Doubleheader sweep knocks Train out of first place

Thunderbolts 2, Big Train 0
Thunderbolts 8, Big Train 2

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Sunday night the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts shut down the Big Train offense and swept a doubleheader 2-0 and 8-2 before a Povich Field crowd of 824. The Maryland Orioles moved two games ahead in the CRSCBL standings with a doubleheader sweep over the College Park Bombers, and the T'Bolts passed the Big Train in the competition for the Montgomery Cup.

Jonnie Knoble (San Francisco) got all three of the Bethesda hits in the first game. Dustin Pease (Mount St. Mary's) took the loss despite allowing only four hits and one earned run over seven innings. In the second game, starting pitcher Ron Lowe (St. Leo's) struck out 5 of the first nine batters he faced but did not survive the third inning.

SS-T Thunderbolts 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 2 4 0
Bethesda Big Train 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 3 1

WP: Clark (5-0) LP: Pease (3-2) Save: Cecil (1)
HR: Russell (SST) (1)
Time: 1 hour 42 minutes

SS-T Thunderbolts 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 -- 8 8 0
Bethesda Big Train 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -- 2 3 3

WP: Davis (1-1); LP: Lowe (2-2)
Time: 2 hours, 44 minutes

DH attendance: 824

Big Train Notes: Sunday was Fire & Rescue Appreciation Night sponsored by Jendell Construction... The first 100 kids 12 & under got a free mini-bat from D-Bat... And thanks to SportsTalk 980, the Turkey Hill ice cream was free... Sparky the Fire Dog was in the house and so was Keith Moreland,/b>, the Big Train's 2004 Most Outstanding Pitcher.. Big Train outfielder Drew Carson (Southern Mississippi) got to throw out a first ball in celebration of his 21st birthday.