🌱 Patch AM: How a Potomac ballplayer turned summer baseball into a sports career path

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Potomac ballplayer turned summer baseball into a sports career path

Also on today's calendar: Lafayette Federal Credit Union Food Truck Friday and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
• Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kreafle's summer of baseball, community, and growth (stolaf.edu) — A St. Olaf College baseball standout from Potomac, Md. spent his summer starring for the Olney Cropdusters while also giving back through local youth and Miracle League events. He then shifted to a PGA internship tied to the 2027 KPMG Women's PGA at Congressional in Bethesda, gaining sports-business experience he hopes will shape his post‑college career.
   

📸 Around Potomac

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Lafayette Federal Credit Union Food Truck Friday →
  2701 Tower Oaks Blvd, Rockville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Basketball- Teen/Adult- Drop In
  Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Center
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Basketball - Youth Drop-In
  Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Recreation Center
  2:00 pm
• Back to School Night
  Cabin John Middle School Potomac, MD 20854
  6:00 pm
• Basketball- Teen/Adult- Drop In
  Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Center
  6:00 pm
• MCR PROGRAMS
  Potomac Community Center
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Basketball - Youth Drop-In
  Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Recreation Center
  2:00 pm
• Basketball- Teen/Adult- Drop In
  Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Center
  6:00 pm
• Pyle Back to School Night
  Thomas W. Pyle Middle School , 6311 Wilson Ln, Bethesda, MD 2081
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• PCV Women's Group →
  Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Dr, Potomac
  1:00 pm
Friday September 11
• PCV Cultural Arts Programming, with artist Susan Goldman →
  Potomac Community Recreation Center, 11315 Falls Rd, Potomac
  10:30 am
Saturday September 12
• Fall Community Parking Lot Sale →
  McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

North Bethesda

• Upcoming Pike & Rose Supper Club to Offer A5 Wagyu and Exclusive Memberships (mocoshow.com)
• National Symphony Orchestra will play at 6 DC-area venues next season as Kennedy Center shuts (wxxv25.com)
• 2026 Customer Satisfaction Leaders: Alco Products Company Inc. (qualifiedremodeler.com)

Bethesda

• Trustar Bank to acquire branches, customer service hub from Forbright Bank (financialregnews.com)
• WMATA Provides Updated Details on Red Line Closure Through September 6 (mocoshow.com)
• Thomas A. Beatrice (newhavenindependent.org)

Rockville

• Montgomery County Hosts 2nd 'Clear The Shelters' Event (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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