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Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League
SportBaseball
Founded2005
No. of teams8
CountrySouth Africa
Most recent
champion(s)		Bethesda Big Train
Official websiteCRCBL Official Web Site

The Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League (CRCBL) is an amateur summer baseball league, with eight teams located in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland Metropolitan areas. Most players are from the college ranks.

History

The CRCBL was founded in 2005 to "to promote, promulgate, and perpetuate collegiate wooden-bat baseball in Maryland and the District of Columbia." [1] The league was named in honor of Cal Ripken, Sr. in recognition of his lifelong dedication "to helping young baseball players develop and reach their potential." Although the league is named in his honor, it is not associated with the Cal Ripken, Sr. foundation.[2]

The league's founding teams were the Bethesda Big Train, College Park Bombers, Maryland Redbirds, Rockville Express, Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts, and Youse's Maryland Orioles. The Herndon Braves joined in 2007 and the Alexandria Aces joined in 2008, expanding the league into Northern Virginia.[2] In 2009 the Southern Maryland Cardinals joined the league for the 2010 season and Redbirds named changed to "Baltimore Redbirds."

In 2007, CRCBL alumnus Joe Smith earned a spot on a major league roster, with the New York Mets.[3]

In May 2009, Brett Cecil, who pitched for the Thunderbolts in 2005, was called up by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was returned to the Class AAA Las Vegas 51s later in the month. However, he was recalled by the Blue Jays in mid June 2009 and finished the season in the Jays starting rotation, compiling a 7-4 record.

The 2008 MLB Draft saw 40 former or current players chosen. Some players drafted included former Big Train player Carlos Gutierrez, at 27th overall by the Minnesota Twins. Three other players got drafted in the first three rounds: former Big Train player Evan Frederickson, at 35th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, and two former players from the Youse's Orioles, Derrik Gibson in the 2nd round by the Boston Red Sox, and LJ Hoes in the 3rd round by the Baltimore Orioles.

In the 2009 MLB draft, 37 former Ripken Leaguers were chosen, with the highest being Ben Tootle in the 3rd round, by the Minnesota Twins.

On July 15, 2009, the CRCBL took on the Valley Baseball League, another collegiate wooden bat league based in Virginia, in the Mid-Atlantic Classic in Waldorf, Maryland. Each side gathered a roster of their All-Stars for the match. In a thrilling pitching duel, the Ripken League defeated the Valley League 2-1.

Teams

Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League
Team City Stadium
Alexandria Aces[4] Alexandria, Virginia Four Mile Run Park
Baltimore Redbirds[5] Cockeysville, Maryland Ripken Stadium Auxiliary Field, Calvert Hall High School
Bethesda Big Train[6] Bethesda, Maryland Shirley Povich Field
College Park Bombers[7] College Park, Maryland Riverdale Baptist High School, Montgomery College-Germantown
Herndon Braves[8] Herndon, Virginia Braves Field
Rockville Express Rockville, Maryland Knights Field at Montgomery College-Rockville
Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts[9] Silver Spring, Maryland Blair Stadium
Southern Maryland Cardinals Hanover, Maryland Joe Cannon Stadium, Regency Furniture Stadium
Youse's Maryland Orioles Linthicum, Maryland Bachman Park, Calvert Hall High School

Ballparks

Ballpark Team
Bachman Park Youse's Maryland Orioles
Blair Stadium Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts
Braves Field Herndon Braves
Calvert High School Baltimore Redbirds, Youse's Maryland Orioles
Four Mile Run Park Alexandria Aces
Joe Cannon Stadium Southern Maryland Cardinals
Knights Field Rockville Express
Regency Furniture Stadium Southern Maryland Cardinals
Ripken Stadium Baltimore Redbirds
Shipley Field College Park Bombers
Shirley Povich Field Bethesda Big Train

Past Champions

Season League Champion Regular Season Champion
2005 Bethesda Big Train, Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts (co-champions)] Bethesda Big Train
2006 Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts Bethesda Big Train
2007 Rockville Express Rockville Express, Youse's Maryland Orioles (Tie)
2008 Youse's Maryland Orioles Youse's Maryland Orioles
2009 Bethesda Big Train Bethesda Big Train

Noted alumni

References

  1. ^ "CRSCBL Mission Statement". Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  2. ^ a b "CRSCBL 2005 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  3. ^ "CRSCBL Alumni". Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  4. ^ "Alexandria Aces Official Web Site". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  5. ^ "Rockville Express Official Web Site". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  6. ^ "Bethesda Big Train Official Web Site". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  7. ^ "College Park Bombers Official Web Site". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  8. ^ "Herndon Braves Official Web Site". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  9. ^ "Thunderbolts Official Web Site". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  10. ^ "2007 New York Penn League Allstar Roster". Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  11. ^ "New York Mets Roster". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  12. ^ "MLB Stats for Joe Smith". Retrieved 2008-03-26.

Team Sites

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