Savannah Bananas 2024 schedule will be out soon. Here's how to know if your city makes the tour

Update: The 2024 Bananas scheduled has been announced. See the details here.

Banana Ball is coming back for another season!

The 2024 Savannah Bananas World Tour schedule is set to be announced Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. The 2023 season, which stretched from Feb. 17 to Sept. 16, included cities across the U.S. from Las Vegas to Cooperstown, NY.

The Bananas began as a collegiate amateur summer league team but later moved to their unique "Banana Ball" format year-round.

Tune in to the Savannah Bananas YouTube account for the live announcement of cities that will get a visit from the mega-popular team.

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How to get tickets for the Savannah Bananas 2024 games

After the 2024 tour is announced on Oct. 5, the Bananas ticket lottery will open up on the team's website. The lottery list will close on Dec. 1, and those who do not sign up will not be eligible.

The lottery doesn't guarantee an opportunity to buy tickets, the website notes. A random drawing two months prior to the event will notify those who are selected and will have the option to purchase tickets.

What is 'Banana Ball'?

‘Banana ball’ is baseball but with nine rule changes, all aimed at speeding up play. The game is scored unconventionally, with teams tallying points for innings won rather than runs scored. There is also a two-hour time limit - no inning can start after the 1 hour, 50 minute mark.

Other “banana ball” rules include prohibiting mound visits, bunting and stepping out of the batter’s box between pitches. A fan favorite involves ruling a batter out if a ball he fouls off into the stands is caught by a spectator.

Aside from the rules, “banana ball” features a litany of hijinks, from dancing base coaches and umpires to pitchers on stilts to hitters wielding flaming bats.

Timeline: Milestones in Savannah Bananas' collegiate squad and Banana Ball history

Team owner Jesse Cole introduced “banana ball” in 2018 with secret test games against college teams Lander and Wofford in Greenwood, South Carolina, a three-hour drive from Savannah. The debut game finished in 99 minutes.

The first public trial came the next year in Savannah. Cole took the game on the road for the first time in 2021, playing a series in Mobile, Alabama. In 2022, the Bananas played “banana ball” games in nine cities, including Savannah. Then in 2023, the Bananas moved to full-time "banana ball," dropping the collegiate summer league team.

This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Savannah Bananas tour 2024: Schedule announcement, ticket information