VIDEO OF THE WEEK FROM THE WORLD OF BASEBALL
Once again many thanks to those who have submitted their candidates for Video of the Week. The following are the videos which made the cut. AMAZING FOUL BALL CATCH BY…THE BALL GIRL Submitted by Paul Hawes Did this really happen? Think about it. When you have made up your mind see the answer […]
HERTS LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STARS TAKE ON THE REST OF BRITAIN
This Saturday the Herts Little League takes a break from league action as two Hertfordshire All-Star teams travel to Coventry for the British PlayBall World Series. This event brings together the best baseball youth teams from around the country every year. Teams as far away as Exeter and Sunderland will all be heading to […]
SIDEWINDERS BREAK HAWKS HEARTS IN LATE INNINGS
Sidewinders at Herts Hawks Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Sidewinders 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 3 1 15 18 5 Herts Hawks 2 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 14 3 Sidewinders 15, Herts Hawks 12 Sidewinders Herts Hawks […]
YANKEES END CUBS UNBEATEN RUN, BLUE JAYS BACK IN THE TITLE CHASE
In the crunch game of the day the first and second-placed teams in the Herts Little League clashed on a sunny day at Grovehill Ballpark. Just when the Herts Cubs were beginning to look untouchable with a 4-0 record, the Yankees delivered a decisive blow winning 4-2. Yankees starter and member of the Great […]
SWITCH-HITTER VS SWITCH PITCHER
A very unusual situation challenging the baseball rulebook occured last week in a Single-A game between the Cyclones and the Statton Island Yankees. A switch-hitter looks to gain an advantage by hitting on the left side vs a rightie pitcher and on the right side vs a leftie pitcher, but in this case the batter […]
VIDEO: GET WELL SOON PETE
Following the two vital wins against nearest rivals the London Metros on Sunday, the Falcons sent a video message to team mate, Pete Kikel (Click below)
CUBS MAINTAIN 100% RECORD, YANKEES 1 GAME BACK, BLUE JAYS IN TROUBLE
The Herts Cubs continued their unbeaten run and now stand on top of the Herts Baseball Little League with a 4-0 record. In their first game of the day they met the Red Sox and came out on top 6-4. In game two they faced the hard throwing Blue Jay pitchers, Zachary Longboy and […]
RAPTORS DOWNED BY ARROWS
Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, HUNTER DEVINE The Raptors faced their rivals, the Arrows 2, for the fourth time this season, leading the season series two games to one. However, it was the Arrows who would walk away victors in this match up, powered by a homerun and many other timely hits. […]
HAWKS TAKE ANOTHER WIN DESPITE CONTROVERSIALLY LOSING THEIR MANAGER
Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, DAVE HAMILTON A thrilling eighth inning rally led the Herts Hawks to a come-from-behind victory against the Northampton Bucks in a fiercely contested match in Milton Keynes on Sunday, lifting them back up to third place in the British AA league standings. Forced to battle against the […]
FALCONS BATS SCORCHING AS SEASON SOARS TO 14-2
Posted on behalf of Newswire Correspondent Andy Cornish. Sunday’s hosts – the London Metros – have papered their dressing room/toilet with inspirational quotes from MLB ‘Hall of Famers’. It was these winning words that greeted the Falcons as they arrived at Finsbury Park for a two-game set against their division rivals. The Metros stood firmly […]