Author: Herts Baseball News Editor

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box scores: Black Widows 3 White Lightning 2 Hunlock Series

Black Widows at White Lightning
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 R H E
Black Widows 0 0 2 1 3 4 3
White Lightning 1 1 0 0 2 2 1

 

Black Widows 3, White Lightning 2
Black Widows White Lightning
ab r h bi ab r h bi
LONGBOY Zack 2b 3 1 1 0 SHERMAN Perrie p 2 0 0 0
HOYLE Duncan c 2 0 0 1 LATTERGRASS Lucas c 3 1 0 0
LLOYD-JONES Kyle 3b 1 0 0 1 LE ROUX Craig 3b 1 0 0 0
CARESS Jake lf-p 2 0 1 0 WOOD Reagan ss 1 0 0 0
EVEREX-ARMSTRONG Tom cf 2 0 1 0 SCHEEPERS Theo lf 2 0 1 1
CASAL JR Carlos ss 2 0 0 0 BARTHOLOMEW Ralph 2b 1 0 0 0
MAYHEW Charlie 1b 1 0 0 0 CRESSWELL Michael cf 2 0 0 0
(t4) HICHE Cris 1b-rf 0 1 0 0 ZUCKER Will rf 2 0 0 0
JANSSON-WRIGHT Tom rf 2 0 0 0 BELBIN Will 1b 1 1 1 0
CARESS Brodie p-lf 2 1 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 17 3 4 2 TEAM TOTALS 15 2 2 1

 

E: LONGBOY Zack, EVEREX-ARMSTRONG Tom, CASAL JR Carlos, BARTHOLOMEW Ralph. LOB: Black
Widows 4, White Lightning 6. SB: HICHE Cris, LATTERGRASS Lucas(2), LE ROUX Craig,
WOOD Reagan, SCHEEPERS Theo.

 

Black Widows IP H R ER BB SO
CARESS Brodie 2.00 2 2 0 4 3
CARESS Jake W 2.00 0 0 0 1 2
White Lightning
SHERMAN Perrie L 4.00 4 3 0 2 2

 

WP: CARESS Brodie. PB: LATTERGRASS Lucas. T: 2:00. A: 70.
Black Widows – Top of the 1st:
LONGBOY Zack singled, batted forward to 2nd.
HOYLE Duncan grounded out.
LLOYD-JONES Kyle walked.
CARESS Jake flied out.
EVEREX-ARMSTRONG Tom grounded out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
White Lightning – Bottom of the 1st:
SHERMAN Perrie grounded out.
LATTERGRASS Lucas reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
LE ROUX Craig struck out swinging.
WOOD Reagan walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd.
SCHEEPERS Theo singled, stole 2nd, 1 RBI.
BARTHOLOMEW Ralph walked.
CRESSWELL Michael struck out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Black Widows – Top of the 2nd:
CASAL JR Carlos struck out swinging.
MAYHEW Charlie struck out swinging.
JANSSON-WRIGHT Tom grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
White Lightning – Bottom of the 2nd:
ZUCKER Will grounded out.
BELBIN Will singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to home on error.
SHERMAN Perrie walked, advanced to 3rd on error, picked off.
LATTERGRASS Lucas reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd.
LE ROUX Craig walked, stole 2nd.
WOOD Reagan struck out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Black Widows – Top of the 3rd:
CARESS Brodie singled, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home.
LONGBOY Zack reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
HOYLE Duncan grounded out, 1 RBI.
LLOYD-JONES Kyle grounded out, 1 RBI.
CARESS Jake singled, batted forward to 3rd.
EVEREX-ARMSTRONG Tom singled.
CASAL JR Carlos flied out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
White Lightning – Bottom of the 3rd:
SCHEEPERS Theo flied out foul.
BARTHOLOMEW Ralph struck out swinging.
CRESSWELL Michael grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Black Widows – Top of the 4th:
HICHE Cris walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on passed ball.
JANSSON-WRIGHT Tom grounded out.
CARESS Brodie flied out.
LONGBOY Zack grounded out.
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
White Lightning – Bottom of the 4th:
ZUCKER Will grounded out.
BELBIN Will walked.
SHERMAN Perrie struck out swinging.
LATTERGRASS Lucas popped out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box scores: Red Roosters 4 Blue Dogs 5 Hunlock Series

Red Roosters at Blue Dogs
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 R H E
Red Roosters 0 1 1 2 4 5 3
Blue Dogs 1 2 2 0 5 5 6

 

