Firefighters @ Texas Tailgaters

0:30 [music]

1:44 down. N feel.

2:01 As Bananaball arrives to the sparkling

2:03 city by the sea, I can't help but think,

2:06 how blessed are we? Live from Corpus

2:10 Christi, Texas, the Texas Tailgator

2:12 return to the Lawn Star State. They host

2:15 the other middle child of Banana Ball,

2:17 the firefighters. Coming off with a win

2:19 in front of 101,000 folks in Neiam

2:22 Stadium just 5 days ago. The boys in

2:24 blue and orange will look to Banana Ball

2:26 strikeout leader Brett Sanchez tonight

2:28 as the firefighters will run out Austin

2:31 Temple. Come on in the booth and stay a

2:34 while. He's Zach Stton. I'm Brett Loft

2:37 is here in the home of the Corpus

2:39 Christi Hooks. What a burger field and

2:42 what a trip we've had to get here. We'll

2:44 tell you all about that uh as we roll

2:46 out through the show. Zack St. we

2:48 mentioned Corpus Christie how special it

2:49 is because of the skipper of the

2:51 firefighters. Val Perez gets to lead the

2:53 firefighters in the battle in this

2:55 three-game series in her hometown as

2:57 Banana Ball playing their first ever

2:59 time here in Corpus Christie.

3:00 >> 10-year firefighter here at station 7 of

3:02 the Corpus Christie Fire Department. Her

3:04 family was started here in Corpus

3:06 Christi. She played college softball and

3:09 renamed the defensive award at Corpus

3:11 Christi of Texas A&M right here in her

3:14 hometown. What a better way to come back

3:16 and come to the city of Corpus Christie

3:18 for the first time with [music] this

3:19 sport. What a better way to honor her

3:21 than potentially breaking a four-game

3:22 losing streak. Brett,

3:24 >> special is Val returning to Corpus

3:26 Christi. What else is special is what

3:28 happened the last two the last time

3:29 these two teams played. Jonathan

3:31 Sunshine looters

3:34 the triggeration overload. Book it. Book

3:37 it. Book it. Book it. Book it. BOOK IT.

3:38 BOOK IT. ROLL TAPE.

3:42 >> Jonathan Sunshine Lers breaks the

3:44 banana. Single game trick play record

3:48 with his ninth trick play here in El

3:50 Paso. Sunshine Temp.

3:55 [music]

3:58 Sunshine. Oh, what a play. Between the

4:00 legs, hip drill to himself. Book it. Tip

4:04 drill. Bucket. [music]

4:06 Book it.

4:08 Jordan bar between the legs for between

4:10 the legs. Sunny. Bucket. Bucket. But

4:14 it's sunshine. Tip drill. Bucket.

4:17 Bucket. Triggeration overload here in

4:20 [music] Texas. Hit out the sunshine

4:23 between the legs. Book it to first. Not

4:26 in time. Hit the sunshine between the

4:29 legs.

4:31 Jonathan sunshineers [music]

4:34 between the legs

4:40 to one and they just broke the single

4:43 game trick play record with 22 of them.

4:46 Jonathan Sunshine losers nine trick

4:49 plays looking for the record.

4:52 >> The trick play leaders this season in

4:54 Banana Ball here in the Banana Ball

4:57 Championship League. Jonathan Sunshine

5:00 Looters, Jordan Hussein, couple

5:01 tailgators at the top of that list. Ryan

5:03 Cox, Al Jacobo, Jordan Brewer. So, a

5:06 couple of coconuts, couple tailgator

5:07 sandwich, Ryan Cox there in the middle

5:08 as you see there on the bottom line.

5:10 Sunshine is the only player in the BBCL

5:13 to be [music] averaging over three trick

5:16 plays a game. Ryan Cox has 49. Fun

5:18 little stat for you if you're into those

5:20 types of things. Sunshine has 49 trick

5:22 plays just since the open. He has been

5:25 absolutely incredible as those are your

5:28 trick play leaders so far here in 2026.

5:33 Zack Dayton Kaden Peanut Green is the

5:36 closest firefighter to [music] the top

5:37 five here with 37 trick plays. Sits four

5:40 spots out. The firefighters are going to

5:43 need to induce a lot of trick plays

5:44 tonight to even have a shot at the

5:46 equalizer point. More [music] so just to

5:48 get themselves feeling good in the field

5:50 here. As you take a look at these trick

5:51 play leaders, Jonathan Sunshine Lutters,

5:53 you use the word special. [music]

5:54 That man is special. And we saw it in El

5:56 Paso, Texas. But you know who else has

5:59 been special? Are these pitchers

6:00 inducing a lot of trick plays as well,

6:02 Brett Loftess. And again, it's got a

6:04 Texas tailgator seasoning to that one as

6:06 well.

6:06 >> Yeah. Top three CD, CC, and stank stake.

6:10 Christian Davis, Chris Clark, and Brett

6:11 Sanchez. You'll see Brett Sanchez here

6:13 tonight. Tomorrow night though, our

6:15 [music] probable starter is Christian

6:17 Davis who's first on this list and the

6:18 man who's tied fourth on this list for

6:20 the firefighters, Jared Donaldelsson.

6:22 It's very impressive what the Tailgators

6:24 have done. Obviously with the defense

6:25 that they have behind them, you can kind

6:26 of come to expect that. But Jared

6:28 Donaldson with a team that hasn't

6:30 evencliped 200 trick plays yet. [music]

6:32 It's still been inducing a lot of ground

6:33 balls and getting a lot of trick plays

6:34 in the firefighters.

6:35 >> Especially when you take a peek at the

6:36 fact that they have struck out a ton of

6:38 batters and also had a ton of ball four

6:40 sprints. The firefighters getting that

6:42 many trick plays for Jared Donaldson

6:45 speaks volumes about how good that

6:46 defense has [music] the potential to be.

6:48 We've talked about trick plays a lot in

6:49 the open. That's because it comes down

6:51 to it in a lot of these games as you

6:53 take a peek at what happened in

6:55 Scranton, Pennsylvania. Look, the

6:56 firefighters were down 4 [music] nothing

6:58 in the top of the third inning, but a

6:59 trick play missed scores the fifth run

7:01 of the inning and that would allow the

7:03 firefighters to come all the way back

7:05 and take a point [music] after a lengthy

7:06 rain delay in Pennsylvania. This is game

7:08 two by the way. Armando Beretta can

7:11 scoot around and the runner at second

7:13 can come home because Zach Smith threw

7:15 it to [music] nobody. Again, an error

7:17 plays a huge part. Firefighters go up

7:19 2-1. Darien McDow, he's about one

7:23 meter away from his second homer of 2026

7:26 [music] instead. That'll land and score

7:27 a runner from first and easily give the

7:29 Fire Fighters a 3-1 lead. And then 20

7:32 million views nearly on this here video.

7:34 Push-ups delights. Maybe a few more

7:37 delights [music] as well in this here

7:38 pushup contest between Bo the Beaver and

7:41 Marshall [music] Shield. But then the

7:42 trick plays. Coconuts were down one

7:44 trick play going into this inning. Guess

7:46 what? Now they're tied. One batter

7:48 later. Look at this. JD Erso [music]

7:51 between the legs. The Coconuts get their

7:53 six trick play, take the trick play

7:55 battle, and get the equalizer point.

7:57 They would go into the ninth down one.

7:59 And then they would score three in the

8:01 top of the ninth to give themselves a 53

8:04 lead. one. The firefighters [music]

8:06 could not get back despite having

8:07 runners on the corners in the bottom of

8:10 the ninth inning. And that is a huge

8:12 reason why the firefighters have gone on

8:14 [music] a little bit of a cold spell

8:15 here is that equalizer point as you see

8:17 Salacobo take the light [music] contact

8:19 from Armando Bay high in the sky. The

8:22 trick plays have to be a priority for

8:24 the firefighters. We saw a heck of a

8:26 rainy day in Scranton. [music]

8:28 Boy, Neland Stadium, it rained for a

8:30 little bit, Brett Loftess, but then the

8:31 sunshine opened up. Yeah, we made it out

8:33 of the rain and CD was playing that

8:36 sweet music in the bottom of the first

8:37 when he struck out Cal [music] Jackson

8:39 knowing the earned the boys in red,

8:40 white, and blue their first point of the

8:42 night. How about this dude? Welcome back

8:44 to the SEC. Zack Watson [music] his

8:46 first homer of both the year and of the

8:48 ball game at that point in route to

8:52 pushing in that inning. Three to one.

8:54 Watty says hello yet again. Welcome

8:56 back. I'm volunteering myself for the

8:58 call. Second home run in route [music]

9:00 to point number two for those boys

9:02 dawning the state of Texas. And then

9:05 something really cool happened. Zack

9:07 Watson, front of the program to this

9:08 point. What a wow backflip catch from

9:11 LSU's finest to secure trick play number

9:14 12 in the ball game in route to the

9:17 equalizer [music] point. We must break

9:20 up the regular schedule programming to

9:21 welcome you to the auction. Of course,

9:23 11th home run of the year for Kyle

9:25 Martin, pacing the Banana Ball

9:26 Championship League. And then it

9:29 continued to be all about defense this

9:32 time [music] from the fans. A fan called

9:34 foul ball, the third of the night, the

9:36 first going in favor of the Texas

9:38 Tailgator. Off the bat of Dan Overst.

9:40 Out number one in the bottom of the

9:42 eighth. Out number two, Zack Watson. You

9:44 know him, you love him. You see him

9:46 again and you see that for the second

9:47 time. Second backflip catch of the ball

9:50 game for Wadi. Whoa.

9:52 One more out to get in the inning.

9:54 Needing one more trick play to get the

9:55 equalizer point. It's the captain Jordan

9:58 Hussein falling away. 15-4 in four to

10:02 three. Would we enter the night? Fred

10:04 Sanchez got the first two outs. Reese

10:06 Miller comes in and gets the final one

10:08 as Jonathan [music] Sunshine losers for

10:09 the love of the game. Gets trick play

10:11 number 30 combined in the ball game. And

10:14 the Texas tailgator have now won the two

10:16 biggest banana ball games in the history

10:18 of our sport. [music] as now where we

10:20 currently stand in those standings. The

10:23 bananas a twoame set this weekend in

10:25 Kansas City in the first ever major

10:27 league stadium that the Indianapolis

10:28 Clowns will headline tailgator

10:30 firefighters threeame set here in Corpus

10:33 Christie Coconuts will be playing the

10:35 party animals there in Orlando twoame

10:38 series with Mr. Mickey Mouse himself in

10:42 Disney World.

10:42 >> You're telling me this is a Mickey Mouse

10:44 set here between the animals and the

10:45 coconuts for the firefighters tonight.

10:47 Look, you win tonight, you move into the

10:49 fourth spot because you own the

10:51 head-to-head tiebreaker against the

10:52 Party Animals with an equal winning

10:54 percentage and record. So, tonight maybe

10:56 not a mustwin as you hear a roar for Val

10:58 Perez in the background getting

10:59 introduced in her hometown. This is a

11:02 must-win maybe for the Vibes for their

11:04 head coach, but certainly for the record

11:05 books tonight. The firefighters have to

11:07 get something done this weekend. Those

11:09 are the standings. We need to learn

11:11 about the rules of the game. And to hear

11:13 about those, THE BEST MAN TO DO IT IS

11:15 THE MAN IN THE YELLOW HAT AND THE YELLOW

11:16 TUX, Jesse Cole.

11:20 >> Banana Ball is the fastest and most

11:22 entertaining show in sports. And the 11

11:25 rules guarantee the most fans first

11:27 experience every second.

11:28 >> Unbelievable.

11:30 >> WELCOME TO THE BANANA BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP

11:32 LEAGUE.

11:33 >> Rule number one, win the inning, win the

11:35 point. The team that scores the most

11:37 runs in an inning wins the point. It's a

11:40 walk-off winner to the deepest

11:42 [cheering] BALL FIELD.

11:43 >> OH MY GOODNESS.

11:44 >> With the equalizer point, trick plays

11:46 provide the away team an opportunity to

11:49 earn a point going into the final

11:50 inning. And in the final inning, every

11:53 run counts as a point. Rule number two,

11:56 banana ball has a 2hour time limit,

11:58 guaranteeing that every game is

12:00 fast-paced and action-packed. Rule

12:03 number three, no stepping out of the

12:05 batter's box. If you do, it will result

12:07 in a strike. back stepped out of the box

12:09 and because he stepped out of the box

12:11 that's it.

12:12 >> Rule number four, no bunting cuz bunting

12:15 sucks. If you bunt, you'll be thrown out

12:18 of the game. Rule number five, batters

12:20 can steal first base.

12:21 >> Ball three, GET IT TAKEN OFF FOR FIRST

12:23 THROW FROM LOY IN TIME.

12:26 >> Rule number six, there's no walks. Walks

12:30 are ball force sprints. The batter can

12:32 advance as far as they want until every

12:34 position player touches THE BALL. NO

12:36 DEFENDERS HAVE TOUCHED THE BANANA BALL.

12:38 IT IS A FOUR BASE SPREAD TO OPEN UP THE

12:42 BALL GAME.

12:42 >> Rule number seven,

12:44 >> no mound visits.

12:46 >> Nope. Rule number eight, foul balls

12:49 caught by a fan count as an out.

12:51 >> Oh, THEY DID. THEY CAN'T.

12:56 We're going to show

12:57 >> rule number nine, the showdowns. In

13:00 showdowns, the best of the best face off

13:02 in the biggest moment. One hitter verse

13:05 one pitcher with one fielder behind him

13:07 and the hitter has to score DEEP TO

13:09 RIGHT CENTER. Cuater

13:14 rule number 10. The banana ball

13:15 challenge role gives the coaches and you

13:18 the fans a chance to impact a call on

13:20 the field. [cheering] Rule number 11,

13:23 the golden batter. Once a game, each

13:25 team can give any player in it back

13:28 regardless of the lineup. This offers

13:30 the biggest matchups on the biggest

13:32 stage. Big on big.

13:35 It's gone. It's gone. It's gone.

13:38 >> Get out of here ball. THAT [cheering]

13:40 THING HAD A FAMILY.

13:43 >> And those are the rules of banana ball.

13:49 >> This is the ballpark that we are so

13:51 blessed to play in here tonight. Our

13:54 lovely sport of banana ball for the

13:55 first ever time coming to Waterburger

13:58 Field in Corpus Christi, Texas. opened a

14:01 hair over 21 years ago. Short down the

14:04 left field wide right field 325 dead

14:07 center 400 and we are 823 ft away from

14:11 home plate. That is the Corpus Christie

14:13 Bay. Easy for Kyle Martin to hit one out

14:15 there. Very easy. And then the home of

14:17 the Hooks, the DA affiliate of the

14:19 Houston [music] Astros. They have played

14:21 here during the entire 21 years of this

14:24 ballpark. [music] But the bridge Zack

14:25 Stton has not been out behind left

14:27 field. No. The entire 21 years of this

14:29 ballpark. in our stadium bible that I've

14:31 created here for the firefighters. The

14:33 bridge is actually behind us in right

14:35 field. That was a temporary bridge while

14:37 they built this new Corpus Christi Bay

14:40 Bridge. So, uh, Joe Mikolik told us

14:42 today he's been old enough to see the

14:43 bridge behind both outfields at some

14:45 point in time.

14:46 >> Joe Mik's old enough to see a lot of

14:48 things. Uh, let's call that what it is

14:50 right there. That's a secret sticker

14:51 between me, you God, and everyone

14:53 actually come to think of it. Uh, so

14:55 what a burger field. Zack Stton had his

14:58 first ever experience with one of Burger

15:00 Field last night. We have had the

15:01 experience of Trey Jones being back on

15:03 the road with us. Earlier today, he

15:05 caught up with our good friend Michael

15:07 Schwarz.

15:11 >> There's the tailgate and then there's

15:13 the pre-show that Trey Jones decided to

15:15 break out a little bit of a concert for

15:16 the section behind home plate. Give it a

15:19 listen as he's riffing it up.

15:30 >> [music]

15:33 >> You may not know this, but Trey actually

15:34 plays a guitar. And no matter who he's

15:36 playing in the locker room, they crowd

15:38 around you. Isn't that right?

15:39 >> Oh, yeah, man. I love it. I mean, every

15:41 time I come out here, the crowd just

15:42 shows so much love for whatever we got

15:44 to do and whatever I get to do out here.

15:46 And I love playing the guitar for the

15:47 fans. So, it's amazing. BK on the

15:48 firefighters goes, "I am just so in awe

15:52 watching this guy play the guitar. You

15:54 actually said it's helping you through

15:55 the injury right now, keeping you

15:57 focused."

15:57 >> Oh, yeah. Absolutely. You know, that's

15:59 the one thing that's great about Banana

16:01 Ball is that you can do more in this

16:03 atmosphere than just play on the field.

16:05 And being able to play the guitar in

16:06 front of the crowd and entertain in

16:08 different ways really helped me get

16:09 through this whole injury process.

16:10 >> A little bit of a homecoming for you.

16:12 You went to uh Texas A&M University here

16:14 in Corpus Christi uh between 2019 2023.

16:18 You got a lot of people coming this

16:19 weekend.

16:19 >> Oh yeah, I have so many people coming

16:20 this weekend. Today I have about 15

16:23 members of the old church group that I

16:25 had coming today. I have some old

16:27 teammates coming on Saturday and my old

16:29 coach's wife and their and their and

16:31 their daughters coming tomorrow. So,

16:33 it's going to be a whole homecoming

16:34 thing. I can't wait to see everybody.

16:35 Now Trey, a lot of people want to know

16:37 when can we see your talents with the

16:39 guitar, but also your talents back on

16:42 this field.

16:43 >> A couple more weeks. A couple more weeks

16:44 and I'll be back out there running

16:45 around with the guys, playing the

16:46 guitar, putting them both together, and

16:48 just having a good time all around.

16:49 >> His parents bought him a guitar in

16:51 Walmart for like 40 bucks when you were

16:53 four years old, plastic guitar, and he

16:55 was just terrific ever since. He rifted

16:57 at the two largest stadiums, the two

16:59 largest games ever in Banana Ball

17:01 history. Real quick, how was that? I

17:03 mean, that was probably one of the most

17:05 surreal moments I've ever been a part

17:06 of. I mean, first of all, Texas A&M,

17:09 that's not too far away from home for

17:10 me. And I honestly, I've never been to

17:12 an&m game, so being able to experience

17:13 Kyle Field for the first time like that

17:15 and being able to play in front of that

17:16 crowd was insane. And then Knoxville

17:18 right behind it. I mean, that's just an

17:20 insane experience I'm never going to

17:22 forget. And I'm glad that me and uh Sexy

17:23 Sachs were able to really get it off and

17:26 entertain the crowd as best as we could.

17:28 >> I I watch his reels and I I just can't

17:30 stop watching. And this crowd can't stop

17:31 clapping. Great. Thank you so much.

17:33 Bring it out with a little riff.

17:44 >> Trey Jones, one of the most

17:46 well-renowned guitarist in Banana Land.

17:48 And now we go to one of the most

17:50 well-renowned arms in Banana Land

17:52 tonight. Brett Sanchez, visitor a year

17:54 ago, [music] firstear tailgator, has

17:56 struck out more than any other pitcher

17:58 besides Austin Drury and Chris Clark in

18:01 our sport of banana ball. And Austin

18:02 Temple after two weekends off, comes

18:05 back [music] to throw the pill tonight

18:06 for the firefighters.

18:07 >> This is a really cool day for Austin

18:09 Temple, part of the Houston Astros

18:11 organization. He was one phone call away

18:13 in Single A from getting the call up

18:15 here to double A with the Corpus

18:17 Christie Hooks tonight. he gets to go to

18:19 the park that I know he dreamed about

18:21 pitching in here with a mindset of, hey,

18:23 I've had a couple of weeks, let's get

18:24 [music] that ball force sprint number a

18:26 little bit lower and let's get those KS

18:27 up a little bit. If he can do that, we

18:30 saw him against in Scottsdale against

18:31 these Texas Gators. He was really

18:33 effective and really productive. Let's

18:34 see if a couple weeks off helps out at

18:37 has only recorded two outs over the last

18:39 three weeks. Brett Sanchez, you know

18:41 him, you love him. The April pitcher of

18:42 the month, we could talk about him a

18:44 long time, but [music] and we will.

18:46 Stank steak. Thank you. Thank you. Thank

18:47 you for that pitcher graphic as now we

18:49 look at our keys to success. First we

18:51 must start with the firefighters. No

18:54 sprinting [music] must get tricky.

18:55 Pretty simple, Zach.

18:56 >> Yep, pretty much. 117 ball force sprints

18:58 is the most in the [music] BBCL. Most

19:00 issued, that's not going to work. And

19:02 you've got to get tricky with it. You

19:03 win the trick play battle, you're nine

19:04 and [music] one. You don't, you have won

19:06 one time. You've got to get better on

19:07 defense with the TRICK PLAYS. TAFFINE

19:10 Cowboys is correct. You [music] know

19:11 why? Besides Indiana Stanley and Taj

19:14 Porter, myself and the entire roster

19:16 arrived to Corpus Christie this morning

19:17 at 5:30 a.m. Boy, do I have a story for

19:19 you. New dog, same tricks. [music] The

19:21 tailgator have recorded 14 trust trick

19:24 plays in nine straight games. That's the

19:29 key to success. This is my great friend

19:32 and roommate Ryan Stone, who's going TO

19:34 GET US HYPED UP.

