Author: Matt Bell

by Matt Bell

Herts All Stars (U14) 10 London Mets (U14) 4 (BBF)

Herts All Stars U14 at London Mets U14
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts All Stars U14 1 0 5 0 4 10 8 3
London Mets U14 0 0 2 2 0 4 3 2

 

Herts All Stars U14 10, London Mets U14 4
Herts All Stars U14 London Mets U14
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Zack Longboy p 3 3 3 1 H Player 1 p 2 0 0 0
Jose Morillo 3b 2 1 0 0 H Player 2 c 3 0 0 0
Lewis Green ss 2 2 1 0 H Player 3 1b 3 0 1 2
Richard Ganster c 3 2 2 5 H Player 4 2b 3 0 0 0
Callum Vangundy lf 3 1 1 1 H Player 5 3b 2 0 0 0
Brodie Caress 1b 3 1 1 1 H Player 6 ss 2 1 0 0
Brian Moulton 2b 2 0 0 0 H Player 7 lf 2 1 1 2
Gavin Peterson cf 3 0 0 0 H Player 8 cf 2 1 1 0
Drew Mayhew rf 1 0 0 0 H Player 9 rf 1 1 0 0
(t4) Aaron Witter rf 1 0 0 0          
TEAM TOTALS 23 10 8 8 TEAM TOTALS 20 4 3 4

 

E: Zack Longboy, Lewis Green, Brian Moulton, H Player 6, H Player 5. LOB: Herts All
Stars U14 3, London Mets U14 5. 2B: H Player 3. HR: Zack Longboy, Richard Ganster,
Brodie Caress, H Player 7. SB: H Player 4.

 

Herts All Stars U14 IP H R ER BB SO
Zack Longboy W 5.00 3 4 2 4 9
London Mets U14            
H Player 1 L 4.33 8 10 7 3 8

 

WP: Zack Longboy, H Player 1(2). PB: H Player 2. T: 2:00. A: 89.
Herts All Stars U14 – Top of the 1st:
Zack Longboy singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on error.
Jose Morillo struck out looking.
Lewis Green grounded out.
Richard Ganster reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error.
Callum Vangundy grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
London Mets U14 – Bottom of the 1st:
H Player 1 struck out swinging.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
H Player 3 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts All Stars U14 – Top of the 2nd:
Brodie Caress struck out swinging.
Brian Moulton struck out looking.
Gavin Peterson struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
London Mets U14 – Bottom of the 2nd:
H Player 4 reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd.
H Player 5 struck out swinging.
H Player 6 grounded out.
H Player 7 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars U14 – Top of the 3rd:
Drew Mayhew struck out swinging.
Zack Longboy hit solo home run, 1 RBI.
Jose Morillo walked, batted forward to home.
Lewis Green singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, batted forward to home.
Richard Ganster singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Callum Vangundy singled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error, 1 RBI.
Brodie Caress reached on fielder’s choice.
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
London Mets U14 – Bottom of the 3rd:
H Player 8 singled, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted
forward to home.
H Player 9 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
H Player 1 walked, batted forward to 3rd, tagged out going to home.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
H Player 3 doubled, advanced to 3rd on throw, 2 RBI.
H Player 4 grounded out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars U14 – Top of the 4th:
Brian Moulton struck out looking.
Gavin Peterson popped out.
Aaron Witter struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
London Mets U14 – Bottom of the 4th:
H Player 5 struck out looking.
H Player 6 walked, batted forward to home.
H Player 7 hit 2-run home run, 2 RBI.
H Player 8 struck out swinging.
H Player 9 walked, forced out at 2nd.
H Player 1 reached on fielder’s choice.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars U14 – Top of the 5th:
Zack Longboy singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch,
batted forward to home.
Jose Morillo struck out swinging.
Lewis Green walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to home.
Richard Ganster hit 3-run home run, 3 RBI.
Callum Vangundy grounded out.
Brodie Caress hit solo home run, 1 RBI.
Brian Moulton walked.
Gavin Peterson flied out.
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
London Mets U14 – Bottom of the 5th:
H Player 2 grounded out.
H Player 3 grounded out.
H Player 4 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error.
H Player 5 walked.
H Player 6 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
by Matt Bell

Essex Atoms (U14) 1 Herts All Stars (U14) 12 (BBF)

Essex Atoms U14 at Herts All Stars U14
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Essex Atoms U14 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Herts All Stars U14 5 4 2 1 0 12 12 1

