2024 B4C Harford Experience

Join us for our 2nd annual B4C Harford Experience on Tuesday, July 16th and Wednesday, July 17th. This year, games will be played on two of the best playing surfaces in the Mid-Atlantic -- the varsity field at Harford Community College and the varsity field at John Carroll high school.  

Proceeds will benefit the our B4C Service Missions and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation. The event will again host an evening dinner reception.

The cost to participate is $375 and you must be at least 35 years old.

• Game 1 – Tue JC @ 10:00 AM     Squads A+B @ Squads C+D
• Game 2 – Tue HCC @ 1:30 PM    Squads A+C @ Squads B+D
• Game 3 – Wed JC @ 10:00 AM   Squads B+C @ Squads A+D
• Game 4 – Wed JC @ 1:30 PM   (CHAMPIONSHIP)   Squads #2+#3 @ Squads #1+#4

Check in & Warm Up available at 9:00 AM. All participants will also receive an orange B4C t-shirt and drawstring tote bag.

Games will be 7 innings.  2:10 time limit. Except HCC which will be 9 innings 3:00 time limit. 

No lunch served Tuesday (on your own). Pizza lunch will be served Wednesday 12:30 – 1:30.

Our format will be to have 4 Squads: Alpha, Bravo, Delta, Charlie of 6 to 7 players each and a Reserve Squad. Each game will feature a different matchup!  So you will get to play WITH everyone and AGAINST everyone.  Note: the 7 player squads will have a player who can only play Tuesday with a player that can only play Wednesday.  We will also have players and volunteers on standby on our “reserve squad” to fill in for any injuries or last minute scratches.  

B4C Evening Poolside Cookout & Live Band! – Tuesday July 16^th @ 6:00 PM

Address: 1624 Saddle Ridge Court, Forest Hill, MD 21050

We will be hosting a fun evening for B4C Harford Experience participants with a poolside cookout and a live band! Bring your requests for classic rock songs. We will also be providing an open bar. Feel free to bring your better halves as well. The pool will be open, so feel free to bring a suit!

Uniforms/Equipment/Notes:

• Bring your own home and away jerseys and favorite caps. Wear baseball pants.
• Turf shoes or plastic cleats ONLY. No metal spikes.
• No sunflower seeds or red Gatorade drinks.
• Bring your own WOODEN bats and batting helmets.
• Cold bottled water will be available at all games.

You can read more about the 2023 B4C Ripken Experience by clicking the link below!

B4C events will be designed in consideration of existing local leagues and organizations, such as HMBL, DCMSBL, DBW, JSB, and others. The intent of B4C Baseball is to create additional opportunities for people to play together in unique formats and neat venues. You should continue to participate in the events and leagues that you already do. We will seek to coordinate with the leadership of various groups to help avoid duplication of times and locations, to avoid logistical conflicts.

All-turf field on the Ripken Aberdeen complex. The dimensions are equivalent to Old Yankee Stadium, the home of the New York Yankees from 1923-2008.

This venue offers a state-of-the-art all turf playing surface on the campus of The John Carroll School. Come experience one of the best playing surfaces in the Mid-Atlantic!

• John Fulton

For over two decades, Steve Murfin was a head coach at Blake High School, showing his commitment to youth and the game. Steve is a partner in the JSB baseball organization which has brought hundreds of DC and MD adult baseball players together. Steve is actively involved in Baseball 4 Causes and will be part of the baseball operations management team.

John Kutcher has been playing in the HMBL and its predecessors for the past 28 years and is a member of the HMBL Hall of Fame.  He is passionate about helping organizations make a greater impact through donations of technology and bringing together people with a shared interest in baseball to enjoy the sport, enjoy the fellowship of each other, and help make a difference in many worthwhile causes.

He is the President & CEO of DICORP, Inc., a software technology company, Executive Director of The Kutcher Foundation, Inc. and President of Technology 4 Causes, Inc., which  operates and supports Baseball 4 Causes and its many programs.

JR Paterakis has been playing baseball for 58 years since he started little league at age 8. He played Oriole Fantasy Camp, JSB, and Senior Baseball leagues for 31 years. He is passionate about baseball and how it helped him develop socially with the fellowship and camaraderie associated with the game. He is committed and determined to give back to underprivileged children in low-income communities of Maryland and other charitable foundations for the mission, "Baseball4Causes". Bringing together coaches and mentors for the children, will encourage the legacy to give every child opportunity for the love of the game.  JR helps B4C with our annual B4C Baseball Ripken Experience and B4C Golf Bulle Rock Classic events, serving as our liaison with the Cal Ripken Youth Foundation and Bulle Rock golf course.

Baseball 4 Causes, or B4C, is the philanthropic branch of Technology 4 Causes, a non-profit organization focused on using technology and support services to make a positive impact. B4C aims to create a positive influence within the baseball community and the local community at large through various initiatives by staging events, providing a community platform, and helping other organizations run charitable events.

Technology 4 Causes (T4C) is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering other initiatives by offering advanced technology solutions and skilled personnel, making their operations more efficient and cost-effective