19:40 GENTLEMEN,

19:42 boys and girls, and parking lot party

19:45 people from around

19:50 the world.

19:52 Tonight, you and thousands of your

19:55 friends here live. Millions more

19:57 watching at home have gathered to

19:59 witness something that frat boys across

20:01 the country could only ever dream of.

20:05 From parking lots to 80ft yachts, from

20:09 backyard grills to a stadium that

20:11 thrills the pregamers come from every

20:14 corner of the globe to witness this. But

20:17 this is not baseball. No, this is the

20:21 arena where these Texas twosteping

20:24 tradition upset big hit getting ball

20:27 players await the opening of the gate to

20:29 deliver a Texassiz beatdown to whoever

20:33 lines them up across from them. And

20:35 tonight, ladies and gentlemen,

20:37 well, it looks like the firefighters are

20:40 about to FIND OUT WHY YOU DON'T MESS

20:43 WITH TEXAS.

20:46 [cheering]

20:49 But this is not your granddad's pastime.

20:52 This is not just another night at the

20:53 ballpark. No, this game is baseball by

20:56 birth, but it's fruit by name and an

20:58 absolute worldwide phenomenon BY THE

21:01 GRACE OF GOD. So now is the time for all

21:08 of you here in Corpus Christi, TEXAS TO

21:12 GET UP on your feet and give me your

21:17 voices

21:21 [cheering]

21:22 because this is the greatest pregame in

21:24 sports and it never ends. Ladies and

21:26 gentlemen, this is Banana Ball.

21:32 [cheering]

21:33 >> Corpus Christie. THE STARTING LINEUP FOR

21:37 YOUR TEXAS TAILGATOR.

21:40 Hit left field. NUMBER TWO, ZACK W.

21:49 The designated hitter number nine, Nick

21:53 Lopez. [screaming]

21:58 >> The extra hitter number 27,

22:02 Kyle Martin.

22:08 >> At third base, number six, Jordan.

22:14 [screaming]

22:17 At first base, number 85,

22:21 Taylor Justice

22:26 >> in right field, number 28.

22:37 That's second base number 11.

22:46 behind the playing catcher number 26

22:50 Tosh the quad father quarter

22:56 in center field number seven Indiana

23:05 at shortstop [music]

23:07 number five Jordan

23:14 the starting pitcher

23:16 Number 17, Brett Sanchez.

23:24 And leading the party, the head coach

23:28 Joe Nicholas,

23:30 assisted by Coach Penny and Coach

23:34 Andrew, father of the tail.

23:47 Ladies and gentlemen, at this time we

23:50 ask that you please rise if able, remove

23:53 your caps, and turn your attention to

23:55 third base for the presentation of

23:57 tonight's colors presented by the Corpus

24:00 Christi Fire Department.

24:45 And now, as we honor America with

24:48 tonight's singing of the national

24:49 anthem,

24:50 Please welcome to the field Daniel

24:53 Jacob.

24:57 Say

24:59 you see

25:01 by the dawn early light.

25:05 What so proudly

25:08 we held [singing]

25:10 at the twilight last gleaming.

25:14 whose broad stripes and bright stars

25:17 [singing]

25:18 through the per roll

25:22 by. Oh, the ramparts [singing]

25:25 we watched were so gallently

25:30 streaming

25:32 and the rockets [singing]

25:34 regular.

25:36 The bones burst in in [singing] air,

25:40 gave proof through the night [singing]

25:45 that our flag was still there.

25:50 Oh, say [singing] does that star

25:53 spangled

25:55 ber

25:56 in way

26:01 of the land and of the free

26:07 and [singing] the home of the

26:12 bra.

26:16 >> Corpus Christy, Texas. Give it up for

26:20 Daniel Jacob and THE CORPUS CHRISTI FIRE

26:24 DEPARTMENT.

26:26 [cheering]

26:28 [applause]

26:59 How blessed are we? The Texas

27:02 tailgators, the firefighters, the middle

27:06 children of Banana Ball back here in the

27:08 Lone Star State to play their first ever

27:11 three game series

27:14 in the [music] sparkling city by the

27:16 seat. And I have my sparkling eye of

27:18 Banana, Zack Stenson to my right. I'm

27:21 Brett Lawson. [cheering] This is the

27:24 Texas Tailgator YouTube channel that we

27:26 are so blessed to join you with here

27:28 tonight. as now we are blessed to look

27:30 at the defensive lineup for the boys

27:32 donating alone star state this evening

27:35 the Texas tailgator I I mean it doesn't

27:38 get much better than [music] this when

27:39 you look at defenses in banana ballad

27:41 out in left andy Stanley in center

27:44 brother Gonzalez back in the defensive

27:45 lineup after Kyle Martin getting both

27:47 starts in the corner outfield positions

27:50 last weekend justice on the corners

27:52 Sunny and Jordan Hussein up the middle

27:55 best trick play duo in the sport one and

27:56 two in trick plays it's the quadfather

27:59 who is making his 16th consecutive start

28:02 behind the dish tonight. That is the

28:03 longest active streak in the sport thus

28:05 [music] far. That is 13 consecutive

28:07 regular season. Three of those including

28:10 the open of that 16 tonight. And who is

28:13 he joined by? Nobody else other than the

28:15 trickiest pitcher in our sport, the man

28:18 I call state. The man that will be

28:20 thanking us quite a lot tonight. Brett

28:23 Sanchez, the bride of Slide, Louisiana,

28:26 is coming out here [music] to throw game

28:29 one of this series and arguably Zach

28:31 Stton. There hasn't been a better

28:33 pitcher in this sport not named Danny

28:34 Hley this year.

28:35 >> You could look at his own staff and

28:37 think about the rookie pitchers with

28:38 Chris Clark, but this guy is just

28:40 incredible when it comes to filling up

28:43 the zone with strikes. And I want to

28:44 point out this too, eight ball four

28:46 sprints. This guy has been incredible

28:49 with not letting you touch the bases for

28:52 free. You're going to have to earn it

28:54 with a guy like Brett Sanchez, a former

28:57 visitor, one of 14 visitors from a year

28:59 ago who will face the firefighters here

29:02 tonight. Just the lone visitor from a

29:04 year ago here on the Texas Tailgator

29:07 this year.

29:07 >> And Allen, him and Brad Allen, both

29:09 former visitors from last year as that

29:11 Brad Sanchez will have to face a visitor

29:13 to begin the ball game for the

29:14 firefighters.

29:15 >> That is exactly right. Tiner Hughes at

29:17 the top of the order after getting

29:18 pulled to the final game in Witchah.

29:21 He's been excellent. Seven hits over his

29:23 last two weekends. Tiner Hughes right

29:25 back to lead off Tiner Hugh stuff. Kaden

29:27 Peanut Green, the most improved player

29:29 in the sport. Dons at number two spot.

29:31 We have mixed up the 345 hitter a couple

29:33 different times over the last few

29:34 weekends. Tonight they'll go DC3 in that

29:36 three spot. Logan Lacy and cleanup and

29:39 EJ in that five hole. And Lamar Sparks,

29:41 he might have a very special moment

29:43 playing tonight. a leader for the

29:44 firefighters in home runs with five.

29:47 >> It's funny, Sanchez gets to face his

29:49 roommate to begin the ball game. BUT

29:51 BEFORE WE CAN DO THAT, we must send it

29:54 down to my favorite father, not named

29:56 Brandon Loftess, Andrew Bartman.

30:00 >> All right, Corpus Christie. In Banana

30:01 Ball, we like to say start the clock.

30:04 >> But in Tailgator,

30:06 >> and in the in the great state of Texas,

30:08 we're going to say light the grill. So,

30:10 on the count of three, I want you to

30:12 help me kick this thing off and say,

30:13 "Light the grill." You ready?

30:15 >> One, two, three.

30:22 >> As the great philosopher Young Thug once

30:24 said, "LIGHT IT UP."

30:25 >> LEADING OFF FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS.

30:27 >> LET'S PLAY SOME BANANA BALL HERE IN

30:29 CORPUS CHRISTIE, TEXAS.

30:32 >> Brett Sanchez gets his roommate swinging

30:34 out of his shoes, Tyler Hughes, as we

30:36 begin this ball game at 6:59 sharp here

30:38 in the central time. Quickly 0 and two.

30:42 >> Really trying to get on top of the

30:43 heater. Unsuccessful there.

30:45 >> TRICK PITCH FROM SANI. BUCKET.

30:49 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This

30:53 ball game couldn't start out any better

30:54 if you try.

30:56 >> Tiner Hughes going up there to hit and

30:59 he swung through all three. The trick

31:01 pitch. Thank you for it. As he fires in

31:03 his fourth strike in a row to Peanut.

31:07 >> I'm not going to say the thing.

31:09 Peanuts into hiding sky. Foul territory

31:12 telling back in towards the fans.

31:15 Corpus Christie a golden opportunity not

31:17 to be.

31:19 >> Our second straight 02 count here to

31:21 begin the ball game. Sanche would he

31:23 dare.

31:25 Taj isn't ready to catch [laughter] it.

31:27 San is going.

31:31 [music]

31:32 >> O2 hit up the middle. Jordan Hussein

31:35 can't get to it. A one out single will

31:37 be the first base run of the ball game

31:39 in form of Kaden Peanut. Great.

31:41 >> Massive one there for Peanut. Not trying

31:43 to do too much with it. Just send it up

31:44 the middle. Drew Yanessa tells these

31:46 guys all the time. Hits up the middle

31:48 are for free. And even a great fielder

31:50 like Jordan Guusain, it's a tough one to

31:52 get. You see him, by the way, playing in

31:53 the outfield. There's been some issues

31:55 just trying to get your footing in this

31:57 infield here tonight. We'll see if the

31:59 firefighters [music] send a few more

32:00 right to him.

32:01 >> Don Gordell in the sky to center.

32:05 Indiana Stanley

32:07 a jumping grab for out number two. Maybe

32:10 looked like he wanted to go for that

32:12 Texas tornado that he pulled off in

32:14 Knoxville last weekend, but instead just

32:16 played it safe. Got the second out of

32:18 the tough one to try to break out a

32:20 trick play on as a little bit of a laser

32:21 from DC3. Hung in the air for the last

32:23 moment and then caught by the veteran

32:26 center fielder as Logan Lacy comes on in

32:30 >> immediately stares at a strike to make

32:32 it a one-1 count with a runner on first.

32:35 Thank you, Zack.

32:36 >> Short lead from first over there with

32:38 Kaden Green.

32:41 >> It's about as middle as it gets. Two

32:44 balls and a strike. Reggie Ligins behind

32:45 home plate tonight.

32:48 Logan deep left center field

32:52 and Showtime gives the people a show in

32:56 the top of the first.

32:58 >> HIS UNCLE POLLY MESSAGED ME THIS MORNING

33:00 SAYING, "I FEEL SOMETHING GOOD TONIGHT."

33:02 WELL, SHOWTIME FEELS GOOD RIGHT THERE.

33:05 HIS SECOND HOME RUN OF THE YEAR AND BOTH

33:08 HAVE COME IN THE FIRST INNING. TRIPLE

33:11 DOWNTOWN, BABY. WOO.

33:16 Two-run sack from Logan.

33:22 Wow.

33:24 He had four home runs all of last year.

33:26 He's halfway there already. Brett

33:27 Loftess, he's been feeling good the last

33:29 couple of weeks, but he feels good now.

33:32 Now even more

33:34 cold strike DJ

33:40 Brett Sanchez just the third home run

33:42 he's conceded this year.

33:45 Guy that gives up a lot of fly balls

33:47 does not give up a lot of home runs

33:52 up the middle. Sunshine can't get to it.

33:55 This infield I'm telling is like playing

33:57 in a marsh right now as Zach Stton just

33:59 mentioned and it's a lot of it's like

34:02 playing on a trampoline up there in the

34:03 middle. I mean you've seen that banana

34:04 ball just skid right on into center.

34:06 >> It almost feels like you're playing on

34:07 balloons and you just keep going up and

34:09 down. That ball is going to feel real

34:11 weird on the clay as now lonear Lamar

34:14 comes on in. Lamar Sparks Katy, Texas

34:16 native just three hours north.

34:21 has a bunch of family here this weekend

34:23 as pitch two laser CENTER FIELD INDIE ON

34:26 HIS HORSE. Indiana Stanley.

34:30 No, you didn't young man.

34:35 Just save a run here in the top of the

34:39 first and a heck of a way to get out

34:41 number three.

34:43 I mean that

34:44 >> that's why no matter how that guy is

34:46 playing, you're never going to take him

34:47 out of the lineup because he's one of

34:48 the very best defenders manning center

34:50 field in our entire sport. Two runs come

34:53 across two-run bomb from Logan Lacy as

34:56 now we get such an opportunity to take a

34:58 look at how the firefighters are lining

34:59 up defensively. Yep, just like the Texas

35:01 Tailgator. Your middle infielders are

35:03 the trick play wizards here for the

35:04 firefighters. Kaden Peanut Green and

35:07 Tiner Hughes. Logan Lacy not to be

35:09 overlooked here. Third base with 28

35:12 trick plays. He's already at 70 for his

35:14 career. Might be getting close to that

35:16 100 by the end of the weekend. But the

35:18 guys to watch out for Peanut and Tiner

35:20 [cheering] Hughes. In the middle of that

35:22 outfield is the veteran Armando Basetta.

35:24 He's your designated fielder in the

35:27 place of Lamar Sparks. And watch out

35:29 Darren McDow's becoming a highlight reel

35:31 and a web gem central guy in right

35:33 field. He's got 12 trick plays on the

35:35 air. The man in the middle is the Temple

35:38 runner, Austin Temple. His third year

35:41 with the firefighters, a day one guy.

35:43 And this is a really cool story for him.

35:45 A former Houston Astros farm hand was in

35:48 Fagetville in single A was one call away

35:50 from getting a shot here, but ultimately

35:52 never got to come to Corpus Christi.

35:54 Today, a debut in the park he so

35:56 desperately wanted to play in. He's got

35:58 intentions on his mind of showing this

36:01 is where he belongs. If he's going to do

36:03 that, those ball four sprints have got

36:04 to come down. The strikeouts need to go

36:06 up a little bit with Justin do some soft

36:08 contact against one heck of a tailgator

36:10 lineup. Brett,

36:11 >> yeah, it start off with Zack Watson who

36:13 was the best player in front of 101,000

36:15 folks last weekend. He, Nick Lopez, and

36:17 Kyle Martin will begin this ball game.

36:20 You see the rest of the lineup. Jordan

36:21 Bart second in the Banana Ball

36:23 Championship League in average. The

36:25 league batting average right now 302.

36:27 Tailgator batting average 297.

36:31 So, five points below the league batting

36:33 average right now. Are these Texas

36:35 tailgators

36:38 be Austin Temple, Zack Watson to begin

36:40 the ball game here in the bottom of the

36:41 first, not to begin the ball game, begin

36:43 the tailgator offensive night, I should

36:45 say. Two home runs, two back flip

36:47 catches for Watties. He was the showman

36:48 of the game last weekend at Ne.

36:52 Talk about day one firefighters. This is

36:54 a faceoff between day one firefighter.

36:56 Zack Watson starting his banana [music]

36:58 ball career with the firefighters in

37:00 2024 going up against his former

37:01 teammate.

37:03 >> WATTY SWATTED DOWN THE LEFT FIELD LINE.

37:05 Foul says the left field umpire Javier

37:08 Caner. That was a laser down that left

37:10 field line too. Noah Bridges really had

37:12 to get rolling. Try and field that one.

37:15 Just lands to the left side. [music]

37:20 >> Good pitch there. Misses high.

37:23 Austin Temple again just has pitched

37:26 twothirds of an inning over the last

37:28 three weeks. Did not appear last weekend

37:31 in Scranton.

37:32 He goes fishing and a poche for Austin

37:35 Temple to begin his night. That's a big

37:37 one for AT. Backto back leadoff hitters

37:40 tonight go down with a K in their first

37:43 ABS that brings up the upper dangerous

37:45 [music] Nick Lopez. But when that

37:46 curveball is moving like it just did, it

37:48 sets up the heater up top so well.

37:52 Lopei

37:54 hitting below the Minosa line since the

37:56 open. But you know what he has been

37:58 doing? Working with Kyle Martin.

38:00 A lot of minor adjustments to the swing.

38:04 This is sprayed off a window. It's

38:06 called off a ricochet, does not folks

38:08 here in Corpus Christie. Excited, but

38:10 nonetheless a ricochet. Not a fan called

38:12 foul ball. He and Kmart worked two or

38:15 three different times in the cage this

38:16 week. Lope trying to get on that auction

38:19 training plan right now.

38:21 The uncction stands on deck. Lopeia a

38:24 ball and two strikes.

38:25 >> Has Kyle ever said anything to you about

38:26 calling him the uncction?

38:27 >> Yes, many of times. We eat dinner once a

38:29 week with each other. That's all we talk

38:31 about. The one two. That's not all we

38:33 talk about. We talk about his lovely

38:34 bride, Mag.

38:36 >> Huge fan of me, by the way. First time I

38:38 met her, we just talked about ice cream.

38:40 >> Great person.

38:40 >> 100%. It's like first time I met Elvis.

38:43 The two

38:45 chopper right side. Tiner between the

38:48 legs. Book it. First trick played out

38:51 number two here in the bottom of the

38:52 first for the Firefox.

38:53 >> Brett, did you see it on that second

38:55 bounce? Didn't take as big of a hop as I

38:57 think Kiner was setting up for. Still

38:59 gets there early enough in time to make

39:01 the trick play. And by the way, EJ over

39:03 at first hasn't been there in three

39:04 weeks. This his first start over at that

39:06 first bag. Look at that. Just takes a

39:07 lighter bounce, but Tiner Johnny on the

39:09 spot. Ty Martin,

39:16 a man who was five for five on getting

39:18 on base last Saturday night at Ner.

39:20 Couple four sprints, couple singles, and

39:22 of course his patented long ball. 11 of

39:24 them he has leading the banana ball

39:26 championship,

39:27 >> including a couple of first inning

39:29 homers in El Paso against the

39:30 firefighters. This was the inning where

39:32 he did all of his damage against the

39:34 Fire and Flames.

39:35 >> Also had one in the third inning as well

39:38 to Jordan Bar. Tailgator went back to

39:41 back in that first inning in El Paso

39:43 right now. Alustin Temple

39:46 >> trying to go one, two, three, and secure

39:48 point number one for the firefighters

39:50 here in Corpus Christi.

39:52 >> The other two

39:56 [music]

39:56 >> Bo the Beaver is in. Is that Bo the

39:59 Beaver? It is right field.

40:00 >> He's blocking the sun for Darien McDall

40:02 who is staring right into it over this

40:04 Corpus Christie Bay Bridge.

40:06 >> That guy loves air condition. Darren

40:08 McDow.

40:10 Kmart high in the sky telling towards

40:13 foul territory. Will the fans have an

40:15 opportunity?

40:16 >> They will, but not to be. Now the wind

40:19 is swirling out there toward left field.

40:21 >> Grub, of course, grilling with Andrew

40:23 Bartman with all of those HB products

40:26 that they have down there at first base.

40:28 HB providing

40:30 products for the tailgate. And over at

40:32 first as the Seagulls pick HB fans as

40:34 well.

40:36 I heard they like those [music] uh those

40:38 gummy bears from there.

40:40 This will be how to play behind us.

40:44 >> The tortillas, the flower tortillas,

40:46 man. From HB. Might be Grod's greatest

40:49 creation besides Banana Bowl.

40:53 >> I've never been to HB. This is just my

40:55 second stop [music] in Texas where I've

40:56 stayed. I need to get there.

40:58 >> I am disappointed,

40:59 >> dude. I broke the Waterburger train.

41:01 Maybe I do the HB tomorrow.

41:07 Kmart [music] Hart spoils another one.

41:09 HB train, you say?

41:11 >> Maybe I get on the HB train is maybe

41:13 what I meant to say,

41:15 but I've heard the flower tortillas.

41:17 Awful good.

41:20 The auction. We'll see yet another pitch

41:22 here as here comes another one, too. In

41:25 the sky behind home plate, DC3 tosses

41:28 the mask, has it for out number three.

41:30 And the firefighters take a one [music]

41:32 to nothing lead after the first frame.

41:34 >> Brent, you know what the firefighters

41:36 did not do at one point in time at El

41:38 Paso? They never took a point lead. Now

41:40 they do. For the first time in the first

41:42 inning, firefighters get a point as we

41:44 head down to the field.

41:45 >> THE MILIT

41:48 [screaming]

41:58 RACE.

42:00 The moms in left field race works like

42:02 this. These five moms are going to get

42:04 nice and hot running towards that finish

42:06 line by home plate. The first mom there

42:08 will be the winner and will get to cool

42:10 off the four losing moms to remain the

42:13 hottest mom in all of Corpus Christie.

42:17 All righty, ladies. Are you all ready to

42:19 go? CORPUS CHRISTIE, COUNT THEM DOWN.

42:22 WE'RE STARTING in three, two, one, go.

