53 now one and two in the most unique rule

7:55 in sports. And Zach, it was a big

7:57 weekend for the Fire and Flames as well.

7:59 >> I tell you what, it feels weird seeing a

8:01 team that's not the Clowns facing the

8:03 Firefighters. Lamar Sparks put that one

8:05 in the diamond across the street. A

8:07 third Sparks note's broken out, and he

8:09 makes it a 1-1 game. Give a little tap

8:11 on the head to Chief. And then, Armando

8:13 Becerra

8:15 may have gone 328 ft, but you know what?

8:17 He just needed 325 ft. Back-to-back

8:20 innings walked off for the Fire and

8:21 Flames with two-run blasts to make it a

8:23 2-1 lead. Mason Maxwell has been a man

8:26 out of his mind this year, and he does

8:28 it again right there with a walk-off

8:30 single right back up the gut to Jackie

8:31 Bradley Jr. Firefighters up 4-1. They

8:34 have, by the way, been so good in the

8:36 field. Another trick play battle won.

8:38 Night one, they did it 9-2. Night two,

8:41 did it 17-11.

8:43 Johnny Hummel's got four saves on the

8:44 year, second most in the Banana Ball

8:46 Championship League. Struck out three in

8:48 the top of the ninth to win 5-2 in game

8:50 one.

8:51 Night two, bottom of the second, Lamar

8:53 Sparks

8:54 different night, almost same story. That

8:56 is a walk-off double down the left field

8:58 line. Firefighters take a 1-0 lead, but

9:00 the Clowns really fought back in this

9:02 one with the bats. But again, the

9:03 Firefighters breaking out the tricks of

9:06 the trade. Double trick play from Tiny

9:08 to Mason Maxwell. Armando, down 3-1,

9:11 that'll help. A walk-off ball four

9:13 sprint draw a point closer, but that's

9:15 as close as they'll get in Richmond,

9:16 Virginia on night two.

9:18 Good to see South Trimble, the Virginia

9:20 Beach native,

9:21 get a hit in his home state. A double to

9:23 Jackie Bradley Jr. By the way, a

9:25 Richmond native. So, that was kind of

9:27 cool.

9:28 But ultimately though, the Firefighters

9:30 cannot get it done. They lose

9:34 by uh, by score of 4-2 as Eli Peyton

9:36 makes an absolutely enormous play at

9:39 third base. That was so sick.

9:42 And that means a split in the

9:43 Commonwealth of Virginia. So, the

9:45 Firefighters get a win, lose one, but

9:47 they keep second place in the Banana

9:50 Ball Championship League standings, but

9:51 not by very much. You see those Texas

9:53 Tailgaters after sweep of the Nanners,

9:55 they're just one game back of second

9:56 place. And the Coconuts have jumped all

9:58 the way up from last place into fourth,

10:00 and they're within striking distance,

10:01 AJ.

10:01 >> Parody, baby. And I'm not talking about

10:03 the kind of Minecraft music videos I

10:05 used to watch as a kid. Parody in every

10:07 sense of the word. Every team in this

10:10 league has proven that they can take on

10:13 any team on any given night and take

10:14 them down. That's what makes the BBCL so

10:16 exciting on a night in, night out basis.

10:18 None more than Loco Beach sitting just

10:20 atop the Equator line. 110°. The vibes

10:23 are so high, and we're bringing love to

10:25 Wichita. Over 12,000 fans in attendance

10:28 watching the Loco Beach Coconuts, the

10:30 Firefighters. Two teams that if the

10:31 season ended today, would be in the

10:33 dance. Can you write it any better?

10:35 >> You cannot write it any better. That's

10:37 the whole point of the Banana Ball

10:38 Championship League to commit to make

10:40 competition. Now, we need to find out

10:42 how they play this game that creates

10:44 competition. And with that, let's learn

10:45 about the rules WITH VIRTUAL Jesse Cole.

10:50 >> Banana Ball is the fastest and most

10:52 entertaining show in sports, and the 11

10:55 rules guarantee the most fans first

10:57 experience every second.

10:58 >> Unbelievable!

11:00 >> WELCOME TO THE BANANA BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

11:02 LEAGUE!

11:03 >> Rule number one, win the inning, win the

11:05 point. The team that scores the most

11:07 runs in an inning wins the point.

11:09 >> IT'S A WALK-OFF WINNER!

11:13 >> OH MY GOODNESS!

11:15 >> With the equalizer point, trick plays

11:17 provide the away team an opportunity to

11:19 earn a point going into the final

11:20 inning.

11:21 And in the final inning, every run

11:23 counts as a point.

11:25 Rule number two, Banana Ball has a

11:27 2-hour time limit, guaranteeing that

11:30 every game is fast-paced and

11:32 action-packed.

11:33 Rule number three, no stepping out of

11:35 the batter's box. If you do, it will

11:37 result in a strike.

11:38 >> Max stepped out of the box, and because

11:40 he stepped out of the box, that's it.

11:42 >> Rule number four, no bunting, cuz

11:45 bunting sucks. If you bunt, you'll be

11:47 thrown out of the game. Rule number

11:49 five, batters can steal first base.

11:52 >> BALL THREE, GIDEON TAKING OFF FOR FIRST.

11:53 THROW FROM LEROY, IN TIME!

11:56 >> RULE NUMBER SIX, there's no walks. Walks

12:00 are ball four sprints. The batter can

12:02 advance as far as they want until every

12:04 position player touches the ball.

12:06 >> NO DEFENDERS HAVE TOUCHED THE BANANA

12:08 BALL. IT IS A FOUR BASE SPRINT TO OPEN

12:11 up the ball game.

12:12 >> Rule number seven,

12:14 no mound visits.

12:16 Nope.

12:17 Rule number eight, foul balls caught by

12:19 a fan count as an out.

12:27 Rule number nine, the showdowns. In

12:30 showdowns, the best of the best face off

12:32 in the biggest moment. One hitter versus

12:35 one pitcher with one fielder behind him.

12:38 And the hitter has to score.

12:44 Rule number 10, the banana ball

12:45 challenge rule gives the coaches and

12:48 you, the fans, a chance to impact a call

12:50 on the field.

12:52 Rule number 11, the golden batter. Once

12:55 a game, each team can give any player an

12:57 at bat regardless of the lineup. This

12:59 offers the biggest matchups on the

13:01 biggest stage.

13:03 >> Big on big.

13:14 >> And those are the rules of banana ball.

13:19 >> 11 of them bad boys, and they've been

13:21 introduced to you. Now, the firefighters

13:23 are currently introducing the rules to

13:25 our lovely crowd here in Wichita. What

13:26 are the keys to success first on the

13:28 beach, AJ?

13:29 >> Well, let's start off by saying this

13:30 YouTube chat. If you have opted to spend

13:32 your Thursday night here with myself and

13:34 Zack Staten, it's a lot of love and a

13:35 lot of thanks coming from us in the

13:36 booth. Good vibrations as well. I hope

13:39 that you've been spreading them all

13:40 across the world in the last week. That

13:42 comes with smiles, it comes with

13:43 happiness, it comes with a

13:45 league-leading 193 hits and 46 doubles.

13:48 How can you not smile watching this team

13:50 play this brand of Banana Ball? And then

13:51 you talk about riding the wave. Why not

13:53 when the momentum's in your corner? Hop

13:54 on the wave and hang loose. Loco Beach

13:57 yet to lose a series since the Banana

13:59 Ball open. I'll tell you what, Krako's

14:01 crew isn't planning on starting that

14:02 now, Zack.

14:03 >> They are playing with a coconut chip on

14:05 their shoulder. For the Firefighters,

14:06 it's simple. Keep doing the trick plays.

14:09 They've won seven straight equalizer

14:10 point battles. 53 trick plays in the

14:13 last 2 weeks is good enough for second

14:15 in the sport just behind the Texas

14:17 Tailgaters. And by the way, almost

14:18 nobody's catching them with that savant

14:21 of a trick play artist known as

14:22 Sunshine, Jonathan Lueders. And then,

14:24 keep moving the line. .443 average with

14:27 average with runners in scoring

14:28 position. That is the best in the Banana

14:31 Ball Championship League. They simply do

14:33 not leave runners on base. They're going

14:36 to need to do that again tonight because

14:37 these coconut bats are fired up and they

14:40 are loaded. HEY,

14:43 MASCOTS MIGHT BE GETTING WEIGHED IN.

14:45 LET'S GO DOWN THERE.

14:47 >> INTRODUCING TO YOU FIRST, representing

14:50 the Coconuts.

14:52 He He is the king of Loco Beach where

14:55 it's always 5:00. He eats way too many

14:59 cheeseburgers in paradise. His liver

15:02 hates him, but the fans love him. Please

15:05 welcome Peter Colada.

15:17 PETER Colada

15:19 to the scale.

15:24 Sorry. he's I think he had one too many.

15:29 Please, please, please step on the

15:31 scale.

15:35 Peter Collada officially weighing in at

15:37 212 lb, but only after happy hour at

15:41 Margaritaville.

15:44 And his opponent, REPRESENTING THE

15:47 FIREFIGHTERS,

15:49 standing at a healthy two logs tall,

15:53 hailing from somewhere deep inside the

15:56 forest, he is the dam-building,

16:00 tree-chewing,

16:02 back-flipping,

16:04 nature's very own firefighter.

16:07 Give it up for Bo the beaver.

16:18 Bo officially weighing in at the

16:20 equivalent of 10,000 chips of lumber.

16:26 Gentlemen, bring it in.

16:28 I want a clean and fair fight.

16:32 3 2 1 go.

16:52 One more time, GIVE IT UP FOR PETER AND

16:54 BO.

17:06 >> FANS,

17:08 now coming to the plate,

17:11 he's the biggest of the big,

17:13 the toughest of the tough,

17:16 and the baddest of the

17:18 He just ran over my foot because he has

17:21 just gotten his license to drive this

17:23 fire truck.

17:25 Give it up for tonight's hero hitter,

17:29 BARRETT.

17:36 FANS, BARRETT has a big task ahead.

17:38 He has to hit a home run

17:40 against these nasty coconuts.

17:44 And it's going TO BE A TOUGH BARGAIN, SO

17:45 HE'S GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP to cheer

17:47 him on.

17:48 HE IS JUST 6 YEARS OLD.

17:51 CAL PERRY TOSSES ON THE MOUND, and he

17:53 steps in for the pitch number one.

17:58 A BIG SWING AND A MISS FROM BARRETT.

18:01 THIS DOESN'T SEEM TOO FAIR, FOLKS. SO, I

18:03 really need you TO CHEER HIM ON.

18:08 HE IS DOWN ONE STRIKE.

18:12 PITCH NUMBER TWO.

18:14 ANOTHER BIG SWING AND A MISS. AND FOLKS,

18:17 Bear Bear IS FIGHTING. HE'S TAKING BIG

18:19 HACKS.

18:21 WAIT A MINUTE.

18:22 Here comes the ball. HE DELIVERS A TEA.

18:25 THIS MIGHT JUST GET OH!

18:28 HE TAKES CAL PERRY TO THE GROUND.

18:31 AND HE KNOCKS HIS LEG OFF. OH MY GOSH.

18:33 OH MY GOSH.

18:35 BO DELIVERS THE BALL TO THE PLATE.

18:38 NOW IT SEEMS MORE FAIR.

18:40 AND IT'S A FOUL BALL. IT'S A FOUL BALL.

18:42 BARRETT'S STRUGGLING. HE'S FIGHT- HE'S

18:44 FIGHTING HARD.

18:46 Come on, Bear Bear. Bear Bear Bear Bear

18:49 Bear Bear Bear Bear Bear Bear BEAR

18:53 SWING, BARRETT, SWING.

18:57 HE'S RUNNING! IT'S A FAIR BALL!

19:01 THE PITCH GOES INTO RIGHT FIELD. OH MY

19:03 GOSH.

19:05 BARRETT'S RUNNING FOR SECOND. LOOK AT

19:06 HIM GO.

19:09 HE'S MOVING FAST.

19:13 THE COCONUTS CAN'T GET A HANDLE ON THE

19:14 BALL.

19:16 THEY'RE KICKING IT. THEY'RE TUMBLING.

19:18 THEY'RE FUMBLING.

19:19 BARRETT'S ROUNDING THIRD IN A BLAZING

19:21 SPEED.

19:22 HE'S COMING HOME, FANS. HE JUST MIGHT DO

19:24 IT.

19:25 THE PLAY AT THE PLATE.

19:27 SAFE!

19:33 FANS, GIVE IT UP FOR TONIGHT'S HERO

19:35 HITTER,

19:36 BARRETT!

19:42 >> WICHITA, KANSAS, the cast is ready. The

19:47 players are ready. But, it's now time

19:50 for you, the fans, to get ready. So,

19:53 everybody on your feet.

19:58 Now, with everybody on your feet, please

20:03 help me welcome tonight's fan warm-up,

20:07 6-year-old Aubrey. Come on out.

20:13 All righty, so here is what's going to

20:16 happen. Whatever dance moves you do,

20:19 this sold-out capacity crowd is going to

20:23 do as well. So, are you ready?

20:27 >> YES!

20:28 >> OH MY GOODNESS, WE'RE READY. HERE WE GO.

20:37 We're rolling, y'all.

20:42 Oh, she's spinning. Get to spinning.

20:48 Wave those hands, Wichita.

20:53 Please give it up

20:55 for our fan

20:57 warm-up, 6-year-old Aubrey!

21:18 >> Ladies,

21:20 gentlemen, boys and girls, hot shots and

21:23 smoke shows from around the world.

21:26 Tonight, you and thousands of your

21:28 friends here live and millions more

21:31 watching at home have gathered to

21:33 witness something beyond your wildest

21:35 imagination.

21:37 From sparks to sirens, from the station

21:40 to the stadium, firefighters from across

21:43 the globe have come together to witness

21:46 this.

21:47 This is not baseball. This is a crucible

21:50 where the toughest, hottest, and most

21:53 entertaining players are forged. This is

21:55 a game of the fans, by the fans, and for

21:59 the fans.

22:01 But this is not your granddad's pastime,

22:03 no. And this is not any other night at

22:05 the firehouse. This game is baseball by

22:08 birth, fruit by name, and an absolute

22:11 worldwide phenomenon by the grace of

22:14 God. But make no mistake, when the heat

22:17 gets too intense, we don't cool off. We

22:19 run towards the flames. This is a time

22:23 for all 12,000 FANS IN ATTENDANCE TO GET

22:26 ON YOUR FEET and give me your voices.

22:33 Because this is the hottest show in

22:36 sports. Ladies and gentlemen, THIS IS

22:39 BANANA

22:40 BALL.

22:54 And now, the starting lineup for your

22:57 Fire Fighters.

23:00 Leading off at second base, number 55,

23:04 Tiny

23:05 Tiny Hughes.

23:09 Batting second, the designated hitter,

23:12 number three, Dalton Cornett.

23:19 In the three hole, manning the hot

23:21 corner, number 11, Logan "Showtime"

23:25 Lacey.

23:31 Batting cleanup, behind the plate,

23:33 number four, Eric Jones, Jr.

23:40 In the five hole, the hot shot at

23:42 shortstop, number two, Hayden

23:46 "Peanut" Green.

23:52 Batting sixth, the extra hitter, number

23:55 zero, LAMAR

23:57 SPARKS.

24:04 In the seven slot, ranging right field,

24:07 number 10, Darian McDowell.

24:14 In the eight hole, ranging center field,

24:17 number 30, Armando Becerra.

24:24 Batting ninth at first base, number

24:27 seven, Mason Maxwell.

24:33 And the decky, ranging left field,

24:35 number nine, Noah Bridges.

24:42 Tonight's fireballer on the mound, the

24:44 starting pitcher, number 42, Bradford

24:49 Webb.

24:53 The firefighters are led by Battalion

24:55 Chief Al Forrest,

24:57 Captain Corey Pi, and Lieutenant Drew

25:00 Yonessa.

25:08 Ladies and gentlemen,

25:09 at this time we ask all those who are

25:11 able to please rise, uncover your heads,

25:14 and turn towards the flag with your

25:15 right hand over your heart for this

25:17 evening's performance of our national

25:18 anthem.

25:20 Performing this evening, please welcome

25:22 Miss Kansas Emily Rugg with her

25:25 rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner.

25:29 >> Oh say, can you see by the dawn's early

25:35 light, what so proudly we hailed at the

25:40 twilight's last gleaming?

25:44 Whose broad stripes and bright stars

25:47 through the perilous

25:50 fight, for the ramparts we watched, were

25:54 so gallantly

25:57 streaming?

25:58 And the rockets' red glare,

26:02 the bombs bursting in

26:06 air, gave proof through the night

26:09 that our flag was still there.

26:13 Oh say, does that star-spangled

26:17 banner

26:20 yet wave?

26:25 For the land

26:27 of the free

26:31 and the home

26:34 of the

26:35 brave.

26:38 >> Thank you, Miss

26:48 What a treat to have Miss Kansas Emily

26:51 Rugg do the national anthem for us as we

26:53 now light them up all across Wichita.

26:57 Literal fire and flames are shooting out

27:00 of the ground here in our debut

27:03 in this beautiful city known as the air

27:06 capital of the world because they make

27:08 more aircrafts here in this city than

27:11 anywhere else.

27:12 >> It's also the home place

27:15 of White Castle, I believe Pizza Hut as

27:17 AJ Swiatek told me.

27:18 >> Oh my gosh. It's not just White Castle.

27:20 It's not just Pizza Hut. Did we just

27:22 witness the world's fastest national

27:24 anthem? She's not just Miss Kansas.

27:25 She's ready for this game to start and

27:27 so AM I. LET'S LOOK AT THE VISITORS

27:29 DEFENSE. NO, the home team's defense.

27:31 >> He got a little bit ahead of himself

27:33 there, AJ Swiatek did. Here's the

27:34 Firefighters defense led by the middle

27:36 infielders, Kaden Peanut Green and Tyner

27:39 Hughes. Peanut told me before the year

27:41 he wanted to be up in the conversation

27:43 for the most trick plays in Banana Ball.

27:45 He's in the top five now with 31. Tyner

27:48 Hughes at second base, 27.

27:50 >> You'll notice Eric Jones Jr. the rare

27:51 time catching for someone not Jared

27:53 Donaldson. That means at first base

27:55 Mason Maxwell. He's got 15 of them bad

27:57 boys in his first full year playing

27:59 first base. How about the man in the

28:01 middle? The guy slinging webs all over

28:03 the place,

28:04 Bradford Webb out of Charlotte

28:07 Courthouse, Virginia. Last weekend

28:08 returning home with pretty much all of

28:10 his hometown in attendance in the

28:12 capital of the Commonwealth. He was

28:15 absolutely phenomenal as you take a look

28:17 at our starting pitching tonight. He'll

28:18 go up against Drake Fontenot.

28:20 >> But B Webb was an all-star for a reason

28:22 and he's showing it with his grit over

28:24 his last couple of starts. Didn't have

28:25 his best stuff to start Greenville out,

28:27 but his last two innings clean. Gave up

28:29 a lead-off homer to start out the

28:30 Richmond series game one and then gave

28:32 up just one run the rest of the way.

28:34 When B Webb's stuff is on with those 20

28:36 Ks, he can be absolutely special. His

28:38 ball four sprints a problem for the

28:40 entirety of the Firefighters pitching

28:41 staff, but if B Webb gets the strikes

28:43 going, it's a pretty good amount of

28:45 stuff you're going to see for the man in

28:47 42 and he'll have to show it tonight

28:48 against a Loco Beach Coconuts lineup

28:50 that is absolutely hitting everything it

28:53 sees.

28:53 >> It is. Drake Fontana, the first ever

28:55 player in Loco Beach history. Mark Roco

28:57 ran in the car. They've got their ace on

28:59 the mound, but it's been the offense

29:01 providing the best insurance policy in

29:03 the league that has made things so

29:05 comfortable for Coconuts pitching. When

29:07 I look at this lineup tonight, there is

29:08 one glaring absence. Ben Pumps Parker

29:11 has been scratched from the Loco Beach

29:13 lineup due to a knee injury. He's

29:16 considered day-to-day, but that's how

29:17 deep this team is. Even without Ben

29:20 Parker, you've got a top three in the

29:21 order due up here against Bradford Webb.

29:23 Tanner Allen, Dane Toplin, Jordan Brewer

29:25 all comfortably hitting over the 300

29:27 mark. Can you get this? So are four and

29:29 five. Your clean up guy Ashby Bining and

29:31 the five hole it's Gideon Antle tonight.

29:33 This is a team averaging nearly 12 hits

29:35 a game. Far and away the best in the

29:37 Banana Ball Championship League and

29:39 they're ready to see this clock get

29:41 started.

29:42 >> Started. But first, please help me

29:44 welcome 4-year-old Laken.

29:51 Laken, thank you so much for your help.

29:53 I'm going to have you face the crowd so

29:54 everybody can see you. Now Laken, here's

29:56 what's going to happen. On the count of

29:58 three, myself and 12,000 people in

30:01 attendance are going to yell "Ring the

30:03 bell." And when we do, you're going to

30:05 do just that, okay? All right. 1 2 3,

30:11 RING THE BELL!

30:18 >> The bell is rung, the sirens are

30:19 sounding, THE FLAMES ARE HOT. LET'S GET

30:22 IT ROLLING HERE in Wichita, Kansas and

30:25 you heard A.J. Swiatek just say it

30:27 there.

30:29 It's Tanner Allen leading off in the

30:31 place of Ben Parker who I talked to a

30:33 little bit earlier. He did take batting

30:34 practice a little bit earlier this

30:36 afternoon. Just isn't quite feeling

30:38 right with that knee, so he's going to

30:40 give way for Ben for uh Allen.

30:42 Hopes to be back at some point this

30:43 weekend as TA fouls it right back. Hey,

30:45 you're not losing much with TA in the

30:47 box, AJ.

30:48 >> Not at all. And for Parker, it came on a

30:49 foul ball in game two in Las Vegas that

30:51 just got him right off the top of the

30:52 knee. Kind of a freak situation, but we

30:55 know Ben Parker, he's tough. He'll be

30:56 back in this lineup this weekend. You're

30:58 really not losing much of a step with

30:59 Tanner Allen, 2021 National Player of

31:01 the Year in the lead-off spot.

