Author: Herts Baseball News Editor

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Harriers half a game back on leaders after sweep in Essex

The Herts Harriers secured two wins at the Forest Glade Redbacks which keeps them firmly in the race for top spot in the BBF Under-17 League. Despite missing several players, they won both games convincingly 13-3 and 23-4. They are now tied in second place with the reigning champions Cobham Cougars and half a game back on the leaders London Mets with a direct clash between Mets and Herts still to be played.

In the U14 league the Herts Cardinals suffered losses against the Redbacks but there were many positives to take from the game, including a good pitching outing by Ben Jones, who also managed to hit a double in a game when the Redbacks pitchers dominated.

U14 League (Game 1): Herts Cardinals 0 Forest Glade Redbacks 15 (click to view box scores)

U14 League (Game 2): Herts Cardinals 0 Forest Glade Redbacks 10 (click to view box scores)

A full report of the U11 encounter between Herts and the Redbacks can be found here.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

John Warner School put on a show in the Herts School Games at Grovehill Ballpark

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The John Warner School based in Hoddesdon dominated the 2013 Herts School Softball games from start to finish and collected the championship trophy.
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They set the tone for the day with a 16-0 win over Stanborough School which included 3 homeruns launched over the leftfield wall. In their second game they faced the Sir John Lawes School who picked up a win earlier in the day against the boys and girls of the Chancellor’s School from Harpenden. John Warner School were held right to the end but in the final inning they moved up a gear and took a 5-0 lead which they kept to the end.
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Chancellor’s School were the final obstacle for John Warner School and they once again proved too strong winning 4-0. Their outstanding defence did not allow any runs all day long and their bats were too hot to handle.
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SCOREBOARD
VISITING TEAM HOME TEAM
Sir John Lawes School (JLS) 2 Chancellor’s School (CHS) 0
The John Warner School (JWS) 16 Stanborough School (STS) 0
The John Warner School (JWS) 5 Sir John Lawes School (JLS) 0
Stanborough School (STS) 6 Chancellor’s School (CHS) 5
Sir John Lawes School (JLS) 5 Stanborough School (STS) 4
Chancellor’s School (CHS) 0 The John Warner School (JWS) 4
STANDINGS
TEAM W L % RUN DIFF. GB STREAK
The John Warner School 3 0 1.000 25 0 W3
Sir John Lawes School 2 1 0.667 -2 1 W1
Stanborough School 1 2 0.333 -16 2 L1
Chancellor’s School 0 3 0.000 -7 3 L3
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Scouts from Herts Baseball Club were following the games closely and they saw a lot of potential amongst the boys and the girls of all four teams. Most of these players are aged between 13 and 15 and with a little fine-tuning they would be able to compete in the BBF Under-14 and even the Under-17 leagues.
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The teams received a lot of encouragement from the coaches of Herts Baseball Club who hosted this event in association with BaseballSoftballUK. The event is part of the Herts School Games sponsored by Sainsbury’s.
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Students from the four schools as well as other schools in and around the county will have the opportunity to continue playing baseball and softball after the event by joining the Herts youth league teams. They can join at any time of the year. For more information contact us.
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by Herts Baseball News Editor

Herts schools heading to Grovehill Ballpark to determine 2013 champions

Herts Baseball Club is preparing to host the 2013 Hertfordshire School Games this Thursday, 4 July. Four schools will battle it out at Grovehill Ballpark for the Herts School Softball Championship.

The competition opens at 1:30pm with games between Sir John Lawes School and Chancellor’s School on diamond 1, while The John Warner School and Stanborough School will meet on diamond 2. These opening games will be followed by 4 more games which will see all 4 teams face their opponents in a league format. The team with most wins will be declared the 2013 School Softball Champion.

