{"id":172529,"date":"2026-02-28T05:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/172529\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T05:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:37:07","slug":"clowns-top-party-animals-as-malachi-mitchell-tanner-thomas-make-tallahassee-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/172529\/","title":{"rendered":"Clowns top Party Animals as Malachi Mitchell, Tanner Thomas make Tallahassee return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; The season-opening weekend for Banana Ball in Tallahassee continued on Friday night at Dick Howser Stadium as the Party Animals faced the Indianapolis Clowns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">There were local ties on both teams as former Florida A&amp;M baseball player Malachi \u201cFlash\u201d Mitchell is on the Clowns. He played for the Rattlers from 2015-2019. Tanner Thomas, who suited up for the Tallahassee State Eagles for two years, is on the Party Animals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">It was a wild night of entertainment, baseball, song, dance and much more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/02\/28\/clowns-top-party-animals-malachi-mitchell-tanner-thomas-make-tallahassee-return\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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