Get ready to PARTY, Party Animals fans.

Party Animals coach Mike Vavasis has made his picks for the Coach Franchise selections, using all 17 of his available picks. Those 17 players join outfielder Tanner Thomas, who fans voted to franchise earlier this offseason.

Fan Franchise Selection

Tanner Thomas, OF
2026 World Tour: .301/.371/.574/.945, 12 HR, 42 RBI
Thomas brought consistent power to the Party Animals' lineup throughout the 2026 tour.

Coach Franchise Selections by Position

  • Starting pitchers: 2
  • Relief pitchers: 5
  • Catchers: 2
  • First base: 1
  • Second base: 1
  • Shortstop: 1
  • Left field: 1
  • Center field: 1
  • Right field: 1
  • Designated hitter: 1
  • Designated runner: 1

That's seven pitchers and 10 position players. Vavasis did not franchise a third baseman.

Dalton Ponce, RP
24 G, 39.1 IP, 9.15 ERA, 2.19 SHIP, 17 B4S, 42 SO, 3 trick play outs (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
His 116 TPO are the most among the Party Animals' Coach Franchise selections.

What's Next: The Player Draft

The 2027 Banana Ball Player Draft begins Wednesday, October 28, at 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET) and will stream live on the official Banana Ball YouTube channel.