31:02 >> Five batters with qualified stats as B

31:04 Webb throws in the 1-1 and sends it over

31:06 the press box.

31:08 Five qualified batters in this lineup

31:10 for the Loco Beach Coconut with averages

31:11 over 300. That does not include Brett

31:15 Carson, who's actually hitting well

31:16 above 300, darn near near 400, but he

31:18 doesn't have enough plate appearances

31:19 yet

31:20 to be qualified. That's a nice looking

31:22 pitch from B Webb trying to get TA to

31:23 chase.

31:25 Of course, you know

31:27 his resume well from Mississippi State

31:28 College World Series champion,

31:30 All-American.

31:32 AND HE BLASTS ONE INTO RIGHT FIELD.

31:34 DARIAN MCDOWELL LOST IT OFF THE WALL.

31:38 DARIAN SLOW PLAYING IT AS IT goes back

31:40 towards right field. And that's a

31:41 lead-off double for TA.

31:43 >> Get used to it. Here at Loco Beach, it's

31:45 a plate party and everyone's invited 1

31:48 through 10 in the order. Tanner Allen

31:49 wastes no time to pick up where the

31:51 beach left off. Just sent a saltwater

31:54 shot into right for extra bases,

31:56 stand-up double.

31:58 That's how you start the ball game.

31:59 >> You might be going from a dangerous

32:00 hitter to an even more dangerous hitter

32:02 in Dane Toflin. 406 average and the dude

32:06 gets on base just as much, 486 OPS of

32:09 1.064

32:12 is just

32:13 it's astonishing for a rookie in the

32:15 sport as he fouls one back. EJ looking

32:17 up into the heavens.

32:19 Like that one went to the sky.

32:20 >> Oh, that's going to be tough for me

32:21 tonight. EJ and AJ sound similar. Like,

32:23 I'm not looking up to the heavens.

32:25 >> What's your host name?

32:26 CJ.

32:28 We're getting so close.

32:30 1-1.

32:31 >> Thought you were asking for my facade

32:33 name. I'm like, I'm not JK Rowling, I'm

32:34 Danny.

32:36 >> We'll leave that one right where it

32:38 lays, 2-1.

32:43 Toflin, high into the Wichita air.

32:47 Peanut underneath, TIP DRILL

32:49 OPPORTUNITY, AND HE LETS IT FALL.

32:53 DIDN'T LET it fall, it just came a

32:54 little bit out of his glove off the

32:56 weird side, dove out to get it, and

32:59 can't grab it, Holman. You can start to

33:01 see now the sun is playing some tricks.

33:03 Darian McDowell, it might have been one

33:04 he could catch, he was far enough back,

33:06 but the sun got in his eyes, and Peanut

33:08 right there

33:09 take a look at that.

33:11 Yeah, it just went a little weird off

33:12 his glove. You reward the diving effort,

33:16 but not with the trick play. And now

33:17 Jordan Brewer.

33:19 Speaking of trick plays, in terms of

33:20 first baseman in our sport, he's

33:22 probably the best we've got.

33:24 >> To this point this season, no one's even

33:25 in the same conversation.

33:27 And Brewer does it with the stick, too.

33:30 Big 10 player of the year at Michigan. I

33:33 mean, Jordan Brewer, long-time

33:34 professional. This is a lineup that is

33:36 jam-packed with skill. Mark Crocco

33:38 really prioritized the bats in the

33:40 draft.

33:41 >> B. Webb could really use an out here,

33:43 one that doesn't move the runners up.

33:45 We've seen it now, they're swinging.

33:48 And it's a theme from the Locos Beach

33:49 Coconuts from Vegas. They gamble, and

33:51 they gamble big, and they gamble with a

33:53 lot of success. 313 average, second in

33:55 the sport.

33:57 As Brewer stays alive, only second to

33:59 the Firefighters with a 317 average.

34:06 So, what does the Aquaman have here with

34:08 the 1-2 count?

34:13 BIG BACKWARDS K FROM BRADFORD WEBB, JUST

34:17 WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.

34:20 WENT WITH THE HIGH HEAT,

34:23 and it looked good.

34:25 Right there at the knees.

34:26 >> Yeah, nothing high about that heat.

34:28 That's a perfect pitch. Looks like

34:29 Jordan Brewer was sitting breaking ball.

34:31 Webb wasn't afraid to attack him with

34:32 the gas and that's the first out of the

34:34 ballgame.

34:35 >> Double play would sure do THE

34:37 I CAN'T TALK.

34:40 THAT WAS FUN. DOUBLE TRICK OH MY LORD.

34:43 DOUBLE PLAY WOULD DO THE TRICK.

34:45 >> YES.

34:45 >> THERE IT IS. A DOUBLE trick play would

34:46 also help, but we'll wait for that one

34:49 as Ashby Vining

34:50 screams that one off the netting.

34:53 >> You got to be careful about making me

34:54 laugh, man. I

34:55 >> AJ is battling a little something right

34:57 now and uh

34:59 Yeah, now I know to make him laugh.

35:01 Armani Henderson by the way, the

35:02 designated runner at first should that

35:04 become

35:05 a necessity.

35:06 >> Good pitch from B Webb. Bends the knees

35:08 for Ashby Vining. Now it's a 1-2 count.

35:12 Ashby with eight strikeouts on the year,

35:14 but a .313 average.

35:16 He's only earned three ball four

35:17 sprints. B Webb could sure use another

35:19 K.

35:20 See, that's probably what Jordan Brewer

35:22 was sitting on, something that moved. B

35:24 Webb's big on trying to get you to chase

35:26 on a 1-2 count. You don't want to waste

35:28 balls here

35:29 in banana ball because of ball four

35:30 sprint.

35:32 It surely scored Tanner out. 2-2. AND

35:35 ANOTHER SWING AND A MISS. B WEBB ALL OF

35:38 A SUDDEN THROWING GRENADES. BACK-TO-BACK

35:41 strikeouts for the ace and all of a

35:44 sudden there's TWO ON, BUT TWO OUTS AND

35:47 THAT TIME HE DID GO to the high heat.

35:49 >> Back-to-back strikeouts on back-to-back

35:51 two strike fastballs. Vining barely got

35:54 a piece of it. Good job from Eric Jones

35:56 Jr. to hold on and secure the second out

35:58 of the inning.

35:59 >> Bradford's had a bit of trouble starting

36:01 off his last two starts. Three runs

36:02 given up in the top of the first in

36:03 Greenville and then the lead-off homer

36:05 to Joe Gray Jr. in game one in Richmond.

36:09 A big out here would get him off to a

36:11 much nicer start, but Gideon Antol

36:14 boy, this guy should be haunting some

36:16 nightmares here for the Fireflies if you

36:18 think back to Tallahassee. Home run in

36:20 the ninth inning that tied it up and

36:21 started a three-point rally in the ninth

36:24 frame.

36:27 OVER TO LACY. BETWEEN LEGS, DOES THE JOB

36:30 HIMSELF, AND BRADFORD WEBB PUTS TWO ON,

36:33 THEN GETS TWO STRIKEOUTS AND A TRICK

36:35 PLAY TO LEAVE TWO STRANDED. BIG TIME

36:38 PLAY FROM SHOWTIME. It's the first time

36:40 we can call in a trick play tonight.

36:42 >> That's the moxie you want from a guy you

36:44 have kicking off a series, right? You

36:46 hear the term ace. That's because when

36:48 you see that guy on the mound, you want

36:50 to fear him. Well, after allowing a

36:52 lead-off double and a trick play missed

36:54 behind him,

36:55 he's able to get the job done and clear

36:57 the way to everyone's favorite race.

36:59 It's in the world's slowest four.

37:01 >> But AJ, these are five gentlemen beings

37:04 that raced in the Olympics and they

37:06 represented

37:08 Kansas.

37:09 This may be one of the most impressive

37:13 races you have ever seen in Banana Ball.

37:17 I don't know who is going to win, but

37:19 you will not believe your eyes

37:22 when you see how fast they

37:25 Um uh well, okay. I guess this turned

37:27 into the shortest race in Banana Ball

37:30 history.

37:31 We'll see how how it goes. On your mark,

37:34 GET SET, GO!

37:37 >> OH, IT IS THE WORLD'S SHORTEST RACE CUZ

37:38 IT'S OVER ALREADY.

37:40 WOW.

37:42 They've tricked me and AJ, who's

37:45 laughing his lungs out, literally.

37:47 >> Who won?

37:49 >> I've got the guy in the coconut shirt.

37:50 >> I think it should be the firefighter

37:52 dude. Who knows what just happened?

37:55 >> What was that?

37:56 >> A photo finish? A photo finish?

38:01 I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE DUDE IN

38:03 like the Dodgers looking thing. Hold on.

38:06 >> I've got the guy in the coconut shirt. I

38:08 REALLY DO.

38:08 >> THE THE DUDE IN THE FIREFIGHTER SHIRT

38:10 ACTUALLY IS TOUCHING THE LINE FIRST.

38:13 NO, THEY GAVE IT TO THE COCONUT GUY.

38:15 WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

38:16 >> OH, LET'S GO. That's a great race. So,

38:18 you've heard of the world's slowest

38:20 race. How about the WORLD'S SHORTEST

38:22 RACE?

38:22 >> GUYS, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?

38:24 >> IT'S A BELLY FLOP ONTO THE DIRT. Welcome

38:26 to Wichita, BABY.

38:27 >> A HOMER FOR GOODNESS SAKE.

38:28 >> WELCOME TO WICHITA, BABY. WELL, it's a

38:30 warm welcome for Drake Fontenot and

38:32 company. He's got a great defense behind

38:34 him. Two of the league's top five

38:35 leaders in trick plays on the right side

38:37 of the infield south Jacopo Jordan

38:38 Brewer. Defend the bump of the ace, the

38:40 coconut cannonballer. Drake Fontenot.

38:45 Dazzled last season.

38:47 >> Tanner out to center field. Is this

38:50 trouble? No, it's not. Grady Morgan over

38:52 in left field and that's one of the new

38:53 guys in with Ben Parker out of the

38:55 lineup. Tanner Allen moving over to

38:57 center. Grady Morgan in left.

38:58 >> Bingo. So, it's immediate test for Grady

39:01 Morgan who covers ground really well in

39:02 the outfield. Spent some time playing

39:04 professional baseball in the Frontier

39:06 League. Now finds himself in Banana

39:07 Ball. It's Tanner Allen in center, Grady

39:10 Morgan in left. So, keep an eye on that.

39:11 I know we're used to seeing TA in left

39:13 field here at Loco Beach Ball, but Ben

39:14 Parker still nursing that knee. It goes

39:17 Morgan, Allen, Antle if you read the

39:19 outfield like a book.

39:21 >> The world's shortest race gave us the

39:23 world's shortest time to get ready for

39:24 the bottom half of the first. Drake

39:26 Fontenot is the starting pitcher. The

39:29 Firefighters lineup has six players

39:31 qualified with an average over 300,

39:34 including this beautiful this beautiful

39:36 beast

39:38 Dalton Cornett.

39:39 He's got a 3-0 count

39:41 on Drake Fontenot. A ball for sprint on

39:43 the table.

39:44 Not right now.

39:45 >> You think you're the first person in his

39:46 life to describe him as a beautiful

39:47 beast?

39:48 >> Probably so.

39:51 And it is a ball for sprint. So, if

39:53 you're new to Banana Ball, all seven

39:55 fielders behind the pitcher must touch

39:57 that banana ball before they can stop

39:59 the runner with a tag out. Dalton puts

40:01 the brakes on halfway to second and

40:03 sticks on at first, but it's a nice

40:05 piece of work there from DC3.

40:08 And a winning run

40:11 is now on. And how about the guy who

40:13 ended the last frame? Showtime Logan

40:15 Lacey. One of the first times I've ever

40:17 seen him take an AB

40:19 without some batting gloves.

40:21 New grip on that bat.

40:26 Lacey off to a slightly slow start this

40:28 year, 212 average, but 17 trick plays at

40:30 third base will more than make up for

40:32 it.

40:33 And the guy's more than doing the job,

40:35 especially on game twos as he rockets

40:37 one right back up the middle. Really

40:39 slow roller, BUT HOW ABOUT THAT FROM

40:41 PEYTON SHATTANEY?

40:43 SHATTANEY!

40:45 DOUBLE PLAY AND A TRICK TO BOOT. THE

40:49 LOCO BEACH Nanas keep the Fire Fighters

40:52 at bay. It's a lightning quick inning

40:54 for Drake Fontenot and company and we're

40:56 scoreless through one.

40:58 How in the world? Look like it would be

41:01 slow enough to get somebody on. Instead,

41:04 it's a double play and boy, oh, boy,

41:08 that turned quick

41:11 for the Fire Fighters as they go up in

41:13 the stands. Look at this again. I mean,

41:14 it just It's insane what Peyton

41:16 Shattaney just did. We talk about

41:19 the differences in batting average

41:20 compared to fielding. Peyton Shattaney

41:23 by definition is that. We'll talk about

41:25 him in just a couple of minutes. You

41:26 look at the batting averages right now.

41:28 It's a 299 league average. You got the

41:30 two teams right now batting well over

41:32 300. I told you this earlier. 317, 313.

41:36 You look at what they do with runners in

41:38 scoring position. The Fire Fighters have

41:39 a 443 average with runners in scoring

41:42 position. The Nanas

41:44 This shouldn't be looked at as a bad

41:45 thing. They're more than 100 points

41:46 down, but they're batting 320.

41:49 >> Yeah, I just had to take a screenshot of

41:50 this graphic and send it to my

41:52 grandparents because this is why Banana

41:54 Ball is so special. Right now in Major

41:56 League Baseball, the league average is

41:58 hovering right around 240. That's no

42:00 fun. I like hits. How about a league

42:02 average at 299 and the two hottest

42:05 offenses in the BBCL square it off right

42:07 here at Equity Bank Park. Are you

42:09 kidding me? I mean, this is what it's

42:11 all about. Loco Beach, 313, 320 with

42:14 runners in scoring position. A league

42:15 high 195 hits. They also set a single

42:19 game hit record just a weekend ago. Big

42:21 part of it, Eric Osberg and his blast.

42:23 He'll lead off the second inning.

42:25 >> And Bradford Webb, after putting two on

42:26 to start that last inning, now comes in

42:29 off of two strikeouts and an induced

42:32 trick play from Logan Lacey.

42:34 22 K's. Everybody chasing Brett Sanchez

42:37 right now, but there's a lot of starting

42:39 pitchers

42:40 that are right there in contention as

42:42 Eric Osberg comes on in. Trey Hudson

42:44 looks at one low. He's our home plate

42:46 umpire tonight.

42:48 Him and his enormous mustache.

42:52 Christian Dierman is handing out junior

42:54 fire helmets to the crowd as

42:56 Osberg swings and misses. And look, his

42:59 average might not be what he wants it to

43:00 be, 246, but boy, his confidence is

43:03 still sky high, AJ.

43:06 And another swing and miss.

43:08 BWeb quickly up 1-2. It's a pitcher's

43:10 friendly count. He can go wherever he'd

43:11 like.

43:19 AND ANOTHER STRIKEOUT! THREE IN THE LAST

43:23 FOUR! A GREAT AK FOR BRADFORD WEBB!

43:30 >> Settling in nicely after the lead off

43:32 double he allowed to Tanner Allen.

43:33 Webb's been nails. He's induced weak

43:35 contact and then done it on his own. But

43:37 how about this? Dual threat Brett. Brett

43:38 Carson come to the plate. He's been

43:40 carving out more and more of a role for

43:42 himself in this Loco Beach lineup

43:43 hitting 381 in his limited

43:45 opportunities. How do you keep this kid

43:47 out of the lineup? I don't know how you

43:48 do it.

43:48 >> Last time he faced the Firefighters was

43:50 brought in middle of an inning to pitch.

43:52 He lasted one pitch, threw one into the

43:54 dirt past Ashby finding Seth Trimble

43:57 would score. That's the only real

43:58 playing time he's had to have against

44:00 the Firefighters since Tallahassee. That

44:02 was in Little Rock. So, you know he is

44:05 really wanting this one.

44:07 Sends one into the crowd. Do we have a

44:08 fan caught foul ball?

44:10 OH, NO WE DON'T.

44:12 >> BRING A GLOVE.

44:14 >> It is bizarre to me that we are now in

44:16 the 17th game of the Firefighters season

44:18 and they have not had a fan caught foul

44:19 ball induced for them. Had four fan

44:22 caught foul balls against them. Two

44:23 against EJ by the way. What is his

44:24 problem with our catcher?

44:27 Ridiculous.

44:29 >> I'll do you one better. Asby Baddings

44:31 had three against him.

44:32 >> And two in San Diego.

44:34 >> Back-to-back appearances.

44:36 >> It's the sport, man.

44:37 >> It's the way it goes. Fans first. Fans

44:39 always.

44:41 Carson, BACK INTO THE SEATS. SOMEBODY

44:44 HAS IT THIS TIME, RIGHT? NO.

44:46 >> Bring a glove.

44:48 >> And that time there was a dude in the

44:49 red polo fighting for it.

44:52 >> He wanted it.

44:53 >> He did.

44:54 >> But he didn't have a glove.

44:55 >> I hope for his children, not for

44:56 himself.

44:58 Nothing wrong with catching a foul ball.

45:01 >> 2-2

45:02 >> That was off the helmet of somebody. Was

45:04 that off the helmet of Trey Hudson? I

45:05 think it was.

45:06 >> Ouchies.

45:09 >> EJ checking up on the signal caller

45:11 behind the dish and we'll try this

45:12 again. Donnie sending a floater to J

45:15 Ride with a foul ball.

45:17 Member of our calendar crew.

45:18 And an American Gladiator.

45:22 We'll do this duo duo dance again. And

45:24 again, foul ball. And that time

45:27 Brett Carson was hunting for a head.

45:30 Sam Balman's down. Is that Sam Balman?

45:33 Are you kidding?

45:35 There's no way. No, he's supposed to be

45:36 in Atlanta.

45:38 No shot Sam's here. No. Our sideline

45:40 reporter down there just said they were

45:41 about 2 inches away from getting smacked

45:43 with that foul ball. I'm sure it's not

45:45 Sam. Brett Carson continues to hit balls

45:48 places they don't need to be hit.

45:50 >> It's a really good fight though. And now

45:51 he's allowing the guys behind him in the

45:53 order to get a better look at Bradford

45:54 Webb. Just under 15 minutes into this

45:56 game, Brett Carson's really working the

45:58 first along at an at bat we've seen from

46:00 either side.

46:01 >> Bradford's already well all the way up

46:03 to 34 pitches. He'll make it 35 here.

46:06 Not even through the second inning.

46:07 >> Trey Hudson for a moment called a ball

46:09 for a sprint, then remembered it it is

46:12 now a full count.

46:12 >> long this plate appearance has been.

46:14 >> Oops.

46:15 >> 10th pitch of the AB coming.

46:20 For the love OF ALL THAT'S HOLY, SOMEONE

46:23 CATCH IT. OKAY, OR NOT.

46:28 That time they didn't have a chance, at

46:29 least.

46:32 >> When this first fan caught foul ball for

46:33 the Firefighters happens,

46:35 you will not believe the reaction I will

46:37 have.

46:41 >> GOOD LORD, BRETT CARSON.

46:43 >> This is awesome.

46:44 >> Don't you get tired?

46:46 >> You know, they're both tired. Look at

46:47 how fired up Bradford Webb is. It's

46:48 taken him 11 pitches, and this is still

46:51 the same AB. This is fun.

46:52 >> This is clearly the longest AB the

46:54 Firefighters have seen in a game this

46:56 year.

46:59 We're going to do IT MORE. A BAKERS

47:01 DOZEN OF PITCHES, 13 on the way.

47:04 >> And this is how you shorten the leash of

47:05 a starter. How about it?

47:06 Single-handedly, you driven up Bradford

47:08 Webb's pitch count by essentially an

47:10 entire inning here in one at bat.

47:12 >> B Webb went six innings in the World

47:14 Tour semi-finals last year. I'd have to

47:16 remember exactly how many pitches he

47:17 went. That might get Brett Carson a

47:19 second scootin'. Oh, wow. He didn't EVEN

47:21 TRY IT. NO, HE DOESN'T. HE REALIZED it

47:24 too late. B Webb dirted that one well in

47:26 front of home plate.

47:28 Bounced off of EJ. He had to chase it

47:30 halfway into the infield. Brett Carson

47:32 didn't see it, and that might be a lost

47:33 opportunity.

47:34 >> Yeah, but we just talked about it. You

47:35 know how tiring it is to have that kind

47:37 of at bat. I can't blame him at all.

47:38 What a fight from Brett Carson. You had

47:40 a feeling it was going to go his way.

47:41 Seeing the ball can't straighten it out,

47:43 but he's able to work a ball for a

47:44 sprint and get a runner on for Peyton

47:45 Shotton Yea, who closed out the bottom

47:48 of the first inning with a really nice

47:49 double play. Revisionist history, they

47:51 have removed the trick play there. So,

47:53 it's a one-nothing trick play advantage

47:54 for for Firefighters.

47:55 >> Yeah, I wasn't quite sure I saw the

47:56 trick play when Peyton got that one

47:59 either way.

48:00 You can start to see maybe B Webb's

48:02 mechanics starting to go a little bit

48:03 because of how long that plate

48:05 appearance was. Now it's a 2-0 count.

48:07 Really needs to fire something in here.

48:09 Shot

48:12 Ton

48:14 176 average, 283 OBP, but B Webb has

48:18 given him a 3-0 start to this AB.

48:21 New gloves on the way for Eric Jones Jr.

48:24 >> That's interesting.

48:26 Never seen that before. Wonder if there

48:27 was a a problem with that one.

48:29 >> We'll find out. Ball four sprint on the

48:30 table.

48:32 Nope.

48:33 Not yet at least.

48:35 Double play really could help Radford

48:37 Webb out here.

48:40 SKIED INTO LEFT FIELD. BASE KNOCK AND IT

48:43 MIGHT BE

48:44 run scoring trouble all the way to the

48:46 corner.

48:47 Here comes Brett Carson around third

48:49 heading HOME. THERE WON'T EVEN be a play

48:51 at the plate. First run of the game goes

48:53 TO THE NATS.

