Author: Herts Baseball News Editor

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Falcons need to win to keep destiny in their own hands

For the Herts Falcons this has now become a direct battle with their old rivals the Harlow Nationals. The Nats currently occupy fourth place which seems to be the last ticket to the 2014 National Baseball League playoffs. Southampton Mustangs, Essex Arrows and London Mets appear to be out of the Falcons’ reach barring a total collapse between now and the end of the regular season with 10 games remaining.

Herts are currently sixth standing 3 games back on Harlow with 2 head-to-head games between the two teams remaining. Yet, they still have destiny in their own hands. This is due to the fact that they have games in hand. If the Falcons match the Nationals’ results between now and the end of the season and win the direct clash by an overall margin of 4 or more runs, they will overtake Harlow and take that last playoff place.

This makes Sunday’s home doubleheader against the Southampton Mustangs a massive encounter. A defeat does not necessarily mean that the team will be out of the playoff race but psychologically it is vital for them to keep destiny in their own hands.

The Falcons will go into the games without Cris Hiche due to his long-term injury. There is doubt about Mike Osborn after he aggravated the persistent foot injury which he suffered in the winter. Starting pitcher Abel Salas had to miss last Sunday’s games due to illness but the hope is that he will recover in time for this Sunday’s games against Southampton.

The doubleheader begins at 12pm, this Sunday, 20 July, at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead. Admission is free.

 

HERTS

FALCONS

SOUTHAMPTON MUSTANGS

CLUB FACTS

1996

Year founded

2005

2

Adult baseball diamonds

1

0

Youth baseball diamonds

0

0

Softball diamonds

0

NUMBER OF BBF LEAGUE TEAMS

1

National Baseball League (NBL)

1

1

AAA League

0

1

AA League

1

1

A League

0

2

U17 League

0

2

U12 League

0

8

Total

2

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Runner-up in brackets)

0 (1)

NBL

0 (1)

1 (0)

AAA League

0 (1)

0 (1)

AA League

0 (0)

0 (0)

A League

0 (0)

0 (1)

U17 League

0 (0)

1 (1)

U14 League

0 (0)

2 (4)

Total

0 (2)

NBL 2014 SEASON

4-10

Wins-Losses

11-3

6th

League position

1st

L4

Current streak

L1

6.86 (3rd)

Runs scored per game

6.29 (4th)

8.93 (7th)

Runs allowed per game

4.71(1st)

.345 (1st)

Batting average

.283 (5th)

.533 (1st)

Slugging average

.378 (5th)

9 (1st)

Home runs

5 (3rd)

7.10 (7th)

ERA

3.12(2nd)

30 (6th)

Fielding Errors

29 (5th)
by Herts Baseball News Editor

3 Herts players hope to help GB qualify for the U19 European Championships

Herts players Jake Caress, Tom Armstrong and Will Zucker are preparing to play in crucial games for the Great Britain Under-19 National Team this week.

The team has arrived in Croatia for the U19 European Championship qualifying tournament. Their opponents will be Hungary, Lithuania and Switzerland in the group stages. If they win or finish second they progress through to the semi-finals where they will play against the winner or the runner-up of the other group which comprises Belarus, Croatia, Poland and Slovakia.

The two winning semi-finalists will meet in the final and the winner of the tournament will advance to next summer’s U19 European Championships.

Ahead of these games GB U19 Manager, Will Lintern, was upbeat about the team’s chances. “We have a very strong team. This is the most prepared group of young men we have ever had, their commitment and dedication puts us in a great position to win the tournament get back into the European Championships” said Lintern.

SCHEDULE
Tue, 15 July, Hungary vs Great Britain
Wed, 16 July, Great Britain vs Lithuania
Thu, 17 July, Switzerland vs Great Britain
Fri, 18 July, Semi-Finals
Sat, 19 July, Final

Keep up-to-date with news from Croatia by following Herts Baseball Club on twitter and facebook.

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Herts snap losing streak against champions Richmond

BBF Single-A League
Richmond Dukes 17 – Herts Raptors 38
written by Emmanuel Banson and Andrew Slater

It started off with Andrew Slater stepping into the managerial hot seat for Herts Raptors for the first time in 3 years because of unavailability of Geoff Thomas and Rob Jones. After a long week of trying to make a team with a massive club effort to find players with special thanks to Aspi we had 12 players for the game.