GAMES SCHEDULE

TIME

VENUE

VISITING TEAM

HOME TEAM

FORMAT

13:30

Diamond 1

Sir John Lawes School

Chancellor’s School

3 Innings

13:30

Diamond 2

The John Warner School

Stanborough School

3 Innings

14:20

Diamond 1

The John Warner School

Sir John Lawes School

3 Innings

14:20

Diamond 2

Stanborough School

Chancellor’s School

3 Innings

15:10

Diamond 2

Sir John Lawes School

Stanborough School

3 Innings

15:10

Diamond 1

Chancellor’s School

The John Warner School

3 Innings

 

The event is organised in association with BaseballSoftballUK with coaches, umpires and event staff provided by Herts Baseball Club. It will take place at Grovehill Ballpark, the home of Herts Baseball Club, which is one of the best baseball venues in the United Kingdom and the preferred ballpark for the British Baseball National Championships over the last 3 years. Click here for address and directions to Grovehill Ballpark.

Students from the four schools as well as other schools in and around the county will have the opportunity to continue playing baseball and softball after the event by joining the Herts youth league teams. They can join at any time of the year. For more information contact us.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Good outing for the Hawks in South London

Andy Cornish (left) and Andrew Slater (right) had business on their mind at Roundshaw Park

report by Kal Dimitrov

The Herts Hawks faced the South London Pirates for a double header in the AA League South.

AA League (Game1) Herts Hawks 18 South London Pirates 2 (click to view box scores)

The first game was a one-sided affair, as the Pirates proved unable to adjust to the cunning pitches of Andy Slater, who went on to pitch five innings, giving up 2 runs, none of them earned. He was helped by a steady defence, with some spectacular plays by Carlos Casal Jr at short and Ilya Dimitrov in centerfield. The Hawks were able to mount some big rallies, capped by an inside-the-park-3-run-home-run by co-manager Andy Cornish. The game ended in 5 innings.

AA League (Game2) Herts Hawks 19 South London Pirates 8 (click to view box scores)

The second game started better for the Pirates, who had a one-run lead into the third inning facing Slater, who remained on the mound until all the gas could be squeezed out of him. An astute managerial decision resulted in Greg Bochan coming in on the mound and Conner Brown taking his place at third. Neither disappointed, with Conner making steady plays as well as attempting a spectacular diving catch in foul territory. Bochan, in the meantime, came up and did not allow a single run for the rest of the game, with 3 strikeouts and some handy plays, including a couple of outfield catches by John Kjorstad and one by Tomasz Kosak. The Hawks put together some steady hitting from the fourth inning on, with particularly good performance by Ilya Dimitrov who went 4 for 5 in the game with 5 RBIs, Greg Bochan – 3 for 4, and tireless running by Carlos Casal Jr., Jose Morillo and Conner Brown.

The two wins mean that the Hawks have a .500 winning percentage and move into the playoff zone. The top two AA South teams at the end of the regular season will go through to the quarter finals while the teams finishing between third and sixth place will have to go through an extra playoff round. If the regular season ended today, the Herts Hawks would have to face the Daws Hill Spitfires. There are 6 more games to be played in the regular season.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box scores: Herts Hawks 19 South London Pirates 8 – BBF AA League

Herts Hawks at South London Pirates III
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Herts Hawks 1 0 6 1 2 9 19 14 5
South London Pirates III 2 1 5 0 0 0 8 11 2

 

Herts Hawks 19, South London Pirates III 8
Herts Hawks South London Pirates III
ab r h bi ab r h bi
CASAL Jr Carlos ss 3 4 1 1 DOS SANTOS Alcindo 3b 3 1 0 0
DIMITROV Ilya cf 5 4 4 5 FORD Mike p 4 1 2 2
ELKINS Tim 1b 5 2 2 4 ALGAR Jack cf 2 0 1 1
BOCHAN Greg 3b-p 4 2 3 1 JURENKO Viljt ss 4 1 1 0
KJORSTAD John lf 3 1 0 0 KUCHARSKI Frank c 4 1 2 0
DIMITROV Kal c 2 2 1 1 STEWART Jack 2b 4 1 1 0
MORILLO Jose 2b 2 1 0 1 MacLAUGHLIN Ray 1b 4 0 1 3
SLATER Andrew p-3b 1 0 0 0 NYAMUTALE Rogers lf 4 1 2 0
(t4) BROWN Conner 3b-rf 2 1 2 3 ETHERINGTON Cliff rf 2 2 1 0
KOSAK Tomasz rf 3 2 1 1
TEAM TOTALS 30 19 14 17 TEAM TOTALS 31 8 11 6

