Savannah Bananas: Baseball’s biggest party returns to Truist Park this weekend

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan says Friday night’s game will be dry.

Isolated showers are in the forecast for Saturday evening. Monahan says isolated showers and storms are possible on Sunday.

As for traffic, give yourself an extra few minutes if you are traveling through the Cobb Cloverleaf and Cobb Parkway around the stadium. There’s also a construction project on I-285 where lanes will shut down in southwest Atlanta. The project is expected to increase congestion on the interstates.

BANANA BALL RULES

The Savannah Bananas began in 2016 as a member of the Coastal Plains League, a summer baseball league for college players.

“Banana Ball” has taken the sports world by storm with its silly rules, trick plays and dancing.

If you are unfamiliar with how Banana Ball works, here are the rules.

• **Win the Inning, Get the Point:**Every inning = one point. The team with the most runs in an inning gets a point. The exception is the last inning where every run counts.
• **Two-hour time limit:**A new inning can’t be started after 1 hour and 50 minutes. Again, every run counts in the last inning.
• **No stepping out of the box:**You step out, it’s a strike.
• **No bunting:**Yup, Banana Ball does not include the small ball. If a hitter bunts, they are ejected from the game.
• **Batters can steal first:**It can happen on any pitch when the hitter is batting. It’s up to the batter.
• **No walks allowed:**If there’s a ball four, the hitter can advance to as many bases as they want. Every member of the defense, except the catcher and pitcher, have to touch the baseball before it becomes live.
• No mound visits: The coach, players and catcher can’t approach the mound. It’s all part of keeping the game moving at the Banana Ball pace.
• **Fan catching foul balls equals an out:**This rule is important for fans in the stands.
• **Showdown Tiebreaker:**If there’s a tied game after two hours, the Bananas do a “showdown tiebreaker.” The hitter must score. If they score, it’s a point. If they get out, they get no points.

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