 

Herts All Stars U14 12, Essex Atoms U14 1
Herts All Stars U14 Essex Atoms U14
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Jose Morillo p-3b 4 2 3 1 V Player 1 p 1 1 0 0
Callum Vangundy rf-cf 3 2 1 0 V Player 2 c 2 0 0 0
Zack Longboy ss 3 3 3 1 V Player 3 1b 2 0 0 0
Richard Ganster 3b 3 2 3 3 V Player 4 2b 3 0 0 0
(t5) Gavin Peterson 2b-p 0 0 0 0 V Player 5 3b 1 0 0 1
Lewis Green cf 2 1 1 0 V Player 6 ss 1 0 0 0
(t3) Aaron Witter 2b 1 0 0 0 V Player 7 lf 1 0 0 0
Brian Moulton lf 0 1 0 0 V Player 8 cf 1 0 0 0
(t3) Adam White rf 1 0 0 0 V Player 9 rf 2 0 0 0
(t3) Ben Jones lf 1 0 0 0          
Brodie Caress c 1 1 1 1          
Drew Mayhew 1b 3 0 0 0          
TEAM TOTALS 22 12 12 6 TEAM TOTALS 14 1 0 1

 

E: Aaron Witter, V Player 2(2). LOB: Herts All Stars U14 7, Essex Atoms U14 7. 2B:
Richard Ganster(2), Callum Vangundy, Zack Longboy, Jose Morillo. 3B: Richard Ganster,
Jose Morillo. SB: Lewis Green(2), Brian Moulton, V Player 3.

 

Herts All Stars U14 IP H R ER BB SO
Jose Morillo W 4.33 0 0 0 4 12
Gavin Peterson 0.67 0 1 1 2 1
Essex Atoms U14            
V Player 1 L 3.33 12 12 9 6 5

 

HBP: by Jose Morillo (V Player 7). . . , by Gavin Peterson (V Player 2), by Gavin
Peterson (V Player 5). WP: Gavin Peterson(3), Jose Morillo, V Player 1(8). PB: V
Player 2. T: 2:00. A: 89.
Essex Atoms U14 – Top of the 1st:
V Player 1 walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch.
V Player 2 struck out swinging.
V Player 3 struck out swinging.
V Player 4 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars U14 – Bottom of the 1st:
Jose Morillo struck out swinging.
Callum Vangundy walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Zack Longboy singled, batted forward to home.
Richard Ganster tripled, advanced to home on wild pitch, 2 RBI.
Lewis Green singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, stole home.
Brian Moulton walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home.
Gavin Peterson walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to 3rd.
Brodie Caress singled, 1 RBI.
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Essex Atoms U14 – Top of the 2nd:
V Player 5 struck out swinging.
V Player 6 walked, batted forward to 3rd.
V Player 7 hit by pitch, batted forward to 2nd.
V Player 8 walked.
V Player 9 struck out swinging.
V Player 1 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts All Stars U14 – Bottom of the 2nd:
Drew Mayhew struck out looking.
Jose Morillo tripled, advanced to home on passed ball.
Callum Vangundy ground rule doubled, batted forward to home.
Zack Longboy singled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch, 1 RBI.
Richard Ganster ground rule doubled, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home
on error.
Lewis Green struck out swinging.
Brian Moulton walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error.
Gavin Peterson walked, advanced to 2nd on error, forced out at 3rd.
Brodie Caress reached on interference, batted forward to 2nd.
Drew Mayhew reached on fielder’s choice, DP.
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Essex Atoms U14 – Top of the 3rd:
V Player 2 struck out looking.
V Player 3 reached on error, stole 2nd, tagged out going to 3rd.
V Player 4 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Herts All Stars U14 – Bottom of the 3rd:
Jose Morillo ground rule doubled, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on
wild pitch.
Callum Vangundy struck out looking.
Zack Longboy doubled, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Richard Ganster doubled, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI.
Aaron Witter grounded out.
Adam White struck out swinging.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Essex Atoms U14 – Top of the 4th:
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 U14 – Bottom of the 4th:
Ben Jones grounded out.
Brodie Caress walked, batted forward to home.
Drew Mayhew grounded out.
Jose Morillo singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, 1 RBI.
Callum Vangundy flied out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Essex Atoms U14 – Top of the 5th:
V Player 9 struck out looking.
V Player 1 walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch,
batted forward to home.
V Player 2 hit by pitch, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to 3rd, tagged
out going to home.
V Player 3 walked, batted forward to 2nd.
V Player 4 struck out swinging.
V Player 5 hit by pitch, 1 RBI.
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
by Matt Bell

BBF Announces Postseason Rosters of the 11 Teams

24 hours before Saturday’s eagerly-awaited Under-17 and Under-14 postseason playoffs the British Baseball Federation has announced the postseason rosters of the 11 participating teams.

