11th-HOUR FALCONS RALLY TRIPS UP NATIONAL CHAMPS

No one knew what to expect in Sunday's showdown between the Herts Falcons – newcomers to the National Baseball League – and the reigning champion London Mets. On Opening Day the Falcons swept the Croydon Pirates and, in doing so, made an assertive debut onto the national stage.  The Mets, on the other hand, suffered […]

KNIGHTS MASSACRE EAGLES

The Herts Eagles had a day to forget at Richmond, their record dropping to three wins and three losses after suffering a pair of defeats to the Richmond Knights.  The misery was compounded by three injuries on the day, with Mike Wakelam (hamstring) and Tim Elkins (dislocated fingers) both now likely to miss several games […]

BAPTISM OF FIRE: DRAGONS SLAY RAPTORS

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, JON GAMBLE   Raptors took the field against the Richmond Dragons at Grovehill on Sunday with high hopes of continuing their unbeaten start to the 2009 season. These hopes took an early dive as the Dragons raced away to 7-0 lead in a first inning blitz. Aggressive base-stealing proved […]

HAWKS SWOOP ON PREY

After mounting monumental comebacks, only to come up short in the first two games of 2009, the Herts Hawks finally broke into the win column with a gritty performance reminiscent of the young Tampa Bay Rays.   The Hawks Manager, Marty Cullen, still missing some notable veteran talent, made some strategic call ups from the […]

Welcome to the Blog

Hello there, I am Rob Jones, of the Herts Raptors. I have been with the club for six years, playing pretty much exclusively as an outfielder. Having finally won a Gold Glove last year, I am now trying out life as an infielder. That is the “Change” that this blog will be about. Of course, it'll also […]