42:26 And the moms are up. Ashley takes an

42:29 early lead. [cheering]

42:32 Can she hold it?

42:37 [cheering] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IN A

42:39 LANDSLIDE VICTORY, THE HOTTEST MOM in

42:42 Corpus Christie, it's Ashley.

42:47 Now it's time to cool off those other

42:49 moms.

42:51 Oh my. One more time for the Milra.

43:00 Now,

43:01 >> what you know about Mils, Zack Stton?

43:04 >> I'd prefer not to answer that.

43:06 >> The moms in left field. Jeez Louise. Get

43:08 your head out of the gut. Mason Maxwell.

43:11 Brett Sanchez begin the top of the

43:14 second inning and a ball game, but the

43:16 firefighters lead one to nothing.

43:19 >> Mason is hitting 333 on the year. That

43:21 is not Jordan Bar. It's Mason Maxwell.

43:25 which caught on Jordan and we're in the

43:27 top of the second mind you

43:30 just again top of the second here Mason

43:33 comes up empty ball in two strikes

43:35 two-run homer from Logan Lacy able to

43:38 play through first two runs and the

43:40 first point of the night for the

43:41 firefighters

43:43 again one thing they didn't do in El

43:45 Paso they never got out in front

43:48 this is of huge importance to build some

43:50 confidence get a one two three inning in

43:52 the bottom half and feel good about

43:53 yourself going into the second inning.

43:59 >> Got him.

44:01 Stink. Stink. Thank you. Thank you.

44:04 Thank you. Second strike out of the ball

44:06 game as he has punched out both of the

44:08 leadoff hitters here in the first and

44:10 second innings.

44:10 >> Yeah, Mason hasn't struck out a ton this

44:12 year. That's just his eighth K on the

44:13 year. But when you're going up against a

44:14 guy like Brett Sanchez, you got to be

44:16 ready for anything. And that time looked

44:18 like he just went upstairs with it. And

44:19 Mason too far behind. Darien McN,

44:23 a man who's after my own heart. You know

44:26 why? Must must I be able to wax

44:29 poetically about Darren McN.

44:30 >> Please do because I love this guy too.

44:32 >> He was talking about today how much he

44:34 loves this weather. He's like it's hot.

44:36 That ball's hit hot OUT TO DEEP LEFT

44:38 CENTER FIELD. Indie looks up. Darren

44:40 McDow with a big fly. And he has been on

44:44 fire. HE IS HITTING OVER 400 SINCE THE

44:48 BANANA BALL OPEN. AND NOW HIS SECOND

44:51 HOME RUN, A PREMIUM AT BAT FOR THE MAN

44:54 THEY CALL PREMIUM. HE'S GOT HIS SECOND

44:57 HOMER IN BANANA BALL. AND HE'S GIVEN THE

45:00 FIREFIGHTERS a one- nothing lead. Hi,

45:02 Michael.

45:09 >> It's easy to me.

45:10 >> Now hitting that back up to you guys.

45:13 >> I told you he loves Florida. That was

45:15 the story. He loves the humidity here in

45:17 Texas. He loves playing and sweating. He

45:20 was talking about, you know, the

45:21 elevation and all that. He didn't like

45:22 as much a few weeks ago in El Paso, but

45:24 he absolutely loves the heat that we've

45:27 had here in Corpus Christie. Obviously

45:29 makes sense. Both home runs have come

45:31 from right-handed bats over the left

45:33 center field fence. It's about 375 out

45:36 there to left center. Peback, that one

45:38 misses outside.

45:40 That is

45:41 >> two balls and two strikes.

45:45 By the way, Brett Sanchez came into this

45:46 weekend only giving up a pair of homers.

45:48 He's now given up two just in this game

45:50 alone. It's rare to see it.

45:54 >> Kyle walked into the crowd first base.

45:59 >> Oh, a young lady with a hat. Bounced off

46:02 the hat. If only she would have brought

46:04 her glove

46:06 >> somewhere. AJ Switzite is beating that

46:08 into the ground.

46:09 >> Disney World. He's with Pluto right now.

46:12 Full count. or goofy as Chad Reese

46:15 called me in the office a couple days

46:17 ago. I haven't forgot that one.

46:20 >> Jordan Hussein plays it off a hot

46:22 recover to first

46:25 not in time.

46:27 We'll see what the scoring decision is

46:29 there officially. Man, that is an

46:31 awfully tough play though for J5 to make

46:33 one. He probably thinks he should.

46:34 That's a laser from DMAC right to him.

46:38 Let's take a look at the replay. I

46:39 wanted to see if it maybe bounced on him

46:41 just a little bit. It looked like it was

46:42 about to touch his shoelaces as we wait

46:44 for the score.

46:45 >> Officially a single there for Dakota

46:48 McFaten.

46:49 >> Yeah.

46:53 >> One one single one.

46:55 >> Two jingles.

46:56 >> Nope. Only one single. That's correct.

46:58 >> Ball in a strike to Noah Bridges.

47:01 >> Noah originally was going to play

47:04 centerfield tonight. [music] Late

47:05 afternoon change over to left field as

47:08 now Armando Metta, the designated

47:10 fielder, is going to play all nine, we

47:12 presume in center field.

47:13 >> Brett Sanchez just checked on Dakota

47:15 McFaten, a guy who's probably not stolen

47:17 a base in 10 years.

47:20 >> Sunny can't get to it. Floated out in a

47:23 shallow center. DMAC was on his horse,

47:26 but we'll stop at second.

47:29 >> Good for him. He's still laughing, by

47:30 the way, at the checkown. But Noah

47:32 bridges very quietly. 373 OVP this year

47:34 and already the firefighters turning it

47:36 back over to the top of the order with

47:38 Tiner Hughes.

47:40 >> Six hits first time through the lineup.

47:43 Tiny struck out his first time up. Gen

47:46 whiffs on a first pitch change up.

47:50 He's now seen five pitches and all five

47:53 strikes. The first one he has not swung

47:54 yet.

47:59 in the sky. Shallow center. Indie

48:03 Sunshine converging on it. Tip ground.

48:06 Book it. Book it. First double trick

48:09 play of the ball game for the boys in

48:11 red, white, and blue.

48:13 >> Did you see how hard that was for Sunny

48:16 to try and field? Just feels like the

48:18 wind is [music] going bonkers out there.

48:21 Indie had to launch that a long way off

48:23 the glove for the tip drill, but it goes

48:24 down to two trick plays.

48:26 >> Officially three to one in the trick

48:27 play category.

48:32 Taj trying to back pick over at first

48:34 and it gets away from Taylor Justice

48:36 allowing Dakota McFaten to advance up 90

48:39 ft to third.

48:41 Taj is one of the best guys at throwing

48:43 dudes out on the base pad there. Gets

48:45 away from TJ [music] and D-Max now 90 ft

48:47 from home

48:50 in the sky.

48:52 Sunshine trying to find it in the

48:54 clouds. Tip drill.

48:57 Book it. book it AND THE TEXAS TAILGATOR

49:01 WITH A four trick play inning lead the

49:04 battle five to one. However, the

49:06 firefighters played another one being a

49:08 Daren McDow home run.

49:10 >> You can see the firefighters look

49:12 aggressive. They're trying to swing for

49:14 contact at everything they get. But this

49:16 is why you cannot have bloopers up in

49:19 the sky cuz that dude right there is

49:21 insane. MY FRIEND CASS EGAN'S ON THE

49:24 FIELD. You can't miss him. going to be

49:25 6'7 from this beautiful water burger

49:27 field. I'm sure you all know that you

49:29 could see the awesome USS Lexington.

49:32 Well, we wanted to bring a little power

49:36 here with our firefighters. So, I search

49:38 for the biggest, the baddest, the

49:41 strongest men in all of Corpus Christi

49:44 because right now we're going to have a

49:45 competition called the USS Flexington.

49:51 That's right. We got Brian and we got

49:54 Marco. Brian, you're gonna go first.

49:56 Let's see those flexes.

50:00 Okay. Okay. All right. Pretty strong.

50:02 Pretty strong. All right, Marco, you got

50:04 to do better than that. The crowd's

50:05 going to determine the winner.

50:08 Oh. Oh, he's got he's got some big

50:09 muscles. Okay. Okay. Oh. Oh. Showing off

50:13 the triceps, too. Okay. Not bad. All

50:15 right. Corpus Christie. This is when it

50:17 all comes down to what? What is this?

50:21 Another another competitor. Okay. All

50:24 right, sir. Take it away.

50:32 [cheering]

50:41 [cheering]

50:41 >> All right. All right. All right. All

50:43 right. All right. Calm down. Calm down.

50:45 Corpus Christie, you are going to

50:47 determine the winner of the USS

50:48 Flexington. Is the winner Brian?

50:53 All right. Not bad. Not bad. Is the

50:55 winner Marco?

50:58 [cheering]

50:59 A little louder. Or is it 67year-old

51:02 Mike? [cheering]

51:06 Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner

51:08 of the USS Lexington.

51:15 >> The USS Flex. How about that? That's

51:18 what Brett gets on every time he goes to

51:20 the zoo in Savannah. The USS Flexington.

51:22 >> I just revealed my gym tonight. Thank

51:24 you, Zach.

51:25 >> Sorry.

51:25 >> Austin Temple against Jordan Bar. PEANUT

51:29 BETWEEN THE LEGS. Book it. Second trick

51:33 play of the all game. And out number one

51:35 here in the home half of the second.

51:36 Again, you see it take a weird hop, but

51:38 Peanut right there to get it. That's two

51:40 in the between the legs for the

51:42 firefighters. They fielded some really

51:44 tough hoppers with plenty of ease to get

51:47 the first out of the inning.

51:49 >> Taylor Justice

51:54 >> again, a guy we talk about all the time

51:55 who's well renowned for his defensive

51:57 ability and his trick play ability over

52:00 at first.

52:03 in that record game two weekends ago,

52:05 almost two weekends ago in El Paso.

52:08 Taylor had five trick plays over at

52:09 first, which at that point in time, tied

52:12 a record for the most by a first baseman

52:13 in the single, but Annabal game was

52:15 broken by Alex Ziggler Saturday and

52:17 kneeling as he had six of them. But

52:19 Taylor has been special over at first

52:21 base. And with Taj all the time behind

52:23 home plate this year, Taylor being able

52:24 to stay at first, take care of his body,

52:26 [music] it has shown in his back

52:29 as he'll get the ball force. threaten

52:31 floated out to Kaden Green. Taylor takes

52:35 a round at first, but he'll stay there.

52:37 [music] First base runner of the ball

52:38 game for the Texas tailgates.

52:40 >> It's the first ball for sprint issued by

52:42 the firefighters as well. Again, they've

52:43 issued out 118 this year. It's the most

52:46 in the Banana Ball Championship League.

52:48 Good to get through that many batters

52:50 without issuing out one. But now the

52:52 brother coming up, he's got inning

52:53 ending power.

52:59 When we get off the bus this morning at

53:01 2:30 a.m. in the middle of somewhere in

53:04 Texas, there's perhaps not a happier man

53:06 to see Bies than Brother Tiner. That'll

53:10 be an error. Taylor Taylor goes first to

53:12 third. And now the inning tying run

53:15 stands 90 ft away for the Texas

53:17 tailgate.

53:17 >> I think you just saw the field not

53:20 bouncing [music] up as high as Tiner was

53:22 playing for it play into effect there.

53:23 But that's one that Tiner's got to come

53:25 up with, brother. That's just a sharply

53:27 hit ball right to second base. Tiny

53:29 immediately knew it. Now the

53:31 firefighters need a double play or some

53:33 outs in a row here to get him out of

53:34 some trouble.

53:38 >> Check on Brother who's back in time.

53:40 Don't think brother will be running

53:43 again. Not that he's a slow runner by

53:45 any means. It's just not his game.

53:47 Mcadoodle takes a hammer of a curveball.

53:51 0 and one

53:53 tailgator still looking for their first

53:55 hit tonight.

53:57 [music]

53:57 M

54:00 >> Reggie gives a high slider.

54:02 [music]

54:03 >> Reggie, look at our whole plate umpire

54:04 tonight.

54:08 >> Reggie's a wellrespected umpire with

54:10 these players. They all love just

54:11 sitting around chatting with Reggie.

54:14 He's a great presence behind the dish.

54:18 >> Couple of shakes from 18.

54:21 [music]

54:22 Chop back up the middle. Peanut behind

54:25 the BACK FOR ONE. TINY TO FIRST. not in

54:27 time and a field's choice and an RBI

54:30 will be how the Tailgator played their

54:32 first run of the night.

54:33 >> But let me tell you, that might be one

54:35 of the coolest plays I've ever seen

54:37 Peanut make. Yes, it didn't get him out

54:38 of the inning, but Lord have mercy

54:40 behind the back. It's a quick transfer

54:42 from Tiner. Just a little bit too slow

54:44 of a roller back up the grass. But man,

54:46 Peanut put it in the highlight reel.

54:48 >> Smart play there by Peanut as well to

54:50 get the lead runner, knowing that one is

54:52 probably going to come home to score.

54:54 Now the inning winning run stands at

54:56 first instead of second in that scenario

54:58 as the quad father the biggest the

54:59 largest hitting 308 since the open again

55:03 a guy that was hitting about a buck 80

55:04 before the open has been fantastic

55:06 [music] in the 12 games since and a

55:08 sword as 18 gets ahead 0 and2 to start

55:12 16 straight games though as a catcher

55:14 that is mighty difficult to do

55:17 >> and Taj is a very big proponent of when

55:19 he's in the game he feels like he's

55:21 going to be able to hit better when he's

55:22 in the game defensively ly instead of

55:24 just starting as the EH or DH and that

55:26 has paid dividends for both his pitching

55:28 staff and for Taj at Dish comes up empty

55:31 here

55:32 as now that'll put us to two balls and

55:34 two strikes according to Reggie L.

55:37 We were just predicting the future there

55:39 on the score line.

55:41 [music]

55:42 TP

55:45 just got under it. Dary McDow. What you

55:48 say? Big man tendril between the legs.

55:51 Book it. Book it to tie us up it. Five

55:55 trick plays a piece.

55:57 THAT IS MORE PREMIUM STUFF OUT OF RIGHT

56:00 FIELD FROM THE ONLY PREMIUM RIGHT

56:02 FIELDER in this sport. He doesn't go for

56:04 many TIP DRILLS, BUT WHEN HE DOES, LOOK

56:07 AT TINER HUGHES GIVE THE UNDER the legs

56:09 right back to the guy who's perfected

56:10 it. Gets a butt slap for him, too, just

56:12 cuz he felt like it. 55 on the trick

56:15 plays.

56:16 >> I do love Darren McDow and he is a

56:18 premium outfielder, right fielder.

56:21 >> He's the only premium rightfielder in

56:22 the sport.

56:23 >> So, I I know where you're going, but

56:25 let's not forget about Reese Lexiatis.

56:27 There are great elite right fielders.

56:31 Only one man is called premium.

56:34 >> Only one.

56:35 >> Only one premium lineup this year.

56:37 That's a lie. Plenty of premium lineups

56:40 this year. There's six of them to be

56:41 exact. Every team in the Banana Ball

56:43 Championship League, you see it there,

56:45 hitting over 295. The league batting

56:47 average right now 302. And you see from

56:50 the party animals and above, all hitting

56:52 above league batting average. It's

56:53 funny, the team that's second in home

56:55 runs in the ball championship league,

56:56 the tailgator hitting below league

56:58 batting average. It is again 302. It has

57:01 been an offensive heavy year to begin

57:03 2026 in the BBCL.

57:05 >> It's just another sign of how much the

57:07 talent has improved and skyrocketed here

57:09 since the Banana Ball player draft in

57:12 November. You just see live bats batter

57:15 after batter through so many different

57:16 lineups. Yes, the Loco Beach Coconuts

57:18 have played a couple more games than

57:20 almost everybody in the sport, but their

57:23 bats are so good one through 10.

57:25 Firefighters haven't hit particularly

57:27 great in the month of May. They're still

57:28 hitting well above 300. This [cheering]

57:30 is a potent league. And the ERA is

57:33 pretty low, too. So, it tells you the

57:34 pitching is also quite good.

57:37 >> You know, Jake Skull plays right field,

57:39 too.

57:39 >> Jake Skull does play right.

57:40 >> I've been sitting over here thinking

57:41 about this.

57:42 >> I'm Can we think of different nicknames

57:43 for everybody so premium can be premium?

57:46 Reesei super

57:49 >> Jake Skull valuable

57:52 >> the most some would say.

57:53 >> Yes. Gideon Antel, Tasmanian.

57:56 Good. [music] Dalton Cornette, we just

57:59 call him DC3 as he begins the top of the

58:01 third. Flew out to center field. Long

58:04 time up thus far. DC3. I haven't seen

58:07 him happier in a weekend. I really don't

58:09 think so. I have seen him more times

58:11 today in my short eight hours at the

58:14 ballpark and I've seen just about

58:15 anybody else. He has been smiling every

58:17 single time.

58:18 >> You know why? It's the same thing with

58:19 Taj. When he's catching, he feels like

58:21 he's more locked into the game. He feels

58:22 like he can just settle in a little bit

58:24 more, be a little bit more interested in

58:26 all facets of it. It's the same thing.

58:28 [cheering]

58:29 >> He's got a ball and two strikes on him

58:31 here

58:33 [screaming]

58:34 >> to Indiana Stanley yet again.

58:37 Tip drill

58:41 OVER TO WADI. BOOK IT. BOOK IT.

58:45 AND THAT WILL BE TRICK PLAYS 30301

58:49 ON the year AS THE TEXAS Tailgator have

58:53 tied the 2025 Savannah Bananas as the

58:56 two quickest teams in the history of our

58:58 sport to 300 trick plays.

59:03 I mean that's insane. We saw a couple of

59:07 weekends ago, a couple nights ago the

59:09 bananas break out the multiple tips. But

59:12 I mean the field to do that until

59:14 someone can get over to make it a double

59:16 trick play. That is an incredible play

59:18 from Andy Stanley

59:20 >> in the 2025. Savannah Banana's reached

59:23 300 trick plays in 24 games. This is

59:26 game number 24 tonight for the tailgator

59:29 on a historic pace [music] as Jonathan

59:32 Sunshine looters Jordan Hussein. But

59:34 this entire team when it comes to trick

59:35 plays 7 to five the tailgators lead that

59:38 category. The one two got him. Nope. Not

59:42 one and two. I was bamboozled by our

59:45 video board. [music]

59:48 >> Spoiled off yet again.

59:49 >> Hood went bamboozled, led astray

59:52 >> and flat out deceived.

59:56 Now a ball into

59:58 Jordan Hussein.

1:00:02 Book it. Book it. And then a backflip

1:00:05 from Palor Justice.

1:00:08 The boys in red, WHITE, AND BLUE HAVE A

1:00:10 CHANCE TO MAKE IT SIX trick plays in

1:00:12 this inning.

1:00:14 >> Double barrel trick play there from J5.

1:00:16 That's incredible. Again, we've talked

1:00:18 about how tough it is in the infield.

1:00:20 That time, plays [music] it perfectly.

1:00:22 Taylor Justice, who in some ways

1:00:24 continues to be the unsung hero of trick

1:00:26 plays on this team, gets another one.

1:00:29 Nine to five. No Dolly Parton in the

1:00:31 trick play battle thus far. Ball and a

1:00:33 strike on Eric Jones Jr. Oh my gosh. He

1:00:37 swung at that one when it was in

1:00:38 Savannah and then it landed in Taiwan.

1:00:41 >> Trick [ __ ]

1:00:43 [music]

1:00:46 >> That's a tough pitch to take.

1:00:49 >> Rob,

1:00:49 >> what

1:00:55 two out single for Eric Jones Jr.

1:00:59 That

1:00:59 >> is backto-back singles for Mr. Jones.

1:01:01 And after what's been a little bit of a

1:01:03 rocky start to the month of May, that

1:01:04 looks very much like the man himself

1:01:06 with Lone Star Lamar back in. By the

1:01:09 way, Smoke, he's taking over as a

1:01:11 designated runner at South Trimble.

1:01:17 [music]

1:01:20 Wow.

1:01:22 I can't get over that two- two pitch.

1:01:24 That was a really good pitch from Brent

1:01:25 Sanchez as he falls behind here. Two and

1:01:27 O to Lamar Sparks.

1:01:31 Grub just chilling down the first

1:01:32 baseline here. Great crowd. 7,000 people

1:01:34 here at Waterburger Field. Lamar under

1:01:37 it trying to find it in those clouds yet

1:01:39 again. Can they get a double book yet

1:01:42 again? Tip drill got away from Indie,

1:01:44 but he'll find it to cap off a five

1:01:46 trick play inning for the Texas

1:01:48 Tailgator as now they lead it 10 to five

1:01:52 in trick plays. and we will send it down

1:01:55 to the field for Bananas Foster.

1:02:02 And welcome from Bananas Foster,

1:02:05 Victoria Rudolph.