 

E: BOCHAN Greg(3), CASAL Jr Carlos, DIMITROV Kal, DOS SANTOS Alcindo(2). LOB: Herts
Hawks 3, South London Pirates III 8. 2B: BROWN Conner, ALGAR Jack, STEWART Jack. SB:
CASAL Jr Carlos(5), DIMITROV Ilya(5), BROWN Conner(3), KOSAK Tomasz(2), BOCHAN
Greg(2), MORILLO Jose, KJORSTAD John, DIMITROV Kal, ELKINS Tim, ETHERINGTON Cliff(2).
CS: BOCHAN Greg, MORILLO Jose.

 

Herts Hawks IP H R ER BB SO
BOCHAN Greg W 3.33 3 0 0 2 1
SLATER Andrew 2.67 8 8 2 1 3
South London Pirates III
FORD Mike L 6.00 14 19 12 7 3

 

HBP: by FORD Mike (KJORSTAD John), by FORD Mike (DIMITROV Kal). . . , by FORD Mike
(BROWN Conner). WP: FORD Mike. PB: DIMITROV Kal(4), KUCHARSKI Frank(7). T: 2:00. A:
38.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 1st:
CASAL Jr Carlos struck out swinging.
DIMITROV Ilya reached on error, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, advanced to home on passed ball.
ELKINS Tim struck out looking.
BOCHAN Greg grounded out.
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 1st:
DOS SANTOS Alcindo reached on dropped 3rd strike w/error, batted forward to home.
FORD Mike reached on error, forced out at 2nd.
JURENKO Viljt singled, batted forward to home.
KUCHARSKI Frank singled, batted forward to 2nd.
STEWART Jack flied out.
MacLAUGHLIN Ray singled, 2 RBI.
NYAMUTALE Rogers popped out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 2nd:
KJORSTAD John popped out.
DIMITROV Kal flied out.
MORILLO Jose grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 2nd:
ETHERINGTON Cliff walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home.
DOS SANTOS Alcindo reached on error, forced out at 2nd.
FORD Mike reached on fielder’s choice, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, 1 RBI.
ALGAR Jack struck out looking.
JURENKO Viljt popped out.
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 3rd:
SLATER Andrew popped out.
KOSAK Tomasz walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
CASAL Jr Carlos singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home,
1 RBI.
DIMITROV Ilya singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home, 1
RBI.
ELKINS Tim singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, batted
forward to home, 1 RBI.
BOCHAN Greg walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
KJORSTAD John hit by pitch, batted forward to 3rd, stole home.
DIMITROV Kal hit by pitch, forced out at 2nd, 1 RBI.
MORILLO Jose reached on fielder’s choice, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball,
caught trying to steal home, 1 RBI.
6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 3rd:
KUCHARSKI Frank reached on error, batted forward to home.
STEWART Jack doubled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error.
MacLAUGHLIN Ray grounded out, 1 RBI.
NYAMUTALE Rogers singled, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to 3rd,
advanced to home on passed ball.
ETHERINGTON Cliff singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, batted forward
to home.
DOS SANTOS Alcindo struck out swinging.
FORD Mike singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
ALGAR Jack doubled, 1 RBI.
JURENKO Viljt flied out.
5 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 4th:
BROWN Conner singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, tagged out going to home.
KOSAK Tomasz struck out swinging.
CASAL Jr Carlos walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted forward to
home.
DIMITROV Ilya singled, stole 2nd, 1 RBI.
ELKINS Tim grounded out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 4th:
KUCHARSKI Frank grounded out.
STEWART Jack struck out swinging.
MacLAUGHLIN Ray grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 5th:
BOCHAN Greg singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, caught trying to
steal home.
KJORSTAD John popped out.
DIMITROV Kal walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, advanced to 3rd on passed ball,
batted forward to home.
MORILLO Jose walked, batted forward to home.
BROWN Conner doubled, 2 RBI.
KOSAK Tomasz grounded out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 5th:
NYAMUTALE Rogers singled, batted forward to 3rd.
ETHERINGTON Cliff flied out.
DOS SANTOS Alcindo walked, tagged out going to 2nd.
FORD Mike singled, batted forward to 2nd.
ALGAR Jack walked.
JURENKO Viljt flied out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 6th:
CASAL Jr Carlos reached on error, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
DIMITROV Ilya singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, batted forward to
home, 1 RBI.
ELKINS Tim reached on fielder’s choice, stole 2nd, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
BOCHAN Greg singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
KJORSTAD John grounded out.
DIMITROV Kal singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
MORILLO Jose walked, batted forward to 3rd, tagged out going to home.
BROWN Conner hit by pitch, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home,
1 RBI.
KOSAK Tomasz singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
CASAL Jr Carlos walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
DIMITROV Ilya singled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
ELKINS Tim singled, batted forward to 3rd, 2 RBI.
BOCHAN Greg singled, forced out at 2nd.
9 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 6th:
KUCHARSKI Frank singled.
STEWART Jack flied out.
MacLAUGHLIN Ray flied out.
NYAMUTALE Rogers flied out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box scores: Herts Hawks 18 South London Pirates 2 – BBF AA League

