Big Train Win Regular Season!

Box Score: W, 13-1   Rain was threatening all night, and even delayed the start of the game, but that didn't stop the match up between the top two teams in the league.  The Baltimore Redbirds (25-12) traveled to Bethesda to face the Big Train (30-7) on Wednesday night at the ballpark.  Brock Larson (San Francisco) received the start, and in the 13-1 win tossed six innings, allowing zero runs on four hits while striking out four batters. The Big Train were the first to cross the plate, doing so on one hit in the bottom of the 2nd inning.  Wes Rea (Mississippi St) was hit by a pitch and Andrew Brown (San Diego State) walked before Ryne Willard (N.C. State) knocked them both home for his eighth double of the season, putting the Big Train ahead 2-0 early. Bethesda was back at it in the bottom of the 3rd, scoring four more runs.  Logan Farrar (Virginia Commonwealth) scored on a couple of fielding errors by the Redbirds, after singling to reach base.  Chris Lewis (Sacramento State) singled and scored on a deep two bagger in the left field gap hit by Wes Rea.  Rea, then scored on an RBI single by Cody Brown (Mississippi State).  Brown scored the last run of the inning on Ryne Willard's single. The Redbirds threatened to score in the top of the 4th, but on a fly ball Logan Farrar hit the cutoff man for a perfect relay to Stephen Alemais (Tulane), who roped the ball home for Justin Morris (Maryland) to tag out the runner in a bang-bang play. Wes Rea knocked home Logan Farrar on a single between the shortstop and third baseman in the bottom of the 4th, giving the Big Train a commanding 7-0 lead. Ryne Willard added to his total on the night with an RBI double in the 5th, knocking home Cody Brown who hit a double of his own to reach base. Willard scored on an RBI double by Stephen Alemais to right center field.  The Big Train doubled three times in the inning and extended the lead to 9-0. With two outs in the bottom of the 6th, the Big Train was able to score four runs.  With the bases juiced, Cody Brown hit a single scoring Logan Farrar and Chris Lewis.  Ryne Willard proceeded to hit his third extra base hit of the night with a two-RBI triple scoring Brown and Wes Rea. The Redbirds scored a run in the top of the 9th, but the Big Train crushed the streaking second place Redbirds, 13-1. Notes: Logan Farrar had three singles....Wes Rea reached base four times with two RBIs....Cody Brown was 3-3 with three RBIs....Ryne Willard had one single, two doubles, and a triple with six RBIs.....Friday there is a double header at Povich Field against the Vienna River Dogs.

VIDEO: BT Featured on NBC4  On Sunday night, NBC Washington's News4 Sports AnchorDianna Russini paid a visit to Shirley Povich Field to throw out one of the game's ceremonial first pitches.    Russini spent nearly 30 minutes with the team prior to the game warming up for her baseball debut.    Did the practice and advice that the players gave her pay off? See for yourself by watching here!

2014 CRCBL Standings    TEAM W L % GB BIG TRAIN  30 7 .811  - Baltimore Redbirds 25 12 .675 5 Alexandria Aces 21 16 .568 9 Rockville Express 21 16 .568 9 Gaithersburg Giants 18 17 .514 11 FCA Herndon Braves 16 19 .457 13 Youse's Orioles 16 20 .446 13.5 Vienna River Dogs 15 20 .431 14 SS-Takoma T-Bolts 13 24 .351 17 DC Grays 12 23 .351 17 Baltimore Dodgers 11 25 .306 18.5

New Skinny on Weight Control

                                        

 

How much should you exercise to maintain your weight loss?

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After you lose weight, how much exercise do you need to keep it off?

80 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity (walking between 2.2 and 3.7 mph, playing softball, golf or table tennis) a day or 35 minutes of vigorous activity (jogging, active dancing, tennis) a day.

That's according to researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin at Madison who followed 33 women, ages 20-50, for one year after they had lost at least 26 pounds.

