Coconuts coach Mark Crocco has made his picks for the Coach Franchise selections. Banana Ball announced them yesterday, and those 15 players join Dalton Mauldin, who fans voted to franchise earlier this offseason.
The Indianapolis Clowns' selections were also announced Saturday. Two more teams will be revealed Sunday and the final two on Monday.
Crocco used 15 of his 17 available Coach Franchise picks, which gives the Coconuts two extra picks in the supplemental round of the Player Draft.
Jordan Brewer, 1B
61 G, .308/.378/.485/.863, 7 HR, 54 RBI, 25 B4S, 4 SB, 177 trick play outs (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
2027 Banana Ball Player Draft (October 28, 2026): The official draft begins at 6:00 PM CT (7:00 PM ET) and will stream live on the official Banana Ball YouTube channel.
