Texas Tailgaters @ Loco Beach Coconuts

1:59 Mhm.

2:05 >> It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

2:07 and this time around the neighborhood's

2:08 down in Frisco, Texas. If you're ready

2:11 to go loco, you're in the right place.

2:13 It's the Coconut's first ever home game

2:15 and boy, oh boy, last night was a treat

2:18 against the Texas Tailgaters. We had

2:21 showdowns, we had a golden batter home

2:23 run, and excitement was radiating

2:26 throughout the place. Now, it's time for

2:28 saltwater and sand in Frisco, Texas as

2:31 for the first time in team history, Loco

2:34 Beach gears up as the home squad. I'm AJ

2:37 Swaboda, the voice of the vibes

2:39 alongside Brett Loftis and he is ready.

2:42 I mean, you can see the smile on his

2:44 face. Last night was something special,

2:45 Brett.

2:46 >> This is the most special banana ball

2:47 game I was ever a part of and that's not

2:49 a euphemism, that's not a hyperbole,

2:50 that's quite literally what it was.

2:52 Golden batter Cal Mar, which we'll look

2:54 at later here in the pre-show, showdown

2:56 win for the Texas Tailgaters at the

2:58 stadium here in Frisco, Texas where the

3:00 Tailgaters won their first ever game in

3:02 the Lone Star State. It was a special

3:04 night, but now it's a special day. The

3:06 Tailgaters, while this is still a

3:07 headliner, the home team on the

3:09 scoreboard last night, the away team

3:11 today. Your boys in the teal and orange,

3:13 the home team on the scoreboard today

3:15 makes it very so special, very special

3:17 for that skipper of yours, too, Mark

3:18 Crocco.

3:19 >> It is. Let's take a look at what it's

3:20 going to take to go loco at the beach.

3:22 It's all about honor and love. Those are

3:24 called Crocco-isms because at the start

3:26 of every day he reminds his guys, you

3:27 keep honor and love at the front of your

3:29 brain, everything else is going to

3:30 figure itself out. We've touched on it,

3:32 it's the debut at home for Loco Beach

3:35 and battle tested, they went 2,026

3:38 years without a loss. Last night, the

3:40 first, we'll see how this group battles

3:42 back. Mark Crocco said he thought it was

3:44 good that they got that punch to the

3:45 face cuz he wants to see how they

3:47 retaliate.

3:47 >> Yeah, a 4-3 win for the Tailgaters in a

3:50 game where when you're talking net

3:52 points, which the final again four to

3:54 three Tailgaters victorious, you're

3:55 talking runs. Man, a lot more runs, a

3:58 lot more hits for the Coconuts last

4:00 night. I mean, they got banana ball.

4:01 Follow these crockoisms. I think they'll

4:03 be A-OK today. And like we said, they're

4:05 the home team. It is so advantageous in

4:08 our great sport of banana ball to be

4:10 that home team. I'll tell you what, AJ

4:11 Swatek, I like their chances here today.

4:14 The boys in blue and orange are really

4:15 going to have to Gator up to win this

4:16 one.

4:17 >> 9,000 of our closest friends and family

4:20 here at Loco Beach at Riders Field ready

4:23 to feel the electricity and catch a

4:26 wave. We're going to do that ourselves

4:28 and catch you on the other side of the

4:30 break.

4:36 >> Now making his way out of the third base

4:39 dugout, in the biggest cowboy hat both

4:44 sides of the Mississippi, the only one

4:47 to make it to the top of the stairway to

4:49 heaven, it's Cade BIG HAT BOWLER.

4:59 And now approaching out of the first

5:03 base dugout, the most shredded man to

5:06 ever SHRED THE GUITAR, WELL KNOWN IN THE

5:09 LOCAL GUITAR CENTER, IT'S TREY MR.

5:13 UNIVERSE JONES.

5:19 Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to let

5:21 these guys go at it on the guitar, but

5:22 it's going to be up to you the fans to

5:24 decide who wins this riff off.

5:28 Vincent Shavin will get us going.

5:30 3 2 1 GO!

5:46 WELL, last night we had a thriller in

5:48 the Lone Star State, but for the first

5:50 time there were four Banana Ball

5:52 broadcasts live all at the same time,

5:54 and boy, oh boy, all across the country

5:57 Banana Ball is catching on and for good

6:00 reason. Last night the Savannah Bananas

6:02 took on the Firefighters back at Grayson

6:05 Stadium, but here in Texas it started

6:08 with the Ant Man out in right.

6:10 >> [music]

6:10 >> Mark Krako is loving it, and this is why

6:13 they're called the Comeback Coconuts.

6:15 >> He got your first band caught foul ball

6:17 in team history down 1-0, making it a

6:19 1-1 game. Oh, man, down 2-0, making it a

6:23 2-2 game. Down TA, turn them into

6:25 Sabrina Carpenter, pull off the towel,

6:28 put on the swim trunks, but at the end

6:30 of the night the Tailgaters they got the

6:32 last laugh.

6:33 >> Yeah, TA man, they're able to draw ball

6:35 four sprint in the top of the night, put

6:38 the Coconuts up by a score [music] of

6:40 three to two. You're thinking bottom of

6:42 the night, CJ Williams, who do the

6:44 Tailgaters call on? It's the man they

6:46 call K-Mart. Kyle Martin, 275 career

6:49 professional home runs. Home run number

6:51 one in Banana Ball. Tied us [music] up

6:53 at three a piece, one of the most

6:54 electrifying moments. A golden batter,

6:56 ya ya, to send us to showdown. It's CJ

7:00 Williams, it's Nick Lopez after showdown

7:02 shutdown [music] from Reese McGuire in

7:03 the top half of round one. In the bottom

7:05 half, Mr. Leisure, cool as a cucumber,

7:08 puts one in the right center field gap.

7:10 Gideon Antal got [music] on his horse,

7:12 but not quite fast as Nick Lopez got on

7:15 his. And for their first win of 2026,

7:17 their first win in the Lone Star State

7:19 of this big year, the Texas Tailgaters

7:22 got it done 4-3 over the Loco Beach

7:24 Coconuts in showdown. Kyle Martin, man,

7:27 special ball player. Welcome to the

7:29 action. Welcome to the K-Mart show. He

7:31 was our golden batter last night. He was

7:33 our showman of the night and for good

7:34 reason. The biggest number I'm looking

7:36 at though on this line score I just

7:37 wiped out trick plays. Only three trick

7:39 plays last weekend from the Texas

7:41 Tailgaters,

7:42 Plus 10 last night on that. Uh 13 trick

7:45 plays, five of those from Jordan

7:46 Hussein. What a night we had at Riders

7:48 Field last night.

7:50 >> We get to do it all again here today,

7:52 but taking a look across Savannah

7:54 Bananas, there was

7:56 just absolute flair

7:58 from top to bottom, starting with what

7:59 Jake Skol did out in Memphis.

8:01 >> was insane. A walk-off home run from

8:03 Skol, the MVP, the triple crown winner,

8:06 to the deepest part of the yard against

8:08 Nick Welton, the closer for the Clowns,

8:10 and X going give it to you, and he did

8:13 in those beautiful pink pinstripe

8:15 jerseys for the boys in black and pink,

8:17 the defending champs, win their first

8:19 game of 2026. Crown that man. He's the

8:22 MVP. Jake Skol and the Party Animals one

8:25 and one.

8:26 I mean, that's just a great ball game.

8:28 The Clowns got the best of them at LSU,

8:30 but last night the Animals, because of

8:32 the MVP, able to win that ballgame. I

8:34 know Jett and Avery were happy watching

8:35 at home. I know my main man Drake

8:37 Tolbert lost his mind on that walk-off

8:39 home run. Clowns one and one, Party

8:41 Animals one and one, Coconuts one and

8:43 one, Tailgaters one and one, but the

8:45 only two other teams in this league who

8:47 don't have a one and one record faced

8:49 off in Savannah last night.

8:50 >> That they did, and the Bananas got the

8:52 last laugh. Kyle Jackson is a guy who

8:54 can kiss, he can get tricky, and he can

8:57 swing bombs. Two games for KJ in 2026,

9:01 two Showmans of the night. He got the

9:04 crowd fired up early and often, and it

9:06 was nothing but bananas from that point

9:09 forward. That's a bad man on the mound.

9:11 You know him, you love him. Danny Hasley

9:13 came on, took the rubber, and stoned him

9:16 with the strikeout looking to secure the

9:19 Bananas the win. They move to two and 0.

9:21 The Firefighters on the other side of

9:23 the equation 0 and 2. Everyone else

9:26 deadlocked in the middle, and Brett I'd

9:28 talked about it. Kyle Jackson has had

9:30 some start to the season. You know what

9:32 they call him? He's pretty, but he's

9:34 gritty, and KJ, man, he didn't do what

9:37 he did last year just based off of

9:39 looks.

9:40 He's a good ball player, man. Walk-off

9:41 home run, a sprint, and rose to the

9:44 occasion. Yeah, that's what the Showman

9:45 graphic says. 11 trick plays for those

9:47 Nanners last night in Savannah. Little

9:49 BTA action. Like you said, they're two

9:51 and 0. Firefighters 0 and 2.

9:53 Firefighters the home team at historic

9:54 Grayson Stadium in that match up today

9:56 later on this afternoon.

9:58 >> Well, we've got matchups across the

9:59 league today, but I've got my eyes on

10:01 Loco Beach. I've got my eyes on the

10:03 Coconuts and how they're going to

10:04 respond to what went down here at Riders

10:07 Field last night. Plenty of fans

10:09 returning. Plenty of new faces in the

10:11 crowd, but Brett, you know, we're a

10:13 decent ways into this now. There's been

10:15 one fan caught foul ball. It was a

10:17 Tailgaters fan who helped out Loco

10:19 Beach. I don't want to hear any more of

10:20 that tonight.

10:22 >> I would just love to see fans catch some

10:24 more foul balls in general. I mean, F10

10:26 is my favorite thing to write down.

10:27 Shout out Josh Zaleski, I know he's

10:29 watching inside the press box at Grayson

10:31 Stadium right now. Want to see some more

10:33 fan caught foul balls. Shall we set a

10:35 >> over/under on that today unofficially?

10:36 I'll give it one and a half. Oh, man.

10:38 I've got faith in the fans. I'll take

10:40 the over all day long.

10:40 >> Taking the over, all right. Some F10s.

10:42 AJ Swiatek almost fell out of the press

10:44 box about three times last night trying

10:46 to catch one. I got a half over/under AJ

10:48 Swiatek catches one today.

10:49 >> That wouldn't be my first time falling

10:51 out of a press box. Would be my first

10:53 time catching a foul ball. So, you've

10:54 got a lot of faith in me, Brett. If

10:56 you're not familiar with this ballpark,

10:58 it it plays very friendly for the fans.

11:00 The netting goes out both to right and

11:02 left field, but it's not like what we

11:03 saw in Tallahassee. Nowhere near the

11:05 elevation. Really anything that squeaks

11:08 over that mesh wall has a chance to be

11:10 caught for an out, and we saw it just a

11:12 night ago.

11:15 Now here today, it is just about go time

11:18 from Riders Field. Coconuts Tailgaters

11:21 on deck next.

11:24 >> Grayson Stadium

11:29 >> You get on that horse,

11:32 we're here for the show.

11:33 >> Nice shot.

11:34 We're here for a good time.

11:36 We ain't here for a long time.

11:39 We ain't here for a long time.

11:41 We're here for a good time.

11:43 If you're here for a good time, put

11:44 [cheering] your hands up. NOW SAY,

11:46 WOAH, GET READY, bam lam. Woah, get

11:48 ready, bam lam. Woah, get ready, bam

11:51 lam. Get ready to ride.

11:53 Woah, get ready, bam lam. Woah, get

11:56 ready, bam lam. Woah, get ready, bam

11:59 lam. Get ready to ride.

12:04 Bam lam.

12:07 Ready to ride.

12:11 Bam lam.

12:14 Dade world wide.

12:37 Put your hands up.

12:38 NOW SAY, WOAH, GET READY, bam lam. Woah,

12:41 get ready, bam lam. Woah, get ready, bam

12:44 lam. Get ready to ride.

12:46 Woah, get ready, bam lam. Woah, get

12:48 ready, bam lam. Woah, get ready, bam

12:51 lam. Get ready to ride.

12:56 Bam lam.

13:00 Ready to ride.

13:04 Bam lam.

13:07 Dade world wide.

13:13 >> [music]

13:30 [cheering]

13:43 >> Ladies and gentlemen, and at this time

13:45 we ask that you release the guys in the

13:47 favor of removing your caps and placing

13:49 them on your heart in

13:51 with the singing of tonight's national

13:53 anthem. Please welcome to the field

13:55 Tristan Robertson.

13:59 >> Oh, say can

14:14 >> You're going to get an opportunity to

14:15 leave a legacy that is going to last

14:17 forever.

14:18 >> I set my goals to turn banana ball into

14:19 party animal ball.

14:21 >> This locker room right here is y'alls

14:22 firehouse. So, remember when you put

14:23 these jerseys on who you represent.

14:25 >> We're the Texas Tailgaters!

14:27 >> [cheering]

14:28 >> We're the Texas Tailgaters!

14:30 >> All in wealth, come strong, nothing too

14:32 easy.

14:33 >> This jersey represents a history that

14:34 was represented by players before us.

14:36 >> Jackie Bradley

14:39 Jr.!

14:42 THE DOOR WAS ALREADY CLOSED!

14:44 AND

14:45 WHAT WAS THAT JUMP PASS? BACK UP THE

14:47 MIDDLE, HASLEY GOT IT BEHIND HIS BACK!

14:49 BACKFLIP! HEAD FREAK! YES, SIR!

14:53 JUMPING BETWEEN THE LEGS!

14:56 BEHIND THE BACK

14:57 HOOK SHOT!

14:58 Head's gone bananas!

15:00 It's over! THE TEXAS TAILGATERS HAVE WON

15:03 THEIR FIRST game in three times history!

15:05 BALL THERE!

15:07 HE'S WIDE OPEN!

15:08 A RAINMAKER from Ashby Vining! Super

15:11 leap! [cheering]

15:12 Are you kidding me? And the Savannah

15:14 Bananas will be the number one seed

15:18 With the game on the line!

15:21 They're falling to balance! Gone!

15:24 >> [screaming]

15:24 >> Gone!

15:28 >> [cheering]

15:40 [cheering]

16:00 >> This series has already generated a

16:03 number of moments that will be in next

16:06 year's hype video and we're only one

16:08 game into it. It's the one and one Loco

16:10 Beach Coconut's holding host to the

16:11 Texas Tailgaters in their home state and

16:14 we wouldn't want it any other way. It's

16:16 time to go Loco. First ever home game

16:19 for the Coconut's and they're trotting

16:20 out a very familiar look in the field to

16:23 back up a guy who doesn't have that same

16:26 familiarity. Everyone gets down and

16:28 joins just in front of the plate and

16:30 Brett

16:31 Let's take a look at that Loco Beach

16:33 defense. You got Krem on the hill, first

16:34 ever start in Banana Ball, but around

16:36 him it stays very consistent. The only

16:39 difference from yesterday is Don't

16:40 Molten taking over at second base.

16:42 Gideon Antal has shown that prowess time

16:45 and time again in right field.

16:46 >> Yeah, I mean you see Don't Molten out

16:48 there at second. He's been the

16:49 designated fielder really a lot through

16:50 spring training getting the start today.

16:53 No designated fielder today for the Loco

16:54 Beach Coconut's. Ash Bivens holding down

16:56 the fort behind home plate. What I'm

16:57 really looking forward to watching out

16:58 in left field today is Tanner Allen.

17:00 He's had a couple plays that he would

17:01 tell you he should have made through the

17:02 first couple of games. I think he's

17:04 going to have a big game both out there

17:05 in left and at this point.

17:07 >> Coming with a chip on his shoulder for

17:09 sure after last night. Had a routine fly

17:12 ball to left that just escaped his glove

17:13 turned into a two-point swing. Former

17:16 ACC player of the year looks to right

17:18 the ship here and set [cheering] sail.

17:20 Austin Crispensky has quite the group

17:22 behind him. This is a Loco Beach defense

17:24 that secured the equalizer point in

17:26 their first ever contest and the native

17:28 of Roswell, Georgia says he's just fine

17:30 letting the ball get hit into play.

17:32 They're aware that they're the home team

17:34 for the first time so they can't play

17:35 for the equalizer. Graham, as they call

17:38 him, is going to be pitching to contact.

17:40 He's a guy who signed with the Cubs

17:41 organization in 2021.

17:44 He's about to pass two seasons in yellow

17:46 with the Savannah Bananas and now he

17:48 finds a new home at the beach.

17:49 >> Has not given up an earned run since

17:51 July last year. I mean, this dude was

17:53 lights out for the Savannah Bananas last

17:55 couple months. See that 3.72 ERA? Only

17:58 one of six pitchers on tour who

17:59 qualified with a sub-4 ERA. I mean,

18:02 incredible stuff from Graham last year.

18:04 I'm excited to watch Atlanta's own take

18:06 the bump today.

18:07 >> Well, he's got a tall task. Texas'

18:08 lineup came to play just tonight ago and

18:12 very similar to what Mark Krako's crew

18:14 did. Joe Mikulik with a very similar

18:16 lineup to what he showed last night.

18:17 >> Yeah, you see the quad father getting

18:19 the start behind the plate today. Taj

18:21 Porter, Jason Arndt getting his first

18:23 start of the year due to the injury of

18:24 Zach Watson last night. Tell you what,

18:27 really, really, really good lineup and I

18:29 think I think A.J. Swatek we're getting

18:32 ready to do our staple here in Tailgater

18:34 country.

18:39 >> 1 2 3

18:46 >> Oh, yeah.

18:46 >> Showtime. Drills up and flings and it's

18:48 showtime. Clocks [cheering] are ticking

18:50 and it's a beautiful Sunday for some

18:52 Banana Ball. Travis Moon comes to the

18:55 dish to face off against Austin

18:57 Crispensky

18:59 here in the finale of this two-game

19:01 stint between the squads.

19:04 Brett's first offering able to fill it

19:06 up with some help from Ashby Vining.

19:08 Home plate umpire today, Randy Voss, saw

19:10 enough to call it a strike.

19:13 No one spot. Moon battles it right back

19:15 into the webbing.

19:17 Trev quickly on top, 0-2.

19:19 Now he's got some pitches to play with.

19:25 >> Mhm, good take there from Trev, man.

19:27 Something he worked out a lot last year.

19:28 He had one ball four sprint through the

19:30 first 3 months of the year. Had seven

19:31 last year in just the month of

19:33 September. This is a dude who's going to

19:35 be very patient. Right there though, got

19:37 it.

19:37 >> Yeah, no ball four sprint for you,

19:39 Travis dude. Heard the moon landing was

19:41 fake. That at bat was very real.

19:44 Krzeminski starts off with a sword.

19:47 Sending him back to the dugout and grab

19:49 a leisurely chair. Just another day in

19:51 the office for number 22. He's dancing,

19:53 he's feeling it, and it brings up Nick

19:54 Lopez who reached twice last night, once

19:57 on a ball four sprint, once on a hit by

19:59 pitch, and he starts off the exact same

20:01 way as Moon by staring at a strike.

20:03 >> Lopian Elefela, as he calls himself, a

20:05 little Ele Langly hit by pitch

20:07 celebration last night.

20:10 So he jerked that one foul, man. Tell

20:12 you what, big time, big time from Lopian

20:15 showdowns. Obviously didn't record a hit

20:16 as you mentioned, he reached twice. Big

20:18 time in showdowns, that's why you give

20:19 it to him in round one, and he's able to

20:21 win the ball game last night for the

20:22 Tailgaters.

20:25 >> Got himself in a hole here.

20:28 To bring out the shovel and dig out of

20:30 it. Able to do just that.

