Rockville Express

The Rockville Express is an amateur, wooden-bat baseball team based in Rockville, Maryland. Most of its players are drawn from the college ranks. The team is a member of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League (CRSCBL). The Express plays its home games at Knights Field on the campus of Montgomery College in the town of Rockville. The Express is owned and operated by the non-profit Rockville Community Baseball, Inc., and is funded through merchandise sales, donations, and other fundraising efforts at games.cite web |title=Rockville Express official web site |url=http://www.rockvilleexpress.org/ |accessdate=2008-03-26 ]

The Express won the CRSCBL's tournament in 2007, the team's third year. They finished the season with a record of 27-15 and tied Youse's Maryland Orioles for the regular season championship. [cite web |title=CRSCBL 2007 Schedule and Results |url=http://www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org/published/schedule/2007_august_schedule.html |accessdate=2008-03-26 ]

History

Rockville Community Baseball, Inc. was founded in 2005 by a group of Rockville baseball enthusiasts. During its inaugural season the Express finished with a record of 19 wins, 20 losses and 1 tie. In 2006 the Express won their final five games to finish in second place with a record of 25 wins and 15 losses. As noted above, 2007 brought the team a tie for the regular season championship and its first post-season CRSCBL championship.

In 2007 the Express announced a capital improvement program to provide lights on Knights Field.

Notable Alumni

Joe Smith [cite web |title=New York Mets Roster |url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/team/roster_active.jsp?c_id=nym |accessdate=2008-03-25 ] [cite web |title=MLB Stats for Joe Smith |url=http://mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=501925 |accessdate=2008-03-26 ] , 2005 Express

References

External links

* [http://www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org/ Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League official website]
* [http://www.rockvilleexpress.org/ Rockville Express official website]