Playoff lifeline for Herts Falcons
A vital win for the Herts Falcons on Sunday has moved them up into fifth place in the NBL standings and they have also closed the gap on the fourth-placed Sheffield Bruins. The top four teams will qualify for next month’s NBL Playoffs. This was the second consecutive Sunday of six NBL teams playing two […]
WATCH: Herts Falcons’ Jack Warrington among the top 90 MLB European prospects
The MLB London Series was not only about the St Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs games at the London Stadium. There was wide range of MLB events taking place in the weeks before and after those games. One of them was the MLB Elite Game Development Tournament where the top 90 European baseball prospects were […]
Falcons lose ground in the playoff race but can bounce back this Sunday
All six National Baseball League (NBL) games on Sunday were played at the national baseball complex at Farnham Park in Slough. Each NBL team played two games. The Herts Falcons faced the reigning champions London Mets and London Capitals – both very difficult opponents who had just returned from their European Federations Cup Qualifying campaigns. […]
Slugfest between Falcons and Bruins suspended in 5th inning with the game tied
The Herts Falcons came agonisingly close to producing an astonishing comeback in the first game of their two-game series away at the Sheffield Bruins but there was a sense of déjà vu as they lost the lead and suffered another walk-off defeat. However, the Hertfordshire team have a glimmer of hope as they battled back […]
Herts Falcons closing the performance gap against the champions
Everyone expected sixth-placed Herts Falcons to suffer a heavy defeat away at the reigning champions London Mets on Saturday but it’s a sign of the enormous strides which the team has made over the last few weeks as they left Finsbury Park disappointed to lose the lead and the game in the late innings. The […]
Adult and Youth League Roundup: Ducks and Raptors pick up wins. Falcons gain ground without swinging a bat.
Triple-A League Herts Cardinals almost pulled off The Great Escape in Game Two of their doubleheader away at the Croydon Pirates but came just short with a final score of 12-13. Croydon also won the first game 3-8. The Cardinals drop two places in the standings and are now third, two games back on leaders […]
Adult and Youth League Roundup (27-28 May)
Only 3 of the 7 Herts adult league teams were in action at the weekend.National Baseball LeagueThe Herts Falcons are back in the playoff race after a win over the Essex Arrows – a team featuring a number of former MLB Minor League players (read full report and box scores). Double-A LeagueThe Herts Ducks lost […]
Falcons back in NBL playoff race after walk-off win
There was late inning drama at Grovehill Ballpark once again. This time the Herts Falcons came out on top after a rejuvenated performance against the Essex Arrows who are one of the leading teams this season winning 8 out of their first 10 games and who feature a number of players with experience in MLB […]
Battling Falcons performance but no upset
The Herts Falcons put on a much improved performance away at the Essex Arrows but it was not enough to cause a major shock against one of the pace-setters in the National Baseball League this season. Falcons starting pitcher Jack McCarthy limited the Arrows to only five hits in his five innings on the mound […]
Setback for Herts Falcons in playoff race
The Herts Falcons lost both games of their home series against the Sheffield Bruins which could prove to be critical at the end of the season. Before the games, the Falcons were in fifth place, one game ahead of the Bruins who were sixth in the National Baseball League (NBL) standings. They had identified this […]