Monday night game cancelled

The game between the Savannah Bananas and the High Point-Thomasville HiToms scheduled Monday evening has been cancelled due to steady rains during the morning and afternoon.

The Bananas play the Florence RedWolves Thursday at 7:00pm at Grayson Stadium.

Fans can listen to Coastal Plain League games on the radio by going on the Internet to: coastal plain.com>webpass. It is easy to sign up and it is free.

Savannah Bananas 13 Florence RedWolves 0

The second home game of the season for the Savnnah Bananas was played Friday evening at Grayson Stadium against the Florence RedWolves.

Savannah's pitching and hitting was outstanding as they beat Florence 13-0 in front of another large crowd( close to 4,000).

Starting pitcher for Savannh, Corey Beard, (Delta State University) was superb pitching a 9 inning shutout and allowed only 4 hits. He struck out 4 batters.

Savannah banged out 17 hits(unofficial) and scored at least one run in every inning- my friend I sat with at the game said he had never seen a team score in every inning and I agreed.

The first inning Savannah scored 2 runs. Connor Stephens,cf(Jacksonville) singled and went to third on a double by Clint Hardy,rf(Augusta University) and both runners scored on a single by Angel Camacho,3b(Jacksonville).

The Bananas scored single runs in innings 2 thru 6 and scored 3 runs in the 7th and 3 runs in the 8th inning.

Leading the Savannah team with 4 hits, Stephens, scored 2 runs and drove in 2 runs.

Although Savannah made a couple of errors, they turned 2 double plays and made several good plays in the field.

The next home game is Monday, June 6th against High Point-Thomasville  at Grayson Stadium.

Lexington County Blowfish 8 Savannah Bananas 5

The home opener for the Savannah Bananas Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium was sold out(4,000 plus). The start of the game was rain delayed for one-hour and thirty minutes.
Fans saw lots of action as Lexington  out hit Savannah 13-7 (unofficial) and won 8-5. Savannah committed 5 errors.
In the third inning, Lexington sent 8 batters to the plate and scored 2 runs on two walks, a wild pitch, an error, and two hits.
Savannah scored 2 runs in the 4th inning and in the 5th inning a single by Clay Dungan, ss (Indiana State University) drove in 2 runs. The final run for Savannah scored when a walk with the bases loaded scored their final run.
The only home run of the game was hit by Lexington's third baseman, Adam  Yacek over the left field fence( his second home run of the season).
For Savannah, Dungan and Clint Hardy,rf (Augusta University) each had 2 hits.
Savannah plays the Florence Red Wolves Friday night at 7:00pm at Grayson Stadium.

Walk of Fame

The Savannah Bananas asked fans to vote for their favorite 6 players that played at Grayson Stadium.  Years ago, major league teams left spring training and traveled to Savannah and would play a game before leaving town. Yesterday at the Fan Fest, the 6 players selected had their picture and bio information hanging on the walls of the concourse. The players selected by the fans: Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Hank Arron, Dale Murphy, Lou Gehrig, and John Smoltz.

Fan Fest

The Savannah Bananas held a Fan Fest this afternoon at Grayson Stadium. Fans were able to meet the players and get autographs. Free food was available for everyone. It was nice to see lots of young people in attendance. As the fans entered the stadium, players were getting ready to take batting practice and fans in the stands saw several baseballs clear the fence. The first Savannah Bananas home game is this Thursday at 7:00 pm against the Lexington County.

Head Coach Sean West

In August of 2013, Coach West was named the assistant coach for the University of Texas Dallas baseball program and serves as the recruiting coordinator for the Comets. West will serve as the head coach for the Savannah Bananas 2016 baseball team. I am happy to announce Coach West will be a writer for the Savannah Bananas blog site:savannahbananas2016@blogspot.com. Look forward to reading his articles this summer.

Meet Split

Meet Split, The Savannah Bananas Mascot named today at Heard Elementary School. Owner Jesse Cole announced that fans submitted over 1,200 suggestions to name the Mascot. The winning name was sent in by Jennifer Terry from Norman Park, Georgia.

Students at Heard Elementary School having fun.

Owner Jesse Cole introduces Split.