Savannah Party Animals
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| League | Banana Ball Championship League |
| Location | Savannah, Georgia |
| Ballpark | Grayson Stadium |
| Year founded | 2020 |
| League championships | Banana Ball Playoffs: 1 (2025) |
| Colors | Pink, green, and black |
| Mascot | Pharty |
| Ownership | Fans First Entertainment (Jesse & Emily Cole) |
| Coach | Anthony Coromato, Thomas Simoneaux |
| Manager | Mike Vavasis |
| Website | thepartyanimals |
The Party Animals are an exhibition barnstorming baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia. The team was founded in 2020 and has played at Grayson Stadium since its inaugural season. The Party Animals play in the "Banana Ball" format, along with their many rivals (including but not limited to the Savannah Bananas), similar to the decades-long format of basketball's Harlem Globetrotters and their partner touring team, the Washington Generals.[1] The team has been featured by ESPN, The Wall Street Journal, CNN 10, and Sports Illustrated because of its on-field hijinks and viral videos.[2]
History
2020 (Inaugural Season)
During the 2020 shortened Bananas CPL season, the organization debuted its second team, the Savannah Party Animals. Previously, the test Banana Ball games were played as scrimmage games of the CPL Bananas pre-season. The creation of the team gave the Bananas a true home or away opponent in its exhibition gamedays during most of the season.
2021
In March 2021, the season kicked off at Grayson Stadium with the Bananas winning 5–2. Later that year, the Bananas would play in a "world tour" in Mobile, Alabama, and sold out both nights at Hank Aaron Stadium, with a combined crowd of over 7,000 fans.[3]
2024 (World Tour)
At the 2024 Banana Ball "world tour" draft, it was announced that the Party Animals would have their own "world tour". The "world tour" kicked off at Grayson Stadium in Savannah, Georgia on June 13 and ended a month later in Greenville, South Carolina.[4] On February 23, 2024, the Party Animals played their 100th game in Banana Ball. On June 8, the Party Animals beat the Bananas at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 4–1. Before the world tour kicked off, they announced that they would have a mascot named "Pharty the Party Animal".[5] On their "world tour" they played the Firefighters in Las Vegas and The Visitors at Grayson Stadium. On September 21, the Party Animals beat the Bananas at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3–2.
2025 (Tour Champions)
The Party Animals returned in 2025 as part of the four-team Banana Ball "league", along with the Bananas, the Firefighters, and the Texas Tailgaters, the newest and first non Savannah, Georgia based team, mainly playing in Texas and Southeastern college towns. The Party Animals once again had their own headlining tour, visiting cities like Albuquerque and Reno, as well as college stadiums like Alex Box Stadium. After finishing the regular season with a 44–25 record, qualifying as the second seed in the end-of-season championship tournament, they steamrolled past the Texas Tailgaters 2 games to 0. On October 11, 2025, the Party Animals faced the Firefighters and won 4–0, crowning them tour champions. [6]
2026
During their 2026 season, they will play against the Loco Beach Coconuts and the Indianapolis Clowns, the newest teams in Banana Ball, who were introduced on October 9, 2025. Their world tour will include stops such as Autzen Stadium and Truist Park. Notably, this will be the first official running of the Banana Ball Championship League (BBCL), in which each team will play a guaranteed 60 games.
Current roster
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References
- ↑ Palmer, Joseph (26 May 2023). "'More than baseball': how the Savannah Bananas became the greatest show in sports". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Heupel, Shannon (17 March 2022). "Going Bananas! Two wild nights of 'the greatest show in baseball' coming to Montgomery". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Savannah Bananas bring their 'One City World Tour' to Mobile". WKRG News 5. 2021-03-29. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The 2024 Banana Ball World Tour Draft". YouTube. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ Williams, Dave (2024-06-11). "Savannah Bananas rival the Party Animals unveil their mascot: Meet 'Pharty'". WJCL. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ↑ "Stats | Banana Ball". Retrieved 2025-10-12.
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