Photos: See Savannah Bananas bring baseball ‘insanity’ to Sacramento
By Sacramento Bee staff
There was a bunch of fruity fun at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Saturday night, as the Savannah Bananas concluded their exhibition sweep through California.
The energy was apparently too much for the facility, as the electricity at the baseball field cut out multiple times causing the game to end early.
In a surprise appearance, former Giants All-Star Hunter Pence took a swing at banana ball, which has its own set of peculiar rules.
The Savanna Bananas’ Bill Leroy (1) moves through the crowd talking with fans before the start of the game during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Savanna Bananas’ Alex Ziegler (10) performs bat tricks during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Ziegler holds two Guinness World Records and two unwritten records. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Erica Banks, 12, gets her forehead signed by Savanna Party Animals’ Joe Lytle (22) during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Nicole Helton-Glommen holds up her 11-month-old son Cooper as he is presented as the “Banana Baby” during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
The Savanna Party Animals’ Jake Lialios (27) takes a selfie with fans during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Savanna Bananas’ wait in the dugout before their final California game in the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Savanna Bananas’ fans watch the game in the setting sun during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Austin Rioux, of Lincoln, holds a friend’s 3-month-old baby, Quinn, as Savanna Party Animals’ Jake Lialios (27) signs her hat before the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Cookie Cox, left, of Biggs, Candy Brandt, left center, of Oroville; Chris Cox, right center, of Gridley; and DeDe Fairbanks, of Oroville; came to the game with gear they made before the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. “It’s a lot better than the insanity you imagine,” Cox said of experiencing the Bananas in person. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Walter Simmons, 7, talks with Savanna Bananas’ Vincent DeRubeis (41) before participating in a fan challenge during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Savanna Bananas owner Jesse Cole talks to the crowd during the march before the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. The Bananas have sold out every game since there first season and currently have over 850,000 people on the waitlist for tickets for the World Tour, according to marketing director Kara Heater. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Savanna Bananas’ DR Meadows (5) climbs on a pole over the crowd during the march before the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
An inflatable monkey is sent around the crowd during one of the power outages during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Savanna Bananas’ Jackson Olson (8) performs a TikTok with Marissa Clenney, of Oakley, 18, before the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Fans play “pie-to-the-face” relay race during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Savanna Bananas’ first base coach Maceo Harrison dances at home plate as he is announced during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Hunter Pence
Former Giants outfielder Hunter Pence hits a grounder during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
A fan runs to center field to get an autograph from former Giants outfielder Hunter Pence during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Power outage
Savanna Bananas and Party Animals entertain fans while the power was out for about 30 minutes during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Savanna Bananas’ sing and dance to a closing song after the electricity went out for a second time during the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
Fans mingle to get autographs from the players after the Savannah Bananas World Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
This story was originally published July 30, 2023 at 11:59 AM.
