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1996

FALCONS SLIDE CONTINUES, DROP TWO TO METS

Report from BBF Correspondent Simon Fitzjohn: The London Mets kept up their relentless pace atop the NBL standings, but were made to work hard by the Herts Falcons in an entertaining doubleheader. London emerged victorious by scores of 7-2 and 4-3. Reed Wilson was the hero in game one, pitching another dominating game to frustrate […]

RAPTORS GRILL MARAUDERS

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, JON GAMBLE   The Herts Raptors travelled to Finsbury Park on a grey Sunday afternoon with hopes of edging their way closer to the season play-offs. For the London Marauders it has been a long season as they went into the game still without a single win. The barbecue […]

WOLFHOUNDS TAMED BY HERTS ALL STARS

The Herts Little League All Stars faced their first ever international competition this past Saturday when they hosted an All Star team from southern Ireland in a 7 inning friendly game at ‘the hill’. With the Herts Little League only in its 2nd season, the question on everyone’s lips was, “can they compete at a […]

BLUE JAYS VS YANKEES IN THE HERTS LITTLE LEAGUE FINAL

FOUR ONE-RUN WINS The final day of the Herts Baseball Little League did not disappoint producing 4 games which were all decided by 1 run and set up an exciting postseason lineup.    Although the Herts Yankees had already booked their place in the Championship Game, all of the other three teams were in with […]

HOLDING IT TOGETHER

It's already ten past eleven. The game was due to start at 11. The rain is falling, and we only have seven players. “Welcome to recreational baseball”  says one wag. This is the time of year when it gets harder and harder to muster a team — people go off on holiday, early season enthusiasm […]

KEEPING SCORE WITH THE HERTS LITTLE LEAGUE

This article by Matt Smith appeared first on www.baseballgb.co.uk If you turn up at a Herts Little League day and spy some parents glancing at an electronic device, don’t be too hasty in criticising them for not paying attention.  They are probably not checking their e-mails or writing a shopping list.  They are much more […]

STATS ATTACK – LITTLE LEAGUE LEADERS

Last Saturday Lewis Paterson hit his third home run of the year and that gives him the lead in the Home Run category, as we go into the final weeks of the 2009 Herts Baseball Little League season.  As the number of league games scored increases it is interesting to see the league leaders in […]

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY – HERTS ALL-STARS VS IRISH WOLFHOUNDS

Immediately after this Saturday’s Herts Baseball Little League games, Grovehill Ballpark will host an international matchup.    Visiting from Ireland are the Irish Wolfhounds.  They will go up against a Herts All-Star team.  This will be a very useful game for the Herts All-Stars as they start to prepare for the British Baseball National Championship […]

RICHMOND BESTS HERTS, MOVES INTO 2ND PLACE

NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE: WEEK 13 (this article was first published on www.britishbaseball.org)   London Sweeps Bracknell, Continues To Dominate NBL   The London Mets show no signs of slowing up at the top of the standings after earning another doubleheader sweep on Sunday, brushing off the Bracknell Blazers. The Mets emerged triumphant by scores of […]

BLUE JAYS FIND ANOTHER GEAR

The Herts Baseball Little League is in its final weeks and the Herts Blue Jays look like the team which has the momentum.  They extended their winning streak to 4 on Saturday which lifted them into second place in the standings.   They opened the day with a 17-1 demolition of the Herts Cubs.  Zack […]