11:54 AM PT -- We just spoke with Zak Whalin, the player who lit his bat on fire during a baseball game this week, and he told us how he came up with the crazy idea, and what he has planned next to top the flaming bat.
Hint ... should probably put the fire department on standby.
Here's a video that'll surely wake up the "baseball's boring" crowd ...
An amateur league player lit his bat on fire during a game and then smoked a line drive single with the piece of lumber ... and footage of the play is awesome!!!
A Savannah Bananas hitter hit a line single with a flaming bat. Like the bat was legit on fire. So sick. pic.twitter.com/7hBqVGM8hL
— Ben Porter (@Ben13Porter) April 11, 2022
The wild scene all went down in a recent Savannah Bananas vs. Savannah Party Animals game in Georgia -- when Zak Whalin came to the plate with his bat ablaze.
In broadcast video from the game, you can see Whalin's bat was completely engulfed in flames as he was taking pitches.
He LITERALLY went up with his bat on fire and got on base 🔥 @TheSavBananas pic.twitter.com/M6phO6qULY
— ESPN+ (@ESPNPlus) April 12, 2022
At one point during the AB, though, Whalin was able to crack a single with the smoking bat -- barely beating out the throw from centerfield to reach first base safely. Yeah ... awesome, right?!
If you're unfamiliar -- plays like these happen quite often in Bananas games ... some have called the team the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball, despite being members of the Coastal Plain League, a respected collegiate summer baseball league.
In fact, the team has been known to do TikTok dances mid-play before!!
Savannah bananas are just built different...and still got the strikeout. pic.twitter.com/6gvrxvm1Vm
— Kelly (@magikell) April 8, 2022
Can't imagine the Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees doing anything like this on the diamond anytime soon ... but if they did, who'd be all that mad about it?!
Originally Published -- 8:00 AM PT