"𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦," 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳. "𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦," 𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺, 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. "𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦."

Dallas Bennett plays for the Chicago Cubs and is dating Jackson Olson. 📝: Article 📸: Social Media 🎭: Real Life 📱: Calls/Texts 🎤: Interview

As forbidden feelings bloom, our two lovers must navigate centuries of blood feuds, discover their true identities, and decide if love is worth the risk of war.

Elora Rosewood was a teacher in Tennessee, of course a country girl. She was famous for writing a couple books based off her teenage years. Her friends had seen a baseball team called "Savanah Bananas", who had blown up on TikTok were coming to Nashville. They were going against "the party animals." Her friends were partiers while she was at home spending her time in books. They had forced her to go to the game. Tanner "Tinder" Thomas played on the party animals, #4 the outfielder. They were all hyped for the game at Nashville, he never thought a "fan" in the crowd would catch his eye. Then he saw her in the stands, and he knew the long awaiting time of him being single would be gone soon. All because of the eye contact they had together. But little did he know this girl was dangerous, she had loads of trauma that usually scared people off. Let's see if he's here for the long ride

Hailey Alexiades has always kept her world small-close friends, quiet routines, and one golden rule: never date anyone from her brother Reese's baseball world. But that rule shatters the moment she steps into the buzzing rivalry between the Savannah Bananas and their wild counterparts, the Party Animals. Caught between two very different teammates-Mark Smith, steady and quietly magnetic, and Tanner Thomas, chaotic charm personified-Hailey's world begins to tilt. What starts as playful banter turns into something real, and soon she's slipping into a you phase she never saw coming. Torn between the pull of comfort and the thrill of unpredictability, Hailey must figure out what love really means, and whether choosing someone else means losing herself-or finally finding what feels right.

Hailey, the daughter of Jesse Cole, returns to the field that built her, ready to help out for one last summer. But when sparks fly in the public eye with Bananas fan-favorite Jackson Olson, and emotions stir with Party Animals' Mark Smith, she finds herself caught in a rivalry far more personal than she expected. With tension on the field and off, Hailey must navigate legacy, love, and the unlikeliest team-up of all-her heart and her future. Romantic, emotional, and full of chaotic charm-this is Banana Ball like you've never seen it.

best friends fall in love, but at what expense?

"she's behind the camera. he's stealing her focus." Lauren Vavasis has always been surrounded by the ocean and the game. born and raised in Florida, she splits her time between the University of South Florida softball field and the gulf coast shoreline-studying marine biology by day, framing sunsets and fastballs through her camera lens by night. as USF's starting second baseman and catcher, she's disciplined, creative, and quietly competitive-a girl who sees the world in snapshots and stolen bases. her older brother, however, lives and breathes chaos. as the head coach of the Party Animals, the Savannah Bananas' wild, show-stealing rivals, he's loud, unpredictable, and fiercely protective. especially, when it comes to his little sister. so when he lands Lauren a summer internship as the team's official photographer, he assumes she'll stay behind the lens, focused on her work. but the moment Bronson "Bronny" Balholm, the Party Animals' charismatic catcher, steps into frame, everything changes. he's confident, charming, and entirely off-limits. as the season unfolds, boundaries blur between what's professional and what feels impossible to ignore. and when the team lights dim and the crowds go home, Lauren begins to wonder if she's photographing the story or living it. now caught between loyalty and longing, she must decide whether to protect her brother's trust or take a chance on something real-even if it means letting herself be the one caught this time. because in The Coach's Sister, sometimes the best stories happen behind the camera... and the hardest hearts to capture are your own. NOTE: this story is based in Lauren's POV. i don't know if vava has a sister or not, but lets just say that he does in this story.

"she caught every pitch life threw her way, except the one that mattered most." Katie Kennedy - "KK" to everyone who's ever seen her throw out a runner or hit a home run. she was never the kind of girl who shied away from the dirt. born and raised under the golden California sun, she lived for the smell of pine tar and the sound of a ball snapping into her glove. the softball field was her first love, and behind home plate was where she belonged. now it's 2025, and that same girl is a national icon-Team USA's starting catcher, Olympic gold medalist, and the face of a generation that grew up watching her chase every dream she ever had. from championship games to magazine covers, her life moves at lightning speed. everyone wants a piece of her story-except the part she left behind. when one coffee outing with an teammate changes everything; because there, sitting in the corner of that familiar small town café was Bronson "Bronny" Balholm-the boy who she never got to tell her feelings to before he left college in Arizona and breaking her heart. now, with fame in her rearview and feelings she thought she'd buried start resurfacing fast, Katie must decide what home really means-the stadiums that built her or the place she once belonged. in a trip back home, love and nostalgia collide in a story about second chances, unfinished chapters, and the truth that sometimes, the hardest journey isn't to the top... it's back to where it all began. "she thought she'd left her small town heart behind with her dusty cleats and broken promises. but one familiar smile is all it takes to remind her that home isn't just a place-it's a person."

When Breana Hart's billionaire popstar mom and NFL legend dad surprise her with a luxurious summer cruise, she expects spa days and family selfies. What she gets? Ninety-one days stranded at sea with her chaotic siblings, zero parental supervision, and a ship packed with the Savannah Bananas, the Party Animals, and just enough celebrity energy to burn the whole thing down. Breana's perfectly planned summer of Irish dance and training spirals into inflatable banana races, accidental fame, and maybe... something even weirder. Sun, scandal, and a ship full of mischief-this summer is bananas.