Herts are going into the Under-17 playoffs with a roster which has a significantly lower average age than the other U17 teams.  On the basis of this and their regular season record, the Herts U17 All Stars go into the games tomorrow as the outsiders. The Under-14 Herts team is ranked third in the seeding. 

From last year’s Under-14 National Championship-winning squad there are five players who are still within the Under-14 age group, while six others have moved up into the Under-17 age group.

U17 HERTS ALL STARS

  • Cameron Choudhuri
  • Charlie Boneham
  • Charlie Mayhew
  • Jake Caress
  • Jonathan Compton-Weight
  • Justin Henderson
  • Kieran Manning
  • Kyle Lloyd-Jones
  • Liam Green
  • Matteo Manzi
  • Thom Adams

 

 U14 HERTS ALL STARS

  • Aaron Witter
  • Adam White
  • Ben Jones
  • Brian Moulton
  • Brodie Caress
  • Callum Vangundy
  • Cameron Ross
  • Drew Mayhew
  • Gavin Peterson
  • Jose Morillo
  • Lewis Green
  • Richard Ganster
  • Tomas Sharpe
  • Zack Longboy
 COACHING STAFF

  • Kent Peterson (U14 Manager)
  • Lee Manning (U17 Manager)
  • Alan Ross
  • Alex Ganster
  • Arnie Longboy
  • Aspi Dimitrov
  • Chris Jones
  • Jeff Witter
  • Kal Dimitrov
  • Mark Caress
  • Nick White
  • PJ Henderson

 SPYING MISSION

We have also received reports that Herts U17 Manager, Lee Manning, has been very thorough in his preparations going as far as actually visiting the venue of the Under-17 Playoffs.  He sent in photos showing what the venue looks like 24 hours before the games commence.

Click here for more photos of RAF Daws Hill

  

by Matt Bell

Playoff Baseball this Saturday. Can Herts All Star teams defend National title?

Defending U14 Champions, Herts, enter Playoffs as the third seed. LYBL and London seen as favorites

At this time last year the Herts All Stars were on their way to being crowned Under-14 National Champions.  The Championship trophy has been held in the Herts trophy cabinet since then and the club doesn’t want to relinquish it. Will they be able to win it again?

Many of the members of the Herts Championship-winning team are now a year older and the club has been able to expand by entering a team in the Under-17 BBF league for the first time in the club’s history.  This means that Herts will be battling on two fronts this postseason.

The 2011 Youth National Baseball Championships will be played on the weekend of September 17-18 at Richmond Baseball and Softball Club in West London.

But who will be the combatants? That question has already been settled in the North.

But it’s going to take a bunch of playoff games in the South on Saturday, September 10 to whittle six Under-14 teams and five Under-17 teams down to two teams each.

IN THE NORTH

In the North, the Cartmel Valley and Northwich Baseball Bronco teams have already qualified for the long trip South to the Youth National Baseball Championships, alongside the Halton Polecats and Cartmel Valley Pony teams.

All will be hoping to bring trophies back up the M1 and M6.

 
 
 

The Herts All Stars can count on the loyal support of their travelling fans

IN THE SOUTH

But it will take a playoff round on September 10 to sort out the Southern representatives, with Bronco games scheduled at Finsbury Park and Pony games at Daws Hill at High Wycombe.

At Finsbury Park, the playoffs will begin with the defending champions Herts facing the Essex Atoms and Bracknell clashing with the Essex RedBacks.  The winners of these two opening games will go on to play against the London Mets and top seeded LYBL, respectively.

The winners of these two games will progress to the Youth NBC on 17 and 18 September.  The losers will face off in a do-or-die game where the winner will also progress to the NBC while the loser will have to try again in 2012.

At Daws Hill, top-seeded London Mets Pony needs to win only one game to qualify. Cobham, Horsham, Essex and Herts will battle it out for the other Southern place at the YNBC.

