Five Braves Players Make CRL All-Star Team
On Wednesday, July 14th, five of the Herndon Braves players will be featured in the Cal Ripken League All-Star game against the Valley League All-Stars. The game will be at Shirley Povich Stadium (home of the Bethesda Big Train) and game time is 7:30 pm.

RHP Derek Brewer (Radford) who has been a standout closer for the Braves was the only pitcher chosen. Brewer who has pitched 21.1 innings has a .42 ERA. Infielders Nick Kime (VCU) and Chris Taladay (UCF) were chosen. Kime is batting .346 and has a .462 slugging percentage. Taladay is close behind, batting .310 and has a .429 slugging percentage.

Outfielders Johnny Bladel (JMU) and Jeremy Maas (U Penn) were also selected. Bladel is hitting .327 with a .455 slugging percentage and has 22 stolen bases. Maas is hitting .297 with a .373 slugging percentage.

Congratulations to all players and good luck on Wednesday! To view the Cal Ripken Roster, click here. To view the Valley League Roster, click here.

Johnny Bladel Named Co-Player of the Week for the Cal Ripken League
Herndon Braves outfielder Johnny Bladel (James Madison/Ashburn, Va.) and Baltimore Redbirds outfielder Seth Baldwin (North Carolina/Forest City, N.C.) have been named the Co-Players of the Week in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League for the week of June 21 through June 27. Bladel collected 12 hits in 32 at-bats for the Braves, including a double, a triple, and a home run. He drove in seven runs and scored eight. Bladel was held hitless in just one of nine games for the week, and even then he reached base on a walk and scored a run. He put together a streak of four consecutive games with two hits each from June 24 to June 27, going 8-for-19 over that stretch. He is still riding a hitting streak of nine games, which began on June 23. The speedy Bladel also stole six bases in seven attempts, including two in one game against the Redbirds on June 22.

Five Former Braves Drafted
The Braves are proud to announce that 5 former Herndon Braves players were selected in this week’s MLB draft.
• Jarrett Parker, an outfielder from the University of Virginia, played for the Braves in 2007 and was selected in round 2, 74th overall by the San Francisco Giants
• Blake Hassebrock, a pitcher from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, played for the Braves in 2008 and was selected in round 8 by the Oakland Athletics
• Scott Woodward, an infielder from Coastal Carolina, played for the Braves in 2007, was selected in round 15 by the Oakland Athletics
• Conor Mullee, an infielder from St. Peter’s College University, played for the Braves in 2008 and 2009 and was selected in round 25 by the New York Yankees
• Keith Hessler, a pitcher from Coastal Carolina, played for the Braves in 2008 and was selected in round 28 by the Arizona Diamondbacks

Host Families Needed for Summer 2010
We are looking for families who would like to give a college athlete a home experience while they are living away from home for the Summer. Athletes will be arriving the first of June and will be here until late July or the first few days of August. Opening up your home to an athlete is beneficial for you and the athlete. Many longtime bonds are formed with these players and who knows - your athlete might be a MLB player in the future! You can find out more information under the TEAM INFO section.

Thank You to Everyone Who Helped Make 2009 a Success!
We would like to thank all of our volunteers, Host Families, coaches, and players who contributed to another successful Braves Baseball Season. It truly is a group effort and we couldn't have done it without so many individuals. Thanks go out to our Host Families (Larry Bartolotti, Dan Carney, Tom & Laura Hellstern, Frank & Carlyn Lynch, Barry & Cindy Mark, Ivan & Patricia Mills, Stuart & Barbara Pierce, Brian & Maureen Schweppe, Chris & Amy Smith, Larry & Natalie Ward, Larry & Jennifer Wright, and Scott & Sheri Zimmerman. We want to also thank Craig & Kim Garten for finding our host families and working with the Youth Braves program; Larry Wright for giving hours and hours to organize the Youth Teams; our scorekeepers Jay McMann, John Endahl, Elizabeth Leach and Eric Booma, our Internet Broadcast team - Joe Grimberg, Matt Harris, and Joey Truncale; our Game Announcer Jim Leach; our Athletic Trainer Lauren Lombardozzi and our ATC Intern Shannon Rubenstein; Marybeth Henry & Robbie & Meghan who helped organize the Junior Braves and ran our highly popular BINGO games; Diane Sullivan and Lynne Ray and the HHS Cheerleaders who kept the Concession stand running smoothly; and Lauren Taggart who kept everything organized!

We wish our 2009 Braves players a successful 2010 season and look forward to meeting our 2010 team in June.

Summer Camp Information Posted
Interested in attending Braves Summer Camp? For boys and girls, ages 7 - 14 who want to develop and improve their baseball skills. The camp is for 11 - 14 year olds. Visit our link for Summer Camps for more information and sign up today!!

GOLF Classic - July 7th
Our 4th Annual Braves Golf Classic will be held on Wednesday, July 7th. Tee-off will be at 9 am at Virginia Oaks Golf Course. The cost is just $125. For more info, click here. View the photos from our 2008 Tournament under our Photo section of the website.

Internships - Sports Management/Sports Marketing and Broadcast Interns needed
The Braves are seeking qualified applicants for the 2010 summer baseball season. For more info, click here.

2008 Braves Member, Mycal Jones DRAFTED by Atlanta Braves
Mycal Jones, a member of the 2008 Braves team, was drafted in the 4th round by the Atlanta Braves. Braves website states, "Ranked as the 143rd best player available, and the 10th-best shortstop, and described as one of the first JuCo players who should be taken -- that fits right up the Braves alley, as they love the JuCo guys. His greatest asset may be his speed, but he'll have to refine his swing to utilize it more on the basepaths, as he has shown good power with an uppercut swing in college. Comparisons to him are that of a Chone Figgins-type middle infielder. It looks like the Braves got good value with this pick, and they added to areas of need in the middle infield and speed categories." Way to go, Mycal!!

2006 Braves Members, Ryan Woolley DRAFTED by Atlanta Braves and Jordan Flasher DRAFTED by Boston Red Sox
Ryan Woolley, a member of the 2006 Braves team, was drafted in the 6th round by the Atlanta Braves. Woolley is currently playing at UAB.

Jordan Flasher, also a member of the 2006 Braves team, was drafted in the 22nd round by the Boston Red Sox. Woolley is a member of the GMU Patriots.

2004 Braves Member, Jon Link, Drafted by White Sox
Link, 25, was selected in the 26th round of the 2005 draft. He has a 3.87 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 293 minor league innings and posted a 3.99 ERA and 66/27 K/BB at the Triple-A level in 2009. Dodgers acquired RHP Jon Link and RHP John Ely from the White Sox for outfielder Juan Pierre. Link was called up to the Dodgers in April 2010 for several games.

Former Braves Get Drafted! We are proud and excited to announce that six alumni members of the Braves were drafted into the Major League during the 2007 draft.  Kellen Kulbacki (2005,)  Brandon Guyer (2004,) Davis Stoneburner (2005,) Scott Maine (2005,) Zack Pitts (2005) and Drew Anderson (2006) were all drafted.  >>Read more...