NORFOLK — Danny Hosley stood in Harbor Park’s on-deck circle Friday evening, fist-bumping young children through the protective netting as he awaited his turn at the plate.
And then he waited some more.
For several minutes, Hosley watched as his Savannah Bananas teammates executed a choreographed dance number near the first-base line. And then he strode to the plate and stroked an opposite-field single to right field.
The sequence was illustrative of “Banana Ball,” in which the Harlem Globetrotters meet the Larrupin’ Lous.
The Bananas, a barnstorming team of former college and pro players who play by their own unique rules, sold out Harbor Park on Friday night. They also sold it out for Saturday and Sunday, bringing their streak of packing ballparks around the country past 360 games.
Hosley, a former two-way star for Norfolk State and George Mason, started at third base and pitched the ninth inning of a 3-2 victory over the Party Animals to earn what in traditional baseball would be a save.