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The British Baseball Federation (BBF) has confirmed the schedule for this Saturday’s Under-17 and Under-14 Playoffs which will be hosted by Herts Baseball Club along with the Under-11 Herts Championship Final between the Herts Dodgers and the Herts Giants.
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U17 PLAYOFFS
The Herts U17 team will face the Forest Glade Redbacks in an elimination game at 10am. The two teams met 12 months ago with exactly the same scenario and the Redbacks won it in extra innings. The winner of this first game will face the number one seed, London Mets. The winner of that game will qualify for the National Baseball Championships (NBC) which will be held in Cartmel Valley on 15 and 16 September. The second team to progress through to the NBC will be the winner of the game between the Horsham Hornets and the Cobham Cougars.
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U17 Schedule
| DATE | TIME | VENUE | LEAGUE | VISITING TEAM | HOME TEAM | FORMAT |
| 08-Sep | 10:00 | New Diamond | BBF (U17) Playoffs | Forest Glade RedBacks | Herts All Stars (U17) | 6 innings |
| 08-Sep | 12:30 | New Diamond | BBF (U17) Playoffs | Forest Glade/Herts | London Mets (U17) | 6 innings |
| 08-Sep | 14:30 | New Diamond | BBF (U17) Playoffs | Horsham Hornets | Cobham Cougars | 6 innings |
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U14 PLAYOFFS
The Herts U14 team faces exactly the same predicament as the Herts U17 team. They will first need to win against the Forest Glade Redbacks. If they do this they will have the daunting prospect of facing the London Mets who are the favourites to win the title. Last year’s winners, LYBL, will come up against London Sports and the winner of that duel will also progress through to the NBC in the Lake District a week later.
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U14 Schedule
| DATE | TIME | VENUE | LEAGUE | VISITING TEAM | HOME TEAM | FORMAT |
| 08-Sep | 10:00 | Old Diamond | BBF (U14) Playoffs | London Sports | LYBL | 6 innings |
| 08-Sep | 12:30 | Old Diamond | BBF (U14) Playoffs | Herts All Stars (U14) | Forest Glade RedBacks | 6 innings |
| 08-Sep | 14:30 | Old Diamond | BBF (U14) Playoffs | Forest Glade/Herts | London Mets (U14) | 6 innings |
U11 HERTS CHAMPIONSHIP
The Herts Dodgers go into the final games of their Herts U11 Championship with the Herts Dodgers with a clear advantage as they lead 3-1 in the series. If the Giants are to retain the title, they know that they will need to win both games on Saturday in order to tie the series at 3-3 and force a deciding Game 7.
U11 schedule
| DATE | TIME | VENUE | LEAGUE | VISITING TEAM | HOME TEAM | FORMAT |
| 08-Sep | 10:30 | Old Diamond | U11 Series | Herts Giants | Herts Dodgers | 4 innings |
| 08-Sep | 12:00 | Old Diamond | U11 Series | Herts Dodgers | Herts Giants | 4 innings |
| 08-Sep | 13:30 | Old Diamond | U11 Series | Herts Giants | Herts Dodgers | 3 innings |
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VENUE AND EVENT DETAILS
The event will be hosted by Herts Baseball Club at their ballpark in Hemel Hempstead (click for venue details). Admission is free and fans and families can enjoy the baseball action along with traditional baseball snacks which will be on offer including hot dogs, chilli dogs, Krispy Kreme donuts, Big League Chew and other snacks and drinks.
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Players and their families will also be able to purchase instant framed photos from the day’s games as DE Photo have been appointed as the photographers for this event.
Baseball gloves, bats, bags, and other merchandise including baseball memorabilia will also be on offer at the retail outlets around the ballpark.
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Note: As mentioned above Herts Baseball Club is pleased to announce that DE Photo have been appointed as the Professional Sports and Event Photographers for this event. This event, by its very nature, is in the public arena and when entering for the event the participant and their parents acknowledges this fact, which may result in the recording and publication of his/her image. All DE Photo photographers and staff have been CRB checked and the company operates a strict Child Protection Policy and Code of Ethics which can be viewed on their website at http://www.dephoto.biz/cpp