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

This evening the British Baseball Federation announced the abovementioned change in the Under-14 playoff format.  The change has been necessary due to only one Northern team being able to make the NBC on 17-18 September. As a result an additional NBC spot has been made available to the Under-14 teams in the Southern Conference creating that additional do-or-die game.  Here is how the Under-17 and Under-14 schedules stand after this change.

BBF Under-17 Playoffs
Venue: RAF Daws Hill, Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe Bucks HP11 1YQ
Saturday, 10 September 2011
09:00
Game 1
Cobham Cougars U17
@
Horsham Hornets U17
6 innings
11:30
Game 2
Herts All Stars U17
@
Essex RedBacks U17
6innings
14:00
Game 3
Game 2 Winner
@
London Mets U17
6 innings
14:00
Game 4
Game 1 Loser
@
Game 2 Loser
6 innings

Winners of Games 1 and 3 qualify for NBC. Pre-playoff seeding will apply. Game 4 is a consolation game with no implications on NBC qualification.
  
BBF Under-14 Playoffs
Venue: Finsbury Park, Endymion Road, London (Map)
Saturday, 10 September 2011
10:00
Game 1
Bracknell U14
@
Essex RedBacks U14
5 innings
10:00
Game 2
Essex Atoms U14
@
Herts All Stars U14
5innings
12:30
Game 3
Game 1 Winner
@
LYBL U14
5 innings
12:30
Game 4
Game 2 Winner
@
London Mets U14
5 innings
15:00
Game 5
Game 3 Loser
@
Game 4 Loser
5 innings
15:00
Game 6
Game 2 Loser
@
Game 1 Loser
5 innings

Winner of Games 3 and 4 qualify for NBC. Winner of game 5 qualifies for NBC. Game 6 is a consolation game with no implications on NBC qualification.

 

by Matt Bell

Who will be the British Baseball Champions? Title-Decider at Grovehill Ballpark this Weekend

Richmond look strong again as they hope to defend the National Championship Trophy

The British Baseball Federation has confirmed the teams who will compete in the 2011 National Baseball Championships (NBC) on 10-11 September in Hemel Hempstead.

 The British Baseball Federation has confirmed the dates and venue of the 2011 National Baseball Championships (NBC), where the National League, AAA, AA and Single-A season titles will be awarded.

The NBC will be held on the weekend of 10-11 September at Grovehill Playing Fields in Hemel Hempstead, home to the Herts Baseball Club. However, it will be the Great Britain Baseball programme that is hosting the event in a bid to raise funds for the national teams. Herts has generously donated the use of their two purpose-built baseball diamonds, which makes a significant contribution to Team GB’s fundraising efforts over the NBC weekend. Grovehill Playing Fields was the site of the 2010 Championships.

Also supporting the British Baseball Federation with preparations for the NBC is BaseballSoftballUK, the national development agency for both sports.

FINALS SCHEDULE

Richmond Flames are the defending champions in the National Baseball League

On Saturday 10 September, the National Baseball League (NBL) and AAA will stage 9-inning semifinal games in a single-elimination format to determine which two teams shall advance to the final.

The next day — Sunday 11 September — they will be joined by the top two teams from the AA and Single-A divisions, and all four leagues will play their championship showdowns.

The NBL final will take place at 15:00 GMT on Diamond One. The Single-A final will begin earlier in the day on the adjacent field at 09:30, followed by the AAA final at 12:30 and the AA final at 15:30.

For full details about the event and the National Baseball Championship Schedule click here.

by Matt Bell

Herts Red Sox 18 Herts Yankees 7 (HLL) Game 4

Herts Red Sox at Herts Yankees
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Herts Red Sox 4 3 5 1 1 4 18 7 3
Herts Yankees 2 0 2 0 3 0 7 7 4

 

Herts Red Sox 18, Herts Yankees 7
Herts Red Sox Herts Yankees
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Brodie Caress ss-p-c 4 3 2 1 Jose Morillo cf-c 4 1 1 0
Zack Longboy p-1b-ss 4 2 0 0 Jonny Compton-Weight 3b-1b 3 2 1 0
Kyle Lloyd-Jones 3b-p 2 3 1 3 Tom Adams lf-2b 3 0 0 0
Justin Henderson 1b-cf 1 2 1 0 Liam Green p-ss 2 3 2 4
Kieran Manning cf-ss 4 0 0 0 Richard Ganster c-3b-p 3 1 3 2
Jake Caress c-lf 4 2 2 1 Lewis Green ss-cf-lf 3 0 0 0
Tristan Le Coz rf-3b 3 1 0 0 Ben Jones rf-3b-2b 3 0 0 0
Brian Moulton lf-2b 2 2 0 0 Gavin Peterson 1b-ss-cf-p 3 0 0 0
Cameron Choudhuri 2b-rf 3 3 1 1 Charlie Owens 2b-rf 3 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 27 18 7 6 TEAM TOTALS 27 7 7 6

