The Firefighters鈥 Liam Spence does 鈥淭he Worm鈥 dance as he crosses home plate to score the first run of the evening against the Texas Tailgaters during a Banana Ball game Friday at Salem Memorial Ballpark.
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The Firefighters鈥 Liam Spence climbs a fire ladder propped against the backstop fence during a Banana Ball game Friday at Salem Memorial Ballpark.
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Members of the Texas Tailgaters perform a do-si-do dance between innings during a Banana Ball game Friday at Salem Memorial Ballpark.
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Texas Tailgaters shortstop Jorden Hussein is tagged out at home.
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Firefighters coach Dakota McFadden signs autographs during Friday game at Salem Memorial Ballpark. The Rocky Point, N.C., native was joined by his parents when made the drive to watch the game.
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With temperatures in the 90s Friday, Firefighters ball dog Chief wears boots to protect his feet from getting burned at Salem Memorial Ballpark.
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Firefighters head coach Val Perez visits with, from left to right, Landry and Kennedy Willis and Paisley Windle prior to Friday鈥檚 Banana Ball game at Salem Memorial Ballpark.
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Texas Tailgaters players line dance prior to Friday's game.
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Fans file into the Salem Memorial Ballpark to meet Banana Ball players hours before the game.
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Wearing his iconic yellow tuxedo and bowler hat, Banana Ball owner and founder Jesse Cole sits in the dugout prior to Friday鈥檚 Firefighters-Tailgaters game at Salem Memorial Ballpark.
Four thousand fans arrived nearly four hours before Friday鈥檚 first pitch to take in all of the pregame festivities and then watch the Firefighters and Texas Tailgaters play Banana Ball for the first time in Salem.
