Rain out

The game schedule tonight between the Savannah Bananas and the Lexington County Blowfish was cancelled because of rain and lighting in the area. Staff worked for hours getting the field in playable condition, the rains came again and the tarp was placed on the field. Jesse Cole, owner, announced to the fans the ticket for tonight's game can be used for a game scheduled on August 2. The next Savannah home game at Grayson Stadium is Monday, July 3rd against the Gastonia Grizzlies- their will be fireworks after the game. This game is sold out.

All Star Game

Just saw the West All Star roster for the All Star  Game. Congratulations to the Savannah Bananas players:

Christian Hollie

LJ Talley

Elliot Forde

Logan Maddix

John Cassala

The CPL All Star Game will be held on Monday, July 10, starting at 7:00pm at Holly Springs, N.C.

Substitute Bat Boy

Attending the Bananas first game of double header Wednesday against the Florence RedWolves, I met and visited with Tonya. She informed me that her son was the fill in bat boy for the double header. Tonya sent me a bio of her son.

Hi Wally! What a pleasure to meet you & have the joy to sit by you today. My Sons name Is PJ Fox he is 12 years old & attends the STEM Academy in Savannah. He lives & breathes baseball ⚾️ he plays baseball for his school & plays with the Chain academy. He is super excited to have the opportunity to be the fill in  bat boy for the Bananas. He loves the interaction with the players. 

PJ delivering baseballs to home plate umpire, Robert Tassone.

Savannah Bananas 4 Florence RedWolves 2

The second game of the double header between the Savannah Bananas and the Florence RedWolves was played in front of a sold out crowd at Grayson Stadium- 12th consecutive home game sold out. The announced attendance was 4,177. Savannah won the game 4-2.
Game 2
Florence scored their 2 runs in the 2nd inning. Three consecutive singles loaded the bases. One run scored on a single by Christian Flint,ss(South Carolina).The second run scored on a single by Tanner Mann-Fix,(Florence-Darlington Tech).
Savannah tied the score at 2-2 in their second inning. Jacob Southern,dh(Jacksonville) walked and advanced to third on a single by Matthew Pita,2b(VMI). A single by Utah Jones,ss(UNC) scored the first run and the second run scored on a fielders choice by Christian Hollie,3b(UT-Arlington).
With the bases loaded in the 6th inning for Savannah, Jacob Southern singled to drive in 2 runs.
Savannah starter, Kenneth LaPierre pitched a complete game, 7 innings, allowed 2 runs on 8 hits, no walks and struck out 5 batters.

                                     Kennith LaPierre improved his record to 2-0 with the win.
The next home game for Savannah is Friday, June 30th against the Lexington County Blowfish starting at 7:05 pm. This game is sold out.

Bananas 5 RedWolves 2

The Savannah Bananas played a double header Wednesday at Grayson Stadium against the Florence RedWolves. The first game started at noon. Savannah won 5-2. It was the 11th conceutive sellout- the announced attendance was 4,010.
Game one.
Florence scored their first run in the 2nd inning: Masson Hibbeler,ss(Texas) walked and scored on a double by Muta Crusoe,lf(Lincoln Memorial).
Savannah scored a run in the second inning with  2 outs, Jacob Southern,dh(Jacksonville) doubled and scored on a single by Utah Jones,ss(UNC).
The RedWolves scored their final run in the 4th inning when Hibbeler singled, stole second and scored on a single by Cornell Nixon,2b(Eastern Kentucky).
The Bananas scored 2 runs in the 4th inning. Southern singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a double by Jones. A single by Jakob Nunez,c(UT Arlington) scored Jones.
Savannah added 2 runs in the 6th inning when Nunez singled to drive in the 2 runs(he had 3 RBI's for the game).
Pitching in relief for Savannah, Hunter Phillips, (W,3-1) pitched 2 shutout innings, struck out 1 batter, and allowed 1 hit.

                                Utah Jones was 2-for-3, with 2RBI's and a run scored.

Lexington County Blowfish 7 Savannah Bananas 6

The Savannah Bananas traveled to Lexington, S.C. to play the Lexington County Blowfish Monday evening(June 26).
With the score tied 6-6 going into the bottom of the 9th inning and 2 outs, a single drove in the winning run for the Blowfish.
Savannah scored their first run in the 4th inning when shortstop, Mike Huggins,(Georgia State). singled to third base to record the RBI. The Bananas scored 3 runs in the 5th, 1 run in the 6th, and one run in the 7th inning.
Leading hitter for the Bananas, Anthony Brocato,cf(St. Johns University) was 3-for-5 with 1RBI and a run scored.
Pitching in relief for Savannah, Elliot Forde,(Misericordia) pitched 2 shutout innings, no hits, 1BB,  and 3 strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 1.46.
Box score by CPL.

