Academy Notebook: Academy athletes attend Dak Prescott’s Faith Fight Finish Foundation Community Town Hall; Summer activities at the Academy; Memorial Day Weekend baseball & softball tournaments

Texas Rangers Youth Academy athletes attend Dak Prescott’s North Texas Town Hall

Earlier this week, Dak Prescott’s Faith Fight Finish Foundation hosted a North Texas Community Town Hall in conjunction with Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation, Dallas Cowboys and just keep livin foundation. The Town Hall brought together youth and community groups, law enforcement leaders, education leaders and mental health experts to facilitate a conversation on how to work together for a better North Texas.

Texas Rangers Youth Academy athletes Ty Moore and Caleb Tompkins were among those in attendance at Wednesday night’s event and expressed their excitement to interact with the NFL quarterback and hear his perspective on several impactful topics.

Moderated by Ryan Tillman, founder of Breaking Barriers United, Prescott and his event panelists discussed several topics before opening the floor for questions. Panelists included Arlington and Fort Worth police chiefs, Ellis Valentine, Texas Rangers Alumni and founder of RAFT Recovery Inc., licensed clinical social worker Sierra McFan and North Crowley High School students and superintendent Dr. Michael McFarland.

Discussions were centered around mental health, addiction and building relationships with law enforcement and opened the door for candid conversations about racism, family life and more. Attendees and panelists left the event inspired and ready to change the North Texas community for the better.

Summer Activities at the Texas Rangers Youth Academy

Summer training sessions at the Texas Rangers Youth Academy will begin Tuesday, May 31, with 9U and 12U programming. Athletes ages 7 to 12 looking to improve their baseball or softball skills can register to participate in summer sessions at the Texas Rangers Youth Academy at no cost.

training for 18U athletes will begin Tuesday, July 5, with weight room sessions available all summer long. The Texas Rangers RBI season is in full swing for high school athletes, with daily baseball and softball games at the Youth Academy.

Off the field, Buckner International will begin its summer camp Wednesday, June 1, for kids ages 7 to 12. Summer camp will be held every Wednesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to sign up and participate in a summer full of fun, interactive and educational games and activities.

Texas Rangers Youth Academy baseball and softball teams to compete in Memorial Day weekend tournaments

This weekend the Texas Rangers Youth Academy will send three all-star teams to compete in baseball and softball tournaments across the DFW Metroplex.

The Youth Academy will enter its 18U and 15U all-star baseball teams into the Five Tool Texas DFW Kickoff tournament from Friday, May 27, to Monday, May 30. Top players in the Rangers RBI league were selected to participate in the Five Tool tournament as they will look to beat the 30-plus teams competing in each age division.

The tournament will begin with pool play, followed by a single-elimination play Monday, May 30, to determine the eventual champions.

Also happening this weekend is the Texas Glory Memorial Day Showdown softball tournament. The Texas Rangers Youth Academy’s all-star 18U softball team will play in the two-day tournament Saturday, May 28, and Sunday, May 29.

Rangers RBI softball is expected to compete against top travel teams in Texas and Oklahoma, including Texas Glory, Titans Softball, Impact Gold and Oklahoma Athletics Softball.

In the previous two tournament appearances for Rangers RBI softball, the team claimed its first championship victory at the Jennie Finch Classic late last year and finished second at the Cat Osterman Pre-Season Tournament in January. They will look to secure their third consecutive top-two finish.

Rangers RBI baseball & softball schedule