1:02:07 >> Across the United States, there are over

1:02:10 400,000 children and teens in foster

1:02:13 care without a permanent home. To raise

1:02:15 awareness and support this community, we

1:02:18 created Bananas Foster, the official

1:02:21 nonprofit of Banana Ball. Our

1:02:24 organization is dedicated to celebrating

1:02:26 the foster care community while

1:02:29 educating and inspiring others to get

1:02:31 involved. And tonight, we are

1:02:34 celebrating the Malum family. Bailey's

1:02:37 father grew up in foster care, and his

1:02:39 story inspired her to one day open her

1:02:42 home to children in need. She met and

1:02:45 married her husband Austin and fostering

1:02:48 fit seamlessly into their lives. They

1:02:51 began bringing children into their care

1:02:53 alongside their biological children. In

1:02:57 just a year and a half, they have

1:02:58 welcomed five kiddos into their home.

1:03:03 [cheering]

1:03:05 Fans, please help us celebrate this

1:03:07 family for their impact in your

1:03:10 community.

1:03:11 [cheering]

1:03:25 You're not all

1:03:39 [music]

1:03:41 >> Corp Miss Christy, Texas. Give it up.

1:03:44 >> This is always one of the most special

1:03:46 parts of every night in Banana Land to

1:03:50 honor our Bananas Fosters family. Again,

1:03:53 text bunch to 50155 to help out so many

1:03:56 great families like the Millums who are

1:03:58 doing incredible superhero work here in

1:04:01 the Corpus Christi community. Again,

1:04:03 text Bunch to 50155

1:04:06 to continue to help out these rock stars

1:04:09 in the Foster family community all

1:04:11 across this country. Beautiful stuff

1:04:13 there for the first time Corpus Christie

1:04:15 has ever seen Bananas Foster.

1:04:19 >> What's already been a beautiful night

1:04:21 that national anthem was unbelievable.

1:04:22 >> That was incredible. That was like some

1:04:24 Tracy Lawrenceesque vocals we heard

1:04:26 hearing from down there on the field.

1:04:28 Incredible anthem singer. Grub getting

1:04:30 out there in the Bananas Foster photo. I

1:04:32 mean just a great night. I mean these

1:04:34 people have been waiting for banana ball

1:04:35 you know Jordan Hussein Taj Porter Val

1:04:38 Perez and a few others between these two

1:04:40 teams they've come to a couple different

1:04:41 camps hosted by Jose Troveniah here in

1:04:43 Corpus Christi past few offseason and

1:04:45 the people have really really really

1:04:47 been begging for Banana Ball. And that

1:04:48 brings us to the story I've been waiting

1:04:50 the whole broadcast to tell you last

1:04:53 night we were scheduled to fly out of

1:04:55 Savannah Georgia at 3:45. We then get

1:04:59 delayed to 6:00. We then get delayed yet

1:05:01 again to 6:50. Then we get delayed till

1:05:03 10:15 p.m. We land in Houston, Texas

1:05:07 last night at midnight, right? It's me

1:05:10 and the entire team of the Texas

1:05:11 Tailgator for the exception of that man,

1:05:13 Indiana Stanley [music] and Taj Porter

1:05:15 and our coaching staff. So, picture me

1:05:17 and our entire roster. Pretty much we

1:05:19 get there. My bag is supposed to be at

1:05:21 baggage claim. Thankful to the help of

1:05:23 our [music] wonderful world tour

1:05:24 coordinator of travel, Ethan McMaster.

1:05:26 It's not there. I have no underwear. I

1:05:28 have no toothbrush. I have no pearl

1:05:30 snap. I have no mentality, no insanity

1:05:33 at that point. We get on a bus. 4 hours

1:05:35 later, we end up in Corpus Christie,

1:05:37 Texas at 5:30 a.m. My bag and then as

1:05:40 well as some others arrive at 10:40 a.m.

1:05:44 And somehow I made it to the ballpark

1:05:45 all in one piece at 11:37 this morning.

1:05:48 And we're now playing Banana Ball with

1:05:51 23 different guys who slept a combined

1:05:53 probably [music] 5 hours amongst those

1:05:55 20 guys. And by the way, folks, Brett in

1:05:57 a great mood when he entered this

1:05:59 building.

1:05:59 >> And we get to be HERE TODAY. INDIANA

1:06:02 STANLEY GETS TO SEND THAT ONE DOWN THE

1:06:04 LEFT FIELD LINE. GET ON YOUR HORSE,

1:06:07 INDIE.

1:06:09 A Leo double

1:06:11 from the fresh legs of Mr. Stanley. He's

1:06:15 been all over the trick plays tonight.

1:06:17 Three of those bad boys in center field.

1:06:18 And now at second base, runner in

1:06:21 scoring position with nobody away. a

1:06:23 chance to equalize this game at one

1:06:24 point with no one out as J5 comes on

1:06:27 into the box.

1:06:32 >> Jordan poked into the crowd

1:06:36 dropped. Oh man, that was so close to

1:06:38 being caught.

1:06:39 >> There was a dude with some weird Al

1:06:40 Yanovic hair that was about ready to

1:06:42 make some weird stuff happen here in

1:06:45 Corpus Christie. Instead

1:06:48 0 and2 I spent as much [music] time with

1:06:51 Jordan Hussein yesterday as I spent with

1:06:52 anyone. He and I talked about a lot

1:06:55 about the state of our sport. Talked

1:06:56 about trick plays quite a lot.

1:06:59 Sent down the third base line foul.

1:07:01 Kelly Dy says Jordan's parents making

1:07:03 the trip from Houston this weekend. It's

1:07:06 always so cool when you get to talk to

1:07:07 that guy not only about the tailgator

1:07:09 but our sport and how much it truly

1:07:11 means to him to be representing the

1:07:13 state of Texas. We call him [music] the

1:07:14 Texas kid. He's the captain of this ball

1:07:16 club for a reason.

1:07:18 And anytime you get to capture him and

1:07:21 and he he just captivates you with the

1:07:22 way that he [music] talks about our

1:07:24 sport, how much he loves this team. He

1:07:26 bleeds tailgator blue and orange. I

1:07:30 mean, in everything on his body [music]

1:07:32 when it comes to tattoos, has to deal

1:07:34 with the state of Texas or his family in

1:07:35 some way. This is a brand he loves so

1:07:37 much. And he's got an opportunity here

1:07:39 to give him their first point of the

1:07:40 night. Will not go fishing. Two balls

1:07:43 and two strikes. [music]

1:07:45 Seth Markham says he did not go. Reggie

1:07:47 Leens used to umpire some of Jordan

1:07:49 Hussein's games and couch back at the

1:07:52 University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

1:07:55 Left side foul yet again. And Logan Lacy

1:08:00 would have made a heck of a play on it

1:08:01 if it was fair. That's a couple down

1:08:03 that hot shot corner and Jordan Hussein

1:08:06 has just put a little left of it.

1:08:13 Got him swinging and Daltton Cornet will

1:08:16 apply the tag for out number one.

1:08:18 [music]

1:08:18 >> Big one for Austin Temple there with a

1:08:20 runner at second. You got to find a way

1:08:22 to induce outs now. That's a big one for

1:08:24 at by the way. You're talking about how

1:08:26 much J5 loves Texas. He was giving Val

1:08:29 Perez a Texas gift earlier today. That

1:08:31 was a really cool scene. I [music] won't

1:08:32 tell you what it was. I'll keep that

1:08:33 between them. But that was awesome to

1:08:35 see.

1:08:37 >> Zagat

1:08:39 >> [music]

1:08:40 >> 0 and one. Got to chat with Val today

1:08:42 and just how cool it is for her to be

1:08:44 back in Corpus Christie. [music] Yep.

1:08:46 There's a lot of Easter eggs and a lot

1:08:47 of things we have planned to be honoring

1:08:48 Val Perez the [music] entire weekend.

1:08:51 Zach Watson on that inaugural

1:08:53 firefighters team playing for Val back

1:08:55 in 2024. Still a great relationship with

1:08:58 her family. [music]

1:09:02 >> We played the Texas Tailgator in the

1:09:03 Banana Ball Open. Emma, one of Val's

1:09:06 daughters, was wearing a Zack Watson

1:09:08 Tailgator jersey.

1:09:11 >> Two in one count here. [music]

1:09:15 >> Home run swing from Wadi. By the way,

1:09:18 Addie, who's her sister and Val's oldest

1:09:20 daughter, immediately blamed Emma for

1:09:22 why we lost. [music]

1:09:26 >> I think if you were to blame a culprit

1:09:28 there, you'd probably want to blame the

1:09:29 infield of the tailgator for winning

1:09:31 that equalizer point that night. right

1:09:33 here. The ball away from the tailgator

1:09:35 went in their first inning of the night.

1:09:38 Wy left side gets through. INDIE WITH

1:09:40 GREAT SPEED. NOAH BRIDG IS GETTING TO

1:09:42 IT. BIG TIME ARM AND THROW HOME up the

1:09:45 line and Zack Watson [cheering] walks it

1:09:48 all here in the third frame. Wani Wo and

1:09:51 one up here in Corpus Christie.

1:09:57 Emma will get the opportunity to

1:09:59 celebrate her favorite player again as

1:10:01 we celebrate

1:10:02 >> here. [music]

1:10:09 [music]

1:10:22 >> [cheering]

1:10:22 >> What you know about Alex Warren? Not

1:10:25 much unfortunately. Freight train.

1:10:29 >> I tell you who I do know about Indiana

1:10:31 Stanley. Michael Schwarz. You're walking

1:10:33 to center field with it.

1:10:34 >> 24 games.

1:10:37 This guy helped tie the record for the

1:10:40 fastest team to get to 300 trick plays

1:10:43 with the Ban. Did you not know that?

1:10:45 >> I didn't know that. No, that's awesome.

1:10:47 >> That's good news.

1:10:47 >> That's a reaction. That's awesome.

1:10:48 >> Yeah, it's great news. Yeah. Yeah.

1:10:50 >> Can we backpedal center field real

1:10:51 quick?

1:10:51 >> Make sure you keep walking, Michael. We

1:10:52 got to get moving.

1:10:53 >> We got to show it to Hey, real quick.

1:10:55 Uh, that was unbelievable what you did

1:10:57 earlier in the game. Is your chin okay?

1:10:59 Did we protect the face?

1:11:00 >> Dude, honestly, the slide was so good

1:11:02 that I felt like I was doing a tarp

1:11:03 slide again over at uh the Smokeoky

1:11:05 Stadium. It was awesome.

1:11:07 >> ASK HIM ABOUT HIS DOUBLE.

1:11:09 >> WHAT ABOUT YOUR YEAH. WHAT ABOUT YOUR

1:11:10 DOUBLE? You just scored the run. Let's

1:11:11 go.

1:11:11 >> It feels good, man. But we got a long

1:11:13 game left. Can't get too excited.

1:11:14 >> Tell him to rip a Texas tornado here,

1:11:16 Michael.

1:11:16 >> Texas tornado. We need We need you to

1:11:18 rip a Texas tornado.

1:11:19 >> Oh, it's not too much to ask.

1:11:21 >> All right, cool. Done. Hey, we do it for

1:11:23 the fans. Indiana Jones, that's who he's

1:11:25 named after. Well, Indiana Jones doesn't

1:11:27 have that trick play record. 300 trick

1:11:29 plays in 24 games, guys. Back to you.

1:11:33 Yeah, as Michael was saying, 300 trick

1:11:35 plays ties the 2025 Savannah Bananas is

1:11:39 the quickest team to get those in the

1:11:41 history of our young sport. Both took

1:11:44 the 2025 Bananas and the 2026 [music]

1:11:46 Texas Tailgator 24 games.

1:11:49 >> It's historic paces for what this

1:11:51 Tailgator team is doing. You look at it,

1:11:53 they're 10 trick plays for the Gator in

1:11:56 three innings. They might be on historic

1:11:57 paces again tonight. It's why inducing

1:12:00 soft contact and popups are so

1:12:02 important, especially with a team that

1:12:04 just find ways to get tip drill after

1:12:06 tip drill into these hats. This is what

1:12:08 the Texas Tailgator do. This is how they

1:12:10 beat you, as Brett Loftess calls it.

1:12:12 It's tailgator ball.

1:12:19 They didn't beat the 2025 Savannah

1:12:22 Manatanas. They tied the 2025 Savannah

1:12:24 Manadas as the quickest team to 300

1:12:26 trick plays in the season and tying the

1:12:29 Savannah.

1:12:31 Both in 24 games.

1:12:34 Mason Maxwell

1:12:39 0 and one. The man they call Mad Max

1:12:41 punched out to begin the second inning.

1:12:43 The second time [music] he is leading

1:12:45 off an inning against Brett Sanchez.

1:12:48 out the left center. Wadi

1:12:51 behind the back bucket.

1:12:54 He just walked off the home half of the

1:12:56 third and rips the 11th trick play of

1:12:59 the ball game to begin [music] the top

1:13:00 of the fourth for the Texas Tailgator.

1:13:02 >> And the wind is blowing towards him.

1:13:04 That is a extremely difficult play to

1:13:07 make on a normal day when the wind is

1:13:08 twirling in YOUR FACE. IT'S 10 TIMES

1:13:10 HARDER. Zack Watson just showing off.

1:13:13 Taj Porter not in the box. Darion almost

1:13:17 got hit.

1:13:21 Oh,

1:13:22 Fred Sanchez is having himself a lab.

1:13:25 Darion trying his best to keep his

1:13:27 composure. Pretty composed his first

1:13:29 time up. Sitting about 410 ft. High

1:13:31 chopper now. Fat. It's about how high

1:13:34 that chopper just went. 410 ft.

1:13:39 Sure. Chopper. SURE. SURE.

1:13:43 A just to the right of us. Did you see

1:13:46 Braves TV analyst CJ Nikowski catch a

1:13:49 foul ball last night in Finway?

1:13:50 >> I did not. Incredible though.

1:13:52 >> It's incredible. Trick pitch from Sani.

1:13:58 >> I sent it to Josh Towski and he said

1:14:00 this is going to happen for me.

1:14:04 >> Jordan Bar

1:14:07 comical is JB for out number two.

1:14:11 >> [laughter]

1:14:12 >> Yeah, Jordan Hussein's telling him if

1:14:13 you want a trick play right there, you

1:14:14 got you got to bare hand it. You can't

1:14:16 just catch it straight up. You got to

1:14:17 bare hand it.

1:14:18 >> The captain coaching the rookie he'll

1:14:20 learn. I'm sure that's a tough one to

1:14:22 make though at the hot corners. D-Max

1:14:23 swings through strike one.

1:14:25 >> What a burger field. Doesn't get much

1:14:27 better than this

1:14:29 [music]

1:14:30 beautiful bay. Corpus Christie Bay out

1:14:32 behind left center field. The [music]

1:14:35 big bridge that has somehow shifted over

1:14:37 time.

1:14:40 high in the sky. Backspin to it. Taj

1:14:43 tosses the mask. Taj. Oh,

1:14:47 he's been wanting that one. Instead,

1:14:49 it'll just be a very high and

1:14:53 dropped strike. Now he had a ball in

1:14:55 two. A

1:15:00 close, but no cigar.

1:15:07 Trick pitch.

1:15:09 Oh,

1:15:11 chopper. Jordan Hussein between the

1:15:13 legs. Bookets.

1:15:16 12 trick plays. Four innings for the

1:15:20 tricky boys from Texas. I mean, I think

1:15:23 the firefighters have done trick plays

1:15:25 about as well as they could to start

1:15:26 this game and they're not even in

1:15:28 contention right now. They are seven

1:15:29 trick plays behind these Gators. This is

1:15:32 just what they do. They squeeze the life

1:15:35 out of you with their defense. They

1:15:37 continue to do that through four

1:15:38 innings.

1:15:39 >> Now we get the opportunity to tell the

1:15:42 baby Ola

1:15:46 hands in the air.

1:15:50 >> All around the stadium, hands nice and

1:15:52 high and start clapping along to a

1:15:54 little Hey baby.

1:16:01 >> If you don't know the dance, just follow

1:16:03 along.

1:16:05 [music]

1:16:08 Get those hands waving.

1:16:21 >> Let's do it again.

1:16:24 Hey

1:16:28 baby

1:16:31 [music]

1:16:35 girl.

1:16:35 >> Keep those hands clapping while we

1:16:37 shuffle.

1:16:40 [music]

1:16:51 >> Get those hands back up.

1:17:00 >> [music]

1:17:04 >> One more time. LET ME HEAR YOU SING IT.

1:17:07 [music]

1:17:16 [music]

1:17:18 >> Give it up for yourselves. Corpus

1:17:20 Christie. You look fantastic.

1:17:25 Ola baby. Hey baby. Whatever you want to

1:17:29 call it. Tell the baby hey. Hello to the

1:17:32 small [music] infant child.

1:17:34 >> I personally would like to say hello to

1:17:37 my good [music] friend Kaden Peanut

1:17:40 Green. How are you, brother?

1:17:44 >> Peanut.

1:17:44 >> Peanut.

1:17:45 >> I'm Dave. How we doing?

1:17:46 >> Good. How you feeling, man?

1:17:47 >> Feeling good. I'm feeling good. It's

1:17:49 cooling down a little bit. Thanks.

1:17:50 >> Feeling good, man. You know, is this

1:17:52 your

1:17:54 >> good? Good.

1:17:56 >> How are you guys? Appreciate [music]

1:17:57 you. Peanut man, first of all, get a

1:17:59 single out of the way there in the first

1:18:01 inning. That was good. Get you on base

1:18:02 [music] and then a two-run blast for

1:18:04 Logan Lacy.

1:18:05 >> Yeah, love to see that one.

1:18:06 >> So, the boys are swinging the sticks

1:18:08 awful good. How's the field feel to

1:18:09 [music] you right now?

1:18:10 >> Uh, the field's good. Uh, I heard it

1:18:12 rained out here like a complete flood.

1:18:16 Stacy,

1:18:17 >> showtime through the legs. Oh,

1:18:22 tough one for EJ to field. It feels like

1:18:25 it's a little slower through there. I

1:18:27 thought for a second you were about to

1:18:28 sing some Gavin Degrath for me because

1:18:30 as we've been talking over the last two

1:18:32 weeks, Kaden Green has BECOME OBSESSED

1:18:36 >> WITH ONE TREE HILL.

1:18:37 >> That is true. Very true statement.

1:18:39 >> So, what led TO THIS? YOU NEVER THOUGHT

1:18:41 ABOUT THE SHOW in your life, but in the

1:18:42 last two weeks, this has become your

1:18:44 life. you know, I've always heard of it,

1:18:46 but it kind of I forgot about it. And

1:18:48 then the other day I was uh heard some

1:18:50 Gavin Degraw. I just had a radio mix on

1:18:52 and that was on there and I was like,

1:18:54 "Oh my gosh, this song is [music] a

1:18:56 banger." And I was like, "Where is this

1:18:58 from?" And I was like, "Oh my gosh,

1:19:00 Winry Hill." So now I'm binge watching

1:19:02 the crap out of it. Mind you, that will

1:19:04 be awarded a single there for Nick Lopez

1:19:07 officially. A single for Lope. Uh

1:19:10 Peanut, you got these boys doing some

1:19:12 trick plays tonight. How [music] much

1:19:14 pressure do you guys feel especially as

1:19:16 an infield with ground balls when

1:19:18 playing the tailgator?

1:19:19 >> Yeah, I mean you know everyone knows

1:19:20 that the tailgator they are not scared

1:19:22 to do trick plays. That is for sure. So

1:19:24 just trying to match their energy, match

1:19:27 their aggressiveness, playing free

1:19:29 trusting our guy simple on the mound

1:19:31 that if if something happens he's going

1:19:33 to back us up and go right back at him.

1:19:36 >> How is uh your bandana collection coming

1:19:39 along?

1:19:39 >> You know it's it's going pretty good.

1:19:41 You know, I've been a standard just

1:19:42 plain black bandanna guy. A fan last

1:19:45 weekend brought me this bedazzled one. I

1:19:48 was like, you know what? Might as well

1:19:49 spice it up a little bit. So,

1:19:51 >> some seasoning on that bandana. Little

1:19:54 seasoning on

1:19:55 >> 32 count to the auction. Kyle Martin.

1:19:58 Wow.

1:20:00 >> Where do you want to play this guy,

1:20:01 Peanut? When he's at the den,

1:20:03 >> you know, I'm not sure. Um I'm not

1:20:05 really sure. The guy's pretty good at

1:20:06 ball. He can swing the bat, let me tell

1:20:08 you.

1:20:09 BALL FORCE.

1:20:10 >> IT'S A BALL FOR the tailgator. THEY CAN

1:20:13 GO AS FAR AS THEY WANT UNTIL ALL

1:20:16 >> transfer from the firefighters.

1:20:18 >> And Kyle Martin now has three two

1:20:21 baseball force sprints in the last two

1:20:24 games.

1:20:25 >> All right, Peanut. We need some of that

1:20:27 I don't want to be energy out of this

1:20:28 defense from this point forward. We need

1:20:29 banger plays out of this defense.

1:20:31 >> All right, I'm singing a temple here so

1:20:32 you can give me a ground ball and we got

1:20:33 that first.

1:20:34 >> Are you really?

1:20:35 >> Are you ready?

1:20:35 >> Oh, yeah.

1:20:36 >> Are you guys ready?

1:20:36 >> Yeah.

1:20:37 I don't want to be anything other than

1:20:40 what I've been trying to be lately.