This amount of exercise -- the 80 minutes of moderate or 35 minutes of vigorous activity a day -- which the study found necessary for maintaining weight control is much higher than the half hour a day of moderate intensity activity generally recommended to promote health. The researchers suggest that, if you want to try it, the most practical approach is to alternate vigorous exercise one day, moderate the next.

But don't take these numbers as gospel. "It's a good study," Says John Foreyt, Ph.D., a leading obesity researcher at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. "But it's one study. Many people are able to maintain their body weight with less exercise [than this]." While physical activity is a must to keep off weight, he says, those who maintain a weight loss often figure out for themselves how much they can eat and how long and hard they must exercise. It varies from person to person.

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Three Coppin State student-athletes earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors

BALTIMORE – Coppin State student-athletes Christina Epps, Deandra Daniel and Rosen Daniel earned United States Track & Field Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors for their combined academic and athletic accomplishments during the 2013-14 year.


All three student-athletes earned All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) honors and participated in the NCAA Division I East Regional Outdoor Track and Field Preliminary Championships in Jacksonville in May.



Epps, who completed her first year of graduate school, competed at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Oregon and the USATF Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, California last month. Epps set a school record of 13.40 meters (43 feet, 11.75 inches) in finishing third overall at the NCAA Division I East Regional Preliminary Championships.



Epps won the MEAC and ECAC triple jump championships in both events, earned indoor All-American honors after finishing seventh at the NCAA Championships and finished sixth at the U.S. Senior National Championships.



A sophomore business major, Deandra Daniel was named to the Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games Association (TTCGA)/Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) national team. Daniel soared a school record 1.83 meters in winning the high jump at the Morgan State Legacy Meet on April 18.



She won the MEAC indoor and outdoor high jump championships for the second straight year. Her effort of 1.82 meters at the outdoor championship meet was a meet record.



Rosen Daniel advanced to the semifinals of the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Outdoor Preliminary Championships in Jacksonville. He set the indoor school record in the 400-meter dash (46.75) seconds at the ECAC/IC4A Championships in Boston. In that meet, Daniel finished second in the 400 and helped the 4 x 4 place third in the event.



During the outdoor season, Rosen set a school record in placing fourth in the 200-meter dash (20.97 seconds) at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championships. He is a member of the school record 4x1 and 4x2 relay teams. He also earned All-MEAC honors after helping the 4x4 relay team finish second.


Including the Scholar Athletes of the Year, a total of 727 women from 193 institutions earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors for their combined academic and athletic accomplishments. A total of 496 men from 165 institutions earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors for their combined academic and athletic accomplishments.



To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards.



For the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org. For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).

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Bats Power Big Train Over Braves

Bats Power BT Over Braves Box Score: W, 13-6   The Bethesda Big Train (28-7) traveled to Herndon to take on the Braves (16-16) on Monday night.  The Big Train looked to bounce back after a loss the previous night and in the 13-6 win, Sean Labsan (Florida Atlantic) got the started nod and in five innings of work gave up two runs on two hits while striking out an outstanding 10 batters.   The Big Train scored early and often.  To kick it off in the top of the 1st inning, Logan Farrar (Virginia Commonwealth) doubled and Brandon Lowe (Maryland) was hit by a pitch.  With both men on, Wes Rea (Mississippi State) clobbered a four bagger, giving the Big Train an early 3-0 lead.   The Big Train added one run in both the 3rd and 4th innings.  Chris Lewis (Sacramento State) hit a solo homer in the 3rd and Cody Brown (Mississippi State) hit a solo home run in the 4th.    In the bottom of the 4th, the Braves hit a two-run home run to cut the Big Train lead to 5-2.   In the 5th inning, Wes Rea hit his second 3-run dinger of the game, giving him a league leading five on the season and six RBIs in the game.   In the 7th inning, the Big Train added on some extra runs.  Cody Brown was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring Chris Lewis.  Then, Albee Weiss (Cal State Northridge) hit a bases clearing single giving them 13 runs on the night.   The Braves added two runs in each of the 6th and 7th inning, but it was not enough.  The Big Train offense exploded for four home runs and 15 hits.   Notes:  Wes Rea had two home runs and six RBIs...Cody Brown and Albee Weiss had two RBI each....Stephen Alemais (Tulane) had three hits....Come out to Povich Field on Tuesday night to watch the Big Train play against the Baltimore Dodgers.