20:32 Fishes it through the right side. Clears

20:35 Baldonado Brewer by the time Antle gets

20:37 there. It is a single with one away. And

20:39 with

20:40 >> Tailgaters being the away team, man, you

20:41 got to get on your horse early. And you

20:43 got to get the offense going. One out

20:45 single there from Nick Lopez. Very,

20:46 very, very big to start this ball game.

20:49 And now a guy who can hit the data balls

20:51 a really long way, and Jordan Barley.

20:55 >> Barley takes high. It's a lefty hand

20:57 lefty heavy lineup.

20:59 Barley bats right, had 19 home runs in

21:02 2025 playing in the Pioneer League. This

21:05 one shot out to left. Tanner Allen does

21:07 it the routine way without a shirt on.

21:10 He secures out number two for Chris

21:11 Binski.

21:12 >> Tell you one thing about TA, man. He

21:14 loves going tarps off. He told me he

21:16 added about 5 to 10 lbs of muscle in the

21:19 off-season. He said, "I wanted to be

21:21 strong. I wanted to be lean. I wanted to

21:23 look good when I came to Banana Ball."

21:25 And then he does. That's why he can take

21:27 his jersey off.

21:27 >> I'd say he checks all those boxes and

21:29 more.

21:30 >> Our showman from last night, Key Martin.

21:33 Special game, man. Golden matter home

21:35 run. Goes two for three otherwise. I

21:38 mean, just a really good ballgame from

21:40 the 33-year-old native of Greenville,

21:42 South Carolina.

21:48 >> Almost impossible to follow up a moment

21:49 like that.

21:51 Martin wanted to fence this there. Came

21:53 up well short.

21:56 >> What you got on these white britches

21:57 today with the floral look, man? You

21:59 like that?

22:00 >> Big fan. First time Loco Beach has worn

22:02 the white pants in action. The first

22:04 time I did go around.

22:07 It's where you got to be careful.

22:08 There's some speed over at first.

22:11 Spinski aware of the situation. Turns,

22:13 hurls. He's in at first and safely.

22:16 >> Did Lopi pay you to say that?

22:18 There's speed at first. Did he pay you

22:19 to say that?

22:20 >> We weren't supposed to talk about that,

22:21 man.

22:23 Big swing and a miss.

22:25 Fills up the count. Hey, hey, what

22:27 happens off the air, that that's between

22:29 you and me, all right?

22:31 >> Krim thinks he's got some speed. I mean,

22:33 hey, Lopi's not a bad runner by any

22:35 means, but

22:38 he's no Jason Arndt, who was our

22:39 designated runner. I'll [laughter] tell

22:40 you that much.

22:41 >> He's off to the races in a full count.

22:43 Too hot for Dalton Malden, and he's

22:45 experienced right through the legs.

22:47 That'll do it for the top of the first.

22:49 First trick play for Loco Beach of the

22:52 day comes on the third out of the frame.

22:55 We'll see their bats on the other side,

22:58 but Malden steps right into the lineup,

23:00 and that's where the experience comes in

23:02 handy.

23:03 >> Yeah, don't maul him, man. He's as

23:04 smooth as silk out there at second base.

23:06 That's why you put him in the lineup,

23:08 give him an opportunity to go out there.

23:10 A trick play as well, in negating at

23:12 least the point. Maybe the Coconuts can

23:14 win the point here now in the home half

23:16 as the bats are coming out. As my

23:18 favorite promo, the world's slowest

23:21 race, Garrett Lampert.

23:23 >> Frisco Banana Ball is all about speed,

23:26 but what we got for you right now might

23:28 be the exact opposite. We've got nine

23:32 babies ready to go because this is the

23:34 world's slowest race.

23:39 Frisco,

23:40 we're all ready.

23:42 Babies,

23:43 on your mark, get set, go.

23:50 And they're off to a blistering pace.

23:53 You've never seen anybody move any

23:55 faster.

23:58 Lots of crying, Raymond staring down

24:01 that finish line.

24:04 Lila on her back, not an ideal racing

24:06 position.

24:08 Abraham's ready to go.

24:11 Faith picks her head up and oh

24:14 head back down, but at least they're

24:18 We've got Franklin in a young grub

24:20 costume just one day after his

24:22 announcement. Up comes the finish line

24:24 getting closer, yet they have not moved

24:27 an inch. Ladies and gentlemen, it's

24:29 anybody's game. There's still time to

24:32 place your bets. Frisco, which baby you

24:35 got?

24:36 Somebody's got to want it. Find your

24:39 mom, find your dad.

24:43 We've got Lizzie up on all fours and the

24:45 finish line grows closer. Into the final

24:47 stretch, Faith almost in a full

24:50 handstand, acrobatics in the middle of

24:52 the race. Call it showboating.

24:54 Who can it TO

24:57 WE'VE GOT TO MOVE, BABIES. You got to

25:00 want it. Somebody make a move. The final

25:03 stretch.

25:05 Who's it going to be? Frisco, help these

25:08 babies out. We got to get them moving.

25:11 Come on.

25:14 Here comes that finish line. Who's it

25:16 going to be?

25:18 It's so close, but so far. What are we

25:22 going to do? Somebody go get that finish

25:25 line. It's right there for the taking.

25:29 Here we go. We're going to count them

25:30 down. 10, 9, 8,

25:35 7, 6,

25:37 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The finish line makes its

25:44 final approach. Someone's got to get it.

25:47 WHO'S IT GOING TO BE?

25:52 He reaches across. It's Franklin

25:55 >> It truly was

25:57 >> The world's slowest race.

25:59 And after moving a full foot, look who

26:02 it is. IT'S GATOR.

26:05 THAT'S BABY GRUB. THAT'S BABY GRUB.

26:08 THAT'S GRUB THE Gator's

26:10 little brother who just won the world's

26:13 slowest race. And now all of Grub's best

26:15 friends out in the field. Jordan

26:17 Hussein, five trick plays last night

26:20 highlighted in this 13 trick play

26:22 defense. The battery, Ty Porter and

26:24 Christian Davis, a couple Southern

26:26 University teammates in the battery day.

26:28 CD, an all-star from a year ago, one of

26:30 three for the Tailgaters.

26:32 >> Ben Parker swings at the first pitch to

26:34 him. Jordan Hussein picks up right where

26:36 he left off.

26:38 Did he?

26:41 No. Okay, Ben Parker able to hustle it

26:44 out and flexes over at first. We get

26:46 another look at it. Yeah. Sorry. I know

26:49 you had speed, Ben Parker. Didn't know

26:51 he could move like that.

26:56 ACC D last year, getting an All-Star,

26:59 one of three for the Tailgaters.

27:01 >> Bang bang play over there, first.

27:03 Maybe could even challenge that. I think

27:05 it would have been worth challenging,

27:06 but we'll wait for the official ruling

27:09 whether that was a hit or a trick play

27:10 missed. I would have leaned hit.

27:12 >> Just tonight to go, Ben Parker three for

27:14 four, added a double and a ribbie.

27:18 Likely one for one already today. Tanner

27:20 Allen, this could be trouble. Good

27:21 diving spot from Moon gets it over to

27:24 Sunshine and a fielder's choice helps

27:26 Tailgaters to their first out of the

27:28 ballgame. You know, the designated

27:30 fielder is such an interesting position

27:32 in this sport and there's none more

27:35 interesting than Jonathan Sunshine

27:36 Luders. He's playing on the cold corner.

27:38 You'll see him at first, second, short,

27:40 third, and in all three outfield slots

27:42 here this afternoon. He's going to play

27:44 every position

27:46 that is not catcher or pitcher in this

27:48 ballgame today. Very impressive stuff.

27:50 >> For the man they call Sunny.

27:52 >> Jordan Brewer puts a charge into one,

27:55 right center alley. Indiana Stanley's

27:57 able to camp underneath it. Ben Parker

28:00 tags up. Now that walk-off run is 90 ft

28:03 from the plate and it's up to Ashby

28:05 Vining who has vaulted his way up this

28:07 order. He has a hit in every banana

28:09 ballgame he's ever appeared in. That

28:10 includes spring training, by the way.

28:13 This guy is just seeing beach balls and

28:15 now he has a chance to face off against

28:17 the South Paw on the

28:18 >> That RBI single hit last night was the

28:20 most impressive AB I've seen this year.

28:22 An eight-pitch at-bat that resulted in

28:24 an opposite field single.

28:26 This one I think caught a piece of the

28:27 plate.

28:28 >> It was just incredible stuff from Ashby,

28:30 a rookie, a young man who is a

28:32 soon-to-be father and just the maturity

28:35 that he shows to be a rookie in this

28:36 sport. I know he played five games with

28:38 the Biscuits last year.

28:41 >> Put this one on the carpet. Hussein

28:43 between the legs, over to first and

28:44 there's the trick play. We stay

28:46 scoreless through one. Coconut strand a

28:49 runner on third. Has to be able to put

28:51 it in play, but couldn't get it through

28:54 the infield.

28:55 >> Yeah, a great play by Jordan Hussey to

28:56 tie us up in the trick play battle.

28:58 Officially a single by the way from Ben

29:00 Parker. Nonetheless, nothing. Nothing.

29:03 Coconuts, Tailgaters.

30:16 >> Looks like they're having a hard time

30:18 getting anyone to want to wear those

30:19 cowboy hats. Beach vibes infectious.

30:22 Chris Minskey back on the hill for more

30:24 work. He hasn't given up an earned run

30:27 since July of last year. Extended that

30:30 streak by an inning. Looks to pick up

30:32 right where he left off. Now he's got

30:33 five, six, and seven due up starting

30:35 with Mac Danforth.

30:37 >> Mac the Doodle man, I'm really excited

30:39 for him to try to get going. He was

30:40 really going there in spring training.

30:42 Oh, wow.

30:44 >> So check me back into the net.

30:46 >> Grand Rich, Florida's finest.

30:49 Still looking for his first hit of the

30:50 year.

30:52 >> Messing with his tempo a little bit.

30:54 Crab going to give the fans a chance.

30:56 This is close to where it was caught

30:57 yesterday on a mechanical horse, high

30:59 hopper into the sweets, onto the

31:01 asphalt.

31:03 Quickly 0-2. Krispinsky's done a really

31:05 good job of getting ahead of these bats.

31:06 >> Yeah, he just fills it up.

31:09 >> Beach to you. That's what that means.

31:11 Beach to you.

31:12 >> I thought he was asking for a margarita.

31:14 That's what that looked like. I I

31:15 thought he was

31:17 he was trying to trying to ask

31:18 take a margarita [music] to the beach

31:19 and take I I don't know what he was

31:20 asking.

31:22 It's confusing. [cheering]

31:23 >> It'll catch on. Big swing and a miss.

31:26 That one ran away from the barrel and

31:28 Mac Danford has to take a trot back to

31:30 the dugout. Double for Crab. That one a

31:33 beauty.

31:36 Big bender stopped by Ashby Bininger.

31:38 There's one down.

31:39 >> You got a margarita pizza?

31:41 >> Oh, just delicious.

31:44 >> I don't even know what's on them.

31:45 >> I'll trade you.

31:46 >> But I had one the other night. And I'll

31:47 tell you what, it was amazing.

31:49 >> Come on, it's sauce, cheese, and basil.

31:52 It's the most simple topping pizza there

31:54 is.

31:55 >> You say basil, I say basil. Either way,

31:58 it works. Jose Balvin Gonzalez.

32:01 I love this dude. Double from him last

32:03 night.

32:04 >> [cheering]

32:05 >> Talking about his approach with him at

32:06 breakfast this morning. He's starting to

32:07 feel a lot more comfortable with the

32:09 speed of the banana ball. Dude who

32:10 played in the first ever two banana ball

32:11 games. Obviously,

32:13 the game's come a long way since then.

32:15 >> Strokes it over to second. Dalton Ball

32:17 gets second trick play for the vet.

32:19 Jordan Brewer closes things up. It's a

32:21 quick two outs. And I'll tell you what,

32:23 for all the experience he's got in a

32:25 yellow uniform, Austin Krispinsky making

32:27 his first start, it feels like he's been

32:29 here before.

32:31 >> Well, he has. I I just not in the

32:33 starter role. I banana ball experience

32:35 is irreplaceable. You seen another man

32:36 who used to wear yellow, Andy Archer,

32:38 last night how quickly he was working.

32:40 You just cannot replace experience in

32:42 this sport, banana ball experience so

32:43 vital. Which is why Grim was such a high

32:46 draft pick for these Coconuts. Oh,

32:48 Crock, what's he doing?

32:50 >> Hey coach, I heard that you're supposed

32:52 to be on your feet when you ride a

32:53 surfboard. I'm going to have to take

32:55 that up with them.

32:57 >> Quickly 0-2 again. OH, HE LISTENED. OUT

33:00 OF THE WAY, CROCK. Now you're catching a

33:02 wave.

33:04 Got his daughter in attendance this

33:06 afternoon.

33:08 Grim wheeling, DEALING, SLICING AND

33:11 DICING. It's another punch out. He's

33:13 pointing them back to the dugout beach

33:15 two you.

33:17 Honor it.

33:22 >> Three up, three down for Grim.

33:24 That's a That's a very, very efficient

33:26 inning. Two ponches, a trick play in the

33:29 field. Most importantly for those

33:31 Coconuts, still a zero on the scoreboard

33:34 for the Tailgaters.

33:35 >> Mark Crockett is still riding that

33:37 surfboard. Loves what he just saw from

33:40 his day two starter. Loves even more

33:42 what he's seeing from the 9,000-plus in

33:44 attendance. Loco Beach is a family and

33:47 you're all a part of it. Speaking of our

33:49 family, our very own Rex Castillo live

33:51 on the sideline. How you doing?

33:54 >> Hey guys, so these two are now in the

33:55 same uniform, but this isn't the first

33:56 time they share the same uniform.

33:58 Keegan, we'll start with you. What is it

33:59 like to be on this uniform in this

34:00 uniform with this guy?

34:01 >> Oh man, it's unbelievable. I spent five

34:03 years in the Colorado Rockies system

34:04 with this guy. Got to room with him on

34:06 the road. Got to have some friendly

34:08 banter back and forth. So, being

34:09 roommates here as Coconuts, dude, it's

34:11 awesome. It's a dream come true.

34:12 >> That family uh friendly banter is now on

34:14 the Loco Beach. What's it like to sell

34:16 out stadiums like this and share the

34:17 good vibes of Loco Beach with a familiar

34:19 face like Keegan?

34:19 >> Oh, it it makes it so much easier. It's

34:21 so much fun to have a lot of familiar

34:23 faces around us like, you know, Tanner

34:25 Allen kicking in as well and Payton

34:26 Shattuck and Yaya. So, having a lot of

34:28 family atmosphere around here, it's easy

34:30 to spread that with the Loco Beach fans.

34:32 >> To these guys who know all about Ohana,

34:34 but let's send it back to our family up

34:35 in the booth. AJ, Brett, back to you.

34:37 >> They don't only know about Ohana. They I

34:39 mean, these guys have known each other

34:41 for so long. It's got your heart beating

34:42 a little quicker, doesn't it, Brett?

34:43 >> No, Rex called me family. How nice of

34:45 you.

34:46 >> Oh, that's what you were eyeing?

34:47 >> Yeah.

34:48 I mean, guys live together all the time.

34:50 I asked you to live with me, and you

34:51 said that you'll think about it. That

34:52 was 3 weeks ago. I just kind of

34:54 disappointed me a little bit. I thought

34:55 we were family.

34:57 >> We are, but you've only got one bed.

35:00 >> Well,

35:01 there's an air mattress in my apartment.

35:03 >> Geez, man.

35:04 >> You don't want to sleep on the floor?

35:06 Drake Tows done that a many of times at

35:08 my house. He'll sleep on the floor all

35:09 the time.

35:15 I guess he doesn't want to sleep on the

35:16 floor. You know what? Eric iceberg,

35:18 lefty lefty match up.

35:20 >> Sky high, that one's lost up in the sun.

35:22 Mac Danford taking back OVER AT FIRST,

35:25 BEHIND THE BACK, HE GOT IT. OH, YEAH.

35:28 >> MAC MCMURDO!

35:30 WHAT ABOUT THAT? TOWS IS THE COWBOY HAT.

35:35 OH, MAN. BOOK IT. SECOND TRICK PLAY of

35:39 the BALL GAME.

35:41 >> [cheering]

35:41 >> THAT'S A BAD MAMA JAMMA.

35:43 >> YOU KNOW WHAT? If I can learn from him,

35:45 I'll consider sleeping on the floor.

35:48 >> Tied.

35:50 All knotted up at twos in the trick play

35:52 column, nothing nothing ball game. One

35:55 swing can change it. Here's Dane Toplin.

35:59 Stares down a strike.

36:03 Those are scrunchies around his

36:04 shoulders, by the way.

36:06 Thought those were meant for hair.

36:08 Lined out to the fans, they've got an

36:10 opportunity, but again,

36:12 no cigar.

36:13 >> That man in a tailgater's jersey who

36:15 possesses a glove, moved out of the way.

36:18 What are we doing?

36:19 >> Great feel.

36:21 Toplin able to battle this one in play.

36:24 It's cracked over to Jordan Barth, and

36:26 that's an easy going

36:28 out number two.

36:29 >> And another trick play. Hey, man,

36:31 Tailgaters the away team today on the

36:33 scoreboard. They now lead it in the

36:34 trick play battle. Equalizer point very

36:36 much so in play.

36:38 >> Rocco's coconuts were very very aware of

36:41 what this team brings to the table.

36:42 Didn't see it in Tallahassee, did last

36:44 night. 13 trick plays. So, they'll have

36:46 to keep pace with one of the league's

36:48 best. Shot Tonya, this one will

36:50 certainly have a chance. But again, no

36:53 play made. I'll tell you, that's a bit

36:55 deception.

36:56 >> Yeah, those folks are getting active. A

36:57 lot of Tailgaters colors over there as

37:00 well.

37:01 >> I love it.

37:03 >> You know, I can't wait either. A.J.

37:05 Swytek, if I may wax poetically for a

37:07 moment, when we go to Delaware, we go to

37:10 Maine, we go to all these home loco

37:12 games this year, and see all that teal

37:14 and orange. It's really going to warm my

37:15 heart.

37:16 >> It is. I'm already seeing it here.

37:18 >> Nope, we're in Texas.

37:19 >> Look behind the plate.

37:20 >> We are in Texas.

37:21 >> And laser still on, and it's a sunshiny

37:24 day from the beach. 3-1 ball four spread

37:27 in play. Shot Tonya.

37:29 Vince sends it into the air. High fly

37:32 ball. Jose Gonzalez can't clamp it. It's

37:35 out of the leather, and that's an error

37:38 in right that extends the second inning.

37:42 Look like he was thinking, do I tip it

37:44 up to my teammate? Do I make the grab?

37:47 And ultimately, just couldn't clamp it.

37:49 >> It's why you're breaking in the leather.

37:51 Everyone's rocking new gloves this

37:52 season. I'll give him a pass.

37:53 >> Yeah, I think he was in between it. Tip

37:55 drill and just catching it straight up,

37:56 and kind of bit him in between right

37:58 there.

37:59 Could be very big. We've seen Tanner

38:00 Allen with the error in left last night,

38:02 leading to a walk-off, which ended up

38:04 leading to the showdowns for the

38:06 Tailgaters. So, again, this could be a

38:07 big run and point over there at first.

38:11 >> But now it's up to Grady Morgan to take

38:13 advantage of the opportunity.

38:14 >> Caden Bowler, by the way, running over

38:16 at first.

38:20 >> And he's off to the races. Good eyes,

38:21 Brett. Throw it out. Not in time. Got

38:24 underneath the hurdle.

38:26 >> Sorry, that is Payton Shat Tanya.

38:27 >> That is Payton Shat Tanya.

38:28 >> Figure that used Kaden. We didn't see

38:30 him last night at all.

