Production Sports Production Banana Ball TV Hits a Home Run With Calrec Products By Matt Webster Published 1 September 2026 Company’s audio network ramps up TV coverage of Banana Ball Championship League national tour When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works . Calrec solutions are at the center of our REMI workflow, which includes two main control rooms at our remote facility in Savannah and with flypacks positioned out in the field. (Image credit: Calrec) Share Copy link Facebook X Linkedin Bluesky Email Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter SAVANNAH, Ga. — What started in 2015 as a college summer baseball team selling just a handful of tickets in its opening months has evolved into the phenomenon known as the “Savannah Bananas,” selling out every single game since we adopted the moniker in 2016. This year marked the Savannah Bananas’ biggest broadcast season yet. In June, we brought “Banana Ball” to ABC for the first time, taking on the Party Animals at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., and our new Banana Ball Championship League is bringing more fans into more packed stadiums than ever. Our exclusive distribution deal with Disney+ and ESPN—the most ambitious in Banana Ball history—allows for every game to be streamed on the ESPN App and Disney+, with select games airing across ESPN networks and ABC. True to our “Fans First” ethos, every broadcast remains free to watch on YouTube regardless of where else it airs. REMI Banana Ball With our audience growing at pace, BTV (Banana Ball TV, our production arm), has needed to rapidly build up its technical capabilities. We’ve seen a lot of growth for the 2026 World Tour season, so we’ve rebuilt our facilities over the past two years to increase our efficiency and output. Prior to this latest expansion, we were operating with consoles not designed for broadcast production, which caused a number of challenges. Working closely with Sean McCluskey, our head of engineering, we designed and implemented a REMI workflow that gives our production staff consistency without compromise as they move from room to room and site to site. Spread across two main control rooms at our remote facility in Savannah, and with flypacks positioned out in the field, we’ve placed Calrec’s audio network at the core of our REMI operation , building in the capacity our rapidly expanding operation demands. You may like Savannah Bananas Tap Calrec to Expand Banana Ball TV Coverage BMG Taps LiveU For REMI Coverage of Golf’s Pro Tour Grass Valley Cameras Provide Big League Quality at CarMax Park We adopted an agile, distributed system, installing three 36-fader Argo M consoles, three Type R systems, and True Control 2.0 . This gives us a combination of analog, embedded SDI, MADI and Dante. All of our audio gets a first-pass mix and level set before it’s embedded in our video transmission back to Savannah. We make sure lip sync is correct on-site, so when everything reaches our control rooms, we can focus on mixing the broadcast as if we were at our home stadium. The Calrec Assist GUI gives us full remote console control, keeping our operation agile whatever the demands. Using a browser means we can access any console from inside the stadium to make changes, and I can also work remotely from home to support our shows and fix issues quickly. It’s a genuine game-changer. Get the TV Tech Newsletter The professional video industry's #1 source for news, trends and product and tech information. Sign up below. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Range of Venues That agility matters because no two venues where we play are the same. We love massive stadiums, but we also love the smallest ones equally. We recently played at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, one of the largest venues in the state with a seating capacity of more than 100,000; two days prior, we played at a high school with free admission and a maximum capacity of 1,000. We are here to deliver a consistent entertainment experience. That range of venues also demands an adaptable approach, which is why we work with local audio operators rather than carrying a full crew with us. Many of these engineers come from an entertainment and film background rather than broadcast, but the Calrec consoles have made it extremely easy for them to make that transition and excel. Banana Ball is as much about performance as it is sport. It’s designed for casual fans who love great entertainment as much as for die-hard sports fans who want a legitimate season to follow, and creating that fun, positive environment is what resonates with people. With our Championship League in its inaugural season and our television and streaming output expanding, Calrec’s Argo consoles have dramatically improved our production, putting us in the best position to broadcast the next chapter of one of sport’s most extraordinary success stories. More information is available on Calrec Audio’s website . TOPICS audio Calrec Audio User Reports CATEGORIES Sports Production Production Matt Webster Social Links Navigation Head of Technology Systems, Savannah Bananas Matt Webster is head of technology systems for the Savannah Bananas, where he oversees the production and distribution setup behind Banana Ball’s multicity tour. He can be reached at webster_m@bananaball.com . Read more Sports Production BMG Taps LiveU For REMI Coverage of Golf’s Pro Tour Sports Production Grass Valley Cameras Provide Big League Quality at CarMax Park Sports Production Capturing the Sounds That Transport Fans Into the Game Sports Production World Cup’s Audio Challenge: One Match, One Mix Sports Production V-RAPTOR Brings a Cinematic Edge to ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ Sports Production Telycam Explore XE PTZ Cameras Raise the Bar on Curling Coverage Latest in Sports Production Production For-A Introduces Go Vertical! 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