 

E: Kyle Lloyd-Jones, Tristan Le Coz, Cameron Choudhuri, Charlie Owens(2), Jonny
Compton-Weight, Gavin Peterson. LOB: Herts Yankees 4, Herts Red Sox 4. 2B: Jake
Caress(2), Justin Henderson, Brodie Caress, Richard Ganster. HR: Kyle Lloyd-Jones,
Liam Green(2), Richard Ganster. SB: Cameron Choudhuri(2), Justin Henderson, Brodie
Caress, Tristan Le Coz, Jake Caress, Zack Longboy, Brian Moulton, Kyle Lloyd-Jones,
Jonny Compton-Weight(4), Jose Morillo(2), Richard Ganster.

 

Herts Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Zack Longboy W 2.00 2 2 2 1 4
Brodie Caress 2.00 3 2 2 0 2
Kyle Lloyd-Jones 2.00 2 3 3 1 4
Herts Yankees            
Liam Green 3.67 5 16 6 8 7
Richard Ganster 1.67 2 2 2 0 3
Gavin Peterson 0.00 0 0 0 0 0

 

HBP: by Liam Green (Zack Longboy). . , by Liam Green (Tristan Le Coz). . . , by Liam
Green (Cameron Choudhuri). WP: Zack Longboy, Liam Green(9), Richard Ganster(3). PB:
Jose Morillo(2), Richard Ganster(2). T: 2:35. A: 82.
Herts Red Sox – Top of the 1st:
Brodie Caress reached on error, batted forward to home.
Zack Longboy hit by pitch, batted forward to home.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones hit 3-run home run, 3 RBI.
Justin Henderson walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on passed
ball, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Kieran Manning struck out swinging.
Jake Caress struck out swinging.
Tristan Le Coz struck out swinging.
4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Bottom of the 1st:
Jose Morillo singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Jonny Compton-Weight struck out swinging.
Tom Adams struck out swinging.
Liam Green walked, batted forward to home.
Richard Ganster doubled, 1 RBI.
Lewis Green grounded out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Top of the 2nd:
Brian Moulton walked, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Cameron Choudhuri singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home
on passed ball.
Brodie Caress struck out swinging.
Zack Longboy struck out swinging.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, stole 3rd (double steal),
advanced to home on error.
Justin Henderson walked, stole 2nd (double steal), advanced to 3rd on error.
Kieran Manning reached on error.
Jake Caress struck out swinging.
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Bottom of the 2nd:
Ben Jones struck out swinging.
Gavin Peterson grounded out.
Charlie Owens struck out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Top of the 3rd:
Tristan Le Coz hit by pitch, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to
home.
Brian Moulton reached on error, forced out at 2nd.
Cameron Choudhuri reached on fielder’s choice, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, stole
3rd, advanced to home on error, 1 RBI.
Brodie Caress walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, advanced to home on wild
pitch.
Zack Longboy reached on error, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to
home on wild pitch.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones walked, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Justin Henderson doubled, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch.
5 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Bottom of the 3rd:
Jose Morillo struck out swinging.
Jonny Compton-Weight singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Tom Adams struck out swinging.
Liam Green hit 2-run home run, 2 RBI.
Richard Ganster singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error.
Lewis Green reached on error.
Ben Jones grounded out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Top of the 4th:
Kieran Manning grounded out.
Jake Caress doubled, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Tristan Le Coz struck out swinging.
Brian Moulton struck out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Bottom of the 4th:
Gavin Peterson lined out.
Charlie Owens grounded out.
Jose Morillo grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Top of the 5th:
Cameron Choudhuri struck out swinging.
Brodie Caress singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to 3rd, advanced
to home on wild pitch.
Zack Longboy grounded out.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Bottom of the 5th:
Jonny Compton-Weight walked, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Tom Adams struck out swinging.
Liam Green hit 2-run home run, 2 RBI.
Richard Ganster hit solo home run, 1 RBI.
Lewis Green reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Ben Jones struck out.
Gavin Peterson struck out swinging.
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Top of the 6th:
Justin Henderson walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball,
batted forward to home.
Kieran Manning grounded out.
Jake Caress doubled, stole 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch, 1 RBI.
Tristan Le Coz struck out swinging.
Brian Moulton walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Cameron Choudhuri hit by pitch, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on passed
ball.
Brodie Caress ground rule doubled, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, 1 RBI.
Zack Longboy lined out.
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Bottom of the 6th:
Charlie Owens struck out swinging.
Jose Morillo popped out.
Jonny Compton-Weight grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
by Matt Bell