With confidence and energy coming from the Raptor’s we began the game with the sun starting to come out from behind the clouds.

It was a strong start with the bats in the first inning with Adam Landau-Smithers leading off with a walk and scoring on errors by Richmond’s defence. Ross Asquith played his first game of the season and hit a line drive for a single and Jim Arnott hit a one-run double on a line drive and advanced to third on an error. Leading to Raptors scoring 5 runs in the 1st inning.

Andrew Slater started on the mound for the Raptors and he struggled with a tight strike zone, he walked 2 batters and Richmond battled back with 5 runs to tie it 5 – 5 after the 1st inning.

We carried on where we left off at bat with strong hitting and solid base running extended the lead 13 – 5 at the top of the 3rd inning. Richmond scored 5 more runs at bottom of 3rd with Andrew Slater continuing to struggle with a tight strike zone to make it 13 – 10 to Raptors.

In the end after 3 innings Andrew pitched 75 – 39 strikes, 6 BB, 9 hits, 12 runs, 11 earned, 0 Ks.

Andrew Slater thought it was best if he stepped off the mound giving Matt Johnston his first appearance as a pitcher after playing a solid 3 innings at SS. With Andrew Slater switched to fill the gap at shortstop. Matt Johnston on the mound with runners on 1st and 3rd base didn’t take long to warm up and settle into his new role. With Matt Johnston striking one out and fielding a ball and throwing the out at first for the second out of the inning. He gained the momentum back for the Raptors with the final out being an infield pop up to new short stop Andrew Slater.

Richmond took little advantage of the situation as they only scored another 2 runs to make it 13 – 12 after 4 innings. But with a close score, the Raptors were understandably a bit nervous that the momentum could be swinging Richmond’s way.

Andrew Slater’s tactical prowess was brilliant and well executed. Adam Landau-Smithers continued to get on base and causing Richmond infield problems with his aggressive base running and Ross Asquith flawless lefty hitting sending a ball down the 3rd base line over the head of the 3rd baseman landing 5 inches in fair play. Raptors started to go right round the order to dominate with the bat while Richmond’s starting pitcher struggled to curb Raptors offence. With solid hitting all the way through the order, Richmond decided to change pitchers after 4.33 innings – 129 – 61 strikes, 10 BB, 6 hits, 17 runs, 11 earned, 7 Ks. Avram Nikolic-Parry came in relief and Richmond defence couldn’t cope with Raptors offence which led up to 22 – 12.

Matt Johnston continued to battle with the strike zone and Raptors defence helped him out and managed to stop Richmond’s comeback with only 3 runs to make it 22 – 15. Richmond’s relief Avram Nikolic-Parry struggled to find his groove and the Raptors took advantage with passed balls, hits and steals even the Raptors are 2 outs. After the disastrous 1.33 innings – 81 – 30 strikes, 7 BB, 7 hits, 15 runs, 6 earned, 2 Ks.

With the Raptors making changes taking Adam Landau-Smithers from 2B after a solid game making one out, no errors and running his heart out round the bases, and replacing him with Charlie Day who fitted into the swing of things with a solid hit with his first at bat. Joe and Mike stepped into the outfield and also continued to make solid contact with the bat.

Joe was unfortunately hitting too well as the Raptors rallied in the 6th batting round the order leading Joe to have the painful stat of being the first and second out of the inning.

The first out was a deep hit to LF, with the second out being a stroke of bad luck when he drove the ball with some speed straight back to the pitcher. The pitcher ducked and turned away to only then find out the ball had hit him clean in the glove making the out. This then led Richmond’s Ben Carter to replace Avram Nikolic Parry on the mound after losing the feeling in his hand. Raptor’s offence continued to batter Richmond’s defence and extended the lead to 32 – 15 with help from Andrew Slater bringing two home with a double with bases loaded and Jeff W following up with a solid hit to continue the trend.

The Raptors defence was proving to be as solid as I have seen this season. Ken Pike taking a brilliant pop up behind the plate, running full steam at the fence, especially after being behind the plate in hot conditions for over 3 hours.

Then making a throw out to 3rd baseman Jon Lewys to close the inning

Raptors scored further 6 runs at top of the 7th to extend the lead to 38 – 15.

Matt Johnston stepped onto the mound for what we all hoped would be the last time after a very hot day down in Richmond. With 2 out and Richmond only scoring 2 runs Matt Johnston stepped up and struck out the last ending the inning and the ballgame by mercy rule.

