The 2027 Banana Ball rosters are mostly set. All six teams in the Banana Ball Championship League (BBCL) have announced their Coach Franchise selections, with the Savannah Bananas finishing things off Monday night.
Each coach had up to 17 Coach Franchise picks, on top of the player fans voted to franchise. Four teams used all 17. The Indianapolis Clowns and Loco Beach Coconuts left picks unused, which gives them extra selections in the supplemental round of the Player Draft.
2027 Coach Franchise Selections at a Glance
| Team | Coach | Coach Picks Used | Fan Franchise Pick | Extra Supplemental Picks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Clowns | Errick Fox | 16 of 17 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | 1 |
| Loco Beach Coconuts | Mark Crocco | 15 of 17 | Dalton Mauldin | 2 |
| Texas Tailgaters | Joe Mikulik | 17 of 17 | Kyle Martin | 0 |
| Firefighters | Valerie Perez | 17 of 17 | Noah Bridges | 0 |
| Party Animals | Mike Vavasis | 17 of 17 | Tanner Thomas | 0 |
| Savannah Bananas | Tyler Gillum | 17 of 17 | Jackson Olson | 0 |
Top Numbers Among All Coach Franchise Selections
- Jonathan "Sunshine" Luders (Tailgaters) recorded 211 trick play outs (TPO), a new Banana Ball single-season record. Jordan Brewer (Coconuts) finished second with 177.
- Dan Oberst (Bananas) hit 15 HR, the most among all Coach Franchise selections.
- Austin Drury (Bananas) struck out 113, the most among all selections.
- Danny Hosley (Bananas) posted a 1.81 ERA, the lowest among all selections.
- CJ Williams (Coconuts) recorded 19 saves, the most among all selections.
Indianapolis Clowns
Clowns coach Errick Fox franchised 16 players, and they join fan vote pick Jackie Bradley Jr. Fox used 16 of his 17 available picks, which gives the Clowns one extra pick in the supplemental round.
David Griffin, SP
24 G, 16 GS, 95.2 IP, 4.23 ERA, 1.45 SHIP, 29 B4S, 83 SO
Bobby Lada, SS
.302/.371/.502/.873, 8 HR, 45 RBI, 14 B4S, 18 SB
Joe Lytle, C
48 G, .353/.429/.545/.974, 2 HR, 38 RBI, 18 B4S, 1 SB
Correlle Prime, 1B
59 G, .291/.327/.447/.774, 7 HR, 32 RBI, 11 B4S, 2 SB
Dale Francis Jr., DH
59 G, .367/.416/.593/1.009, 8 HR, 43 RBI, 12 B4S
Daniel Foster, P
26 G, 20 GS, 82.1 IP, 6.45 ERA, 1.69 SHIP, 33 B4S, 42 SO
Niko Hulsizer, LF
60 G, .309/.400/.597/.997, 12 HR, 54 RBI, 30 B4S, 3 SB, 22 TPO
Joe Gray Jr., RF
55 G, .304/.363/.536/.899, 11 HR, 43 RBI, 16 B4S, 13 SB, 15 TPO
Kobe Robinson, RP
31.0 IP, 5.81 ERA, 1.84 SHIP, 20 B4S, 15 SO
Eli Paton, 3B
.288/.348/.478/.826, 8 HR, 31 RBI, 16 B4S, 5 SB, 52 TPO
Malachi Mitchell, DR
59 G, 76 R, 31 SB
Nick Wilson, RP
32 G, 53.0 IP, 3.74 ERA, 1.38 SHIP, 16 B4S, 46 SO
Gage Voorhees, RP
23 G, 7 GS, 45.0 IP, 10.60 ERA, 2.18 SHIP, 36 B4S, 17 SO, 3 SV
Chris Burgess, C
52 G, .288/.401/.432/.833, 3 HR, 31 RBI, 26 B4S, 1 TPO
Brett Maddock, SP
24 G, 13 GS, 51.2 IP, 5.92 ERA, 1.92 SHIP, 22 B4S, 29 SO, 1 SV
Kirkland Banks, 2B
49 G, .289/.378/.351/.729, 16 RBI, 12 B4S, 10 SB, 29 TPO
Loco Beach Coconuts
Coconuts coach Mark Crocco franchised 15 players, and they join fan vote pick Dalton Mauldin. Crocco used 15 of his 17 available picks, which gives the Coconuts two extra picks in the supplemental round.
