Every evening, 1.5 million bats emerge from the Congress Avenue Bridge—the largest urban bat colony in North America. Chaotic, relentless, impossible to ignore. That's Austin. The Bat City Bangers bring that same energy to the US Legends League. Austin's always done things differently and so do we.

THE 2026 BAT CITY BANGERS:

Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez

Madeline Eden

Izaak Gonzalez

Meredith Hall

Troy Jenike

Megan Knutson

Ryan Millman

Guillermo Tolaba

Niles Parungao

Erica Remshard

Max Sinthorntham

Megan Washburn

Stacy Wheetley

Martina Wynia

Madi Eden is a lifelong Texan and founder of the Austin Bat City Bangers. She is a highly competitive player who medaled at USAP Nationals, PPA Worlds, WPT Nationals, the APP Tour, and The Kitchen Open, and numerous other tournaments nationwide. Madi is also a PPR Certified Professional Coach, who has dedicated years to expanding the sport’s visibility through coaching and community-based non-profit efforts. Most recently, Madi competed for the Northern Virginia SuperNOVAS during their inaugural season in the USLPL senior pro league.

Jhonnatan Medina Álvarez is a former ATP Top-400 and Davis Cup tennis player, ex-NCAA Division I Director of Tennis, published author, and elite international pickleball competitor. Since transitioning to pickleball in 2022, he has reached Top 15 in the world by DUPR (singles), earned multiple APP and PPA Challenger tour medals. He is the author of Results Generate Results and co-host of the Spanish-language pickleball podcast Línea de Fondo, committed to growing pickleball in Spanish-speaking communities worldwide while balancing elite competition, family, and a full-time career.