Blue Dogs 5, Red Roosters 4
Blue Dogs Red Roosters
ab r h bi ab r h bi
H Player 1 lf 2 0 0 0 GREEN Liam cf 3 0 0 0
H Player 2 ss 2 1 0 0 PIKE Ken ss 2 1 1 0
WARD Darrin p 2 1 1 1 NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin p 2 0 0 0
FULFORD Andrew c 2 0 1 0 CATTERMOLE Mike lf 2 1 1 0
DOWNER Glen 1b 2 0 0 0 CASAL Carlos 3b 2 1 2 1
DIMITROV Ilya cf 1 0 0 0 MARQUES Ben c 2 0 0 0
BOCHAN Greg 3b 1 1 1 0 NAGHAR Rodney 1b 1 0 0 0
H Player 8 2b 1 0 0 0 JONES Rob 2b 2 1 1 0
H Player 9 rf 1 1 0 0 COX Matthew rf 2 0 0 0
BHANGAL Guv xh1 1 0 1 1
H Sub 2 xh2 1 0 0 0
H Sub 3 xh3 1 1 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 17 5 5 2 TEAM TOTALS 18 4 5 1

 

E: BOCHAN Greg(2), H Player 2, DOWNER Glen, H Player 8, H Player 9, MARQUES Ben,
NAGHAR Rodney, JONES Rob. LOB: Red Roosters 2, Blue Dogs 3. 2B: FULFORD Andrew,
BHANGAL Guv, CASAL Carlos. HR: WARD Darrin. SB: BOCHAN Greg, COX Matthew.

 

Blue Dogs IP H R ER BB SO
WARD Darrin W 4.00 5 4 1 0 8
Red Roosters
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin L 3.00 5 5 1 0 7

 

WP: NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin(2). PB: MARQUES Ben(3). T: 2:00. A: 70.
Red Roosters – Top of the 1st:
GREEN Liam struck out swinging.
PIKE Ken struck out swinging.
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Blue Dogs – Bottom of the 1st:
H Player 1 struck out swinging.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
WARD Darrin hit solo home run, 1 RBI.
FULFORD Andrew doubled.
DOWNER Glen struck out looking.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Red Roosters – Top of the 2nd:
CATTERMOLE Mike singled, batted forward to home.
CASAL Carlos singled, 1 RBI.
MARQUES Ben struck out swinging.
JONES Rob struck out swinging.
COX Matthew struck out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Blue Dogs – Bottom of the 2nd:
DIMITROV Ilya struck out swinging.
BOCHAN Greg singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to home on
passed ball.
H Player 8 struck out swinging.
H Player 9 reached on dropped 3rd strike PB, batted forward to home.
BHANGAL Guv doubled, 1 RBI.
H Sub 2 popped out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Red Roosters – Top of the 3rd:
GREEN Liam struck out swinging.
PIKE Ken singled, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to home on error.
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin struck out looking.
CATTERMOLE Mike reached on error, picked off.
1 run, 1 hit, 3 errors, 0 LOB.
Blue Dogs – Bottom of the 3rd:
H Sub 3 singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to home on error.
H Player 1 popped out.
H Player 2 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to home on wild pitch.
WARD Darrin struck out swinging.
FULFORD Andrew reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error.
DOWNER Glen grounded out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 1 LOB.
Red Roosters – Top of the 4th:
CASAL Carlos doubled, advanced to home on error.
MARQUES Ben flied out.
NAGHAR Rodney reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, tagged out going to 3rd.
JONES Rob singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, advanced to home on error.
COX Matthew reached on error, stole 2nd.
GREEN Liam flied out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box scores: White Lightning 4 Red Roosters 13 Hunlock

White Lightning at Red Roosters
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 R H E
White Lightning 2 1 0 1 4 6 7
Red Roosters 3 5 5 0 13 4 2

 

Red Roosters 13, White Lightning 4
Red Roosters White Lightning
ab r h bi ab r h bi
JONES Rob cf 2 2 0 0 SHERMAN Perrie ss 1 1 1 0
GREEN Liam 3b-p 2 1 0 0 LATTERGRASS Lucas 2b 3 1 3 2
JOHNSTON Matt rf 2 2 0 1 KOSAK Tomasz lf 3 0 0 0
CATTERMOLE Mike ss 3 1 0 0 WOOD Reagan p 2 0 0 1
SAIONJI Kimiyoshi 2b 1 3 1 0 (b3) ZUCKER Will rf-p 1 0 0 0
PIKE Ken c 1 2 0 0 SCHEEPERS Theo 3b 2 0 0 0
RUSSELL Nick p 2 2 1 2 CRESSWELL Michael rf 2 0 0 0
(t4) H Sub 1 3b 0 0 0 0 LE ROUX Craig cf 2 1 1 0
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin lf 2 0 0 1 KEMAL Oz c 2 0 0 0
COX Matthew 1b 3 0 2 2 BELBIN Will 1b 2 1 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 18 13 4 6 TEAM TOTALS 20 4 6 3