48:56 >> WHAT A PLAY. DOUBLE for Peyton Shot Ton

48:59 Yay when he needs it most. Able to bring

49:01 in dual threat Brett Carson. He pitches,

49:03 he hits, and he can run. A week ago,

49:05 didn't get the signal to come home. I

49:07 got on my feet and made sure to say,

49:09 "Brett, come on. You got to come in and

49:10 score." It's the first run of the game

49:12 against Loco Beach a reason to dance.

49:14 Well, after it's front and center. For

49:16 good reason. Look at this. You got three

49:17 pitchers celebrating a run. I don't

49:19 think anyone's ever more excited in the

49:21 sport of banana ball than the pitching

49:22 staff to see their offense eat.

49:24 >> Probably not.

49:26 Peyton Shot Ton Yay's seventh RBI of the

49:29 year.

49:30 One he desperately wanted. I know in Las

49:32 Vegas he hit his knees and thanked the

49:34 Lord above for a hit.

49:36 That one was well played. I said into

49:38 the sky. It was in the sky for about

49:40 Yeah.

49:40 >> Yeah.

49:40 >> 1 second and screamed down into the

49:43 corner. That's a tough play for Noah

49:44 Bridges to make. He did well just to

49:46 limit that to a double.

49:48 They were well in potentially for ball

49:50 Ball sprint defense as B Webb tries to

49:52 work inside, doesn't do it to one of the

49:54 new guys in the lineup is Brady Morgan.

50:00 >> Yeah, that shot Tony hit just took a

50:02 splash down super quickly. That's what

50:03 we're used to seeing from him. Spent

50:05 time at Ole Miss, TCU. You feel it's a

50:06 matter of time before he gets things

50:08 going. Third round pick for Loco

50:10 Beisbol.

50:12 >> One run across for the Coconut's.

50:15 Ball four sprint can make it two. Over

50:17 to third and it's foul and Logan Lacey

50:19 tried everything in his power

50:23 to get that one into the leather.

50:27 That's a game of inches right there.

50:31 >> That would have been phenomenal. I mean,

50:32 they don't call him showtime for

50:33 nothing. That's

50:35 You just don't see those plays made that

50:36 all all that often and he gave it a real

50:38 look.

50:39 >> 2-1 count.

50:41 Brady into the streets of Wichita. Tried

50:44 again.

50:51 Bradford's stuff has been working and

50:53 it's because his fastball or cutter is

50:55 dead on. Let's see if he goes to it

50:57 here.

51:00 Popped up. Where?

51:04 Nowhere near for a fan.

51:08 We'll try a 2-2 again. The runner on

51:11 second, just one away.

51:16 Again, these long ABs starting to battle

51:19 up here a little bit.

51:20 >> Bradford Webb, it's more than a start at

51:21 this point. He's 50 pitches into this

51:23 game. The leash has to be getting

51:25 shorter because the Coconut's are seeing

51:27 the ball well.

51:29 >> Wonder if Brian Trepanier starts to get

51:30 just a little bit loose as that one is

51:32 darted into the right field, but well

51:33 foul.

51:35 But those foul balls, we saw it from

51:36 Brett Carson.

51:38 Really

51:40 tiring up the starter of the Fire

51:41 Fighters, who again

51:43 has been asked to go long before and has

51:44 done it.

51:46 But I'm not sure he's ever racked up

51:47 this many pitches in one INNING AND HE

51:49 GETS HIS FOURTH K.

51:52 Outside of one AB that went 10 pitches

51:56 and a screaming double into the left

51:57 field corner from Payton Shatney, B Webb

51:59 has had his good stuff.

52:03 >> Now he gets the 10 hole bat, Sal

52:05 Giacobbe, the team's leader in trick

52:07 plays has

52:08 put it together at the plate this season

52:10 as well. After playing all over the

52:11 infield for the Party Animals in their

52:13 championship season a year ago, hit 270

52:15 at the dish for Giacobbe.

52:19 >> Been a nice AB, but he swings at strike

52:21 two.

52:22 Quickly down 0-2. B Webb, if he could

52:24 limit the damage to just one run would

52:26 be massive here.

52:30 AND HE WILL DO IT. FIVE KS THROUGH TWO

52:33 INNINGS FOR BRADFORD WEBB. AND SO THEY

52:36 DO STRAND ONE in scoring position, but

52:39 the Fire and Flames will need one back

52:41 in the bottom half thanks to a long AB

52:43 from Brett Carson and and a screaming

52:45 double from Payton Shatney, but B WEBB

52:48 IS FIRED UP AND he should be.

52:51 >> Most good things in this beautiful

52:52 universe that we come call home come

52:55 with a little bit of push pull, right?

52:57 It's never just easy smooth sailing. And

52:59 for Bradford Webb, he allowed a run, he

53:01 had a couple of really lengthy plate

53:03 appearances, but how about it? In spite

53:05 of the pitch count clocking up towards

53:07 60, Webb able to pick up five

53:09 strikeouts. Five of the six outs of his

53:11 day on his own accord. And now he sends

53:13 it to his bats for an opportunity to

53:15 pull things back in their direction.

53:16 Trailing by one, it's up to Drake

53:18 Fontenot to secure the Coconut's their

53:20 first point of the series.

53:22 >> Last time Fontenot went up against the

53:24 Firefighters, he did not get the start,

53:26 went two and a third innings as a

53:28 reliever, 3.86 ERA at Dickey-Stephens

53:31 Park in Little Rock. Only surrendered

53:34 one run, but he did it with a couple of

53:36 ball four sprints and just one

53:37 strikeout, but no hits against him. He's

53:40 already seen one ball four sprint.

53:42 Logan Lacey might have thought he had a

53:44 soft dribbler up the middle. Instead,

53:46 Payton Shah Tahn Yay turned that into an

53:48 absolute doozy

53:50 of a double play.

53:52 >> When you have a defense behind you like

53:54 the one Drake Fontenot does, it makes

53:55 his pitching style make a lot of sense.

53:57 You mentioned it. He did issue the ball

53:59 four sprints, but this is a guy who

54:01 throws strikes. And who is that on the

54:03 field? That can't be Sam Bowden.

54:05 >> Yeah,

54:06 Biko Josh.

54:09 It's I had faith in you. I'm not getting

54:10 you guys voices sound weird tonight.

54:12 Anyways, excited to be here in Atlanta.

54:13 Bananas, party animals. I'm with one of

54:15 my favorite bananas, Kyle Perry. KP,

54:18 FIRED UP FOR THIS CROWD here in ATL. Am

54:20 I right?

54:21 >> Yeah, man. We're in Wichita, Sam.

54:23 >> No, I'm with the I'm with the banana.

54:25 You play for the bananas.

54:26 >> Uh Loco Beach Coconuts, Sam. That was

54:28 last year.

54:29 >> No, that can't Hold on. Hey, don't don't

54:30 don't don't don't don't.

54:32 KP's lost it, man. He thinks you guys

54:34 aren't bananas anymore.

54:36 >> Sam, we're not bananas. Look at our

54:38 jerseys.

54:39 >> Does this say bananas? Is this yellow?

54:42 >> No, I guess I just thought

54:43 >> mine.

54:44 >> You guys You guys sound ridiculous. Look

54:46 >> And what are you wearing?

54:47 >> KP, look at this.

54:48 >> Bro.

54:49 >> What? You can't wear that here.

54:50 >> What? No, you know where you're at?

54:53 Atlanta. This This doesn't pass in

54:54 Wichita. Maybe Atlanta. Maybe it's just

54:56 a prank.

54:57 >> We're in the Midwest.

55:01 >> Some people would call Atlanta the

55:03 Midwest of the Southeast.

55:05 >> You guys have been hanging out with

55:06 Peter Kolodny a little too much. Uh

55:08 Well, from Wichita, Dalton Knight

55:11 signing out. Back to you,

55:13 >> Why did Kyle Perry just interrupt me?

55:16 That was funny. Kaden Green off the end

55:18 of the bat. Chance for a trick play.

55:20 JORDAN BREWER OH!

55:22 AND PEANUT ALLOWED A MISSED TRICK play

55:24 reached on

55:26 in the first. Now, he'll get it returned

55:28 to sender as Jordan Brewer can't get the

55:30 trick play to go. A rare missed one for

55:32 the guy at first base for the Nuts.

55:34 >> Someone get that Sam Bowden guy a map.

55:37 We're in Wichita, Kansas with the best

55:39 vibes in the sport. I know you're used

55:41 to banana ball, bananas in the name. Oh,

55:43 get used to the coconuts, get used to

55:45 the firefighters. These are the two best

55:46 offenses in this league. There's a

55:48 runner on first with one down. High

55:49 leverage spot for Fontenot.

55:52 >> Lamar Sparks looking at one in. Sam

55:54 couldn't find Atlanta and he can't find

55:56 Loco Beach either. So, maybe

55:58 put two and two together, Atlanta is

56:00 Loco Beach. As Lamar into this guy.

56:05 That's been three pop-ups for the Fire

56:06 and Flames as Peyton Shotton brings it

56:08 in the old-fashioned way.

56:10 Trick play for Tanner Allen

56:13 in center field to start the inning out.

56:14 Now, the Firefighters really could use a

56:16 run here to negate that point

56:19 from the Coconuts. Darian McDowell comes

56:22 in, the former sixth round pick of the

56:24 San Diego Padres

56:26 playing right field. He's been excellent

56:29 there

56:29 this season. Not even with trick plays,

56:32 but he swings at the first pitch he

56:33 sees. Dane Tuffli through the legs OVER

56:35 TO FIRST IN TIME FOR THE OUT. YOU CAN

56:36 CALL HIM FOR A TRICK PLAY.

56:39 >> Big Timber with a big trick play.

56:41 Two down for Loco Beach. They take the

56:43 lead in the category and the ballgame.

56:45 Let's go Loco, baby. The first point of

56:48 the three-game stint here in Wichita,

56:50 Kansas goes to the Loco Beach Coconuts.

56:53 After a run at the top of the inning

56:54 generated by a Peyton Shotton double,

56:57 Dane Tuffli secures one between the legs

56:59 and across the diamond for out three.

57:03 >> Somebody's dad's about to get hosed.

57:07 But, assisted by our own Johnny. And

57:10 we're going to do this training called

57:13 hose my dad. So,

57:16 here is what's going to happen.

57:19 If this which you want, this firefighter

57:22 baseball or the opportunity to hose your

57:26 dad, John.

57:28 >> I want MY DAD.

57:29 >> HE WANTS THE HOSE IS DAD? Holy goodness.

57:35 Alrighty John, so let's try another

57:37 thing. We have this firefighter bat

57:40 where you can use this to hit home runs

57:42 off your dad anytime and everywhere. Or

57:45 do you want to hose your dad?

57:49 He wants to hose his dad.

57:53 Alrighty y'all, we have our last

57:55 opportunity to win our cadet over here.

57:58 Do you want to get this firefighter

58:00 t-shirt where you can get all the

58:02 players to sign it? Or

58:05 do you want to hose your dad?

58:08 He wants to hose his dad. Come on.

58:11 Oh man, that's a good one. Well, being

58:14 such a good sport, we're going to give

58:16 you all three items today John.

58:19 Can I just give it up one more time for

58:21 John

58:23 and his dad John?

58:28 >> A tradition unlike any other with the

58:31 Firefighters. Hosing someone's father.

58:36 Beautiful. Certainly unlike anything

58:38 else.

58:38 >> Correct.

58:39 >> I don't think there's anywhere else in

58:40 the world where

58:41 on a microphone in front of 12,000

58:43 people you say hose my dad.

58:44 >> Nope.

58:45 >> You're right.

58:45 >> Nothing like it. Bradford Webb comes

58:49 back out for his third inning of work.

58:51 Again, he's been asked to go long before

58:53 with the Firefighters.

58:56 You know, he'd be fired up to try it

58:57 again.

58:58 Outside of one double

59:00 >> that got away from Darian McDowell

59:01 because of the sun,

59:03 a long pitch

59:05 from Brett Carson and a double from

59:07 Payton Shotwell. That one goes to Tiny

59:09 in BETWEEN THE LEGS. OH, AND A DOUBLE

59:11 TRICK PLAY. MASON MAXWELL BEHIND THE

59:14 BACK at first. GOT THEM BOTH IN AND the

59:17 Firefighters pull ahead 3-2 in the trick

59:19 play battle. A nice one there from

59:21 double M at first.

59:23 >> Yeah, really good from Mason Maxwell,

59:24 but for me the unsung hero and the

59:26 credit here goes to Bradford Webb. After

59:29 having to pitch as many offerings as he

59:31 did an inning ago and then coming back

59:33 out so quickly because his guy was his

59:35 guys were swinging at the first pitch of

59:37 that bats, he comes out, induces that

59:39 kind of contact, and allows his infield

59:41 to get the trick play lead right back.

59:42 That is good banana ball pitching.

59:44 >> That, however, is not what he wants cuz

59:46 that's a hit by pitch to Dane Torphy.

59:49 >> Hey, how many times do you think Dane

59:50 Torphy's been hit by a pitch? Don't

59:51 look. I would love to hear your guess.

59:53 >> Is that his second?

59:56 >> No.

59:57 No. No.

59:58 >> How many times he's been hit?

59:59 >> He leads the banana ball championship

1:00:01 league.

1:00:03 >> 14.

1:00:05 He'd be a pin cushion at that point.

1:00:06 >> his sixth.

1:00:07 >> Oh, okay.

1:00:08 >> Him and Logan Lacy now tied for the

1:00:10 lead.

1:00:10 >> Yep.

1:00:11 Double L's been hit a lot.

1:00:13 >> They're magnets, man. You think there's

1:00:15 magnets inside of those guys?

1:00:16 >> Probably.

1:00:19 There's a lot of things inside Logan

1:00:20 Lacy and they're all special.

1:00:22 >> Armani Henderson's taking over at first.

1:00:24 I can confirm there are no magnets

1:00:25 inside the hula skirt.

1:00:27 >> You would you would think not. 2-0 count

1:00:29 from Bradford Webb

1:00:31 to Jordan Brewer.

1:00:32 >> Who does swing a healthy AB. But look AT

1:00:34 THIS, PEANUT. BOUNCE PASS OVER TO SECOND

1:00:36 AND THEY CALL HIM SAFE AND THEY'RE BOTH

1:00:38 SAFE.

1:00:38 >> WOW.

1:00:40 >> CADEN THINKS THAT HE got back onto the

1:00:42 bag.

1:00:44 Our second plate umpire, Hector

1:00:46 Gonzalez, says no, he didn't. I don't

1:00:48 see a trick or excuse me, a fan

1:00:50 challenge or anything being called. And

1:00:51 yeah,

1:00:52 I think that got pulled off. Hey, Ashby

1:00:54 Lining.

1:00:55 >> Here instead,

1:00:57 I can't explain.

1:00:59 Driving me insane.

1:01:02 All my life been so polite, but I'll

1:01:06 sleep alone tonight. Cuz I'm just

1:01:10 caring.

1:01:11 Anywhere else I'd be

1:01:13 detained.

1:01:14 Is it my destiny to live

1:01:17 and die

1:01:18 a life

1:01:19 of blind fragility?

1:01:23 I'm just Ken.

1:01:24 Where I see love, she sees a friend.

1:01:28 What will it take for her to see the man

1:01:32 behind the tan?

1:01:34 And fight for me.

1:01:43 >> Ashby Vinning, are you just Ken or are

1:01:45 you just him? Stolen valor, wearing the

1:01:48 Drake Toll

1:01:49 fur coat. Ashby Vinning reminding

1:01:51 everyone he's just him. The face of the

1:01:53 beach hitting 313, 10 ribbies on the

1:01:56 year. His daughter's name's going to be

1:01:58 Coast, and he's going to take this at

1:02:00 bat in a fur coat, much like our friend.

1:02:02 He learned a thing from Drake Toll in

1:02:05 Las Vegas all those times at the

1:02:06 blackjack table with us three said, "Ah,

1:02:08 I guess I'll throw on a fur coat and bat

1:02:10 with it on."

1:02:11 >> Feel like this should be gimmick

1:02:12 infringement.

1:02:15 >> I don't know what that is, but this

1:02:16 should be it.

1:02:17 >> Should like be the definition of it, I

1:02:19 would think.

1:02:26 >> RIGHT THROUGH THE GAP IN THE LEFT FIELD.

1:02:28 NOAH Bridges playing way back. That'll

1:02:30 likely score another run. It's a hose

1:02:32 from left field, and it will score

1:02:34 another run as Armani Henderson comes on

1:02:36 in. It's the second run of the game for

1:02:39 the Knights.

1:02:40 >> Ashby Vinning, you're so much more than

1:02:41 just Ken. You're a guy who simply RAKES.

1:02:45 BETWEEN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INFIELD,

1:02:46 THEY GET back-to-back scoring innings

1:02:48 for the most dangerous lineup in this

1:02:50 entire league. Ashby Vinning in a jersey

1:02:52 without one, with a fur coat on. It

1:02:53 doesn't matter. The kid mashes the

1:02:55 banana ball. It brings in Armani

1:02:57 Henderson to score, moves Jordan Brewer

1:02:59 to scoring position, and with one away,

1:03:01 there's two ducks on the pond for the

1:03:03 Ant-Man.

1:03:03 >> Bradford Webb went 76 pitches in the

1:03:06 World Tour semifinals. He's already up

1:03:08 to 65 as getting an Antle with an oopsy

1:03:10 swing, sends it into the netting.

1:03:15 This is where you've got to find that

1:03:17 grit, that makes you a firefighter. B

1:03:19 Webb's got five strikeouts tonight.

1:03:22 He's got to get some help from his

1:03:23 defense, too. A couple of mis-trick

1:03:24 plays have not helped him.

1:03:26 Can they find something here? Looks like

1:03:28 it'll stay fair. TINY MASON RUNNING IN,

1:03:30 AND TINY DROPPED IT, AND THAT'S going to

1:03:32 advance the runners.

1:03:34 Wow. And again, another defensive

1:03:36 mistake. Already three of them for the

1:03:38 Firefighters. That one you can forgive

1:03:41 maybe a little bit more. It's a tough

1:03:42 play.

1:03:44 But man, the Firefighters have had a

1:03:45 chance to really help out their

1:03:46 starters. Look there, Tiny had it and

1:03:48 then dropped it.

1:03:49 >> Stalled up in the Bermuda Triangle.

1:03:51 Zack, we as Banana Ball Broadcast has

1:03:53 gets to use one yard card again, right?

1:03:55 I think that's fair.

1:03:57 Well, why not use it in a spot like

1:03:58 this? There's never been a grand slam in

1:04:00 regulation in Banana Ball. I think it

1:04:02 comes right here from Eric Grayday

1:04:03 Osborne. He has three on the year, a

1:04:05 10-year professional, to make history

1:04:07 with the swing right here.

1:04:12 >> Bradford Webb needs anything to induce

1:04:16 double play, or that.

1:04:18 Peanut right to him, throws it over to

1:04:20 third. Make sure Jordan Brewer doesn't

1:04:23 move an ounce.

1:04:27 And it'll keep all three runners where

1:04:28 they are. I've been told, by the way,

1:04:29 that is ruled a hit. So again, I said

1:04:32 you could give a

1:04:34 some leeway.

1:04:36 >> Oh, shocks. There goes my yard card.

1:04:39 >> You could give some leeway to Tiny

1:04:41 Hughes on that one. You sure can. It's a

1:04:42 hit.

1:04:44 And then a lineout to shortstop for Eric

1:04:46 Osborne.

1:04:48 It's to Kaden Peanut Green, who by the

1:04:49 way is using this tonight as his

1:04:50 hometown game.

1:04:53 From Oklahoma, Berryhill technically. He

1:04:56 says Tulsa, just to make sure people

1:04:57 know where it is. It's about 2 hours

1:04:59 away from here. So he's got a bunch of

1:05:00 family expecting to be here tonight

1:05:02 amongst the 12,000

1:05:04 here at Equity Bank Park. 2-0 count,

1:05:06 make it 3-0, and now B Webb's really got

1:05:08 to find it.

1:05:09 >> This is so dangerous. If you're Brett

1:05:10 Carson, I I the mentality here is don't

1:05:12 swing. Make him find the zone for the

1:05:13 next two pitches cuz you can clear the

1:05:15 bases with a sprint.

1:05:19 >> B Webb finds something in the zone.

1:05:23 He might have found even more. Popped up

1:05:25 into the sky.

1:05:27 Noah Bridges underneath and brings it

1:05:29 in. And so it will be limited to one run

1:05:31 of damage. Three stranded for the Loco

1:05:35 Beach Coconuts. And now we send it down

1:05:37 to Bella Lane

1:05:38 with Bananas Foster.

1:05:41 >> Across the United States, there are over

1:05:44 400,000

1:05:46 children and teens in foster care

1:05:48 without a permanent home. To raise

1:05:51 awareness and support this community, we

1:05:53 created Bananas Foster, the official

1:05:57 nonprofit of Banana Ball. Our

1:06:00 organization is dedicated to celebrating

1:06:03 those in the foster care community while

1:06:06 educating and inspiring others to get

1:06:09 involved. Tonight, we are celebrating

1:06:13 the Allen family. While Alex already

1:06:17 serves her community as an educator

1:06:20 and her husband, Brett, actively serves

1:06:24 in the army

1:06:25 in the army, they wanted to make even

1:06:28 more of an impact. So, 3 years ago, they

1:06:32 became a licensed foster family and have

1:06:36 welcomed four kiddos into their home

1:06:39 including a sibling group of three.

1:07:05 >> This is a beautiful scene here in our

1:07:07 debut in Wichita. The Allen family 3

1:07:10 years ago becoming a foster family and

1:07:13 they've welcomed four children into

1:07:14 their home.

1:07:16 You want to help families like this,

1:07:17 just text a bunch to 50155

1:07:21 and give to so many great families like

1:07:23 the Allens here in Wichita. A salute to

1:07:25 our superhero foster families across the

1:07:28 country and right here in Wichita.

1:07:31 Drake Fontanot out for his third inning

1:07:33 of work

1:07:34 >> and Ashley Vining's refusing to take off

1:07:36 the fur coat.

1:07:36 >> Again, gimmick infringement.

1:07:40 Drake told

1:07:41 >> Oh, okay, Bella move, Bella, man.

1:07:43 >> Lord have mercy.

1:07:45 >> J's on my feet.

1:07:48 >> Whatever's on his feet, it was good.

1:07:50 >> I actually have Converse on my feet.

