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    Aces Two-Hit Grays in Season Opening Win

    Date:06/02/2024  Source:Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League 

     The Aces dominated in their opening game, winning 10-1 at home. Photo by Taylor Bretl. By Taylor Bretl The Alexandria Aces took down the DC Grays in their first game of the 2024 CRSCBL season, winning 10-1. After a 30-6 record last season – earning the regular season title and a championship appearance – the Aces picked right back up from where they left off in rather qu...


    Thunderbolts' Mid-Game Surge Leads to Win in Bethesda

    Date:06/30/2024  Source:Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League 

    By Tim Wilcox The Big Train (12-12) cruised through the first three innings, getting ahead 3-1. But in the fourth, their lead vanished as the Thunderbolts (9-14) knocked three RBI singles and drew a bases-loaded walk to put a four spot on the board and take a 5-3 advantage. Entering Sunday, Bethesda had won all three of the matchups with Silver Spring-Takoma. Yet, the Thunderbolts' determine...


    2025 Schedule Out Now

    Date:01/28/2025  Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball 

    The 2025 NECBL Schedule has just been released! Click here to buy your tickets now! ...


    Braves Grab First Win of 2025 Season

    Date:06/03/2025  Source:Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League 

    Written by Erin Hughes | Photo by Maya Brichacek  The Metro South County Braves grabbed the first win of the 2025 CRSCBL season with an 11-8 win over the Southern Maryland Senators at South County High School on Tuesday night.    Braves head coach Chris Warren was excited to get the first win of the season, both for the Braves and for the league. “Getting 1-0, that’s ...


    Out on a High Note: DeLand Wins Finale

    Date:07/23/2023  Source:Florida Collegiate Summer League 

    Box Score LEESBURG, Fla. - The 2023 DeLand Suns ended their season with a bang on Saturday night with a 13-7 win over the Leesburg Lightning. An Orlando win went final during the contest to officially eliminate the Suns from the playoffs, but DeLand did everything in their control during the final weekend to try and continue their season. They completed a three-game sweep of a Lightning team that...


    RECAP: Grays and Braves Split Monday Doubleheader

    Date:06/13/2023  Source:Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League 

    By Gavin Dorsey Any day you come home with a win is a good day in the Cal Ripken Sr. League. Luckily for both the Grays and Braves, they each came away with a win on Monday. The downside? The two teams were playing each other in a doubleheader, and each took home a loss as well. Aside from a four-run outburst in the fifth inning of game one from the Grays, D.C. and Metro SoCo battled in a pair ...


    The MCBL Giants take out the Gaithersburg Giants with help from STRINHORN, 1-0

    Date:06/03/2016  Source:Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League 

    STRINHORN went 2-3, helping the MCBL Giants (1-0) to a 1-0 victory over the Gaithersburg Giants (0-1) on Friday at Criswell Automotive Field. He singled in the third and seventh innings. The MCBL Giants had no answer for Alex Ward, who kept runners off the basepaths in his appearance. Ward held the MCBL Giants hitless over one inning, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out three. GRIFF...


    IV Bucs Make a Splash in the Pros

    Date:04/01/2019  Source:Southern California Collegiate League (SCCBL) 

    PALM SPRINGS, Calif - The Inland Valley Baseball organization has been full of talent over the years, and now that talent is beginning to make its mark in the professional ranks. Here is a list of former Bucs currently doing big things:   DJ Peters (Bucs, 2015) - Los Angeles Dodgers: https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dj-peters-dodgers-20190305-story.html   Kyle Garlick (Bu...


    2019 SCCBL All-Stars are Palm Springs Bound!

    Date:07/10/2019  Source:Southern California Collegiate League (SCCBL) 

    PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The SCCBL’s best are headed to Palm Springs for the 2019 SCCBL All-Star Game this Saturday, July 13, to display their talents and put on a show for fans. The teams have been named, with the Power, Pirates and Bucs combining for the East team, and the Force, Jays and Stros on the other side of the diamond as the West team.   The 2019 SCCBL Home Run Derby wi...


    Blues drown out Waves in 9-3 win

    Date:06/08/2025  Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball 

    The Blues picked up back to back wins with a 9-3 victory over the Ocean State Waves Saturday night.    Bristol broke open the scoring in the top of the third, a pair of errors by Waves third baseman Justin Hackett allowed the Blues to score two unearned runs and jump out to an early lead.    In the top of the fifth, Bristol piled on to their lead tacking on five more runs. ...


