Hernandez Named to CRSCBL All-League Team September 30 | Gerardo Hernandez (“G”), catcher for the Thunderbolts from 2006-2008, was named to the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League All-League Team for the 2008 season, the only Thunderbolt to receive the honor this year. Hernandez, who hit .287 for the Thunderbolts, led the team with 19 RBIs and was a vocal leader for the club throughout the season. Hernandez attended West Virginia Tech this year. Previously he had been at Montgomery College-Germantown. The rest of the All-League team, along with the MVP (Most Valuable Player) and MOP (Most Outstanding Pitcher) awards, can be found at the League website, www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org. Thunderbolts Announce New Head Coach

“He is highly recommended as an up-and-coming young coach and we think he will be very successful recruiting both locally and nationally, which is important to us.” Ed Sharp, Thunderbolts President   September 22 | The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts announce the hiring of Jason Walck, an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans, as head coach for the 2009 season.  He succeeds John Duffy, who coached the team in the 2007 and 2008 seasons.  "[I want to bring] some talented players who can play in the summer environment and also be good character people who can help out in the community," Walck said. "I've been in contact with some of the major programs in the country and I've been getting some names, and not just names that I'm not familiar with.  I have scouts who are confirming that these players are talented, so I feel we'll really get the guys not just blindfolded, but from a trusted source." Walck also thinks his experience at New Orleans will help him as the Thunderbolts' coach.  "I think being around a top-class program and watching the head coach and the other assistants, the way that they've run their program and the organization that has taken us to a new level [has helped me]," Walck said. "I feel that being with them will serve me and carry over into the summer and have a big effect on my coaching style.” Walck is a graduate of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia where he played for four years as a middle infielder.  In 2005-2006 he was Assistant Baseball Coach at Shippensburg University.  In 2006-2007 he was Assistant Baseball Coach at Reservoir High School in Howard County. “We’re very pleased to have Jason in charge of the team,” said Thunderbolts president Ed Sharp. “He is highly recommended as an up-and-coming young coach and we think he will be very successful recruiting both locally and nationally, which is important to us.”

The 2008 Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts.
Photograph by Jeff Lautenberger © 2008.

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