38:31 >> I can't believe I said good eyes. You

38:32 need to get those checked.

38:33 >> Yeah, I got glasses in my book bag.

38:36 >> Didn't you say you needed a cardiologist

38:37 last night? We're going to add it to the

38:38 list.

38:39 >> an optometrist.

38:42 >> Morgan.

38:44 Sky high. Another chance for the fans.

38:48 Again.

38:50 It can't be brought in.

38:51 >> There's Kaden Ball. Glad we were able to

38:53 find him. Indy Morales.

38:54 >> a big hat on.

38:55 >> Indy Morales getting a little tanning

38:56 oil on him.

38:58 It's perfect day to tan, I tell you

38:59 what, here in Frisco.

39:04 >> Christian Davis. The neon green cleats.

39:08 This is low. That's a good take from

39:09 Grady Morgan.

39:12 He's got mom and dad in attendance this

39:14 afternoon.

39:15 Looking to put on a show.

39:18 Skips by. Play it. Third. Porter with a

39:21 laser beam, but Shat Tanya's too quick.

39:23 And now we're in testy territory. Deuces

39:25 are so wild right now, Brett. Two two

39:28 count, two down. Second inning and a

39:30 second stolen base for Shatty.

39:39 Morgan stays alive.

39:42 >> The undertones of grub.

39:46 Can Christian Davis gator up right here

39:48 and keep it a nothing nothing ball game?

39:55 >> We try the two two again.

39:58 Nails it.

39:59 Oh boy.

40:00 This can't be good. Oh no, is he out

40:03 cold? Oh no.

40:05 Come on, meatball. Help him down the

40:07 line.

40:09 Oh no.

40:13 We worked on this all week and said it

40:15 could be anyone but the bald guy.

40:17 They're supposed to pull his hair and

40:18 put his head up, but he doesn't have

40:20 any.

40:21 Joe, you're getting a look into the

40:23 future touching that head. Oh, Grady.

40:27 Feel better, man.

40:29 It was a good fight at the plate. Please

40:30 wake up.

40:33 Please, Grady.

40:36 Awaken.

40:38 Oh, no. They've got to get him a chair.

40:43 Rub that head.

40:45 >> YOU KNOW WHAT HE NEEDS?

40:47 A MARGARITA.

40:50 >> YOU'VE GOT MARGARITAS ON YOUR MIND, my

40:51 boy.

40:52 >> Just the pizza, man. I just figured it

40:54 just look looks like what he needed

40:55 right there. I don't know.

40:57 >> Here comes one of the hottest hitters in

40:58 the league, Gideon Antal.

41:00 I will say Grady Morgan on his feet.

41:02 They've taken the chair away.

41:05 Walk-off runs dead in on third. The Ant

41:08 Man pops it up and out of play.

41:13 One nearly got a piece of you.

41:15 >> Yeah, it might have been 500 ft to the

41:17 right.

41:18 >> To the right, TO THE RIGHT.

41:20 >> [laughter]

41:21 >> ONE ONE SPOT.

41:25 OOH, that's filthy.

41:26 Antal doesn't like the call.

41:30 We've seen how he reacts to these

41:31 situations. Line drive, left field.

41:34 Johnny on the spot, Jason Art, puts a

41:36 close to the second and we're scoreless

41:38 through two. Good fight from Loco Beach,

41:40 better recovery from the Tailgaters.

41:42 >> You know what C. D. needs? A spray. Cuz

41:45 that was crispy right there. He was able

41:47 to get out of that inning. The E9 and

41:48 then the hit by pitch. Nonetheless, a

41:51 couple of scoreless frames here. The

41:53 offense was going last night, A. J., but

41:54 when you play these back-to-backs like

41:56 that, a 7:00 p.m. first pitch last

41:58 night, 1:00 p.m. first pitch today,

42:00 you're going to see a lack of offense

42:01 early.

42:02 Now we have a love at first bite.

42:05 >> There is nothing better than sharing a

42:07 hot dog with somebody you love. And so

42:09 we We three couples down here on the

42:11 field, and they're about to eat a hot

42:13 dog Lady and the [ __ ] style.

42:16 But here's the thing. Two of these

42:17 couples have been together for a pretty

42:19 long time. One of these couples met just

42:22 two hours ago.

42:25 That's right. We're going to meet the

42:26 couples and watch them eat, and then

42:27 it's going to be up to you, the fans, to

42:29 try and figure out who are actually our

42:31 singles. Couple number one, what are

42:33 your names?

42:34 >> I'm Liz.

42:35 >> Andrew.

42:36 >> Liz and Andrew, let's get to eating.

42:40 Let's look for some chemistry, Frisco.

42:46 >> [cheering]

42:47 >> Woah!

42:50 I'm not quite sure what yet. Okay,

42:52 family show.

42:54 We were supposed We're eating hot dogs,

42:56 not each other's tongues. Couple number

42:58 two, what's your name?

43:00 >> Ryan.

43:01 >> Ryan.

43:02 >> Ryan and Ryan, the Ryans, ladies and

43:05 gentlemen.

43:06 Let's eat the hot dog.

43:07 >> [screaming]

43:09 >> Out of the wrapper it goes.

43:11 Let's see if it

43:14 Seem like they've done this before.

43:20 >> He didn't even swallow the hot dog.

43:23 >> Very good. Couple number three, your

43:25 name?

43:26 >> Caitlin.

43:27 >> Caitlin and Oh.

43:29 Caitlin and Cole.

43:31 Third couple, final dog.

43:33 >> These two met each other five minutes

43:35 ago.

43:36 True story.

43:38 Oh, they want it. They want it. We're

43:40 going loco.

43:41 Woah. I think

43:43 >> First bite, I don't know how you guys

43:44 are going to decide,

43:45 but we got to figure it out.

43:47 Do you think our singles were couple

43:49 number one?

43:52 Couple number two?

43:56 Or couple number three?

43:59 All righty. Would the couple THAT MET

44:01 JUST TWO HOURS AGO, please step forward.

44:08 Ladies and gentlemen, the Ryans. This

44:10 was love at first bite.

44:13 >> True story. True story, AJ. That that

44:15 couple on the end, the the one with the

44:18 height difference,

44:19 I was down there pregame doing my

44:20 pregame entertainment stuff. Literally

44:23 had just met pregame. As now, Be

44:26 Everywhere Brett Carson enters with

44:28 Peter Colada and Coco.

44:31 >> And he's putting the lime in the

44:32 coconut.

44:36 Shake that thing all up, oh boy. Dual

44:38 threat Brett's throwing warm-ups with a

44:40 lime cuz why not?

44:44 Got the same first name, you coined the

44:46 nickname Be Everywhere.

44:48 Frank, you told me this is your guy, so

44:50 gas him up a little bit.

44:51 >> He's my guy, man. I don't have

44:52 handshakes with too many people in this

44:54 life.

44:55 Me and BC do. I I talked to his dad

44:57 pregame. He's so happy to be a Coconut.

45:00 You know, obviously a guy that was

45:01 really good for us as a two-way player

45:03 last year. Brett Carson, now with Loco

45:06 Beach. Think he's going to have a lot of

45:07 success. I don't think those numbers

45:09 tell you the full story from last year.

45:10 First half, Brett Carson was as good as

45:12 any pitcher in our sport. And now he's a

45:14 Loco Beach Coconut, feels at home, and

45:17 happy to see him back on the bump here

45:18 against these Dell games.

45:19 >> He's had so much success because of that

45:21 unique arm slot. He nearly throws it

45:24 sidearm and still gets 93 miles an hour

45:26 on the fastball.

45:27 >> And he was a D3 guy. Like, it's one of

45:30 our best stories in our sport. Played

45:32 independent ball in 2024. Comes to us

45:35 last year

45:36 and absolutely love love what he brings

45:38 both on the mound. And hopefully you get

45:40 to see him hit a few times this year for

45:42 Loco Beach.

45:44 >> Been working on that as well. They don't

45:46 call him Dual Threat Brett for nothing.

45:47 Also sports a 12-6 curveball and a

45:50 changeup.

45:51 Here and there he'll throw in a slider

45:53 in a two-strike count.

45:57 See what he goes to here.

45:59 He goes to a backdoor punchy.

46:02 Brett Carson feeling himself on the

46:05 bump. Indiana Stanley another victim of

46:09 a Loco Beach K.

46:11 >> That's a beautiful pitch from Brett

46:13 Carson and lefty righty just coming in.

46:15 OH MAN, THE BODY roll from BC. Now he

46:18 gets to face My July, my lead senior of

46:22 the Texas Tailgaters band, Jason Up.

46:26 >> Arden had what was probably the hardest

46:28 hit banana ball last night.

46:30 Just one. A foot foul down the left

46:32 field side and it 515 miles an hour.

46:37 >> Like you said, about 5 ft foul.

46:42 >> Carson pitching around him right now.

46:48 He's able to get one sky high.

46:52 Ball calls off his outfield, second

46:54 baseman does it the old fashioned way.

46:57 >> [cheering]

46:57 >> Coconut's very comfortable out there.

46:59 Cool, calm, collected. Everything going

47:02 to plan for this defense.

47:05 >> Everything going to plan for both

47:06 defenses right now. I mean offense has

47:08 been hard to come by. So far in the ball

47:10 game each team only has one hit, Nick

47:12 Lopez a single and Ben Parker a single.

47:14 That's it. That's all That's only two

47:15 hits we've had in the ball game thus

47:16 far. Now the bottom of this order

47:19 for the Texas kid, our captain, Jordan

47:20 Hussein. Five-er last night, one for

47:23 three.

47:25 But it was what he did in the field, AJ

47:27 Swatski. He had three trick plays in a

47:29 single inning, five across all nine

47:31 frames.

47:32 >> It's a moment there we were looking at

47:33 each other like he could be hunting down

47:35 the single game record. It was that kind

47:36 of night.

47:37 >> He was two away, already has one today.

47:42 >> Now he puts a good charge in the one in

47:44 the center. BEN PARKER BACKTRACKS AND

47:47 BACK FLIPS.

47:50 HOW DO YOU DO? Get the tip of the helmet

47:53 from Jordan Hussein and get ready to see

47:56 that all season. Ben Parker learned how

47:58 to do a backflip at 9 years old and now

48:03 it's time for some honor. Let's check in

48:05 with Bananas Foster.

48:06 >> Across the United States, there are over

48:09 400,000

48:11 children and teens in foster care

48:14 without a permanent home. To raise

48:16 awareness and support this community, we

48:18 created Bananas Foster, the official

48:21 nonprofit of Bananas Hall.

48:23 Our organization is dedicated to

48:26 celebrating the foster care community

48:28 while educating and inspiring others to

48:31 get involved. Today, we get to celebrate

48:34 the Floro family. Chelsea and Ryan

48:37 became licensed foster parents in their

48:39 20s to give children, teens, and

48:42 medically fragile kiddos a safe and

48:45 loving home.

48:47 Since then, Chelsea has become a blogger

48:49 and inspired thousands of people online

48:52 through her social media page to make a

48:54 difference in the [music] foster care

48:55 community.

48:57 Additionally, the Floros together have

48:59 created a community nonprofit that

49:02 supports children and families as they

49:04 begin their foster journey.

49:06 Over the last 10 years, the Floros have

49:09 welcomed 16 children and teens into

49:13 their home. Fans, please join me in

49:16 celebrating this incredible family for

49:19 making a difference right here in your

49:22 community.

49:51 >> Special seats down on the grass.

49:55 You know, in Banana Land, it's rare

49:57 you're going to see the same thing

49:58 twice. But, there's a reason you see

50:00 Bananas Foster at every single game.

50:02 You'd like to get involved, you text

50:04 your bunch. That's b u n c h to 50155

50:09 is the word Bananas Foster.

50:10 >> Yeah, Christian slashed the floral fan

50:13 today. That was awesome stuff. Like you

50:16 said, man, it's it's always the best

50:17 moment of any Banana Ball game that you

50:19 get to say, no matter if you're in

50:20 Memphis, Savannah, or you're here with

50:22 us here in Frisco this weekend, always

50:24 the most special moment of the afternoon

50:27 in this case. That's what we always see.

50:29 The boys in those denim blues facing

50:32 those coconuts today. A.J. Slaight

50:34 Christian Davis back out there for his

50:37 third inning of work, man. CD able to

50:39 work out of a jam his last time out. And

50:41 I'm going to knock on some wood before I

50:43 say this.

50:44 This looks like vintage Christian Davis.

50:45 This looks like the guy we seen the

50:46 first 3 and 1/2 months of the year last

50:48 year. You know, CD took the off season.

50:50 He got jacked, man. He put on about

50:52 10-15 lbs of muscle, which I know

50:55 you all are home saying, "Bret, you say

50:56 this about every single guy." A lot of

50:58 guys did. They took this off season

51:00 really serious. They got in the weight

51:01 >> Not just the people at home, I was

51:03 thinking it, too.

51:03 >> I mean, hey, I even put on 10-15 lbs of

51:05 muscle. That's not a joke. I really did.

51:07 >> No, that is real. I can I can feel the

51:09 biceps out right now.

51:11 That thing's real, but you know, CD,

51:13 tall task, but you look at what's

51:15 happened. He's got to eat straight guys.

51:17 >> No hits. Yeah, I mean, you had a couple

51:19 guys reach out to him saying, but has

51:20 not given a hit since he gave up one to

51:22 Ben Parker who's due up second in the

51:24 inning to lead off the bottom of the

51:25 first. So, again, on that note, cardio,

51:28 these guys getting in shape from that

51:29 aspect, putting on those muscles, as my

51:31 dad would say. You got to have it here

51:34 to stay healthy in Banana Ball.

51:36 >> Dalton across Savannah's first one. Oh,

51:39 good thing that didn't find a

51:40 windshield.

51:41 >> Those vocal muscles for him.

51:42 >> Dalton

51:44 >> the songbird of our generation really

51:46 beefed up in the off season. Listen to

51:48 him on Banana Land and see his flight to

51:49 joy there.

51:50 >> That little itty-bitty ukulele he's got.

51:54 >> He's able to play it while singing.

51:56 >> I've eaten margarita pizzas bigger than

51:58 that ukulele he's got.

52:00 >> How many margarita pizzas have you had

52:02 in your life?

52:02 >> None.

52:03 >> That's what I thought.

52:05 We tell the truth here. The one-two.

52:08 >> Josh battled off. He got to that one in

52:10 the last possible moment.

52:12 >> How many margarita pizzas have you had?

52:13 >> Way more than I can count. We used to do

52:15 it every Monday. And that's not

52:16 hyperbole.

52:20 >> Strikes through it.

52:21 >> CD down to a knee.

52:23 >> And he's

52:24 hunting for another cat.

52:26 >> Punched the first ONE IN THE GAME for

52:28 Christian Davis. A guy who pitches to an

52:31 awful lot of contact. When he was

52:33 pitching last year, no pitcher recorded

52:35 more trick plays behind him than

52:37 Christian Davis. He induces contact.

52:39 That's what he does. But he can get some

52:40 Ks every once in a while.

52:42 >> Here comes Ben Pumps Parker.

52:45 >> He's going to have the second most

52:46 electric moment of this game so far

52:48 behind only Bananas Foster. First

52:50 backflip catch of 2026.

52:53 Not to toot my own horn, but I saw it

52:54 coming.

52:56 He does gainers with the best of them.

52:58 One hopper over to Travis Moon. He can't

53:01 handle it. And Ben Parker's on for a

53:03 second time in this game. Everything is

53:05 going Pumps' way early this season.

53:09 >> Yeah, I would assume that's going to be

53:10 a trick play missed.

53:13 >> Yes. We're going to confirm

53:15 >> that one. It would appear so. It's kind

53:16 of bobbled after it went between the

53:18 legs. Trick play missed there on Moon.

53:23 >> It's a runner on with one away. Here

53:24 comes TA.

53:27 >> UP THERE SWINGING. TANNER ALLEN GIVES IT

53:30 A DRIVE. RIGHT FIELD. BACK

53:32 >> [screaming]

53:32 >> AND GONE!

53:36 IT'S A WALK-OFF WINNER

53:40 FOR TANNER ALLEN.

53:46 >> [cheering]

53:57 [cheering]

53:57 >> That ball's going on a vacation and word

54:00 says there's no return flight. Tanner

54:03 Allen second hit of the ballgame for the

54:05 Coconut's. First big fly of the series

54:09 and it comes in a big moment. Man, you

54:11 can see those muscles. He doesn't need a

54:13 shirt on. He's fearless and he sent that

54:16 one into the fountains and back.

54:24 >> Look, he's got the big fly and he's got

54:26 more TANNING ON HOW DID THAT FEEL TO

54:28 WALK OUT THAT INNING?

54:28 >> That's a barrel, baby. We find barrels

54:30 at Loco Beach. FTB, find the barrel.

54:33 >> But all you need to know, find the

54:34 barrel and he's he's going to get more

54:36 of a tan on. Guys, back to you.

54:38 >> Can I tell you something, A.J.?

54:39 >> Of course.

54:40 >> Can I share something with you in

54:41 confidence? Because I consider you a

54:42 confidant. And all of you watching at

54:44 home.

54:46 It's the first time the Tailgaters have

54:48 ever been walked off.

54:50 Second time

54:51 that I've had a smile on my face. The

54:53 only other time Mitch Moreland walked

54:55 off in

54:56 last year at Mississippi State. Tanner

54:58 Allen, that's my guy. That's cool to

55:00 see. First Banana Ball home run. A guy

55:02 that no one loved having at the state

55:04 show today. Obviously got to talk to him

55:06 a lot about his journey to Banana Ball.

55:08 Pretty cool to see.

55:09 >> FTB.

55:10 >> He was right about saying that was a

55:11 barrel, baby, too.

55:12 Easily.

55:14 I thought brother had a shot at it

55:15 though in right. He scaled the wall, but

55:17 a little bit too high. That's cool to

55:19 see T.A. get his first Banana Ball home

55:20 run. An All-American, ABCA National

55:22 Player of the Year. Guys like that that

55:24 you want in this sport. It's really

55:25 really good and a good way for the

55:27 Coconut's to take a one-nothing lead.

55:29 >> Brett Carson back on the mound. Caden

55:31 Bowler currently doing laps around the

55:33 outfield on the Bowler Board.

55:36 Where else but Loco Beach

55:39 get on the board first here today?

55:41 It's up to Carson to keep it that way.

55:44 This is just low, 2-0 count now.

55:58 Just by talk with a third, this one's

56:01 going to rattle around in the corner. We

56:03 get another look at those packs of

56:04 talent or Allen, but he's not stopping

56:06 at second. That ball stalled up out

56:08 there and it is a triple in style for

56:12 the MoonDawgs.

56:13 >> A three bagger from Trav.

56:17 I mean, you talk about redemption. After

56:19 that trick play missed right [music]

56:21 there, you rope a triple down the line.

56:24 A switch hitter in Travis Muñoz, he

56:26 worked twice as hard in the off season

56:28 on his right-handed swing as he did his

56:29 left-handed swing and it pays off in

56:31 swings like that.

56:32 >> Look at right down the pool side like an

56:34 actual

56:35 >> righty.

56:36 >> As the Tailgaters first run of the game

56:38 standing at third.

56:39 >> How about this? Jordan Brewer playing in

56:42 on the infield cut.

56:44 Everybody else playing at semi-regular

56:46 depth

56:47 here on the Coconuts infield.

56:53 >> Broken bat, routine popped up and

56:57 finished for a trick play. The middle

56:59 infielders

57:01 plenty of chemistry. Shot Donahue to

57:04 Dalton Maldonado.

57:05 >> Throughout number one, just what the

57:06 doctor ordered for the Beach.

57:08 >> It's big, it puts the Coconuts back

57:09 ahead in the trick play category 4-3.

