Taconic Rangers
Recap of the 2023 Kings Point Classic
This weekend, we had the tremendous opportunity to partner with the United States Merchant Marine Academy on the 2023 Kings Point Classic. The event featured six teams in the 14u age group. After a weekend of great baseball and great weather, the Taconic Rangers captured the Championship with an impressive 8-4 victory over the Connecticut Cubs, a talented team that won 1st place with a 7-0 record at Field of Dreams last season. “We hope we were able to provide an unforgettable experience for the over 100 players across the six teams that participated in the 2nd annual Kings Point Classic. we are proud of our baseball facility and having our superintendent present the championship trophy just shows how important it is for us to showcase, just how special the United States Merchant Mar...
Next Level Captures Blue Chip 16U Invitational
When two fundamentally sound teams match up in the championship game of a tournament, it is certain to be determined by one or two mental mistakes. That was the case between Next Level Baseball and the Taconic Rangers on Wednesday’s 16U Championship game of the Blue Chip Invitational. In a scoreless game in the top of the fourth, speedster Nick Ungania ripped one into the left center field gap for a clean hit. The two outfielders, however, took inefficient routes and the ball scooted between them and towards the fence. Ungania turned on the afterburners and came all the way around to score on an inside-the-park HR. Leading up to this point, the game was going just about as crisp as a 16U game will go. Both starting pitchers were effective – Robbie Gilchrist for Taconic and JJ G...
