RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR THE HERTS SPRING LEAGUE
Article by Rob Jones The biggest pre-season baseball tournament in Britain is back, and this year it is even bigger and better than ever. The Herts Spring league will see a record 17 teams travel from as far afield as Leicester and Southampton to hone their skills and compete for the title. Organised by the […]
FIELDS OF DREAMS
For the average person, pulling on a baseball glove or clubbing a home run would be an exciting novelty. So, for those us who get that thrill regularly, what novelty provokes similar excitement? The answer, it seems, is a mini-digger and a dumper truck. On a bright Spring Saturday, some of the finest talent that Herts Baseball […]
WE JUST WANT TO PLAY
Much has been written over the past couple of weeks aboutthe excitement of Spring Training, as Major League players turn out in theFlorida and Arizona sunshine to renew their love affair with baseball. Thepossibilities seem limitless, the season ahead always looks bright andpromising. But to enjoy all of that youhave to be able to play […]
HERTS BASEBALL AWARDED £500 GRANT FOR COACH EDUCATION
Herts Baseball Club has been awarded a £500 coach education grant by the Hertfordshire Community Foundation. This is the first funding secured by the club for the purposes of training new Herts coaches. The award will pay for a two-day Level 1 coach education course run by BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK), the national development agency for British […]
THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN IN FLORIDA
As I stepped out of my house to go to my first training session of the year, it started to snow. Soft, white flakes drifted gently through the crisp air. I thought to myself “This doesn't happen in Florida”. Despite the temperatures of about 2 celsius — and what became, at one point, a thick flurry […]
BBF ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH THE #1 BASEBALL BRAND IN THE WORLD
The following article was first published on www.britishbaseball.org LONDON (11 February 2010) – The British Baseball Federation (BBF) has signed a contract which confirms Rawlings as the official ball of British Baseball. Six major baseball suppliers were invited to take part in the bidding process. All of them submitted very competitive offers and Rawlings were […]
BASEBALL TEAMS GEAR UP FOR HERTS SPRING LEAGUE
Fans of Major League Baseball suffer over the long winter season but with Spring just around the corner everyone is getting an uplifting feeling that the start of the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues will signal the return of baseball. British Baseball is no different and over the last three years teams in Southern England have […]
THE SNOW IS GONE. HERTS BASEBALL PLAYERS REPORT FOR SPRING TRAINING
This Sunday, the Herts adult teams reported for training for the first time in 2010. Over the next nine weeks the players will be going through the process of regaining their physical fitness, restoring their arm strength and conditioning their bodies. Every imaginable aspect of baseball will be covered to get the players ready for […]
BRITAIN’S TOP BASEBALL LEAGUE TO EXPAND IN 2010
TV Presenter, Jerry Springer (centre), paid several visits to see Essex Arrows games in 2009, including making an appearance as an umpire. In 2010 he will be able to follow their progress in the National Baseball League. Competition will be increasing for the Herts Falcons in the National Baseball League (NBL) in 2010. The British Baseball […]
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH ASPI DIMITROV
In our final interview in the series, Marty Cullen chats with Club President, Aspi Dimitrov. This is the last interview of 2009, but be ready for coverage of the 2010 season right here on the Herts Baseball Newswire and Herts Baseball TV.