Savannah Bananas
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| League | Coastal Plain League (West) |
| Location | Savannah, Georgia |
| Ballpark | Grayson Stadium |
| Year founded | 2016 |
| League championships | (1) 2016 |
| Colors | Blue, Green, Yellow |
| Mascot | Split |
| Ownership | Fans First Entertainment (Jesse & Emily Cole) |
| Coach | Sean West |
| Website | www |
The Savannah Bananas are an amateur baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, collegiate summer baseball league that began play in 2016. Based in Savannah, Georgia, the Bananas play their home games at Grayson Stadium.
After 90 years of professional minor-league baseball, Grayson Stadium saw its last pro team say farewell as the South Atlantic League's Savannah Sand Gnats moved to Columbia, South Carolina and became the Columbia Fireflies.
On September 22, 2015, the Coastal Plain League announced Savannah as its newest team to begin play for 2016. On February 25, following a name-the-team contest, the Bananas name, logo and colors were officially revealed by the team.
The Bananas play in the CPL West Division with the Asheboro Copperheads, Florence Red Wolves, Forest City Owls, Gastonia Grizzlies, High Point-Thomasville HiToms, Lexington County Blowfish, and Martinsville Mustangs.
The Bananas have gained local and national recognition for ticket sales and marketing. The team sold out 17 of 22 games played at Grayson Stadium in their first season. Their innovative marketing includes the use of videos including "Can't Stop the Peeling," "Field of Dreams," and "This is Bananas."
The 2016 Bananas ended their inaugural season as the 1st seed in the CPL West Division, earning home-field advantage for the first two games of the playoffs. In game one, the Bananas beat the Asheboro Copperheads 3-2 with the first walk-off in franchise history. The Bananas then defeated the Forest City Owls 2-0 to win the CPL West Division championship and advance to the Petitt Cup Championship.
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