This is the biggest runs scored by Herts Raptors this season and a record as well for BBF Leagues 2014 season. Matt Johnston – 4 innings 79 – 38 strikes, 5 BB, 4 hits, 5 runs, 5 earned, 5 Ks.

Herts Raptors win 38 – 17, there was a lot of smiles and high fives at Raptors dugout. Well done Raptors and let’s hope the momentum carries on towards to the end of the season.

Manager Andrew slater post game mentions

” It was a great club effort and I truly appreciate the effort of some players traveling long distance to help out today. It shows a great togetherness throughout Herts. I’m finding it very hard to remember any real errors on defence which is great. Especially with people playing in positions they have not done before. I find it very hard to pick a player of the day after such a team effort.Matt Johnston has to get a special mention with a solid first 3 innings at SS and then a stunning display of nerves and composure as Pitcher for 4 innings, especially as he has not played in either position in a league game. Ken pike was hard working behind the plate and Adam was solid at 2B and always on base. Saying all that I think it has to go to Ross for making great catches in the out field and his hitting stats where amazing for someone’s first game this year”

Player of the Day – Ross Asquith 7 for 6, 5 runs, 6 RBIs, 9 SB.

Unlucky Knob Out of the Year so far – Joseph Osborne-Brade hits a hard line drive at Richmond’s pitcher and caught it without looking at the ball.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Falcons and Raptors hit the road this Sunday hungry for wins

The Herts Falcons (4-8) are preparing for their biggest game of the season so far as they travel to the London Mets (8-6) this Sunday, 13 July, aiming to get right back into the playoff race.

If they win both games of the doubleheader they will be within one game of the Mets and may even move into the playoff zone depending on other results. The games will be played in Finsbury Park and Herts are expected to have a good number of travelling fans supporting them. The two teams met on opening day of the 2014 season and shared a win each. The pressure is on the Falcons to win both games on this occasion as they need to catch up with the rest of the pack.

Cris Hiche greeted by his teammates after his home run against the London Mets on Opening Day (photo by Richard Lee richardleephotography.org)

Cris Hiche is still on the disabled list and he will need some more time to recover from the injury sustained in the game against Bracknell earlier this year. With the exception of Hiche, all other injuries appear to be clearing up so it looks like the Falcons are returning to full strength at the right time.

This is the business end of the season. The team from Hertfordshire has 12 games to reverse the injury-hit first half of the season and battle back into the playoff zone.

There is only one other Herts adult league team in action this Sunday. The Herts Raptors will be making the trip to Richmond still looking for their first win of the season. This has not been an easy season for the team, however, the noises coming out of the Raptors clubhouse have been good all week long as the players seem determined to end this painful winless streak. The Raptors met the Richmond Dukes three weeks ago and came very close to ending the hoodoo, losing 9-12. It is expected to be another closely-fought battle.  Jonathon Lewys and Ross Asquith are expected to be back in a Herts uniform playing their first games of 2014.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Herts youngsters prepare for the opening game versus the Czechs tonight

In the British under-17 leagues, last month the Southern Conference overcame the Northern and Midlands conference to secure their place in the Europe and Africa qualification stage of the 2014 Little League World Series. This phase of the competition will be held between 6 and 12 July in Novara, Italy.

The Southern Conference All Star team, which will compete as UK’s representative, has now arrived in Italy. It features players from the Herts Harriers, London Mets and LYBL Bulldogs. Team UK has been placed in a very competitive group with Belgium, Spain and the Czech Republic which is a country making major strides and attracting a lot of attention from the multi-million dollar teams of Major League Baseball in America. Team UK’s first game is against the Czechs on Monday, 7 July, under the lights starting at 7:30pm UK time.

In the other group are France, Italy, the Netherlands and Lithuania, who already caused a major shock by beating last year’s winner Italy 9-4 in extra innings last night in the opening game of this competition.

The overall winner will progress to the Little League World Series which is shown live on ESPN around the world. Last year Italy qualified for the World Series by beating Team UK.

Herts Baseball Club’s representatives are infielder Carlos Casal Jr, third baseman and catcher Sebastian Molina and pitcher Zack Longboy.

Over the course of the competition this week most of the games will be televised on the internet (click to view). You can receive alerts about the TV schedule and regular updates from Italy by following Herts Baseball Club on twitter and facebook.

