Rockville Express
Encyclopedia
The Rockville Express is a collegiate summer 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.
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.
In 2007 the Express announced a capital improvement program to provide lights on Knights Field.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team based in Rockville, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland
Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a major incorporated city in the central part of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The 2010 U.S...
. Most of its players are drawn from the college ranks. The team is a member of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League
Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League
The Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League is a collegiate summer baseball league located in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan areas. All players are from NCAA-sanctioned colleges and universities and have at least one year of NCAA eligibility remaining.-History:The CRCBL...
(CRSCBL). The Express plays its home games at Knights Field on the campus of Montgomery College
Montgomery College
Montgomery College is a public, open access community college located in Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. in the United States. The college has three campuses, the largest of which is in Rockville; the other campuses are in Takoma Park/Silver Spring and Germantown...
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.
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
Youse's Maryland Orioles
Youse's Maryland Orioles are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Linthicum, Maryland. Most of its players are drawn from the college ranks. The team is a member of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League . The Maryland Orioles play their weekday home games at Bachman Park and weekend...
for the regular season championship.
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.