Bethesda Big Train Baseball

Bethesda Big Train Summer College Baseball

301.983.1006
faninfo@bigtrain.org
P. O. Box 30306
Bethesda, MD 20824

Warm Up Your Winter with Big Train Summer Camp! Now available: Sign up to reserve your child's spot in our General, Advanced Development, and Pitching Camps!

2010 Big Train Baseball Camp Weeks and Information

CLICK HERE: 2010 Big Train Camp Registration Form

I. General Camp Weeks
(9 a.m. to 3 p.m. M-F; ages 5-13)
$202.50 (until January 15 only)
Order now to save 10%!

June 21-June 25
June 28-July 2
July 5-July 9
July 12-July 16
July 19-July 23
July 26-July 30

II. Advanced Camp Weeks
(9 a.m. to Noon, M-F; ages 9-12)
$175 (Only 25 spots available per week)
Reserve yours by ordering now!

June 21-June 25
July 12-July 16
July 19-July 23

III. Two-Week Pitching Camp Sessions
(1 p.m. to 3 p.m. M-F; ages 10+)
$300 (Only 15 spots available per session)
Reserve yours by ordering now!

June 21-July 2
July 12-July 23

More Information...

Click the "Camps" Tab on the left-hand side at www.bigtrain.org for complete information. The Big Train Summer Baseball Camp ($225/week) will again feature six weekly sessions for ballplayers ages 5-13. The camp will also feature three weeks of Advanced Development Camp ($175/week) for players ages 9-12 and two 2-week sessions of Big Train Pitching Camp ($300/session) for pitchers ages 10 and up with MLB scout and Big Train pitching coach, Bill Sizemore. As always, camps are run by Big Train Manager Sal Colangelo and the star players of the Bethesda Big Train, offering your children first-rate instruction and a memorable experience!

Until January 15, 2010, all General Big Train Camp Weeks (including Extended Care) will be discounted 10%. For Advanced Camp, only 25 slots will be available for each week and for Pitching Camp, only 15 spots will be available. You can reserve your child's spot now by pre-ordering your week(s). ALL PRE-ORDERS WILL ALSO INCLUDE A 2010 BT FAMILY SEASON PASS (VALUE OF OVER $125)!

Before and after care is available for all camp weeks/sessions. Campers in the Advanced Camp may attend the General Camp in the afternoons every day for just an additional $80. This year, the Pitching Camp will be held in the afternoons to accommodate campers who would like to join the Advanced Camp during the mornings. Even if you do not know the exact week(s) you would like, we will reserve your child's name and guarantee he/she a spot in any week if you order early!

Boike Wins CRSL MVP Award!

The Bethesda Big Train’s Eli Boike (Michigan State) has been named the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League Most Valuable Player for the 2009 season. The Alexandria Aces’ Jonathan Abramson (San Francisco) and Youse’s Orioles’ Sander Beck (Maryland) have been named the Cal Ripken, Sr. League Co-Most Outstanding Pitchers for 2009.

Although he finished as the runner-up for the batting title to Bethesda teammate Luke Adkins (Mississippi State), Boike led the League with 56 hits while posting a .371 batting average. He also led the League with 18 stolen bases, while finishing second in on-base percentage (.450), second in runs scored (44), second in total bases (78), and third in RBI (34). Boike’s 12 doubles were fourth most in the League. The rightfielder failed to reach base just twice in 39 starts for the Big Train, and led his team with 17 multi-hit games, including three 3-hit games and two 4-hit games. He drove in multiple runs in a game nine times, and had a season-high hitting streak of 11 games from July 9 to July 22, second longest on the team. After representing the Cal Ripken, Sr. League against the Valley Baseball League as a starter in the Mid-Atlantic Classic on July 15, Boike finished the regular season strong, driving in runs in eight of the Big Train’s final ten games and in each of Bethesda’s final four. The slugger struck out just 12 times all season, and just twice over the Big Train’s final 13 games.

Beck and Abramson finished one-two in the League in earned run average, with Beck’s 1.56 ERA barely besting Abramson’s 1.59 mark. Beck tied for the League-lead with six wins, while Abramson’s 42 strikeouts were just two shy of Aces teammate Thomas Gray (Armstrong Atlantic), who led the League.

Abramson finished the season 3-2 with a save in seven starts and three relief appearances for the Aces. His 45.1 innings pitched were second most on the team and his 13 runs and 34 hits allowed were fewest among regular Aces starters. Only eight of those thirteen runs were earned, and Abramson commanded the strike zone all season long, posting a strikeout to walk ratio of 42:18. He also held opposing hitters to a .206 batting average, best among Alexandria starters. Abramson finished the season particularly strong. He did not allow an earned run over his final three starts (21 innings), scattering just 13 hits and five walks over that stretch while striking out 16. For the whole season, Abramson allowed more than one earned run in a start only twice, and he struck out a season-high seven batters in a game three different times. Out of the bullpen, Abramson went 1-0 with a save in four innings of work, allowing three runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks, with three strikeouts outs in relief.

Beck pitched a team-high 40.1 innings for the top staff in the League, leading the Orioles with a 6-1 record. He made seven starts, including a seven-inning complete game on July 12 against the Rockville Express. Beck allowed 11 runs (seven earned) on 28 hits and 15 walks in 2009, while striking out 28 batters. Opponents hit just .192 off of him. Beck’s 1.56 ERA helped the Orioles to a League-best 2.41 staff ERA. He never allowed more than two earned runs in a game, and held the opposing team to no earned runs in half of his ten appearances. Beck won the final Pitcher of the Week Award in the Cal Ripken, Sr. League in 2009, after winning twice in two starts from July 20 to July 27.

2009 All-League Team:

C – Beau Taylor (Braves/Central Florida)
1B – Austin Harclerode (Orioles/Towson)
2B – Danny Stienstra (Big Train/San Jose State)
3B – Joe Leonard (Orioles/Pittsburgh)
SS – Jarrod Parks (Big Train/Mississippi State)
OF – Luke Adkins (Big Train/Mississippi State)
OF – Eli Boike (Big Train/Michigan State)
OF – Corey Taylor (Braves/Binghamton)
DH – Dan Schafferman (Orioles/George Mason)
P – Jonathan Abramson (Aces/San Francisco)
P – Sander Beck (Orioles/Maryland)
P – Jordan Beistline (Big Train/Jacksonville State)
P – Kevin Brady (Orioles/Clemson)
P – Kent Worthington (Aces/Mount St. Mary’s)
P – Mike Matta (Big Train/Mount St. Mary’s)

Sign-ups for 2010 Big Train Summer Baseball Camps are now available! Reserve your spot and save big by registering here, before January 15, 2010:

CLICK HERE: 2010 Big Train Camp Registration Form