Texas Tailgaters coach Joe Mikulik has made his picks for the Coach Franchise selections, and those 17 players join Kyle Martin, who fans voted to franchise earlier this offseason. Mikulik is the first coach to use all 17 of his available picks, which makes sense for the defending BBCL champions.
The Indianapolis Clowns and Loco Beach Coconuts selections were announced Saturday. One more team will be revealed Sunday, and the final two on Monday.
Here are the 17 Coach Franchise selections for the Texas Tailgaters:
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 trick play outs (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
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.
