| Bethesda Big Train | |
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| Information | |
| League | Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League (2005–present) Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League (1999–2004) |
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Ballpark | Shirley Povich Field |
| Founded | 1999 |
| League championships | 2004 (CGL),2005 (co-champions), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018 (co-champions), 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 (CRSCBL) |
| Regular Season Titles championships | 2004 (CGL); 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 (co-champions) (CRSCBL) |
| Colors | Green, white, black |
| Mascot | Homer, Bunt |
| 2024 record | 26–15 |
| Ownership | Bethesda Community Base Ball Club |
| Manager | Sal Colangelo |
| Website | https://www.bigtrain.org/ |
The Bethesda Big Train is a collegiate summer baseball team based in Bethesda, Maryland. The team is a member of the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League (CRSCBL), and derives its name from the nickname of Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson,[1] who was a Bethesda resident for ten years.[2] The Big Train plays its home games at Shirley Povich Field. As of August 2023, more than 210 Big Train alumni have played professional baseball, including 23 in the major leagues.[3]
- ^ "Walter Johnson" at Bethesda Big Train official site. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train, by Henry W. Thomas, Published by U of Nebraska Press, 1998, page 288. On Google Books.
- ^ "Big Train official web site". Retrieved 2023-07-31.