Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts

The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts is an amateur, wooden-bat baseball team based in Silver Spring, 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 Thunderbolts plays their home games at Montgomery Blair Baseball Stadium. The Thunderbolts are funded through ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandise sales, donations, and other fundraising efforts at games. [cite web |title=Thunderbolts official web site |url=http://www.tbolts.org/ |accessdate=2008-04-22 ]

History

The Thunderbolts played in the Clark Griffith League (CGL) from 2000-2004 prior to joining the CRSCBL. In 2005 the Thunderbolts joined the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League (CRSCBL) [cite web |title=Big Train CRSCBL Announcement |url=http://www.bigtrain.org/published/archives/crsl_announcement.html |accessdate=2008-03-29 ] In 2006 the team won the League Championship series. In 2005 the team shared the League Champsionship Series with the Bethesda Big Train. [cite web |title=CRSCBL Archives |url=http://www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org/published/archives/index.html |accessdate=2008-03-29 ]

Notable Alumni

Jon Palpebon, Boston Red Sox, American League,
Brett Cecil [cite web |title=2007 New York Penn League Allstar Roster |url=http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/events/allstargames.jsp?mc=_nyp_07&sid=milb&sid=milb |accessdate=2008-03-26 ] , 2007 New York Penn League Allstar Roster
Zach Clark [cite web |title=Ripken, Sr. League Alumni |url=http://www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org/published/alumni/index.html|accessdate=2008-07-15] , playing for the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds.

References

External links

* [http://www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org/ Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League official website]
* [http://www.tbolts.org/ Thunderbolts official website]
* [http://www.takoma.com/takomasilversports Thunderbolts official blog]