Jordan Brewer, 1B
61 G, .308/.378/.485/.863, 7 HR, 54 RBI, 25 B4S, 4 SB, 177 TPO
His 177 TPO finished second in the league behind Jonathan Luders.
Ashby Vining, C
57 G, .301/.336/.478/.814, 8 HR, 41 RBI, 7 B4S, 3 TPO
Personally, he's one of my favorite players on the Coconuts.
Drake Fontenot, SP
26 G, 22 GS, 107.1 IP, 3.86 ERA, 1.35 SHIP, 29 B4S, 68 SO, 3 TPO
JD Urso, 3B
52 G, .306/.393/.387/.780, 19 RBI, 14 B4S, 5 SB, 61 TPO
Will Ethridge, SP
24 G, 20 GS, 89.1 IP, 5.14 ERA, 1.50 SHIP, 30 B4S, 65 SO, 6 TPO
Sal Jacobo, 2B
59 G, .218/.283/.345/.628, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 4 B4S, 1 SB, 139 TPO
Zach Smith, RP
27 G, 32.1 IP, 8.07 ERA, 2.29 SHIP, 25 B4S, 32 SO
Tanner Allen, LF
57 G, .398/.447/.610/1.057, 7 HR, 38 RBI, 13 B4S, 3 SB, 14 TPO
Erik Ostberg, C
54 G, .281/.360/.427/.787, 6 HR, 40 RBI, 19 B4S
Brett Carson, TWP
53 G, .306/.364/.426/.790, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 9 B4S
Ben Parker, CF
59 G, .364/.486/.524/1.010, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 31 B4S, 11 SB, 34 TPO
Dane Tofteland, 3B
60 G, .338/.436/.524/.960, 8 HR, 55 RBI, 21 B4S, 13 TPO
Peyton Chatagnier, SS
55 G, .220/.322/.323/.645, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 14 B4S, 8 SB, 99 TPO
Gideon Antle, RF
61 G, .340/.409/.510/.919, 4 HR, 47 RBI, 18 B4S, 5 SB, 33 TPO
CJ Williams, RP
49 G, 53.1 IP, 4.05 ERA, 1.39 SHIP, 20 B4S, 64 SO, 19 SV, 1 TPO
Texas Tailgaters
Tailgaters coach Joe Mikulik franchised 17 players, and they join fan vote pick Kyle Martin. Mikulik was the first coach to use all 17 of his available picks, which makes sense for the defending BBCL champions.
Reese Miller, RP
41 G, 39.2 IP, 5.45 ERA, 1.39 SHIP, 14 B4S, 38 SO
Jorden Hussein, SS
54 G, .246/.331/.323/.654, 20 RBI, 16 B4S, 5 SB, 142 TPO
Brett Allen, RP
26 G, 2 GS, 28.1 IP, 6.99 ERA, 1.87 SHIP, 23 B4S, 25 SO, 3 TPO
Travis Moniot, 2B
26 G, .218/.247/.471/.718, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 3 B4S, 5 SB, 18 TPO
Jordan Barth, 3B
61 G, .356/.403/.548/.951, 10 HR, 38 RBI, 10 B4S, 5 SB, 107 TPO
Taj Porter, C
60 G, .221/.311/.320/.631, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 16 B4S, 5 TPO
Porter handles the Tailgaters' pitching staff well, so it's no surprise he's back.
Indy Stanley, CF
43 G, .294/.392/.471/.863, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 13 B4S, 6 SB, 54 TPO
Mac Danford, 1B
55 G, .218/.284/.289/.573, 18 RBI, 12 B4S, 1 SB, 15 TPO
Christian Davis, SP
23 G, 17 GS, 84.2 IP, 4.57 ERA, 1.61 SHIP, 33 B4S, 44 SO, 3 TPO
Jonathan "Sunshine" Luders, 2B
61 G, .316/.350/.368/.718, 211 TPO
His 211 TPO set a new Banana Ball record for a single season.
