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George Â鶹ÊÓƵ baseball alum South Trimble, BS Business ’23, (left) and current graduate student Danny Hosley (right) took the field in front of a sold-out crowd as part of the Banana Ball World Tour at Nationals Park in July. Adam Virant (center), who also played baseball at George Â鶹ÊÓƵ, is director of baseball operations and an assistant coach for the Savannah Bananas. Hosley, who is pursuing an MS in athletic training, is a utility player on the Bananas and Trimble is a first-year player on the Firefighters, the Bananas’ new third team. Banana Ball, a close approximation of baseball with circus tricks and performance art mixed in, has become a phenomenon, and this was the first year the Banana Bowl included Major League Baseball stadiums on its schedule.

"As a kid, you dream of a moment like this," says Trimble of the game. "Playing in a major league park in front of a sold-out crowd. It's something that is so surreal, and I'm grateful for being able to fulfill this dream of mine at Nationals Park, a stadium I've been to countless times as a kid, watching my favorite ballplayers play, and now I get to experience it firsthand."