1:07:52 >> Okay, I love this. The Allen family's

1:07:54 awesome. I mean, there was a little

1:07:56 flair for the theatric there, too,

1:07:57 running it out early while Bella was

1:07:58 talking. That's love and I love it. I've

1:08:00 got so much love for this Drake Fontanot

1:08:01 guy in the hill, it's not even funny, by

1:08:03 the way. The battery between him and

1:08:05 Ashley Vining, so much investment in the

1:08:07 future of this franchise went into Drake

1:08:09 Fontanot with where he was selected,

1:08:11 Ashley Vining, where coach Craco ran in

1:08:13 that card. Fontanot has a chance to post

1:08:15 a third scoreless inning

1:08:17 for the A's, for Loco Beach. Let's take

1:08:19 a step back. Let's look at the big

1:08:20 picture. Last year, dominant with the

1:08:22 Visitors, right? Really mainly that

1:08:24 start against the Bananas and he kept

1:08:25 them off the board. He's yet to have an

1:08:27 outing this year where he's held the

1:08:29 opponent off the board in its entirety.

1:08:31 He's made it two innings in this one

1:08:32 doing just that. He's got a chance to

1:08:34 help his team to a second point and

1:08:35 that'll get the train on the tracks

1:08:37 against Armando Peseta.

1:08:39 >> Let's see what Mondo can do a weekend

1:08:41 after

1:08:42 getting his second homer

1:08:45 in 2026. By the way, his first homer

1:08:48 coming against the Loco Beach Coconuts

1:08:49 in Florida State.

1:08:51 As he looks at one away and I do believe

1:08:53 the pitcher that gave it up to him might

1:08:54 have been Drake.

1:08:57 I'll have to go back and take a look at

1:08:58 the stats on that one. My brain is too

1:08:59 plastered right now here in Wichita to

1:09:01 tell you for sure, but he absolutely

1:09:03 screams one into center field. Tanner

1:09:05 Allen tracking back and he just has to

1:09:07 make the play the old-fashioned way.

1:09:09 That's a tough one. A good AB for

1:09:11 Armando, but it lands in the leather of

1:09:13 TA.

1:09:15 And now

1:09:16 our firefighter of the night here in

1:09:18 Wichita.

1:09:21 >> Escorting him to the plate

1:09:23 is our firefighter of the night,

1:09:25 Battalion Chief Kelly Ross.

1:09:31 Kelly has served your community at the

1:09:33 Wichita Fire Department for almost 30

1:09:37 years.

1:09:39 Fans, please join us in celebrating our

1:09:41 firefighter of the night, Kelly Ross.

1:09:52 >> Battalion Chief Kelly Ross, nearly three

1:09:54 decades serving here in Wichita.

1:09:58 Especially in such an important division

1:09:59 like safety and training to make sure

1:10:01 the firefighters of the future

1:10:05 know what it takes

1:10:07 to put their lives on the line. A salute

1:10:10 to Kelly Ross.

1:10:12 As Mason swings at the first pitch, Dane

1:10:13 Toflin slowly collects it up. No trick

1:10:15 play there and no trick play at first.

1:10:17 Mason thought he was safe.

1:10:21 Drew Inesta looking at him sideways.

1:10:24 I've yet to see any sort of challenge.

1:10:27 The firefighters not swinging the bat

1:10:30 well enough here tonight to negate some

1:10:32 damage.

1:10:33 Take a look at this. Toflin playing it

1:10:35 slow.

1:10:37 >> Yeah, he's out.

1:10:37 >> Mason the

1:10:38 >> He's out.

1:10:39 >> He He might have an argument there. I

1:10:40 didn't see it well enough there with the

1:10:41 shadows, but he might have a He might

1:10:43 have a small argument.

1:10:43 >> So for me at least Zach, in those

1:10:45 situations the reaction of I always look

1:10:47 at the first base coach's reaction and

1:10:49 and that face said it all. He was out.

1:10:52 >> Close enough where they won't burn the

1:10:53 challenge just yet. Now firefighters

1:10:56 desperately need Noah Bridge to get on

1:10:57 base and turn the lineup over.

1:10:59 Otherwise,

1:11:01 they're looking at a quick 2-0 deficit

1:11:03 here to the Coconuts.

1:11:04 And they won't GET IT. A K FOR DRAKE

1:11:08 FATHNO, AND HE EARNS A SECOND point for

1:11:10 the Knights.

1:11:12 >> Punch him out and dance your way to the

1:11:14 dugout. Drake Fathno, three scoreless

1:11:17 innings, the Coconut Cannonballer, first

1:11:19 selection in team history.

1:11:22 Just has the banana ball run away from

1:11:24 Noah Bridges' bat, and has a boogie to

1:11:26 boot. It's a 2-0 Logo Beach lead. Let's

1:11:29 go loco to kick this series off and keep

1:11:32 it going all weekend long. It's a pair

1:11:34 to nil for the Coconuts.

1:11:36 >> Firefighters desperately need something

1:11:39 to go well here as we look ahead at

1:11:41 what's ahead tomorrow.

1:11:43 How about it? Bananas and the Party

1:11:45 Animals in Atlanta, where Sam Balman

1:11:47 thought he was. We will actually be

1:11:49 there. It's on truTV and the Party

1:11:51 Animals YouTube. You're not seeing that

1:11:52 incorrectly. Animals are the home team.

1:11:55 And then Clowns and Tailgaters, actually

1:11:56 happening right now here in Tulsa uh

1:11:58 Tulsa, Oklahoma. Shout out to Peanut.

1:12:01 They'll be at it tomorrow, 8:00

1:12:04 in the Sooner State, and we're right

1:12:05 back here, 8:00 here in Wichita, Kansas.

1:12:08 And speaking

1:12:10 of Oklahoma, speaking of Berryhill,

1:12:13 Oklahoma, I didn't actually say

1:12:15 Berryhill.

1:12:19 That's where Peanut's from.

1:12:24 It's Bradford Webb comes out for his

1:12:25 fourth inning of work. I've been teasing

1:12:27 this for a moment here.

1:12:30 >> You're such a tease.

1:12:31 >> Really am.

1:12:36 >> All right, if you tease me anymore, I'm

1:12:37 going to start having a problem out

1:12:39 here.

1:12:39 >> I'm really excited. I want to announce

1:12:41 this.

1:12:42 Waiting to make sure this looks good.

1:12:45 Oh, we're prying someone's parent.

1:12:48 Good job, kid.

1:12:49 Bradford Webb

1:12:51 76 pitches last year in the World Tour

1:12:53 semifinals.

1:12:55 >> Zack, I've got my feet on the desk,

1:12:57 a virgin margarita in hand. There is

1:12:59 nothing that can get to my mind, but

1:13:00 somehow you're driving me nuts. What are

1:13:02 you teasing us with?

1:13:03 >> Nuts, good. I like that.

1:13:08 >> All right, fine. There's nothing to be

1:13:09 teased about, I guess.

1:13:13 For a minute, 22-year-old shows some

1:13:14 interest in what you've got to say.

1:13:19 >> I just HEARD SOMEBODY LAUGHING. NOW I

1:13:21 GET TO SAY IT. FROM BERRY HILL,

1:13:23 OKLAHOMA, KADE GREEN.

1:13:25 >> WHAT IT DO, Y'ALL? What it do?

1:13:27 >> Peanut, what's happening, brother?

1:13:29 >> Nothing much. Nothing much. What's going

1:13:30 on up there?

1:13:31 >> All right, so we have a missed trick

1:13:32 play in the first, and you get it right

1:13:33 back in the second.

1:13:35 That's a good way to negate it. How are

1:13:36 you feeling out there? The sun finally

1:13:38 seems to be going down. It looks like

1:13:39 it's been your enemy out there in the

1:13:41 field for everybody.

1:13:42 >> The sun's a little tough. That last

1:13:43 thing's on me, though. I I owe Webb

1:13:45 right here.

1:13:45 >> You know what? You've You've earned a

1:13:47 mulligan. That's one. From Shatanye

1:13:49 comes right back.

1:13:50 >> You've heard a lot. You gave me a reason

1:13:51 to take a sigh of relief because Zack

1:13:53 has been teasing this mic up all day

1:13:55 long, and finally I just get to put my

1:13:57 feet up and say we're talking to with a

1:13:59 superstar, Kade

1:14:00 >> Let's go, baby. Let's go.

1:14:01 >> Of course, Kade and Shatanye takes this

1:14:03 into right field. Darian McDowell looks

1:14:05 that one right in. Again, he's got the

1:14:07 brunt of the sun right in his eyes.

1:14:09 Folks, why wouldn't I tease this? We're

1:14:10 talking to the best hitter in banana

1:14:13 ball. 479 average, well over 500 OBP,

1:14:17 and he's back near his hometown. So 2

1:14:19 hours away. Peanut, what does this mean

1:14:21 to you to play this close to home for

1:14:23 the first time in your banana ball

1:14:24 career?

1:14:24 >> You know, I I appreciate I appreciate

1:14:27 that, you know. Can we make a trade?

1:14:29 >> Do it.

1:14:30 >> Okay. This win's nuts, but no, it feels

1:14:33 good to be back close to home, you know,

1:14:34 in the Midwest. Got some family that's

1:14:36 coming out. Mom and dad are in the

1:14:38 stands, so always nice to have some

1:14:40 familiar faces. Uh

1:14:41 >> Are your mom and dad called cashew and

1:14:43 pistachio?

1:14:44 >> No, but uh Zachary Bridges likes to call

1:14:46 my dad Big Nut.

1:14:48 >> Does he really? That is

1:14:49 >> go. That's nuts. Like no no joke, no pun

1:14:53 there. That's crazy.

1:14:54 >> Yeah, it's pretty funny. He gets a good

1:14:56 laugh out of it. My dad cracks up. It is

1:14:58 pretty funny.

1:14:59 >> What is it about you, by the way, and

1:15:01 quick mic'd up? It's like we're already

1:15:02 got two outs in the frame.

1:15:04 >> Yeah, I

1:15:05 feel like every time I'm mic'd up, they

1:15:07 just don't want me to talk to you guys.

1:15:09 >> Yeah, I don't get it because I have so

1:15:10 much to ask you. One of your first

1:15:12 offers in college was to Wichita State.

1:15:14 >> Yeah, it was

1:15:14 >> You were a Juco, you get offered by the

1:15:16 Shockers, and then you have a real BAD

1:15:18 SHOULDER INJURY.

1:15:20 B WEBB'S GOT SIX KS.

1:15:22 PEANUT, I'M MAKING the production call

1:15:23 my own.

1:15:24 >> Keep talking. Just do it without me.

1:15:25 Just do it without me, guys.

1:15:27 >> No, you keep talking. Wichita State, YOU

1:15:29 GOT THE OFFER. THIS PLACE IS COOL, ISN'T

1:15:31 IT?

1:15:34 >> YEAH, YOU KNOW, I

1:15:35 YEAH, it's okay. It's okay. I'll let

1:15:38 Y'ALL HAVE

1:15:38 >> WHY I'M TELLING YOU TO KEEP TALKING. CAN

1:15:40 YOU

1:15:40 >> ANYWAYS, YEAH YEAH

1:15:41 >> NEVER MIND, THEY'RE TELLING US TO GO TO

1:15:43 THE FIELD. BYE.

1:15:44 >> HEY, that was wild.

1:15:45 >> Peanut, you rock.

1:15:46 >> Love you, Peanut.

1:15:48 >> Keep dancing. Here's Cass.

1:15:50 >> Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time for

1:15:51 a Banana Ball tradition. So, I need

1:15:54 everybody to get up on your feet. That's

1:15:56 right, Wichita, get on your feet and put

1:15:59 your hands in the air because right now

1:16:02 it's time for A LITTLE HEY

1:16:04 BABY.

1:16:10 YOU BETTER BE CLAPPING THOSE HANDS,

1:16:12 WICHITA.

1:16:18 Wave those arms.

1:16:31 You're looking great, Wichita.

1:16:45 >> Time to get some steps in.

1:17:14 One more time with the toss.

1:17:28 Give yourselves a big round of applause.

1:17:40 I hope we didn't break anything.

1:17:46 Yeah, that was fun.

1:17:48 AJ just disappeared. I think when I

1:17:49 threaten Yoshi it

1:17:51 it does something to him. I think I

1:17:53 broke a toe.

1:17:55 Ouch.

1:17:58 You got to make sure nothing broke.

1:18:01 I got to go find AJ too. 156 mph by the

1:18:04 way there for uh

1:18:06 Freeham Brad for the win.

1:18:11 So, that might be the shortest mic'd up

1:18:13 I've ever done.

1:18:15 I would love if Peanut stayed on the

1:18:17 mic.

1:18:18 I think he's taking it off. Yeah, he's

1:18:20 taking it off. Darn it.

1:18:23 Maybe we should do this again on

1:18:24 Saturday.

1:18:26 I don't know. 01 counts as tiny.

1:18:30 He flew out to

1:18:32 to left field his first AT BAT.

1:18:33 >> DON'T EVER TOUCH YOSHI AGAIN OR I WILL

1:18:36 TEACH YOU THAT YOU HAVE NO FUTURE.

1:18:39 >> YOU'RE SPITTING on me, and you MIGHT BE

1:18:41 SICK.

1:18:42 >> WHY WOULD YOU EVER TOUCH YOSHI IN THAT

1:18:45 WAY? BRETT FONTENOT IS GOING TO TEACH

1:18:47 you a lesson. BACK TO THE DUGOUT. DAY

1:18:50 NUMBER TWO FOR FONTENOT. HE'S MADE IT

1:18:53 THROUGH three and a third scoreless.

1:18:55 >> Yes, he has. Dalton Cornett trying

1:18:57 anything he can to chase away the blues

1:18:59 here for the Firefighters. No hits on

1:19:02 the night, just a missed trick play in a

1:19:04 ball for Sprint. All they got to show

1:19:06 for their base running efforts.

1:19:08 They got to find something right here,

1:19:11 right now. AJ said he was sick earlier.

1:19:13 NOW HE'S SPITTING all over me and

1:19:14 HUGGING ME.

1:19:16 SO, LOGAN, if you're watching at home,

1:19:18 you said you might get in the comment

1:19:19 section a little later.

1:19:20 >> Oh, she is. She said my favorite part of

1:19:22 hey, BABY, YOU

1:19:23 >> DALTON CORNETT MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE PLAY

1:19:25 HERE.

1:19:26 WON'T BE.

1:19:28 TAYLOR ALLEN.

1:19:31 WAIT, my wife's in the comments?

1:19:33 >> She is. Hold on, let's see this.

1:19:35 >> OH, THERE SHE IS.

1:19:37 AND THERE HE IS. IT'S CHEESE.

1:19:41 MY TWO FAVORITE BEINGS ON THE PLANET.

1:19:43 ONE'S A PERSON, ANOTHER'S A DOG.

1:19:46 ACTUALLY, I SHOULD SAY THREE.

1:19:48 CUZ DAISY'S AT HOME WATCHING, MY GOLDEN

1:19:50 RETRIEVER.

1:19:51 WHO MIGHT BE MAD AT ME THAT I SAID

1:19:53 ANOTHER DOG WAS MY FAVORITE. SORRY,

1:19:54 DAISY.

1:19:59 >> CHAOS HAS broken out here in the

1:20:00 dispatch center, in Wichita.

1:20:02 AJ Swytek's Yoshi is decapitated.

1:20:04 >> No, no, no. Let's not start spreading

1:20:07 the

1:20:07 >> have gotten the flu.

1:20:08 >> That probably did happen.

1:20:10 >> My wife is in the comment section,

1:20:12 probably now worried about my health and

1:20:14 my sanity, which was gone when we got

1:20:16 married.

1:20:18 My dog is pouting in the corner, and AJ

1:20:20 is still sick.

1:20:23 >> The 2-0 count, make it a 2-1 count as

1:20:25 Logan Lacy swings over top, strike one.

1:20:32 Then sends one screaming down the left

1:20:34 field line but well foul.

1:20:35 Nobody catches.

1:20:36 >> Zack

1:20:37 Jail new and up with the window Nikita.

1:20:41 >> Hello.

1:20:42 I'm a little sick.

1:20:44 Into the sky is that was well off the

1:20:47 netting.

1:20:48 That's me finding trying to play it as

1:20:49 though something happened. What?

1:20:52 >> I said

1:20:53 Jail new and up with the B Niva.

1:20:56 I'm a little sick.

1:20:58 >> Okay, there you go.

1:21:01 That one into the dirt. May get a 3-2

1:21:03 count. Ball four sprint certainly would

1:21:05 help for the firefighters. They need a

1:21:07 lot more damage done.

1:21:12 Full count.

1:21:13 Ball four sprint. The second one issued

1:21:15 tonight from Drake Fonteno.

1:21:19 And Lacy halfway to second and stops.

1:21:21 That's really good ball four sprint

1:21:23 defense

1:21:24 from Loco Beach.

1:21:26 But now the guy who could change it all

1:21:28 is at the plate. Eric Jones Jr.

1:21:31 Flew out to center field his first time

1:21:33 up.

1:21:35 But EJ in the month of April had more

1:21:36 hits than he did outs. He was 10 of 16

1:21:38 at the plate for a nice 714 average.

1:21:42 Need something to go right here.

1:21:44 He gets one down the line it could be

1:21:45 trouble. Christian Dearman is in center

1:21:47 field riding a mini fire truck.

1:21:50 Chaos has ensued. Wow, EJ did not like

1:21:53 that one.

1:21:56 Doesn't matter. It's an 0-2 count. Now

1:21:57 he's got to get going. Lacy stealing.

1:22:00 LACY OH, IT'S IN THE CENTER FIELD.

1:22:03 HE CAN GET TO THIRD.

1:22:06 AND THAT CHANGES A LOT OF DYNAMICS.

1:22:10 YOU KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAVE HELPED THE

1:22:11 coconuts there Sal Giacobbe.

1:22:15 Didn't tackle him but landed right a top

1:22:17 of Logan Lacy and that stopped him from

1:22:19 getting to third any quicker. Or else he

1:22:21 might have been able to put a little

1:22:22 charge home. Probably wouldn't have gone

1:22:24 for it but still might have helped. 0-2

1:22:26 EJ OVER AND GUESS WHAT? IT'S AN INNING

1:22:30 WINNING HIT FOR ERIC JONES JR. LOGAN

1:22:33 LACEY TRIPLES SAL CAL HOME AND A

1:22:37 WALK-OFF INNING WINNER FOR ERIC JONES

1:22:41 JR.

1:22:43 BOY, THEY NEEDED THAT IN THE WORST OF

1:22:45 WAYS AND THEY GET IT. MARSHALL SHEL

1:22:48 PUSH-UPS

1:22:50 TO IN-SYNC.

1:23:02 Marshall Shel's wife is watching. It's

1:23:05 no coincidence the firefighter scored

1:23:07 after I found out my wife was in the

1:23:09 comment section.

1:23:11 No coincidence. Logan, I'm going to need

1:23:12 you to stay here all day. Is that why

1:23:13 they call it the hottest show in sports?

1:23:14 That right there? Why because of my

1:23:16 wife? Yes. I was talking Marshall Shel.

1:23:18 Oh, Marshall Shel's very hot, too. CJ is

1:23:21 down on the field. I think something's

1:23:22 about to happen.

1:23:24 Oh, there's

1:23:25 There's CJ. Someone takes a bite to

1:23:27 where they don't want to eat it. I don't

1:23:28 know what's about to happen, but let's

1:23:29 all sit here and watch together.

1:23:32 I'll pop the popcorn.

1:23:48 three,

1:23:49 two, ONE, GO!

1:23:53 AT THIS POINT, IT IS ANYBODY'S GAME.

1:23:56 Take off those shoes.

1:23:59 Run over. Oh, we got a shoe stuck.

1:24:02 We got a breakaway runner. We got a

1:24:04 breakaway runner. There goes the shirt.

1:24:07 Here

1:24:08 he

1:24:09 go.

1:24:13 Folks, it just goes to show that you

1:24:15 don't need shoes or a shirt to be a

1:24:18 winner. Give it up FOR YOUR WINNER,

1:24:20 JOHN.

1:24:25 >> We've all been banana balled out of our

1:24:26 mind. There was a kiddie pool there.

1:24:29 Water was sprayed over somebody. Brian

1:24:31 Schrapanier is here. That's awesome.

1:24:33 Tanner Allen is back up to the plate. By

1:24:35 the way, again, no coincidence.

1:24:38 My wife's name is Logan. Who just scored

1:24:40 in the bottom of the fourth?

1:24:42 That would be my pal Logan Lacey.

1:24:44 There are two Logans in my life. One I

1:24:45 assure you I love more than the other.

1:24:47 Though I love Logan Lacey.

1:24:49 Tanner Allen

1:24:50 Nobody could CATCH IT. WHERE DID MY

1:24:53 pencil go?

1:24:54 >> I put it in the popcorn.

1:24:55 >> I I found it.

1:24:56 Lead in popcorn sounds awful.

1:24:59 >> Never had lead flavored popcorn?

1:25:01 >> No, man. Why is Armani trying to catch

1:25:03 that, by the way? That's your own

1:25:04 teammate.

1:25:08 BK trying to go a little faster here.

1:25:11 O2

1:25:12 and Tiny. CAN HE MAKE THE PLAY? HE

1:25:15 WON'T, BUT THAT'S A HECK of a try. It'll

1:25:17 go down as a single for Tanner Allen,

1:25:19 who's

1:25:20 off to a double and a single now

1:25:22 tonight.

1:25:24 Credit Tanner Hughes for limiting the

1:25:25 damage there. It could have maybe been a

1:25:27 slow rolling double there

1:25:29 for Tanner Allen. Instead, he limits it

1:25:30 to just a single.

1:25:31 >> TA halfway to the cycle, brings up Big

1:25:33 Timber.

1:25:35 The lone Canadian-born banana baller

1:25:37 here on the 2026 tour hitting above

1:25:40 .400. I mean, that shouldn't be

1:25:42 possible, but it is because Dane Toplin

1:25:44 proves the impossible's possible every

1:25:47 day.

1:25:47 >> Mason Maxwell wanted to go two. Maybe a

1:25:49 little slow there, so he gets the trick

1:25:51 play at first. You can call that one in,

1:25:53 by the way. It's the fourth trick play

1:25:55 of the game for the Fighters, but

1:25:57 it does advance a runner into scoring

1:25:59 position.