Chris Clarke, SP
21 G, 16 GS, 61.1 IP, 2.64 ERA, 1.27 SHIP, 16 B4S, 64 SO
Jacob Pipercic, DR
44 G, .333/.500/.500/1.000, 2 RBI, 1 B4S, 21 SB
Nick Lopez, DH
61 G, .296/.345/.429/.774, 6 HR, 39 RBI, 12 B4S, 5 SB, 1 TPO
Zach Watson, LF
56 G, .246/.338/.388/.726, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 19 B4S, 3 SB, 36 TPO
Taylor Justus, 1B
59 G, .333/.452/.573/1.025, 8 HR, 44 RBI, 33 B4S, 107 TPO
Brett Sanchez, SP
26 G, 17 GS, 111.2 IP, 3.87 ERA, 1.33 SHIP, 23 B4S, 85 SO, 15 TPO
Jonathan Hughes, RP
25 G, 9 GS, 68.2 IP, 4.59 ERA, 1.63 SHIP, 33 B4S, 53 SO
Firefighters
Firefighters coach Valerie Perez franchised 17 players, and they join fan vote pick Noah Bridges. Perez was the second coach to use all 17 of her available picks.
Ben Dum III, RP
32 G, 65.2 IP, 4.93 ERA, 1.29 SHIP, 13 B4S, 49 SO, 3 TPO
Ga'von Wray, RP
29 G, 51.0 IP, 6.00 ERA, 1.63 SHIP, 24 B4S, 34 SO, 4 TPO
Zachary Bridges, C
32 G, .074/.133/.074/.207, 1 RBI, 1 B4S, 1 SB, 1 TPO
Eric Jones Jr., C
60 G, .319/.407/.490/.897, 8 HR, 51 RBI, 27 B4S, 5 SB, 39 TPO
Johnny Hummel, RP
34 G, 36.0 IP, 5.75 ERA, 1.64 SHIP, 20 B4S, 30 SO
Darrien McDowell, RF
57 G, .279/.341/.503/.844, 8 HR, 29 RBI, 14 B4S, 24 TPO
Ron Franklin Jr., CF
2 G, .500/.500/.500/1.000
Dalton Cornett, C
61 G, .302/.355/.464/.819, 4 HR, 48 RBI, 18 B4S, 5 SB
Zach Phillips, RP
26 G, 9 GS, 73.1 IP, 6.26 ERA, 1.80 SHIP, 37 B4S, 60 SO, 1 TPO
Tyner Hughes, 2B
60 G, .320/.387/.468/.855, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 15 B4S, 2 SB, 76 TPO
Jared Donalson, SP
26 G, 24 GS, 106.0 IP, 6.20 ERA, 1.76 SHIP, 49 B4S, 90 SO, 3 TPO
Logan Lacey, 3B
57 G, .302/.384/.462/.846, 6 HR, 35 RBI, 15 B4S, 10 SB, 70 TPO
Lamar Sparks, LF
61 G, .306/.374/.584/.958, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 22 B4S, 3 SB, 10 TPO
Mason Maxwell, 1B
61 G, .285/.359/.384/.743, 4 HR, 33 RBI, 11 B4S, 7 SB, 65 TPO
Austin Temple, SP
25 G, 10 GS, 45.0 IP, 10.20 ERA, 2.36 SHIP, 44 B4S, 41 SO, 1 SV, 2 TPO
Caden Green, SS
61 G, .323/.423/.458/.881, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 21 B4S, 6 SB, 106 TPO
Liam Spence, 2B
No 2026 World Tour stats listed
Party Animals
Party Animals coach Mike Vavasis franchised 17 players, using all of his available picks. They join outfielder Tanner Thomas, who fans voted to franchise.
Tanner Thomas, OF (Fan Franchise)
2026 World Tour: .301/.371/.574/.945, 12 HR, 42 RBI
Thomas brought consistent power to the Party Animals' lineup throughout the 2026 tour.
