Mets unbeaten run ended by Falcons. The NBL race tightens.
written by Cristobal Hiche Déjà vu. That’s probably what every fan is thinking because for the 3rd weekend in a row both games have been decided in the last inning. This is becoming the trend but the good news for Herts fans is that the Falcons are coming on top and winning these close games. […]
Mustangs and Falcons put on a show on par with MLB
written by Cristobal Hiche NBL (Game 1) Herts Falcons 2 Southampton Mustangs 0 (click to view box scores) If last week games were close, these games were literally down to the wire. Both games were decided in the last 2 innings. The first game was a pitching duel between injured Robbie Unsell and Gary Davison […]
Giants Take a 2-1 Lead in U11s
You can learn a lot of surprising things from following @hertsbaseball on twitter or HertsBaseballClub on facebook. Sure, you get the latest results from the Herts baseball community, including the Eagles’ recent 31-30 triumph over the Raptors. (As our friends at Southampton Mustangs commented, when did Herts switch to playing American football?) But you also […]
A setback for injury-hit Falcons in NBL title race
written by Cristobal Hiche It’s hard to fully describe these two games. They were very good, and more importantly, very close games. There was very good defence, good hitting, good pitching but nothing out of the ordinary. Giovanni’s triple for the Arrows was probably the only big hit of the day. John Bloise’s tremendous diving […]
A Game of 90 Minutes
It was the latest match-up in this old, celebrated fixture. These two teams, local rivals, fought for glory. It was top-of-the-table against bottom-of-the-table. Neutrals sided with the plucky underdogs – could they defy the odds? It was an hour and a half of intense action, back and forth, no quarter given. But, in the last […]
The NBL has a new leader. Title race wide open.
written by Cristobal Hiche A Herts fanatic would try to find many excuses to justify two painful losses suffered this Saturday afternoon in Finsbury Park against the London Mets. The fact is London Mets won two hard fought games with determination. They led every inning in both games besides the 1st inning of the 1st […]
Giants and Dodgers Back to Business
Honestly, you’d think I’d have learned by now. After, what, three seasons of taking my sons to Hemel Hempstead to play baseball, I should be used to the unusual climatic conditions to be found at Grovehill Ballpark. But on Saturday I stepped outside my front door in North London, sniffed the warm spring air, glanced […]
Perfect Falcons travel to Harlow to sweep the Nationals
written by Cris Hiche The 9-0 in the 1st inning of the first game and 14-0 by the 2nd inning summarises the difference Falcons showed against the 2-time NBL champions Harlow Nationals throughout the day. A lot can be said about the game and both teams will draw their own conclusions. The fact is Falcons […]
Falcons bounce back after dramatic walk-off loss
written by Cristobal Hiche The weather was perfect for some great baseball if it wasn’t for some strong winds from right to left field which effectively killed the “long ball” from the game. This set the tone for the first game in which solid pitching by Jordan Farkas (Herts) and Ryan (Diamondbacks), kept batters at […]
Before the birds soared: A history of baseball in Hertfordshire
While the neighbouring county of Essex adds a rich layer to the history of British baseball, the sport has burgeoned in Hertfordshire only in recent years. This article by Joe Gray, Herts Baseball Club’s newly appointed historian, chronicles adult baseball in the land of the pasqueflower. The most remarkable feature of baseball’s history in Hertfordshire […]