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Downtown Parade Honors State Champ Baseball Teams

Written by Jonathon Norcross on . Posted in Sports.


A trolley transports members of the Saratoga Springs baseball team from Congress Park to City Hall. Photo by Aidan Cahill.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — An unprecedented moment in Saratoga Springs history did not go unnoticed by city officials, who celebrated the dual state champion Saratoga Springs and Saratoga Central Catholic varsity baseball teams with a downtown parade last week.

The team’s players were ferried from Congress Park to City Hall via a police and fire-escorted pair of red trolleys. Once delivered to the steps of City Hall, the players and their coaches were honored with proclamations courtesy of Mayor John Safford. The date of the parade, June 25, was officially named both Saratoga Springs Central Catholic Varsity Baseball Day and Saratoga Springs High School Varsity Baseball Day.

In his proclamations, Mayor Safford said “we are all extremely proud of them, and we join with their fellow students, their teachers, and their coach in celebrating this great achievement,” adding, “may their legacy and spirit continue to serve as an inspiration for all of us.”

The Saratoga Central Catholic Saints won the Section 2 Class C Championship on June 14, defeating Deposit-Hancock 4 to 0. On the same day, the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks capped off a 21-6 season by capturing the Section 2 Class AAA state championship, vanquishing Ketcham 8 to 5. It was the first time both teams had won state baseball titles.

A press release from the mayor’s office announcing the parade called the feat an “extraordinary achievement” and an “historic moment for our community.”

The championship Spa Catholic Saints team included the players:

  • Max Britten
  • Kihl Kelly
  • Pierce Byrne
  • Carson Moser
  • Luke Dejnozka
  • Jason Pescetti
  • Nacy Devincenzo
  • Ronan Rowe
  • Martin Elie
  • Brian Selig
  • Hunter Fales
  • Zach Streicher
  • Ryan Gillis
  • Tyler Weygand

And the Saratoga Springs
Blue Streaks team consisted of:

  • Jack Collier
  • Matthew King
  • Jackson Covell
  • Alexander Landau
  • Shea Crotty
  • Colin Mack
  • Braeden Crowe
  • Thomas McNamara
  • John Dunne
  • Brady Mills
  • Owen Fear
  • Elliott Moglia
  • Charles Greiner III
  • Jack Rigabar
  • Macklan Harris
  • Raul Rodriguez
  • Michael Kakaty
  • Dillon Jay Trautner
  • Brendan Kantscheidt
  • Cooper Villiere
  • Peyton Keegan
  • Adam Weiss
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