Falcons’ Ryan Bird elected to Hall of Fame
A former Herts Falcons star, who helped the team to its first ever National Baseball League pennant, has been given a deserved place in the British Baseball Hall of Fame. Ryan Bird was a force both as a pitcher and a slugger in his years with Herts. He is one of four players, coaches and […]
A bright Futures at Herts
The British weather doesn’t always allow for those visions of long summer days at the ballpark to become a reality. You know the vision – the sun beats down, the wind is still, the sky is blue. As far as the eye can see, there are baseball games being played. The smell of hot dogs […]
Falcons fall flat in final face-off
The Herts Falcons’ season had already been eventful. New recruits. Big homers. A dramatic win over the defending champions. A trip to Europe. The finale was to be the playoff weekend for the National Baseball League at Farnham Park. Herts were seeded third and would face the London Capitals, seeded 2. They had played some […]
Honours even as Herts sides clash again
A Herts derby is not like a normal baseball game. The national anthem was played as the Herts Eagles and Herts Raptors took their places along the baselines for a pre-game formality at Basing Hill Ballpark. The Herts Londoners got an opening ceremony earlier in the season, why shouldn’t the Eagles get one, too, at […]
Herts come up empty after last inning dramas
Sometimes, sport can be a thing of beauty and can raise you up. Sometimes, it can be agonising. This one was an agonising weekend for the Herts baseball club. The Herts Raptors of the Single-A league travelled to the Essex Redbacks, missing some regulars because of injury and summer holidays. But they were also bolstered […]
Herts history: Eagles sweep Raptors on derby day
The first was in 2007. The most recent was in 2016. A Herts derby is a big and a rare moment. And it consistently delivers on the drama. The club’s expansion into north west London this season meant that two Single-A teams would enter the BBF leagues for the first time since 2016. That was […]
Back in time: Herts young players help mark the dawn of baseball
Among the events featured in this British summer of baseball was one to mark the game’s origins right here in England. Herts’ own Robert Gregory was on hand to witness the day, and sent this report: On Sunday July 7th a Blue plaque unveiling event was held at Walton-on-Thames to commemorate the first recorded baseball […]
An historic adventure: the Herts Falcons in Europe
There were trophies, triumphs, blowouts and rainouts in Herts baseball club’s first ever experience of European competition. And the players and fans lapped it up. The Herts Falcons, sponsored by Regin Products, took part in the European Federations Cup qualifier in Bulgaria, thanks to their position as runners-up in last year’s National Baseball League. In […]
Eagles twice bitten by Redbacks
Herts had tied the score in the final inning of Game 2. They had put the winning run at third base. A spare runner was at first base as insurance, and there was only one man out. The Eagles were poised for a glory moment. After working the count, the hitter lined it up the […]
Sponsor unveiled for Falcons Euro push
Herts Baseball Club is proud to announce the arrival of Regin Products as a sponsor for this season, in a partnership which offers crucial help to the Falcons as they travel to Europe. Our National Baseball League (NBL) team will soon be playing in the European Federations Cup in Bulgaria, for the first time in […]