Dalton Ponce, RP
24 G, 39.1 IP, 9.15 ERA, 2.19 SHIP, 17 B4S, 42 SO, 3 TPO
Mark Smith, DR
61 G, 1.000/1.000/1.000/2.000, 1 RBI, 1 B4S, 24 SB, 69 R
Reece Hampton, CF
61 G, .252/.345/.428/.773, 7 HR, 38 RBI, 29 B4S, 15 SB, 53 TPO
Noah Fisher, LF
40 G, .286/.352/.411/.763, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 9 B4S, 2 SB, 20 TPO
Peter Holden, RP
32 G, 2 GS, 37.2 IP, 7.17 ERA, 1.91 SHIP, 27 B4S, 33 SO, 1 TPO
Dylan Porter, RP
32 G, 37.2 IP, 5.97 ERA, 1.62 SHIP, 18 B4S, 33 SO, 3 TPO
Bronson Balholm, C
34 G, .264/.383/.356/.739, 13 RBI, 15 B4S, 1 SB
Andy Cosgrove, C
58 G, .254/.394/.449/.843, 7 HR, 45 RBI, 36 B4S, 4 SB, 2 TPO
Nate Tellier, RP
24 G, 2 GS, 30.1 IP, 5.34 ERA, 1.32 SHIP, 12 B4S, 23 SO, 2 TPO
Jason Swan, 1B
61 G, .333/.409/.441/.850, 3 HR, 39 RBI, 25 B4S, 12 SB, 47 TPO
TJ Reeves, DH
.295/.367/.487/.854, 9 HR, 34 RBI, 18 B4S, 1 SB, 1 TPO
Jake Skole, RF
60 G, .299/.404/.430/.834, 5 HR, 42 RBI, 36 B4S, 8 SB, 44 TPO
Garett Delano, SP
26 G, 24 GS, 110.2 IP, 5.69 ERA, 1.64 SHIP, 42 B4S, 90 SO, 4 TPO
Bret Helton, SP
26 G, 19 GS, 108.0 IP, 6.67 ERA, 1.71 SHIP, 25 B4S, 52 SO, 2 TPO
Drew Gillespie, RP
35 G, 1 GS, 38.2 IP, 6.75 ERA, 1.58 SHIP, 8 B4S, 23 SO
Michael Ballard, 2B
60 G, .285/.379/.408/.787, 2 HR, 40 RBI, 26 B4S, 1 SB, 56 TPO
Chase Achuff, SS
59 G, .350/.425/.497/.922, 5 HR, 32 RBI, 23 B4S, 3 SB, 116 TPO
Savannah Bananas
Bananas head coach Tyler Gillum franchised 17 players, using all of his available picks. They join fan vote pick Jackson Olson.
Ryan Cox, SS
61 G, .265/.362/.407/.769, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 25 B4S, 2 SB, 124 TPO
Robert Anthony Cruz, LF
61 G, .294/.369/.477/.846, 9 HR, 43 RBI, 23 B4S, 5 SB, 35 TPO
JT Sokolove, DR
23 G, 34 R, 12 SB
Noah Niznik, SP
22 G, 16 GS, 49.0 IP, 6.06 ERA, 1.86 SHIP, 20 B4S, 35 SO, 1 TPO
Tystan Levesque, RP
28 G, 7 GS, 58.2 IP, 4.60 ERA, 1.45 SHIP, 17 B4S, 58 SO, 1 TPO
Bill Leroy, C
58 G, .292/.394/.538/.932, 10 HR, 52 RBI, 28 B4S, 3 SB, 2 TPO
Kyle "KJ" Jackson, 3B
60 G, .319/.444/.555/.999, 9 HR, 49 RBI, 33 B4S, 13 SB, 79 TPO
Austin Drury, SP
26 G, 25 GS, 114.2 IP, 4.08 ERA, 1.33 SHIP, 26 B4S, 113 SO, 4 TPO
Kyle Luigs, SP
24 G, 11 GS, 69.2 IP, 4.52 ERA, 1.49 SHIP, 16 B4S, 61 SO, 3 TPO
Grant Besser, RP
21 G, 21.1 IP, 8.44 ERA, 1.88 SHIP, 9 B4S, 16 SO, 1 SV, 4 TPO
DR Meadows, CF
58 G, .348/.430/.473/.903, 4 HR, 28 RBI, 18 B4S, 22 SB, 100 TPO
Danny Hosley, TWP
Pitching: 47 G, 49.2 IP, 1.81 ERA, 1.05 SHIP, 7 B4S, 60 SO, 14 SV
Hitting: 55 G, .196/.300/.294/.594, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 7 B4S, 4 SB, 7 TPO
Jacob Bazala, RP
28 G, 35.0 IP, 6.17 ERA, 1.57 SHIP, 13 B4S, 43 SO, 1 SV
Reese Alexiades, RF
61 G, .254/.370/.466/.836, 9 HR, 49 RBI, 33 B4S, 13 SB, 77 TPO
Ty Jackson, LF
54 G, .286/.394/.429/.823, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 17 B4S, 17 SB, 8 TPO
Dan Oberst, DH
60 G, .386/.439/.679/1.118, 15 HR, 53 RBI, 12 B4S, 18 SB
Bryce Grizzaffi, C
48 G, .267/.353/.333/.686, 1 B4S, 21 SB
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