Derby drama as Eagles and Londoners face off
HERTS Eagles pulled off a stunning comeback win in the opening game of their home double-header against division leaders and club rivals Herts Londoners. The two sides – once compared to AC and Inter Milan due to their ground sharing arrangement – eventually split the double header in the July heatwave, with the Londoners roaring […]
Eagles downed by Minotaurs
by Kumail Jaffer SHORT on numbers but high on chutzpah, the Eagles flew into Finsbury Park on Sunday aiming to wrestle themselves back into the Playoff hunt. The Minotaurs were an interesting proposition – it was a team that the Eagles had got the better of last season, but an improving side who were playing […]
Return of the Mantas
The Herts leadership team for 2022 has taken further shape, with the return of Mantas Poderys. He has been co-opted by the club’s Executive Board as manager of the second Single-A team which will play in Hemel Hempstead. Mantas was elected as the manager of the Herts Raptors at Grovehill for the 2020 season, only […]
Herts stalwart Hiche steps down
One of the leading figures of the past decade for the Herts Falcons, Cris Hiche, has decided to step down as the manager of the team. Hiche originally joined the Falcons ahead of the 2012 season, and helped to push them to unprecedented levels of success. The team reached the playoff finals that year, and […]
Historic first for Herts is a highlight of Opening Day
The Herts Falcons chalked up an historic moment for the club on Sunday’s Opening Day, fielding two women players in the NBL side for the first time. Jessica Vernon and Marianna Casal were on the team which took on the Essex Arrows at Grovehill to start the 2021 BBF season. Unfortunately, they were on the […]
Herts Spring League kicks off 2021 season in style
Like everything else at the moment, the 2021 Herts Spring League was a bit different. It was quick as a flash. It was more knock-out blow than drawn-out battle. The usual three weeks of competition were condensed into one weekend on the baseball diamonds of Grovehill. The impact of the pandemic had cut short the […]
Outcome of Disciplinary Case
Herts Baseball Club has confirmed the outcome of an investigation into a complaint made about the conduct of the Falcons manager, Cris Hiche. As set out in section 12.1 of the club’s constitution, a Disciplinary Panel was convened to consider the case. It received written submissions from the relevant parties. As detailed in the club’s […]
Baseball is the winner in a time of Covid
Four teams. Six weeks of games. One winner. And, perhaps fittingly, the name on the trophy after the first ever Herts Baseball Development League is the Raptors. The League was the creation of the Raptors’ manager Mantas Poderys, when baseball received clearance to restart games after the coronavirus lockdown. The aim was to give the […]
2020 Herts Youth Baseball: Registration is Open
Herts baseball club has planned a range of options for 2020 for one of our great strengths, and our most important investment in the future — our youth players. The aim is to give plenty of chances for both training and game time for kids from ages 6 to 18. We don’t yet know if […]
Herts at the heart of the London Series
When you’re old, and sit down to talk history with your grandchildren, you’ll be able to reminisce that 2019 was the first year that Major League Baseball came to the UK. As if that wasn’t good enough, lots of Herts baseball members will be able to say they were there, and they were part of […]