SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Savannah Bananas continue to evolve and Thursday marked the debut of their latest innovation: the Banana Ball Tour Championship.
The four national barnstorming teams have been seeded based on their 2025 season performance and will play a best-of-three semifinal series Oct. 2-5 with the championship final played on Oct. 11.
"Banana Ball is here and it's growing and everybody's been asking, is it competitive; everybody's about to see it this weekend," Bananas head coach Tyler Gillum said. "This is our first ever Banana Ball playoff tournament-type setup. It's a test for us as we move into 2026. These guys are fired up. All four teams are ready (and) firing on all cylinders. Fans are going to love it.”
The new playoff format comes ahead of the launch of the Banan