 

E: GREEN Liam, CATTERMOLE Mike, KOSAK Tomasz(2), SHERMAN Perrie, WOOD Reagan,
SCHEEPERS Theo, KEMAL Oz, BELBIN Will. LOB: Red Roosters 6, White Lightning 6. 2B:
COX Matthew, LE ROUX Craig. SB: JONES Rob(4), PIKE Ken(2), SAIONJI Kimiyoshi,
CATTERMOLE Mike, GREEN Liam, SHERMAN Perrie, SCHEEPERS Theo, LATTERGRASS Lucas.

 

Red Roosters IP H R ER BB SO
RUSSELL Nick W 3.00 3 3 0 2 5
GREEN Liam 1.00 3 1 0 0 3
White Lightning
WOOD Reagan L 2.00 2 8 2 7 4
ZUCKER Will 1.33 2 5 3 2 2

 

HBP: by WOOD Reagan (RUSSELL Nick). . . . WP: WOOD Reagan(4), ZUCKER Will. PB: PIKE
Ken(2), KEMAL Oz(4). T: 1:20. A: 70.
White Lightning – Top of the 1st:
SHERMAN Perrie walked, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on passed ball.
LATTERGRASS Lucas singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball,
batted forward to home.
KOSAK Tomasz grounded out.
WOOD Reagan grounded out, 1 RBI.
SCHEEPERS Theo reached on error, stole 2nd.
CRESSWELL Michael struck out swinging.
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Red Roosters – Bottom of the 1st:
JONES Rob walked, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, advanced to home on error.
GREEN Liam struck out swinging.
JOHNSTON Matt walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted
forward to home.
CATTERMOLE Mike popped out.
SAIONJI Kimiyoshi singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
PIKE Ken walked, batted forward to 3rd.
RUSSELL Nick hit by pitch, batted forward to 2nd, 1 RBI.
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin walked, 1 RBI.
COX Matthew struck out swinging.
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
White Lightning – Top of the 2nd:
LE ROUX Craig doubled, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home.
KEMAL Oz struck out.
BELBIN Will reached on error, batted forward to 3rd.
SHERMAN Perrie walked, batted forward to 2nd.
LATTERGRASS Lucas singled, 1 RBI.
KOSAK Tomasz struck out swinging.
WOOD Reagan grounded out.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Red Roosters – Bottom of the 2nd:
JONES Rob walked, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, advanced to home on error.
GREEN Liam struck out swinging.
JOHNSTON Matt reached on error, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on
wild pitch, advanced to home on passed ball.
CATTERMOLE Mike popped out.
SAIONJI Kimiyoshi walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to home
on wild pitch.
PIKE Ken walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on error.
RUSSELL Nick reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to 3rd on passed
ball, advanced to home on error.
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin reached on error, batted forward to 3rd.
COX Matthew doubled.
JONES Rob struck out swinging.
5 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 2 LOB.
White Lightning – Top of the 3rd:
SCHEEPERS Theo grounded out.
CRESSWELL Michael struck out swinging.
LE ROUX Craig struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Red Roosters – Bottom of the 3rd:
GREEN Liam walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
JOHNSTON Matt grounded out, 1 RBI.
CATTERMOLE Mike reached on error, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, batted
forward to home.
SAIONJI Kimiyoshi walked, advanced to 2nd on defensive indifference, batted forward
to home.
PIKE Ken reached on dropped 3rd strike PB, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
RUSSELL Nick singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin grounded out.
COX Matthew singled, advanced to 3rd on error, tagged out going to home, 2 RBI.
JONES Rob reached on error.
5 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB.
White Lightning – Top of the 4th:
KEMAL Oz struck out swinging.
BELBIN Will singled, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to home.
SHERMAN Perrie singled, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd (double steal).
LATTERGRASS Lucas singled, stole 2nd (double steal), 1 RBI.
KOSAK Tomasz struck out swinging.
ZUCKER Will struck out swinging.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

October Softball at Grovehill Ballpark

This summer Herts Baseball Club made its first steps towards adding the one missing component – Softball.

