EXTRA INNINGS DRAMA IN NORTH LONDON
Having already seen the Falcons and Raptors chalk up amazing victories with last-inning heroics this season, it was the turn of the Eagles to add their own chapter on Sunday with an unbelievable 25-17 extra innings victory over the Sidewinders in Enfield. While the home team cycled through a number of players in the marathon […]
THE KIDS ARE BACK. NEW SEASON OF THE HERTS BASEBALL LITTLE LEAGUE STARTS THIS SATURDAY
This Saturday, 16 May, young baseball players from all around Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas will be heading down to Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead. The occasion is the start of the 2009 Herts Baseball Little League season. In keeping with baseball tradition, the Opening Day of the Little League season will be a […]
RAPTORS 12 BRACKNELL BLAZERS II 23
Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, KEN PIKE The Raptors travelled to Bracknell to face the Blazers II knowing it would be a tough showdown with the opposition fielding three team GB cadets in their line up. With this in mind the brave young Raptors squad put fear aside and produced their best performance […]
THAT TINGLING FEELING
It's that time of week when you really start to feel the presence of the weekend's game, just around the corner. I work shifts, so the “Friday feeling” is a bit of a mystery to me — but the imminence of a baseball game gives life a whole new sheen. You check the weather forecast; you […]
UP AND RUNNING
This was my first game of the season so there were lots of firsts – the first satisfying out; the first frustrating error; the first hit; the first walk. And I was on first base, too. It's almost poetic isn't it? The first out came quickly, in the top of the first inning, a ground ball […]
Welcome to the Blog
Hello there, I am Rob Jones, of the Herts Raptors. I have been with the club for six years, playing pretty much exclusively as an outfielder. Having finally won a Gold Glove last year, I am now trying out life as an infielder. That is the “Change” that this blog will be about. Of course, it'll also […]
HAWKS SWOOP ON PREY
After mounting monumental comebacks, only to come up short in the first two games of 2009, the Herts Hawks finally broke into the win column with a gritty performance reminiscent of the young Tampa Bay Rays. The Hawks Manager, Marty Cullen, still missing some notable veteran talent, made some strategic call ups from the […]
BAPTISM OF FIRE: DRAGONS SLAY RAPTORS
Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, JON GAMBLE Raptors took the field against the Richmond Dragons at Grovehill on Sunday with high hopes of continuing their unbeaten start to the 2009 season. These hopes took an early dive as the Dragons raced away to 7-0 lead in a first inning blitz. Aggressive base-stealing proved […]
KNIGHTS MASSACRE EAGLES
The Herts Eagles had a day to forget at Richmond, their record dropping to three wins and three losses after suffering a pair of defeats to the Richmond Knights. The misery was compounded by three injuries on the day, with Mike Wakelam (hamstring) and Tim Elkins (dislocated fingers) both now likely to miss several games […]
11th-HOUR FALCONS RALLY TRIPS UP NATIONAL CHAMPS
No one knew what to expect in Sunday's showdown between the Herts Falcons – newcomers to the National Baseball League – and the reigning champion London Mets. On Opening Day the Falcons swept the Croydon Pirates and, in doing so, made an assertive debut onto the national stage. The Mets, on the other hand, suffered […]