57:12 Good connection there from Shotty and

57:14 Dalton Maldonado. And then a little

57:15 firewood as Meatball will take that back

57:17 to the dugout.

57:20 >> Jordan Barth wanted every bit of that

57:21 one.

57:26 Carson working efficiently. Oh, man.

57:28 Took a little off of it and fooled him.

57:31 Quickly 0-2.

57:33 Big hop on the right side, but it's

57:35 foul.

57:39 >> JB really rakes against left-handed

57:40 pitching.

57:42 >> Got to fight out of this 0-2 count.

57:46 Elevated heat.

57:47 Nothing to be found upstairs.

57:50 Brett Carson Got him.

57:52 >> And that's what BC does so, so well. He

57:55 changes that arm angle from down here

57:57 and then elevates the fastball. Two

57:59 outs,

58:00 >> BUT WHAT DO WE GOT GOING ON? K-MART, ARE

58:02 YOU IN A TRUCK?

58:11 >> [music]

58:17 [music]

58:25 >> Shake it, Jimmy Lewis.

58:31 Welcome to the action.

58:33 He's shredded.

58:36 He's country.

58:39 Hit a golden bat home run last night.

58:43 He is 225

58:45 lbs of pure muscle.

58:47 And buddy, he

58:49 is Kyle Martin.

58:52 >> That's a good walk-up right there.

58:57 Got a tattoo.

58:59 I think that's permanent.

59:00 I would never get country written on my

59:02 chest.

59:04 >> Oh, he wanted to come out with a real

59:06 piece of authority after that walk-up,

59:08 but Brett Carson's got other plans.

59:11 0-1 turns 0-2. He's swinging out of his

59:13 shoes. Ashby Bonham's like, "Get out of

59:14 my way. I'm just chilling back here."

59:22 Carson's the dealer.

59:25 All of his cards to his chest. he going

59:27 to and gets by and brings in a run.

59:31 First of the day for Texas, Travis

59:33 Moore.

59:35 Burns the dish with his finger.

59:38 And that was what you couldn't do with

59:40 the O2 spot.

59:41 >> And you know what? BC's got to be happy

59:42 that just one run scored and Kmart

59:44 stayed in the dish. How Martin could

59:46 have stolen first and that ball squi-

59:49 squirmed away, whatever you want to say.

59:50 Got away far enough. Cal Martin could

59:52 have went first.

59:53 >> Daddy wanted to take a hack.

59:56 Is Ben Parker going to do it again?

59:59 Uh does it the easy way this time. Texas

1:00:02 scores one up to Loko Beach to find an

1:00:05 answer in the home half.

1:00:08 >> Came

1:00:09 out of ball that hopped in the sand. On

1:00:11 the beach we're used to those things

1:00:12 just sticking in the sand. Why Why is

1:00:14 the sand so leveled out here?

1:00:17 It's a baseball field.

1:00:20 >> Yeah, I guess you're right. I thought we

1:00:21 were at the beach, but no matter where

1:00:23 you are, you love Hey Baby. Let's do it.

1:00:26 >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING TODAY. THANK you

1:00:27 for bringing the energy for us. Now

1:00:30 we're going to pick it up with the big

1:00:31 banana ball tradition. So I need

1:00:33 everyone on your feet.

1:00:36 Our capacity crowd, 9,000 fans on your

1:00:40 feet.

1:00:41 Cuz we're going to get the biggest Hey

1:00:42 Baby Frisco has ever seen. So everyone

1:00:44 get their hands up in the air.

1:00:46 Here we go. LUKE, DO IT UP.

1:00:50 LET'S CLAP THOSE HANDS.

1:00:54 OH, YOU GUYS LOOK GOOD.

1:01:01 NOW get those foam fingers waving.

1:01:08 Ooh.

1:01:22 Ooh.

1:01:30 >> Now keep it rocking with the Steve

1:01:31 Shuffle.

1:01:38 All right, you guys look good.

1:01:43 Now I want to hear you guys sing it.

1:01:52 >> [groaning and screaming]

1:01:57 >> One more time.

1:02:12 You guys are amazing. Give yourselves a

1:02:14 round of applause.

1:02:21 >> All right, I've got a question for you.

1:02:24 >> [music]

1:02:24 >> You switch up your stance at the end of

1:02:25 the song.

1:02:29 >> I didn't I didn't I didn't know if I was

1:02:31 supposed to my mic was muted that whole

1:02:32 time. I don't know if you heard

1:02:33 >> Oh, you're hearing things AJ. I know you

1:02:36 I know you just started 5 days ago but

1:02:38 you're hearing things.

1:02:39 >> Well, see I'm someone who loves to pay

1:02:41 attention to the YouTube chat and then

1:02:43 either everyone else's favorite part of

1:02:45 that song is ooh ah

1:02:47 or maybe they had you turned off.

1:02:49 >> I don't I don't know I you know, I don't

1:02:51 really sing hey baby a whole lot either.

1:02:53 I There's a part that goes ooh ah in it.

1:02:55 Is that true? I don't know. What I do

1:02:57 know about is Nigel the Crocodile.

1:03:00 On the hat of Brett Dorney Allen who's

1:03:02 the new pitcher in the ball game here

1:03:04 for the Tailgaters. Great outing last

1:03:05 week at FSU recorded a trick play, had

1:03:08 one of the only three scoreless innings

1:03:10 for the Tailgaters and now getting to

1:03:11 make his debut in Texas.

1:03:13 >> Jordan Brewer

1:03:16 shot put into the sky.

1:03:19 Tipped up and it can't be completed.

1:03:22 Sunshine

1:03:24 was there, but not in the right spot. A

1:03:26 little bit too much juice behind the

1:03:27 tip. And Jordan Brewer's given a gift.

1:03:30 Let's see what he does with the one up.

1:04:34 One word to describe that walk up from

1:04:36 Ashby Bining, fabulous.

1:04:39 Nailed it, but what you know about

1:04:41 Sharpay?

1:04:41 >> Oh, everything.

1:04:43 >> I grew up with a sister. You don't think

1:04:44 I

1:04:45 >> seen every High School Musical movie

1:04:46 like it's in the back of my mind at this

1:04:48 point.

1:04:49 >> Andy Archer just threw his head. That

1:04:51 signifies yard card here. I'm just

1:04:52 throwing that out there for all the

1:04:53 people at home. Would also walk off the

1:04:55 inning.

1:04:57 >> Oh!

1:04:58 >> Runner goes. They've got the THROW

1:04:59 BEHIND HIM. JORDAN BREWER, HE BEAT IT

1:05:03 OUT. Not every day a throw behind you

1:05:05 leads to something good, but uh-oh.

1:05:08 He's like, "Yeah, I've got those

1:05:09 wheels."

1:05:13 Had a girl text me one time, tee hee. I

1:05:15 think that was the living embodiment of

1:05:17 that.

1:05:18 Tee hee, once Brew got out there on

1:05:20 second.

1:05:21 Ooh.

1:05:22 Is that worth looking at again?

1:05:26 >> No.

1:05:27 >> Of course you'd say that.

1:05:30 Look at Peter, man. Inspirational.

1:05:35 Staked this one hot to go.

1:05:38 Finding thought about it.

1:05:40 Wisely thought otherwise.

1:05:44 Donny with the runner in scoring

1:05:46 position. Oh, man.

1:05:48 Asbury wanted to take advantage of that

1:05:50 yard cup.

1:05:52 No more strikes to play with.

1:05:54 2-2 count.

1:05:58 Stays alive.

1:06:03 The chat is saying, "Katricia Balae, we

1:06:05 need to do a butt to the top cover, you

1:06:07 and I." Just wanted to put that out

1:06:08 there.

1:06:09 >> Don't have to tell me

1:06:10 >> twice.

1:06:13 Sounds like our average Saturday

1:06:14 together.

1:06:14 >> 100%.

1:06:15 >> We weren't in the booth, of course.

1:06:17 >> Try the deuce deuce again.

1:06:19 Finding

1:06:20 >> again battles it off.

1:06:22 >> How's that one go? Butt butt butt butt

1:06:24 to the top. Is that it? Is that it?

1:06:25 >> That was impressive. Yeah. Okay, yeah.

1:06:27 All right, don't worry. Our cover's

1:06:28 coming.

1:06:31 >> I watched High School Musical more than

1:06:33 once.

1:06:34 >> Good.

1:06:35 >> And I don't have a sister.

1:06:38 >> Asbury's just up there swinging at

1:06:40 everything, and he is able to make

1:06:41 contact with the best of them.

1:06:43 Carries an active hitting streak in

1:06:46 every game he's played in. Looks to

1:06:48 extend it here.

1:06:55 Finding goes down ON STRIKES.

1:06:59 >> HOT CHIP.

1:07:01 VISITOR. VISITOR. And with the power of

1:07:04 Nigel the crocodile, Donny comes out on

1:07:06 top for out number one.

1:07:09 >> I don't think the crocodile had anything

1:07:11 to do that was a beautiful pitch up and

1:07:13 in against

1:07:14 >> you discredit Nigel?

1:07:17 All right, fine. It was all Nigel.

1:07:21 Here's up Eric Gasper. Had a golden

1:07:23 batter opportunity last night, the

1:07:25 fourth round pick by Mark Crocco.

1:07:29 Now batting in a standard spot. He

1:07:31 barely gets a piece of that one. He's

1:07:33 the Duncan Donut batter here today.

1:07:35 >> Should he strike out, it's free donuts

1:07:37 for the over 9,000 here at Ryder's

1:07:40 Field.

1:07:43 He's not going to make it easy though.

1:07:45 This is a professional hitter.

1:07:46 10 years of pro experience.

1:07:48 >> [cheering]

1:08:00 >> Just off. Just a hair off. I want these

1:08:02 people to get some donuts, Val.

1:08:04 I want these people to eat some of those

1:08:06 tasty Dunkin Donuts.

1:08:10 Come on, Donny. Hunker down.

1:08:14 Eric Gasper

1:08:16 splashed in the right.

1:08:18 Brother Gonzalez LOST IT IN THE LIGHT.

1:08:21 IT'S DOWN.

1:08:22 THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS at the beach.

1:08:25 What you got the sunglasses on for?

1:08:28 Gasper's going to get credit with a

1:08:30 double.

1:08:32 And no free donuts.

1:08:36 Armani Henderson now running in second.

1:08:40 And the Coconuts had a perfect

1:08:41 opportunity as the tailgaters bring the

1:08:43 infield in to walk this one off.

1:08:47 >> They turn to the greatest athlete to

1:08:49 ever wear number 23, Dane Toplin.

1:08:52 >> What up, Matt Diaz?

1:08:54 >> Yeah, I'll take Dane

1:08:55 in four games.

1:08:59 >> What about Joe Sparrow?

1:09:01 >> Take Dane in three in a four game

1:09:02 series, by the way.

1:09:09 >> I was just trying to think of more 23s.

1:09:11 I'm I'm I'm cooking on it.

1:09:13 >> While you're thinking of that,

1:09:15 >> Devin Hester.

1:09:17 >> Oh, Chicago kid. I'll say that Dane's

1:09:19 got him in five.

1:09:22 Again,

1:09:23 tying run for the inning is on third.

1:09:26 Walk-off run with plus plus speed on

1:09:28 second, Armani Henderson.

1:09:30 >> With the hula skirt.

1:09:34 >> With the infield in, if Toflin could

1:09:36 just poke one into the shallow grass out

1:09:39 there,

1:09:40 could walk off the inning.

1:09:41 Wanted it there, but instead,

1:09:44 got him close to the hands.

1:09:45 >> The chat brought up the obvious one,

1:09:47 Michael Jordan.

1:09:51 >> Give me Dane in one game.

1:09:54 >> 3-2, he gets THAT SQUIB SHOT. ARMANI'S

1:09:57 GETTING THE SIGNAL HOME. THERE WON'T BE

1:10:00 ANY CONTEST. IT'S ANOTHER LOCO BEACH

1:10:04 WALK-OFF.

1:10:06 Let's go Loco, baby. It's a two-nothing

1:10:09 ball game, and this team is

1:10:10 battle-tested. They're responded well,

1:10:13 and they've doubled up their lead with a

1:10:15 little walk-off. It's time to hit the

1:10:17 tsunami.

1:10:22 >> This is impressive.

1:10:23 First, synchronized swimming. I want

1:10:26 this added to the Olympics.

1:10:28 Synchronized coconut dancing, where the

1:10:29 only team that enters would take gold

1:10:31 every year.

1:10:36 Seth Parker gets the solo at the end of

1:10:38 every single performance, too, by the

1:10:41 Who doesn't want to look at those arms?

1:10:43 >> Everybody. Who doesn't want to look at

1:10:45 this swing again, though? Incredible

1:10:47 swing from Dane Toflin. That is just a

1:10:50 great way to go up two to nothing. Hey,

1:10:52 Texas, hold them.

1:10:57 >> Well, we got a couple down here, and

1:10:58 we're going to see if their

1:10:59 relationships have what it takes. With

1:11:01 me, I have Javier and Ryan at first base

1:11:03 and their lovely ladies. It's going to

1:11:05 be up to these two gentlemen to run down

1:11:06 and sweep their ladies off their feet

1:11:08 and carry them around the bases. The

1:11:10 first couple through the finish line

1:11:12 will be our winner. We call this one

1:11:15 Texas Hold 'Em. Gentlemen,

1:11:18 to your starting positions. Ladies are

1:11:20 ready. Frisco, count them down in 3

1:11:23 2 1 go!

1:11:28 Ryan and Javier are off meeting their

1:11:31 lovely ladies, Shilen and Madigan at

1:11:33 first. They're up, and we're off towards

1:11:36 second base.

1:11:38 They might have been there a time or

1:11:39 two,

1:11:40 but will their relationship stand the

1:11:42 test?

1:11:44 What is this?

1:11:46 Oh my!

1:11:48 Frisco, as they say, relationships have

1:11:51 their ups and downs, and you're seeing

1:11:53 both of them right now.

1:11:57 They're making their way to third. Both

1:11:59 couples still intact. If either one of

1:12:01 them falls, this might become exes hold

1:12:04 'em.

1:12:05 And what is this? Shilen and Madigan

1:12:09 Ryan and Javier are lifted in the air.

1:12:12 Shilen's moving. Madigan's making a run

1:12:14 for it around the edge.

1:12:17 Shilen pulls through in the end. RYAN,

1:12:20 SHILEN, WINNERS OF Texas Hold 'Em.

1:12:36 >> I'm not from Texas,

1:12:39 but I think in 49 other states, Texas

1:12:42 Hold 'Em has a little bit of a different

1:12:43 meaning. This game might be more fun,

1:12:45 though.

1:12:46 >> Yeah, I was playing that in the hotel

1:12:48 lobby last night with our producer

1:12:50 producer Mohawk Mike.

1:12:52 And he he was he was trying to hold me.

1:12:55 And I told him to get away from me.

1:12:58 And then he told me we were in Texas so

1:13:00 then he had to hold me. And it just

1:13:01 wasn't it was just a whole deal, you

1:13:03 know?

1:13:04 >> You know who I want to hold or at least

1:13:05 see hold the yellow banana ball? Keegan

1:13:07 James, man.

1:13:08 >> Yeah, that's what we call a transition.

1:13:10 I like it. Fastball, curveball, slider,

1:13:12 changeup for the ninth-round pick of the

1:13:14 Local Beach Coconut. This guy was born

1:13:16 on April Fools' Day. Heard from him

1:13:18 earlier on the show.

1:13:21 Five years in the Rockies system with

1:13:23 Will Ethridge, who's now teammate on the

1:13:26 beach.

1:13:27 James is an inning-eater. Expect to see

1:13:30 him get more than one here.

1:13:32 Also spent time at Mississippi State

1:13:34 much like Tanner Allen, who had the

1:13:35 walk-off home run in the third.

1:13:38 Jordan Brewer running out of real estate

1:13:40 and he dives for fun. Why not? Caught it

1:13:42 without it. That's it. I'll give the

1:13:44 fans a little extra show.

1:13:47 >> Incredible play by Brewer. You know, he

1:13:49 he's a guy

1:13:50 >> that played a lot of outfield

1:13:52 during his minor league career. He

1:13:53 played a lot of outfield at Michigan.

1:13:55 He's made that transition, he's embraced

1:13:57 that transition full-time to first base

1:13:59 and you can see it right there.

1:14:00 >> I'm going to change my stance on that.

1:14:02 The dive was needed. Didn't realize he

1:14:04 was that close to the tarp. You don't

1:14:05 want to go knee first into that thing.

1:14:08 >> And it's just added aura.

1:14:10 >> Is that what the kids these days are

1:14:11 using? You're like 17 years old so I

1:14:14 hope that you would know that.

1:14:17 See, I'm still like

1:14:19 kind of on the Fetty Wap kind of thing.

1:14:23 1738 when something's cool.

1:14:25 >> You

1:14:26 you were how old in 2015?

1:14:28 Legitimately, you were how old?

1:14:30 >> 11.

1:14:31 >> You should have not been listening to

1:14:33 Fetty Wap when you were 11.

1:14:34 >> Yeah, actually fun fact, I learned at 11

1:14:38 years old saying I've got a glock in my

1:14:39 rari doesn't play on a plane.

1:14:41 >> No.

1:14:42 Doesn't play anywhere. I don't think

1:14:43 that plays on a broadcast. I don't think

1:14:45 you can say that. I really don't.

1:14:46 >> No, we tried it.

1:14:48 That sticks on the board. Little roller

1:14:50 to short shot Donnie A off platform

1:14:52 twitching is on full display. Jordan

1:14:54 Brewer is like, yeah, I'm a dad. I can

1:14:56 do the splits. Sure. Out number two.

1:14:59 I mean, incredible back-to-back outs for

1:15:02 Brew. Peyton maybe could have went with

1:15:04 a trick play there. Rather pretty good

1:15:06 wheels, though. Just chose to get the

1:15:07 out at first. The ribbon board out in

1:15:09 right still has trick plays at three to

1:15:11 three. Officially on our broadcast and

1:15:13 then we have it at four to three. Really

1:15:14 going to have to clarify that up if the

1:15:15 equalizer point comes into play.

1:15:20 It's a really good point.

1:15:25 Thank you, AJ. Thank you. I was waiting

1:15:27 for it.

1:15:29 Josh Porter

1:15:32 boot scooting boogies that one all the

1:15:33 way down to Dallas.

1:15:36 About 10 minutes up the road.

1:15:38 Give or take. Depending on if there's

1:15:40 traffic.

1:15:42 Was talking to uh one of our

1:15:44 good folks here in Dallas who's working

1:15:45 with us on our crew. Said he lives in

1:15:47 Arlington, so it's about 30 minutes

1:15:48 away. Tailgaters be there. Last regular

1:15:50 season series of the year at Globe Life

1:15:53 Park.

1:15:55 THE ONE TWO, GOT HIM.

1:15:58 Tipped it right back to Ashby Vining.

1:16:00 Fire me up, Keegan James. One two three

1:16:03 inning.

1:16:04 And they've got to cool him off. He's so

1:16:06 hot on the hill.

1:16:10 Let's check out a dance on the field.

1:16:33 >> [music]

1:16:40 [music]

1:16:45 [music]

1:16:55 [music]

1:17:06 [cheering]

1:17:10 [music]

1:17:16 [music]

1:17:35 [cheering]

1:17:41 [cheering]

1:17:42 >> We were able to lasso together some

1:17:44 information during that player dance.

1:17:46 Confirmed 4-3 lead for Loco Beach in the

1:17:49 trick play category going to prove oh so

1:17:51 important as this one rolls on with the

1:17:53 new equalizer point in play.