Red Sox and Giants win Herts Championships

After several weeks of summer holidays the Herts Baseball Little League teams returned to Grovehill Ballpark for the deciding games in the Majors and Minors Championships.

GIANTS CLINCH TITLE IN DRAMATIC EXTRA INNINGS

In the Minors the Herts Giants went into the final game one game ahead of the Herts Dodgers, so there was no room for error for the Dodgers.  They needed to win to force an additional one-game Championship decider. 

They looked down and out going into the fifth and final inning trailing 19-11, but they came out fired up and started a memorable comeback.  11 Dodgers came home to score to give them a 3-run lead (22-19).  In the bottom of the inning the pressure was now on the Giants and they scored three to tie the score at 22-22 and take the game into extra innings.  In the top of the sixth Dodgers regained the lead with another two runs.  Would that be enough? 

With players like Matt Cowler who hit another home run for the Giants earlier in the game the Dodgers needed their defence to perform at their best.  It seemed as though they will manage to complete one of the greatest come-backs in the history of the Herts Little League as they quickly got two outs in the bottom of the sixth.  The Giants had other ideas. Beau Mack-Rehnsi delivered the final blow with a single to left-centerfield which drove in James Roberts to win the game 25-24.

A great Championship-deciding game which will be talked about for a long time.

RED SOX NATION RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

In the Majors, the Herts Yankees had a mountain to climb in this best-of-7 series.  They were trailing 2-0.  Everyone was hoping that this match-up will go all the way to game 7 but the Red Sox went into the games with a very focused and professional approach and did not give an inch to their opponents.  Justin Henderson dominated on the mound pitching a no-hitter in game 3.

It was now a do-or-die situation for the Yankees, and the relentless Red Sox pressure continued.  Kyle Lloyd-Jones hit a 3-run home run off Liam Green which went deep over the right field wall and almost cleared the permanent outfield wall which applies to adult league games.  By the time the Yankees got their offensive game going they were trailing 12-2. 

In the third inning Liam Green responded with a 2-run home run to left-centerfield which also came just a few feet short of clearing the full adult league regulation outfield wall distance.  Green produced an absolutely identical 2-run home run in the fifth.  Richard Ganster then stepped up to launch another bomb for a back-to-back home run.  All of this impressive power hitting got the fans off their seats, but at the end proved to be too little and too late for the Yankees. 

Yankees greet teammate Liam Green at home plate after his second of two towering home runs today

The final score was 18-7 completing a convincing 4-0 overall win in the Series and a Herts Majors Championship for a second consecutive year for Arnold Longboy’s team who is starting to build a Red Sox Nation of his own.

Game 3 Box Scores

Game 4 Box Scores

More photos from the event

        

by Matt Bell

Herts Red Sox 9 Herts Yankees 2 (HLL) Game 3

Herts Red Sox at Herts Yankees
Score By Innings 1 2 R H E
Herts Red Sox 4 5 9 7 1
Herts Yankees 1 1 2 0 3

 

Herts Red Sox 9, Herts Yankees 2
Herts Red Sox Herts Yankees
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Brodie Caress 2b 3 1 1 0 Jose Morillo ss 1 0 0 0
Zack Longboy ss 2 1 0 0 Jonny Compton-Weight 1b 1 1 0 0
Kyle Lloyd-Jones 3b 1 2 1 1 Tom Adams rf 1 0 0 0
Justin Henderson p 2 2 2 3 Liam Green c 0 0 0 0
Kieran Manning c 2 1 1 1 Richard Ganster 3b 1 0 0 0
Jake Caress 1b 2 1 1 1 Lewis Green p 1 0 0 0
Tristan Le Coz rf 1 0 0 0 Ben Jones lf 0 1 0 0
Brian Moulton lf 1 0 0 0 Gavin Peterson cf 0 0 0 0
Cameron Choudhuri cf 1 1 1 0 Charlie Owens 2b 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 15 9 7 6 TEAM TOTALS 5 2 0 0

 

E: Jake Caress, Richard Ganster, Gavin Peterson, Lewis Green. LOB: Herts Yankees 2,
Herts Red Sox 4. 2B: Jake Caress, Justin Henderson. SB: Jake Caress, Kyle
Lloyd-Jones, Kieran Manning, Tristan Le Coz. CS: Gavin Peterson, Jose Morillo.

