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Former Husker Pitcher Kyle Perry Signs with Savannah Bananas

The journey continues for a former Nebraska baseball player, with a bit of a twist on the conventional.

Kaleb Henry

Kyle Perry lifts a golden championship belt.
Kyle Perry lifts a golden championship belt. / Amarillo Mullen

The journey continues for a former Nebraska baseball player, with a bit of a twist on the conventional.

Former Husker pitcher Kyle Perry has signed with the Savannah Bananas.

The Bananas are an independent baseball team that have been likened to the Harlem Globetrotters, though their games are more of a movement for the sport. They utilize their alternate "Banana Ball" format, which sees the team utilize exhibitions and rules specific for their contests.

Some Banana Ball rules include points instead of runs, a game time limit, foul balls being caught by fans are an out, and other enhancements to make the games as entertaining as possible.

Perry, an Omaha native, went 7-6 over 113.1 innings in six seasons in Lincoln. His time with the Huskers saw a season shortened by COVID-19 and others impacted by injuries. Still, he helped Nebraska to both Big Ten regular-season (2021) and tournament (2024) titles.

The 2025 schedule for the Savannah Bananas features games across the country, including a May 23-24 stop in Kansas City. You can find the full schedule here.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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