1:20:43 All I have to do is think of me and my

1:20:46 peace of mind.

1:20:48 >> I need a higher picture. Peanut.

1:20:49 >> I'm tired of looking.

1:20:51 >> I like the soul in there.

1:20:54 >> Right to you, Peanut. Between the

1:20:58 >> other

1:21:05 Hey.

1:21:07 THAT'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS THAT COULD HAVE

1:21:08 GONE. PEANUT, well done.

1:21:10 >> Hey, I'm sorry that might have hurt

1:21:11 y'all's ears. Viewers, hey, all your

1:21:13 viewers, I'm so sorry, but had to be

1:21:15 done there.

1:21:15 >> You would have definitely won my seventh

1:21:17 grade talent show with that [laughter]

1:21:19 >> easily. Taylor Justice,

1:21:21 >> I really appreciate that.

1:21:23 >> No matter who wins tonight, you might

1:21:24 need to be showman just for that

1:21:26 performance right there.

1:21:27 >> America's Got Talent. They might call me

1:21:29 after this, man.

1:21:30 >> American Idol, we have connections with

1:21:32 those folks.

1:21:33 >> Right side.

1:21:34 >> No way that sits right.

1:21:38 Just fell.

1:21:40 >> Hey, I told him you're pretty good at

1:21:41 baseball. I told him you're pretty good

1:21:43 at ball. You can swing.

1:21:44 >> Banana ball. Banana ball.

1:21:47 >> Banana ball. He You know what I mean?

1:21:49 >> He's pretty good at baseball, too. He

1:21:50 had 275 career professional home runs in

1:21:53 baseball.

1:21:54 >> He did that. He really did that.

1:21:55 >> He's got 11 in banana ball. Peanut

1:21:57 again.

1:21:59 >> Deja vu all over again, Mr. Peanut. So

1:22:02 therefore, you must single it.

1:22:04 >> Yeah. [music]

1:22:06 Yeah,

1:22:07 >> I might need to be putting PEANUT IN A

1:22:08 CHARIOT to reference some more Gavin

1:22:11 Degra. By the way, the behind the back

1:22:13 play that you had in the third inning.

1:22:15 >> One of the greatest plays I've ever seen

1:22:16 you make, young man.

1:22:17 >> I appreciate that. I appreciate that.

1:22:19 >> I lost my mind for about a second even

1:22:21 though we scored a run off of it.

1:22:22 >> Peanut, the chat is asking why you have

1:22:24 not applied for American Idol.

1:22:26 >> Oh, really?

1:22:27 >> I swear.

1:22:28 >> Two different folks, actually.

1:22:29 >> I'm blushing out here.

1:22:30 >> Yeah,

1:22:31 >> you're really just meing. [laughter]

1:22:34 Hey. Yeah. TYPICAL.

1:22:38 >> OH, that's good. That's good. All right,

1:22:40 let's see. Can I get Can I get another

1:22:42 one?

1:22:43 >> Can you get a three trick play inning on

1:22:44 the microphone?

1:22:46 >> Is Is brother going to kind of poke me

1:22:47 on over here?

1:22:48 >> Hey, if you get one, all I need from you

1:22:50 is the biggest loudest bucket of all

1:22:52 time.

1:22:52 >> Okay, that's all I request.

1:22:53 >> I got you.

1:22:55 >> Followed up by an axe. [music]

1:22:58 >> Oh, deuce is wild. Two balls, two

1:23:00 strikes, two outs, two runners on. And

1:23:02 number two for the firefighters on the

1:23:04 microphone.

1:23:05 >> Peanut, should you sing it again? It was

1:23:06 good luck the first time.

1:23:14 >> Oh. Oh no. Oh no.

1:23:18 >> Did you lose?

1:23:19 >> Oh, he lost it.

1:23:20 >> Peanut's headphones came out.

1:23:23 >> He's going to try to fix it.

1:23:25 >> How well does Peanut know?

1:23:26 >> I'm with you. I'm with you. I'm with

1:23:27 YOU. YOU GOT IT. I'M WITH YOU. WHAT A

1:23:29 SAVE.

1:23:29 >> WHAT A MOVE.

1:23:30 >> AND HE SAVES IT. He knows how to plug in

1:23:32 a headphone jack, guys. [laughter]

1:23:34 God bless him.

1:23:34 >> I'm not going to lie. I really freaked

1:23:36 out right there.

1:23:37 >> You wouldn't believe how many guys freak

1:23:39 out when the IFB comes up.

1:23:40 >> All right, do it again.

1:23:42 >> I don't want to be anything other two.

1:23:47 DARION. [screaming]

1:23:48 OH, HE MAKES THE PLAY. Dar McDonald

1:23:51 saves it.

1:23:52 >> I don't want to be anything other than

1:23:54 what I've been trying to be.

1:23:57 >> [laughter]

1:23:57 >> premium just caught up.

1:23:58 >> Go get him. Go get him. GO GET HIM. GO

1:24:02 get him.

1:24:03 >> Run to him. DO OUR JOBS FOR US.

1:24:06 >> HEY.

1:24:07 >> HEY. I'M MIKED UP. WHAT DO YOU GOT TO

1:24:09 SAY?

1:24:09 >> YOU KNEW THIS. YOU'RE DOING THIS, BOY.

1:24:13 Tell him he's preier

1:24:15 Kate Peanut Green. And so are you. Love

1:24:18 you so much, brother.

1:24:19 >> Love you guys. You guys are awesome.

1:24:20 Peanut. You're the best, man. I'll watch

1:24:22 one tree. He'll season the two with you

1:24:23 anytime. my earpiece.

1:24:25 >> Let's go.

1:24:26 >> What a defensive inning.

1:24:28 >> Peanut records two trick plays. Austin

1:24:31 Temple gets out of a jam in which two

1:24:33 guys are in scoring position, none out.

1:24:35 And Darren McDow does that. And now we

1:24:38 must show you our Texas twostepers.

1:24:41 [music]

1:24:47 like

1:24:50 crazy

1:24:52 [music]

1:24:56 four

1:24:58 down

1:25:10 breaking hearts

1:25:13 outside [music] complaining about noise.

1:25:15 I'm playing on stage picking good old

1:25:18 boys home brewing ain't nothing to it.

1:25:22 [music]

1:25:24 Yeah, you know what we'll be doing

1:25:31 [music]

1:25:33 on your baby ride

1:25:40 and going crazy

1:25:42 [music]

1:25:49 Corpus Christi. GIVE IT UP FOR YOUR

1:25:53 TEXAS TWO TIPPERS.

1:25:57 >> The chat is asking about the water slide

1:26:00 out here in right field and if we have

1:26:02 some kind of OT team on it planned for

1:26:04 it this weekend. I must tell you a

1:26:06 secret between me, you and God, Zach

1:26:08 Satton.

1:26:08 >> Yep.

1:26:08 >> They're tearing that water slide down

1:26:10 actively. Yeah. It is quite literally a

1:26:13 hazard to be out there within 100 ft of

1:26:15 it.

1:26:16 >> Yeah. Even if it weren't, if you were to

1:26:18 try to slide down it, you'd be launching

1:26:20 yourself about 25 ft up in the air, just

1:26:22 completely out of it with nowhere to

1:26:24 land. You'd be done for.

1:26:25 >> It's like those AI videos. Have you seen

1:26:27 those? Coming down the water slide

1:26:29 >> and all of a sudden there's nothing.

1:26:30 >> It's like the nightmare that you have.

1:26:33 Yeah.

1:26:34 >> Tell you what though,

1:26:35 >> Darren McDow's my dream right fielder

1:26:37 right now.

1:26:39 >> Premier right fielder. These guys just

1:26:41 know these two teams know how to make

1:26:43 highlight plays against each other.

1:26:46 Wow,

1:26:48 that is a 100 million ft foul from Noah

1:26:51 Bridges.

1:26:52 >> He tried to send a banana ball to that

1:26:54 water slide.

1:26:55 >> We got a 1-1 ball game. Firefighters won

1:26:58 the first via a two-run shot from Logan

1:27:01 Lacy. Barry McDow, the same man with

1:27:02 that web jam, had a solo shot in the

1:27:05 second.

1:27:06 Tailgator scored in the home half.

1:27:08 Tailgators walked it off via an RBI

1:27:10 single from Zack [music] Watson in the

1:27:11 third. And a scoreless fourth has

1:27:13 brought us here to the fifth frame in

1:27:15 which we are one to one. Tailgators

1:27:17 leading the trick play battle 12-6

1:27:21 officially on the scoreboard. But we

1:27:22 will check that with our official score

1:27:23 Blake O'Hare as Taj Porter helping

1:27:26 himself.

1:27:29 >> Just want to point this out too. What an

1:27:30 inning there for Austin Temple as Noah

1:27:33 stares at one low. To put runners

1:27:35 [music] on second and third with nobody

1:27:37 out and to get out of it with great

1:27:39 defensive help is huge as Brett Sanchez

1:27:41 strikes him out.

1:27:42 >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Brett

1:27:46 Sanchez with another pche here this

1:27:48 evening.

1:27:51 Gosh, I love me some steaks.

1:28:00 Born and raised here in Corpus Christie.

1:28:03 Captain Brandon L has proudly served

1:28:06 with Corpus Christie Fire Department for

1:28:09 the past 25 years. [cheering]

1:28:15 Throughout his career, he has had the

1:28:17 honor of serving alongside firefighters

1:28:21 head coach Val Perez, mentoring and

1:28:24 leading her during much of her time at

1:28:27 the department. Together they served at

1:28:30 both station 8 and station 7. CORPUS

1:28:34 CHRISTI. LET'S HEAR IT LOUD AND PROUD

1:28:37 FOR CAPTAIN BRANDON L.

1:28:43 [cheering]

1:28:48 We talk about the ways to honor Val

1:28:50 Perez. This is one of those. Captain

1:28:53 Brandon Lot serving with her in the

1:28:55 Corpus Christi Fire Department. 25 years

1:28:59 serving his community. And he gets to

1:29:01 give the big hug to Val Perez at home

1:29:03 plate. This is why these moments are so

1:29:05 special. A salute to Captain Lock.

1:29:10 Doesn't get much better than that.

1:29:13 What Val Perez means to this community,

1:29:16 what this community and Corpus Christie

1:29:18 means to her. getting to honor her fire

1:29:20 station here tonight as well. Tyler

1:29:22 Hughes, what an odd play as he'll slam

1:29:26 the brakes on and stay at first.

1:29:30 Zach, that goes back to the center

1:29:31 field. I mean, that one took a weird

1:29:33 [music] hop off the lip. Jordan Bar was

1:29:35 on the ground already trying to get his

1:29:37 glove up. Clips JB and ends up in foul

1:29:40 territory. That was one of the weirdest

1:29:42 singles you will see,

1:29:45 >> which in this case is pretty much the

1:29:46 most banana ball single you're going to

1:29:48 see. It's a heck of a play from Jordan

1:29:49 Bar trying to sneak out to it.

1:29:52 >> Brother giving it some chase. It's off

1:29:56 the net. Sunshine goes flying into it.

1:29:59 Sunshine, big Red Sox fan over there

1:30:01 taking a picture for a fan.

1:30:05 >> Fans first always, Sunny. Good for you.

1:30:09 [music]

1:30:09 >> Look like my aunt Judy sitting over

1:30:11 there in the first round. Was not my

1:30:13 aunt Judy, by the way.

1:30:14 >> Shout out to you, Judy. My great great

1:30:17 aunt Judy

1:30:19 >> right back to Sanche to second for one

1:30:25 >> got him a very delayed call from Eric

1:30:29 Byum but Peanut will reach be a

1:30:31 fieldielder's choice as that was out

1:30:32 number two at second and Don Cornett has

1:30:35 something for the folks both here in

1:30:37 Corpus Christie and for you at home

1:30:45 the roof

1:30:47 Fire the roof on fire.

1:30:56 >> Hold it together, Dalton.

1:30:59 >> Hold it together.

1:31:02 >> Somehow

1:31:04 he didn't crack.

1:31:07 >> Every fiber of his being was telling him

1:31:09 laugh. But somehow DC3 stays strong as

1:31:13 he goes back into the batters box. He's

1:31:15 flown out to center a couple times here

1:31:16 tonight.

1:31:18 Javon Ray doing that in my face, I'd be

1:31:20 dying laughing.

1:31:23 >> Javon Ray just being within [music] 3 ft

1:31:25 of me makes me laugh.

1:31:27 >> Why? He tickles my giggle box.

1:31:30 [laughter]

1:31:31 As I just demonstrated for you all at

1:31:33 home, what a giggle box is. Thank you,

1:31:34 Zach. Stay.

1:31:37 [music]

1:31:37 >> Getting right side again. High in the

1:31:39 sky. Tailgators have had to deal with a

1:31:41 lot of these big league pop-ups. Sunny

1:31:43 tap drill. Book it. BOOK IT. MAKE IT 10

1:31:47 straight ball games in which the Texas

1:31:50 tailgator have recorded 14 or more trick

1:31:53 plays.

1:31:55 >> Again, we keep iterating to it. This is

1:31:57 why you got to hit things on the ground

1:31:59 or liners cuz they just do this as we go

1:32:02 down to the field for what a catch.

1:32:06 >> All righty fans. As I'm sure all of you

1:32:09 know, today is National Burger Day.

1:32:14 [cheering]

1:32:15 And what better place to celebrate than

1:32:18 right here at What a Burger Field in

1:32:20 Corpus Christie, Texas. On the dugout is

1:32:23 my good friend Ryan. And it's going to

1:32:25 be up to him to catch as many burgers

1:32:28 flung by tailgator pitcher Joe Sperrone

1:32:31 as he can. [cheering]

1:32:34 But of course,

1:32:36 we got to make it a competition. Cass,

1:32:39 WHO YOU GOT OVER THERE? THAT'S RIGHT. It

1:32:41 is about time the third base side gets

1:32:44 their redemption. I have Christian over

1:32:46 here on the away dugout. And throwing to

1:32:49 him is the awesome firefighter spinner

1:32:52 Jared Donaldson.

1:32:55 All righty, we've got our two

1:32:56 contestants for a game we like to call

1:32:59 What a Catch. And it's gonna get started

1:33:02 in three, TWO, ONE, GO.

1:33:07 There we go. We're good. We're good. Be

1:33:09 the burger. Be the burger. We got to

1:33:13 flip them fast.

1:33:15 Come on now. Here we go. He's on a roll.

1:33:23 >> [cheering]

1:33:24 >> We've got 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

1:33:35 [music]

1:33:36 Cass, how many burgers did you get? Hey,

1:33:39 I am feeling pretty confident over here.

1:33:41 Jared and Christian. Christian caught

1:33:44 six patties.

1:33:47 >> [cheering]

1:33:48 >> Well, Caz, you're going to be really sad

1:33:51 to know.

1:33:52 >> CAN I CAN I TELL YOU A SECRET between

1:33:53 me, you and God? Yeah.

1:33:54 >> The guy on the right side of our screen

1:33:56 that was just doing this one, came up to

1:34:00 me earlier today in the plaza and told

1:34:02 me he liked my sunglasses, the man that

1:34:03 had on the Christian Javier jersey. Now,

1:34:05 the man wearing the Javon Ray jersey,

1:34:07 also known as Javon Ray, is coming into

1:34:10 the ball game to pitch for the

1:34:11 firefighters. Zach,

1:34:12 >> last weekend was the first time he gave

1:34:13 up a point in over a month. This guy is

1:34:15 incredible and he's locked in today. Had

1:34:17 breakfast with Javon this morning. We

1:34:19 were watching a Tik Tok in which some

1:34:20 fans left some comments for him to say

1:34:22 the least. He's fired up.

1:34:28 Best we leave those comments to you, me

1:34:30 [music] and God,

1:34:32 >> and the internet, of course.

1:34:33 >> Yes.

1:34:34 >> But not this one. The two Madoo trying

1:34:37 to send that one back to West Texas. Two

1:34:39 and one.

1:34:42 [music]

1:34:46 Javon, [music] as you mentioned, first

1:34:48 time he'd given up a point since the

1:34:49 Banana Ball opened.

1:34:51 >> Gave up two runs in his two innings of

1:34:54 work against the Coconuts up the middle.

1:34:56 Peanut a glove. That'll be an

1:34:59 interesting scoring decision. I

1:35:01 personally would rule it a single, but

1:35:03 we'll see here.

1:35:04 >> I think it should be a single, too.

1:35:06 Again, we're seeing the ball's just

1:35:07 really tough to read right now for the

1:35:09 second baseman, for the infielders. It

1:35:11 it's just it's tough to figure out where

1:35:13 this is going to play because it's just

1:35:15 either it's bouncing really high or it's

1:35:18 just sticking. It's very much like you

1:35:21 would see a tire at Darlington. Just

1:35:23 sticking to the rubber. [music]

1:35:25 >> It will be a single for McDanford. Will

1:35:27 be a single official.

1:35:29 >> Man, I I made a NASCAR reference like

1:35:31 you wouldn't believe it.

1:35:31 >> I had to I had to tell the official

1:35:33 scoring.

1:35:33 >> I know you did.

1:35:34 >> I had to tell the official score. I

1:35:36 agreed with you, TP.

1:35:38 No, he didn't. The biggest, the largest.

1:35:42 It's home run number two on the air. IT

1:35:45 GIVES THE TAILGATOR a two to one lead.

1:35:48 Don't do it to TP.

1:35:56 [music]

1:36:01 >> A man who means so much to this

1:36:03 community here in Corpus Christie.

1:36:07 First home run he's hit in over a month

1:36:09 and a half. Comes back in a place where

1:36:12 he spends a lot of time in [music] the

1:36:13 off season.

1:36:17 Look at that. Yeah, he knew it.

1:36:21 Guy just hits dangers in Texas, man.

1:36:23 That's just what he does.

1:36:24 >> Saw that man at Waterburger with Javon

1:36:26 Ray last night and then he did that to

1:36:28 him.

1:36:28 >> You know what's funny? If I may,

1:36:33 >> [music]

1:36:38 >> The tailgator and the firefighters

1:36:41 honoring the folks here at Corpus

1:36:43 Christi. It's interesting that Indie and

1:36:46 Taj big time contributors tonight. They

1:36:49 were the only two guys who got here on

1:36:50 time yesterday amongst the clubhouse.

1:36:55 >> Yep.

1:36:57 >> Mainly because they were working a camp

1:36:59 here. Yeah, but that was all youth camp

1:37:01 last night

1:37:01 >> with Javon Ray who didn't fly with us

1:37:03 either. And we didn't have the easiest

1:37:05 of travel days either, but I can't

1:37:07 complain. We got to Corpus Christie at

1:37:08 9:00 last night.

1:37:09 >> And that ship right there, we're

1:37:10 speaking about Taj and his time here in

1:37:12 Corpus Christie. Ian Jordan Hussein were

1:37:14 here to camp. Val Perez also at that

1:37:16 camp and it's more of a clinic camp

1:37:18 showcase type of deal. Different things

1:37:20 Jose Trevino does in the offseason. They

1:37:22 all took BP on that that ship right

1:37:25 there as we honor the troops as poetic

1:37:28 as it gets.

1:37:30 That is an incredible experience for

1:37:32 those guys.

1:37:33 >> Naval ship.

1:37:34 >> Jordan Hussein hit me with a funny one.

1:37:36 We're on the bus. We're coming back by

1:37:38 this by this uh

1:37:45 >> Donnie Allen's hitting us with a funny

1:37:46 one.

1:37:49 >> I would stop what I would be saying if I

1:37:50 saw this eating my camera.

1:37:55 >> He's not eating your camera. He just ate

1:37:58 Period. King

1:38:00 >> now pitching

1:38:01 >> Allen comes in a game of throw here for

1:38:03 the Texas.

1:38:06 >> As I was saying,

1:38:09 >> man, that's what Adam

1:38:11 >> we're we're coming into the [music] the

1:38:12 ballpark this morning on the charter bus

1:38:14 and we come past that battleship and

1:38:16 Jordan's like tell me about taking BP

1:38:17 out there and whatnot. He just goes,

1:38:18 [music] "It looked like I wasn't even

1:38:20 hitting him far." [laughter] I said,

1:38:22 "That's good, Jordan. That's good."

1:38:24 Brett Allen biggest thing for him this

1:38:26 year as Zach mentioned earlier with

1:38:29 Austin Temple ball for [music] sprints

1:38:31 man if he can get the ball force sprints

1:38:32 down and be in the zone the RA is going

1:38:34 to go down the NPI is going to go down

1:38:37 and [music] Brett Allen a lot more clean

1:38:39 outings so Nigel the crocodile company

1:38:43 Noggin and it will be four five and six

1:38:45 here Brett Allen will have to face in

1:38:47 the top of the sixth inning as he is now

1:38:49 the first arm tonight at least for the

1:38:51 Texas work for a lead as Brett Sanchez

1:38:54 worked from behind or tied here in his

1:38:56 entire out. However, Brett Sanchez

1:38:58 [music] would be in line to get the

1:38:59 victory after five innings of win

1:39:02 inducing 14 trick plays.

1:39:05 That is the most that a tailgator's

1:39:07 pitcher has induced in a single outing

1:39:08 this year. The previous high was 13 by

1:39:11 Christian [music] Davis.