 

Herts Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Justin Henderson W 2.00 0 2 0 2 3
Herts Yankees            
Lewis Green L 2.00 7 9 3 4 2

 

HBP: by Justin Henderson (Jose Morillo), by Justin Henderson (Liam Green). , by
Justin Henderson (Gavin Peterson). WP: Justin Henderson(2), Lewis Green(2). PB:
Kieran Manning(4). T: 1:00. A: 87.
Herts Red Sox – Top of the 1st:
Brodie Caress singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
Zack Longboy reached on error, batted forward to home.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones walked, batted forward to home.
Justin Henderson ground rule doubled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Kieran Manning grounded out, 1 RBI.
Jake Caress doubled, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI.
Tristan Le Coz grounded out.
Brian Moulton struck out swinging.
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Bottom of the 1st:
Jose Morillo hit by pitch, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to 3rd on passed ball,
caught trying to steal home.
Jonny Compton-Weight reached on dropped 3rd strike PB, advanced to 2nd on defensive
indifference, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on passed ball.
Tom Adams struck out swinging.
Liam Green hit by pitch, advanced to 2nd on defensive indifference, advanced to 3rd
on passed ball.
Richard Ganster grounded out.
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Top of the 2nd:
Cameron Choudhuri singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
Brodie Caress reached on error, batted forward to 3rd, tagged out going to home.
Zack Longboy grounded out.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Justin Henderson singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, batted forward to 3rd, advanced
to home on error, 1 RBI.
Kieran Manning singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, advanced to home on wild
pitch.
Jake Caress reached on error, stole 2nd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Tristan Le Coz walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch.
Brian Moulton walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch.
Cameron Choudhuri walked.
Brodie Caress struck out swinging.
5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Bottom of the 2nd:
Lewis Green struck out swinging.
Ben Jones walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to
home on wild pitch.
Gavin Peterson hit by pitch, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch,
caught trying to steal home.
Charlie Owens walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on throw.
Jose Morillo grounded out.
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
by Matt Bell

Herts Championship Series this Saturday

We have reached the culmination of the 2011 Herts Minors and Majors Championship Series and the winners will be determined this coming Saturday.  Both series are finely poised so it is expected to be a dramatic day of baseball at Grovehill Ballpark.

In the Minors Series, the Herts Giants have the upper hand over the Herts Dodgers, but a win for the Dodgers would bring both teams level in the standings.  They certainly have the momentum on their side as they go into Saturday’s decider with a two-game winning streak.

The Red Sox have dominated the Majors Series so far this season.  They have a 2-0 lead so there is very little margin for error for the Herts Yankees.

 

The managers of the Herts youth teams have been busy making player transactions ahead of these deciding games.

Who will lift the trophy?  Giants or Dodgers?  Red Sox or Yankees? The action commences at 11am. 

Hot dogs, refreshments and other snacks will be on offer throughout the day and the event is open for anyone to come and enjoy.

by Matt Bell

Red Sox and Yankees managers pick up free agents ahead of the Herts Championship games

Today is football’s transfer deadline day and football managers around the UK have been signing players which they hope will bring them success this season, spending over £300 million in the process.  The managers of the Herts youth baseball teams have also been busy ahead of this Saturday’s games which will decide the Herts Little League Championships.  They have been a lot more economical focusing mainly on  free agents, but the signings they have made could make all the difference this weekend.

Herts Red Sox Manager, Arnie Longboy picked up pitcher Justin Henderson and Charlie Boneham who has played in the outfield for the Herts U17 All Stars so far but his versatility may mean that the Red Sox could try him in other positions as well.  Boneham’s debut for Herts was against the Cobham Cougars and he proved to be one of the most valuable players on that day.

Herts Yankees Manager, Kent Peterson, added Richard Ganster to his roster.  Ganster will add power to the Yankees batting lineup and will strengthen the team as an accomplished pitcher, catcher and pretty much any other position in the field.