Too hot to handle: Raptors baked by Millers
Going into the top of the ninth inning at Guildford, the Herts Raptors needed seven runs to save the game. It had been a hot, long day in the sunshine, and a tight game, but the Millers had suddenly taken a commanding lead in the eighth. Herts heads had perhaps dropped a little, as the […]
Falcons fight back, while Hawks lose their way
The Herts Falcons had suffered a frustrating day at home to the London Capitals in their National Baseball League matchup (on Sunday May 13th). In the first half of the double-header, they fell into an early hole, and couldn’t quite fight their way out. When they went 8-2 behind in the second game, things looked […]
Break out the brooms: Herts sweep at home
Five games. Five wins. On a Bank Holiday weekend which saw the best sunshine of the year so far, the sun also shone on the three Herts adult teams. The Hawks started bright and early on a packed day at Grovehill, kicking off their double header against the Bracknell Inferno at 10am. Darrin Ward went […]
Hawks go the distance for a close finish
The Herts Hawks were faced with their longest road trip of the season, and maybe (hopefully!) their toughest weather conditions when they travelled the 120 miles to Norwich, writes Jamie Lang. The Iceni were coming in to the matchup riding a 19 game winning streak. In 2017, Norwich had repeated the Hawks’ 2016 feat of […]
Stop Coming Up Short
I have been playing mostly shortstop for some years now, writes Rob Jones. A little bit of third when we needed it, second base, and even first – as well as a chunk of catching, which I enjoy but my legs don’t so much. But what you find as a Single-A shortstop is that, although […]
Hawks start strong; struggles for Falcons, Raptors
The first BBF league action at Grovehill ballpark in 2018 saw the Herts Hawks facing the London Marauders in the AA division. The Hawks reached the playoffs last year in their first season back at that level, and have their eyes on even better this year. It didn’t begin well, though. Starting pitcher Andrew Slater […]
Down and dirty: Herts Spring League 2018
My first at-bat of 2018 ended with a flourish, writes Rob Jones. No, not a majestic home run, but an impressive flailing swing at a curve ball which was so far off the plate on the outside it was probably in a different post code. It was a Herts Spring League game against the London […]
Bigger and better: the baseball year at Herts
2017 was a year which saw Herts add new elements to its already impressive array of sporting possibilities. There was the arrival of softball, the development of a Rec League, and a new summer tournament which we hope will become a regular fixture. So, as the club prepares for next week’s AGM to start planning […]
Why cleats beat other treats
This blog is rarely preoccupied with shoes, or hats. Normally you would have to look at Vogue if you wanted that. But 2017 was not like other baseball years for your correspondent, writes Rob Jones. Shoes were central to this year’s experience. Or, more specifically, cleats. Red cleats. Way back when I started playing baseball, […]
The (Herts) Future is now
Seventeen baseball teams, comprising around 200 players and coaches, descended upon Grovehill ball park on Saturday for another fantastic day of baseball at the Herts Futures Tournament. This is the biggest annual youth event in the sport in the UK, which has been staged every year since 2008. Competing teams came from as far afield […]