Herts Hawks at South London Pirates III
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Hawks 4 0 6 0 8 18 9 3
South London Pirates III 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 6

 

Herts Hawks 18, South London Pirates III 2
Herts Hawks South London Pirates III
ab r h bi ab r h bi
CASAL Jr Carlos ss 3 2 0 1 DOS SANTOS Alcindo c 3 0 1 1
DIMITROV Ilya cf 4 3 1 4 FORD Mike ss 3 0 0 0
ELKINS Tim 1b 5 3 2 1 ALGAR Jack cf 3 1 2 0
CORNISH Andy 3b 3 2 1 4 JURENKO Viljt p 2 0 0 0
KJORSTAD John rf 4 3 3 4 GREENAN Paul 3b 2 1 1 1
DIMITROV Kal 2b 3 1 1 1 STEWART Jack 2b 2 0 0 0
MORILLO Jose lf 3 2 1 1 MacLAUGHLIN Ray lf 1 0 0 0
SLATER Andrew p 4 0 0 1 COOK Steve rf 2 0 0 0
BROWN Conner c 1 2 0 0 OSSIE Osman 1b 2 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 30 18 9 17 TEAM TOTALS 20 2 4 2

 

E: CASAL Jr Carlos, DIMITROV Kal, SLATER Andrew, OSSIE Osman(2), FORD Mike, JURENKO
Viljt, STEWART Jack, GREENAN Paul. LOB: South London Pirates III 4, Herts Hawks 7.
HR: CORNISH Andy. SB: ELKINS Tim(3), DIMITROV Ilya(2), CASAL Jr Carlos, MORILLO Jose,
DOS SANTOS Alcindo, ALGAR Jack.

 

Herts Hawks IP H R ER BB SO
SLATER Andrew W 5.00 4 2 0 1 1
South London Pirates III
JURENKO Viljt L 5.00 9 18 10 7 5

 

