2009 UNIVERSITY FALL CUP LEADERS
BATTING LEADERS Name Team PA OAB H 1B 2B 3B HR Avg Slug OBA Alex Jinnah Southampton Mustangs 11 9 7 3 3 1 0 0.778 1.333 0.818 George Lintern Nottingham Thieves 10 8 6 2 4 0 0 0.750 1.250 0.800 Rori Burnard Nottingham Thieves 6 3 2 2 0 0 0 0.667 0.667 […]
BLUE SOX LIFT UNIVERSITY FALL CUP
The University of East Anglia (UEA) lifted the 2009 University Fall Cup trophy after two gruelling days of baseball played at the home of Herts Baseball Club in Hemel Hempstead. The British baseball season would usually shut down in early September and prepare to hibernate over the winter period, but since the establishment of […]
HERTS TO HOST 2009 UNIVERSITY FALL CUP – 17-18 OCTOBER
Herts Baseball Club has been selected as the host of the 2009 University Fall Cup, which will take place over the weekend of 17-18 October 2009. This is a competition organised by the British University Baseball Association (BUBA). BUBA is the governing and regulatory body responsible for all university and college baseball played throughout […]
ROOSTERS RULE THE COOP, RETAIN HUNLOCK TITLE
The Red Roosters emerged victorious on Sunday after two gruelling nine-inning ballgames against their fellow, rival Herts teammates. By finishing in second place heading into Sunday's final matches, the Roosters were forced to play a morning semi final against the Blue Dogs before they could advance to the championship game against the Black Widows. The […]
THE JOY OF THE ENCORE
I went 0-4 at the plate, with two strikeouts. In the field, I muffed one of only two chances which came my way. And yet I enjoyed the whole thing immensely. This was the Kyle Hunlock series, the tournament which pits all the members of the Herts Baseball Club against one another in a post-season […]
HERTS LITTLE LEAGUE SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE. 2009 HONOURS ANNOUNCED
Saturday’s Herts Futures Tournament drew the second season of the Herts Baseball Little League to a close. It seems only a few weeks ago that the young Herts players reported for Spring Training at Northwick Park’s baseball batting tunnels. Many new families joined the Herts Baseball family and the League grew from 4 teams […]
BLACK WIDOWS IN LEAD; ROOSTERS, DOGS IN SEMI-FINAL
The Black Widows have emerged top-of-the-heap after week two of the 2009 Kyle Hunlock Series. After crushing the Blue Dogs 12-3 in the morning opener, they went on to hand the Red Roosters their first loss of the Series by a score of 12-7. While this left the Roosters and the Widows each with a […]
LONDON DO THE DOUBLE AT HERTS FUTURES TOURNAMENT
London’s two teams won the Bronco (U13) and Rookie (U10) Divisions at the 2009 Herts Futures Tournament sparking wild champagne celebrations. This was the second year of the Herts Futures Tournament which organised by Herts Baseball Club, based in Hemel Hempstead. The number of teams entering the event increased from 8 in 2008 […]
A THIRD HERTS TEAM MAKES LATE ENTRY IN HERTS FUTURES TOURNAMENT
Due to high demand, one more team has been added to the Herts Futures Tournament lineup this Saturday, 26 September 2009. There will now be a third Herts team which will be added to the Minors Division, where four teams will now play in a double-elimination format used at the 2009 World Baseball […]
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME! 2009 HERTS FUTURES TOURNAMENT THIS SATURDAY
On Saturday, 26 September 2009, Herts Baseball Club will stage the second annual Herts Futures Tournament. The event will be held at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire and will once again include the best youth baseball teams in Southern England. This year the Tournament will be split into two divisions. The Majors Division […]