The Party Animals Baseball Team Roster
Teams like Savannah Bananas include The Party Animals, Macon Bacon, and Gastonia Honey Hunters. These four teams are the only ones competing in the Banana Ball.
The Party Animals roster has players like Bret Helton, Dylan Porter, and Joe Lytle. There are 22 players on their official depth chart for 2023.
Sean Fluke and Dalton Cornett along with Helton, Porter, and Lytle players on the starting lineup for the team. They joined the team to play for the team in the Banana Ball.
These players were previously affiliated with various NCAA and professional baseball teams. They are led by head coach Mike Vavasis and Sam Claycamp.
Here is the list of all 19 players on the Party Animals Rosters along with their positions.
The Party Animals Team Roster | Position |
1. Jake Skole | Outfielder |
2. Jason Swan | Infielder / Outfielder |
3. Dalton Cornett | Catcher/Infielder |
4. Tanner Thomas | Outfielder |
5. Reece Hampton | Outfielder |
6. Bryson Bloomer | Infielder / Outfielder |
7. Dustin Baber | Infielder |
8. Bret Helton | Right Handed Pitcher |
9. Chase Achuff | Infielder / Outfielder |
10. Brandon Sherman | Left handed Pitcher |
11. Dylan Porter | Right Handed Pitcher |
12. Drew Gillespie | Right Handed Pitcher |
13. Joe Lytle | Catcher |
14. Colin Ledbetter | Right Handed Pitcher |
15. Tucker Perry | Right Handed Pitcher |
16. Jake Lialios | Right Handed Pitcher |
17. Sean Fluke | Right Handed Pitcher |
18. Zach Blankenship | Left Handed Pitcher |
19. Garrett Delano | Right Handed Pitcher / Infielder |
20. Breland Almadova | Center Fielder / Infielder |
21. Lake Lialios | Catcher |
22. Carson Goldsmith | Pitcher |
The Party Animals star players from the previous World Tour making their return this year are Tanner Thomas, Breland Almadova, Garett Delano, and Dalton Cornett. Thomas is a Virginia Tech Outfielder while Delano is an outfielder and right-handed pitcher from Brown University.
Almadova is a center fielder from the University of Hawaii and Cornett is a catcher from Alice Llyod College. These collegiate players are enjoying their time playing with the Bad Boys of Banana Ball.
Additionally, Joe Lytle, Lake Lialios, and Carson Goldsmith will be playing on the World tour for the first time with the team. Lytle is a Catcher and First baseman from Oklahoma State University.
Likewise, Lialios is a catcher from Pamona while Goldsmith was a MiLB catcher and relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. These players are paid professionally by the team and hired as free agents.
Most of them claim to join the Banana Ball teams after getting attracted by their slogan, "We Make Baseball Fun." They have been trending over social media where they are enjoying the games making wearing fun outfits. Bananaland has less strict rules to keep the fun unlimited.
The Party Animals Coaches
The Party Animals is managed by Head Coach Mike Vavasis and Infield Coach Sam Claycamp. Vavais is a former collegiate catcher from Eckerd College in Florida.
He is also a bodybuilder that had competed in the NPC Mens Physique tournament. Vavasis is a jolly leader for the fun baseball team in Bananaland.
Similarly, Claycamp is a former infielder from the University of Dayton Athletics. He leads the infielders of the team mainly catchers and Shortstop. Coach Claycamp also runs various Coaching Courses for the athletes of Bananaland.