1:17:55 >> Yeah, that's what I had down in my

1:17:56 scorebook. I was just making sure. I'm

1:17:58 no Josh Zalewski, but I I

1:18:00 I had 4-3 down. The Del Gators have

1:18:02 recorded all three of their trick plays

1:18:04 on three consecutive at-bats. They

1:18:06 spanned across the first and second

1:18:07 innings. Four trick plays dispersed out

1:18:09 for the Coconuts again really trying to

1:18:11 negate that equalizer especially in a

1:18:13 game right now where they hold a 2-0

1:18:15 lead and a chance to take a 3-0 lead in

1:18:17 the bottom of the fifth.

1:18:20 >> Another inning from Brett Downey Allen.

1:18:23 He's going to deal

1:18:25 with 7, 8, and 9 to start things off.

1:18:28 Home run would be an immediate walk-off

1:18:30 for Shot Tony.

1:18:32 Instead, that one's going backwards.

1:18:34 Wrong direction, Peyton.

1:18:36 >> Peyton reached via an error by Jose

1:18:38 Bradley Gonzales.

1:18:40 in his only time at the dish today.

1:18:44 >> That's an empty pitch.

1:18:45 >> Started right in front of Shott Tony's

1:18:47 hips, finished in the zone.

1:18:50 0-2 spot.

1:18:52 Shott Tony battles it to the left side.

1:18:54 Jordan Barth scoops, Mac Danford

1:18:57 finishes, and the ninja umpire Seth

1:18:59 Markham

1:19:01 does a front flip to conclude out number

1:19:03 one in the bottom of the fifth.

1:19:05 >> And that's very important. That ties the

1:19:07 trick plays up at four apiece. Jordan

1:19:09 Barth, man, smooth as silk when it comes

1:19:11 to those. The rookie really, really good

1:19:13 at it. AND UH-OH, THE BOWLER Board is

1:19:16 coming up to hit. Kayden Bowler,

1:19:20 electric guitarist in Jason Arndt's band

1:19:22 last year, now turned entertainment

1:19:24 player for the Loco Beach Bananas.

1:19:29 >> Seen him take batting practice on this

1:19:30 board. It is hard enough. Guys try to

1:19:32 just balance on it, and it's nearly

1:19:34 impossible. So, this is an impressive

1:19:36 feat.

1:19:37 >> Told me if there's anything close to his

1:19:39 wheelhouse, he's going to be swinging

1:19:40 because why not? He's up on the board.

1:19:45 Does it there.

1:19:47 Little dribbler. Glove comes up for

1:19:49 Barth. He goes behind the back, and now

1:19:51 the Tailgaters have the trick play

1:19:53 advantage. Kayden Bowler is going to

1:19:55 have to surf back to the dugout.

1:19:57 >> I have it at four now. Again,

1:19:59 trying to get out of this inning, that's

1:20:00 the big thing. But, you got to give Brad

1:20:02 Allen a lot of credit, too, man,

1:20:03 inducing these ground balls. Maybe a

1:20:06 little bit easier when a guy is trying

1:20:07 to hit on a Bowler Board, but getting

1:20:09 these ground balls, able to get the guys

1:20:11 in blue and orange back ahead in those

1:20:12 trick plays.

1:20:15 >> Brings up the Ant Man. Uh-oh, this is a

1:20:18 prime opportunity for the fans.

1:20:21 Opted in the aisle.

1:20:23 >> My man had his hat out.

1:20:26 Please bring a glove.

1:20:28 Please.

1:20:30 If you're coming to a Banana Ball game,

1:20:31 bring your gloves.

1:20:33 >> I wear mine at home when I watch the

1:20:35 games on TV. You never know when a

1:20:36 ball's going to come through the screen.

1:20:38 >> Why are you lying to the people at home?

1:20:39 >> You've never seen a ball come through a

1:20:41 screen?

1:20:41 >> No, I've watched Bananaball games with

1:20:43 you at home and you never wear a glove.

1:20:45 >> Not an every time thing.

1:20:47 When you're there, I know you'll catch

1:20:49 it. Whoa, down in the squat. Trick

1:20:51 pitch, good take.

1:20:54 >> Wow.

1:20:55 I can't move like that, that's for dang

1:20:56 sure.

1:20:59 Donny

1:21:00 >> The traditional way. They get outside,

1:21:02 Antle, good feel for the zone.

1:21:07 Jokes up on that bat.

1:21:10 OH, GOOD TIMING STOP, JORDAN BARTH.

1:21:14 BUT able to beat it out down the line,

1:21:16 Gideon Antle's got a single. What about

1:21:18 three outs in an inning for Jordan

1:21:20 Barth? Even with two trick plays, that

1:21:22 one would have impressed me both. Just

1:21:25 the sheer effort to stop that in the

1:21:27 first place is phenomenal.

1:21:29 >> And Gideon Antle off to the races, beat

1:21:31 it out.

1:21:32 >> JB has been featured on SportsCenter's

1:21:34 top 10 plays twice in his baseball

1:21:37 career, once at Augustana where he

1:21:39 played collegiately and once when he's

1:21:40 played in two falls in independent ball.

1:21:42 Duke can glove.

1:21:45 There's the 10 hole. [cheering]

1:21:47 Dalton Malden

1:21:53 0 for 1 with a strikeout to this point.

1:21:58 We go to the right side where the fans

1:22:00 can't reel it in.

1:22:01 Good play on the one hop, though.

1:22:10 No more strikes to play with.

1:22:12 Malden puts it in play. We get a charge

1:22:14 on the Oh, man. Charge on the grass, but

1:22:17 it gets out of the dirt and into the

1:22:19 outfield.

1:22:21 >> That took a really weird really weird

1:22:24 hop.

1:22:25 I mean going to end up being an error, I

1:22:27 would assume, on Jordan Hussey, but that

1:22:29 was one of the weirder hops I've ever

1:22:30 seen. Yeah, I mean, it just took a weird

1:22:32 hop, hit off his glove. Cuz it hit his

1:22:34 glove, I think you got to rule it an

1:22:35 error, but that's just an unfortunate

1:22:37 bounce on the cap.

1:22:38 >> Almost looked like Fisher Polidoroff.

1:22:39 That one had some knuckler movement to

1:22:41 it off the grass.

1:22:44 Lineup turns over for Ben Parker.

1:22:47 Inning-winning run in scoring position

1:22:48 now.

1:22:50 Pumps, spits on it.

1:22:54 One for two today.

1:22:56 He's been on base both times he's had

1:22:57 the opportunity, though.

1:23:01 Ball four, Sprit wins the inning.

1:23:04 We'd shock to see him go around here.

1:23:05 That bat's going to stay on the

1:23:07 shoulder.

1:23:08 Daring Donny to find his zone.

1:23:11 Can't do it. Ball four, Sprit. And here

1:23:13 we go.

1:23:15 Gideon Antle all the way around the

1:23:17 bases. He cruises into the plate. It's a

1:23:20 three-nothing

1:23:22 Coconut's lead. Let's go loco, baby.

1:23:26 Through five, it's nothing but teal and

1:23:29 orange, and we're bringing the beach to

1:23:30 you from Frisco, Texas.

1:24:14 >> [screaming]

1:24:16 [cheering]

1:24:23 >> Woo!

1:24:38 >> Chris Clark

1:24:40 the conversation for best mustaches in

1:24:42 the Banana Ball. Yeah, he had himself an

1:24:43 outing yesterday, but today he's had to

1:24:45 play witness from the stands and it's

1:24:47 been nothing but Logo Beach. Five runs

1:24:49 to the Tailgaters, one. Three points the

1:24:52 column that really matters to a donut

1:24:55 for Texas. And Keegan James is back out

1:24:58 for a second inning of work. Last time

1:25:00 around, three up, three down.

1:25:07 Indiana Stanley's got to get out of the

1:25:09 way of it and it gets by. He's off to

1:25:10 the races and it's a steal of first for

1:25:12 Indy.

1:25:13 >> It's funny, man, when you're in a slump

1:25:15 in Banana Ball, you can really find a

1:25:18 way to break dead skin in a many

1:25:20 different ways right there. Hey, just

1:25:22 steal first. WHEN YOU GOT THE WHEELS

1:25:24 Indiana has, just going down the first,

1:25:27 that's a good step in the right

1:25:28 direction when the boys in blue and

1:25:29 orange are already trailing three to

1:25:30 nothing.

1:25:36 My July,

1:25:38 could you be my home run hitter?

1:25:40 Please.

1:25:42 Yard card right now.

1:25:48 Locked him up. 0-2.

1:25:53 Give you a chance to retract it.

1:25:55 >> No.

1:25:56 >> No.

1:25:56 >> Brett stands on business. All 11 toes

1:25:59 down. I heard you had an extra pinky

1:26:00 toe.

1:26:01 >> Not a true story.

1:26:02 >> Oh, you got to retract

1:26:03 >> two extra pinky toes.

1:26:04 >> Oh, 12 toes down. 12 toes down for

1:26:06 Brett.

1:26:08 Everything is bigger in Texas.

1:26:11 Couldn't number of toes on your feet,

1:26:12 Keegan James playing catch with Jordan

1:26:15 Brewer, nothing more than that.

1:26:16 >> It's kind of webbed a little bit. Some

1:26:18 claws coming out of there.

1:26:20 >> Brewer and I have very similar feet to

1:26:22 be quite honest with you.

1:26:23 >> I'm just waiting for you to start

1:26:24 growing the tail.

1:26:26 >> The O2.

1:26:29 >> James slips on the mound and misses just

1:26:31 below Arnt's knees.

1:26:39 >> Talk about guys who put on muscles.

1:26:41 >> Jason Arnt.

1:26:43 >> If I was going on American Idol, I would

1:26:44 have

1:26:45 >> much of the same in the off season to be

1:26:46 quite honest with you.

1:26:47 >> They were loving those abs.

1:26:49 >> Especially Trey Jones.

1:26:51 >> If I was Trey Jones and Carrie Underwood

1:26:53 flirted with me,

1:26:55 what else is there more to do in life,

1:26:57 truthfully, than Carrie Underwood to

1:26:59 flirt with you on national TV?

1:27:02 >> Feel good moment. Runner's going for

1:27:04 second.

1:27:05 But he'll have to head back. Just some

1:27:07 extra exercise. Oh, Sal Giacobbo got a

1:27:09 piece of that one with his lifeguard

1:27:12 gear. That may be more impressive than

1:27:13 making a play in the field.

1:27:20 Keegan James

1:27:21 wants to keep the runner at bay.

1:27:25 One two again.

1:27:29 Arnt says he got him on the shoulder.

1:27:31 Keegan James says, "Dude, he clearly

1:27:33 went around, dude."

1:27:38 And we're going to have to talk about

1:27:39 it.

1:27:39 >> Yeah, he went around. I mean, yeah.

1:27:42 >> [cheering]

1:27:42 >> Didn't he get it?

1:27:44 Did he get the bat or did

1:27:45 >> He got a piece of him.

1:27:45 >> He got a piece of him, but he swung.

1:27:47 >> Yeah, so he's out.

1:27:48 >> I don't know why he's going over to

1:27:49 first.

1:27:51 >> Yeah, I agree. He broke the plane,

1:27:52 unfortunately.

1:27:54 >> Well, okay. So, I actually want to teach

1:27:57 >> This is my teaching moment for the day.

1:27:59 Because when I first learned this, my

1:28:00 mind was blown. You know, breaking the

1:28:02 plane is a myth.

1:28:04 >> Correct. It's all subjective.

1:28:06 >> It is about if there was an intent to

1:28:08 swing.

1:28:09 >> Yes, but the plane is established to

1:28:11 make it more of an objective thing.

1:28:14 >> Well, we're we're both technically wrong

1:28:16 cuz they're saying it called a piece of

1:28:17 the bat.

1:28:20 >> Oh, it did. It barely called the handle.

1:28:23 You can see it right there. If we'll go

1:28:24 back a little bit, it barely called the

1:28:26 handle and then went off of Jason's

1:28:28 shoulder. That's how it called his

1:28:30 shoulder.

1:28:30 >> Okay, that makes a lot more sense.

1:28:32 [screaming]

1:28:33 >> Okay, so he gets some extra life.

1:28:36 >> Let's do the one-two

1:28:37 >> again.

1:28:38 >> Runner goes for second.

1:28:40 >> Spraying up some junk, ball in the dirt.

1:28:42 >> It's a stolen base.

1:28:45 >> Indy has stolen 180 ft worth of bases.

1:28:47 Stole first and has now stole second.

1:28:54 >> Dwa dwa.

1:28:57 >> That one went back when I had a steam in

1:28:59 the foul area.

1:29:00 >> Made a little bit more back spin, Jay,

1:29:02 and that would have been right here in

1:29:03 my face.

1:29:06 >> We're doing them open windows. There's a

1:29:07 chance for it.

1:29:10 >> Ooh, gym music.

1:29:14 >> Sounded like it was playing Jukebox

1:29:15 Hero.

1:29:17 >> Yard dart, right here.

1:29:18 >> Okay.

1:29:22 >> The payoff.

1:29:25 >> Duff job, foul.

1:29:26 >> Sorry.

1:29:27 >> Right here.

1:29:29 >> This next pitch.

1:29:30 >> I'm feeling it, man.

1:29:31 >> Jason's had some incredible BP the last

1:29:33 couple weeks.

1:29:35 >> I mean, we seen what he did last night.

1:29:36 You mentioned it in his first AB today.

1:29:38 Just missed a homer.

1:29:43 >> Hey, it's not a home run, but it's going

1:29:44 to play. Rolling down the line, Tanner

1:29:46 Allen gets there, but Indiana Stanley's

1:29:49 in on a jog. Arnold up at second. It's

1:29:52 an RBI double.

1:29:55 >> Incredible stuff. Jason Arnold, maybe

1:29:57 the best at bat of his banana ball

1:29:59 career. Just a second run. Hopefully,

1:30:01 that'll turn into a point today.

1:30:03 >> Brother.

1:30:04 >> And Brett Sanchez.

1:30:07 >> Okay.

1:30:08 Uh, yep.

1:30:10 Twirl.

1:30:13 Hey. Hey. Yeah. Yeah. Wow.

1:30:16 The only thing more impressive than that

1:30:19 dance is the fact that Brett Sanchez can

1:30:21 somehow fit into those pants.

1:30:25 I don't know

1:30:27 if our baseball ops people ordered him a

1:30:30 youth medium or he intentionally put

1:30:32 that in.

1:30:34 That's incredible stuff, though.

1:30:36 Great run cell.

1:30:38 >> Knowing how sharp our baseball ops

1:30:40 people are, I think he wanted them to be

1:30:41 >> I do, too. No, that's that's yeah, 100%.

1:30:45 >> It's a look, for sure.

1:30:49 And coughed it up and didn't find the

1:30:51 zone.

1:30:52 I'm wondering that pine tar mixed with

1:30:54 dirt on the helmet, it's a look.

1:30:56 >> Pine tar and dirt. Jordan Hussey also

1:30:58 has it on the bill of his cowboy hat.

1:31:01 Old school look, man. That's how we do

1:31:02 it in Texas. That's how the Texas kid

1:31:05 represents the tail's gate tailgater

1:31:06 brand.

1:31:08 Oh.

1:31:11 Thought the Texas kid had another RBI

1:31:12 double.

1:31:14 Like we said, single last night.

1:31:16 Fiver retired via trick play by Ben

1:31:18 Parker, a backflip catch in his lone AB

1:31:20 today.

1:31:21 >> After that one took a dive in foul

1:31:23 territory.

1:31:27 YMCA going on behind him.

1:31:33 Hussey, firewood.

1:31:35 Top wood. Nice stop to go across the

1:31:37 diamond for one, but heads up base

1:31:39 running. Advance aren't to third. That

1:31:42 is incredible base running. Really good

1:31:44 base running. A backhand to third.

1:31:47 >> Dane does a good job of finding the

1:31:49 banana ball with the bat. You see Jason

1:31:51 was already halfway to third. I'm going

1:31:53 to be honest, Dane could have gotten the

1:31:54 run down right there. Smart move by

1:31:56 both, though. Advance up 90 feet by

1:31:57 Jason, and then to get the out number

1:31:59 one over at first.

1:32:00 >> The best kind of trade, one where both

1:32:01 sides are happy.

1:32:05 This Travis Moon

1:32:07 looks to send one in that direction.

1:32:10 Already tripled in this game.

1:32:12 Scored, but nothing to show for it yet.

1:32:14 The Tailgaters over.

1:32:16 New era running the top of the sixth.

1:32:19 Magneaux

1:32:20 shatters it foul.

1:32:24 Just to reiterate, if you're just

1:32:25 joining us, we are playing in Texas, but

1:32:27 the Coconuts are the home team on the

1:32:28 scoreboard up three to nothing this far.

1:32:31 Have won each of the last three innings

1:32:34 here in Frisco.

1:32:38 Gallius 11 Frisco, Travis Magneaux.

1:32:42 I'm sure he'd love to hit one out there

1:32:43 with Tanner Allen in a walk-off home run

1:32:45 in the third out there in right field.

1:32:49 Propelled high into the sky.

1:32:53 No play.

1:32:54 I think the fans are are dealing with

1:32:57 the sun just as much as we are and

1:32:59 players are today.

1:33:06 Look at that infield.

1:33:08 Shifting in on this one-two pitch.

1:33:12 OH, GROSS.

1:33:14 Through the back door. Keegan James

1:33:19 just froze him.

1:33:21 South fish becomes sushi grade. It's

1:33:24 also how you get a one-way trip back to

1:33:26 the dugout.

1:33:31 Up to Lopez to score the run from third.

1:33:35 James comes out of him with the heat,

1:33:36 gets outside.

1:33:38 Ball four sprint would score another run

1:33:40 in the inning for the Tailgaters.

1:33:44 Reason to bring that up, Nick Lopez led

1:33:45 the Tailgaters in ball four sprints last

1:33:47 year.

1:33:48 One of the most rapacious hitters in our

1:33:50 sport.

1:33:55 To add 3-0, this becomes a very

1:33:57 interesting situation.

1:34:02 Don't want to give him something he can

1:34:03 hammer, but you got to find the zone.

1:34:05 >> Perfect pitch from Keegan James. Did

1:34:07 just that.

1:34:09 >> Now anything's in play. Hitters count.

1:34:13 >> The bandanna man misses well outside.

1:34:16 It's the second run for Texas here at

1:34:17 the top of the sixth. Lopez stalls up at

1:34:21 first and the ball four sprint. Play to

1:34:23 second.

1:34:27 >> Yard card didn't hit, but the ball four

1:34:29 sprint card did. I just had a feeling

1:34:31 Lopez Oh, look at that shoulder.

1:34:33 >> Yeah.

1:34:34 >> I mean he he Jason showing he clearly

1:34:36 got hit, but I'm we'll talk to him post

1:34:39 game. I think it hit off the handle like

1:34:41 we said and then got him in the

1:34:42 shoulder. A little reverb action, but

1:34:47 >> Straight through the teeth of the

1:34:48 defense. Cut through it like a knife to

1:34:50 the heart and all of a sudden Texas'

1:34:53 offense is showing up in a big way. The

1:34:55 one run in the fourth, two here in the

1:34:56 sixth.

1:34:58 Got a couple ducks in the ocean.

1:35:00 >> And all this how all this started.

1:35:02 Indiana Stanley

1:35:04 who had a strike out in his first time

1:35:05 around stole first and then got it

1:35:07 going. Jason Arnold long RBI RBI ball

1:35:10 four sprint out single. Cal Martin our

1:35:12 hero last night a chance to make this a

1:35:14 really big inning for the Tailgaters.

1:35:18 >> Gets by. Martin's not going to head for

1:35:20 first, but both runners will advance.

1:35:23 Force no longer in play anywhere

1:35:26 but at first base.

1:35:38 James hoping to stop the damage at a

1:35:40 pair of runs.

1:35:43 Halfway to a ball four sprint one here

1:35:45 would blow the inning wide open.

1:35:49 Good spot to locate.

1:35:50 >> That is a great spot. Against a lefty,

1:35:52 outer half to get back into the zone.

