Overview
- The Bananas, which drew about 102,000 on Saturday at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field, set their biggest crowd to date and a Kyle Field attendance record.
- Kyle Field ranks as the fourth-largest college football stadium in the country, a scale that makes six-figure baseball crowds possible.
- A temporary baseball layout created a very short left-field porch at the football venue, and hitters took advantage of the inviting dimension.
- The college-stadium tour now points to more large stops, including Tennessee’s Neyland on May 23, Nebraska’s Memorial on June 13, Oregon’s Autzen on June 27-28, and Iowa’s Kinnick on July 3-4.
- The Bananas’ ‘Banana Ball’ format moves fast and centers crowd interaction, which helps explain why fans pack nontraditional sites for an entertainment-first take on baseball.