Hawks Take Flight: Grovehill Sweep Over Mercury
The Herts Hawks turned Grovehill into a fortress on Sunday, powering past London Mercury in both ends of a Division 4 double header. Behind disciplined pitching, timely hitting, and a relentless approach within the 5-run inning cap rules, the Hawks controlled the tempo across both games to secure a confident sweep. The opener set the […]
Raptors open the year with statement sweep
On a beautiful Spring day at Grovehill ballpark, the Herts Raptors opened up their 2026 season against an opponent they have never faced before — Northants Centurions 2. Herts came away from this Division 5 double-header with two wins, taking the opener 10–0 behind a pitching masterclass from Abdul El Hamri — before following up […]
Toucans Battle Back to Earn Split in London Showdown
The Herts Toucans served up a thrilling split on the road against the London Mets on April 12th, showing both grit and firepower across a hard-fought double header – bouncing back from a narrow opening loss to finish the day on a high with an emphatic Game Two victory. Game one had all the feel […]
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, […]
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 […]
Toucans land Herts back in the top tier
Herts is delighted to announce that the club will be returning to the top level of British baseball, the National Baseball League (NBL), in 2025. The Capitals, who have been mainstays of the NBL for many years now, are moving over to the Herts organisation. They will now become the Herts Toucans, and will play […]
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 […]