2014 LITTLE LEAGUE (UNDER-17) – EUROPE AND AFRICA QUALIFYING

(the win-loss records of the teams in the groups stage will be updated in orange over the course of the week)

Pool A
Belgium (BEL) 0-3
Czech Republic (CZE) 3-0
Great Britain (GBR) 2-1
Spain (ESP) 1-2

Pool B
France (FRA) 0-3
Italy (ITA) 2-1
Netherland (NED) 1-2
Lithuania (LIT) 3-0

SCHEDULE OF GAMES

(the final scores will be updated in orange as they come in over the course of the week)

Sunday July 6th ( Opening Game )
1 ITA 4 LIT 9  (8:30pm) Novara

Monday July 7th
2 FRA 5 NED 9 (10.00am) Novara
3 ESP 11 BEL 2 (1:30pm) Novara
4 CZE 4 GBR 0 (8:30pm) Novara (game suspended in 3rd inning due to lightning/rain with Czechs leading 3-0, will be resumed 9:30am UK time on Tuesday, 8 July.)

Tuesday July 8th
5 LIT 11 NED 10 (2:30pm) Vercelli
6 BEL 6 CZE  18 (5:30pm) Vercelli
7 FRA 1 ITA 14 (2:30pm) Novara
8 GBR 5 ESP 4 (F/9) (5:30pm) Novara

Wednesday July 9th
9 GBR 11 BEL 4 (10.00am) Novara
10 ESP 9 CZE 14 (2:00pm) Novara
11 LIT 10 FRA 6 (5:30pm) Novara
12 NED 0 ITA 10 (8:30pm) Novara

Thursday July 10th
13 3rd Pool A ESP – 4th Pool B FRA 2:30pm Vercelli
14 3rd Pool B NED – 4th Pool A BEL 5:30pm Vercelli
15 1st Pool A CZE – 2nd Pool B ITA 2:30pm Novara
16 1st Pool B LIT – 2nd Pool A GBR 5:30pm Novara

Friday July 11th

7th – 8th place
17 Looser game 13 – Looser game 14 2:30pm Novara

5th – 6th place
18 Winner game 13 – Winner game 14 5:30pm Novara

Saturday July 12th

3rd – 4th place
19 Looser game 15 – Looser game 16 2:30pm Novara

1st-2nd place – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
20 Winner game 15 – Winner game 16 5:30pm Novara

 

Note: For each game the first team indicated in the schedule is the home team .

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Playoff race still wide open. Falcons have fate in their own hands.

The Falcons have reached the halfway point of the season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses standing two games back from the playoff places. Manager, Lee Manning, will be looking for a big effort from his players in the second half of the NBL season. Despite the difficult start of the season, largely due to a series of injuries, the Falcons remain upbeat as their playoff hopes are very much alive and they have their fate in their own hands.

They currently find themselves in sixth place and need to move up two places to secure a playoff place. The Bracknell Blazers are currently fifth, just one game ahead of the Falcons so a sweep against them on 27 July will help them move ahead of Bracknell. The Nationals are in fifth place, two games ahead. A sweep for the Falcons in their doubleheader at the Nats on August 3 will see them move into the playoff zone if they can score 4 runs more than the Nats in that doubleheader. This is due to the league’s tie-break rules which state that if teams end with the same number of wins and losses and have identical head-to-head record, the tie will be broken by looking at the who has conceded the fewest runs in games between the tied teams. The Nats conceded 9 while the Falcons conceded 12 on Sunday so Herts will need to turn that minus-three head-to-head run differential in their favour on August 3.

The London Mets, currently third and 3 games ahead of the Falcons, are also within reach. To go above the Mets in the NBL standings the Falcons will need to win both games of their doubleheader coming up next for Herts on 13 July.

Team

W

L

%

GB

RF

RA

Southampton

10

2

0.833

–

73

52

Essex

11

5

0.688

1

142

86

London Mets

8

6

0.571

3

110

97

Southern

7

7

0.500

4

74

82

Bracknell

6

8

0.429

5

72

78

Herts Falcons

4

8

0.333

6

87

114

SL Pirates

2

12

0.143

9

56

105

In summary, the Falcons can overtake any of these 3 teams, but they even have some room for error as they only need to overtake two out of these three teams. The head-to-head meetings with these three teams will be massive occasions, but the race may be turned on its head by other results. It all makes for an exciting second half of the season for Herts fans.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Fulford to make his Herts Falcons debut this Sunday


 

With the crucial doubleheader against the Harlow Nationals coming up this Sunday, Andrew Fulford has arrived from Florida at a perfect time for the Herts Falcons. In 2012 he played for the Herts Hawks as he arrived too late to meet the NBL postseason eligibility rule, so this Sunday will be his official debut for Herts in the National Baseball League.

