Herts Baseball Club has confirmed that 19 teams have entered this year’s Herts Spring League (HSL). The teams come from all British baseball leagues including the National Baseball League (NBL), Triple-A, Double-A and Single-A Leagues.
The London Archers are also back for their third year in the HSL. They made history last year by becoming the first British team to win the Pony European Championships and qualified for the Pony World Series which was played in Pennsylvania. They will use the HSL as part of their preparations for this year’s PONY European Tournament later this year.
The HSL teams will be divided into three divisions as follows:
| HSL – NBL/Triple-A | ||
| TEAM | CLASS | HSL RANKING |
| Herts Falcons | NBL | 2 |
| Herts Hawks | AAA | 6 |
| London Capitals | NBL | 1 |
| London Marauders | AAA | 5 |
| London Mammoths | AAA | 3 |
| Richmond Knights | AAA/AA | 4 |
| HSL – Double-A | ||
| TEAM | CLASS | HSL RANKING |
| Guildford Mavericks | AA/A | 9 |
| Herts Londoners | AA | 11 |
| London Archers | AA | 10 |
| London Musketeers | AA | 12 |
| Milton Keynes Bucks | AA | 7 |
| Sidewinders | AA | 8 |
| HSL – Single-A | ||
| TEAM | CLASS | HSL RANKING |
| Bracknell Inferno | A | 13 |
| Herts Eagles | A | 16 |
| Herts Raptors | A | 18 |
| London Mustangs | A | 14 |
| London Minotaurs | A | 19 |
| Milton Keynes Coyotes | A | 15 |
| Richmond Dukes | A | 17 |
SCHEDULE AND FORMAT
The HSL will be played over three weeks commencing on the weekend of 14-15 March and ending on 28-29 March. The HSL format and games schedule are expected to be announced shortly and hertsbaseball.com will bring this and all other HSL news as they happen.