What is Banana Ball?
Banana Ball is a faster, louder version of baseball created by the Savannah Bananas. Games have a two hour limit, every inning is worth a point, and fans can get batters out by catching foul balls.
How it differs from baseball
| Thing | Baseball | Banana Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring | Most runs wins | Each inning is worth one point, earned by the team that scores more runs in it. More |
| Game length | Nine innings, no clock | No new inning may begin once two hours have passed. More |
| Ball four | Walk to first | Ball four starts a sprint: the batter runs while every defensive player on the field has to touch the ball before it is live again. More |
| Bunting | Allowed | Bunting is banned; a hitter who bunts is ejected. |
| Fans | Watch | If a fan catches a foul ball, the batter is out, but only on a clean catch (no bobbling or juggling). |
| Ties | Extra innings | A game tied when the two hours are up goes to a showdown tiebreaker; the hitter must come around to score for a point, and an out earns nothing (a "Showdown Shutdown"). More |
In 80 of 517 games with box scores, the winning team scored fewer runs than the loser. Points decide the game, not runs.
The teams
Six touring teams make up the Banana Ball Championship League: Firefighters, Indianapolis Clowns, Loco Beach Coconuts, Party Animals, Savannah Bananas, Texas Tailgaters. The first league season was 2026. See the standings.
Where it came from
The Savannah Bananas played the first official Banana Ball game in 2020 and went full time in 2022. Since then there have been 517 games with official results on record. Read the full history.
All the rules How to get tickets
Rules from bananaball.com rules page, summarized by NanaBall. Game counts from the official stats.