1:35:55 You don't give him a meatball and you

1:35:56 get back in there two and one.

1:36:00 Quickly two-two.

1:36:06 Deuces wild again. Two run frame, two

1:36:09 on,

1:36:10 two down. In a two-two spot, deep

1:36:12 breath, Keegan James.

1:36:14 This is low and away.

1:36:17 This is going to be one of the bigger

1:36:18 pitches of the ballgame

1:36:20 >> right here, A.J. I know we've already

1:36:21 scored two in the top of the sixth, but

1:36:23 this is a paramount pitch for Keegan.

1:36:27 >> And it misses down and in.

1:36:29 Easily going to plate two runs.

1:36:32 Doubles up the lead in the sixth for

1:36:33 Texas. It's a four-nothing inning.

1:36:37 That's the power of the ball for Sprint.

1:36:39 Seen it twice.

1:36:42 You never say no

1:36:44 in the sport of an animated ball.

1:36:46 But getting up by four runs as the away

1:36:48 team in the top half of the inning is

1:36:50 about as an insurmountable of a lead

1:36:52 that you can have.

1:36:54 That's why that's so important. You have

1:36:56 two runs right there going to the bottom

1:36:57 half. Cognizant have a chance to at

1:36:59 least negate the point.

1:37:00 Now a four spot in the inning is

1:37:02 continuing.

1:37:04 Really good insurance policy.

1:37:09 Do they sell that at Kmart?

1:37:12 You know, I know when like Sam's Club

1:37:15 and Costco, they got those cutout

1:37:16 cardboard cards that have like Allstate

1:37:20 and policies and all those other

1:37:22 insurance companies. I don't think they

1:37:23 sell it at Kmart. In large part due to

1:37:26 the majority of the Kmart's across this

1:37:27 great country have closed.

1:37:31 But one stands at first for the Texas

1:37:33 Tailgaters.

1:37:35 >> Shot Tony, a good chance for a trick

1:37:37 play. Between the legs, Jordan Brewer

1:37:39 can't get the double trick play behind

1:37:41 the back and the inning rolls on.

1:37:44 Obviously, you'd like to have that

1:37:45 complete, but it's good feel to go for

1:37:47 the double trick play and the inning

1:37:49 that you already mentioned has gotten

1:37:50 out of hand. You want to make sure you

1:37:52 keep that equalizer point in your

1:37:54 control.

1:37:54 >> Yes and no. I think that's great feel

1:37:56 from Payton Schaut to go ahead and go

1:37:58 for the trick play.

1:38:00 For Brewer, that's one he usually makes,

1:38:02 but with a trick play missed, inning's

1:38:04 already scuffling, you want to be able

1:38:05 to get your guy off the mound and Keegan

1:38:07 James, and you want to continue moving

1:38:08 the ball game forward.

1:38:10 >> Runs on first and third for Brewer.

1:38:15 This could be the inning. High into the

1:38:18 wind tunnel, Ben Parker

1:38:20 gets underneath it and closes things

1:38:23 out, but not before Texas puts four runs

1:38:26 on the board. Loco Beach going to need

1:38:28 an answer in a big way

1:38:30 if they don't want to let the

1:38:32 Tailgaters, or as Brett says, the boys

1:38:35 in blue and orange

1:38:37 get their first point of the game.

1:38:39 Let's head down to CJ on the field.

1:38:42 >> Parents, have you ever wanted to hit

1:38:43 your kid with a water balloon?

1:38:45 Well, this guy it's his lucky day, but

1:38:47 we're not going to make it that easy.

1:38:48 With me is Eric and Ben. Eric is going

1:38:51 to get blindfolded and he has three

1:38:53 water balloons. His son Ben is going to

1:38:55 stand over here and every time he blows

1:38:57 his whistle, his dad's going to try to

1:38:59 hit him with the balloon. If dad makes

1:39:02 contact at least one time, he wins. If

1:39:05 Ben gets or if Ben doesn't get hit at

1:39:07 all, he wins. The loser is going to get

1:39:11 HIT WITH A WATER BALLOON FIRING SQUAD

1:39:14 COURTESY OF THE LOCO BEACH COCONUTS

1:39:16 RIGHT THERE.

1:39:19 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S TIME TO WET

1:39:21 YOUR WHISTLE. ALL RIGHT, GET INTO

1:39:23 POSITION. SO, I'll move you over here.

1:39:25 Okay, a little further.

1:39:27 And then you're going to go over there.

1:39:30 All right.

1:39:31 Give me that whistle.

1:39:35 All right, we can do better. Get a

1:39:36 little closer. Get a little closer.

1:39:38 Right there.

1:39:40 WHISTLE.

1:39:42 OH, HEY, DON'T HIT ME. DON'T HIT ME. GET

1:39:44 GET LEAVE YOUR CLOSET.

1:39:46 WHISTLE.

1:39:50 OH! [screaming]

1:39:51 HE MISSED. HE MISSED THAT. I got some

1:39:53 bad news for you. Come on over here.

1:39:56 Let's get going. Right to the left right

1:39:58 there.

1:40:01 Yeah, we got bad news for you, good sir.

1:40:04 ALL RIGHT, BOYS. WET HIS WHISTLE. GO.

1:40:06 GO. GO.

1:40:08 >> [screaming]

1:40:08 >> OH MY GOSH. OH MY GOSH.

1:40:11 WHAT IS HAPPENING?

1:40:16 There we go.

1:40:18 Everyone give it up for Eric and Ben.

1:40:23 >> Oh, no. He's getting the autographs on

1:40:24 the back of his jersey all wet, but

1:40:26 we've got a treat during this half

1:40:28 inning. Travis Wood

1:40:31 joined us down on the field Mike Duck

1:40:33 with a four-run cushion. Where am I

1:40:35 looking?

1:40:36 >> TRAV. WHERE ARE YOU, TRAV?

1:40:38 >> OH, I see you. I can't hear you. You cut

1:40:41 out.

1:40:42 >> We I can hear you.

1:40:45 Can you hear me?

1:40:47 >> You cut out.

1:40:50 >> All right, Trav. We're we're just going

1:40:51 to talk to you.

1:40:52 >> I'm just going to keep talking. I don't

1:40:53 know if you all can hear me, but Tanner

1:40:55 Allen is really He's living up to this

1:40:57 coconut beach life thing. Look at his

1:40:59 shirt. Look at this.

1:41:00 Yesterday he had Oh, we haven't had a

1:41:02 fan all year. This is it.

1:41:12 Look at this.

1:41:13 >> Travis.

1:41:18 What you know?

1:41:19 >> Oh, can't hear you.

1:41:20 >> It's very loud down there on the field.

1:41:22 >> I think it's too loud here. It's cutting

1:41:24 in. Oh,

1:41:25 here we go. Here's a new one.

1:41:29 Kind of cool.

1:41:31 Kind of cool. Kind of not nice. I can I

1:41:33 see you giving me a thumbs up, but I

1:41:34 can't hear you.

1:41:36 >> I can hear you. I just wish you could

1:41:38 hear me. THAT WAS GREAT. THAT WAS GREAT.

1:41:41 >> I see you going like this and this and

1:41:43 this. [laughter]

1:41:44 I don't know, dude. I'm having a good

1:41:45 time down here though. You have

1:41:46 something to throw up. Hold on. Let me

1:41:47 do a hustle play real quick for my guys.

1:41:50 I got here.

1:41:54 >> Good hustle play holds the runner at

1:41:56 first. That was fun. We just had him

1:41:58 miked up for one of the cooler trick

1:41:59 plays on scene. It was like a hand hack,

1:42:01 he said.

1:42:02 >> Yeah, I love that a lot. And then Eric

1:42:04 threw it to

1:42:05 >> Jimmy Lewis now on the mound. Oh my

1:42:06 gosh. Travis has 5 million chains on.

1:42:09 >> Brett lost his

1:42:11 >> Travis Manion.

1:42:14 Is he just going to continue saying my

1:42:15 name?

1:42:17 This is like the greatest who's on first

1:42:18 bit of all time.

1:42:19 >> Yeah.

1:42:21 >> We need

1:42:22 >> It's Ashby Vining with a good walk-up.

1:42:25 Two at bats to go. [music] He's going to

1:42:26 be

1:42:27 one of the faces of the Coconut. It's

1:42:28 good, dude.

1:42:30 Father soon-to-be. Just overall a really

1:42:32 good really good banana ball guy. It's a

1:42:35 pleasure to have him here.

1:42:37 >> See how much feel Travis and I have? He

1:42:39 knows that I'm talking right now even

1:42:41 though he can't hear me.

1:42:44 And Travis is going to start talking

1:42:46 now.

1:42:46 >> Brett, you're in and out, but can you

1:42:47 guys hear me?

1:42:48 >> SEE, I TOLD YOU. TRAVIS AND I ARE SO IN

1:42:51 SYNC.

1:42:52 I CAN HEAR YOU, TRAVIS, but you can't

1:42:55 hear me, presumably. You just keep

1:42:57 talking.

1:42:59 >> Here we go.

1:43:02 A hope.

1:43:04 >> Down in the left field

1:43:06 Travis said it best, one of the faces of

1:43:08 the Nanners B. Ashby Vining has a

1:43:11 stand-up double and it scores Jordan

1:43:15 Brewer on his feet. Ashby Vining

1:43:18 continue that hit streak.

1:43:21 >> Hey, I just heard Brett just told me you

1:43:23 got a hit streak going.

1:43:25 How's it feel?

1:43:26 >> GOOD, GOOD. AND I WAS I KNOW AJ'S UP

1:43:28 THERE GOING

1:43:30 >> THAT WAS AJ, BY THE WAY, TRAVIS. Just

1:43:32 putting that out there. We love AJ.

1:43:34 >> Brett, I heard you for a second. I heard

1:43:36 the hit streak part.

1:43:37 >> Maybe he can only hear me. Can you hear

1:43:38 me, Travis?

1:43:40 No, he doesn't like you.

1:43:42 >> Yeah, clearly. He's calling me Brett

1:43:43 Olson.

1:43:43 >> [laughter]

1:43:44 >> Wow.

1:43:45 Wow. Travis loves me. He takes pictures

1:43:48 of me and stuff all the time. He's got

1:43:50 this new camera. Him and his wife,

1:43:51 Sydney have it. It's great stuff.

1:43:54 I wish we could ask him about the

1:43:55 photography.

1:43:56 Travis, just just tell us about what

1:43:58 you're seeing.

1:44:04 >> I can hear a lot of what he's seeing.

1:44:06 >> I can Yes, I can also hear it.

1:44:08 >> Some kiss player down there.

1:44:09 >> hear me? Should I just keep talking?

1:44:17 >> Hussey shielding himself from the sun,

1:44:20 able to catch it with the cowboy hat for

1:44:22 out number two.

1:44:25 >> When I'm standing next to Ashby, I can

1:44:26 hear you guys, but when I walk away from

1:44:28 Ashby

1:44:28 >> Travis, we can hear you. We can hear

1:44:30 you. Just commentate what you're seeing.

1:44:32 >> of the connection, if you know what I'm

1:44:33 saying.

1:44:33 >> Just just talk. Just talk.

1:44:36 >> I think you should just stand by Ashby

1:44:38 more. It's the good vibes.

1:44:43 Hey, what's up with Keegan? Tell me a

1:44:44 fastball's coming.

1:44:46 I know he can't beat me with that.

1:44:48 You know it.

1:44:53 Brett, if you can hear me, I'm going to

1:44:54 tell you a little story. I felt that

1:44:55 ball

1:44:56 that goes foul. Brett, Keegan's at home

1:44:58 plate. He goes, "What do you want?" I

1:44:59 said, "What do you mean?" He goes, "What

1:45:00 do I want? You want a fastball." He

1:45:02 goes, "Here it comes."

1:45:04 >> UH-OH. SCREAMER. LEFT FIELD. DANE

1:45:08 COUGHLIN. [screaming]

1:45:09 HOME RUN.

1:45:12 BLINK AND YOU MIGHT MISS IT. IT'S A BIG

1:45:15 TIME SWING FROM DANE COUGHLIN. WE'RE

1:45:19 GOING LOCO, BABY. A four-nothing inning

1:45:22 all of a sudden is highly testy waters

1:45:25 from the beach.

1:45:31 Catch that way, big man.

1:45:33 Sue!

1:45:35 >> Set up four nothing lead is almost as

1:45:37 insurmountable as you can be.

1:45:39 And three runs down in the bottom half

1:45:41 of this inning, Jimmy Lewis got to

1:45:42 hunker down and just get us out of it

1:45:44 and get the Tailgaters hopefully their

1:45:46 first point.

1:45:48 Coconuts representing the inning tying

1:45:50 run at the dish now, Payton

1:45:51 Sauter-Toney.

1:45:59 Travis has a man of

1:46:00 few words after that home run. Me, too,

1:46:02 Travis. Me, too.

1:46:05 Hey, right here.

1:46:06 Good, Travis. Encouragement, pass it on.

1:46:13 >> If they play at third, behind the back,

1:46:16 oh, it just skips by Mac Danforth.

1:46:18 Sauter-Toney wants two. Good coverage.

1:46:21 THE SLIDE, HE'S ALMOST SAFE. OH, MY!

1:46:25 >> Challenge that. Challenge that.

1:46:27 Challenge that.

1:46:28 >> Looks like a starfish.

1:46:30 >> Yep, and the fan challenge has been

1:46:32 popped. That's a great fan challenge.

1:46:38 Going to come in and take a second look

1:46:39 at that one.

1:46:44 Oh my goodness.

1:46:47 He dodged that tag, but did he come off

1:46:49 the bag is the key question.

1:46:51 He definitely dodged the tag.

1:46:53 >> Hey, Brett.

1:46:54 >> Does he stay on the bag the whole way?

1:46:56 >> Oh my goodness.

1:46:59 That's one of the greatest polluted tags

1:47:02 I've seen in my entire life. Only 21

1:47:04 years old.

1:47:05 I'd go as far to say if I was 100, that

1:47:08 would be the best I've ever seen. What?

1:47:11 >> I would love to see the center field

1:47:13 angle in this.

1:47:14 >> Brett, he's safe.

1:47:16 >> I know, AJ, but we have to look at every

1:47:17 angle of this.

1:47:23 This is going to be our telltale sign.

1:47:25 We got to watch this as slow as we

1:47:26 possibly can.

1:47:28 Didn't get him there.

1:47:30 Doesn't get him there. Got him there.

1:47:33 >> is he on the bag right there though?

1:47:34 That's the key play.

1:47:35 >> off a little bit? Hey, he just told me

1:47:37 he got him. He told me he

1:47:39 >> off the base then he got him on the knee

1:47:40 right there.

1:47:41 >> again for the mic. Hey, say it for the

1:47:43 mic. He said he got him.

1:47:45 He said he got him.

1:47:46 HE SAID HE GOT HIM.

1:47:48 HEY, I got it.

1:47:49 >> Cuz he definitely has him on the knee.

1:47:51 It's If he's on the bag right here.

1:47:54 >> He's out.

1:47:58 >> [cheering]

1:47:58 >> Yeah, he is. And that's probably the

1:48:00 correct call because there wasn't enough

1:48:02 to overturn it.

1:48:04 >> Yes, Travis.

1:48:05 >> I can't hear him.

1:48:09 >> He tells me, "Hey." And then he can't

1:48:11 hear me.

1:48:12 >> All of a sudden the tying runs on second

1:48:13 base.

1:48:15 The gymnastics act and a contortionist

1:48:18 in Peyton Shotton. Yeah.

1:48:20 What an inning.

1:48:23 Nearly 12 minutes in the top of the

1:48:25 frame.

1:48:27 This one's taking its time as well. Now

1:48:29 a 1-1 count for Grady Morgan.

1:48:33 Big hack. Just scraped it backwards.

1:48:38 Travis, I can hear you but I know you

1:48:40 can't hear me.

1:48:40 >> kind of HEAR YOU.

1:48:41 >> OH, WOW.

1:48:42 >> YOU'RE IN AND OUT.

1:48:42 >> WE FINALLY HAVE IT.

1:48:44 >> And then he called me

1:48:46 He called me a dirty dirty mafia member.

1:48:49 >> So I heard.

1:48:49 >> He said I was in the mob.

1:48:52 >> I heard that you were in the mob. You

1:48:53 and I were the mafia on the bus going to

1:48:55 Tallahassee.

1:48:56 >> We won that, too.

1:48:58 >> [laughter]

1:48:58 >> We sure did.

1:49:00 >> [cheering]

1:49:01 >> Wow, Jesse Cole almost got smoked,

1:49:03 Travis.

1:49:04 >> Somebody's got to stand in front of

1:49:04 Haley. She got smoked last night.

1:49:06 >> Yeah.

1:49:07 >> Hannah.

1:49:08 >> Hannah, yep, 100%. Also known as

1:49:09 Hannaconda.

1:49:13 >> Morgan, high into the air. Chance to end

1:49:15 the inning.

1:49:21 >> [cheering]

1:49:22 >> You look better in this outfit.

1:49:26 >> Good hug, Travis.

1:49:28 Love you, Travis Moniot.

1:49:29 >> that?

1:49:30 >> Tailgaters, win their first point of the

1:49:31 afternoon.

1:49:33 >> Thank you. Thank you.

1:49:48 >> Y'all are some of the hardest working

1:49:50 people on the planet doing what you can

1:49:52 to get that bread. And right now I mean

1:49:55 that literally because here on the berm

1:49:57 I got just about every kind of bread you

1:49:58 can imagine. We got slices, we got

1:50:00 rolls, we got buns. And down on the

1:50:03 field we got my buddy Lucas in a toast

1:50:05 costume with a little bread basket.

1:50:08 Here's what we're going to do. When I

1:50:09 say go, we're going to throw this bread

1:50:11 into that basket and see how many he can

1:50:12 catch. But you know what? Let's do one

1:50:14 better. I say we make it a competition.

1:50:16 CJ, who you got over there?

1:50:18 >> Over here on the left center field on

1:50:20 the berm representing OUR SIDE IS OUR

1:50:22 BOY DECLAN. And Declan was telling me

1:50:25 he's a professional bread catcher.

1:50:27 Pretty cool gig if I say so myself.

1:50:29 >> I think he might have a shot. Just

1:50:31 kidding, Lucas is the guy.

1:50:34 Bread ready? Frisco ready? Here we go.

1:50:37 Get that bread in 3, 2, 1, go.

1:50:43 Keep it moving, Lucas.

1:50:46 Go get that Texas toast, brother.

1:50:51 Keep it moving. Keep it moving.

1:50:56 Come on, Lucas. A lot of bread to catch.

1:51:05 >> You're doing good.

1:51:06 >> We got to get that bread in the basket.

1:51:11 Here we go.

1:51:13 The final countdown on the bread in

1:51:15 five, four, three, two, one. Call it

1:51:22 there. Call it there.

1:51:25 Let's get our final count, CJ. How many

1:51:27 did you guys catch over there?

1:51:29 >> Technically did pretty good. I believe

1:51:31 we got about 11.

1:51:33 11 over here.

1:51:36 >> Well, that's bad news for you, CJ,

1:51:39 because over here my buddy Lucas caught

1:51:42 13 pieces of bread. And he is the winner

1:51:46 of Texas Toast.

1:51:55 >> Save the sound the bees, the lawyers.

1:51:58 >> He wears number 17.

1:52:01 His name is Bad Benny.

1:52:05 He can break dance. He can do a back

1:52:07 flip.

1:52:09 And that's just a piece of what we'll be

1:52:11 seeing all in it. Uh-oh. On the trick

1:52:13 pitch, this one's going to stay in the

1:52:15 yard.

1:52:16 Antle

1:52:17 secures it with two hands. Now Bad Benny

1:52:20 do a one pitch out. That was

1:52:22 interesting, Gideon. He's been working

1:52:23 on the tip drill for a while with the

1:52:25 trick play battle at six to four. Time

1:52:27 dwindling down. Again, six to four

1:52:29 Tailgaters lead that. It's important,

1:52:31 man, that the Coconut trying to negate

1:52:33 that equalizer.