HBP: by JURENKO Viljt (CORNISH Andy). . , by JURENKO Viljt (DIMITROV Kal). . , by
JURENKO Viljt (CASAL Jr Carlos). WP: JURENKO Viljt(2). PB: DOS SANTOS Alcindo(3). T:
2:00. A: 35.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 1st:
CASAL Jr Carlos walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
DIMITROV Ilya flied out.
ELKINS Tim singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
CORNISH Andy hit by pitch, batted forward to home.
KJORSTAD John singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
DIMITROV Kal grounded out, 1 RBI.
MORILLO Jose singled, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, 1 RBI.
SLATER Andrew reached on error, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch.
BROWN Conner walked.
CASAL Jr Carlos popped out.
4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 1st:
DOS SANTOS Alcindo reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, did not tag,
called out.
FORD Mike flied out.
ALGAR Jack singled.
JURENKO Viljt flied out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 2nd:
DIMITROV Ilya grounded out.
ELKINS Tim grounded out.
CORNISH Andy grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 2nd:
GREENAN Paul singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward
to home.
STEWART Jack popped out.
MacLAUGHLIN Ray walked, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd.
COOK Steve reached on error, batted forward to 2nd.
OSSIE Osman out by infield fly rule.
DOS SANTOS Alcindo singled, 1 RBI.
FORD Mike popped out.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 3rd:
KJORSTAD John reached on dropped 3rd strike PB, advanced to 3rd on passed ball,
batted forward to home.
DIMITROV Kal singled, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to home.
MORILLO Jose walked, batted forward to home.
SLATER Andrew grounded out, 1 RBI.
BROWN Conner walked, batted forward to home.
CASAL Jr Carlos struck out looking.
DIMITROV Ilya walked, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
ELKINS Tim singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
CORNISH Andy walked, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI.
KJORSTAD John singled, batted forward to 2nd, 2 RBI.
DIMITROV Kal hit by pitch.
MORILLO Jose struck out swinging.
6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 3rd:
ALGAR Jack singled, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
JURENKO Viljt popped out.
GREENAN Paul grounded out, 1 RBI.
STEWART Jack grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 4th:
SLATER Andrew popped out.
BROWN Conner grounded out.
CASAL Jr Carlos struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 4th:
MacLAUGHLIN Ray flied out.
COOK Steve grounded out.
OSSIE Osman struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 5th:
DIMITROV Ilya reached on error, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward
to home.
ELKINS Tim reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
CORNISH Andy hit 3-run inside park home run, 3 RBI.
KJORSTAD John singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted
forward to home.
DIMITROV Kal popped out.
MORILLO Jose reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
SLATER Andrew flied out.
BROWN Conner walked, batted forward to home.
CASAL Jr Carlos hit by pitch, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
DIMITROV Ilya singled, stole 2nd, advanced to home on error, 3 RBI.
ELKINS Tim reached on error, stole 2nd.
CORNISH Andy struck out swinging.
8 runs, 3 hits, 4 errors, 1 LOB.
South London Pirates III – Bottom of the 5th:
DOS SANTOS Alcindo grounded out.
FORD Mike flied out.
ALGAR Jack flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box scores: Herts Falcons 8 Harlow Nationals 5 – BBF NBL

NATIONALS (5) AT FALCONS (8)
 
NATIONALS            AB  R  H BI  FALCONS              AB  R  H BI
Luis Goncalves        4  1  0  0  Robbie Unsell         4  2  3  0  
Roberto Almanzar      4  1  2  0  Phil Clark            3  0  1  1  
Maikel Azcuy          4  1  1  1  Christobal Hiche      3  3  3  1  
Edwin Alcantara       2  1  0  0  Ryan Bird             3  1  2  2  
Jarrod  Pretorius     4  1  1  2  Jordan Farkas         4  1  0  2  
Dan  Parker           4  0  1  0  Michael Osborn        3  0  2  0  
Will Lintern          2  0  1  1   Carlos Velazco-Carus  1  0  0  0 
Aaron  Webster        2  0  0  0  David House           4  0  1  0  
Matt  Gilbert         3  0  1  0  Dave Westfallen       4  1  1  1  
                                   Darrin Ward          0  0  0  0  
                                  John Blose            4  0  0  0  
TOTALS               29  5  7  4  TOTALS               33  8 13  7
 
NATIONALS                     410 000 0 -- 5  
FALCONS                       101 204 x -- 8  
 
LOB--NATIONALS 7, FALCONS 10. ERR--Maikel Azcuy, Luis
Goncalves (2), Matt  Gilbert, Phil Clark, Ryan Bird.
2B--Jarrod  Pretorius, Roberto Almanzar, David House,
Michael Osborn. HR--Maikel Azcuy, Christobal Hiche.
HBP--Ryan Bird. SACB--Phil Clark. SB--Roberto Almanzar,
Edwin Alcantara, Ryan Bird.
 
