In April of 1998, business leader John Ourisman and former Montgomery County Councilmember Bruce Adams founded the Bethesda Community Base Ball Club with a mission to raise money to improve youth baseball and softball fields.
Bethesda Community Base Ball Club entered a partnership with Montgomery Parks to construct Shirley Povich Field in Cabin John Regional Park and entered the Bethesda Big Train team in the Clark C. Griffith Collegiate Baseball League.The Big Train team is composed of talented college players from across the country who come to Bethesda each June and July for a summer of highly competitive wooden bat baseball.
Bethesda Community Base Ball Club entered a partnership with Montgomery Parks to construct Shirley Povich Field in Cabin John Regional Park and entered the Bethesda Big Train team in the Clark C. Griffith Collegiate Baseball League.The Big Train team is composed of talented college players from across the country who come to Bethesda each June and July for a summer of highly competitive wooden bat baseball.
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Friendship Game
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Fourteen are still available at a sponsorship rate of $250 each. Each $250 sponsorship includes a seat in a folding chair directly behind home plate, a sport shirt with the Friendship Game logo on the chest, a commemorative program, and a commemorative ticket. Email bruce@greaterwash.org to reserve your spot behind home plate and support Team Israel and Big Train.
Community
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Recognizing the value of sports in the development of young people, Big Train founders John Ourisman and Bruce Adams established the Bethesda Community Base Ball Club in 1998 with a mission to improve the condition of youth baseball and softball fields in Montgomery County and the District of Colombia.
Nonprofits of the Night
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Right from the start in 1999, the Bethesda Big Train experience has been about far more than baseball. The goal of our founders was to build community through baseball. Years ago, the Bethesda Big Train began to invite community nonprofits to come out to Povich Field to showcase their organizations.
Homer
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Homer can be found at Big Train games throughout the season as well as at community events all year round! Homer is an upstanding member of the Montgomery County community and has appeared at many events. If you want to talk to Homer about something, you can email him! Maybe you want Homer to come to your event or party, or maybe you just want to get in touch with your favorite mascot.
Service Awards
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Big Train baseball at Shirley Povich Field doesn't just happen. Bethesda Community Base Ball Club Founders John Ourisman and Bruce Adams envisioned a community-based organization staffed largely by volunteers. Because so many community residents have stepped up to help out as volunteers, Big Train has contributed more than $600,000 over the years to improve baseball and softball fields for kids.
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