1:52:35 It is cuz that all of a sudden it's a

1:52:36 one point game.

1:52:40 Wanted to help Benny out.

1:52:42 Another first pitch swing. Indiana

1:52:44 Stanley who started that big time sixth

1:52:46 inning

1:52:47 with the steal of first base. Now in an

1:52:50 0-1 spot after the long strike, it's a

1:52:52 two hopper to shot.

1:52:54 ONE TRICK PLAY. [screaming]

1:52:56 YES. Jordan Brewer lands on the bag just

1:52:59 in time for out number two. And Peyton

1:53:01 Shotwell gaze like you're tall.

1:53:03 I was aiming for the dart board, but

1:53:05 even when you're throwing to a 6-6 first

1:53:07 baseman, that's a little high.

1:53:09 What a catch. Wow.

1:53:12 >> I didn't know if he got him on the tie

1:53:13 or the bag. I knew one of the two.

1:53:15 That's an incredible play by Bruin. We

1:53:16 mentioned trick plays. Now 6-5,

1:53:18 Tailgaters still leading.

1:53:21 >> That one's going to come down to the

1:53:22 wire.

1:53:24 Blake Benson's working quickly.

1:53:32 Jason Art

1:53:33 Hard hit.

1:53:34 Left center field. Running out of real

1:53:37 estate and one hops the wall. Tanner

1:53:39 Allen's there, but it's a stand-up

1:53:42 double.

1:53:43 >> On a ball that just splashed in the

1:53:46 alley.

1:53:47 Man, if it's like 10° warmer here, that

1:53:50 ball's sitting out there on the berm.

1:53:52 Mind you, live with my second double of

1:53:54 the afternoon. Jason Art's been on fire.

1:53:57 Now the Texas kid, man. Big spot for

1:53:59 Fiber here. 0-2 today and a chance to

1:54:02 put another run on the board here for

1:54:04 the Tailgaters.

1:54:06 That he could hopefully lead to a point

1:54:08 and then with that equalizer hanging in

1:54:10 the balance, I mean we're talking about

1:54:11 a 3-3 ballgame potentially going

1:54:12 tonight. This is how big this AB is.

1:54:15 >> Couple good spinners from Blake Benson.

1:54:17 That's a foul ball.

1:54:19 Hit him off the front shin.

1:54:22 And now, this is a prime opportunity

1:54:24 Brett Wallace. We haven't seen it in the

1:54:26 series yet, but a reminder to those

1:54:28 watching at home. A trick pitch that

1:54:31 incurs strike three does count as a

1:54:32 trick play. And this is a trick pitcher

1:54:34 on the mound.

1:54:36 >> I mean, Benny, if I'm him, I'm

1:54:37 definitely going for break dance pitch

1:54:39 here. Absolutely, 10 times out of 10.

1:54:43 Oh, he's going to do it.

1:54:45 >> He's feeling it.

1:54:47 Yeah. Oh, boy.

1:54:48 Back flip. Quickly takes the rubber.

1:54:52 Just missed inside. Wouldn't that be

1:54:54 something?

1:54:54 >> I'd do it again. I think he should do it

1:54:56 again.

1:54:58 >> This is cooler.

1:55:00 Handstand. Take the rubber.

1:55:03 Uh-oh, but it's well struck. Ben

1:55:04 Parker's out there and that'll do it for

1:55:07 the top [music] of the seventh inning.

1:55:09 Blake Benson

1:55:10 keeps them at bay. Tailgaters off the

1:55:13 board and

1:55:14 >> If that's the Blake Benson we're going

1:55:16 to see this season, that's quickly one

1:55:18 of my favorite pitchers in the sport.

1:55:19 >> Yeah, Benny man, he's electric. And a

1:55:22 guy last year had a 3.18 ERA with the

1:55:24 Party Animals. He was really, really

1:55:26 solid last year.

1:55:27 And now the Tailgaters quickly back out

1:55:29 there on the bottom.

1:55:31 >> [cheering]

1:55:32 >> Trying to speed it up. A guy that I

1:55:34 absolutely love though, Jonathan

1:55:36 Sunshine Louderback, who has played all

1:55:39 seven positions behind the pitcher

1:55:41 today. Diving grab at second there in

1:55:44 the second inning. Excuse me, at first

1:55:46 able to catch it. Third base in the

1:55:48 third inning. Shortstop. Left field.

1:55:51 Center field. And we're now playing the

1:55:52 bottom half of the seventh out in right

1:55:54 field.

1:55:55 >> [cheering]

1:55:56 >> All seven positions behind the pitcher.

1:55:58 I would say, where else would you rather

1:56:00 see this?

1:56:01 You would see it in an edible. KJ played

1:56:03 all nine or all seven positions behind

1:56:05 the pitcher last year. Danny Hasley once

1:56:06 played all nine positions in an inning.

1:56:09 And happy birthday.

1:56:10 Not to Sunshine, but

1:56:12 that young person in the crowd.

1:56:16 Man, I love Sunshine.

1:56:18 >> Honestly, same.

1:56:20 Just such a good individual. We had a

1:56:21 great talk last night. They have a

1:56:23 chance in right field here. Looks like

1:56:25 it's falling more up in center, however,

1:56:27 and Indiana Stanley pops it up to

1:56:29 himself for a trick play and a big one.

1:56:31 >> That is great situational awareness.

1:56:33 Indiana Stanley, who is known for the

1:56:35 backflip catches, knowing right here,

1:56:38 right now, in this very moment, you lead

1:56:40 only by one trick play, able to extend

1:56:42 that back out to two.

1:56:45 If you can stack trick plays in this

1:56:46 inning as much as possible with Joe

1:56:48 Sparone, Broomall, Pennsylvania's finest

1:56:50 on the mound, that is what you're

1:56:51 shooting for.

1:56:53 >> Baldwin

1:56:54 scrapes the sky.

1:56:57 Matt Danford underneath it. Does it the

1:56:59 simple way and you know you'd like to

1:57:01 see a tip at the same time. He was

1:57:03 moving in on that one. That's good

1:57:05 situational awareness to not go for the

1:57:07 >> Straight field for Mac. You see wanted

1:57:08 to go for the tip but he realized it's

1:57:10 very important for two reasons. One you

1:57:12 got to get that out number two because

1:57:13 lineup card flips over for Ben Parker

1:57:15 but two, not that we're in dire straits

1:57:18 with the clock right now but it's

1:57:19 getting close.

1:57:20 >> Well struck ball into left center field.

1:57:22 Ben Parker continues to see what

1:57:25 watermelons instead of an animal balls

1:57:26 at the plate. Walk-off runs aboard and

1:57:29 who else would you want up right now but

1:57:31 Tanner Allen? He's already gone yard to

1:57:33 the pull side of this one hitting off

1:57:35 the fountain in right. One here would

1:57:37 make it a 4-1 Coconut Slush.

1:57:41 Got the Oakley's on, the shirt off

1:57:46 and football pads on the bottom now.

1:57:49 Quite the look TA.

1:57:54 >> He also has his spikes

1:57:57 with those spats on the bottom of them

1:57:58 like the football players where wrapped

1:58:00 up in all that tape.

1:58:04 >> Been doing that since his high school

1:58:05 days. Was a quarterback.

1:58:08 Now here it's a line drive that gets

1:58:09 through the middle. Jordan Hussein CAN'T

1:58:11 CORRAL IT. BEN PARKER'S OFF TO THE

1:58:13 RACES. IT'S A DOUBLE. PARKER ROUNDED

1:58:16 THIRD. THE RELAY NOT IN TIME.

1:58:20 LOCO BEACH HAS A FOURTH POINT on a

1:58:24 world's [ __ ] double

1:58:26 from Tanner Allen. He's having himself

1:58:29 an afternoon. Happy Sunday. Tanner Allen

1:58:35 blew it by Hussein.

1:58:37 Continued to roll its way out and when

1:58:39 Ben Parker's on the bases he's always

1:58:41 got a nose for home plate.

1:58:42 >> Yeah man, he's a speedster. I mean Ben

1:58:45 just continues to score a bunch of runs

1:58:47 today and he's going and going and

1:58:49 going. 4-1 man, Coconuts in charge.

1:59:24 >> [cheering]

1:59:32 [screaming]

1:59:34 [cheering]

1:59:42 [cheering]

1:59:49 [cheering]

2:00:04 >> Short Brewer, CJ Williams. He comes out

2:00:08 of the eighth inning. See if they want

2:00:10 to extend him for a couple here. The

2:00:12 team's closer allowed his first earned

2:00:14 run in

2:00:15 the history of his Banana Ball playing

2:00:17 career last night, but this is what you

2:00:19 expect from CJ. Oh, no.

2:00:23 Couldn't get the out.

2:00:26 It's Jordan Brewer. Yeah, he wants him

2:00:27 to challenge it.

2:00:30 I I say it's worth the challenge.

2:00:32 >> Rocco trusts his guys. Let's see this.

2:00:33 It's bobbled.

2:00:35 >> Ooh, that's tight, man. I want to see

2:00:37 another angle of that.

2:00:41 So, it's when Brewer puts the glove, but

2:00:44 then his hand comes up.

2:00:46 We can slow that down. That's going to

2:00:47 tell us right here.

2:00:49 His hand is on the ball way before

2:00:51 Moon's foot hits.

2:00:53 >> I I I think he's out. I think he's out,

2:00:55 AJ. Unfortunately, I think he's out.

2:00:57 >> Because you see the glove going on top,

2:00:59 but his hand comes under it. So, when

2:01:01 does his hand have full possession of

2:01:03 the banana ball? It looks like he does

2:01:05 still about half a step before Moon

2:01:07 touches first base.

2:01:08 >> Either way, that is a huge way to help

2:01:10 your pitcher out. CJ Williams last night

2:01:13 got two quick outs.

2:01:15 >> The rest is history. Kyle Bart one of

2:01:16 the most exciting home runs I've ever

2:01:18 seen. Comes out today.

2:01:25 >> [screaming]

2:01:26 >> And now Jordan Brewer is able to help

2:01:28 him out. That is a great play over at

2:01:30 first.

2:01:31 >> Folks here in Texas booing.

2:01:33 How about that? I love the passion with

2:01:36 these Tailgater fans.

2:01:38 But as the voice of your team that I

2:01:40 love so much, unfortunately, that is

2:01:42 very much of the correct call.

2:01:46 >> To the Batman, CJ Williams

2:01:49 gets his first out in about the most

2:01:51 unorthodox 1-3 putout you'll see.

2:01:54 And it's right back to him again.

2:01:56 This time he doesn't struggle to corral

2:01:58 it. 1-3. Jordan Brewer caught that on

2:02:01 the back of the glove. That's a trick

2:02:02 play.

2:02:07 Get another look at it.

2:02:09 Jake Skole made that popular.

2:02:11 >> Underhand toss, though. That'll be

2:02:12 interesting to see if it's officially

2:02:13 ruled a trick play or not. Usually,

2:02:15 those are only ruled trick plays in the

2:02:16 air as a fly ball or as a hard throw

2:02:19 defined as an overhand throw. That was

2:02:20 an underhand throw right there. We'll

2:02:22 check with our official scorer because

2:02:23 that is big. That would put it at 7-5

2:02:25 Tailgaters or 7-6 if that trick play

2:02:27 counts.

2:02:31 >> Dane Topflin between the legs. JORDAN

2:02:33 BREWER UNDERNEATH HIM.

2:02:36 DOUBLE TRICK PLAY.

2:02:38 DOESN'T MATTER IF THAT LAST ONE COUNTED

2:02:40 OR not cuz that's A DOUBLE TRICK PLAY.

2:02:42 NEGATES THE EQUALIZER POINT, AND THE

2:02:44 LOCO BEACH COCONUTS WIN THE TRICK PLAY

2:02:47 BATTLE FOR NOW.

2:02:51 Up eight to seven, I believe, in the

2:02:53 trick play battle, and the Tailgaters

2:02:55 now have three outs to make that up and

2:02:58 see if they can win back to equalize.

2:03:01 >> Jordan Brewer is so much fun to watch

2:03:04 play first base. We just saw him

2:03:06 grab a ball bare-handed, and then do

2:03:09 that acrobatic move to convert on Dane

2:03:12 Toplin's double trick play.

2:03:15 Let's take a look at what trick plays

2:03:16 have gotten us to this moment.

2:03:21 Started with Loco Beach. Starter Krem on

2:03:23 the mound, Dalton Baldwin, showing his

2:03:25 prowess at second, but Texas had some

2:03:27 answers of their own. We do have an

2:03:29 official answer. It's an 8-7 trick play

2:03:31 advantage for Loco Beach as it stands.

2:03:34 Gives us a chance to go over the

2:03:35 equalizer point. Big-time half inning

2:03:38 here for Texas.

2:03:41 Because if the ducks fall in a row here,

2:03:44 they keep the Coconuts at bay and off

2:03:46 the board, and you pick up two trick

2:03:48 plays or more to get that advantage,

2:03:50 it's a 4-2 ballgame with the equalizer

2:03:53 point in their favor.

2:03:54 >> And officially, just to clarify, that

2:03:56 was not a trick play on the underhand

2:03:58 toss from C.J. Williams, where Brewer

2:04:00 pinned it on the glove. That is still

2:04:02 correct, though. It is 8-7. It was 7-6,

2:04:05 and now it is 8-7. So, looking at that

2:04:08 trick play, no, pardon me. It should be

2:04:10 7-7 trick plays, because it was 7-5,

2:04:13 then we had the double trick play there.

2:04:15 So, trick play battle, fully clarified

2:04:17 here. We're We're clarifying with our

2:04:18 official scores. It is 7-7 in the

2:04:21 official trick play battle. So, the

2:04:22 Tailgaters need just one trick play to

2:04:24 win the equalizer point here in the

2:04:26 bottom of the eighth inning. That's

2:04:28 huge, because you wanted to send it 4-2

2:04:31 going to the ninth. Loco Beach still has

2:04:32 a chance to walk off this inning. I

2:04:35 guess it's a brand new arm to the

2:04:36 Tailgaters and to be edible. He's a

2:04:38 rookie. He just joined the team about 2

2:04:40 weeks ago and his name is Matthew

2:04:43 Fletcher. Love this guy. He has been a

2:04:45 very big ad to the clubhouse from

2:04:49 Westerfield, Connecticut. Played at

2:04:51 LaSalle University, a Division III

2:04:52 school. Last year had a 79 strikeout to

2:04:55 nine walk K to strikeout ratio, excuse

2:04:59 me, K to walk ratio.

2:05:01 We've got Jordan Brewer, Mike Trout at

2:05:03 the plate right now.

2:05:04 >> What's up, boys?

2:05:08 >> Oh, yeah. Well-struck ball. LEFT FIELD,

2:05:11 THAT'S OVER HIM.

2:05:12 >> GET OFF YOUR HORSE, JORDAN. I'M HERE.

2:05:14 I'M HERE.

2:05:15 >> HUH?

2:05:16 HOW'S IT FEEL?

2:05:17 >> OH, it feels great, fellas.

2:05:18 Feels great.

2:05:19 >> Good piece of hitting.

2:05:20 >> Hey, thank you. I finally hit one.

2:05:23 I mean, you can.

2:05:24 Hey, say hi to the boys.

2:05:26 Say hi to the boys.

2:05:28 What's up there, Timmy?

2:05:29 Yeah.

2:05:31 >> Is that what we call dad power?

2:05:33 >> Hey. Dad power that goes over the fence,

2:05:35 fellas.

2:05:37 >> Well-struck ball has the inning-winning

2:05:39 run at second. VINING DOES THE SAME AND

2:05:43 THAT IS A HUGE HIT.

2:05:45 NO EQUALIZER POINT FOR TEXAS. INSTEAD,

2:05:49 IT'S A WALK-OFF.

2:05:50 ASHBY VINING BRINGS IN JORDAN BREWER,

2:05:53 JB.

2:05:54 >> LET'S GO, BOYS.

2:05:55 >> IT'S A 5-1 LEAD.

2:05:56 >> HEY.

2:05:57 THERE WE GO.

2:05:58 There we go.

2:06:00 Hey.

2:06:01 Hey.

2:06:04 Yep.

2:06:05 Oh.

2:06:07 >> Multi-hit game for Ashby Vining. Jordan

2:06:10 Brewer on the mic ropes a double and

2:06:13 this game has been nothing, and I mean

2:06:16 nothing, but going loco from the beach.

2:06:20 >> Ashby Vining told me on the plane the

2:06:23 other day

2:06:24 that he was not looking forward to being

2:06:25 the home team. I said, "Ashby, it is the

2:06:27 most advantageous thing in all of

2:06:29 Buttermilk." He's like, "With the

2:06:30 equalizer point." I said, "I don't I

2:06:32 love the equalizer point. It's still not

2:06:34 equal. Being the home team in Banana

2:06:36 Ball is so much more advantageous. And

2:06:38 from the third inning on, besides the

2:06:40 sixth,

2:06:41 the Local Beach Coconut have proven why.

2:06:43 And Asby hitting that walk-off double

2:06:44 there,

2:06:45 it's just again, when you're able to

2:06:47 walk off every single inning, possibly

2:06:49 every single inning, the Coconut have

2:06:51 proven that. Now, here in the night

2:06:53 against CJ Williams, a man who gave up

2:06:55 the game-tying home run in the night

2:06:57 last night,

2:06:59 the Tailgaters have a much larger

2:07:01 deficit to come back from. Just one

2:07:03 point last night, right now down five

2:07:05 points to one.

2:07:07 What an eighth inning though from Jordan

2:07:09 Brewer. Let's go back to that, right?

2:07:11 Jordan Brewer secures the double trick

2:07:13 play on the end of that 5-3. Tied the

2:07:15 trick play battle at seven. And then the

2:07:17 Coconut don't even give the Tailgaters a

2:07:19 defensive opportunity to record a trick

2:07:21 play.

2:07:22 Walk off the inning. That's a two-point

2:07:25 swing right there by the boys in teal

2:07:27 and orange. And now, they very much so

2:07:29 have in their hands a golden opportunity

2:07:32 to move back over .500.

2:07:34 >> Jordan Brewer really just did it himself

2:07:36 in that inning. I'm glad you touched on

2:07:38 that, but because if he doesn't go

2:07:39 between the lights at first, Texas gets

2:07:42 the equalizer point. And then,

2:07:44 if that ball he strikes is hit to

2:07:46 somebody, Texas can again get the

2:07:48 equalizer point. So, it's a two-point

2:07:49 swing.

2:07:51 Brewer now shirtless at first base. He's

2:07:53 feeling himself. Coconut three outs away

2:07:58 from moving to two and one. Fans have a

2:08:00 chance.

2:08:02 Ticketed for the seats, however, that

2:08:03 one finds a back.

2:08:07 Long strike.

2:08:08 As Kmart down 0-1. This is the match up

2:08:10 from a night ago. CJ Williams has been

2:08:12 itching to have another chance AGAINST

2:08:14 KYLE MARTIN. WHAT A PLAY at first base

2:08:17 from the ninja umpire. Seth Markum just

2:08:20 did that bare-handed. Is that a Jordan

2:08:21 Brewer impression?

2:08:23 >> I guess.

2:08:26 That was something crazy, man.

2:08:28 Seth Markham used to play a little ball

2:08:29 back in his day.

2:08:32 >> One-two count.

2:08:34 Nobody away.

2:08:37 Did Martin just do it again? No. THIS

2:08:39 ONE'S STALLED OUT just in front of the

2:08:41 track. Running out of room. It's in our

2:08:43 blind spot and it's foul.

2:08:46 >> Gideon gave it a really good chase over

2:08:48 there in front of the fence.

2:08:52 Ooh. Did that catch him in the chest?

