Union Knights: Welcome
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Welcome to Union Knights Baseball!!!
2010 Union Knights Raffle Prize Winners!
1st Prize winner 32" Dynex Flat Screen TV- Jane Silva(Lyndhurst, NJ)
2nd Prize winner 8GB Ipod Touch- Ryan Jardine(Bronx, NY)
3rd Prize winner $50.00 American Express Gift Card- Elliot Feliciano
2011 Union Knights Raffle Prize Winners!!
1st Prize Winner Apple Ipad 32GB- Lou Puentes(Wayne, NJ)
2nd Prize Winner Apple Itouch 8GB- Rob Strazza(Glen Rock, NJ)
3rd Prize Winner $50.00 American Express Gift Card- Lorraine O'Rourke(Rochelle Pk, NJ)
2012 Union Knights Raffle Winners!!
1st Prize Winner Apple Ipad 16gb- Mario Branco/Motor City Inc(Newark NJ)
2nd Prize Winner Amazon Kindle Fire- Rich Shipman(Bloomingdale NJ)
3rd Prize Winner Apple TV Oscar Colon(Newark NJ)
Sunday, March 18
The Knights picked up right where they left off last season as they opened up their spring training schedule with a win over the Caribbean Reds by the score of 6-4. The defending 3 time Mel Ott/Duke Snider champions looked impressive on the field and on the offensive side.
Dave Jiminian made his Union Knights debut pitching 3 scoreless innings and showed why he was a very valuable pickup for the Knights this offseason.
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The Knights bolstered their starting rotation as they signed RHP Dave Jiminian to a long term deal. Jiminian will immediately make an impact sliding into a rotation already lead by ace pitcher Sean Abate and former Cy Young award winner Valentin Robinson. The Knights would like to welcome Dave aboard!!!
Saturday, August 28
The Union Knights won their second Mel Ott league championship by defeating the Jersey Barons two games to one in the finals. This is the 3rd spring championship in the history of the franchise, with the other being won in 2004 (Roy Campanella AAA) & 2009(Mel Ott). The Knights are very proud of this accomplishment, knowing full well that the competition in this league gets tougher every year. Congratulations, boys! Knights first!!!
Welcome to the home of the Union Knights Baseball Club on the Internet. Captain and shortstop, Brian Cannici, has done an excellent job of designing this site and I’m positive that it will serve as a source of pride as well as amusement for the team for years to come.
It’s hard to believe that 2008 will be our 9th year in the league. Some of our accolades during the past years include:
* 12 post-season appearances, including 6 semi-finals (Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005) and two championships (Fall 2003 and Spring 2004).
* Awards: Most Valuable Player (Dave Cannici, Fall 2000; Sam Parolise, Fall 2004), Cy Young (Alex Arribas, Fall 2002; Val Robinson, Spring 2004; Tirrell Ortiz, Spring 2005), Postseason MVP (Julio Reyes, Spring 2004) and Manager of the Year (Alex Romero, Spring 2002, 2003).
But these things are not what make the Knights great. The greatness of this team stems from the common bonds we share: Friendship and a love and respect for the game. There are not many teams which existed in our inaugural season that are still around today. Even fewer are the teams that have been around as long as our team and have been consistently successful. To me, that speaks volumes about how special this squad is. I am very proud of what we have accomplished and I am proud to be a part of this team.
Alex Romero
Manager, Union Knights