                                                     Brocato was 3-for-5Coastal Plain League

Savannah at Lexington County
Jun 26, 2017 at Lexington, SC (LC Blowfish Stadium)

Savannah 6 (10-13)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Matthew Pita 2b	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1
Garrett Nelson 1b	5	0	2	1	0	1	8	1	2
Anthony Brocato cf	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Fischer lf	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
John Cassala rf	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	5
Chris Bashlor dh	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Logan Mattix dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Huggins ss	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	1
Jakob Nunez c	5	1	2	0	0	0	13	1	0
Max McDougald 3b	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3
Kyle Richardson p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Elliot Forde p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cole Hearrean p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	41	6	15	5	2	3	26	8	13
Lexington County 7 (8-16)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Isaiah Maddela 2b	2	3	1	0	2	1	2	1	0
Jarred Williams lf	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1
Nick Guimbarda cf	5	1	2	1	0	2	3	0	0
Dominic Cuoci dh	4	2	2	3	0	2	0	0	0
Kep Brown rf	4	1	2	2	0	1	3	0	0
Riley Hogan 1b	2	0	0	0	2	0	11	1	0
Chase Turner 3b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Seth Lancaster 3b	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
Andres Perez c	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0
Michael Dugan ss	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1
Charles Hecht p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Smith p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Conrado Skepple p	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Townsend-Chase p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	7	7	6	5	12	27	11	6

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Savannah............ 000 131 100 - 6 15 1 Lexington County.... 000 400 021 - 7 7 2 ------------------------------------------- Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Huggins, M.(1); Hogan, R.(1); Turner, C.(1). LOB - Savannah 13; Lexington Co 6. 2B - Nelson, G.(1); Cassala, J. 2(2); Cuoci, D.(1); Brown, K.(1). 3B - Pita, M.(1). HR - Cuoci, D.(1). HBP - Fischer, B.; Maddela, I.. SH - Huggins, M.(1); McDougald, M(1); Williams, J.(1). SB - Lancaster, S(1). CS - Fischer, B.(1); Turner, C.(1).

Savannah	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Kyle Richardson	5.0	3	4	4	3	7	0	0	0	0	16	20	2	5
Elliot Forde	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	6	7	1	2
Cole Hearrean L,1-1	1.2	4	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	10	12	1	2
Lexington County	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Charles Hecht	4.1	9	4	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	22	23	7	3
Will Smith	1.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	9	1	4
Conrado Skepple	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	3
Jimmy Townsend-Chase W,1-0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	8	4	1

Win - Townsend-Cha (1-0). Loss - Hearrean, C. (1-1). Save - None. HBP - by Hecht, C. (Fischer, B.); by Hearrean, C. (Maddela, I.). PB - Perez, A.(1).Umpires - HP: Kai Nakamura 1B: David Mayberry Start: 7:07 Time: 2:46 Attendance: 413 Weather: Sunny and 84

Banana Ear Rings

 A friend, Carole's Creations Tybee Island, Georgia, has the materials to make Banana ear rings. She tells me she is making a limited supply(6 or 7 pair) and she sells them for $10 a pair. Several fans at Grayson Stadium wear Banana ear rings.

