End of the road for Ravens and Cardinals
The Herts Ravens (A) and Cardinals (AAA) fought to the last in playoff games which capped their excellent seasons. But ultimately they fell one step short of the finals they had been chasing. Both teams can be proud of their year, and of the games they played at its climax. The Ravens had to navigate […]
Eagles celebrate big moment; Ravens, Cards get crucial wins
A win is a win, but some wins are bigger than others. For the Herts Eagles, the victory at the Essex Redbacks on Sunday was special. It was, they said, “epic”. For this was their first win this season, which has been a tough year in which a team made up of largely rookie players […]
Around the Herts diamonds July 29/30
The Herts Ravens extended their winning streak in Single-A to 11 games, with a dominant sweep of their double-header against the Herts Eagles. Eddie Wang took the pitching win in Game 1, striking out 3 in a complete game effort. He was only denied a shutout in the final stages. The offense gave him consistent […]
Hotshots and doubles as Ravens host Eagles
In two games packed with both drama and laughs, a couple of fielders will have seen their lives flash before them. Herts Ravens’ pitcher Andrew Slater caught a bullet from the bat of Mo Nasr more through instinct than from intent. And playing third base for the Herts Eagles, Eleni Xintaras was targeted by a […]
Ducks dazzle in breakthrough win
The Herts Ducks have claimed their first win of the season, beating East London Latin Boys 11-7 on Sunday (4th June). Our correspondent Kumail Jaffer was in the thick of it, and has this report: THE DUCKS are in flight. Herts’ brand new AA team have won their first game at this level – 11-7 […]
Herts gets first ever PA announcer
The official National Baseball League Opening Day at Grovehill Ballpark on Saturday marked not only a big step for Herts Baseball Club’s NBL Pilot Project. It also marked the arrival of Gabriel Fidler as the club’s first ever official announcer. Best known as Chair of the British Baseball Hall of Fame and founder of Extra […]
New era at Herts: Falcons open NBL season at home to Mets
The return for the Herts Falcons was an emotional and hugely positive moment, even if the results were not the stuff of dreams. After a year out of British baseball’s top division in order to rebuild, the Falcons are back in the National Baseball League (NBL) for 2023 with a revamped roster and ethos. The […]
Hawks are left stranded by Islanders; comeback not enough
The Hawks post-season run came to an end in a roller-coaster semi-final game in which two fierce rallies were not quite enough to secure victory. The game was a mirror of the previous weekend’s battle against the Herts Londoners, with the Hawks on the ropes early and then pulling it out of the bag. But […]
Hawks rally over Londoners in playoff derby
“It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish”. That might be the phrase ringing in the ears of the Herts Hawks after they dug themselves out of an early hole to win their playoff match-up against friends and club-mates, the Herts Londoners. The two teams faced off at Grovehill on Sunday (September 4th) in […]
Dingers and drama on derby day
The Herts Eagles and Herts Londoners faced each other at Basing Hill Ballpark in their final games of the regular season. Stakes are always high in a club derby, but these were crucial games for the home side, the Londoners, if they were to keep alive their playoff hopes. The visitors were keen to play […]