1:26:01 So, Mason Maxwell puts a trick play in.

1:26:07 It's a 4-2 count now in favor of the

1:26:09 Fire and Flames as Jordan Brewer foul

1:26:12 territory.

1:26:13 NOBODY OH, MASON MAXWELL OVER THE

1:26:15 SHOULDER THEN THROWS IT OVER TO THIRD.

1:26:18 LOGAN Lacey does well to come up and

1:26:20 take it. That's good base running though

1:26:21 from Tanner Allen.

1:26:23 You got to get the second out there, but

1:26:25 he's running away from the base pads.

1:26:27 That's a heck of a catch from Mason.

1:26:30 Might be tougher than any trick play you

1:26:31 see.

1:26:34 Just like that, there are two down, but

1:26:35 a runner in scoring position.

1:26:38 Peter Collada has a coconut bra.

1:26:42 Finding into the crowd. No, it doesn't.

1:26:45 >> Foul. He's finally lost the fur coat. As

1:26:47 we noted last time up, came up in the

1:26:49 fur coat, hit a single through the left

1:26:50 side of the infield, got his average up

1:26:52 to 313 on the year.

1:26:55 >> Finding up.

1:26:57 If this lands in leather,

1:26:59 inning over.

1:27:00 Into leather, INNING OVER. MASON

1:27:02 MAXWELL, HELLO, how do you do?

1:27:05 To three straight outs

1:27:08 for Mad Max.

1:27:12 And the coconuts strand another in

1:27:14 scoring

1:27:15 >> position at third, and we talked about

1:27:17 >> fanning the flames,

1:27:20 having some good vibrations. Right now,

1:27:21 the coconuts have stranded at least

1:27:23 three in scoring position, and the

1:27:24 Firebirds are not going to strand a beat

1:27:26 right here.

1:27:27 >> Welcome to the

1:27:30 Firebirds.

1:27:33 >> Firebirds, Firebirds, all units.

1:27:35 All units.

1:27:36 All units.

1:27:38 All units.

1:27:40 All units.

1:27:41 All units.

1:27:42 All units.

1:27:45 >> Firebirds, Firebirds.

1:27:47 Firebirds, Firebirds.

1:27:51 Firebirds, Firebirds.

1:27:53 Firebirds, Firebirds.

1:27:55 Firebirds, Firebirds.

1:28:52 >> Let's hear IT FOR THE FIRE ANTS.

1:29:01 >> HEY JOE, THAT'S a fire beat.

1:29:03 From the Fire Ants.

1:29:05 >> How about this though? Drake Fontenot is

1:29:08 coming back out for a fifth inning of

1:29:09 work. He just gave up his first hit of

1:29:12 the ball game

1:29:13 to Eric Jones Jr. after Logan Lacey

1:29:17 stole second base.

1:29:19 Drake took about a thousand years to

1:29:21 realize it and then threw it to center

1:29:22 field allowed Lacey to go to third and

1:29:24 then EJ on an 0-2

1:29:27 darted one into left field for a

1:29:28 walk-off in the inning.

1:29:30 It's 2-1 game but outside of that

1:29:33 boy

1:29:35 he's been absolutely incredible tonight.

1:29:38 >> Yeah, the Fontenot's just got to remind

1:29:39 himself how that inning got away from

1:29:40 him. It was not by struggling on the

1:29:42 mound. It was really just a stolen base

1:29:44 followed by an error on his throw and a

1:29:46 little poke job in the left. He's looked

1:29:48 really good. This is the best Drake

1:29:49 Fontenot start we've gotten from him all

1:29:51 season. He can close it out with a

1:29:53 really nice cherry on top of the best

1:29:55 cupcake you've ever had. If he can close

1:29:58 out the fifth here and hold on to the

1:29:59 Coconut's 2-1 lead.

1:30:01 >> What did you say about cupcakes?

1:30:02 >> And so every good cupcake is followed

1:30:05 with the greatest cherry on top.

1:30:08 Foul tip by Nutt.

1:30:10 >> That's why when I go to a restaurant and

1:30:12 order a cherry Coke, there better be a

1:30:13 maraschino cherry in it or I'm going to

1:30:15 say, "Where's the cherry on top?"

1:30:16 >> Interesting.

1:30:17 >> Peanut into center field. That's a real

1:30:20 good piece of lumber. TANNER ALLEN ON

1:30:23 THE TRACK AND HE MADE A LEAPING CATCH.

1:30:26 BOY, he looks good in center field

1:30:28 tonight in replacement of Ben Parker.

1:30:32 >> Luxury or riches here at the beach. X

1:30:34 marks the spot and there's just X's all

1:30:36 over the sand cuz there's treasure all

1:30:37 throughout this lineup. Even when a guy

1:30:39 like Ben Parker needs a night off, you

1:30:41 just have Tanner Allen, the 2021

1:30:43 National Player of the Year to just

1:30:44 pencil in and make plays like that with

1:30:46 ease.

1:30:49 >> Fontenot trying to get Lamar Sparks to

1:30:51 chase. He flew out in his first

1:30:54 plate appearance.

1:30:57 Dribbles one back. Three homers on the

1:30:58 year to lead the Fire and Flames.

1:31:01 We got some real good power hitters

1:31:03 in the rookie category here in Banana

1:31:05 Ball in 2026.

1:31:07 He goes right back to that mover on the

1:31:09 outside. Lamar not offering that at all.

1:31:11 Wants him to come back in a little bit.

1:31:15 That's a little too much back in. It's a

1:31:16 3-1 count. Lamar has a ball four sprint

1:31:19 on the table.

1:31:24 And let's get him a ball four sprint off

1:31:26 the table.

1:31:27 Oh, Shot Tony drops it. No harm, no foul

1:31:30 though, BUT LAMAR'S GOING FOR TWO AND

1:31:32 YOU KNOW WHAT? HE'LL GET THERE STANDING

1:31:33 UP. Two base ball four sprint for Lamar

1:31:36 Sparks.

1:31:37 And the Fire Fighters have a runner in

1:31:39 scoring position that could win the

1:31:41 inning and equalize this ball game. And

1:31:43 the guy coming up is Darian McDowell.

1:31:46 Had a little bit of trouble there at

1:31:48 shortstop and then dropped it a couple

1:31:49 different places. And Lamar Sparks will

1:31:52 put pressure on you.

1:31:53 Really likes to test it for two. And on

1:31:55 the very next pitch, Darian McDowell

1:31:57 high in the right field. That should get

1:31:58 Lamar to third.

1:32:00 Gideon Antczak's got a heck of an arm.

1:32:03 It won't be showed there. Lamar to third

1:32:05 and now

1:32:06 with two outs and a runner in scoring

1:32:07 position,

1:32:09 we take the top of the inning and put it

1:32:11 at the bottom of the inning.

1:32:12 With the Firefighters have got to have

1:32:14 it, Armando Becerra is leading people to

1:32:16 clap. Might he do it again here in just

1:32:18 a few moments with the swing of his

1:32:20 beautiful bat.

1:32:21 >> This is iron versus iron.

1:32:24 >> A patient at bat, but he won't show it

1:32:26 there. Swung at the first pitch. Sal

1:32:27 Giacobbo over to first and that is a

1:32:30 trick play to end the frame and the

1:32:32 Firefighters,

1:32:33 much like their counterpart in the top

1:32:35 of the inning, strand one at third. And

1:32:37 that is a difficult one to lose for the

1:32:39 Fire and Flames.

1:32:41 >> How about it? Five innings of Drake

1:32:42 Fontenot. He only needed 51 pitches.

1:32:45 That is the guy you took second overall

1:32:47 in the Banana Ball Championship League

1:32:49 draft and such a good sign for Coach

1:32:52 Crocco's crew that he just put together

1:32:54 that start. Five innings, only 51

1:32:56 pitches. He's going to exit with the

1:32:58 lead. It's a 2-1 ballgame in favor of

1:33:00 Loco Beach. Both sides have a trio of

1:33:02 trick plays with a focus here on the

1:33:03 shores have been the hits. Loco Beach

1:33:07 last week, Dane Tomlin, Ashby Vining,

1:33:10 Jordan Brewer, Tanner Allen all had more

1:33:11 hits than games played. Providing Brewer

1:33:14 and Allen

1:33:15 who was also runs in that same

1:33:17 department. You look at the season-long

1:33:19 batting average. There's a reason that

1:33:20 this is the team that was the one to

1:33:23 match 23 hits in the same game and break

1:33:25 that record. This Loco Beach offense

1:33:28 really since the start to middle point

1:33:30 of March has turned things on and has

1:33:32 not looked back.

1:33:34 >> They really haven't. Right now, both

1:33:36 these teams might be looking back

1:33:37 towards innings where they could have

1:33:39 put even more on the board. Firefighters

1:33:42 just stranding a runner at third.

1:33:44 Left a runner on bases in the first.

1:33:48 Coconuts have left at least three, not

1:33:50 just on the bases, but in scoring

1:33:52 position.

1:33:53 Those are tough ones to leave on the

1:33:55 board, especially in a one-point game.

1:33:57 Right now, the trick play battle is 3-3.

1:34:01 You really need either the equalizer

1:34:03 point or to deny it. And you also just

1:34:05 need the points in general

1:34:07 on the base paths. Brian Trepagnier

1:34:09 coming out for a second inning on the

1:34:11 bump.

1:34:14 Going up against Gideon Ansel

1:34:17 who just showed on the track.

1:34:22 Quickly 2-0 count. BK's really only done

1:34:24 about one innings worth of work

1:34:26 each outing. Has not been asked to go

1:34:28 multiple frames.

1:34:30 This is the first time he's done it

1:34:31 since he's been with the Firefighters.

1:34:35 Gideon right back up the gut and that's

1:34:37 a base knock.

1:34:38 Armando will limit it to a single.

1:34:41 But quickly the Nuts have somebody

1:34:43 aboard.

1:34:44 >> The Ant Man. Little line drive up the

1:34:46 middle. Why not saltwater single for a

1:34:48 guy who's seeing simply beach balls at

1:34:50 the plate? It's not been edible for

1:34:52 Ansel at this point because he is

1:34:53 continuing to spray it wherever he wants

1:34:55 in the yard and in his case that's

1:34:57 always through the teeth of the defense.

1:34:58 >> Ansel does have speed. Wonder if he's a

1:35:01 threat to steal here.

1:35:02 Eric Osberg has struck out and lined out

1:35:05 to Pena. That's been his damage is that

1:35:07 one is fouled back. EJ,

1:35:09 ah, on the ricochet could have had it.

1:35:18 1-1. Little too outside. BK really

1:35:21 wanted it.

1:35:30 Way too outside.

1:35:33 Now you got to find the zone on a 3-1.

1:35:34 Otherwise it's a ball four sprint.

1:35:36 Gideon's got a lot of speed to burn in

1:35:37 those legs.

1:35:41 He'll stay alive with a foul ball. It's

1:35:43 a full count.

1:35:46 >> Eric Osberg has been working ball four

1:35:48 sprints with the best of them in this

1:35:49 league. That .246 batting average

1:35:51 doesn't necessarily pop off the page,

1:35:52 but how about an on-base percentage of

1:35:54 370? That comes with working long

1:35:56 at-bats like this one against BK.

1:35:59 >> That is darted into right field. THAT'LL

1:36:01 GET DOWN FOR A BASE KNOCK. DAREN

1:36:03 MCDOWELL GOING TO THROW TO THIRD. Peanut

1:36:05 will cut it off. OH, OVER TO LOGAN AND

1:36:07 IT GETS AWAY BY HIM.

1:36:13 >> It's a free base. Winds up in the

1:36:14 dugout.

1:36:15 >> So, Eric Asberg makes it rain at second.

1:36:18 Gideon Antwi is in to score.

1:36:20 >> It's the third run of the ballgame for

1:36:21 Loco Beach. Armani Henderson takes over

1:36:24 for Asberg at second, but that's what

1:36:26 you need. Take a plunge down in right

1:36:28 and let the rest happen. When you put

1:36:30 the ball in play, good things happen.

1:36:31 That's a Croccoism. Mark Crocco has been

1:36:34 instilling that all season long. You see

1:36:36 why. Well-struck ball into right gets

1:36:38 Loco Beach on the board in the sixth and

1:36:40 brings up a guy who

1:36:41 has been fighting and then some in this

1:36:43 game.

1:36:44 >> That would be Brett Carson. He flew out

1:36:46 his last plate appearance, but before

1:36:48 that drew a 13-pitch ball four sprint.

1:36:52 One thing that's been critical in these

1:36:53 innings where the Firefighters have

1:36:55 given up runs is the defense has not

1:36:57 helped the pitching.

1:36:59 It could here right here.

1:37:02 Logan Lacey looking back behind him and

1:37:05 draws the first out. Armani will not

1:37:06 even test it.

1:37:08 >> He would have been out probably by a

1:37:09 mile.

1:37:12 >> And now Payton Shantaney comes aboard.

1:37:16 He's got an RBI double to his name

1:37:18 tonight.

1:37:19 Needs something else here.

1:37:27 >> BK trying to work well in.

1:37:31 >> I mean, could you imagine if this lineup

1:37:32 gets a guy like Payton Shantaney going?

1:37:35 Jared looks so dangerous and that's with

1:37:36 Payton Shantaney hitting below the

1:37:38 Mendoza line. He's not even hitting 200

1:37:40 yet this season. I mean, if he starts

1:37:42 getting it going the way we all know he

1:37:44 can, look out.

1:37:47 >> The little things tonight have gone the

1:37:49 way of the Loco Beach Coconuts.

1:37:53 The 3-0 count ball four sprint would get

1:37:55 Armani Henderson home and then some.

1:37:59 We'll wait one more.

1:38:08 Shot Tonya high into the sky Peanut

1:38:11 underneath. Does he have something

1:38:12 special? No, he doesn't. Just calls it

1:38:14 in the old fashion way and again, trick

1:38:16 play battle could be very critical.

1:38:19 We are right around the corner from the

1:38:20 eighth inning.

1:38:23 >> I mean, yeah, this is a very very rare

1:38:25 occurrence for the Firefighters to only

1:38:27 have three trick plays this deep into

1:38:29 the game. For Loco Beach, there have

1:38:31 been games where they've let the trick

1:38:32 plays get away from them, but here at

1:38:34 both teams having a trio, trick plays

1:38:36 are coming at a premium.

1:38:40 >> Being a 0-1 count, BK trying to complete

1:38:42 a second inning of work in one game for

1:38:44 the first time as a member of the Fire

1:38:46 and Flames.

1:38:47 He's got a 0-1 count. Make it 1-1 as

1:38:50 Grading Morgan

1:38:51 comes aboard.

1:38:58 Back to the fans.

1:39:00 Well, it doesn't get to them.

1:39:09 1-2

1:39:12 LINED INTO RIGHT FIELD. DERRICK MCDOWELL

1:39:16 MADE THE PLAY. UNBELIEVABLE.

1:39:22 STAYS ON THE GROUND. HE JUST SACRIFICED

1:39:25 HIS BODY TO MAKE THAT ONE.

1:39:27 BUT PREMIUM MAKES THE SPECIAL PLAY.

1:39:32 OH, AND THAT ONE'S GOING TO HURT for the

1:39:34 Firefighters.

1:39:36 Sydney Neighbors racing out to check on

1:39:37 the right fielder.

1:39:41 Trying to get back up, reaching to the

1:39:43 shoulder.

1:39:49 The hush falls over the crowd.

1:39:53 You feel so bad for Darian. He has been

1:39:55 excellent in right field this season.

1:39:58 Especially when it comes to plays like

1:40:00 that.

1:40:01 He has corralled a cascade of those

1:40:03 plays. He gets back up.

1:40:07 Gets a hearty clap from the Switcheroo

1:40:09 crowd. Look at this play.

1:40:13 I mean, that's incredible.

1:40:15 To make that level of play, premium, a

1:40:19 tip of the cap.

1:40:20 Sacrificed

1:40:22 body and limb

1:40:24 to bring that one in. And the

1:40:26 Firefighters get out of the frame with

1:40:28 just one run of damage done again.

1:40:30 Darian looks like he's trying to shake

1:40:32 this thing off as Grady Morgan, a good

1:40:34 sign there

1:40:36 of camaraderie.

1:40:38 Sam Balcom has found somebody else.

1:40:41 Does he still think he's in Georgia?

1:40:45 >> Well, guys, get ready to eat crow.

1:40:47 Everybody was all, "You're not in

1:40:48 Atlanta, Sam. The bananas aren't here,

1:40:50 Sam." Well, then explain this. Jared

1:40:53 Donaldson, Savannah Bananas pitcher.

1:40:55 Donnie, we proved them wrong.

1:40:57 >> What's your name again?

1:40:59 >> Donnie, it's me, Sam. We work together

1:41:00 for multiple years.

1:41:02 >> Yeah, I don't know what you got on. You

1:41:03 see all these people? They have red on

1:41:05 No, over here. Over here. We have red on

1:41:07 here, okay? I need you to lock in,

1:41:08 focus. We got a ballgame to win, all

1:41:09 right?

1:41:10 >> So, you're not with the Bananas?

1:41:16 Guys, I'm in a I'm in a

1:41:18 tailspin right now. This doesn't make

1:41:19 any sense. It's Jared Donaldson. He's a

1:41:21 Banana.

1:41:23 Pico, Josh, whoever's up there, what the

1:41:25 heck?

1:41:27 >> Sam, a word to the wise, since you're

1:41:29 working with a new team here, don't let

1:41:31 Jared Donaldson touch your chin like

1:41:32 that again.

1:41:34 He does that, he means business. And I'm

1:41:36 not sure if Blair at home would like

1:41:38 that very much.

1:41:41 >> I mean, there's a lot to unpack. Keegan

1:41:43 James has taken over on the mound for

1:41:44 the Loco Beach Coconuts. His last five

1:41:46 appearances, Zach, have been flawless.

1:41:48 The last time he gave up an earned run

1:41:50 was against the Firefighters in Little

1:41:51 Rock. Since then, the guy's been nails,

1:41:54 untouchable. And now here he's asked to

1:41:56 take over in the sixth and hold on to a

1:41:57 one-run lead against a tough part of

1:41:59 this order. He's got three guys due up.

1:42:01 It's Mason Maxwell, Noah Bridges, and

1:42:03 then turning right back over for Tanner

1:42:04 Hughes.

1:42:07 >> Firefighters really need something.

1:42:10 Mason thought it was outside. Trey

1:42:11 Hudson did not. Just one hit in the

1:42:14 scorebook for the Fire and Flames

1:42:16 tonight. It's a walk-off winner

1:42:18 in the fourth from Eric Jones Jr.

1:42:20 They're going to need more THAN THAT.

1:42:21 MASON TAKING OFF FOR FIRST.

1:42:23 And it is a steal of first base. That's

1:42:28 will help the Firefighters

1:42:30 quite a bit. Stolen first base after it

1:42:33 passed

1:42:36 from Ashby Vining. It was in the glove

1:42:37 and then out of it. And Mason takes

1:42:39 advantage and now on the first is Smoke.

1:42:42 South Trimble making his first

1:42:43 appearance tonight. And Noah Bridges

1:42:45 will come on in.

1:42:47 >> It's especially tough there in a 0-2

1:42:49 count to miss that way because you feel

1:42:51 like you're in the driver's seat of the

1:42:53 plate appearance, but now you got a guy

1:42:54 on first and nobody away. It changes

1:42:55 everything here against Bridges.

1:42:58 >> Really, Noah just trying to get

1:42:59 something into the outfield. He does

1:43:01 that, Mason, or excuse me, Smoke can

1:43:03 move up to second. You need one to

1:43:05 negate the point

1:43:07 from the top of the first and then get

1:43:08 yourself a point with a second run. But

1:43:11 you got to get damage done right here.

1:43:12 Keegan looks Smoke back and throws it

1:43:15 back. Man, that's a great save from

1:43:17 Ashby. He might have been looking at a

1:43:18 runner at second for free.

1:43:20 >> That's a huge stop. That won't show up

1:43:22 on the scoresheet, but that is huge from

1:43:24 Ashby Vining to help his pitcher.

1:43:28 >> One, two.

1:43:30 Noah into center field. Tanner Allen

1:43:32 giving IT A CHASE, AND HE MISSED IT.

1:43:35 THEY KICK IT AROUND. GRADY THROWING FOR

1:43:38 THIRD.

1:43:39 AND IT WILL GO DOWN AS AN ERROR

1:43:42 on the center fielder, and there are

1:43:44 runners in scoring position with not a

1:43:47 soul out.

1:43:49 >> I'd love another look at that. I mean,

1:43:51 very confused, because that's the kind

1:43:53 of play Tanner Allen makes in his sleep.

1:43:55 We sat by each other on the plane here.

1:43:57 He said, "When you have me on a team,

1:43:58 there's one thing guaranteed. We're

1:43:59 going to win. I come from a winning

1:44:01 background. I'm a winner. I don't know

1:44:02 how to lose." And that's just not the

1:44:04 kind of play that you can afford to lose

1:44:07 in a game this close. It's a rarity from

1:44:09 Tanner Allen, who's been a superstar

1:44:11 this season, but he would love to have

1:44:12 that back. Now, Keegan James has his

1:44:14 back all the way against the wall.

1:44:16 >> Tyner Hughes just had an 11-game hit

1:44:18 streak snapped in Richmond. Would love

1:44:20 to get another one started here. He's

1:44:21 flown out to center

1:44:23 and struck out today.

1:44:25 He just needs something through

1:44:28 to get Smoke home from third. Coconut's

1:44:30 playing well in.

1:44:33 After that game in Richmond, where his

1:44:34 hit streak was broken, Tyner trying to

1:44:37 re-approach the way that he prepares in

1:44:39 the box

1:44:40 with his first step. That'll be tough.

1:44:43 Dane Tophlin did well to look Smoke

1:44:45 back.

1:44:46 And that's an out at first. Still not

1:44:48 out of danger just yet for Keegan James,

1:44:51 but boy, it helps.

1:44:52 >> And that's a professional pitcher

1:44:53 putting his experience on display. He

1:44:55 attacked the bottom of the zone to

1:44:57 induce this exact contact. He wanted

1:45:00 something on the infield. If you're not

1:45:01 going to find a strikeout, you need

1:45:02 exactly what just came there. Keegan

1:45:04 James is one of my favorite pitchers to

1:45:06 watch in this league.