Before winter sets in the club plans to add one more softball event.  The plan is to schedule it on a Sunday, either 7 or 14 October at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead as part of the Hunlock Series which is a competition involving 80+ Herts baseball players, so baseball and softball teams are expected to create a nice atmosphere at the ballpark. The softball game will be played in the morning and will be followed by the Hunlcok Series baseball games in the afternoon.

Herts Baseball Club is inviting those who want to play in this exhibition softball game to complete a short online feedback form which will enable the club to see player availability, form the teams and schedule the game in the most convenient time slot. Playing in this game is free of charge and equipment will be provided. Players must be 14 years of age or above.

The club is encouraging those who sign up to invite relatives, friends or colleagues from work to sign up as well.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OCTOBER SOFTBALL AT GROVEHILL BALLPARK

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Cobham are 2012 Champs. Mets, and London Sports clinch Herts Futures titles.

The 2012 youth baseball season ended in style with the Herts Futures Tournament (HFT). A record 16 youth teams from across Southern England descended on Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead for a day packed with baseball action.

The event opened with the U17 National Final. The London Mets and Cobham Cougars have been dominating the U17 league, meeting in the final of the last two seasons. On both occasions the London Mets came out on top. The two teams met again in what was built as the clash of the titans. Cobham came from behind to win it 7-3. Everyone expected the headlines to be made by the towering starting pitchers of the two teams, Kazuma (Mets) and Chad Munger (Cougars), but it could be argued that the game turned on a play by the smallest player in the game, Connor Dellapena. The Cobham right fielder turned a double play to end a Mets rally and then the Cougars jumped in front and held on for a memorable win.

After the final the Mets went on to play in the Herts Futures Tournament seeking redemption. They met the Horsham Hornets in the Semi-Final and came back from a 4-1 deficit to clinch a walk-off 5-4 win. In the other Semi-Final the SoNo Stars overcame hosts, Herts, who almost pulled off a late comeback putting the tying run on first base, but SoNo held on for a 4-2 win.

Eager to erase the memories of the loss against Cobham earlier in the day, the Mets clinched the HFT U17 title after a closely fought game with the SoNo Stars.

In the U14 division London Sports proved to be the outstanding team of the tournament. They were the only team to complete the day with a perfect record 3-0 overcoming the Essex Redbacks, Horsham Rays and the London Mets.

London Sports completed a very successful end to the baseball season by also clinching the HFT title in the U11 division. They had to battle hard for it as Herts and Horsham pushed them to the end.

Click here for HFT scoreboard and standings.

Note for fans: One of the lottery runner-up cash prizes has not been claimed yet. Herts Baseball Club is looking for the holder of lottery ticket number 294. If you are the ticket-holder please contact Herts Baseball Club

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Sunday’s opening round of games in Hunlock Series rained out

Despite glorious weather over the last few days, heavy and prolonged rain combined with strong winds is expected to reach London and Hertfordshire on Sunday, 23 September. This leaves Herts Baseball Club with no other option but to postpone the opening round of games in the 2012 Hunlock Series.

The four teams will have to wait until next Sunday, 30 September, to get the Series under way.

A little earlier today it was confirmed that just 24 hours after the Draft, the team managers have completed the first player trade of the Series. White Lightning have traded first-baseman, Gary Armstrong, to the Black Widows for third-baseman and key member of the Herts Hawks, Seth Lipstock.

We understand that various other player transactions are currently being discussed between team offiicials.  We will keep you updated as soon as any transactions are confirmed.

by Herts Baseball News Editor

82 players drafted live on TV. Teams open the Hunlock Series this Sunday

British baseball legend Darrin Ward was the first draft pick of the night

Last night, after the end of the GB vs Canada WBC qualifying game, the Herts Baseball TV Channel had live coverage of the 2012 Hunlock Series Draft. The managers of the four teams had a plethora of talent to choose form with 82 players drafted over 21 rounds.

THE FIRST ROUND PICKS

On a toss of a coin the Blue Dogs were given the first pick. Standing in for manager John Kjorstad was Duncan Hoyle and without hesitation announced that the first pick of the 2012 Hunlock Series Draft is Herts Falcons pitcher and first baseman, Darrin Ward. “Darrin is a British Baseball legend” said Duncan Hoyle. He added: “In my time at the club he has always had time for some of the younger and newer players at the club and he will have very positive influence on some of the less experienced players who will be added to the Blue Dogs roster”.

