Party Animals Coming To Dudy Noble Field

STARKVILLE – The 2025 Banana Ball World Tour is making its way to Dudy Noble Field.

"The Greatest Show in Sports", according to ESPN, will be making its way to Starkville in 2025, with Dudy Noble Field being a stop along the Banana World Tour. The announcement was made during the two hour-long Banana Ball World Tour Draft, which was featured on the Savannah Bananas YouTube Channel.

The Party Animals will headline the two-day event at Dudy Noble Field on Friday, Aug. 22 and Saturday, Aug. 23. The games will start at 7 p.m. each night.

"We are excited to partner with the Greater Starkville Development Partnership to bring the Party Animals to the Best Small Town in the South," MSU Director of Athletics Zac Selmon said. "This is a fantastic opportunity for fans to enjoy a unique game at the Carnegie Hall of College Baseball and visit our incredible community and campus."

"The partnership is excited to welcome the Party Animals to Starkville," Director of Tourism for the Greater Starkville Development Partnership Paige Hunt said. "It's a wonderful opportunity for visitors to experience Mississippi's college town and a brand of baseball they've never experienced before."

Dudy Noble Field and the Diamond Dawgs hold the record for the largest attendance for an NCAA on-campus facility and is the only NCAA program to boast attendances of 14,000 or more. Of the top 25 all-time college baseball on-campus attendance records, Dudy Noble Field finds itself on the list 24 times.

Tickets for the games at Dudy Noble Field will be made available in 2025, but fans must join the Ticket Lottery List – by visiting www.ThePartyAnimals.com/Tickets – to get the opportunity to be drawn in the lottery for a chance to purchase tickets. The lottery will close on Nov. 1, 2024, and the random drawings will occur about two months before the event.

Tickets may only be purchased through the Party Animals Ticket Lottery; tickets will not be sold by the Mississippi State Athletics ticket office.

The Bananas and Party Animals and their version of baseball, Banana Ball, have rapidly grown in popularity in recent years, taking social media by storm. Banana Ball features a fast-paced style of play, a different scoring system from traditional baseball, modified rules, including an out given if a fan catches a foul ball, and a two-hour time limit for games.

Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the baseball program. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on X, Facebook and Instagram.

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Party Animals Coming To Dudy Noble Field

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