The Herts Yankees and Herts Dodgers were looking to bounce back after recording losses in week one of the Herts Baseball Little League. The Dodgers got their first win of the season with a convincing 18-8 score against the Giants. Dodgers’ batters had an outstanding game at the plate. Ben Jones was one of the star performers going 4-for-5 with 5 RIBIs including a home run over the centerfield wall. Dodgers celebration were short-lived as the Giants came back strong in game two winning 17-13 which means they lead the series 3-1. Game two saw home runs by Matt Cowler (2) and Aaron Witter.
In the Herts Major League, the Herts Yankees had a spring in their step with several key reinforcements coming in for them. Lewis Green started on the mound for them and gave them exactly the start which they needed. They had a healthy 9-3 lead going into the third inning, but then the Red Sox came alive and started to put runs on the scoreboard and eventually took the lead going into the final inning. A late surge by the Yankees in the final inning included a 2-run home run by Liam Green (2) bringing them to within one run, but then Red Sox pitcher, Zack Longboy, shut the door retiring three batters in succession to end the game and give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead in the series.
Rivals London Mets Come to Town this Saturday
Next Saturday, 21 May 2011, the Herts U-17 and Herts U-14 All Star teams will clash in the National League against their London Mets counterparts. This is a repeat of the dramatic London versus Herts National Final which Herts won to lift the Under-14 National Trophy last October. This year Herts is entering an Under-17 team for the first time in its history. Many of the Herts Under-17 players were members of the Under-14 Championship-winning team from last year. This time they will be facing much older and more experienced players, so it will be exciting to see how they will start in the Under-17 British League. With so many Under-14 Herts players moving up to the Under-17 team, there will be many new faces representing Herts at the Under-14 League level.
Everything is set for a fantastic day of baseball between two of the biggest rivals in Great Britain. The games begin at 12pm this Saturday, 21 May 2011, at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead. Free admission for all. Hot Dogs, and alls sorts of other snacks and refreshments will be available on the day. Many new players have signed up with the Herts teams this year and new players can join the League and give baseball a try at any point of the season. For more details contact Herts Baseball Club by visiting the official website of the Herts Baseball Little League.
WEEKEND’S BOX SCORES IN THE HERTS LITTLE LEAGUE
| Herts Yankees at Herts Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Herts Yankees | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Herts Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| Herts Red Sox 19, Herts Yankees 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herts Red Sox | Herts Yankees | ||||||||
| ab | r | h | bi | ab | r | h | bi | ||
| Brodie Caress p-ss | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Jose Morillo ss-c-3b | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Mayhew lf | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Gavin Peterson cf-p-3b-c | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Lloyd-Jones 1b | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Cameron Ross 2b-cf | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Kieran Manning c | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Liam Green c-ss | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Harry Purvis cf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Jonny Compton-Weight 1b-p | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Zack Longboy ss-p | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Callum Vangundy 3b-rf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Moulton 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (b4) Daisy Ross rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tristan Le Coz 3b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Lewis Green p-1b-3b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Alex Rayner rf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Rhys Burns lf-2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Adams rf-2b-lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TEAM TOTALS | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | TEAM TOTALS | 35 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| E: Jose Morillo(5), Lewis Green(2), Tom Adams(2), Liam Green, Callum Vangundy, Gavin Peterson. DP: Herts Yankees 1. LOB: Herts Red Sox 6, Herts Yankees 7. 2B: Brodie Caress, Harry Purvis, Jonny Compton-Weight(2), Lewis Green, Liam Green, Cameron Ross. HR: Liam Green. SB: Zack Longboy(3), Harry Purvis(2), Brodie Caress(2), Charlie Mayhew, Kyle Lloyd-Jones, Brian Moulton, Tristan Le Coz, Alex Rayner, Jose Morillo(5), Gavin Peterson(2), Jonny Compton-Weight. |
| Herts Red Sox | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Zack Longboy W | 4.00 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Brodie Caress | 2.33 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Herts Yankees | ||||||
| Lewis Green | 2.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gavin Peterson | 2.00 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Jonny Compton-Weight L | 1.33 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| HBP: by Brodie Caress (Callum Vangundy). . . . . . . WP: Brodie Caress(3), Zack Longboy(2), Jonny Compton-Weight(11). PB: Kieran Manning(2), Gavin Peterson(5). T: 2:49. A: 78. |
| Herts Dodgers at Herts Giants | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| Herts Dodgers | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 1 |
| Herts Giants | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| Herts Dodgers 18, Herts Giants 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herts Dodgers | Herts Giants | ||||||||
| ab | r | h | bi | ab | r | h | bi | ||
| Alexander Deacon p | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Jamie Brener 1b-ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rylie Peterson lf | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Lewis Auchterlounie p-sf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Jones c | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ryan Reynolds 3b-cf | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Theo Longboy 1b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Matt Cowler cf-3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zoe Wakelam 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Aaron Witter ss-1b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Colin Vawter cf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | James Roberts 2b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nicholas Durer 2b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Beau Mack-Rehnsi c | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jonathan Wakelam sf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Christian Lynch lf-p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Durer rf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Louis Boote rf-lf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keanu Wood ss | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Alex Trautman rf-ph | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Crombie sf-dh | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| TEAM TOTALS | 43 | 18 | 28 | 18 | TEAM TOTALS | 30 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
| E: Alexander Deacon, Lewis Auchterlounie, Aaron Witter. LOB: Herts Giants 7, Herts Dodgers 12. 2B: Ben Jones, Theo Longboy, Aaron Witter, Jamie Brener. HR: Ben Jones |
| Herts Giants at Herts Dodgers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| Herts Giants | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 0 |
| Herts Dodgers | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 2 |
| Herts Giants 17, Herts Dodgers 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herts Giants | Herts Dodgers | ||||||||
| ab | r | h | bi | ab | r | h | bi | ||
| Lewis Auchterlounie 3b-lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Colin Vawter 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jamie Brener lf-2b | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Nicholas Durer cf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Matt Cowler cf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Keanu Wood lf | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Aaron Witter 1b | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Rylie Peterson 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Christian Lynch c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Alex Crombie p | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| James Roberts ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Oliver Durer c | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Ryan Reynolds rf-3b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Alexander Deacon ss | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Beau Mack-Rehnsi 2b-rf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ben Jones 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Trautman p | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | H Player 9 rf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 36 | 17 | 23 | 16 | TEAM TOTALS | 34 | 13 | 23 | 13 |
| E: Alexander Deacon, Rylie Peterson. LOB: Herts Giants 6, Herts Dodgers 9. 2B: Jamie Brener(2), Matt Cowler, Beau Mack-Rehnsi, Alexander Deacon. HR: Matt Cowler, Aaron Witter. |