The suspense of a baseball game can bring fans to the edge of their seats. However, this type of excitement is not only experienced at Nationals Park and in the MLB, it can be felt at any Bethesda Big Train baseball game.
The local baseball star currently pitches for the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate team of the Seattle Mariners.
Bethesda's Danny Hultzen, 23—who got his start playing baseball in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase youth baseball program, Patch reported—made a good showing on opening night in the Pacific Coast League, The (Tacoma, WA) News Tribune reported. "Hultzen [now playing for the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate team of the Seattle Mariners] pitched brilliantly for six innings," helping the Rainiers to beat the Fresno Grizzlies, 9-1, last Thursday night, The Tribune reported. "He got ahead of hitters, he stayed ahead, he used both sides of the plate," Tacoma Rainiers manager Daren Brown told The Tribune. "The big thing for me is he went six innings and threw 73 pitches. He was real efficient." Read more about Hultzen's exciting opening game on …
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The local baseball star currently pitches for the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate team of the Seattle Mariners.
Bethesda's Danny Hultzen, 23—who got his start playing baseball in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase youth baseball program, Patch reported—made a good showing on opening night in the Pacific Coast League, The (Tacoma, WA) News Tribune reported. "Hultzen [now playing for the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate team of the Seattle Mariners] pitched brilliantly for six innings," helping the Rainiers to beat the Fresno Grizzlies, 9-1, last Thursday night, The Tribune reported. "He got ahead of hitters, he stayed ahead, he used both sides of the plate," Tacoma Rainiers manager Daren Brown told The Tribune. "The big thing for me is he went six innings and threw 73 pitches. He was real efficient," Brown added. Read more about Hultzen's exciting …
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Check out who's lined up to play on Bethesda's collegiate baseball team this season.
Baseball season has officially arrived with Monday's opening day for the Washington Nationals. Though the collegiate season is still a few weeks off, here in Montgomery County, fans are gearing up for the season by checking out the recently-released Big Train roster. The summer collegiate baseball team plays in the Cal Ripken League, with teams from Rockville, Silver Spring-Takoma Park, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Virginia. Players hail from colleges across the country and stay with host families during the summer in the Bethesda and Potomac areas. The Big Train has taken the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League Championship in three of the last four seasons and has donated more than $600,000 to improving baseball fields in Washington…
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Fans flocked to Nationals Park for opening day of the 2013 MLB season.
Have photos from the April 1 home opener of the Washington Nationals? Upload them to our photo gallery above! The Washington Nationals won their home opener against the Miami Marlins with a score of 2-0, thanks to Bryce Harper's two home runs. The Nationals started their 2013 Major League Baseball season with Stephen Strasburg on the mound and enthusiasm buzzing in the stands. Before the game began, Allen Hewitt, a DC resident, was waiting for his buddy to arrive. The two always go to the home opener together. "I haven't missed an opener since they've been back," said Hewitt, who also "vaguely remembers" attending a game at Griffith Stadium. Hewitt said this year he is looking for "consistency" from his Washington Nationals after last year…
Fans flocked to Nationals Park for opening day of the 2013 MLB season.
Have photos from the April 1 home opener of the Washington Nationals? Upload them to our photo gallery above! The Washington Nationals won their home opener against the Miami Marlins with a score of 2-0, thanks to Bryce Harper's two home runs. The Nationals started their 2013 Major League Baseball season with Stephen Strasburg on the mound and enthusiasm buzzing in the stands. Before the game began, Allen Hewitt, a DC resident, was waiting for his buddy to arrive. The two always go to the home opener together. "I haven't missed an opener since they've been back," said Hewitt, who also "vaguely remembers" attending a game at Griffith stadium. Hewitt said this year he is looking for "consistency" from his Washington Nationals after last year…
Bethesda-based Case Design weighs in on designing a Nats-themed bathroom for what may be the team's biggest fans.
The Washington Nationals enter the 2013 Major League Baseball season as favorites to win the World Series thanks to Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and some important new additions.
Major League Baseball opens its season Sunday, March 31 and the Washington Nationals are an Opening Day favorite to win the World Series. The Nats, winners of the National League East division in 2012, begin a 2013 season heavy with expectations on Monday, April 1 when they play host to the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park. First pitch is at 1:05 p.m. • Opening Day ticket information for the Washington Nationals With the deepest pitching staff in baseball anchored by standouts Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann, and a strong lineup that should be buoyed by 20-year-old prodigy Bryce Harper—the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year—entering his first full big league season, baseball experts are high on the Nats. World …
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Prime Choice caterers will be serving summertime fan favorites during the Big Train's season.
Gearing up for the Big Train’s baseball season this year? Get your tastebuds ready, as well. The Prime Choice Caterers have signed on to serve up concessions at the Home Run Cafe at Cabin John Regional Park's Shirley Povich Field, the Big Train's home base. Ledo Pizza, Rita’s Italian Ice and Auntie Anne’s Pretzels also will be returning this year to offer their summertime fare on the Shirley Povich Field concourse. Prime Choice, which offers catering services across the Washington, DC, metro region, launched as a family butcher shop in Olde Towne Gaithersburg in 1981. This season, they’ll serve favorites like hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, salads, nachos, cotton candy and ice cream. Baseball fans also can check out “home run” specials …
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The family of the famed baseball pitcher and Walter Johnson High School namesake put several prized possessions up for auction Saturday.
The family of famed major league pitcher Walter Johnson placed several of the baseball great's personal items up for sale at an auction in New York Saturday, MLB.com reports. Johnson, who died in 1946, helped the Washington Senators win game 7 of the 1924 World Series, marking Washington's only World Series championship. An untorn ticket to the storied game was one of the items placed on the auction block, according to the report. It had been kept in a scrapbook by Johnson's wife. Bethesda's Walter Johnson High School takes its name from the sports legend, and Bethesda's summer collegiate baseball team "The Big Train" pays homage to Johnson's nickname. Johnson, who owned a farm in Montgomery County, became a county commissioner following …
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Ellen Bodurian
6:24 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Way to go, Danny!!! more ›