What to know about Banana Ball games in Spartanburg: Schedule, times, tickets

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Banana Ball is coming to Spartanburg.

The Texas Tailgaters and Indianapolis Clowns from the Banana Ball Championship League, which includes the Savannah Bananas, have scheduled three games at Fifth Third Park from August 6-8.

All three games are sold out.

Banana Ball games in Spartanburg SC​

Teams: Texas Tailgaters vs Indianapolis Clowns

Where: Fifth Third Park

Times: 7 p.m. Aug. 6, 7 p.m. Aug. 7, 7 p.m. Aug. 8

Are tickets available for Banana Ball in Spartanburg?​

Tickets for the highly anticipated matchup are sold out, which is normal for the event considering the interest.

What channel has Tailgaters vs. Clowns in Banana Ball?​

TV channel: None

Live stream: YouTube

What is Banana Ball? The Savannah Bananas' unique rules​

Savannah Bananas games are played under Banana Ball rules, which are different from normal baseball rules. They include:

• The winner of each inning gets a point, which serves as the overall game score. In the final inning, all runs count toward the game score.
• No inning can start after the game hits the two-hour time limit.
• No bunting.
• Batters can steal first base on a wild pitch or passed ball.
• When a batter takes ball four, there is no "walk." Instead, the batter sprints around the bases. The ball is not live until each player on defense touches the ball, and the batter can advance as far as it wants.
• If a fan catches a foul ball, it's an out.
• Each team can elect to use the golden batter rule once. That's when any batter can hit.
• Each team has one challenge, which they can elect to use by utilizing a prop.

Kamryn Jackson covers high school and college sports for the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Greenville News, Anderson Independent Mail, and the USA TODAY Network. Please email her at [email protected] for story ideas, athlete of the week nominations, statistics, and follow her on X @KamxJack (formerly Twitter).

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