The best of times, the worst of times
A walk-off victory feels sweet no matter how badly you might have played in the game, writes Rob Jones. A walk-off defeat feels galling, no matter how well you might have played to take the game to the wire. The last moment is the one that affects you the most, and lives with you the […]
Walk-off woe for Raptors
Any game against the Old Timers is guaranteed to include drama, but the Herts Raptors did not much enjoy the ending of Sunday’s encounter in Enfield. The home side had led from the start, but the visitors drew level in the ninth, only to see the Old Timers walk off with a win. Lefty Michael […]
Barton and the Haverhill Adventure
This was a game of towering pop-ups, and of monster, moon-shot home runs. If it wasn’t so damned hard to hit a moving baseball, this could have been a very high-scoring game. But, as it was, there were bursts of scoring, and tense patches when pitching and defense held sway. Paul Barton got his first […]
Poetry in Bochan helps lift Herts hearts
A masterful pitching performance by Greg Bochan helped the Herts Hawks to a comfortable 19-2 win over the Milton Keynes Coyotes on Sunday (8th May 2016), extending their unbeaten run. He scattered five hits across five innings of work, striking out four and walking just two. He gave up no earned runs. The Hawks — […]
Back in the game
There was frost on the grass when I got up for the Raptors season opener on Sunday. Not usually a good sign, writes Rob Jones. But the sun was shining by the end of the day — in more ways than one. Scheduling had meant this day was a long time coming. The first of […]
Raptors start with win, as Hawks roll on
The Herts Raptors kicked off their season in Single-A with a statement of intent. A tight game at Finsbury Park against the London Musketeers ended with a 7-3 win. While Single-A can often bring drama through high scores, drastic errors and marathon contests, this one was a more classic baseball contest. Raptors’ rookie pitching ace […]
Herts youngsters chosen for GB rosters
A clutch of young Herts baseball stars have been named to the rosters for Great Britain’s development programme. The national team development programme (NTDP) is divided into three sections — under-15; under-18; and seniors. It’s intended to give a wide pool of players the chance of elite preparation and training, and these rosters will be […]
Hawks stay hot, Falcons frozen out
The Herts Hawks continued their impressive start to the Single-A season with a 26-10 victory over the Mercenaries, part of the London stable of teams (on Sunday, April 24th). A huge outburst of offense in the second inning of this game at Grovehill was decisive. After a fairly even first frame, the Hawks scored 13 […]
Former National Vazquez joins Falcons
Another championship-winning baseball player has joined the Herts Falcons to help the club push for the National Baseball League (NBL) title in 2016. Osmel Vazquez was part of the Southern Nationals team in the NBL in 2014. He hit .386 with 2 doubles and drove in 13 runs in that year . The Cuban also stole […]
Herts youth stars invited to MLB tournament
Two of the young stars of Herts baseball club and the Great Britain youth team — Conner Brown and Carlos Casal Jr — have been invited to a prestigious Major League Baseball tournament in Spain next month. The pair have been selected to the European All Star roster for the MLB Spring Academies Tournament which […]