1:45:07 >> But this is not the guy you want to face

1:45:08 with runners in scoring position. Dalton

1:45:10 Cornett is a menace.

1:45:12 We saw it in Greenville. Had a golden AB

1:45:14 opportunity, flew out, then three

1:45:16 batters later with a runner on first,

1:45:18 went right back up

1:45:21 and was able to find

1:45:24 Payton with a walk-off winner to left

1:45:26 center.

1:45:28 He gets one into the outfield, this

1:45:30 inning is over.

1:45:32 He gets a ball four sprint, the inning

1:45:34 is over. He's currently up two nothing.

1:45:39 Make it three nothing.

1:45:41 And boy, we talked about the defensive

1:45:43 mistakes

1:45:45 from the Firefighters. It might be one

1:45:47 that equalizes this game here.

1:45:52 3-0

1:45:55 MAKE IT A BALL FOUR SPRINT AND YOU CAN

1:45:57 MAKE IT A WALK-OFF WINNER.

1:46:01 DALTON CORNETT ADD ANOTHER walk-off to

1:46:04 his tally this season. The Firefighters

1:46:07 HAVE TIED THE GAME UP AT TWO. Blake

1:46:09 Morgan is wearing a fire hydrant.

1:46:17 Okay, get a red crayon. That's not a red

1:46:20 Come on, red crayon. That is a fire

1:46:23 hydrant.

1:46:24 Mr. Crayon, somebody keep Chief away

1:46:26 from this man.

1:46:27 He might do a little

1:46:29 >> Did you see that on his forearm, by the

1:46:30 way? That's a Firefighter's tattoo.

1:46:32 That's the guy who lives or dies by the

1:46:34 fire and flame.

1:46:36 >> Blake Morgan

1:46:37 >> AJ

1:46:37 >> know what that was, but you killed it.

1:46:39 >> AJ, I need you to settle down because

1:46:41 there's somebody with something real

1:46:43 special about to come up HERE AND HIS

1:46:45 NAME IS BABY G.

1:47:15 >> IF I GOT to bring it to you, coward,

1:47:16 then it's going to be quick.

1:47:17 >> Oh, you never been in the jail before?

1:47:19 >> All of them are going to catch you

1:47:21 running with you. Get done with them

1:47:22 quick.

1:47:23 >> I saw you running from the dog or some

1:47:24 bum.

1:48:07 >> G going to give it to you. HE GOING TO

1:48:09 GIVE IT TO YOU. G GOING TO GIVE IT TO

1:48:11 YOU. HE GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU. THAT'S

1:48:13 RIGHT. JOVAN REY, THE FIRST DMX WALK-UP

1:48:17 IN THE HISTORY OF THE FIREFIGHTERS, and

1:48:19 there's not a better soul to give it to

1:48:22 than that guy right there. And guess

1:48:23 what? There's a reason why for that.

1:48:25 It's not just because he's a musician.

1:48:27 We've heard that already with Ron

1:48:28 Franklin in his banana ball career. But

1:48:30 it's because this dude has been shut

1:48:33 down as a middle reliever, has not

1:48:35 surrendered a point in a month for the

1:48:38 Fire and Flames. And this is the guy we

1:48:40 just saw Darian McDowell, who by the way

1:48:42 is back in right field.

1:48:44 Great to see that. Great to see he isn't

1:48:46 seriously hurt. And that play goes down

1:48:49 even cooler. But we've seen Jovan Rey

1:48:51 sacrifice his body in secret field.

1:48:54 Or excuse me, it might have even been

1:48:55 spring training. We saw Jovan take one

1:48:57 near the Jovans and turn a double play.

1:49:00 Then in Albuquerque, we saw him take one

1:49:01 off the face, and not only turn an out,

1:49:04 but EJ turned it into a trick play. And

1:49:06 then last week, took one right off the

1:49:09 arm and still turned it out. He will

1:49:12 sacrifice for these Firefighters. 13

1:49:14 strikeouts equals the amount that he had

1:49:16 last year. He's won six points this year

1:49:18 for the Firefighters. He won six points

1:49:20 all of last year. You're starting to see

1:49:22 that with the Fire and Flames. They're

1:49:24 already reaching their season totals

1:49:26 from last year. The difference being

1:49:28 they did that in 33 games last season.

1:49:30 They're doing that in 17 tonight.

1:49:33 That is incredible. Jovany is going to

1:49:35 do this He's going to pitch this inning

1:49:38 in the bottom half of his Adidas track

1:49:40 suit.

1:49:41 Why? I don't know. Is it cool? Bet your

1:49:43 bottom dollar it is. Sal Giacobbo

1:49:46 will be the first one to face him.

1:49:50 And right down the heart of the plate.

1:49:53 Jovany's been really successful when he

1:49:55 works up in the zone.

1:49:59 Cuz when he does that

1:50:01 he can get the curveball going and

1:50:03 really fool.

1:50:06 Do we see a little HIGH HEAT HERE?

1:50:08 OH MAN, SAL GIACOBBO! SWING AND A MISS.

1:50:13 A TRIO OF STRIKE outs tonight

1:50:16 for the second baseman of the Nuts.

1:50:19 >> It's a great way to start your night.

1:50:20 Really no better way for a man on the

1:50:21 mound. Three pitches, strike out. Jovany

1:50:23 Ray hits him with the double thumbs down

1:50:26 and it turns the lineup over for Tanner

1:50:28 Allen who would love to get back on

1:50:30 track after his costly error in center.

1:50:32 You feel like he's going to make up for

1:50:33 it at the plate here a time or two.

1:50:35 >> And if there's been one guy who's been

1:50:36 excellent at the plate tonight, it's the

1:50:38 guy with a double and a single.

1:50:40 He matrixes out of that one.

1:50:43 And you give him credit.

1:50:48 Moving to center field is not an easy

1:50:50 transition. There's so much more room

1:50:51 you have to navigate out there.

1:50:54 But that one's one that we've seen him

1:50:55 make that play a couple different times.

1:50:57 By the way, someone just said it's X. I

1:50:58 know, but it's G on the mound.

1:51:01 Tanner.

1:51:02 Over the roof. Foul.

1:51:05 Like I know it's X, Mandy. I got you. I

1:51:08 appreciate your knowledge of DMX.

1:51:11 But it's G tonight.

1:51:14 Tries to work that curveball

1:51:16 for a swing and miss. Won't do it and

1:51:17 it's a full count. Ball four sprint

1:51:19 potentially on the table after a

1:51:20 strikeout.

1:51:24 Allen

1:51:25 deep to center. MONDO GETS ON HIS HORSE.

1:51:27 HE WAS PLAYING IN AND THAT IS DAMAGE.

1:51:31 TANNER ALL THE WAY TO THIRD. HE'S GOT A

1:51:34 TRIPLE.

1:51:36 >> HE'S THERE ON HIS FEET. TANNER ALLEN

1:51:39 YOU KNEW IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME.

1:51:42 After the error in center a half inning

1:51:44 ago TA COMES TO THE PLATE AND

1:51:47 IMMEDIATELY PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR THE

1:51:49 BEACH.

1:51:50 MY GOODNESS.

1:51:51 >> That happened the last time the

1:51:52 Firefighters and the Nuts played in

1:51:54 Arkansas. Firefighters played way in for

1:51:57 a ball four sprint and they WENT WELL

1:51:59 UP. JORDAN BREWER, SEE YOU LATER.

1:52:03 >> THAT'S DANE TUFFLI.

1:52:05 WITH THE HOME RUN. BIG TIMBER CLEARS THE

1:52:09 BASES AND TOUCHES THEM ALL. IT'S A

1:52:12 TWO-RUN TATER FOR TUFFLI.

1:52:16 >> WHAT DID I THINK THOSE TWO AND Brewer

1:52:18 had? I don't know.

1:52:19 Dane Tuffli, I'm sorry.

1:52:22 >> REMEMBER THE NAME.

1:52:24 DANE TUFFLI

1:52:27 SHOWS IT SO NICE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO

1:52:29 LOOK TWICE.

1:52:31 SLIDE YOURSELF INTO THE PLATE. SAM

1:52:34 BOWMAN, WELCOME TO THE BIGS, BUDDY.

1:52:36 YOU'RE AT LOCO BEACH.

1:52:38 >> WHAT DID YOU SEE THERE?

1:52:39 >> Uh hanger.

1:52:40 >> Hanger? And what did you do?

1:52:42 >> Banged it.

1:52:43 >> Banged it? Back to you guys.

1:52:45 >> HANGERS ARE BANGERS. YOU DON'T LEAVE

1:52:47 ANYTHING OVER THE PLATE AGAINST DANE

1:52:50 TUFFLI BECAUSE HE'LL REMIND YOU WHAT HIS

1:52:53 NAME IS. IT'S a two-run yard call.

1:52:55 >> WHY WAS SAM HOLDING THE GIMBAL?

1:53:00 Sam looks a lot like Kyle Perry now.

1:53:03 >> Let's go Loco, baby. Come on.

1:53:05 >> Man, if Dane listens to this later, I

1:53:07 apologize. I thought I saw that Aquaman

1:53:10 hair. Instead,

1:53:11 it was Big Timber

1:53:13 into the sky.

1:53:14 TYNER. OH MY GOODNESS, WHAT IN THE WORLD

1:53:17 DID WE JUST SEE?

1:53:20 DARIAN MCDOWELL MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRYING

1:53:22 TO CALL HIM OFF.

1:53:24 SOMEHOW THEY'RE ABLE

1:53:26 TO COMMUNICATE ENOUGH TO MAKE IT

1:53:29 a fly out to the second baseman.

1:53:34 That looked a lot stranger than it

1:53:36 probably needed to be.

1:53:39 >> After this pitch,

1:53:41 I just want to take a moment to

1:53:42 appreciate Dane Dulin. I mean, this has

1:53:44 been an unbelievable rookie campaign for

1:53:47 him. It's really him and Jackie Bradley

1:53:49 Jr. in a tier of their own in the

1:53:50 rookies of this sport right now.

1:53:52 >> They've been about as dominant as you

1:53:53 can find amongst the first-tier players.

1:53:55 >> Anytime you're in a sentence alone with

1:53:57 JBJ, by the way, you're doing something

1:53:58 right.

1:53:59 >> And given that he's got teammates like

1:54:00 Ben Barker hitting over .400 and you've

1:54:03 got Jordan Brewer who's turning trick

1:54:05 plays like a madman, Ashby Vining over

1:54:07 .300.

1:54:09 Javon really trying to work down now.

1:54:16 Dane hadn't had a ton of success against

1:54:18 the Firefighters either up to this

1:54:19 point, and then JUST BLASTS ONE SLOW

1:54:22 DOWN THE LINE FOUL.

1:54:28 I can't believe I identified him as

1:54:30 Jordan Brewer. Makes me

1:54:32 >> You know that when we mic up Ashby

1:54:33 Vining, he's calling you Brett Loftis

1:54:35 now.

1:54:35 >> Yep.

1:54:37 We probably are going to call him out

1:54:39 at this point. DARIAN MCDOWELL, TIP

1:54:41 DRILL.

1:54:43 OH, AND IT DROPS.

1:54:44 >> OH, YOU'RE NOT CALLING HIM OUT. YOU'RE

1:54:46 calling him Ashby Vining. Second time on

1:54:48 base this game. It's a catastrophe in

1:54:51 right field for the Firefighters.

1:54:53 Everything's going the way of the Waves.

1:54:55 Easily popped UP, BUT COME ON, LET'S

1:54:57 COMMUNICATE. IT FINDS the dirt instead,

1:55:00 and the inning's extended for Gideon the

1:55:02 Ant-Man Antal.

1:55:03 >> Defense got to help their pitchers out

1:55:05 right there.

1:55:06 This is the most runs that the

1:55:08 Firefighters have given up tonight.

1:55:12 Just two runs is all that they can say

1:55:14 they've given up. It's not been one of

1:55:16 those monster nights like we saw against

1:55:17 the Party Animals as Darian racing into

1:55:21 foul territory and he lets it drop.

1:55:23 Would have been tough to grab that one.

1:55:25 This is a 1-1 count.

1:55:28 But we talked about it. An error in

1:55:30 center field

1:55:31 cost the Coconuts a point. We've seen

1:55:33 the Firefighters a couple of mis-tricked

1:55:35 plays have surrendered base runners and

1:55:37 ultimately runs. That one might not go

1:55:39 down as much, but boy, it's an indicator

1:55:41 that the details tonight from both of

1:55:43 these teams have not been very good. As

1:55:45 I thought Gideon Antal hit that one a

1:55:47 mile. He did, just into the glove of

1:55:49 E.J.

1:55:51 1-2

1:55:52 Right to Nut.

1:55:55 Easy does it, but not before two runs

1:55:57 come across the plate off of that a big

1:56:00 timber. Two run blast, yes,

1:56:03 off of Dane Tofflemire, not Jordan

1:56:05 Brewer.

1:56:07 I don't like myself right now.

1:56:09 Kaz

1:56:10 has the kiss-off.

1:56:12 >> A good old-fashioned kiss-off. That's

1:56:14 right, these couples are going to kiss

1:56:16 and the crowd here in Wichita is going

1:56:18 to determine the winner by a round of

1:56:19 applause. Sir, what are your names?

1:56:21 >> Brayton and Emily.

1:56:22 >> Brayton and Emily, and how long have you

1:56:24 two been together?

1:56:25 >> Married for 1 month.

1:56:27 >> Married 1 month ago. Oh,

1:56:29 congratulations. All right, let's see

1:56:30 what you got. Start us out.

1:56:34 That was adorable. That was so cute.

1:56:37 Sir, what are your names?

1:56:39 >> Matt and Jenna.

1:56:40 >> Matt and Jenna, and how long have you

1:56:41 two been together?

1:56:42 >> We've been married for 15

1:56:44 >> 15 years. All right, a little bit

1:56:46 longer. Let's see what you guys got.

1:56:49 Hey, all right. Okay.

1:56:52 You didn't see it, but her hand went a

1:56:54 little low.

1:56:55 All right, sir, what are your names?

1:56:57 >> Larry and Debbie.

1:56:58 >> Larry and Debbie. And how long have you

1:57:00 two been together?

1:57:01 >> We've been married 50 years.

1:57:03 >> 50 years!

1:57:06 All right, Larry and Debbie. Okay,

1:57:08 that's enough.

1:57:16 Children, cover your eyes.

1:57:19 All right, break it up. Break it up.

1:57:20 Jeez Louise.

1:57:24 My God.

1:57:25 All right, we're going to take

1:57:26 >> Did you hear him say that before we

1:57:27 started?

1:57:28 >> with

1:57:29 couple number one. By a round of

1:57:30 applause, do you think couple number one

1:57:32 is the winner?

1:57:35 Okay, not bad. Not bad.

1:57:37 How about couple number two?

1:57:42 Or do you think the winners are

1:57:53 Or do you think the winners of the kiss

1:57:55 off are couple number three?

1:57:59 WICHITA, WE HAVE OUR WINNERS. Make some

1:58:02 noise for couple number three.

1:58:09 Get a room. Get a Jeez, get a room.

1:58:21 >> Well, that was something. Please get a

1:58:22 room, folks. Dane Toland is on the mic

1:58:24 with us. Dane, I have a confession for

1:58:26 you. As Logan Lacey fouls one back, I

1:58:28 accidentally called you Jordan Brewer on

1:58:30 the home run. I'm sorry.

1:58:32 It's my fault.

1:58:33 >> Hey, but I did it. And we're so happy,

1:58:35 Dane. Good work from the beach, baby.

1:58:37 >> We had the the mic in early, so I heard

1:58:39 it, too.

1:58:39 >> Did you really?

1:58:41 THAT'S EVEN BETTER.

1:58:42 >> I KNOW. IT'S HILARIOUS.

1:58:43 >> You're rounding the bases with a two-run

1:58:45 home run and you're hearing

1:58:46 >> AND I SAID, "JORDAN BREWER, SEE YOU

1:58:47 LATER."

1:58:48 >> YEAH. That's good.

1:58:49 >> That was really looking

1:58:50 >> But you know I got you, Dane.

1:58:51 >> No, you're all good, man.

1:58:52 >> I don't want to say feel free to call me

1:58:54 anything, but you can call me another

1:58:55 name if you'd like.

1:58:56 >> no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

1:58:56 no.

1:58:57 >> I have so much I want to talk about with

1:59:00 you.

1:59:01 Well, sizzler up the middle. We'll

1:59:02 forget about that one. We got two run

1:59:04 two run cushion to play with. Dane,

1:59:06 first and foremost, and I mean the most

1:59:09 foremost of four, the YouTube chat has

1:59:11 to know.

1:59:13 What is your routine when eating

1:59:14 pancakes in the morning?

1:59:16 >> What? Um contrary to popular belief, I

1:59:19 really don't use maple syrup.

1:59:22 >> Really?

1:59:23 >> I am when I grew up, it was always

1:59:26 yogurt and on top or ice cream with some

1:59:30 Oreo bits.

1:59:32 And if I'm at a restaurant, I want to

1:59:34 keep it, you know, kind of

1:59:36 kind of basic, I'll go some butter and

1:59:37 sugar.

1:59:39 I'm not really not a big maple syrup

1:59:41 guy.

1:59:42 >> Uh-uh.

1:59:43 >> EJ trying to steal first. Ashby with the

1:59:45 throw down and it gets away from Jordan

1:59:46 Brewer.

1:59:47 >> oh, no, Jordan.

1:59:49 >> Logan Lacy

1:59:51 going to third. EJ going to second.

1:59:54 Jordan Brewer down to a knee, you hope

1:59:55 he's all right.

1:59:57 >> I think he jammed his wrist.

1:59:58 >> Oh.

1:59:59 >> Yeah, that's a tough one to take. Ashby

2:00:01 had a real good beat there on EJ who got

2:00:03 a late break out of it on a caught

2:00:06 stealing first.

2:00:06 >> Dane's got the best vantage of us all. I

2:00:08 agree, that looked like he got his

2:00:09 wrist, huh, Dane?

2:00:10 >> Yeah, I think uh when he was reaching to

2:00:12 the other side

2:00:14 I think it got jammed in his stomach,

2:00:17 whoever hit that ball.

2:00:18 >> Getting him out is a good way to get him

2:00:19 out.

2:00:20 >> to all the way in from right field. So,

2:00:21 he ran a mile and a half to try to help

2:00:23 out with that.

2:00:25 >> So, not a maple syrup guy, certainly a

2:00:28 yogurt on pancakes guy. I think that'll

2:00:30 play. I've never tried it. We're going

2:00:31 to have to sit down and try it at some

2:00:32 point, but let's go to the next

2:00:33 question. So, you have

2:00:35 >> You have the nickname Big Maple, you're

2:00:36 not a maple syrup guy. You have the

2:00:38 nickname Big Timber, what are your

2:00:39 thoughts on wood?

2:00:41 >> Um yeah, I use them to hit yellow balls.

2:00:45 That's all I got. Pretty

2:00:46 >> right? Yeah.

2:00:48 Dane, when you hit that home run, did it

2:00:50 feel like anything at all?

2:00:51 >> No, that one was pretty flushed. I'm not

2:00:53 going to lie. That one That one felt

2:00:54 pretty good.

2:00:55 I normally don't pimp homers and that's

2:00:57 about as close as I'll get to pimping

2:00:58 one.

2:00:59 >> Do they have home runs like that up in

2:01:01 Canada?

2:01:01 >> Oh, yeah.

2:01:03 Oh, yeah.

2:01:04 >> Are you forgetting Jose Bautista in

2:01:05 Toronto?

2:01:06 >> Yeah, come on, man.

2:01:07 Give the Jays some love.

2:01:09 >> That's crazy.

2:01:11 See, I got your back now, Dane. I called

2:01:13 you something else earlier, but now you

2:01:14 and I

2:01:14 >> It's a wash. It's a wash now.

2:01:18 >> Peanut looks at one down.

2:01:20 >> We're going to bring the beach up to

2:01:21 Canada. It's only a matter of time,

2:01:23 right? Dane, how much would you love to

2:01:24 go play internationally there?

2:01:26 >> I would love it, man. Obviously, Rogers

2:01:28 Centre would be sweet. And then, um

2:01:30 honestly, where I grew up playing

2:01:33 high school,

2:01:34 we had a pretty sweet field.

2:01:37 Um and it

2:01:38 They're usually first or second in

2:01:41 college summer league attendance every

2:01:43 year.

2:01:44 So, shout-out to the Okotoks Dawgs. I

2:01:46 don't know if they're watching this, but

2:01:48 that would be pretty sweet.

2:01:49 >> Yeah.

2:01:49 Shout-out. That's some insane

2:01:50 concentration, by the way. Sticking with

2:01:52 the ball for split defense and your

2:01:54 trainer mind. The kid can multitask. To

2:01:55 catch everybody up, it is now a tied

2:01:57 inning, 2-2, nobody away.

2:02:00 Inning-winning run is on base for the

2:02:01 Firefighters.

2:02:02 >> Dane, I have a question for you.

2:02:03 >> What's up?

2:02:04 >> Cuz I lived in Fargo, North Dakota for a

2:02:06 little bit. The coldest I ever felt it

2:02:07 was like -50 with wind chill. What's the

2:02:10 coldest it's ever been in your life

2:02:11 growing up as a Canadian?

2:02:12 >> So, for me, the coldest I ever got Now,

2:02:15 this is Celsius. I don't know the

2:02:17 conversion.

2:02:18 >> Okay.

2:02:18 >> Um but it was

2:02:19 >> I've got you. Don't worry. We have We

2:02:20 have Google up here.

2:02:21 >> You got Google. All right. So, it was

2:02:23 minus 42.

2:02:25 >> Celsius?

2:02:26 >> It was cold. It was cold.

2:02:28 >> How are you alive?

2:02:29 >> Well, you don't go to school. Everyone

2:02:30 just stays home.

2:02:31 >> I was about to say, is there weather

2:02:33 that knocks you out of school?

2:02:34 >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

2:02:35 >> Oh, interesting. I just learned

2:02:37 something new today, Dane. You just

2:02:38 actually taught me a lesson. When

2:02:40 Celsius gets to the negatives,

2:02:42 it's practically the same as Fahrenheit.

2:02:44 That's -43.6°

2:02:46 Fahrenheit.