 NATIONALS                       IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Matt  Gilbert                  5.00   10    4    4    1    0    1
Roberto Almanzar               1.00    3    4    3    0    2    0
 FALCONS                    
Jordan Farkas                  5.67    6    5    1    3    5    1
Ryan Bird                      1.33    1    0    0    1    2    0
 
WP--Jordan Farkas (2). BALK--Roberto Almanzar. SO--Maikel
Azcuy, Luis Goncalves (2), Aaron  Webster, Dan  Parker (2),
Edwin Alcantara, John Blose, Carlos Velazco-Carus. BB--Will
Lintern, Aaron  Webster, Edwin Alcantara (2), Christobal
Hiche.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box scores: Herts Falcons 3 Harlow Nationals 2 – BBF NBL

NATIONALS (2) AT FALCONS (3)
 
NATIONALS            AB  R  H BI  FALCONS              AB  R  H BI
Luis Goncalves        4  0  0  0  Robbie Unsell         2  1  0  0  
Roberto Almanzar      4  2  2  0  Phil Clark            4  0  0  0  
Maikel Azcuy          3  0  0  0  Christobal Hiche      2  1  0  0  
Edwin Alcantara       4  0  1  0  Ryan Bird             3  1  1  1  
Jarrod  Pretorius     4  0  1  0  Jordan Farkas         3  0  1  1  
Dan  Parker           3  0  1  1  Darrin Ward           2  0  1  0  
Matt  Gilbert         4  0  1  0  David House           1  0  0  0  
Will Lintern          2  0  1  0  Carlos Velazco-Carus  3  0  0  0  
Ben Powell            3  0  0  0  John Blose            3  0  0  0  
TOTALS               31  2  7  1  TOTALS               23  3  3  2
 
NATIONALS                     001 000 1 -- 2  
FALCONS                       002 010 x -- 3  
 
LOB--NATIONALS 11, FALCONS 8. ERR--Luis Goncalves, Matt 
Gilbert, Robbie Unsell, Carlos Velazco-Carus. 2B--Will
Lintern, Jordan Farkas, Ryan Bird. HBP--Christobal Hiche.
SB--Christobal Hiche, Ryan Bird, Robbie Unsell (2).
 
 NATIONALS                       IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Junior Cullen                  5.67    3    3    1    4    1    0
Roberto Almanzar               0.33    0    0    0    1    1    0
 FALCONS                    
Michael Osborn                 6.67    7    2    1    2    4    0
 
PB--Will Lintern. WP--Junior Cullen. SO--Will Lintern, Ben
Powell (2), Roberto Almanzar, Phil Clark, Christobal Hiche.
BB--Will Lintern, Maikel Azcuy, Dan  Parker, David House
(2), Robbie Unsell (2), Darrin Ward.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Surely it’s too late for the 2012 awards

Joseph Osborne-Brade (right) received 3 awards in an outstanding season with the Herts Eagles

The 2012 schedule of events was so hectic and was followed by an equally busy 2013 Spring Training timetable, which left very few dates for the club to fit the 2012 Awards Event. As a result the club’s adult and youth teams have been presenting the 2012 awards at separate events over the last few months.

The full list of award recipients is shown below with the exception of the Herts Falcons who are planning to announce their awards separately.

For the Herts Hawks Louis Hare picked up 4 of the trophies including Most Valuable Player (MVP). Gilberto Medina collected three of the awards in the batting category for the Herts Raptors, while Zack Longboy was voted MVP and also collected the Best Pitcher award. Herts Eagles’ Joseph Osborne-Brade received three trophies including the Outfield Gold Glove and Most Stolen Bases. Theo Scheepers was the MVP, Best Pitcher and Infield Gold Glove for the Eagles in a very successful year for the Single-A League team. Andrew Fulford picked up the Play of the Year award in a very competitive category which included some outstanding plays by all the Herts teams across the leagues. The play was his game-changing Grand Slam home run in the AA playoff quarter final at the Guildford Mavericks. Fulford also received the Herts Hawks Home Run Champion.