2:08:55 Think he kind of lost it as he

2:08:57 transformed over there into the shadows.

2:08:59 Never want to see that. That was not an

2:09:01 out. Still not out here in the top of

2:09:02 the ninth.

2:09:06 >> We'll try the one-two again.

2:09:08 T.J. Williams.

2:09:10 >> He's thrown away. I'll tell you, the

2:09:12 ball just makes a different noise off

2:09:13 Kyle Martin's bat. They all feel like

2:09:15 they could leave the yard cuz it just it

2:09:17 rings and echoes.

2:09:20 The two-two.

2:09:21 This is away. It's a full count for T.J.

2:09:24 And it is a five-to-one ballgame.

2:09:26 Here in the top of the ninth inning.

2:09:28 Full count to Kyle Martin.

2:09:31 Pitch misses low.

2:09:34 No reason to try to extend to second,

2:09:36 but he's going to anyways. The ball gets

2:09:38 into the outfield. That is why you

2:09:39 extend. Now he's headed to third.

2:09:44 Everyone touches the banana ball.

2:09:46 But Kyle Martin was able to work his way

2:09:49 back from down in the count

2:09:51 to over to third base on a ball four

2:09:53 sprint.

2:09:54 >> Well, if that sixth inning taught us

2:09:55 anything when the Tailgaters put four

2:09:57 up, even if you're up by four points,

2:09:59 four runs, [music] whatever,

2:10:01 in the ninth inning where every run

2:10:02 counts as a point,

2:10:04 you still got a shot.

2:10:07 Boys got to be on their P's and Q's

2:10:08 here.

2:10:13 >> Back Danford.

2:10:16 Watches another one miss. That time

2:10:18 upstairs in the elevator shaft. Two-oh.

2:10:35 Good location. CJ Williams makes it a

2:10:37 3-1 count.

2:10:43 What is the second straight ball for

2:10:45 Sprint?

2:10:47 Kyle Martin scores.

2:10:49 Back down third to first. It's a 5-2

2:10:51 Loco Beach lead.

2:10:54 So now with Jose Brother Gonzales, Taj

2:10:56 Porter, and Indiana Stanley,

2:10:58 you'd have to think

2:11:01 if Brother gets on right here,

2:11:04 the golden batter is going to come into

2:11:06 play at some point

2:11:07 for the Tailgaters because right now

2:11:09 Taj, who stands on deck, represents the

2:11:11 game-tying point.

2:11:13 Still not out here in the end.

2:11:17 I'd also like to point out that you'd

2:11:19 have Think first of all, I wish I could

2:11:21 play banana ball growing up, but the

2:11:22 sport wasn't around. So I grew up

2:11:24 playing baseball. And this is the

2:11:27 situation.

2:11:29 It's sent high into the air.

2:11:31 Into the blue sky. Dean Torkelson

2:11:33 helps his pitcher out for out number

2:11:34 one.

2:11:35 I was going to say this is a situation

2:11:38 in traditional baseball where you would

2:11:39 go out there and talk to the guy on the

2:11:41 mound. You know, you've got the lead,

2:11:42 just settle in, but CJ Williams is on an

2:11:45 island. He's alone out there and just

2:11:47 has to battle with his emotions. Giddy

2:11:49 and tail. I don't know if he's cramping

2:11:51 or was on that play over there at the

2:11:53 wall. He is coming off of the field. JD

2:11:55 Urso just entered the ball game to play

2:11:57 right field for the Coconuts. As Taj

2:12:00 Porter steps up to the dish. Hope

2:12:01 everything's okay with Giddy. Oh,

2:12:03 goodness.

2:12:04 That's something to keep an eye on. He's

2:12:05 been electrifying early in his Coconuts

2:12:08 career.

2:12:10 A fly ball. Urso's going to get tested.

2:12:13 Let's see if he was staying hot on the

2:12:14 bench.

2:12:15 No, Pumps calls him off.

2:12:18 That's great situational awareness by

2:12:20 Ben Parker, a guy who just came out

2:12:22 there dealing with the sun. And now AJ

2:12:24 Swiatek, your boys

2:12:27 one more out to get, and they bring on

2:12:29 Zachary Smith.

2:12:39 Couple of warm-up pitches all he needs.

2:12:42 Smith, homecoming game.

2:12:45 ACU product.

2:12:53 But he's going to have to deal with the

2:12:54 golden robe.

2:13:07 >> The Texas Tailgaters are invoking the

2:13:10 golden batter rule. Now batting in place

2:13:14 of Indie Stanley is the Tailgaters

2:13:16 golden batter, Kyle

2:13:19 K-Mart Martin.

2:13:21 >> In this same spot in the lineup a night

2:13:24 ago

2:13:25 Kyle Martin

2:13:27 hit a game-tying home run as the golden

2:13:30 batter right here. Can't tie it up, but

2:13:32 can bring us within a point if he sends

2:13:34 one over the wall.

2:13:36 So far today, K-Mart

2:13:38 not a hit, but two ball four sprints.

2:13:51 Smith's first pitch to him This is a

2:13:53 hair outside.

2:13:55 Electrifying a night ago

2:13:58 Kyle Martin

2:14:00 very mature approach, patience in the

2:14:03 box.

2:14:05 I had 3-0 in the count.

2:14:18 >> Ball four sprint.

2:14:22 All seven defenders behind Zach Smith

2:14:25 have to touch that banana ball. They do,

2:14:27 and the tying run's going to come to the

2:14:29 plate now.

2:14:30 Right when all hope seemed lost,

2:14:33 this is a big, big, big time walk.

2:14:36 >> And there's nobody else you'd want

2:14:37 today. Jason Hart has been the best

2:14:40 hitter today for the Tailgaters. A

2:14:41 couple of doubles

2:14:43 on his ledger, including an RBI double.

2:14:48 >> Quickly ahead 2-0 in the count.

2:14:52 Zach Smith

2:14:54 trying to close out the game. Hart

2:14:56 nearly able to get it pulled side again,

2:14:58 pulled it just foul.

2:15:03 Righty on righty.

2:15:06 Smith kicks the dust up.

2:15:10 Three balls and a strike.

2:15:12 It's another ball four sprint.

2:15:15 Fourth of the inning.

2:15:19 Run comes in to score. Kyle Martin moves

2:15:21 over to third.

2:15:23 Now a two-run night for Texas, who has

2:15:27 the go-ahead run coming up to the plate

2:15:30 in Jordan Hussein.

2:15:32 >> If you'd have told me entering this

2:15:33 inning we'd have the game-tying run on

2:15:35 first, I'd been okay with that. Putting

2:15:38 the Putting the bat in the hand of your

2:15:39 captain.

2:15:42 >> Good job to get ahead from Zach Smith.

2:15:49 LINE DRIVE, TOFLING'S GOT IT, AND THAT'S

2:15:51 A LOCO BEACH WIN.

2:15:56 Let's go Loco, BABY. THEY'RE RIDING THE

2:15:59 WAVE ALL THE WAY to the luau. And in the

2:16:02 team's first ever home game,

2:16:05 how more poetic could it be than to

2:16:08 close things out victorious? Your final

2:16:11 score, Logo Beach Coconut's five, Texas

2:16:15 Tailgaters three, and it's time to hit

2:16:18 the celebratory dance.

2:16:36 >> [cheering]

2:16:45 >> And how about

2:16:46 your Texas Tailgaters as well over here?

2:16:49 >> [cheering]

2:16:51 >> Oh gosh, there's a pool party to get to

2:16:53 in right

2:16:57 Everyone wants in.

2:17:01 >> Fans, thank you so much for the amazing

2:17:03 amazing atmosphere, electricity you

2:17:05 brought today. We absolutely love being

2:17:07 here and impressed

2:17:08 >> Wow, are they all GOING TO JUMP IN? OH,

2:17:11 THERE GOES ONE.

2:17:14 Brett Carson won the race.

2:17:17 Some of the guys are stripping down.

2:17:19 Some of them ARE JUST HOPPING ON IN.

2:17:22 WELCOME TO TWO AND ONE. Feels pretty

2:17:25 good. And what better way to celebrate

2:17:28 than in a lazy river in right field?

2:17:32 We've got Brett Castillo down to talk

2:17:34 with our show man of the game.

2:17:36 >> Home run, a triple. They found barrels

2:17:38 here at Logo Beach and they found

2:17:40 themselves a big time win. Tanner, how

2:17:42 does it feel to get the home win to end

2:17:44 this week?

2:17:44 >> Oh man, you know, last time we lost a

2:17:45 heartbreaker. But it says a lot about

2:17:47 our team coming out to play with same

2:17:48 energy, playing hard, pitchers filled up

2:17:50 the zone, guys we found some barrels,

2:17:51 moved runners. Few big swings and uh we

2:17:53 got a big night win. How about that?

2:17:55 >> And also, vibes were high in the

2:17:57 beginning. It was a little rough at the

2:17:58 end. What does it say about this team's

2:17:59 fight to keep the vibes high?

2:18:00 >> Hey, the game is all about ups and

2:18:01 downs, ups and downs. You got to do your

2:18:03 best to stay even keel. Always say never

2:18:04 too high, never too low. Level-headed,

2:18:06 playing the same game all the time,

2:18:07 baby. That's what we did today.

2:18:08 >> And we had a question from Banana Ball

2:18:09 backstage. 14-year-old Mimi wants to

2:18:11 know, what is your favorite park that

2:18:12 you've ever played in?

2:18:13 >> What um favorite park I've ever played

2:18:14 in?

2:18:15 Guys,

2:18:16 I believe Maroon and White. Dude, in a

2:18:18 perfect world, no question.

2:18:19 >> And and another question for you. You're

2:18:21 having all this fun here. All the vibes

2:18:23 are high. You're representing this brand

2:18:25 all across. What's it like to spread the

2:18:26 vibes wherever you go, especially with

2:18:27 this squad?

2:18:28 >> Oh, that's what we do. Beach to you.

2:18:29 Spread the

2:18:30 >> Breakers is going on a tour all around

2:18:31 America. We can't wait to see you there.

2:18:33 >> We got to keep you here, man. You

2:18:34 believe Maroon and White. You have some

2:18:36 dogs in here. What's it like to do it

2:18:37 with some fellow SEC guys here in the

2:18:38 booth?

2:18:38 >> There there's nothing compared to the

2:18:40 Maroon and White. And it's a true honor.

2:18:42 It almost makes a tear come to my eye

2:18:43 seeing the Maroon and White in the

2:18:44 stands. Maybe here in Cal Bell too, so

2:18:45 that's really, really cool.

2:18:46 >> And look, Cal Bell's high vibes and even

2:18:48 barrels for this guy. A triple and a

2:18:49 home run. Heck of a game, Tanner.

2:18:51 Congratulations.

2:18:52 >> Sir, Roll Noles.

2:18:52 >> Hey, Roll Noles. Guys, back to you.

2:18:57 >> Roll Noles, baby. They earned the trip

2:19:00 to the lazy river. Tanner Allen, showman

2:19:03 of the game for good reason.

2:19:08 Tanner Allen, dude. That's my guy. It's

2:19:10 my absolute guy. I

2:19:12 I I've told the story a few times. Star

2:19:14 from Mississippi last year.

2:19:16 Sent Tanner Allen a DM. Asked him if he

2:19:19 just wants to be on the broadcast

2:19:20 because he's one of the greatest players

2:19:22 in the history of Mississippi State. He

2:19:23 said, "SURE, WHY NOT?" Comes in the

2:19:25 booth with Drake Toll and myself. After

2:19:27 that, I said, "Man, you you still you

2:19:29 can still play a little ball, huh?" He

2:19:31 said, "I think so. What's that Banana

2:19:33 Ball thing all about? I I think I might

2:19:35 be interested." It's funny. We were

2:19:36 talking about this this morning. He

2:19:37 said, "I think I might be interested,

2:19:38 but I don't know." Sends Berry Aldridge

2:19:40 a text. Goes to Trout in LA and dressed

2:19:43 up as Elvis Presley. And then today, TA,

2:19:45 man. And we talked about it in the

2:19:46 pregame show, AJ.

2:19:48 When you got a guy that's as good as

2:19:50 Tanner Allen, he's going to catch up.

2:19:52 Jessica Cole, what do you got for us?

2:19:55 >> Jesse, an incredible showing here for

2:19:57 two for one of the newer franchises, one

2:19:59 of the younger franchises in the Texas

2:20:00 Tailgaters. What's it like to see them

2:20:02 put on a show like this here in Frisco?

2:20:04 >> Tough for these guys, you know, to be on

2:20:05 the road. We would have three different

2:20:06 shows going on around the country. And

2:20:08 the Texas Tailgaters had to carry this

2:20:10 show. And obviously the Coconuts, you

2:20:12 know, they're here, they don't mess

2:20:13 around. And it's fun to watch them. And

2:20:14 you know, they created a lot of fans

2:20:16 again tonight or today and after last

2:20:18 night with the Tailgaters, it's amazing

2:20:19 to see what's happening with the fan

2:20:21 base. You know, you don't have a a

2:20:22 visiting team win or not their show,

2:20:25 they're in Texas and the crowd goes

2:20:27 absolutely crazy. It's fun to watch.

2:20:29 >> I got a new guy to the game, Tanner

2:20:30 Allen, who had to embrace everything

2:20:32 that Banana Ball was compared to what he

2:20:33 was doing. What's it like to see a guy

2:20:35 like that and so many guys like him

2:20:37 embrace the Banana Ball culture?

2:20:39 >> Well, they're owning it. The guys, you

2:20:40 know, the Coconuts, of course, they're a

2:20:41 lot of them play with their shirts off.

2:20:42 They're just having fun. They're owning

2:20:44 it. And I think that's what's what's

2:20:46 great. I think these guys understand

2:20:47 that the game is meant to have fun. And

2:20:49 when you have fun, you perform better.

2:20:50 And you see that with all these guys.

2:20:52 It's a big adjustment for a lot of the

2:20:53 professional players. You know, every

2:20:55 day they got to grind and grind to try

2:20:56 to get to the next level. And they're

2:20:58 competing against their teammates on how

2:21:00 they go. Here we are, we're all in this

2:21:01 together. And that's what's great. Right

2:21:02 now after the show, all the players,

2:21:04 both teams, are going to go out, meet

2:21:05 the fans. We're all going to have dinner

2:21:07 together. And it's just they compete on

2:21:08 the field, but we're in this together to

2:21:10 put on a great show. And the guys are

2:21:12 playing better because of it.

2:21:13 >> The competition, obviously a big

2:21:15 signature this year. That game almost

2:21:17 went down to the wire. It could have

2:21:18 gone either way. And it was walk-off

2:21:20 fashion the night before. How much fun

2:21:22 is it to see this league get as

2:21:23 competitive but entertain the fans as

2:21:25 it's going?

2:21:25 >> Well, it's great. I mean, it's a great

2:21:26 start. I mean, we still got a lot of

2:21:27 work today. A lot of work to do. And you

2:21:29 know, I I think the the one less hour of

2:21:32 sleep affected a little bit today. I

2:21:34 think, you know, obviously the guys know

2:21:35 that we can we can get better. And and

2:21:37 so I think it's just the the starting

2:21:39 point. But when you have great moments

2:21:40 like a golden batter home run to to tie

2:21:42 the game and you have great, you know, I

2:21:44 mean, this game was out of hand. And

2:21:46 then it came back and literally tying

2:21:47 run is on first base. That's what the

2:21:49 beauty of Banana Ball. No matter what,

2:21:51 there's no such thing as really a

2:21:52 blowout. You can always be in it. And uh

2:21:54 they were all watching Equalizer point

2:21:56 and that almost came down to it at the

2:21:57 end. And so that's what I love about

2:21:58 this game. And and remember, a lot of

2:22:00 these guys were just learning. We're

2:22:01 brand new. So many new players, 65-plus

2:22:04 brand new players to banana ball this

2:22:05 year. Uh and we're only a few games in,

2:22:07 so I can't wait to see where we are in a

2:22:08 few weeks, in a few months.

2:22:09 >> Whether there's a football stadium or

2:22:11 stadium like this, the energy was high.

2:22:13 What's it like to see that energy in the

2:22:14 fans be electrified by the play here on

2:22:16 the field?

2:22:17 >> I mean, it's great. Whether we're at a

2:22:18 5,000-seat stadium or, you know, next

2:22:19 week at the Superdome, 75,000 fans. I

2:22:22 mean, it's great. I mean, you look all

2:22:23 around, every single stadium's full. All

2:22:25 the seats are full. They're here early,

2:22:27 in hours hours before the game, and they

2:22:29 stay till the end. And that's what's

2:22:30 great about this game and great about

2:22:32 the fans, that they they really stay

2:22:33 here and they support cuz you never know

2:22:35 what's going to happen and you may miss

2:22:36 something if you leave early. And that's

2:22:38 what's fun to watch.

2:22:39 >> That's why a lot of us stay here. Jesse

2:22:40 says it all the time, we're still in the

2:22:41 first inning. But AJ, Brett, back to

2:22:43 you.

2:22:46 >> Jesse Cole put it perfectly. When you

2:22:48 have fun,

2:22:50 the good play comes. And I'll tell you

2:22:51 what, there's no team having more fun

2:22:53 than Loco Beach right now. Two and one.

2:22:56 We're going Loco, baby. Beach to you.

2:23:01 >> That's it. You don't have a question for

2:23:02 me. SURE.

2:23:04 >> THE TEXAS TAILGATERS fan returning here

2:23:05 to Frisco, that's a special spot. You

2:23:07 know, split it last year, one and one.

2:23:09 And and another special weekend again

2:23:11 this weekend. I think Jesse put it so

2:23:12 eloquently about our game today. I mean,

2:23:15 man, Loco Beach dominated. I mean, they

2:23:18 absolutely dominated the game today. But

2:23:20 you still had the game-tying run and the

2:23:22 go-ahead run {slash} point at the plate

2:23:24 there during the final out. It was

2:23:26 special stuff. You seen Zach Smith come

2:23:28 on, a guy from Abilene Texas, played at

2:23:30 Abilene Christian, coached at Abilene

2:23:32 Christian, family lineage there, come on

2:23:34 and and record the final out there for

2:23:36 Loco Beach. Special moment for him,

2:23:38 special moment for both brands this

2:23:40 weekend. You know, FSU with banana ball

2:23:41 kickoff special. We talked about it,

2:23:43 man. It's something that's been in the

2:23:44 works. Our team president Jared Orton's

2:23:45 had in the works for years.

2:23:48 But this weekend, the fact that our

2:23:50 sport has been able to prove that we can

2:23:52 put on three successful shows across

2:23:55 this great country. We're going to

2:23:56 continue to do that the whole year.

2:23:58 Forget in between the lines. Forget

2:23:59 coconuts. Forget tailgaters. Forget

2:24:01 bananas. Forget party animals. Forget

2:24:03 clowns. Forget firefighters. What our

2:24:06 sport, what our organization is able to

2:24:08 do right now,

2:24:09 bar none, to anybody else in this

2:24:11 country. That's what I'm most special

2:24:13 about this weekend, A.J. Swaitek. I am

2:24:15 proud to be a part of Banana Ball this

2:24:17 weekend. Also proud to be a part of

2:24:19 these Texas Tailgaters, and excited to

2:24:20 have the head around Rock next weekend.

2:24:22 >> That's the beauty of Banana Ball. It has

2:24:24 been an honor sharing the booth with

2:24:25 someone that I consider a good friend,

2:24:27 Bret Loftis. So, for our amazing

2:24:29 production crew that's working on site

2:24:31 here in Frisco, Texas, I wish I had the

2:24:34 time to say everyone by name, but we've

2:24:36 got to go catch a wave, and we've got a

2:24:37 luau to get to. Go Loco, baby. That's a

2:24:40 Coconuts win.

2:24:42 Gator up.

2:26:29 >> Mhm.