1:39:16 >> Logan Lacy looking like he might have

1:39:19 just fained trying to go for a steal of

1:39:21 first base. Firefighters tied for the

1:39:22 most of that this year with nine in the

1:39:24 Banana Ball Championship League.

1:39:27 >> Wow. The biggest, the largest being the

1:39:29 safety net right now behind the home

1:39:31 plate. Three balls and a strike.

1:39:36 [music]

1:39:40 >> Well,

1:39:42 it's [music]

1:39:43 unfortunately the issue that we've

1:39:45 talked about with Brett Allen a lot this

1:39:47 year has been those ball four sprints.

1:39:49 That's how Logan Lacy will begin the

1:39:52 [music] top of the six here. And now a

1:39:53 man who's got a couple singles to his

1:39:54 name tonight. Eric Jones Jr.

1:39:58 Indiana Stanley, [music]

1:40:00 my good friend. How are you,

1:40:04 >> Indy?

1:40:04 >> Yo, what's up, man? Oh, sorry about

1:40:05 that. Yeah. Yeah. Locked in right now.

1:40:07 >> You can speak. [music] I'm sorry. I I

1:40:09 was just making sure you were all good

1:40:11 out there in center field.

1:40:13 >> Yeah, I feel excellent in center field

1:40:14 right now.

1:40:15 >> You look excellent today. It's probably

1:40:16 cuz you [music] got some sleep last

1:40:17 night. as Eric Joel Jr. gets his third

1:40:20 single.

1:40:21 >> Uh, you're cutting out a little bit, but

1:40:22 I did say something about uh I got a

1:40:24 little bit extra sleep in my

1:40:25 >> you you got a lot of extra sleep than we

1:40:27 did.

1:40:28 >> I was upset I had early fight

1:40:33 and then I got here then I started

1:40:35 reading the group text and I was like,

1:40:36 "Oh, those boys are in for it today."

1:40:38 That's

1:40:44 >> Indy, how do you like Corpus Christie

1:40:46 thus far?

1:40:46 >> Yeah, I like it a lot. Other than their

1:40:48 mosquitoes being birds, dude,

1:40:51 that's

1:40:52 >> biggest.

1:40:54 >> I seen a mosquito the size of a hawk

1:40:56 early.

1:40:56 >> That's Dude, and they're hawking us

1:40:58 down, too, man. They're all over.

1:41:00 >> Uh, you've been hawking down some of

1:41:01 these banana balls tonight. What What is

1:41:03 it about you and center field that just

1:41:05 seem to get along?

1:41:06 >> Uh, dude, I don't know. I kind of just

1:41:07 get into like a trying to sound dumb,

1:41:09 but like get into like a little flow

1:41:10 state, man. Everything's out of my mind

1:41:12 and I'm just just playing, dude.

1:41:16 You know, I I think a big story line we

1:41:18 had at the start of year, obviously

1:41:19 you'd say this, not the offensive start

1:41:21 you wanted. You quite literally had a

1:41:23 social media post saying it was the

1:41:24 worst offensive start [music] to your

1:41:25 baseball career. And now you've had one

1:41:28 of the best opens out of or one of the

1:41:30 best po post opens out of anybody on

1:41:32 this team? What started to click for you

1:41:34 offensively?

1:41:35 >> Uh to be honest, man, I got to give a

1:41:36 huge shout out to Penny. like he pulled

1:41:38 me aside when we were in El Paso and

1:41:39 just kind of a talk that uh alleviated a

1:41:42 lot of stress that I had about you know

1:41:44 future and stuff like that. So, um, so

1:41:48 big shout out to Penny, man. Without

1:41:50 that talk, I don't know how how great

1:41:52 feel, you know,

1:41:54 >> Brandon Pennington, the pitching coach

1:41:55 here for the Texas Tailgator, but also

1:41:58 much more than that, a mentor to a lot

1:42:00 of these guys. And Brena Allen, a ball

1:42:02 and two here,

1:42:04 Lamar's Parks,

1:42:06 Indie, where does the stadium in city

1:42:09 rank on your favorite stops in Texas?

1:42:12 >> I have to Will you repeat one more time,

1:42:14 please?

1:42:15 this stadium here in Corpus and this

1:42:17 city rank and the places we've got to

1:42:19 visit here in the Lone Star State.

1:42:21 >> Um, man, I wouldn't really know how to

1:42:23 rate it because I I kind of forgot

1:42:24 everywhere that I go. As soon as I get

1:42:27 back home, I just kind of forget it. Um,

1:42:29 El Paso was unbelievable though. I was I

1:42:31 was a big fan of El Paso.

1:42:33 >> Oh, they're screaming at me.

1:42:34 >> All right, it's not 32. Thank you,

1:42:36 Jordan.

1:42:38 >> Whoops. Apparently, I'm not a [music]

1:42:40 >> It's 22

1:42:42 >> now. It's 32. Hey, thank you, Jordan.

1:42:44 Sorry about that, bro. Hey, while I'm

1:42:46 here, I know Zion's [music] watching and

1:42:48 I want to give a big shout out to Lil

1:42:49 Bro, man. He's I love that kid to death.

1:42:51 He's awesome. [music]

1:42:56 >> Dude, make a play.

1:42:57 >> Oh, Donnie,

1:42:58 >> do it. Do it, Sunny.

1:42:59 >> Four double play

1:43:03 ending.

1:43:04 >> Big fan of that. That'll play Donnie.

1:43:07 Oh, that's going to do so much for his

1:43:08 confidence right there. I don't freaking

1:43:10 do know what to 32 right there.

1:43:14 Let's end it, man.

1:43:16 >> Andy, I need tarps off if we get out

1:43:18 number three here via trick play.

1:43:20 >> You want me to go tarps off?

1:43:21 >> It trick. It has to be a trick play for

1:43:23 out number three.

1:43:24 >> Oh, okay. I'll do it. The ball comes to

1:43:26 me, bro. Please.

1:43:26 >> 100%. [music]

1:43:27 >> Uh, actually, I'm not even going to say

1:43:29 this, bro. I got to

1:43:32 >> All right.

1:43:32 >> We do uh we do a lot of practice, man.

1:43:35 >> We do trick plays, period. That's

1:43:36 tailgator ball.

1:43:37 >> Oh, dude. No way. Good.

1:43:39 >> No way.

1:43:40 >> THE SHOULDER

1:43:41 >> INDIANA STANLEY

1:43:43 BUCKET.

1:43:44 >> I got you.

1:43:48 >> Indie, I need a bucket from you.

1:43:50 >> I'm not going to lie, I can't really

1:43:51 hear you when I'm running. I can really

1:43:53 only hear my breast, but I see you up

1:43:55 there.

1:43:56 >> A bucket, Indie.

1:43:57 >> Book it, baby. Yes, sir. Book it.

1:43:59 >> I told you if we got the third out via

1:44:00 trick play, what had to happen? So, try

1:44:03 it.

1:44:03 >> I appreciate you guys putting me on the

1:44:04 C. I got to go. I got to go hit balls,

1:44:06 man.

1:44:07 >> All right. Yeah, you better be looking a

1:44:09 certain way when you hit. I love you

1:44:10 more.

1:44:12 And now from Indiana Stanley, we go to

1:44:15 something to do with pancakes. I present

1:44:17 you IHOP.

1:44:18 >> Welcome to the third base side, THE

1:44:20 TALLEST HOST IN BANANA BALL, CASS.

1:44:24 [screaming]

1:44:25 >> Ladies and gentlemen, right now we are

1:44:26 about to have a good oldfashioned pillow

1:44:29 fight, but we decided to make it a

1:44:31 little harder. We have Leighton on my

1:44:32 left, Rudy on my right. We have tied one

1:44:34 hand to one of their feet because

1:44:36 they're going to be hopping around

1:44:38 during this pillow fight. This is called

1:44:40 IHOP, but it's not the International

1:44:43 House of Pancakes. No. Right now, we're

1:44:45 taking you all to the International

1:44:47 House of Pain. Oh yeah. Good

1:44:50 oldfashioned pillow fight. Last person

1:44:53 standing wins. On your mark, get set,

1:44:57 go.

1:44:59 Right in the face. Oh no, they're

1:45:02 hopping around.

1:45:03 Don't get tangled up.

1:45:06 Rudy's running away. This is going way

1:45:10 off track. [music]

1:45:12 Somebody shove somebody.

1:45:16 This is all right in the face. Oh no.

1:45:20 And just like that, Blazen goes down,

1:45:23 which means Rudy is the winner.

1:45:26 And I forgot to add one more thing. The

1:45:29 winner gets to pie. The loser in the

1:45:33 face. Rudy, take it away. Leighton, I am

1:45:37 so sorry. Ladies and gentlemen, make

1:45:40 some noise for IHOP.

1:45:45 Man, we just got yappable with Indiana

1:45:47 Stanley.

1:45:49 >> Going to lead this inning off.

1:45:52 [music]

1:45:53 >> Can't help but notice the tarp is still

1:45:55 on by the way.

1:45:56 >> That's his shirt for those wondering at

1:45:58 home.

1:45:58 >> Yep.

1:46:00 Mama, I'm still

1:46:03 >> Indie [music] made me a promise. If we

1:46:04 got a trick played to end that inning,

1:46:06 he was going to take his tarp. [music]

1:46:08 This isn't for me. This is for the

1:46:10 people.

1:46:11 >> It's for the people at home. He's an

1:46:13 eight pack.

1:46:17 >> So, [music] you wanted the tarps off for

1:46:19 like educational purposes?

1:46:22 >> I you know, if I had an eight pack, I'd

1:46:25 never wear a shirt. We'll leave it at

1:46:26 that. I just I'm just being [music]

1:46:27 honest. Between me, you and God,

1:46:29 >> you barely do as is.

1:46:31 >> I I'm not tarps off that much.

1:46:34 >> Sure. On banana land, it seems sure.

1:46:36 >> Yeah.

1:46:36 >> But in everyday life, no.

1:46:41 [music]

1:46:42 >> I did go tarps off at rehearsals kind of

1:46:44 thing a few weeks ago, but that's

1:46:45 because I was doused by a water hose.

1:46:48 Also went tarps off last weekend in our

1:46:49 rehearsals in Knoxville. [music] That's

1:46:50 because it rained an entire inch and an

1:46:52 hour.

1:46:52 >> Good. Yeah.

1:46:53 >> The 22 to Indie

1:46:56 Javon. An incredible two two pitch.

1:46:58 Indy's not biting on it. Full count

1:46:59 here.

1:47:02 >> Javon now in his second inning of work.

1:47:06 [music]

1:47:08 >> Indie in on the hands. First base side

1:47:10 towards the tailgator. Javon Ray a

1:47:13 diving attempt but can't make the play.

1:47:16 Pitchers are athletes too. And now G's

1:47:18 going to go back out there with a dirty

1:47:19 uniform to throw [music] another payoff.

1:47:21 >> Look at this. Look at the sacrifice.

1:47:24 Even if he doesn't come up with it, you

1:47:26 earn admiration and respect when you do

1:47:28 things like this as the pitcher. And

1:47:30 keep in mind, this is a guy who just had

1:47:32 the inning walked off by Taj Porter in

1:47:34 two batters. And look at him. He's

1:47:36 already relocked in here in the six.

1:47:38 Good for Javon. Yeah, Javon officially

1:47:40 has not recorded an out yet.

1:47:44 Still has it

1:47:47 going to [music] deep center field. Now

1:47:49 he has. Wow, that ball was hit a lot

1:47:53 softer than I thought it was off the

1:47:55 back. It's instead it'll be allowed out

1:47:57 number one. It took off right off

1:47:59 contact. There you go, Arondo. That's

1:48:02 the first time we've really seen

1:48:03 Armando, the designated fielder for the

1:48:04 firefighters tonight. He had to get on

1:48:06 his horse and book it in center [music]

1:48:09 field and he got it.

1:48:11 >> You like that, by the way?

1:48:12 >> Seemed like you just used my thing

1:48:14 against me.

1:48:15 >> No, not really. I was trying to say it

1:48:16 like he booked it to go do something

1:48:18 good. It was more homage.

1:48:22 >> That's what they're out here saying.

1:48:23 Jordan Hussein and this guy foul

1:48:25 territory again. Javon called off by his

1:48:27 catcher Daltton Cornette who will safely

1:48:30 make the play for out number two.

1:48:31 >> But Brett, in that situation, especially

1:48:33 in the sixth inning, you're down a bunch

1:48:34 of trick plays. That's a perfect

1:48:36 opportunity to try to tip one.

1:48:38 >> It's one of those you're down by nine

1:48:40 trick plays at this point. If you don't

1:48:41 start doing them now, you're you're just

1:48:43 saying, "Hey, we're not going to win the

1:48:44 equalizer point tonight." And that's

1:48:45 pretty much what the firefighters are

1:48:46 saying.

1:48:47 >> Yep.

1:48:49 >> [music]

1:48:51 >> The count is counting your booket by the

1:48:53 way.

1:48:54 >> Me

1:48:54 >> towards the the the the [music]

1:48:57 >> booket of the evening. There's

1:48:58 officially I think I just said 144 and

1:49:00 145 just now apparently. Zach Watson

1:49:05 chopper that touches the sky. But

1:49:07 >> this is a beautiful sunset here in

1:49:09 Corpus. My goodness.

1:49:11 >> They [music] call it the sparkling city

1:49:12 for a reason. Brett Loft, this is a

1:49:14 tremendous place. Wadi, same spot as the

1:49:18 last one. Jim caught off by his first

1:49:20 baseman. Tip drill from EJ between the

1:49:23 legs. Tighter. Book it. Book it. All

1:49:26 right, EJ, you tell me to shut right on

1:49:29 up then. I told you you might need to go

1:49:30 for some trick plays. That's his 10th on

1:49:32 the year at first base. And it comes at

1:49:34 a critical time. It's eight trick plays

1:49:36 in the book for the firefighters. And

1:49:37 yes, got a daunting task ahead of you,

1:49:39 but it's at least a little more doable

1:49:41 right now as the former firefighter

1:49:44 flies out to the new firefighters.

1:49:56 Ei,

1:50:06 ei-e-i-o. [music]

1:50:16 [music]

1:50:20 With a baa ba here and a baa ba there.

1:50:22 Here a B, there a [music] everywhere a

1:50:24 B. Old Macdonald had a farm. Ei-e-i-o.

1:50:37 [music]

1:50:54 A yes, Mutton Dusty.

1:50:57 >> Give it up for M Dusty.

1:51:01 >> No clue what just happened, but it was

1:51:03 spectacular, too. There was mooing in

1:51:05 the background somewhere. No clue.

1:51:07 >> There's also muing going on. Is there it

1:51:09 is Jimmy Lewis

1:51:12 just coming the ball game as his night

1:51:15 will begin with a standoff pitch.

1:51:26 Gary McDow, Jimmy Lewis,

1:51:30 [music]

1:51:35 the crack of the web.

1:51:39 Mixes low for the band that's having a

1:51:41 really good night.

1:51:42 >> Couple of really good plays in right

1:51:44 field and a solo shot for Darion back in

1:51:46 the second at the dish. Got a ball and a

1:51:48 strike on Reggie's been given that

1:51:50 outside part of the plate against

1:51:51 righties. Darren McDow just confirming

1:51:53 that with him there.

1:51:55 >> Floated right side. Fans an opportunity

1:51:58 down the line.

1:52:00 They make the play. Yes, they did. A bad

1:52:04 coach foul ball here in Corpus Christie.

1:52:09 >> That is such a tough one. IT'S THE SAME

1:52:11 BOSTON RED SOX GUY THAT SUNNY JUST TOOK

1:52:13 THE PICTURE OF.

1:52:15 >> That is incredible stuff. And the Texas

1:52:17 Tailgator [music] are going to bring him

1:52:18 on the field.

1:52:22 Jimmy Lewis becomes just the second

1:52:25 pitcher this year to induce a fan call

1:52:27 foul ball for the tailgator as Brett

1:52:29 Sanchez had induced the previous four

1:52:32 for the boys in red, white, and blue.

1:52:34 >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [music]

1:52:36 >> I see what you did there. One and0 to

1:52:38 DMAC turns into two and0.

1:52:41 Let's see that catch again. Ooh, that's

1:52:43 good. That's good.

1:52:46 Soft enough you could use two hands.

1:52:48 Still hit hard enough, you should have a

1:52:49 glove. Three ball count [music] here for

1:52:51 DMAC.

1:52:53 >> Had a single first time up.

1:52:59 >> Good [music] frame.

1:53:02 >> Good analysis. Sure.

1:53:06 [music]

1:53:08 >> Again. Good frame.

1:53:12 >> I'd go [music] back here if I were

1:53:14 Jimmy.

1:53:16 He does, but DMac goes back into the

1:53:19 well and finds his second base hit of

1:53:20 the ball game.

1:53:22 >> That's a couple of singles there for old

1:53:23 DMAC. I saw his father, Steve, in the

1:53:25 airport yesterday as we were rushing

1:53:27 from our flight from Savannah to Corpus

1:53:29 Christie. Steve gave me that hearty

1:53:32 handshake as he travels this country

1:53:34 following his son.

1:53:36 He gets to see his son get another base

1:53:37 knock.

1:53:39 >> Treble takes off for second. Taj loses

1:53:41 it on a transfer. Very

1:53:45 quietly, Smoke has been burning up the

1:53:47 base pads this year. Only been caught

1:53:48 one time stealing. He goes right there.

1:53:50 Taj is awful. Tough to steal against as

1:53:52 well.

1:53:54 >> The Chad is saying they're the spirit of

1:53:56 America right now after that fan call

1:53:58 foul ball. [music]

1:53:59 >> H Yeah, 100%.

1:54:02 >> I'm not entirely sure what that means,

1:54:03 but go wild.

1:54:06 >> Jimmy Lewis ball behind two and0.

1:54:09 >> By the [music] way, I just said it.

1:54:10 Reggie was given that outside part of

1:54:11 the play to righties. That's going back

1:54:14 inside on a lefty. He's not giving it.

1:54:19 [music]

1:54:20 >> Wow. Zack stating ball noise is at an

1:54:23 alltime high right now.

1:54:24 >> Observant.

1:54:29 First run for the firefighters will come

1:54:31 home to score since the second inning.

1:54:33 Noah Bridg is trying to get two.

1:54:36 [cheering]

1:54:36 That would be an interesting one to look

1:54:38 at. Is Noah Bridges called safe in real

1:54:40 time. respectfully looked like a tough

1:54:43 call to make. Ooh, as we have some more

1:54:47 push-ups,

1:55:01 >> Zack, I'm glad you did those [music]

1:55:02 push-ups.

1:55:04 I could be lying to everyone saying that

1:55:06 Zach was doing He did He did five. I

1:55:09 think I did four and then like one like

1:55:11 mini one.

1:55:12 >> Martin is playing second. [cheering]

1:55:15 >> I'd like to see one more angle of that

1:55:16 if we could. We got time [music] for one

1:55:18 more angle.

1:55:18 >> Yeah, let's see this.

1:55:19 >> Oh, this is a good one.

1:55:22 >> And he keeps that right foot on the bat.

1:55:24 >> Hugh

1:55:25 >> where Eric Byum is the second base

1:55:27 umpire. It's kind of tough to make the

1:55:29 play. It is

1:55:30 >> make the call I should say on that play

1:55:31 >> and no tailgator was really committed to

1:55:33 going for the challenge in my book. At

1:55:35 that point, you just [music] leave it in

1:55:36 your pocket there if you're Joe Malik.

1:55:38 We're our huddle on replay tonight

1:55:40 though. Great job showing that replay

1:55:42 there. Alex Gross our director. All of

1:55:45 our folks here on site this weekend. Our

1:55:47 production crew, Mohawk Mike, [music]

1:55:48 our producer. He's Zach Stton. And I'm

1:55:51 Brett Loft here on the Texas Tailgator

1:55:53 YouTube channel. Two to1 ball game, but

1:55:54 one to nothing in the inning for the

1:55:56 Firefox. Jordan Barack hand between the

1:55:59 legs. Bucket.

1:56:02 That is a sweet play from Jordan Bar

1:56:06 down at third base. I mean, it's tough.

1:56:08 We've seen a couple get by him because

1:56:10 of how weird that that this infield is

1:56:12 playing. [music] That's a big one,

1:56:13 especially with a run across and a

1:56:14 runner in scoring position. That's a big

1:56:17 save. [music]

1:56:21 You face the hottest hitter for the

1:56:22 firefighters by average,

1:56:25 maybe by looks. Oh, check me swing.

1:56:28 Sunshine.

1:56:30 Book it. Book it. Trick plays 17 and 18

1:56:35 on the night.

1:56:37 And the Texas Tailgator are five trick

1:56:40 plays away from breaking their own

1:56:42 record they set in a single game back in

1:56:44 El Paso. This is incredible stuff. One

1:56:46 run does come home to score for the

1:56:48 Firefighters.

1:56:51 That's her first run since the second

1:56:53 inning. And now they've got to protect

1:56:55 it as Devon Ray is going to come out for

1:56:57 another inning of work. About as

1:56:59 opposite ends of the spectrum as you

1:57:01 could get for Baby G. Gets walked off

1:57:03 after two batters in his first frame.