...and the Nob-Out Award goes to...the whole Herts Hawks team

For the first time in the club’s history, the dreaded Nob-Out award went to a team rather than an individual. The whole Herts Hawks team was the recipient for their extravagant celebration in their good win against the Daws Hill Spitfires invading the field only to find that there is one more inning left to be played.

In the youth leagues, Zack Longboy received the best pitcher award and was voted as the Herts U17 MVP. Liam Green is now 17 so 2012 was his last season in the youth leagues which he marked by collecting the Home Run Champion and Most Stolen Bases awards. Jake Caress and Kyle Lloyd-Jones also played their last season in the youth leagues and received the Infield Gold Glove and Batting Champion awards, respectively. Tom Everex-Armstrong collected the Outfield Gold Glove and Warwick Byrne was awarded with the Rookie of the Year trophy after an impressive first season with Herts.

Callum Vangundy’s outstanding performances were recognised with 4 awards, including the MVP, Batting Campion, Home Run Champion and Most Stolen Bases. Tom Jansson-Wright was the Rookie of the Year. Drew Mayhew and Tom Adams received the Infield and Outfield Gold Gloves, respectively. Alec Broadbent who is recovering from an athletics injury this year received the Cy Young trophy. He started to be used as a pitcher late in the season and impressed quickly especially in the pressure postseason games.

In the U11 League, Christian Lynch and Ozan Martin were the stand-out players for the Herts Giants and Herts Dodgers, respectively. They each received the MVP and Batting Champion titles. Oliver Durer’s (Giants) and Thomas Garton’s (Dodgers) hard work was rewarded with the Infield Gold Gloves, while Alex Jones received the Outfield Gold Glove. Alex Trautman and Jonathan Wakelam were the Most Improve Players in the U11 League. Slugger of the Year was Lewis Auchterlounie and Katie Everex-Armstrong received the prestigious Coach’s Award. Noah Lynch and William Morillo are two of the smallest players in the club, but they are also the club’s biggest prospects. They received the Rookie of the Year Awards.

HERTS HAWKS (AA LEAGUE)
MVP Louis Hare
Batting Champion Louis Hare (Avg.486 15 RBI)
Infield Gold Glove Louis Hare (F% .833)
Outfield Gold Glove Jon Lewys (F% 1.000)
Best Pitcher Nick Russell (5 W 2.18 ERA)
Most Stolen Bases Paul Auchterlounie (9 SB)
Home Run Champion Andrew Fulford (2 HR)
Most RBIs Louis Hare (15 RBI)
Coach’s Award Nic Goetz
HERTS RAPTORS (A LEAGUE)
MVP Zack Longboy
Batting Champion Gilberto Medina (.608)
Infield Gold Glove Jose Morillo
Outfield Gold Glove John Kjorstad
Best Pitcher Zack Longboy
Most Stolen Bases Ken Pike
Home Run Champion Gilberto Medina (1 HR)
Most RBIs Gilberto Medina
Rookie of the Year Ben Marques
HERTS EAGLES (A LEAGUE)
MVP Theo Scheepers
Batting Champion Reagan Wood
Infield Gold Glove Theo Scheepers
Outfield Gold Glove Joseph Osborne-Brade
Best Pitcher Theo Scheepers
Most Stolen Bases Joseph Osborne-Brade
Home Run Champion Adrian Smithers
Most RBIs Duncan Hoyle
Coach’s Award Joseph Osborne-Brade
CLUB WIDE AWARDS
Play of the Year Andrew Fulford (Grandslam in Playoffs)
Nob-Out Award Herts Hawks Team
HERTS ALL STARS (U17 LEAGUE)
MVP Zack Longboy
Batting Champion Kyle Lloyd-Jones (.421)
Infield Gold Glove Jake Caress
Outfield Gold Glove Tom Everex-Armstrong
Rookie of the Year Warwick Byrne
Home Run Champion Liam Green (HR 2)
Most Stolen Bases Liam Green (SB 10)
Cy Young Award Zack Longboy
HERTS ALL STARS (U14 LEAGUE)
MVP Callum Vangundy
Batting Champion Callum Vangundy (.526)
Infield Gold Glove Drew Mayhew
Outfield Gold Glove Tom Adams
Rookie of the Year Tom Jansson-Wright
Home Run Champion Callum Vangundy (3 HR)
Most Stolen Bases Callum Vangundy (3 SB)
Cy Young Award Alec Broadbent
HERTS GIANTS (U11 LEAGUE)
MVP Christian Lynch
Batting Champion Christian Lynch
Infield Gold Glove Oliver Durer
Outfield Gold Glove Alex Jones
Rookie of the Year Noah Lynch
Most Improved Player Alex Trautman
Slugger of the Year Lewis Auchterlounie
HERTS DODGERS (U11 LEAGUE)
MVP Ozan Martin
Batting Champion Ozan Martin
Infield Gold Glove Thomas Garton
Rookie of the Year William Morillo
Most Improved Player Jonathan Wakelam
Coaches’ Award Katie Everex-Armstrong
by Herts Baseball News Editor