2014 CRCBL Standings    TEAM W L % GB BIG TRAIN  28 7 .800  - Baltimore Redbirds 23 10 .697 4 Alexandria Aces 21 15 .583 7.5 Rockville Express 19 16 .543 9 Gaithersburg Giants 17 16 .515 10 FCA Herndon Braves 16 16 .500 10.5 Vienna River Dogs 15 18 .456 12 Youse's Orioles 13 20 .397 14 SS-Takoma T-Bolts 12 23 .343 16 Baltimore Dodgers 11 22 .333 16 DC Grays 11 23 .324 16.5

Exercise- It's Never Too Late: The Strong-For-Life Program

                           

By I.S.S.A.

OBJECTIVES: This investigation determined whether an in-home resistance training program achieved health benefits in older adults with disabilities.

METHODS: A randomized controlled trial compared the effects of assigning 215 older persons to either a home-based resistance exercise training group or a waiting list control group. Assessments were conducted at baseline and at 3 and 6 months following randomization. The program consisted of videotaped exercise routines performed with elastic bands of varying thickness.

RESULTS: High rates of exercise adherence were achieved, with 89% of the recommended exercise sessions performed over 6 months. Relative to controls, subjects who participated in the program achieved statistically significant lower extremity strength improvements of 6% to 12%, a 20% improvement in tandem gait, and a 15% to 18% reduction in physical and overall disability at the 6-month follow-up. No adverse health effects were encountered.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide important evidence that home-based resistance exercise programs designed for older persons with disabilities hold promise as an effective public health strategy.

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Big Train Down Orioles

Box Score: W, 7-3 On Saturday night, the Youse's Orioles (13-20) played host to the Bethesda Big Train (27-6) at Shirley Povich Field.  In the 7-3 win, Henry Sisson (North Carolina), took the rubber and surrendered three runs on four hits in five innings of work.  Out of the bullpen, Josh Thorne (Stetson) pitched three strong innings allowing zero runs on three hits.  Thorne earned the win, his fourth of the season.  Tim Yandel (Tulane) pitched a scoreless 9th inning. The Big Train struck early on a Brandon Lowe (Maryland) groundout that scored Stephen Alemais (Tulane), who reached on a throwing error by the Orioles. However, Baltimore scored the next three runs of the game giving them a 3-1 lead.   The Oriole lead remained at two runs until the top of the 7th inning when the Big Train crossed the plate for five runs while batting around the order.   It started when Ryne Willard (N.C. State) hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Wes Rea (Mississippi State).  As a pinch hitter, Sean Labsan (Florida Atlantic), then lasered a ball down the right field line for an RBI double.  Andrew Brown (San Diego State) and Brandon Lowe hit consecutive RBI singles before Chris Lewis (Sacramento State) hit a sacrifice fly to give the Big Train a 6-3 lead. In the top of the 8th inning, the Big Train tacked on an insurance run.  Kevin Tatum (Cornell) led the inning off with a double and scored when the next batter, Cody Brown (Mississippi State), hit a sharp single up the middle.  The Big Train took a 7-3 lead, heading into the bottom of the 8th inning. Come back to Povich Sunday night to watch the Big Train take on D.C. Grays 2014 CRCBL Standings  TEAM W L % GB BIG TRAIN  27 6 .818  - Baltimore Redbirds 21 10 .677 5 Alexandria Aces 20 15 .571 8 Rockville Express 18 15 .545 9 Gaithersburg Giants 16 16 .500 10.5 FCA Herndon Braves 15 15 .500 10.5 Vienna River Dogs 15 17 .470 11.5 Youse's Orioles 13 20 .397 14 SS-Takoma T-Bolts 12 21 .364 15 Baltimore Dodgers 11 21 .344 15.5 DC Grays 10 22 .313 16.5