North Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bruce Adams
Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League Hall of Fame
— 2019 Inaugural Class —
Bruce Adams co-founded the Bethesda Community Base Ball Club in 1998 with a mission to improve youth fields in Montgomery County and Washington, DC. the club built Shirley Povich Field and created the Big Train as the source of revenue for improving fields for kids. He co-founded the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League in 2005. In 2010, he initiated the Ripken League's annual Feed the Hungry Challenge that as of 2018 has collected 27 tons of food for the Manna Food Center to distribute to our neighbors in need. In 2016, Bruce organized the Ripken League's Goodwill Mission Trip to Cuba. He has been a leading advocate for youth baseball in Washington, DC through the Fields of Dreams after-school program based in Anacostia. Bruce and his wife Peggy Engel are authors of Fodor's Ballpark Vacations.
Erected 2019 by Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.
Location. 39° 1.869′ N, 77° 9.001′ W. Marker is in North Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Brett Cecil (here, next to this marker); Brian Dozier (here, next to this marker); Dean Albany (here, next to this marker); Rebecca Crowley (here, next to this marker); Cal Ripken Senior (here, next to this marker); Sal Colangelo (here, next to this marker); Richard Shannon O'Connor (here, next to this marker); Hunter Renfroe (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Bethesda.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 29, 2022
2. Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League Hall of Fame Display
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
