Buzzards: the new face of Herts softball
The logo can now be revealed for Herts’ new slowpitch softball programme, which is introducing the Buzzards to the British sporting scene. The first session will take place at 10 am this Sunday, 12th February, at the excellent facilities at John F. Kennedy Catholic School in Hemel Hempstead. The invitation is open to everyone wanting […]
Watch and Learn, Herts baseball
When my father was a young man, he could sometimes listen to crackly radio commentary of Major League baseball games which would leak from the stations broadcasting on US air bases in Cambridgeshire, writes Rob Jones. When I was a student, I could watch one televised game each week in the middle of the night […]
Brown in the pink: Falcons MVP
It’s hard to imagine a more action-packed baseball year than the one which Conner Brown enjoyed in 2016. But he has capped it all by being voted the MVP of the Herts National Baseball League (NBL) side, the Falcons. The Falcons finished with a 6-24 record in what was always going to be a rebuilding […]
Hawks’ Hare hauls in MVP
The Herts Hawks, the national champions of Single-A, have chosen Louis Hare as their Most Valuable Player of 2016. Louis is a veteran of the Herts club who has contributed to the success of many teams over the years. And he was instrumental in helping this side to an undefeated season, which ended with dramatic […]
MVP at the double: Raptors reap rewards for playoff run
Some races are tight. Some go right down to the wire, and beyond it. And sometimes two deserving winners can’t be separated. After a year which saw the Herts Raptors reach their greatest ever heights, the players have voted for two team-mates to share the MVP award for 2016 – Matthew Jackson and Michael Cresswell. […]
Herts softball Buzzards are hatched
Herts Baseball Club are delighted to announce the start of their slowpitch softball programme. Play is due to start in 2017, with training sessions taking place from late January. New players and existing baseball players are welcome to come and join the team. The Buzzards will start as a fun, recreational team playing in selected […]
Excelling Young Men: Herts Kites 2016
Once autumn fades away, baseball does not fade away. Instead it begins its awards season. For the Major League players in the US, this means the Cy Young award, the leagues’ Most Valuable Player, and Gold Gloves for the top fielders. Well, things are no different at Herts baseball! Club-wide voting is under way for […]
Bochan gem, Hawks bats end Raptors dream
The Herts Hawks glittering season was polished further on Sunday by a powerful batting display which took them through to the national finals. They will play in the semis at Farnham Park next weekend in search of the Single-A title. The downside for the club was that their victims were the Herts Raptors, who saw […]
Kings of Kent: Raptors upset champion Bobcats
Herts Raptors match reports always maintain a certain professional detachment, a level of decorum. But after an historic playoff victory against the defending Single-A champions, thanks to an epic four-hour game littered with heroic performances, how can we do that today? The Raptors travelled to Kent face the Tonbridge Bobcats after a late switch of […]
Raptors routed in the rain
This was another tight and evenly-balanced contest between the Herts Raptors and one of the leading Single-A teams, the London Musketeers. The problem was, that it was only tight for an inning and two thirds. Then, on a damp and gloomy day at Grovehill, the visitors powered into a lead which they would not surrender. […]