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Herndon Braves will Host Fall Baseball Clinic
Sunday, October 27th and Sunday, November 3rd.
The Clinic on October 27 will be for ages 5 - 9 years old and on November 3 for ages 10 - 12. The cost will be $50 per player. HOYB has announced that they will pay for half of the fee for players enrolled in their league.
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For Immediate Release: June 19, 2013
Braves' Young Named Cal Ripken League Player of Week Herndon, VA - Herndon Braves infielder Will Young, a rising sophomore at Georgia Tech, has been named the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League's player of the week for the extended week of June 6-16.
Young, who finished the week sixth in the league with a .419 batting average, carried a nine-game hitting streak through Sunday and had compiled three multi-hit games. A graduate of nearby Yorktown High School in Arlington, VA, Young has been one of the few constants in a Braves lineup that has struggled at the plate in the early part of the season.
On Monday, Young continued his hot hitting with two hits in Herndon's 13-8 loss at the Baltimore Redbirds. He is currently hitting .417 and leads the Braves in hits (15) and runs batted in (5).
The Braves are next in action on Friday night at home against the Southern Maryland Nationals.
For more information on the Braves, visit www.HerndonBraves.com or the league's web site at www.CalRipkenLeague.org.
For Immediate Release: June 13, 2013
McCabe's Hot Start Pacing Braves' Bats
Herndon, VA - While his team has struggled out of the gate in dropping five of its first six Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League games, outfielder Rob McCabe (UMBC/Philadelphia, PA) has been a bright spot for the Herndon Braves, stringing together a six-game hitting streak to open the season.
The 5-8, 175-pound McCabe is hitting .471 (8-for-17) with six runs while hitting at the top of the Braves' order, ranking third in the league in hitting through Wednesday's games. He has also stolen three bases and has scored nearly half of the team's 13 runs.
A rising senior at UMBC who attended St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia, McCabe is one of four players from the Maryland school on the Braves' roster, joining right-handed pitchers Jonathan Cohn and Cameron Maxey and outfielder Jake Barnes. He was second on the Retrievers this past spring with a .280 batting average over 46 games, leading the team with a .368 on-base average and stealing 10 bases, good for third on the team.
McCabe and the Braves are scheduled to host the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts (2-1) on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. at Herndon High School. They will then travel to Washington, D.C. to face the D.C. Grays on Friday, return home to face the Gaithersburg Giants on Saturday and travel to play the Bethesda Big Train to finish the week on Sunday.
For more information on the Braves, visit www.HerndonBraves.com or the league's web site at www.CalRipkenLeague.org.
HERNDON BRAVES WEEKLY NEWS RELEASE June 10, 2013
Rain Storms, Darkness Wreak Havoc on Braves’ Early-Season Schedule
Herndon, VA – The Braves had their first two games of the season postponed last week and the third suspended in the 10th inning on Saturday night before finally completing their first Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League games of the season on Sunday, splitting a doubleheader with Youse’s Orioles at Herndon High School...
Braves Catcher Dominic Di Sano first team All-New England
NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University junior catcher Dominic Di Sano (Central Falls, R.I.) earned a selection to the 2013 NEIBA Division III All New England first team.....
Herndon Braves Name 2013 Coaching Staff
***NEWS RELEASE***NEWS RELEASE***NEWS RELEASE*** HERNDON, Virginia - April 2, 2013 - Northern Virginia FCA Baseball announced today that Justin Janis, Head Coach for the Oakton High School Cougars; Rob Riley, pitching coach for Bishop O'Connell High School; Craig Graham, NOVA FCA Baseball Coach; and Brent Weiss, Assistant Coach for Oakton High School, have been named as the field staff for the Herndon Braves 2013 season this summer. Todd Burger, Herndon Braves General Manager, sai...
CRCBL Expands to 12 Teams and Announces Herndon Braves Change in Ownership
The Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League announced the addition of two new clubs to its roster today and the change of ownership of the Herndon Braves for the 2013 season. The Gaithersburg Giants and the Presstman Cardinals were both granted memberships into the CRCBL. The Giants will become the CRCBL's 11th ballclub, beginning with the 2013 season. The Giants will join the Bethesda Big Train, Rockville Express, and Silver Spring-Takoma T-Bolts as the fourth Montgomery County-based t...
Herndon Braves Announce 2013 Team Chaplain
***NEWS RELEASE***NEWS RELEASE***NEWS RELEASE*** HERNDON, Virginia - April 2, 2013 - Northern Virginia FCA Baseball announced today that Tom Van Raaphorst, Athletic Director for Trinity Christian High School has been named as the Team Chaplain for the Herndon Braves 2013 season this summer. Todd Burger, Herndon Braves General Manager, said of the appointment, “We are very pleased to have Tom as our Team Chaplain for the 2013 season. Tom's love for the Lord and interest in sh...
Braves Announce 7th Annual Golf Classic
Todd Burger, General Manager of the Herndon Braves announce that the Braves will be host their 7th Annual Golf Classic on June 27th. The Golf Classic will raise funds for the Braves collegiate wood bat summer baseball team. All of the proceeds generated from the event will directly benefit the team through purchases of equipment and uniforms.