Next it was the turn of the Black Widows to make their first pick. Manager Cris Hiche chose Herts U17 third baseman, Kyle Lloyd-Jones. “I have had the pleasure of working with Kyle this year. This is his last year in the U17 league and he is ready to make the step up to the adult leagues. I think he is going to be one of the stars of the Series”.

Red Roosters Manager, Ken Pike, decided to go with one of the most reliable pitchers in the country, Nick Russell. “He keeps delivering year-after-year and we need stability on the mound” said Pike.

Nick Russell won the Hunlock Series with the Blue Dogs 12 months ago. He will be wearing red this year

By virtue of White Lightning having appointed their 3 co-managers, Dave Tretheway, Jarrod Pretorius and Ryan Bird, they were restricted from picking in the first few rounds of the Draft. When they came to make their first unrestricted pick, co-manager, Ryan Bird, confirmed Herts Eagles pitcher, Theo Scheepers, as their first pick. “I have worked with Theo over the last few weeks in the softball project which Herts is running together with BSUK and he is a great guy to have in the team. He also comes from South Africa like the three co-managers of White Lightning so it is good to pick some local talent” said Bird.

If you missed the 2012 Hunlock Series Live Draft Show, you can watch it on demand (click to view)

FREE AGENTS AND TRADES

The full team rosters determined at last night’s draft are shown here. Several more players have become available as free agents after the draft and they will be drafted in due course. We will keep you updated about free agent signings and trades over the four weeks of the series.

OPENING DAY

The Series commence on Sunday, 23 September, with all 4 teams in action from 1pm at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead. For complete Series schedule click here.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Live Hunlock Series Draft will be shown following GB vs Canada qualifier

With the news that all World Baseball Classic games will be shown live on ESPN America and on the internet, free of charge, and in view of the Team GB playing against Canada on Thursday, 20 September, the LIVE Draft for the 2012 Hunlock Series will be moved back by approximately 1 hour and will now commence at around 8:30pm or as soon as Team GB’s game against Canada ends.

This is the biggest game in years for the Great Britain National team. A place in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) is up for grabs and if the team qualifies for the prestigious WBC, this could be an amazing boost for British Baseball. Playing on the biggest international stage will bring substantial publicity and televised games could attract new players to the game of baseball in this country. Another potential benefit could come in the form of a financial boost for the British Baseball Federation as all qualifying national federations are exected to receive fees for qualifying.

The game will commence at 6pm UK time and is expected to end at around 8:30pm or 9:00pm. As soon as it ends we will join Herts Baseball TV host, Ken Pike, and special guests for the 2012 Hunlock Series Draft.

Over 80 players have already signed up to play in the Series. Who will be the first round picks for the teams?

It will be shown on the Herts Baseball TV channel (click to view). Viewers will be able to interact using the ChatZone on the right-side of the TV screen.

Note: For players who wish to play in the Series but have missed the deadline for the Draft, they can still register and be added to the team rosters from the trading/free agent block.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

16 teams heading to Herts for the Futures Tournament. U17 National Final added to the event

A record 16 teams will be in action at the 2012 Herts Futures Tournament (HFT) which will take place this Saturday, 22 September 2012. In addition, it has been confirmed that the BBF U17 National Final between the London Mets and the Cobham Cougars which was rained out last Sunday, will be added to the HFT schedule which will mean that this could be a record crowd for a youth national final.

Herts Baseball Club President, Aspi Dimitrov, said: ” We are very pleased that the BBF approached our club to add the U17 Final to the event programme.  It is the biggest game of the youth baseball season and it is an honour to add it to the HFT. It is an extra treat for those who are coming for the HFT”

The action begins at 10am and continues into the evening.  To view the games schedule click here.

 

Traditional Baseball snacks will be on offer including hot dogs, big league chew, home made cookies, Krispy Kreme Donuts and much more.

Host Herts Baseball Club welcome new players at any time of the year.  Aspi Dimitrov, said: “Any children aged between 6 and 16 who are interested to give baseball a try should contact the club. It is not too late to take part in this record breaking event.”

The HFT has been held every year since 2008 and is now a permanent fixture in the British baseball calendar. It brings together youth teams of all age groups from across the country for a day of baseball at one of the best baseball venues in the United Kingdom.  Grovehill Ballpark is the home of Herts Baseball Club.  It is the only baseball facility in the country which features two purpose-built full-size baseball diamonds, both with permanent outfield walls. The venue recently hosted the National Baseball Championships which is Great Britain’s equivalent of MLB’s World Series. During the Herts Futures Tournament additional diamonds are added for the Under-14 and Under-11 age groups.

For more information  about the event visit the Herts Futures Tournament homepage.

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