    Thunderbolts Flash Pitching Excellence in Close Win Over Aces

    Date:06/10/2025  Source:Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League 

    Thunderbolts starter Gabe Wheeler pitched four shutout innings in his first appearance of the year.     Written by Jack Stashower | Photo by Maya Brichacek   The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts beat the Alexandria Aces, 3-2, at Blair Stadium on Monday. The Thunderbolts advance to 3-2 on the season, good for second in the North Division.   Both the Aces and the Thu...


    Blues bats stay hot in 9-4 win against Blue Sox

    Date:07/18/2025  Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball 

    The Bristol Blues took down the Valley Blue Sox by a score of 9-4 to improve to 22-12 on the season and remain in first place in the South Division.    Mason Glickman got the start for Bristol and threw three shutout innings without allowing a hit.  The Blues would get on the board in the bottom of the third when Trevor Hansen (Manhattan), Luke Namura (Fairfield) and Joey Demucci ...


    Senators Walk Off Grays to Clinch Semifinal Berth

    Date:07/23/2025  Source:Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League 

    Written by Erin Hughes   The Southern Maryland Senators sealed their CRSCBL Semifinal berth with a 3-2 walk-off win over the D.C. Grays on Wednesday night in Woodbridge.    When asked about how it feels to clinch a spot in the semifinals, Senators head coach Scott Middleton said, “It was a battle. The D.C. Grays, [head coach Jack Besser] and his coaching staff, they have d...


    Sharks blowout Blues 11-0 in game 1

    Date:08/02/2025  Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball 

    The NECBL playoffs kicked off last night as the Bristol Blues took on the Martha's Vineyard Sharks in Game one of the best of three series.     The Blues earned home field advantage for finishing second in the South Division while the Sharks finished third. Jackson Kossow (Iona) started on the mound for Bristol and Ross Felder (Arkansas) got the start for the Sharks. After two...


    Bristol Drops 14 Runs On Martha's Vineyard In Blowout Win

    Date:07/16/2025  Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball 

    The Bristol Blues' bats were scorching hot on Tuesday night, dominating the Martha's Vineyard Sharks 14-7 at Vineyard Baseball Park. J.T. Landwehr's (Portland) second start of the season was a short one, as the right-hander went just three innings with four earned runs and three strikeouts. Will Burns (Harvard) earned the win out of the bullpen, going two and two thirds innings w...


    Blues nearly no hit Newport in 6-1 win

    Date:07/10/2025  Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball 

    The Blues won their fifth straight home game Tuesday night, defeating the South Division leading Newport Gulls by a score of 6-1.    In the bottom of the second, Nate Lincoln (Marist) reached on an error which allowed Dean Oneill (Middle Tennessee State) to score and give the Blues a 1-0 lead. Oneill added to the Bristol lead in the bottom of the third when he singled to right field wi...


    Thunderbolts Weather the Storm and Topple Cropdusters in Division Showdown, 8–3

    Date:06/15/2025  Source:Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League 

    Written by Mahaley Wise   Saturday night's game was a division battle between the leading Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts and the competitive Olney Cropdusters. Thunderstorms loomed over Maryland Friday night, but the weather held off, leaving it to the T-Bolts to bring the thunder instead. They dominated on the basepaths, demonstrating both a good eye for the strike zone and key powe...


    CRSCBL Teams Step Up to the Plate in 12th Annual Manna Food Drive

    Date:06/21/2025  Source:Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League 

    Written by Mahaley Wise   For the 12th season, Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League teams collected food donations for the Manna Food Center. Staff and players from the Bethesda Big Train, Olney Cropdusters, Gaithersburg Giants, and Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts gathered food donations outside of nine Giant grocery stores for two hours on Saturday morning. Donations gathered were g...


    Hums, Almeda Lead the Way for Aces in 14-2 Win

    Date:06/24/2025  Source:Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League 

      Aces infielder Derek Almeda drove in six runs in Monday's win.     Written by Jack Stashower | Photo by Maya Brichacek   The Alexandria Aces beat the Olney Cropdusters on Monday via a run rule walk-off at Frank Mann Field on Monday.    The Cropdusters came into this game with a 7-7 record. Their last game was an 8-4 loss to the Bethesda Big Train a...


    2026 Season Preview- UBC

    Date:02/04/2026  Source:Canadian College Baseball Conference 

    The University Baseball Club at UBC is set to make history as it joins the Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) for the 2026 season, marking a new era for collegiate baseball in Vancouver. With 44 student-athletes and nine dedicated coaches, the club is eager to compete at the highest level, embracing the challenge and privilege of playing in Canada’s only college baseball conference....