1:57:06 Then goes one, two, three. As you take a

1:57:08 look at a bridge that I believe I've

1:57:10 seen is more than 500 ft in the air.

1:57:14 That is beautiful here at Waterburger

1:57:16 Field. Beautiful sunset. Let's talk

1:57:19 trick plays. [cheering]

1:57:22 >> Let's tighter. Hello. Tough play. That

1:57:25 was the first trick play of the game.

1:57:26 And then Indy Stanley, he's been

1:57:29 unbelievable in center field. Sunshine.

1:57:32 Same song, different verse.

1:57:33 >> Equalizer. Statistically

1:57:36 almost impossible at this point in the

1:57:38 ball game. 18-8. [cheering]

1:57:39 The tailgator lead the firefighters in

1:57:41 trick plays. However, when these two

1:57:44 teams played last and El Paso May 16th,

1:57:48 the Texas Tailgator set the single game

1:57:51 team trick play record with 22 of them

1:57:54 in that game. Right now, they have 18

1:57:56 and an opportunity to record six more

1:57:58 outs. They know that they will do as the

1:58:00 home team here as we enter the bottom of

1:58:02 the seventh inning. So again, would be

1:58:05 something

1:58:08 if we had another 20 plus trick play

1:58:11 performance from these Texas tails. They

1:58:13 look well on their way tonight. They're

1:58:15 also in the lead here, two to one.

1:58:16 >> And again, I tell you, I think the

1:58:17 firefighters defensively have played

1:58:19 about as well as you could. I think

1:58:20 they've pitched pretty darn well, too.

1:58:22 Just five hits for the tailgator.

1:58:24 Really, the ball force sprints have been

1:58:25 pretty under control for the

1:58:27 firefighters, which has been a big issue

1:58:28 all throughout the year. I believe in

1:58:30 the stats. [music] They've only given up

1:58:31 just one ball four sprint tonight, but

1:58:35 those trick plays, they just get so much

1:58:37 pressure put on them by the Texas

1:58:38 Tailgators.

1:58:41 No surprise to see Javon back out there

1:58:42 as you mentioned [music] for his third

1:58:43 inning of work. Was walked off after

1:58:45 only facing two batters in the fifth. In

1:58:49 the six went three up and three [music]

1:58:50 down. Now here in the seventh, miss up

1:58:52 and in

1:58:54 one ball, one strike on Mr. Leisure Nick

1:58:57 Lopez.

1:58:58 [music]

1:59:09 Look at Mick, man. Inspirational.

1:59:13 >> Lopei again fights it off.

1:59:16 >> Had a single his last time up. And talk

1:59:18 about all the work that he'd been put in

1:59:19 with Cal Martin [music] this past week.

1:59:21 Starting to come to fruition. The 2025

1:59:24 Allstar been in a bit of a slump, but

1:59:25 trying to get out of it.

1:59:27 >> Tiny between the legs behind AND BACK

1:59:31 FROM EJ. BOOK IT. [music] BOOK IT FOR

1:59:33 the firefighters.

1:59:34 >> That's back to back outs where EJ and

1:59:35 Tiny have teamed up for a little trick

1:59:37 playable action. How about that? And

1:59:39 Tiner learning from that previous error.

1:59:42 Comes up with it. Plays it perfectly.

1:59:44 And then EJ, he's been begging to have

1:59:46 some of these here. Going behind the

1:59:48 back. That's why the firefighters

1:59:49 drafted him.

1:59:50 >> 28 combined trick [music] plays in this

1:59:52 ball game. Now four away from tying the

1:59:55 single game combined trick play record.

1:59:58 are the firefighters and tailgators.

2:00:00 Tailgators [music] involved in that game

2:00:01 as well. 32 combined trick plays in

2:00:03 Sacramento earlier this year when they

2:00:05 played the party ends.

2:00:07 Kmart

2:00:10 foul

2:00:12 from our press box. We get cut off from

2:00:14 that foul view maybe about 3/4 of the

2:00:17 way down. You wouldn't be blamed if you

2:00:19 saw where we were if you thought that

2:00:20 was a laser gone. That thing was

2:00:22 rocketed off the bat and Javon can

2:00:25 breathe a sigh of relief and get one

2:00:27 more opportunity. Remember in that

2:00:29 banana ball open he gave up one run.

2:00:31 That one run was a dead center shot from

2:00:34 Kmart.

2:00:39 [music]

2:00:44 >> Yeah, you go back to the open like you

2:00:46 said had that home run and then had a

2:00:47 double off of him in the second at bat.

2:00:49 It's the only two hits that Javon Ray

2:00:51 gave up in his four innings of work in

2:00:53 that game, [music]

2:00:54 the open game between the firefighters

2:00:56 and tailgators right here. BUNCHES HIS

2:00:58 TICKET FOR OUT number two in the bottom

2:01:01 of the seventh. Big time K from the

2:01:04 shutdown middle reliever who does the

2:01:06 corner shut down SI.

2:01:09 Now the firefighters just need one out

2:01:11 to equalize this game at two a piece.

2:01:14 Massive AB coming for Jordan Barnes.

2:01:19 Princess JB had those two homers in his

2:01:22 first two [music] at bats in El Paso in

2:01:24 game two.

2:01:28 JB. OH, SHOWTIME [screaming] FLYING,

2:01:31 GLIDING, AND THE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE TO

2:01:34 THIS BALL game up in two points a piece.

2:01:37 TALK TO ME, SHOWTIME. WHAT A STAB. PUT

2:01:42 IT IN THE HIGHLIGHT REELS forever more.

2:01:45 YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY CALL IT

2:01:46 SHOWTIME? WATCH THAT PLAY AGAIN. A

2:01:49 ROCKET. ONLY A GUY LIKE LOGAN LACY AND A

2:01:54 HANDFUL OF THIRD BASEMAN CAN GRAB. AND

2:01:56 LOOK AT WHAT HE JUST FOUND. TWO TWO CAME

2:02:00 AND LOGAN LACY FLASHES THE LEATHER.

2:02:04 Bradford Web can't believe what he's

2:02:05 JUST SEEN. NEITHER CAN WE.

2:02:10 Push it up. Bradford Web.

2:02:14 I cannot find the oxygen right now as we

2:02:17 take a peek at what's coming tomorrow in

2:02:19 Banana Land. We get the Gators and

2:02:21 Fighters one more time in Corpus

2:02:23 Christie. Second game of a threeame set

2:02:24 here at Waterburger Field. Disney, I

2:02:28 wonder if we play this banana ball game

2:02:29 riding down Splash Mountain, maybe Space

2:02:32 Mountain. That would be incredible. We

2:02:34 get the party animals and the coconuts

2:02:35 from Orlando tomorrow. ESPN World of

2:02:38 Sports Disney 7:00 will be your first

2:02:40 pitch time.

2:02:44 Don't worry, I'm still here. It's Zack

2:02:46 Blankenship on the bump now for the

2:02:48 Texas Tailgator.

2:02:51 And the man wearing

2:02:54 the apron for the Texas Tailgator

2:02:58 has been pretty solid this year in

2:03:00 fourth year banana [music] baller. Two

2:03:02 and two/3 innings he's thrown this year.

2:03:05 Very strong. Has earned a point in those

2:03:07 two and two/3 as Bart over on the grill

2:03:10 here. Speaking of guys wearing aprons,

2:03:12 Bart not wearing his, but sporting that

2:03:14 soda can belt. HB providing us with a

2:03:18 lot of snacks for Bart. Bart's been

2:03:19 feeding all the boys in red, white, and

2:03:21 blue tonight. DC3 feeding Sky with

2:03:24 another [music] fly ball. Brother Tip

2:03:26 drill sunshine.

2:03:28 Book it. Book it.

2:03:31 AND AN EVEN 20 TRICK plays for the Texas

2:03:33 tailgate. [music]

2:03:35 >> I mean, what what is there to say? The

2:03:38 firefighters have 10 trick plays

2:03:40 tonight. I think they've been great and

2:03:42 they have no shot to win this equalizer

2:03:43 [music] point because these guys are

2:03:45 just so good.

2:03:48 >> As Lacy goes high up into the sky,

2:03:52 INDIE JORDAN HUSSEIN. [screaming]

2:03:54 OH, CAPTAIN. My captain.

2:03:59 >> What a play from Fiverr.

2:04:03 >> Gets back up to his feet with a little

2:04:05 grimace on [music] his face.

2:04:10 That's one of the best plays I've seen

2:04:11 all year.

2:04:12 >> I mean, it's swirling back on him,

2:04:16 [music]

2:04:20 >> man. Bam. Bam. Murray. He's got one heck

2:04:22 of a quick inning there.

2:04:24 >> I mean, two pitches and two [music]

2:04:25 outs. Third pitch of an inning. Misses.

2:04:27 One and0 now to Eric Jones Jr.

2:04:39 Folks are saying you can play a booket

2:04:41 drinking game only if you use water in

2:04:44 the chat. I also want to clarify tonight

2:04:46 for our chat. It's booket B O K space

2:04:49 [music] ID.

2:04:51 Check me swing. Taylor Justice between

2:04:53 the legs. Book it. Trick play number 21

2:04:58 as the Tailgator one away from tying,

2:05:01 two away from breaking their own record

2:05:03 of 22 trick plays in a game. And the

2:05:06 Tailgator and firefighters two trick

2:05:09 plays away from making the combined

2:05:10 trick play record. As we'll now go down

2:05:13 to the field, Garrett Lampford, my

2:05:14 friend in a low place, has friends in

2:05:16 low places.

2:05:19 >> All around the stadium, we are going to

2:05:21 light up the Texas sky here in Corpus

2:05:24 Christi.

2:05:27 Once you're up on your feet with that

2:05:28 flashlight out, if you would please join

2:05:30 us singing as loud as you can a little

2:05:33 Friends in low places

2:05:37 [cheering]

2:05:43 [music]

2:05:48 [music]

2:05:52 all my rooms. I showed up in boobs and

2:05:56 ruined your blind tight hair.

2:06:00 The last one to know, the last one to

2:06:04 show I was the last one you thought

2:06:07 you'd see. There

2:06:08 >> you all sound great.

2:06:09 >> And I saw a surprise and the fear in

2:06:13 [music and singing] his eyes when I took

2:06:15 his glass of champagne.

2:06:19 I toasted you said honey we may be

2:06:22 through but you'll never hear me [music]

2:06:25 confirm

2:06:31 [music]

2:06:39 [music]

2:06:48 I'm praise this thing. [music] I said my

2:06:51 down.

2:06:54 So I got

2:06:58 in love.

2:07:01 We love you so much, Corpus Christie.

2:07:04 Now let's get her up

2:07:09 in a game in a beautiful place that is

2:07:12 Corpus Christie, Texas. How blessed are

2:07:15 we to watch these firefighters and these

2:07:18 Texas tailgators in trickoration at its

2:07:20 finest. 31 combined trick plays, two

2:07:24 away from the single game combined

2:07:25 record. Texas tailgator 21 of those two

2:07:27 away from breaking the single game trick

2:07:29 play record as well in the 2025 banana

2:07:32 ball pitcher of the year. Ben Dun the

2:07:35 third.

2:07:35 >> One of the best weekends of his career

2:07:37 last weekend in Scranton. Four innings

2:07:40 of work across two games, four

2:07:42 strikeouts, not a run given up. He was

2:07:45 sparkling back at home in his home

2:07:48 state. A ton of family with him. He's

2:07:51 had some troubles in the ninth inning,

2:07:52 but in the eighth inning, he's been

2:07:54 phenomenal. Can he do it again? Taylor

2:07:57 Justice Peanut

2:08:00 bucket.

2:08:01 That ties the combined single game trick

2:08:04 play record at 32.

2:08:07 Last time the tailgator were the one

2:08:09 that made the [music] history. Tonight

2:08:10 the firefighters

2:08:12 get to be a little piece of it here as

2:08:14 well. They need one more to break the

2:08:16 combined team trick play record in a

2:08:18 game. Tailgators have actually been

2:08:21 involved now in both of these games with

2:08:23 32 combined trick plays. Game one in

2:08:25 Sacramento against the party animals and

2:08:27 now game one here in Corpus Christi,

2:08:30 [music] Texas.

2:08:34 >> Brother comes up empty ball and two

2:08:35 strikes. A point would also be valuable

2:08:38 here. It's just two to two in the ball

2:08:39 game.

2:08:41 [music]

2:08:42 >> Wow. Seth Markham not to be.

2:08:46 >> He tried. I'll give him that. He tried.

2:08:51 >> BROTHER GOT HIM. The sprinkler and a

2:08:54 poche from Bendum the third.

2:08:57 >> You can see it, Brett. He's He's

2:08:58 starting to round into form. He's got

2:09:00 that look in his eye. He's got some

2:09:02 confidence. He's got some pizzazz.

2:09:05 >> Grub.

2:09:07 A ladder is out on the field. Mac

2:09:09 Danford's supposed to be at that.

2:09:11 >> However,

2:09:13 >> McAdoodle is chilling out in shallow

2:09:16 center field. What possibly could he had

2:09:17 for us?

2:09:21 [music]

2:09:32 There's always going to be another

2:09:34 [music] mountain. I'm always going to

2:09:36 want to make it move. Always going to be

2:09:39 an [music] uphill battle. Sometimes I'm

2:09:42 going to have to lose. It ain't about

2:09:45 how [music] fast I get there. It ain't

2:09:47 about what's waiting on the other side.

2:09:55 Cuz [music] it's the

2:10:01 >> [music and cheering]

2:10:06 >> Macadoodle.

2:10:08 What a walk up, my friend. Bailey

2:10:11 Zimmerman's cover of the climb by Miley

2:10:13 Silus got brought up into our OTT

2:10:18 meeting this week, and I thought to

2:10:20 myself, who else could do that song

2:10:22 justice other than Mr. Stanford himself

2:10:26 the master of walkups this [music] year

2:10:28 for the Texas Tailgator. He Jordan

2:10:29 Hussein been wonderful for us this year.

2:10:31 Now M with two outs here in the bottom

2:10:35 of the eighth inning.

2:10:39 [music]

2:10:39 Ball in a strike. His wife Eileene and

2:10:43 Miss Jess the lovely wife of Zack

2:10:45 Watson. They [music] were watching this

2:10:47 game at Barrel Racing tonight.

2:10:49 >> Barrel racing.

2:10:49 >> Got a live picture update to everything.

2:10:51 Man, two-1 to Makadoodle and on the

2:10:53 hands Peanut

2:10:56 [music]

2:10:57 out number three. A scoreless frame

2:11:00 there in the eighth from both sides as

2:11:03 we head to the night. All nighted up at

2:11:06 two points a piece.

2:11:07 >> And hey,

2:11:13 >> let's go down to rhinestone for you.

2:11:15 You'll see that this game is all tied up

2:11:17 at two points apiece. But here's the

2:11:20 thing about banana ball here in the

2:11:23 final inning. Every run scored counts

2:11:25 for a point, which means the

2:11:27 firefighters are as dangerous as ever.

2:11:30 But your Texas tailgator can get three

2:11:33 outs right here in this half of the

2:11:34 inning and then go win it in the bottom

2:11:37 of the ninth. CORPUS CHRISTIE, THE

2:11:39 STAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER. WELCOME

2:11:41 TO THE FINAL INNING.

2:11:46 [cheering]

2:11:51 Coming in to CLOSE

2:11:54 FOR YOUR TEXAS tailgator

2:11:58 from Dayton, Texas,

2:12:00 number 22,

2:12:03 Reese Miller, [screaming]

2:12:10 [music]

2:12:12 THE BANANA BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE

2:12:15 leader [screaming]

2:12:16 in saves with a double

2:12:18 comes into this ball game as it's tied

2:12:22 at two apiece. ON HIS 26TH BIRTHDAY,

2:12:26 Reese Miller is going to pick up the

2:12:29 pill in a crucial moment for the boys in

2:12:31 red, white, and blue.

2:12:34 There you see the numbers. 19 strikeouts

2:12:37 for nine ball force sprints. The most

2:12:39 important stat though, not on the

2:12:40 ground. Eight saves leading all of

2:12:43 Banana ball. That's a sport that

2:12:45 includes Danny Hazley. That's a sport

2:12:47 [music] that includes CJ Williams.

2:12:49 That's a sport that includes Johnny H.

2:12:52 And Reese Miller with eight saves and 11

2:12:55 opportunities this year. This though at

2:12:58 best [music] is an opportunity to get

2:13:00 the win because it's two points to two

2:13:03 between the Texas Tailgator and the

2:13:05 Firefighters. But yet again, as these

2:13:06 two teams meet, we are on record. Right

2:13:10 now we sit tied 32 trick [music] plays

2:13:14 combined. That is tied for a single game

2:13:17 record. The tailgator sitted 21 trick

2:13:20 plays. They are one away from tying and

2:13:23 two away from breaking their own single

2:13:26 game trick play record that they set

2:13:28 against these firefighters just [music]

2:13:30 12 days ago in El Paso, Texas.

2:13:33 Records and wins

2:13:36 on the board here in the final frame.

2:13:39 As the battle between the middle

2:13:41 stepchildren of Banana ball heat up in a

2:13:45 big big way. [music]

2:13:47 The guy at the plate is Lamar Sparks.

2:13:51 The man who's had a home run in three of

2:13:52 his last four weekends. Five home runs

2:13:55 for the Fire and Flames in 2026. That is

2:13:58 already the most ever on a world tour

2:14:01 for the Fighters. Can he give them a

2:14:03 six?

2:14:08 Reese Miller

2:14:10 >> is the man who secured the final out in

2:14:12 the win at Neland Stadium last weekend.

2:14:17 >> Left side. Jordan Hussein. Ah,

2:14:22 >> tough play there for Fiverr. We will

2:14:24 wait for the official score.

2:14:28 >> Whatever the score might be,

2:14:30 >> lights are off sack state. What do we

2:14:33 have here,

2:14:36 >> ladies and gentlemen? The firefighters

2:14:39 are invoking the golden batter rule,

2:14:42 hitting in the place of Ma Mason

2:14:45 Maxwell.

2:14:47 HERE [groaning] IS LOGAN. SHOWTIME

2:14:52 LACY.

2:14:55 For the 10th time, the firefighters will

2:14:58 use the Golden AP in 2026. And for the

2:15:02 sixth time this year, it is Logan Lacy.

2:15:06 His first swing of this game was a

2:15:08 two-run blast. With a runner on, he can

2:15:11 really do some damage here.

2:15:19 All 7,000 plus here in [music] Corpus

2:15:22 Christi hadn't left to go anywhere on

2:15:24 this fateful Thursday night.

2:15:28 Showtime. Golden batter.

2:15:31 Both nights in El Paso was 0 for two in

2:15:34 those two play appearances.

2:15:42 Two balls and a strike.

2:15:45 Lamar officially credited with a single

2:15:47 over there at first.

2:15:50 Good speed out of Mr. Sparks who returns

2:15:52 home here to Corpus Christi area as

2:15:54 well. He represents the go-ahead point

2:15:57 for the firefighters at first.

2:16:02 >> Massive slider from Mr. Miller. The

2:16:05 Houston, Texas native has Logan Lacy at

2:16:09 two balls and two strikes.

2:16:17 We'll do 22 yet again.

2:16:21 The guy knows pressure at bats. Nine

2:16:24 golden at bats last year. Was second in

2:16:26 the league, first on the firefighters.

2:16:36 The 2- two from number 22

2:16:44 ball for sprint opportunity now for

2:16:46 Logan.

2:16:48 Zach mentioned he already has one sprint

2:16:49 tonight [music] and a two-run bomb.

2:17:01 He's on everything Reese Miller has to

2:17:03 offer him right now. [music]

2:17:09 Two teams that have progressed so much

2:17:11 in their second and third years

2:17:13 respectfully in Banana [music] Bowl. And

2:17:15 a massive moment for third year Banana

2:17:17 Bowl are against the rookie arm Reese

2:17:19 Miller. Chopper left side Jordan Bar to

2:17:23 second. Not in time. [cheering]

2:17:28 Jordan Barn wants Mick to challenge it.

2:17:32 >> And a fan challenge goes off before Mick

2:17:36 can initiate the coach challenge.

2:17:42 Boy, I'm interested. I thought

2:17:45 on live view and I thought he got there

2:17:46 [music] just a little bit before it.

2:17:51 These Miller goes [music] over and jokes

2:17:52 with him.

2:17:55 This is a crucial call. [music] Two on

2:17:58 with nobody out.

2:18:00 >> Let's see what we got here.

2:18:03 >> I would have to see center field if we

2:18:05 could [music] or we can really slow this

2:18:07 one down first.

2:18:11 >> Uh looking at that green spike [music]

2:18:14 dirting away. I mean, you can't tell if

2:18:16 his foot's on the bag right there or

2:18:17 not. [music]

2:18:19 >> Still can't really tell. I mean, at this

2:18:20 point in the ball game, there's not

2:18:22 enough to overturn it. No, clearly not

2:18:24 enough to overturn. [music]

2:18:25 >> Is there another angle we have that may

2:18:27 be better than either one of those by

2:18:28 chance?

2:18:31 >> Eric Byum, our second base umpire is the

2:18:33 one making this call.