After having to deal with a series of injuries in the first two months of the season, Herts Falcons manager, Lee Manning, now has the pleasant problem of having four catchers on his roster.  Andrew Fulford, Conner Brown, Phil Clark and Zac Malone are all high calibre catchers, but there are many other slots which need to be filled and all four catchers have the versatility to play in various other positions so, for coach Manning, this is a good problem to have.

Andrew Fulford is 23-years-old. He started playing when he was 4. After spending his early years in the Citrus Park Little League, Fulford went on to play for the varsity team at Sickles High School and later with Cambridge High School finishing as Florida Sate runners-up in 2009. During his career he has played under former MLB players Jody Reed, who played as second basemen for the Boston Red Sox, and Sam Marsonek who was a pitcher with the New York Yankees.

This Sunday’s doubleheader between the Herts Falcons and the Harlow Nationals will start at 12pm at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead. Admission is free.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Falcons vs Nats this Sunday – get ready for the storm

The Herts Falcons and Harlow Nationals have proven to be two of the top teams in the country in the previous two seasons.  This year both teams find themselves slightly off the pace with a winning percentage of less than .500, but results in the last few weeks suggest that they are mounting a major challenge to get into the postseason playoffs.

Last week the Nationals took a win against the high-flying Essex Arrows to deprive them of the top spot for now.  The Falcons did the same against the league-leading Southampton Mustangs and then swept the Pirates to move into fifth place in the standings.

Herts-vs-Harlow clashes always keep fans on the edge of their seats (photo by Richard Lee richardleephotography.org)

The rivalry between the Falcons and Nationals goes back to 2011 when a group of Herts members left the Hertfordshire club to found the Harlow Nationals.  They have dominated the NBL since then, winning the championship in all of the last three seasons since their inaugural year in 2011. Both teams know that they need to put a good run of wins starting this Sunday if they are going to qualify for the postseason this year.

The doubleheader begins at 12pm, this Sunday, 22 June, at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead. Admission is free.

 

HERTS

FALCONS

HARLOW NATIONALS

CLUB FACTS

1996

Year founded

2011

2

Adult baseball diamonds

1

0

Youth baseball diamonds

0

0

Softball diamonds

0

NUMBER OF BBF LEAGUE TEAMS

1

National Baseball League (NBL)

1

1

AAA League

0

1

AA League

0

1

A League

0

2

U17 League

0

2

U12 League

0

8

Total

1

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Runner-up in brackets)

0 (1)

NBL

3 (0)

1 (0)

AAA League

0 (0)

0 (1)

AA League

0 (0)

0 (0)

A League

0 (0)

0 (1)

U17 League

0 (0)

1 (1)

U14 League

0 (0)

2 (4)

Total

3 (0)

NBL 2014 SEASON

4-6

Wins-Losses

5-7

5th

League position

4th

W2

Current streak

W1

7.80 (2nd)

Runs scored per game

5.17 (5th)

10.20 (7th)

Runs allowed per game

6.08 (3rd)

.357 (1st)

Batting average

.249 (6th)

.556 (1st)

Slugging average

.331 (6th)

8 (1st)

Home runs

0 (7th)

8.12 (7th)

ERA

6.12 (6th)

22 (4th)

Fielding Errors

22 (4th)
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box scores: Herts All Stars 3 London Mets 14 – UK Little League Championship U12


.