The Champions are coming to town this Sunday

The highest attendance at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead during the 2012 regular season was at the NBL game between the Harlow Nationals and the Herts Falcons. At the time the Nationals were leading the league with 10-3 record and the Falcons were second, standing half a game back (9-3). The two teams went on to meet in the 2012 national final where the Nationals took the title in game 6.
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This season the balance of power has shifted slightly. The Falcons and the Mustangs are tied in first place with the London Mets one game back but with games in hand. The Nationals find themselves in fourth place 5 games behind the leading pack with a 9-9 record so far. Some would suggest that the Nationals may not be able to retain the title, but just like Major League Baseball the key in the regular season is to get to the postseason. It does not matter whether you do it convincingly or whether or squeeze into it on the last day of the regular season. The Nats are in a pack of 4 teams divided by 1 game and only 3 of them are likely to go through to the postseason. The South London Pirates may even mount a challenge to get into this group. This makes Sunday’s game a must-win for Harlow.
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At the same time the Herts Falcons know that all of the hard work they put in to win the last 8 games may go to waste if they make one wrong step and slip up against the Nationals in Hemel Hempstead this Sunday, June 30. A loss could see the Falcons drop down from first to third place which would mean that they will have to go through a 1-game playoff decider to book a place to the National Baseball Championships in September.
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This is a good opportunity to look at the Herts Falcons stats with 12 games remaining in the regular season.
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BATTING

AVG.

SLUG%

HR

RBI

Ryan Bird (.550)

Ryan Bird (.900)

Cristobal Hiche (2)

Cristobal Hiche (15)

Jordan Farkas (.458)

Cristobal Hiche (.674)

Ryan Bird (1)

Jordan Farkas (10)

Robbie Unsell (.400)

Robbie Unsell (.533)

Ryan Bird (9)

PITCHING

ERA

K

W

Robbie Unsell (0.70)

Robbie Unsell (32)

Michael Osborn (3)

Michael Osborn (1.40)

Michael Osborn (18)

Jordan Farkas (3)

Darrin Ward (3.50)

Jordan Farkas (15)

Robbie Unsell (2)

Darrin Ward (2)

RUNNING

STOLEN BASE

Robbie Unsell (19)

Ctistobal Hiche (10)

John Blose (8)

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The doubleheader starts at 12:00pm at Grovehill Ballpark, Hemel Hempstead (click for venue details). The second game is expected to start at 2:30pm and end at around 4:30pm.
The Herts Raptors are also in action at the same time as they clash with their rival for a playoff spot, the Essex Archers. The game starts at 12pm on the Old Diamond at Grovehill Ballpark.