2:02:46 >> Yeah, I want to say they meet at -40. I

2:02:49 could be wrong.

2:02:50 >> I did not know that.

2:02:52 >> Lamar, HARD HIT TO SECOND. SAL, TRICK

2:02:55 PLAY. PAYTON

2:02:56 >> YES.

2:02:56 >> TRICK PLAY. OH, A DOUBLE TRICK PLAY.

2:02:58 >> IT'S A TRIPLE TRICK PLAY. THREE OF THEM.

2:03:01 SAL GIACOBBE, PAYTON SHOTWELL, JORDAN

2:03:04 BREWER. THREE TRICK PLAYS. A TRIO OF

2:03:07 TRICKS. THE MAGICIANS IN THE MIDDLE OF

2:03:10 THE INFIELD AND THE RIGHT SIDE CLOSE OUT

2:03:13 A COUPLE OF BIG OUTS AND CLEAR THE

2:03:15 BASES. TATE, WHAT'S IT LIKE HAVING those

2:03:17 guys as your teammates?

2:03:19 >> Uh it's a lot of fun to watch. I'm not

2:03:20 going to lie. And taking ground balls

2:03:23 with them

2:03:23 >> Hold on. We have a We have a challenge.

2:03:26 >> Um obviously I learn a lot from them.

2:03:29 So taking ground balls with them

2:03:33 Um

2:03:34 So I did I worked on a lot of stuff with

2:03:36 them cuz obviously I'm new to this whole

2:03:37 thing and both of them I mean Payton was

2:03:39 with the Visitors.

2:03:40 Sal was with PA. So

2:03:44 Um just taking ground balls with them,

2:03:46 trying new stuff. Obviously I don't do a

2:03:48 lot myself in the games.

2:03:50 Um but watching uh

2:03:53 it's Lacy, right? He plays third base.

2:03:54 >> AJ, what's up, buddy? I just want to say

2:03:56 hi and I love you. I hope you're doing

2:03:57 great.

2:03:57 >> Oh, I love you, too. Hey, can you ask

2:04:00 can you ask Caden a question for me?

2:04:01 >> Yeah, I can. What's up?

2:04:03 >> Caden,

2:04:04 the chat is wondering

2:04:07 Caden, how'd you learn Vietnamese?

2:04:10 >> Caden, how'd you learn Vietnamese?

2:04:11 >> I lived in Cambodia and there's like

2:04:13 hella Vietnamese people there and so I

2:04:15 I just learned it there.

2:04:17 >> For those at home, that means there's a

2:04:18 bunch of Vietnamese people in Cambodia.

2:04:20 >> an EMT. That's my fun fact.

2:04:23 >> Did you guys get that last part?

2:04:24 >> I'm also an EMT. That's my other fun

2:04:26 fact.

2:04:26 >> You're an EMT. When?

2:04:29 >> W- Oh, when?

2:04:30 >> Uh 2021 is when I got certified. As an

2:04:34 EMT or when I lived in Cambodia?

2:04:35 >> Wait, what Yeah, which one Which one are

2:04:37 we at?

2:04:37 >> He's got so many fun facts. I can't even

2:04:39 keep track. I don't know why I was

2:04:41 asking him where.

2:04:42 >> Did we get him?

2:04:43 All right, we got him.

2:04:44 >> Good job, guys.

2:04:45 >> Yeah, we did.

2:04:45 >> Runners out.

2:04:46 >> Thank you, guys. Will, great to say hi.

2:04:48 We've got to stick with the great Dane.

2:04:49 Dane, I am so selfishly happy that

2:04:52 challenge happened because we get more

2:04:53 time with the guy who is leading this

2:04:56 league in a myriad of categories. I I

2:04:58 Dane, you're a rookie, but you look like

2:05:00 such a veteran. What is the transition

2:05:02 from baseball to banana ball been like

2:05:04 for you?

2:05:04 >> Well, first off, thank you. I appreciate

2:05:07 it. Um but you know, when we when we

2:05:10 came in, I got to say like when we did

2:05:13 the scrimmages in uh spring training,

2:05:16 I'm not going to lie, I did not hit

2:05:18 well. Obviously trying to just, you

2:05:20 know, get kind of the flow of

2:05:21 everything. Everything was kind of very

2:05:23 sped up.

2:05:24 Um but you know, when I really felt like

2:05:27 I settled in was after Tallahassee.

2:05:30 That was when I felt I was kind of

2:05:31 getting like, you know, the whole speed

2:05:33 of the game. There we go.

2:05:35 Um

2:05:36 so yeah, I mean, ever since then it's

2:05:38 kind of just, you know, you just you hit

2:05:39 play, you come to field, do the same

2:05:41 thing, and

2:05:42 it is what it is, you know? Results

2:05:44 speak for themselves. You just you got

2:05:46 to keep doing your thing.

2:05:47 >> Part of where this is

2:05:49 Okay, it's tied two two. It is still a

2:05:51 two to two ball game. Dane Top with

2:05:54 everybody, hits a home run, gets on the

2:05:56 mic, and just shows why he is

2:05:59 such a great personality. Dane, I know

2:06:00 it's got to be hard to hear down there.

2:06:01 Everyone's clapping. If you can hear me,

2:06:03 I want to leave you with one more

2:06:04 question. We talked this morning about,

2:06:06 you know, if you weren't playing banana

2:06:08 ball, what would you be doing? You told

2:06:09 me coaching.

2:06:10 >> Yeah.

2:06:10 >> Do you see yourself coaching coming

2:06:12 through later in your life?

2:06:13 >> Um you know, whenever

2:06:16 I'm not

2:06:17 able to physically play this this game

2:06:20 of banana ball, you know, I'd I'd love

2:06:21 to stay around.

2:06:23 It's a great culture here.

2:06:25 Shout out to the folks, you know, for

2:06:26 for

2:06:28 just creating this. So,

2:06:30 I'm very grateful to be here, and I I'd

2:06:32 love to here as long as I can.

2:06:34 >> I can't tell if Zach Smith

2:06:35 >> I I I agree.

2:06:37 >> Yeah, he's pretending to be the mic.

2:06:38 >> Good. Zach, you got anything for us?

2:06:40 >> anything for us?

2:06:41 >> Uh I just want to say uh shout out to

2:06:43 Zach and AJ up there. They're They're

2:06:45 doing a great job.

2:06:46 >> Totally upset with that.

2:06:47 >> Um I agree. I can't say it any better.

2:06:49 They're doing an awesome job.

2:06:49 >> Dane, interview him back. Ask him Ask

2:06:51 him what his favorite Pokémon is.

2:06:52 >> your favorite Pokémon?

2:06:53 >> Uh

2:06:56 Woo, on the spot. Probably uh Latios

2:06:58 Latios.

2:06:58 >> Latios?

2:06:59 >> Legendary bird, legendary dogs, Dane

2:07:02 Tolin, Zach Smith, Loco Beach, we love

2:07:05 you, we serve you, we honor you. It's a

2:07:07 tie BALL GAME. WE'RE GOING TO THE EIGHTH

2:07:09 INNING, AND YOU CAN FEEL the heat from

2:07:12 up here in the box.

2:07:13 >> Awesome. Right. Thank you guys for

2:07:14 having me. I appreciate it.

2:07:15 >> Right now, the firefighters need three

2:07:17 trick plays to equalize THE TRICK PLAY

2:07:19 COUNT UP, AND THAT WILL SURE HELP.

2:07:21 BEHIND THE BACK FROM LOGAN LACY. SHADES

2:07:26 OF WHAT HE DID IN TALLAHASSEE.

2:07:28 Made it look simple.

2:07:30 Right now, they trail 6-4

2:07:33 in the trick plays. They've got to find

2:07:35 it here.

2:07:37 >> By the way, if you're the Nuts, you just

2:07:39 strike out three times here now?

2:07:40 >> Well, you can't now, but you strike out

2:07:41 two times here.

2:07:43 >> If Dalton Malden comes in, by the way.

2:07:44 >> Definitely not, because Dalton Malden's

2:07:46 getting a plate appearance in This is

2:07:48 Get Your Money's Worth. First pitch

2:07:49 swing, DALTON MALDEN SONGBIRD PLUNGES

2:07:52 DOWN INTO CENTER FIELD. IT'S A SINGLE

2:07:55 FOR DALTON MALDEN. GO AHEAD runs aboard.

2:07:58 >> That shows me for opening my mouth and

2:08:00 saying, "Hey,

2:08:01 maybe I hacked the system."

2:08:03 >> There's no hacking to be had here. He

2:08:05 just steps in for Brett Carson

2:08:08 and gets himself

2:08:09 a nice little single.

2:08:11 >> Shot Tanye, DO THE FANS HAVE IT?

2:08:15 OH MY GOODNESS.

2:08:17 I believe it was bobbled.

2:08:19 I've not seen IT

2:08:20 >> THEY CALL HIM OUT! THEY CALL HIM OUT!

2:08:22 THEY CALL HIM OUT!

2:08:23 THEY CALL

2:08:24 THEY SAY IT'S A FAKE OUT FOUL BALL, IT

2:08:27 IS THE FIRST DEDUCED BY THE

2:08:29 FIREFIGHTERS.

2:08:32 JARED DONALDSON IS SEEKING A FAN.

2:08:37 FINALLY, IT'S 17 GAMES. THEY FINALLY

2:08:41 HAVE THEIR FIRST BED COT FOUL BALL.

2:08:48 NOW THEY NEED TO DOUBLE TRICK.

2:08:51 >> ZACH, I'VE never seen you jump up and

2:08:53 down like that before. That was sweet.

2:08:55 >> I told you

2:08:56 you were going to need to see something

2:08:59 massive. The Firefighters have to get a

2:09:00 double trick play here because if they

2:09:01 don't,

2:09:03 the Coconuts win the equalizer point.

2:09:05 And therefore, it would be a 3-2 game

2:09:06 already going into the bottom of the

2:09:08 eighth and they need a point to

2:09:09 equalize.

2:09:11 Brady Morgan deep to right field. That

2:09:13 is way foul.

2:09:15 A.J. Swaitek

2:09:17 nearly jumped as high as I just did.

2:09:21 Ooh.

2:09:22 Is it hard to breathe in here for

2:09:23 anybody else or is it just me?

2:09:25 Morgan, right back to it. Darian

2:09:27 McDowell was way back.

2:09:30 We'll have to really throw this one in

2:09:32 for all it's worth. THERE'S ANOTHER

2:09:33 SENDING HIM HOME.

2:09:35 MALDON IS

2:09:37 OUT! WHAT A THROW FROM PEANUTS!

2:09:41 BUT IT'S A WORTHY SEND CUZ THE

2:09:44 FIREFIGHTERS DON'T HAVE A CHANCE AT A

2:09:46 TRICK PLAY. SO IT IS A 3-2 GAME NOW, BUT

2:09:50 PEANUT JUST MADE SURE they got no shot

2:09:53 TO MAKE IT 4-2. WHAT A THROW FROM DARIAN

2:09:57 MCDOWELL AT THE TRACK AND WHAT A PLAY

2:09:59 FROM NUTCH AT HOME. TAG OUT.

2:10:03 >> THERE'S SO MUCH TO unpack here. Just so

2:10:05 much to unpack. What a relay. What a

2:10:07 throw. But for those unfamiliar, it is

2:10:10 my job here to inform. All right? So for

2:10:12 the Banana Ball diehards who already

2:10:13 understand why this is a 3-2 game, more

2:10:16 power to you. But for those who are

2:10:17 wondering, how in the world did you just

2:10:20 get a point with an out at the plate,

2:10:23 well, it comes like this, right? So, you

2:10:24 look at the equalizer point. The

2:10:26 Coconuts officially have more trick

2:10:28 plays through eighth and the

2:10:29 Firefighters, they get a point there.

2:10:31 The Fire and Flames are going to lean on

2:10:33 one another and try to tie things in the

2:10:35 bottom of the eighth when we're back.

2:10:36 Oh, even Chief's leaning on us. That's

2:10:38 cool.

2:10:43 I think Sam Balman is singing Yellow

2:10:45 down there.

2:11:34 Oh, man. Sam

2:11:37 >> by the end of this weekend Sam is going

2:11:39 to understand that the vibes of Loco

2:11:41 Beach are so infectious. You won't want

2:11:42 to go back to Banana Land. Well, clearly

2:11:44 he's still reminiscing on the crew up in

2:11:46 Georgia.

2:11:47 >> isn't Banana Land. What are we saying?

2:11:50 >> Loco Beach is in your heart.

2:11:51 >> Loco Beach is when the middle seat is

2:11:53 open on a plane.

2:11:54 >> Yes, I like that.

2:11:55 >> right there.

2:11:56 >> I really like that. Loco Beach is Joe

2:11:58 Philomena. Loco Beach is Meatball and

2:12:01 Meatball is Loco Beach and Meatball's

2:12:03 taking over on the mound and it's the

2:12:04 eighth inning and he's got a chance to

2:12:06 hold on to this team's lead as we head

2:12:07 into the ninth. It's the biggest pitcher

2:12:09 in all of Banana Land. He wears number

2:12:11 30. HE HAS PARMESAN CHEESE ATOP HIS

2:12:14 HAIR, MARINARA running through his veins

2:12:16 and it was his birthday yesterday. Joe

2:12:19 Filomeno, freshly a year older. We're

2:12:21 not going to say how old because in my

2:12:23 mind, he's younger than young, cleaner

2:12:25 than clean. He drinks from the fountain

2:12:27 of youth. HE'S MEATBALL. HE'S SPAGHETTI.

2:12:29 HE'S ONE AND OH. HE'S GOT AN ERA UNDER

2:12:32 EIGHT, and he's your favorite pitcher's

2:12:33 favorite pitcher. No one wants to have

2:12:35 to face the meatball when he's got it

2:12:37 going on, but the heart of the order's

2:12:38 going to have to do it. Here comes

2:12:39 Armando Becerra to go toe-to-toe with

2:12:42 the southpaw. First lefty used by Andy

2:12:44 Morales.

2:12:45 >> Coach Crocco in this one. High leverage

2:12:46 spot. Who would you turn to but the

2:12:48 six-year professional Joe Meatball

2:12:50 Filomeno. He's 34.

2:12:52 >> Hey, he's born in '92.

2:12:55 Armando.

2:12:56 Right to Sal. He's just doing THIS FOR

2:12:58 THE LOVE OF THE GAME.

2:13:00 >> I love THE GAME. SAL GIACCOMO, YOU MAKE

2:13:02 ME IN LOVE WITH THE GAME.

2:13:04 THE SALAMANDER. STAYS MAGICAL AT SECOND.

2:13:08 >> The last time Joe Filomeno faced the

2:13:10 Firefighters, he gave up three straight

2:13:12 ball four sprints including eight

2:13:13 straight balls.

2:13:16 Firefighters just need to get a runner

2:13:18 on and put some pressure on Meatball.

2:13:21 They have an opportunity, but as AJ

2:13:22 said, along with Blake Benson, he has

2:13:24 been one of the two best relievers that

2:13:26 the Coconuts have had in that stretch.

2:13:29 Locating much better. That fastball

2:13:31 still vicious.

2:13:33 Like it was when I last saw him in the

2:13:34 Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks back in 2019.

2:13:37 That one goes into the dirt. If the

2:13:39 Firefighters score a run here, it is a

2:13:41 tie ballgame.

2:13:43 As you see on the scoreboard, it's

2:13:45 already been updated. 3-2 game. The Nuts

2:13:47 lead.

2:13:49 Mason.

2:13:50 Little excuse me swing.

2:13:52 And it goes foul. Uh Dakota McFadden, by

2:13:55 the way, is in the on-deck circle. So,

2:13:57 he is going to pinch hit

2:13:59 for Noah Bridges.

2:14:00 And then the Firefighters are back to

2:14:01 the top of the order.

2:14:04 Mason stays alive.

2:14:06 And it's foul.

2:14:09 He is He's .388 this year.

2:14:13 Had a couple of RBI singles last weekend

2:14:15 including one that was a walk-off. Needs

2:14:16 another single here and he won't get it.

2:14:19 Joe Filomeno makes him swing the sword.

2:14:21 Slap that stomach, big man, and wave him

2:14:24 back to the dugout.

2:14:26 Da da DA DA DA DA DA DA meatball da da

2:14:29 da da da da da Italian. But da meatball

2:14:32 wave him goodbye. Strikeout meatball

2:14:35 Filomeno. Freshly 34, he still whips it

2:14:38 with the best of them. 99 miles an hour

2:14:40 on the radar gun. The hardest throwing

2:14:42 man in the sport, Joe Filomeno, reminds

2:14:45 you why.

2:14:46 >> You just made that song up.

2:14:48 >> Yeah.

2:14:49 >> That's not a real song.

2:14:50 >> It's what people from my generation call

2:14:51 freestyling.

2:14:52 >> My generation?

2:14:54 Good lord.

2:14:58 >> Da da da da da da da da freestyle.

2:15:03 >> D Mac ooh looks at that one. Philly

2:15:05 wanted that.

2:15:15 Oh, D Mac swinging at one of the turn.

2:15:16 He gives him a point. Good pitch. That

2:15:19 fell off the table like a meatball on

2:15:21 the run.

2:15:21 >> Nice.

2:15:23 There's a song about a meatball falling

2:15:24 in the garden or something like that.

2:15:25 I'll find that out another day. 2-2

2:15:28 inside

2:15:29 >> I don't know it so I just freestyle.

2:15:31 >> Ball four sprint would send Tanner

2:15:32 Hughes up to the plate.

2:15:34 Firefighters do have the golden hit bat

2:15:36 potentially to use. I don't know why you

2:15:38 would use it on the next three hitters

2:15:40 potentially. D Mac slow DRIBBLER WHAT

2:15:43 DID PEYTON SHATANYA DO THAT FOR? THEY

2:15:45 ALREADY HAD THE TRICK PLAY.

2:15:48 THEY HAD THE EQUALIZER POINT.

2:15:51 CHIEF IS BACK IN HERE AND THE

2:15:53 FIREFIGHTERS GOT A SHOT.

2:15:58 >> WE JUST GOT A LOT OF LOVE FOR THE GAME.

2:16:00 Loco Bush loves to put on a show. It's

2:16:02 what I would chalk that one up to. No

2:16:04 big deal. It's just a guy on first base.

2:16:06 With with like Meatball on the mound,

2:16:07 you can do that here and there.

2:16:08 >> I want to be clear, if Payton goes back

2:16:10 and watches it, like that was cool.

2:16:11 Don't get me wrong.

2:16:13 But, boy, howdy. Tanner into the sky.

2:16:17 Tanner Allen underneath, and he hauls it

2:16:19 in.

2:16:20 And first pitch swinging doesn't do the

2:16:22 job. Noah Bridges will stop at third,

2:16:25 and it's a 3-2 Nuts lead going into the

2:16:28 bottom, excuse me, into the ninth.

2:16:30 >> So, YOU'RE WITH ME NOW.

2:16:34 THAT'S SCORE FOR THE EIGHTH INNING. GO

2:16:36 Beach leads IT 3 TO 2. WE'RE HEADED TO

2:16:39 THE NINTH INNING. LET'S GO LOCO, BABY.

2:16:41 MEATBALL HOLDS THE FIREFIGHTERS AT BAY.

2:16:45 THREE OUTS AWAY FROM ANOTHER LOCO BEACH

2:16:47 WIN. BUT, THE BATS ARE GOING TO COME up

2:16:49 first, and they're going to try to add

2:16:50 some insurance for the baddest closer in

2:16:52 the sport. Joe Filomeno does his job.

2:16:55 C.J. Williams is on deck. But, we've got

2:16:57 the hammer in lineup of Loco Beach after

2:17:00 this from Sam Tenedos.

2:18:03 Now, Fitzwilliam for the

2:18:05 >> Fire Fighters,

2:18:06 the ball will be handed off

2:18:08 to the lightning from Lexington, Johnny

2:18:11 Hummel. Homer number 95 with Lightning

2:18:15 McQueen and the Piston Cup next to him

2:18:17 on the rubber.

2:18:19 Comes up with a massive opportunity on

2:18:22 the line.

2:18:23 In front of Johnny is not a save, but a

2:18:26 chance to get the Fire and Flames into a

2:18:29 huge moment in the bottom of the ninth.

2:18:32 Down 3-2. If there's one closer to match

2:18:35 up with a guy like Danny Hasley,

2:18:37 it's this guy. He's four for his five

2:18:40 save opportunities,

2:18:42 nine Ks, and he has really found his

2:18:44 good stuff over the last couple of

2:18:45 weekends including in Richmond last

2:18:48 Saturday night when he went into the

2:18:49 ninth inning, gave up just one base

2:18:51 runner, but struck out three to hand the

2:18:54 Fire Fighters a 5-2 win.

2:18:57 This is the guy you trust in a big

2:19:00 situation. Just like Ben Dunn.

2:19:03 You can get out of here with no damage,

2:19:07 and you get to the top of the order. But

2:19:09 folks,

2:19:11 I think the Coconuts have something in

2:19:14 store for us.

2:19:17 >> Ladies and gentlemen, the Loco Beach

2:19:20 Coconuts are invoking the golden batter

2:19:23 rule. Hitting in place of Sal Giacobbo

2:19:27 IS YOUR GOLDEN BATTER, THE GREAT DANE

2:19:32 COUGHLIN.

2:19:34 >> WHO ELSE WOULD YOU CALL UPON AT THIS

2:19:36 MOMENT? I mean, WHO ELSE WOULD YOU WANT?

2:19:39 PUT THE GOLDEN HELMET ON,

2:19:41 BIG TIMBER, DANE COUGHLIN. HOMER IN HIS

2:19:44 LAST TIME UP WHEN WE HAD HIM ON THE MIC.

2:19:46 Now he gets TO GO DO IT AGAIN. HE'S

2:19:48 PUTTING ON A SHOW TONIGHT.

2:19:50 JOHNNY HUMMEL, DANE COUGHLIN. BIG VERSUS

2:19:53 BIG, BIG MOMENT.

2:19:54 CAN LOCO BEACH ADD TO THEIR LEAD?

2:19:57 Or does Johnny Hummel close the door?

2:19:59 >> Johnny Hummel

2:20:01 has stepped up in big situations before.

