Basing Hill Ballpark crowdfunding deadline extended
The Basing Hill Ballpark crowdfunding campaign deadline has been extended to July 21. Herts Baseball Club suffered a setback in March when they learned that they narrowly missed out on funding from The Mayor of London‘s Make London Fund. Since then the club has been in discussions with businesses and organisations and, although the campaign […]
2021 Opening Day – British baseball teams have waited 20 months for this
The last British baseball league game was played twenty months ago. The wait is finally over as baseball teams up and down the country are gearing up for the Opening Day of the 2021 baseball season this Sunday. The league schedules produced some enticing matchups for the five Herts teams. The Herts Falcons open the […]
Diamonds starting to take shape ahead of 2021 Opening Day
At Herts Baseball Club’s annual general meeting in January, it was reported that the club has put a more comprehensive field maintenance programme for Grovehill Ballpark in order to preserve it as one of the best baseball venues in the United Kingdom. On 29 March Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, confirmed that outdoor activities for organised […]
Countdown to HSL – first chance to see the teams ahead of the 2021 British baseball season
The Herts Spring League (HSL) will see 22 teams play 21 games on the weekend of 24 and 25 April. Organised by Herts Baseball Club, it is Britain’s version of MLB’s Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, and it signals that the season is just around the corner. FORMAT The 22 teams have been placed into four […]
22 teams enter the 2021 HSL
Herts Baseball Club has confirmed that 22 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 in 2019 year by […]
Spring Training groups announced
As announced by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, yesterday, organised outdoor sport can now restart. The five Herts adult league teams will report for Spring Training this week. The teams will initially be divided into three groups. Those trying out to play in the National Baseball League and in the Double-A League will be in one […]
Crowdfunding campaign continues for Basing Hill Ballpark despite setback
It has been a hotly anticipated few weeks as Herts Baseball Club rallied support for the Basing Hill Ballpark crowdfunding campaign on Spacehive. Facing steep competition, the club hoped to be one of the projects to receive financial backing from the Mayor of London as part of the Make London Fund. Results were announced earlier […]
Spring Training schedule announced for the Herts adult and youth teams
With the success of the Covid vaccination roll out, families around the country are looking forward to resuming outdoor activities in April. The government’s timetable currently indicates that organised outdoor sport can commence from Monday, 29 March. On the basis of this Herts Baseball Club has published the Spring Training schedule for its adult and […]
New baseball league aims to give kids the MLB experience in Herts and NW London
With the success of the Covid vaccination roll out, families around England are looking forward to resuming outdoor activities in April. Today’s announcement by Herts Baseball Club gives them even more to look forward to this summer with the launch of a brand new youth baseball league in Herts and London. The Herts Youth Baseball […]
Behind the scenes of the newly launched Herts Youth Baseball League
Last month, Herts Baseball Club elected Will Zucker and Aspi Dimitrov as Co-Directors of Youth Baseball. We asked them about the launch of the brand new youth baseball league. What can young players look forward to when the new league commences? How many of the children and their parents watching MLB on their TVs have […]