Texas Tailgaters at Firefighters
Friday, September 11, 2026, first pitch 7:02 pm local, NBT Bank Stadium, Syracuse, New York.
- 5Texas Tailgaters points
- 2Firefighters points
- 7-5Runs
- YesEqualizer point
Texas Tailgaters won on points. In Banana Ball each inning is worth a point, so the team with more runs can still lose.
Line score
Highlighted innings earned a point.
Texas Tailgaters batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | B4S | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Lopez (dh) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jordan Barth | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Martin | RF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Justus | 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Watson | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Travis Moniot | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jose Gonzalez Jr. (eh) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taj Porter | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mac Danford | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorden Hussein | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Pipercic (dr) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jayson Arendt (ph) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Luders | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Jones (ph) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Tailgaters pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | B4S | K | Fan outs | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hughes | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | SP |
| Zach Blankenship | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | RP |
| Christian Davis | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | RP, SVO |
| Brett Allen | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RP, W |
Golden batter: Kyle Martin. Designated runner: Jacob Pipercic. Designated fielder: Jonathan Luders.
Firefighters batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | B4S | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Sparks (eh) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dalton Cornett (dh) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Logan Lacey | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Jones Jr. | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Caden Green | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyner Hughes | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armando Becerra | LF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Darrien McDowell | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Maxwell | 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Bridges | CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Perez (ph) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zack Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Trimble (dr) | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Firefighters pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | B4S | K | Fan outs | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Donalson | 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | SP, L |
| Blake Morgan | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RP |
| Ben Dum | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | RP |
Designated runner: South Trimble. Designated fielder: South Trimble.
Official game notes
TX HR: Martin 1 (28, 6th inning off Donalson, 1 on, 1 out) FF HR: Sparks 1 (11, 6th inning off Blankenship, 0 on, 0 out) TX Induced Fan Outs: Hughes 1 (2, 5th inning, Hughes batting, 0 on, 0 out) FF Induced Fan Outs: Lopez 1 (5, 6th inning, Lopez batting, 0 on, 0 out) TX Top MPI: Hughes and Allen- 1:57 (Hughes- 1st inning, Allen- 9th inning) FF Top MPI: Donalson - 1:41 (2nd inning)
Source: Official Banana Ball stats , checked Nov 12, 2026 . Box score as published in the official stats.
Pitching decisions
- Win: Brett Allen ( Texas Tailgaters )
- Loss: Jared Donalson ( Firefighters )
Texas Tailgaters vs Firefighters series
All time in listed games: Texas Tailgaters 12 wins, Firefighters 5 wins. Full matchup history.
- Jun 6, 2026: Texas Tailgaters 7, Firefighters 1
- Jun 5, 2026: Texas Tailgaters 6, Firefighters 2
- Jun 4, 2026: Texas Tailgaters 5, Firefighters 3
- May 30, 2026: Firefighters 4, Texas Tailgaters 3
- May 29, 2026: Firefighters 2, Texas Tailgaters 3