Savannah Bananas 11 Lexington County Blowfish 4

The Savannah Bananas(9-12)  returned home to Grayson Stadium Saturday evening(June 24th) to play the Lexington County Blowfish(6-15). The game was played in front of 4,210 fans- the 10th consecutive home game sold out.
Savannah banged out 13 hits and exploded for 7 runs in the 8th inning to win the game 11-4.
The Blowfish got off to a quick start scoring a run in the 1st inning. Jarred Williams,lf(USC-Lancaster) walked and went to third on a single by Nick Guimbarda,cf(Presbyterian College). Williams scored when Guimbarda was out getting caught in a run down between first and second.
It was a wild 4th inning for the Bananas as they scored 3 runs with 1 hit, 1 walk, and 3 errors.
Lexington scored 2 runs in the 6th inning and added a run in the 9th inning on a home run over the centerfield fence by Dominic Cuoci,1b(Saint Joseph's).
Savannah scored a run in the 6th inning when Logan Mattix,cf(Georgia College) singled and scored on a double by Bryce Fischer,dh(Oklahoma State)
Sending 12 players to the plate in the 8th inning, Savannah scored 7 runs on 8 hits. Getting a hit and driving in a run:
Christian Hollie,ss(UT-Arlington)
Brando Percell,c(Georgia College)
Anthony Brocato,rf(St. Johns University)
L.J. Talley,1b(Georgia)
Bryce Fischer,dh(Oklahoma State)
Max McDougald,3b,(Wofford)
Lexington had 11 hits for the game. They committed 6 errors.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, Braxton Webb,(Grayson College) pitched 4 innings, allowed 1 run on 4 hits, 6 K's and walked 4 batters. Reliever Hunter Phillips(Georgia Southern University) W,2-1 pitched 2 innings, allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, walked 1 and struck out three.
The next home game for Savannah is Wednesday, June 28 against the Florence Red Wolves. It is a double header - the first game starts at noon and is sold out. The second game starts at 6:30 and their are several hundred tickets available.
Matthew Pita was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 1RBI. He raised his average to.375.

Lexington County Blowfish 12 Savannah Bananas 2

The Savannah Bananas hit the road again Friday, June 23rd traveling to Lexington South Carolina  to play the Lexington County Blowfish.
Lexington banged out 16 hits(6 were  extra base hits) and won the game 12-2.
Savannah scored 2 runs in the 6th inning. A double by Bryce Fischer,lf(Oklahoma State) drove in a run and a run scored on a pass ball.

Box score from CPLCoastal Plain League

Savannah at Lexington County
Jun 23, 2017 at Lexington, SC (LC Blowfish Stadiun)

Savannah 2 (9-12)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Christian Hollie 2b	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	1
Garrett Nelson rf	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1
Anthony Brocato cf	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	2
LJ Talley 1b	2	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0
John Cassala dh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Pita dh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Fischer lf	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1
Jacob Southern c	4	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	3
Utah Jones ss	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0
Max McDougald 3b	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Mike Huggins 3b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Hammergren p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Dill p	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Kyle Richardson p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kenneth LaPierre p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	2	7	1	3	2	24	4	8
Lexington County 12 (6-15)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Michael Dugan ss	4	1	2	1	2	0	2	5	0
Jarred Williams lf	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Ryan Brown lf	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2
Riley Hogan 1b	3	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1
William Thomas rf	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Drew Ellis dh	4	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	2
Chase Turner 3b	2	2	1	1	1	0	2	2	0
Cole Perry 3b	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Danny Wilson rf/1b	4	1	3	2	1	1	7	0	1
Isaiah Maddela 2b	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	0
Randal Ortiz c	4	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	6
Nick Guimbarda cf	4	1	2	0	0	1	5	0	1
Tate Gillespie p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bo Gobin p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conrado Skepple p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Townsend-Chase p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	12	16	10	8	7	27	12	13

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Savannah............ 000 002 000 - 2 7 1 Lexington County.... 052 200 30X - 12 16 1 -------------------------------------------

E - McDougald, M(1); Maddela, I.(1). DP - Savannah 1; Lexington Co 1. LOB - Savannah 8; Lexington Co 13. 2B - Fischer, B.(1); Dugan, M. 2(2); Ellis, D.(1); Turner, C.(1); Wilson, D.(1). HR - Ellis, D.(1). HBP - Pita, M.; Maddela, I.. SF - Williams, J.(1); Maddela, I.(1); Guimbarda, N(1). SB - Maddela, I.(1).

Savannah	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Justin Hammergren L,0-1	1.1	3	5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	2	1
Andrew Dill	5.0	11	7	6	5	3	0	0	1	0	25	33	9	3
Kyle Richardson	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0
Kenneth LaPierre	1.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0
Lexington County	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Tate Gillespie W,2-1	5.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	18	19	9	4
Bo Gobin	2.0	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	10	3	2
Conrado Skepple	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	2
Jimmy Townsend-Chase	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	2

Win - Gillespie, T (2-1). Loss - Hammergren, (0-1). Save - None. HBP - by Dill, A. (Maddela, I.); by Skepple, C. (Pita, M.). PB - Southern, J.(1); Ortiz, R.(1).Umpires - HP: Ned Timmerman 1B: Marvin Dumlao Start: 7:06 Time: 2:51 Attendance: 2138 Weather: 90, partyl cloody