London Mets U12 at Herts All Stars U12
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
London Mets U12 0 0 4 5 5 14 14 2
Herts All Stars U12 2 1 0 0 0 3 6 4
London Mets U12 14, Herts All Stars U12 3
London Mets U12 Herts All Stars U12
ab r h bi ab r h bi
V Player 1 p 1 3 1 1 Cal McCreavy 1b-2b 2 0 1 1
V Player 2 c 3 2 1 0 Lucas Lebrato c 3 1 1 0
V Player 3 1b 4 3 3 4 Aaron Witter p-1b 2 1 2 1
V Player 4 2b 4 2 3 1 Oliver Durer ss 2 0 0 0
V Player 5 3b 3 1 1 2 Christian Lynch 3b 1 0 0 0
V Player 6 ss 4 0 2 3 Ben Jupp 2b-xf4 2 0 0 0
V Player 7 lf 3 0 1 0 James Dullea cf 2 0 0 0
V Player 8 cf 3 0 1 1 Josh Jones rf-xh5 2 1 2 0
V Player 9 rf 2 3 1 0 Nicholas Durer lf-xh5 1 0 0 0
Alex Trautman rf-p 2 0 0 0
Jonathan Wakelam rf-xh2 2 0 0 0
Rene Aschmann rf-lf-xh3 1 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 27 14 14 12 TEAM TOTALS 22 3 6 2
E: V Player 1, V Player 4, Aaron Witter(2), Oliver Durer, Nicholas Durer. DP: London Mets U12 1. LOB: Herts All Stars U12 8, London Mets U12 8. 2B: V Player 5, V Player 9, Aaron Witter. 3B: V Player 3, Lucas Lebrato. HR: V Player 1.
London Mets U12 IP H R ER BB SO
V Player 1 W 5.00 6 3 2 2 12
Herts All Stars U12            
Aaron Witter L 3.33 2 4 4 5 9
Alex Trautman 0.33 12 10 4 1 1
HBP: by V Player 1 (Rene Aschmann). . . , by V Player 1 (Cal McCreavy). T: 2:08. A: 120.
London Mets U12 – Top of the 1st: V Player 1 walked. V Player 2 struck out swinging. V Player 3 flied out. V Player 4 struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars U12 – Bottom of the 1st: Cal McCreavy struck out swinging. Lucas Lebrato tripled, batted forward to home. Aaron Witter doubled, advanced to home on error, 1 RBI. Oliver Durer reached on error, batted forward to 2nd. Christian Lynch walked. Ben Jupp struck out swinging. James Dullea struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
London Mets U12 – Top of the 2nd: V Player 5 walked. V Player 6 struck out swinging. V Player 7 struck out swinging. V Player 8 struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars U12 – Bottom of the 2nd: Josh Jones singled, batted forward to home. Nicholas Durer walked, batted forward to 3rd. Alex Trautman struck out swinging. Jonathan Wakelam struck out swinging. Rene Aschmann hit by pitch, batted forward to 2nd. Cal McCreavy singled, 1 RBI. Lucas Lebrato struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
London Mets U12 – Top of the 3rd: V Player 9 walked, batted forward to home. V Player 1 walked, batted forward to home. V Player 2 walked, batted forward to home. V Player 3 tripled, batted forward to home, 3 RBI. V Player 4 singled, 1 RBI. V Player 5 struck out swinging. V Player 6 struck out swinging. V Player 7 struck out swinging. 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars U12 – Bottom of the 3rd: Aaron Witter singled. Oliver Durer struck out swinging. Christian Lynch struck out swinging. Ben Jupp grounded out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
London Mets U12 – Top of the 4th: V Player 8 struck out swinging. V Player 9 doubled, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home. V Player 1 walked, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error. V Player 2 struck out swinging. V Player 3 singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home, 1 RBI. V Player 4 singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home. V Player 5 reached on error, batted forward to home. V Player 6 singled, batted forward to 3rd, 2 RBI. V Player 7 singled, batted forward to 2nd. V Player 8 singled, 1 RBI. 5 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts All Stars U12 – Bottom of the 4th: James Dullea struck out swinging. Josh Jones singled, advanced to 2nd on error, tagged out going to 3rd. Nicholas Durer reached on error. Alex Trautman hit into double play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
London Mets U12 – Top of the 5th: V Player 9 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to home on error. V Player 1 hit solo inside park home run, 1 RBI. V Player 2 singled, batted forward to home. V Player 3 singled, batted forward to home. V Player 4 singled, batted forward to home. V Player 5 doubled, batted forward to 3rd, 2 RBI. V Player 6 singled, 1 RBI. 5 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts All Stars U12 – Bottom of the 5th: Jonathan Wakelam struck out swinging. Rene Aschmann struck out swinging. Cal McCreavy hit by pitch. Lucas Lebrato struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.