Toucans take Herts back into Europe
Every season starts with a blank canvas. For the Herts Toucans, that was especially true in 2025. The team were newly created for this year, returning Herts to the top level of British baseball, the National Baseball League (NBL). They had no history, but they had goals. Of course, for every team in every league […]
Purple patch for the red, white and blue
What a time to be alive, and to be part of British baseball. When the GB team had an extraordinary adventure at the World Baseball Classic in the USA in 2023, it was a deserved high point for the sport here. But would it be a springboard to more, or would it be the sparkler […]
Raptors wrap their season
One final hot Sunday took the Herts Raptors to the Croydon Raiders to end their regular season last weekend (August 10th). They had served a long sentence – waiting seven weeks since their last game to finally write the full stop on 2025. The Single-A schedule had packed the Raptors games into one long stretch, […]
Baseball on the radio
It’s another big year for Herts baseball club. 2025 has seen the adult section expand to seven teams — including a return to the NBL with the Toucans, and the arrival of the Harriers in Double-A. It will also see the return of our fund-raising Lou Gehrig Day on June 8th at Grovehill Ballpark. To […]
Weekend roundup: Sharing a split
We are all playing to win, right? But if that can’t be guaranteed, surely the next thing we all want is a close game, a competitive game. The Herts Raptors’ last four games have been decided by a total of 5 runs. My maths tells me that’s an average margin of 1.25 runs per game. […]
Up and running
“Opening Day” in the BBF leagues in 2025 has been more of a marathon than a sprint. But all 7 of the Herts adult teams are now on the track, and are up and running. The last of them to taste action were the Herts Hawks in Double-A, this past weekend. They were quick out […]
Old rivals see off Ravens in nailbiter
Somehow it always felt as if this match-up was inevitable. For two seasons, the Herts Ravens and the Milton Keynes Bucks have traded blows in Single-A, battling for supremacy in their division. They have broadly split their regular season series. This year, the Ravens locked up the division in a way which meant they skipped […]
Cardinals go down swinging
“One swing of the bat” has always seemed like a misleading phrase, as nothing in baseball is ever that simple. It’s a bit like saying only the last metre of an Olympic sprint final matters. But that one home run swing felt really crucial in the Herts Cardinals’ first playoff game on Saturday (September 8th). […]
Cards start their playoff run; Ravens wait in the wings
The Herts Ravens and the Herts Cardinals now know what September holds for them as they enter the British Baseball Federation (BBF) post-season. In the Triple-A league, the Cardinals’ 15-9 record put them in the first round of wildcard playoffs. They claimed victory over the Long Eaton Storm on Sunday September 1st because their opponents […]
Ravens sweep up in Essex
The Herts Ravens continued their unbeaten start to the season, when they visited the Essex Redbacks in Chelmsford on Sunday (26th May). But it was not all plain sailing. Herts opened up Game 1 with a single and a steal from Hunter Devine, who was then driven in by a double from Zak Beller. So […]