2:20:03 Kentucky's first ever trip to the

2:20:05 College World Series was locked in by a

2:20:07 save from young Johnny Hummel. Their

2:20:09 first win in Omaha, locked in in the

2:20:12 10th inning with a save from Johnny

2:20:14 Hummel. Showdowns in Yankee Stadium.

2:20:18 MR. HUMMEL WITH THREE STRAIGHT STRIKES.

2:20:22 NAIL HIM RIGHT DOWN, JOHNNY.

2:20:25 THAT'S WHY YOU PUT HIM IN SHOWDOWNS IN

2:20:27 YANKEE STADIUM, cuz he comes up with a

2:20:29 Showdown shutdown in round two, and then

2:20:31 comes up with a massive swing and miss

2:20:34 on the Great Dane. Now, the reason why

2:20:36 you put Dane Tapp in there is they round

2:20:38 back to the top of the frame, he's

2:20:40 coming right back up in spot number two

2:20:42 as Tanner Allen

2:20:43 steps on in. He is the lead-off hitter

2:20:45 of the bunch.

2:20:48 But Johnny locked right in.

2:20:51 >> Right, so for those unfamiliar with the

2:20:53 golden batter rule, teams still assume

2:20:55 he's just rolling the order. He's in the

2:20:56 two spot and in the on-deck circle.

2:20:57 >> He just trades in the golden bat helmet

2:20:59 for his normal teal colored one. Tanner

2:21:02 over to first in time, two away, just

2:21:04 like that.

2:21:06 And Dane Tapp,

2:21:08 an owner of a two-run blast,

2:21:10 has a shot to blow this thing wide open.

2:21:13 He just caged in a golden AB appearance.

2:21:16 Is that enough? He just did it in three

2:21:19 pitches, by the way. Is that enough to

2:21:20 see what Johnny Hummel wants to do?

2:21:25 Johnny may be trying to fool him a

2:21:26 little bit. Ball one.

2:21:29 >> Already a better start than the last

2:21:30 time around. See if Tapp has learned a

2:21:32 thing or two.

2:21:38 >> When Johnny's curveball is going, it is

2:21:40 tough to catch up.

2:21:42 When the fastball is located, he's darn

2:21:44 near unhittable.

2:21:50 Strike one.

2:21:51 Big Timber wants one. Johnny Hummel

2:21:53 wants another strikeout.

2:22:03 Over to Lacey. OH, HE GOES FOR THE TRICK

2:22:05 PLAY, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME AND THE

2:22:08 LOVE OF THE FIGHTERS.

2:22:10 AND WE ARE GOING TO THE BOTTOM of the

2:22:12 ninth with a one-point

2:22:15 game.

2:22:18 Now becomes a massive, massive moment

2:22:21 for the Firefighters as CJ Williams

2:22:23 comes aboard. If the Firefighters score

2:22:26 two runs in the bottom half of the

2:22:27 frame, this game is over. Remember, one

2:22:30 of the rules of Banana Ball,

2:22:32 in the final inning, every run becomes a

2:22:35 point. It's why the Coconuts wanted some

2:22:37 insurance in the top of the frame.

2:22:40 These are the Cardiac

2:22:42 Coconuts, but the Firefighters

2:22:46 have an edge for thrill.

2:22:48 If they can find it here with Dalton

2:22:51 Cornett, Logan Lacey, and Eric Jones Jr.

2:22:54 aboard,

2:22:55 there could be massive trouble. But the

2:22:57 guy at the plate, CJ Williams, has

2:23:00 stepped up into some big moments

2:23:01 recently, including a showdown in Vegas,

2:23:04 AJ, and he was nails.

2:23:05 >> The villain of the beach proved exactly

2:23:08 why he's earned that title.

2:23:11 Closing out the game for Loco Beach in

2:23:13 Las Vegas, CJ Williams. Three up, three

2:23:16 down in the ninth, but he wasn't done

2:23:17 there. We went to showdowns, and CJ

2:23:20 Williams got his first showdown shut

2:23:22 down in the history of the beach. It

2:23:25 came with a win, and now CJ's back for

2:23:28 more. The villain against Dalton

2:23:30 Cornett, against Logan Lacey, against

2:23:32 Eric Jones Jr. has a chance to secure

2:23:35 Loco Beach the win, get them to nine and

2:23:37 nine on the season, and secure the first

2:23:40 game of this three-game series. On the

2:23:41 other side, it's a Firefighters team

2:23:43 that's won seven of their last 10.

2:23:45 They've seen CJ Williams before, but

2:23:47 Williams got the better of him in his

2:23:49 first stab on opening night. WILLIAMS

2:23:51 SECURED THE SAVE. CAN HE DO IT AGAIN

2:23:53 HERE TONIGHT, or will DALTON CORNETT AND

2:23:56 COMPANY have other plans? IT'S THE

2:23:58 VILLAIN AGAINST THE HOMETOWN TEAM in

2:24:00 Wichita.

2:24:02 >> DC3, Logan Lacey, and Eric Jones Jr. all

2:24:06 had a shot at Gage before he's in the

2:24:08 bottom of the ninth in game two in

2:24:10 Richmond. None of them could get aboard,

2:24:12 but there is nobody the Fireflies want

2:24:14 more at the plate than these three right

2:24:15 here.

2:24:17 DC wanted to send that one to Mars.

2:24:20 Instead swings at strike one.

2:24:22 >> It's William's best pitch. That changeup

2:24:24 is really tough against lefties.

2:24:28 >> That one way outside.

2:24:30 Was it a two-seamer, a cutter, a

2:24:32 four-seamer?

2:24:33 Breaking ball and that signature

2:24:35 changeup, a plus-plus pitch. Dalton has

2:24:37 showed patience tonight. BALL FOUR

2:24:39 SPRINT TWO TIMES, AND NOW GIVE HIM HIS

2:24:41 FIRST HIT.

2:24:42 IN THE LEFT FIELD IN the game-tying

2:24:45 >> point is aboard.

2:24:46 >> With Logan Lacey stepping on in.

2:24:49 >> Couldn't have handpicked a time for

2:24:50 Logan Lacey to get it going better than

2:24:52 this one. Hitting just above 200 on the

2:24:55 year, he represents the winning point

2:24:57 with DC3 on third.

2:25:00 Dalton may be expecting that changeup.

2:25:02 Swung a little late, but he got it by

2:25:03 Payton Shatanye.

2:25:06 >> Lacey stares at one high.

2:25:08 Smoke is on board as a designated runner

2:25:10 for Dalton.

2:25:12 So if anything becomes trouble, Smoke is

2:25:14 going.

2:25:15 And going home.

2:25:20 Throw back over to South, not in time.

2:25:22 Jordan Brewer

2:25:23 not even applying a tag.

2:25:26 >> CJ Williams' American-themed high-tops

2:25:28 gifted by Shane Victorino, by the way,

2:25:30 the brand time coach.

2:25:33 >> 1-0.

2:25:34 INSIDE, HE HIT HIM.

2:25:38 AND NOW

2:25:40 the game-tying point

2:25:42 is at second.

2:25:46 And Eric Jones Jr., this is the moment

2:25:50 you sign up

2:25:52 for having EJ for.

2:25:55 The fifth overall pick in the Banana

2:25:57 Ball player draft. He gets barrel on

2:25:59 ball

2:26:00 into the outfield. Smoke can come home.

2:26:03 Ball four, sprint would do the job. He's

2:26:05 got a walk-off winner in the fourth

2:26:07 tonight. And with nobody out, the one

2:26:10 thing you have to avoid is a double

2:26:11 play.

2:26:12 Anything else could help.

2:26:15 Boy, EJ wanted that one.

2:26:20 Both of these teams

2:26:23 have competed tight as the Firefighters

2:26:25 are skiing

2:26:28 on that first base line.

2:26:29 0-1

2:26:32 outside.

2:26:35 EJ is coming off one of the hottest

2:26:36 months he has had in Banana Ball in

2:26:38 April. .714 average, .762 OBP.

2:26:43 He just needs something to go right

2:26:45 here.

2:26:46 First homer in the Firefighter uniform

2:26:48 came against the Coconuts.

2:26:50 He looks at 2-1. That was off his former

2:26:53 teammate, Andy Archer.

2:26:55 The third pitch he saw on his new team.

2:26:59 And he sent it to left field for a

2:27:01 inning winning two-run blast.

2:27:08 Into the fans. HE'S BEEN CAUGHT TWICE BY

2:27:10 THE FANS.

2:27:13 Please bring a glove.

2:27:16 He'll make it 2-2.

2:27:20 I think everybody there on the

2:27:20 Firefighters

2:27:22 held their collective breath.

2:27:24 EJ has been tormented by the fans.

2:27:29 But they give him something there as the

2:27:30 Nae screams as loudly as possible

2:27:32 behind.

2:27:34 EJ fights IT OFF INTO RIGHT FIELD.

2:27:36 GIDEON ANTAL, RACING IN.

2:27:38 He'll grab it in. Smoke, OH, HE WAS

2:27:40 GOING TO THIRD AND THEN STOPPED.

2:27:42 Probably the right decision.

2:27:45 >> Very much the right decision. Gideon

2:27:46 Antal has a special arm that he credits

2:27:49 to throwing walnuts day after day in his

2:27:51 backyard, just training the arm as a

2:27:53 kid. Put it on display there and that's

2:27:55 respect from a speedy DR to hold on

2:27:57 second and say, "You know what? Gideon

2:27:58 Antal's got a good arm. I'd rather make

2:28:00 them earn the second out than make it on

2:28:02 the bases." And here comes a guy hitting

2:28:04 better than just about anyone in the

2:28:05 league. Caden Green with a chance to win

2:28:07 it.

2:28:07 >> By average, he is hitting better than

2:28:09 everybody in the league. 12-game hit

2:28:11 streak is on the line right here for

2:28:13 Pena. Gets one through, this game is

2:28:15 tied.

2:28:16 He gets one deep enough, it might be

2:28:18 over.

2:28:20 Swing, strike one.

2:28:24 This is where the Firefighters have been

2:28:25 so much better than everybody else. 443

2:28:29 average with runners in scoring

2:28:31 position. There is one on at second

2:28:33 base.

2:28:34 That's being a real good brain job

2:28:36 there, won't get it done.

2:28:39 >> Ground ball can end this game, by the

2:28:40 way.

2:28:40 >> It could. It could also be the thing

2:28:42 that ties this game up if it gets

2:28:44 through.

2:28:46 Nut doesn't need a homer. He just needs

2:28:48 something through.

2:28:50 Inside.

2:28:52 Ball four, sprint could be testing.

2:29:03 Sal has a real nice lead on second.

2:29:09 Pena wanted that one, strike two.

2:29:11 There's that changeup.

2:29:25 PENA

2:29:26 SAL GIACOBBE TO SECOND. NOT A TIE AT

2:29:29 FIRST.

2:29:31 SO, IT'S a fielder's

2:29:33 for Kayden Green.

2:29:36 >> Put the wheels on display there. Hustled

2:29:38 out of the box and it makes a

2:29:39 difference. What could have been a 4-6-3

2:29:41 double play instead has the tying run on

2:29:43 third, the winning run on first.

2:29:45 >> I'd love to go back a little further cuz

2:29:47 I thought Sal got a little slow start

2:29:49 maybe trying to turn a trick.

2:29:51 And Peanut was racing out of the box.

2:29:52 Would love to see that maybe later. But

2:29:54 you're right, runners on the corners

2:29:56 with two away. Lamar Sparks, it's rookie

2:29:59 against rookie.

2:30:03 The threat of another runner in scoring

2:30:05 position is out.

2:30:07 Peanut might steal second. I doubt

2:30:10 there'd be a throw.

2:30:16 Lamar stares at one in the dirt.

2:30:19 He's got three homers to his name.

2:30:22 >> Loco Beach has yet to catch a runner

2:30:24 stealing this season. To me, it's

2:30:25 malpractice not to steal second here. We

2:30:28 see what happens.

2:30:31 >> Broken bats! INTO THE SKY, SAL CALLS HIM

2:30:34 OFF AND THE COCONUTS COME TO WIN THE TOP

2:30:36 and win THE DEBUT OF BANANA BALL IN THE

2:30:38 SPORTS.

2:30:40 LET'S GO LOCO, BABY!

2:30:43 SAL GIACOMO CORRALS IT FROM THE SKY AND

2:30:46 C.J. WILLIAMS HAS DONE IT AGAIN! THE

2:30:50 VILLAIN COMES IN AND SLAMS THE DOOR

2:30:53 SHUT. YOUR FINAL SCORE, LOCO BEACH

2:30:56 COCONUTS THREE, FIRE FIGHTERS TWO. THE

2:30:59 COCONUTS CONTINUE TO DO WHAT THEY DO

2:31:03 BEST AND THAT'S WIN in gritty fashion.

2:31:06 Hit that dance, boys. You're back to

2:31:08 .500 on the year and in the inaugural

2:31:10 season, the Coconuts continue to prove

2:31:13 they can hang with anybody and beat

2:31:16 anybody in this league.

2:31:24 TURN THE TOWN TEAL.

2:31:27 BACK-TO-BACK SERIES WINS. THEY RIDE THE

2:31:30 WAVE INTO WICHITA AND LOCO BEACH STOPPED

2:31:33 THE THREE-GAME series the only way they

2:31:35 know how, WITH A WIN IN THE LEFT-HAND

2:31:38 COLUMN.

2:31:42 >> It's one that both teams probably feel

2:31:45 they should have either won by a lot or

2:31:47 won it all.

2:31:48 The Firefighters are the best team with

2:31:51 batting average with runners in scoring

2:31:52 position and they leave one stranded at

2:31:54 third in the ninth inning. The

2:31:56 game-tying point would have been it, but

2:31:57 the guy who separated this game was Dane

2:32:00 Toplin and he's with Sam Bowden.

2:32:04 >> Yeah guys, yeah Dane Toplin, our showman

2:32:06 of the game. Dane, the big barrel,

2:32:08 dealing with those guys mic'd up for an

2:32:10 inning. What was more challenging for

2:32:11 you tonight?

2:32:13 >> Um honestly, probably that bat. Uh

2:32:15 I had them in my ears. I could hear them

2:32:17 talking the whole time.

2:32:19 Um cuz I I thought I was talking during

2:32:21 the at bat.

2:32:22 And then every time I would speak, no

2:32:24 one would say anything, so Oh.

2:32:26 You good?

2:32:28 >> All right, guys, an overcomer. I didn't

2:32:29 even know you were dealing with them in

2:32:30 your head literally. So your own voices

2:32:32 in there. You got two other voices

2:32:33 you're battling.

2:32:34 >> Oh yeah. Three voices in your head,

2:32:35 that's not not a good spot to be.

2:32:37 >> Hey, talk about um

2:32:38 you were sitting middle, by the way.

2:32:40 This guy was middle seat on both flights

2:32:42 on the way here next to me. Did that

2:32:44 give you kind of a tougher mentality?

2:32:45 Squeezed in there, two long flights out

2:32:47 here. You just You just look free.

2:32:49 >> Uh yeah, I mean, not going to lie, it

2:32:51 was a little little tight.

2:32:52 Um I can only imagine how you felt

2:32:54 sitting beside me.

2:32:55 >> That's a tough middle to be by. But uh

2:32:57 you know, it all worked out. We're here,

2:32:58 right?

2:32:59 >> Dane's feeling good. Dane, before I let

2:33:00 you go and I don't want to

2:33:02 >> He's my roommate on the road.

2:33:04 I love Dane Toplin. I love him so much.

2:33:06 He's one of my great friends.

2:33:07 >> too.

2:33:07 I know Dane too, okay?

2:33:09 >> HE'S NOT NOT EVEN AMERICAN.

2:33:11 NOT EVEN AMERICAN.

2:33:14 >> He's pointing at his belt, guys. Uh

2:33:17 Dane, final question. Banana ball back

2:33:18 space. 8-year-old Brody wants to know,

2:33:20 and this is pretty important right now.

2:33:22 Well, what did you have for breakfast?

2:33:24 >> Uh I actually didn't eat breakfast. I

2:33:26 had coffee.

2:33:28 >> Hey, it fuels champions, guys. Coffee.

2:33:30 Dane Toplin.

2:33:31 >> I should have been the game.

2:33:32 That's the show of the great Dane.

2:33:34 >> I'm going to have to argue with Dane a

2:33:36 little bit. A little bit of pushback on

2:33:37 the show of the great Dane. I I know how

2:33:38 hard that's to do, but he said, "Oh,

2:33:40 it's so hard to focus with three voices

2:33:41 in my head." WELL, DANE, HOW'D YOU HIT

2:33:43 THE HOME RUN THAT GAVE THE TEAM the lead

2:33:45 then? I don't know. I don't KNOW, BUT HE

2:33:46 DID. THE SHOW OF THE GAME. Great Dane

2:33:48 did this. Oh, Javan Reid, just stare at

2:33:52 it. DANE TOPLIN OVER the left field

2:33:54 wall, and that was the difference-maker.

2:33:56 We got to hear from him on the mic dump.

2:33:58 We got to hear from him postgame with

2:34:00 the sideline reporter Sam Bowman, who's

2:34:02 still wondering, "Should I be in

2:34:03 Atlanta?" Nobody. You should be right

2:34:05 here at Loco Beach. You're where you

2:34:07 belong. This is home. This is love. And

2:34:09 this is Dane Toplin. Remember the name.

2:34:13 Number 23, continuing to do what he does

2:34:16 best, and that is rip the cover off the

2:34:19 banana ball. He had himself a trick

2:34:21 play. He was hit by a pitch. Two-run

2:34:24 home run and I like that. Good job. Good

2:34:26 job. He had a good conversation about

2:34:28 Celsius, too.

2:34:29 >> I told him all the the Celsius degrees.

2:34:31 Yes, I thought we were talking about the

2:34:32 energy drink.

2:34:33 >> No.

2:34:33 >> You look at this game.

2:34:35 The biggest difference, cuz this is very

2:34:37 much reminiscent of what happened back

2:34:38 in Arkansas game one. Coconuts outhit

2:34:41 the Firefighters in that game. The

2:34:42 biggest difference was the trick plays.

2:34:43 The Firefighters had more. Tonight, the

2:34:45 Coconuts won because they just had a few

2:34:47 more trick plays in them getting that

2:34:50 equalizer point going into the ninth

2:34:51 inning because Firefighters held them

2:34:53 scoreless. They could have had a lot

2:34:55 more pressure put on them, but the trick

2:34:56 plays weren't there. And we welcome you

2:34:58 back up here inside the Dispatch Center

2:35:00 at Equity Bank Park. I think that's the

2:35:01 story for the Firefighters is cleaning

2:35:03 up some of the sloppiness. We saw a

2:35:05 couple mis-trick plays. We saw a great

2:35:07 play from Darian McDowell that saved a

2:35:08 lot of trouble in right field, but I

2:35:10 think it's those things. They've been

2:35:12 really good at trick plays the last

2:35:13 couple of weeks, and they've been really

2:35:14 good with runners in scoring position.

2:35:16 Tonight, left a couple of them stranded

2:35:17 in big time situations that you can't

2:35:19 have. Again, they've certainly earned

2:35:21 the right to have a game where something

2:35:22 doesn't go right. You trust too that the

2:35:24 Firefighters are the kind of team that

2:35:26 will bounce back and they will bounce

2:35:27 back tomorrow with Austin Temple on the

2:35:29 mound. But for the Coconuts, much

2:35:31 different way to win than they did in

2:35:32 Las Vegas when they set up an Anna Ball

2:35:35 record in hits with 23. Tonight they do

2:35:37 it by the skin of their teeth, but they

2:35:39 do it with a lot of really good

2:35:40 situational play.

2:35:42 >> When you're in the booth with a piece of

2:35:44 the beach who loves the vibe, I'm going

2:35:46 to have to remind you some of the

2:35:47 positives for the Firefighters in this

2:35:49 game. This is the first time in eight

2:35:50 games that the Firefighters have

2:35:52 sacrificed the equalizer point. That's

2:35:53 very impressive and it also shows the

2:35:55 importance of the newest rule in Banana

2:35:56 Ball, right?

2:35:57 >> Yep, and they didn't sacrifice it

2:35:58 willingly. They tried. It's just a

2:36:00 couple of mis-trick plays more than they

2:36:02 have had in the last couple of weeks,

2:36:03 but 17 in game two in Richmond. It

2:36:06 wasn't like they were trying not to get

2:36:08 the equalizer point. In a lot of ways,

2:36:09 they just kind of ran out of time.

2:36:11 >> Well, I'll tell you what, he caught me

2:36:11 up. I'll still give him more reasons to

2:36:13 smile because we're all about smiles.

2:36:15 We're about love. We're about good

2:36:16 vibes. This is a team that only had

2:36:18 three hits tonight, but somehow was

2:36:19 still in it to the very last swing. That

2:36:22 is called playing team Banana Ball and

2:36:23 the Firefighters do it just about as

2:36:24 well as anybody.

2:36:25 >> Yep, six strike outs tonight for

2:36:26 Bradford Webb. Drake Fontenot was

2:36:28 unbelievable on the bump for the

2:36:30 Coconuts. It was razor thin tonight and

2:36:32 just a little bit the way of the Loco

2:36:34 Beach Coconuts.

2:36:35 >> Beach to you. Spread love. Make people

2:36:39 smile between now and tomorrow because

2:36:41 when I'm back, I'm going to hold you to

2:36:43 it. Plenty of reasons to smile. The

2:36:44 vibes are high. The love is there. It's

2:36:46 a Loco Beach win and a big one. NINE AND

2:36:49 NINE, BABY. WELCOME TO THE BEACH AND GO

2:36:52 LOCO, BABY. THAT'S A COCONUTS WIN.

2:36:56 >> For our great producer, Mohawk Mike, our

2:36:58 tremendous director, Alex Gross, Sam

2:37:00 Balman down on the field, our

2:37:02 statistician Blake O'Hara, and the guy

2:37:04 calling the shots on the field, the

2:37:05 Sheriff, Garrett Declue.

2:37:07 >> And Yoshi.

2:37:08 >> Sure. For A.J. Switek, I'm Zach Staten.

2:37:11 We'll see if the Firefighters can bounce

2:37:13 back tomorrow. The Loco Beach Coconuts

2:37:15 take night one in Wichita. Until next

2:37:17 time, folks. The words to live by, AXES

2:37:19 UP, CHOP HARD. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

2:39:34 >> MHM.