Banana Ball

Youth Tournament

July 9-13, 2025 | Savannah, Georgia | Allen E. Paulson Park & Ambuc Park

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The Tournament

Get ready Banana Ball Nation. Join all four Banana Ball teams and be a part of the craziest, zaniest, most fun youth baseball tournament ever! Your experience includes a once-in-a-lifetime experience learning and playing Banana Ball with your favorite Banana Ball players. This unforgettable opportunity kicks off with a 4-day tournament and ends with a Championship game at Historic Grayson Stadium! Plus, you’ll get to watch the pros in action in a Banana Ball World Tour game!

The Experience

The ultimate Banana Ball camp. Learn the rules, trick plays, and dance moves from your favorite Banana Ball players.

Put your skills to the test in a fun-filled 4-day tournament against other teams from around the country!

Grab your favorite Banana Ball gear at the Team Shop throughout the tournament.

Note: Registration is for individual players. After registration closes, teams will be built out!

Banana Ball Tournament Rules

1. Win the Inning, Get the Point

Every inning is worth one point. The team that gets the most runs in an inning, gets a point for that inning, except for the last inning, where every run counts. 5 run cap per inning.

2. 1.5 Hour Time Limit

You get the idea. No new inning can be started after 1.5 hours has elapsed. In the last inning of the game, every run counts as a point.

3. No Stepping Out

If the hitter steps out of the box, it’s a strike.

4. No. Bunting.

Bunting sucks. If a hitter bunts, they are ejected from the game.

5. Batters Can Steal First

On any pitch of an at-bat, the hitter can try to steal first base. This can happen on a pass ball or a wild pitch.

6. No Walks Allowed

If a pitcher throws ball four, it becomes a sprint. The hitter will take off running while every defensive player on the field must touch the ball before it becomes live. The hitter can advance to as many bases as they want. The ball does not have to touch the catcher or pitcher.

7. No Mound Visits Allowed

Let’s keep the game moving. No mound visits from the coach, catcher, or any other player at any time. Hype your pitcher up from afar if needed.

8. If a Fan Catches a Foul Ball, It's an Out

Why not let the fans get in on some of the action? Whatever you do, just don’t catch a Bananas foul ball.

9. Showdown Tie Breaker

If the game is tied at the end of the two-hour time limit, the game will go into a Showdown Tiebreaker. In each Showdown, the hitter must score. If they score, it’s worth one point. If they get out, it’s worth no points and it’s called a Showdown Shutdown.

ROUND 1: Pitcher, catcher, and one fielder vs one hitter
ROUND 2: Pitcher and catcher vs one hitter.
ROUND 3: Pitcher, catcher, and one fielder vs one hitter with bases loaded.

In this Final Showdown, every run counts as a point. If no team has won after three Showdowns, they will continue with the bases loaded and one fielder until one team has won.

If at any point a homerun is hit over the outfield wall, it’s a walkoff win and the game is over.

10. The Banana Ball Challenge Rule

To ensure timely execution of the games, this rule will be excluded.

11. The Golden Batter

One time a game, a team may send any hitter in the lineup to bat in any spot.

Goal of the rule: Your best hitter can hit when the game is on the line.

Examples:

Ex 1.) Due up in the lineup are hitters 6,7, & 8. 6 & 7 make the first two outs. The team then uses the Golden Batter Rule to hit their #3 hitter in the 8-hole. The #3 hitter reaches base. The 8-hole would stay in the game, but he would not hit. The next hitter is the 9-hole. If the #3 hitter was on base and his spot in the lineup came to bat, then the #8 hitter would become the pinch runner. Also, if eligible, the Designated Pinch Runner could run.

Ex 2.) The Golden Batter could technically hit back-to-back in one inning if the team chose to do so.