2:18:38 >> It is Seth Markham and the crew chief

2:18:39 Reggie Ligins who is over at the hood to

2:18:43 see if the call [music] is going to

2:18:45 stand or be overturned.

2:18:48 I mean, right there is about all you

2:18:50 got. You see dirt between the foot and

2:18:51 the bag, but I Zach, I just don't think

2:18:53 there's enough to overturn that. Crew

2:18:54 chief Reggie Ligins is back out ON THE

2:18:56 FIELD.

2:18:56 >> REVIEW. THE CALL is [screaming]

2:19:00 safe.

2:19:01 >> And I think that's the correct call

2:19:02 100%. There's just not enough to

2:19:04 overturn whatever the call was in real

2:19:06 time. That puts you first and second.

2:19:08 Another guy who's already hit a long

2:19:09 ball tonight, Darren McDow. Since then,

2:19:12 he's lined out and fouled out to the

2:19:13 fans. A massive opportunity for another

2:19:17 Banana Ball rookie.

2:19:20 A big bat who's been on fire.

2:19:29 >> Darion gets a gift to begin this play

2:19:31 appearance. One and0

2:19:33 [music]

2:19:37 >> chopper. Oh, under the glove of Jordan

2:19:40 into left field.

2:19:42 >> EASILY COMING HOME TO SCORE. IS THE

2:19:44 TEXAS NATIVE LAMAR SPORTS TO MAKE IT A 3

2:19:47 TO2 FIREFIGHTERS LEAD.

2:19:50 >> DARIEN MCDALL IN PRIME TIME comes up

2:19:54 premium again. Jordan Bart, it's a tough

2:19:57 play to make

2:19:58 >> but Lamar Sparks flashes the speed FROM

2:20:01 SECOND. HEAD ON A swivel and Bart can

2:20:04 only look at the glove and wonder

2:20:08 as the firefighters take their first

2:20:09 lead since the first inning.

2:20:13 >> [music]

2:20:16 >> DMAC 0 and two against them. First and

2:20:18 second still for the firefighters.

2:20:24 [music]

2:20:24 >> Sunshine between the legs. Fiverr the

2:20:28 first 463 booking. And that is the new

2:20:32 single game combined trick play record

2:20:35 in our sport of banana ball with 33

2:20:38 trick plays.

2:20:41 It's another

2:20:44 It's another history night involving the

2:20:45 tailgator fielding

2:20:48 [cheering]

2:20:49 33 trick plays between these two and the

2:20:51 Gator just continue to roll.

2:20:54 >> They have now tied their single game

2:20:56 trick play [music] record as well with

2:20:58 22 of them needing one more to break

2:21:00 that single game record.

2:21:04 Noah Bridges 0 and one double play huge

2:21:08 trailing by one point now in this ball

2:21:09 game.

2:21:17 Noah sends it in the sky. Do the fans

2:21:19 have another one in them?

2:21:21 >> Nope.

2:21:24 [music]

2:21:24 >> Noah a single and a two behind RBI ball

2:21:26 for Sprint.

2:21:30 >> Breeze takes a little rise and

2:21:33 Really rough outing, man. And I

2:21:35 shouldn't say rough as in the fact it's

2:21:36 been anything on his line. Just

2:21:38 unfortunate circumstances here in the

2:21:40 ninth inning for Ree. The O2

2:21:44 got him.

2:21:47 Miller time gives Noah Bridges a

2:21:49 backwards K, but not before the

2:21:52 Firefighters plate a run. That is a

2:21:54 point here in the final inning. And they

2:21:56 head to the home half, leading it 3-2.

2:22:00 able to record but not the firefighters

2:22:04 pushed across the run making three

2:22:07 points to two. But again here in the

2:22:10 final inning, every run scored counts

2:22:13 for a point, which means the Texas

2:22:16 Tailgator need one run to tie and two

2:22:19 runs to win it. RIGHT. THREE TO TWO

2:22:21 BOWL.

2:22:22 >> FIREFIGHTERS lead the tailgator.

2:22:25 >> Trying to avenge that twoame sweep in El

2:22:27 Paso. And trying to avenge a weekend ago

2:22:31 where Loco Beach tagged him pretty good

2:22:34 is the closer for the firefighters,

2:22:36 Johnny Hmel. [music] Before

2:22:40 that weekend in Scranton, Johnny Hmel

2:22:42 for about two months gave up two hits,

2:22:45 one run, and one ball four sprints.

2:22:48 [music]

2:22:50 When you want a pressure moment,

2:22:53 Lightning is the guy you call on.

2:22:56 Pressure spots in college. He came up

2:22:59 huge pressure moments in banana ball.

2:23:02 He's come up with [music] fire coming

2:23:04 out of his fingertips. Now with the

2:23:07 opportunity, much like we saw in

2:23:09 Scottsdale game two, he's got a chance

2:23:11 to shut the door against the Tailgator.

2:23:14 He did that on a Sunday in Arizona.

2:23:15 [music]

2:23:16 He's got a shot to do it tonight on a

2:23:18 Thursday in Corpus Christi in the return

2:23:21 of Val Perez to her hometown where she

2:23:24 served as a firefighter, was born and

2:23:27 raised. Can her closer come up with the

2:23:29 hometown win for her?

2:23:32 >> 8 n and 10. And it's the biggest, the

2:23:35 largest, Taj Porter to lead us off here

2:23:37 in the home half of the night. Trailing

2:23:40 three points to two. The Tailgator and

2:23:42 these firefighters 33 combined trick

2:23:44 plays. The new single game record in

2:23:46 Banana Bowl. The Tailgator with 22 trick

2:23:49 plays yet again tonight. Tying the

2:23:51 single game record for a team in a

2:23:54 single game. 12 days apart from when

2:23:56 they had 22 in El Paso.

2:23:58 8 n and 10. Taj Porter, Indiana Stanley

2:24:02 and Jordan Hussein. I'd surmise we'd see

2:24:04 a golden batter at some point in this

2:24:06 inning

2:24:08 as Taj Porter in a walk-off two-run

2:24:11 homer. It came back in the fifth.

2:24:16 Ball in a strike.

2:24:20 Just the third play appearance tonight

2:24:22 for Tai.

2:24:26 >> He's on the fast ball. Fouls it back.

2:24:32 [music]

2:24:39 [music]

2:24:43 >> The folks here in Corpus Christi. Well,

2:24:45 a few of them at least. Tarps off being

2:24:48 led by the beefy boys and the BEEFIEST

2:24:52 OF ALL AT THE DISH, THE quadfile pokes

2:24:55 it. Fans

2:24:59 tip not caught.

2:25:04 [music]

2:25:05 Tailgator's going tarp.

2:25:09 [music]

2:25:13 Two two again. TB swatter right side.

2:25:17 Tiner out number one. [music]

2:25:22 Great play there from Tiner. Keep the

2:25:25 glove on the ground. Do what you got to

2:25:26 do as EJ Sis with Seth Markham.

2:25:30 Quick throw over to first. Make sure Taj

2:25:32 doesn't beat you out with a lazy throw.

2:25:35 And that sends in the nine hole hitter

2:25:37 in Indiana Stanley.

2:25:43 Indie

2:25:46 having a heck of a ball game tonight. A

2:25:48 double [music] and a couple web jams out

2:25:50 in center.

2:25:54 >> Four trick plays on his ball game,

2:25:56 including a a play that was not a trick

2:25:58 play. He laid out and saved maybe a

2:26:00 couple runs for the tailgator early in

2:26:02 this ball game.

2:26:04 He's got a ball and a strike.

2:26:07 Indiana Stanley. [screaming]

2:26:10 [cheering]

2:26:11 He rules our B. They're born right here

2:26:15 at Corpus Christie.

2:26:18 We're all tied at three.

2:26:33 This is banana ball.

2:26:43 Michael,

2:26:48 you're having a heck of a game. This is

2:26:50 bananas.

2:26:51 >> No, it's not bananas. This is tailgator.

2:26:53 What was in the juice this morning that

2:26:55 made you have such success? Let's

2:26:56 [music] walk through the D.

2:26:58 >> MICHAEL, THEY'RE HUDDLING AROUND.

2:26:59 >> I MEAN, WITH ALL THE REST THAT I GOT

2:27:01 LAST NIGHT,

2:27:02 >> IT'S A REST. WE'RE TIED, GENTLEMEN. AND

2:27:06 A GOLDEN BATTER.

2:27:12 The practice tailgator are invoking the

2:27:15 golden batter rule. Now batting in PLACE

2:27:19 OF JORDAN HUSSEIN IS THE TAILGATOR

2:27:22 GOLDEN BATTER. PLEASE WELCOME KYLE Kmart

2:27:28 Martin.

2:27:30 [cheering]

2:27:31 You [screaming] bet.

2:27:35 the most powerful hitter on either side

2:27:38 of the MISSISSIPPI WITH HIS BANANA BALL

2:27:41 league leading 12th golden bat

2:27:43 appearance. He has 11 long balls leading

2:27:46 the BBC

2:27:48 and if he can go back to back with his

2:27:51 teammate Indiana Stanley, we can all

2:27:53 drive home safely.

2:27:57 [music]

2:28:00 Kmart tonight.

2:28:03 >> A two bad ball for a sprint, but hitless

2:28:06 to this point.

2:28:12 >> Flails at one. An incredible curve ball

2:28:14 from Johnny Hmel.

2:28:25 >> Foul tip. Same pitch. One and two.

2:28:29 [music]

2:28:32 The intensity

2:28:38 >> here in Corpus Christi

2:28:40 unlike anything you've ever seen or

2:28:42 heard. There's 50 shirtless men between

2:28:46 the field and the crowd. The one two.

2:28:51 The folks have been yearning for banana

2:28:52 ball for years here in Corpus Christi in

2:28:56 the sparkling city by the sea.

2:28:59 Kmart

2:29:01 hits it in the sky deep right field.

2:29:04 Darren McDow has a beat on it, but

2:29:06 instead it's Armando Veta who calls it

2:29:08 off for out number two. [music]

2:29:15 Much needed out for the firefighters.

2:29:17 Just regain your footing. They turn it

2:29:19 back to the top of the order. No need

2:29:21 for the trick play for the love of the

2:29:22 game. Just get the outs and try and

2:29:25 preserve showdown.

2:29:27 Zack Watson, the final hope before

2:29:30 showdowns.

2:29:32 [cheering] He had two home runs, must we

2:29:34 remind you, last weekend against those

2:29:37 Savannah Adams at Neland Stadium.

2:29:41 The only two home runs he has on his

2:29:43 2026 campaign. [music]

2:29:46 What into left center field. Great job

2:29:50 by Noah Bridges to cut it off.

2:29:53 And now the gamewinning point stands

2:29:56 aboarded first as it's the 2025

2:29:59 Bananaball allstar Nick Lopez who has

2:30:02 worked with Kyle Martin so much this

2:30:04 week trying to break out of that slump.

2:30:06 Tonight Li with a single.

2:30:13 >> Oh, it spikes and gets AWAY FROM DC3.

2:30:16 ZACK WATSON AT 180 FT FROM the tailgator

2:30:20 14th win [music] of 2026.

2:30:24 This Lone Star State crowd here in

2:30:27 Corpus Christie is filling it for the

2:30:29 boys doning the Texas State flag.

2:30:35 >> Two balls and no strikes to the man that

2:30:37 led the tailgator in both walk-offs and

2:30:39 ball four sprints in 2025.

2:30:44 >> Lope [screaming]

2:30:46 deep left field. Noah Bridg is going

2:30:48 back. [cheering]

2:30:50 It's gone. It's gone. Li [cheering]

2:30:56 tailgators walk it off in Corpus

2:30:59 Christie. Five to three. Where else

2:31:01 would you rather be than Banana Ball?

2:31:04 [cheering]

2:31:15 [cheering]

2:31:22 >> [cheering]

2:31:24 >> Oh my gosh. The tailgator's first ever

2:31:27 walkoff home run in regulation. And I

2:31:30 got a secret to tell you between me,

2:31:32 you, and God before THEY DANCE. I OWE

2:31:34 NICK LOPEZ $50 BECAUSE I BET HIM IF he

2:31:36 hit a home run in a game this weekend,

2:31:38 I'd have to give him $50. But he just

2:31:40 won the tailgator their 14th ball game

2:31:42 of the year, so I don't care.

2:31:44 >> How about that, man?

2:31:48 motivation at its finest. And the Texas

2:31:51 Tailgator

2:31:52 >> win their third straight [music] against

2:31:54 the firefighters.

2:31:56 >> That's $50 of Monopoly money, by the

2:31:58 way, Mom, as they dance a little bit.

2:32:06 >> Wow. [cheering]

2:32:08 is two gators.

2:32:14 [cheering]

2:32:14 [applause]

2:32:16 One more round for the firefighters.

2:32:20 [cheering]

2:32:23 >> A fantastic battle THAT FEATURED FOUR

2:32:26 RUNS IN THE FINAL INNING AS WELL AS THE

2:32:29 MOST TRICK PLAY.

2:32:30 >> MICHAEL SCHWARZ HAS grabbed our show.

2:32:33 >> Who could it possibly be?

2:32:35 >> [cheering]

2:32:36 >> That's one of the best games you will

2:32:38 ever see. Is that the best game you ever

2:32:40 played Indiana Stanley?

2:32:42 >> Um, I don't know, but I'm happy about

2:32:43 it. That's for sure.

2:32:44 >> Can we walk over to Nick Lopez because

2:32:46 he now owes Brett Loft

2:32:50 >> 50 bucks? I'm pretty sure it was. Hey.

2:32:52 HEY.

2:32:54 [cheering]

2:32:58 >> Is that THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD?

2:33:00 >> That was unbelievable. I mean, we just

2:33:02 battled the whole ninth inning. And

2:33:04 Indy's been struggling. Homer body sets

2:33:06 the tone. I've been struggling a little

2:33:08 bit. Stayed with my swing. Won the game

2:33:10 just like that.

2:33:11 >> You may not know this at home, but there

2:33:13 were some travel troubles. You guys got

2:33:15 delayed. What time did you get to Corpus

2:33:17 Christie this morning?

2:33:18 >> 5:30. Didn't go to bed till 6:00

2:33:20 >> and he just hit the walk-off. What is it

2:33:22 like to have Indiana Stanley and the

2:33:24 rest of his team? YOU GUYS ARE DOGS.

2:33:26 >> HEY, we're just a bunch of junkyard dogs

2:33:28 and I love these guys. Junkyard dogs.

2:33:30 LET'S [ __ ] GO.

2:33:32 >> We can say that. But hey, no sleep. This

2:33:35 team just continues to grind. Todd,

2:33:37 >> hey, I got a lot of sleep. I was here

2:33:39 early, but like he said, junkyard dogs,

2:33:42 never give up on us. Never, never count

2:33:44 us out.

2:33:44 >> All right, real quick. I got to get to

2:33:45 Indie Stanley. Indie, Indie, Indie, real

2:33:47 quick. INDIE, REAL QUICK. BANANA BALL

2:33:50 BACKSTAGE question from 11-year-old

2:33:52 Joselyn, how do you like your eggs in

2:33:55 the morning when you're getting

2:33:57 beautiful? Um, so my beautiful

2:33:59 girlfriend Nikki makes me toast with so

2:34:02 avocado toast and put scrambled eggs on

2:34:03 it with some hot sauce. It's the best

2:34:05 thing I've ever eaten in my life. I love

2:34:07 it. I love it. These tailgators love the

2:34:09 breakfast. They don't need sleep. And

2:34:11 we're cooling off into tomorrow. Brett,

2:34:13 Zack,

2:34:28 Wow. Indiana Stanley's as good as they

2:34:31 possibly get when he gets going. Four

2:34:33 trick plays tonight. The game tying long

2:34:36 ball on the night. Absolute cinema.

2:34:39 Heroes aren't made. Dearborn here in

2:34:41 Corpus Christie and Nick Lopez man just

2:34:43 could as good as an argument as any to

2:34:45 be showman of the night. An oppo taco

2:34:48 walk-off home run. the first walk-off

2:34:51 home run in regulation in [music] the

2:34:53 history of the Texas Tailgator as they

2:34:55 move to 14 and 10 with their third

2:34:58 straight win over the Firefighters, man.

2:35:01 And make it back-to-back wins on the

2:35:02 year. He's Zach State. I'm Brett

2:35:03 Loftess. Um $50 of Monopoly money will

2:35:06 be sent the way of Nick Lopez. We play

2:35:08 that a lot on the bus here. Lopey, funny

2:35:11 story. Can Can I tell that? Can I tell

2:35:13 you a story between me, you and God? I I

2:35:15 know we usually don't know those post

2:35:16 game. Lopey and I standing in the the

2:35:18 the the line to get on the plane

2:35:20 yesterday and he hit two home runs this

2:35:23 year, one each in a football stadium and

2:35:26 he said, "Man, I hadn't hit a home run

2:35:27 in a while." He's like, "I could use

2:35:29 that." And he's talking about his

2:35:30 approach. He worked with Kyle Martin who

2:35:32 leads the Bananaball Championship League

2:35:34 in home runs. Made a lot of micro

2:35:37 approaches this week. And he told me, he

2:35:40 goes, "Brett, I'm going to hit one, if

2:35:41 not two, maybe three this weekend. I

2:35:43 don't care if he ever hits another one

2:35:45 in his banana ball career ever again. He

2:35:47 just went oppo taco to walk off what was

2:35:50 one of the greatest banana ball games

2:35:52 ever. Single game combined trick play

2:35:54 record. Book it 33 of them tonight.

2:35:56 Tailgator single game trick play record

2:35:58 for a team. 22 of them tie their own

2:36:00 record tonight. Firefighters also leave

2:36:03 the yard twice. It was an incredible

2:36:04 ball game, Zach, that these people in

2:36:06 Corpus Christi have been waiting for for

2:36:08 a very long time. For this sport named

2:36:11 after a fruit, playing with a yellow

2:36:13 ball to come to their town to put on

2:36:15 that product that we've seen here

2:36:17 tonight.

2:36:17 >> You will never believe the first game

2:36:19 that happened in Corpus Christie unless

2:36:21 you saw it with your own eyes. From

2:36:23 defense to offense to ninth inning

2:36:26 heroics on both sides, the firefighters

2:36:29 had it in their grasp. They controlled

2:36:31 just about everything you could against

2:36:33 these Texas Tailgators for the majority

2:36:35 of this game. They get the crucial plays

2:36:37 in the ninth inning and they're left

2:36:39 heartbroken. This is a firefighter group

2:36:41 that's been through a ton of adversity.

2:36:43 I believe in them. They showed it

2:36:44 tonight. This is a team that still

2:36:46 believes in themselves. They have not

2:36:47 given up and they shouldn't. It's well

2:36:48 early on in this season. But the Texas

2:36:50 Tailgator have something special brewing

2:36:51 here in 2026. And we have something

2:36:54 special brewing in the Banana Ball

2:36:55 Championship League because it's games

2:36:57 like that that make this sport the

2:36:59 hottest growing sport and the hottest

2:37:01 show in all of America. I'm going to

2:37:04 keep it a whole being with you as I like

2:37:05 to tell you all the time, Zach Stton,

2:37:07 that was the greatest banana ball game

2:37:09 I've ever seen tonight. I I know we had

2:37:11 a couple trick plays, missed a couple

2:37:12 errors with the infield. Outside of

2:37:14 that, there was nothing wrong with this

2:37:15 game whatsoever. Coming off the game we

2:37:17 had kneeling last Saturday, I didn't

2:37:19 think it could get much better than

2:37:20 that. Somehow it did. Tonight,

2:37:22 firefighters fall to 10 and 14.

2:37:24 Tailgators 14-10. Good news is we get

2:37:27 two more opportunities here to play

2:37:29 banana ball in Corpus Christi, Texas. As

2:37:32 for everybody in the truck, great,

2:37:34 great, great director, Alex Gross.

2:37:37 Everyone else working in his tutelage

2:37:39 there on site here in Corpus Christie,

2:37:41 Texas for our producer Mohawk Mike.

2:37:43 There was the final line score tonight,

2:37:45 5 to three. Trick play battle again.

2:37:47 most combined trick plays ever in a

2:37:49 single banana ball game in Indiana

2:37:51 Stanley the game tying home run in the

2:37:53 ninth and then Nick Lopez Mr. Leisure

2:37:56 with a two-run walk-off home run just

2:37:58 two batters later. I'm telling you,

2:38:02 nowhere else you'd rather be than with

2:38:04 here to us tomorrow night. Or maybe some

2:38:07 other banana ball as well. But we'll be

2:38:10 right back here 8:00 p.m. Eastern, 700

2:38:12 p.m. Central time tomorrow night in

2:38:14 Corpus Christie, Texas, right here on

2:38:16 the Texas Tailgator YouTube channel. For

2:38:17 Michael Schwarz, Zack Stton, I'm Brett

2:38:20 Loft just telling you to stay happy,

2:38:22 stay safe, stay healthy, GET YOU SOME

2:38:24 SLEEP. like I'm going to do tonight. But

2:38:26 most importantly, date her up.

2:38:33 [music]

2:38:38 I just want to be in the zone.

2:38:41 [music]

2:38:50 [music]

2:39:11 their impact in your community.

2:39:28 I just want to be in this zone. [music]

2:39:36 [music]

2:39:45 I shouldn't be in the zone.