Ravens sweep, Raptors split
The Herts Ravens made the most of home turf with a double-header sweep over the London Minotaurs in Division 4. They edged a thrilling opener 13-12 at Basing Hill Ballpark before backing it up with a composed 7-4 victory later in the afternoon. It was a day that showcased the Ravens’ resilience, timely hitting and […]
Raptors keep rolling
It was a statement day for Herts Raptors as they travelled to Cambridge. They swept their double-header against the Monarchs with authority and showed another hint of why this lineup could be dangerous when it clicks. A 15–4 win in the opener set the tone, and the Raptors backed it up emphatically with a 16–2 […]
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 […]
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. […]
2023 Season Review
The following article was featured in Herts Baseball Club’s 2023 Annual Report distributed to club members ahead of its annual general meeting held on 26 November 2023. It has been another record year for our club growing by 16% and we now have 248 adult and youth members. This has enabled us to have one […]
2023 MVP vote results are in
The Most Valuable Players (MVP) of the seven Herts adult league teams have been announced. The players of each team voted to determine their team’s MVP so the results reflect who the players consider to have been the most influential members this year. Herts Falcons (NBL) The 2023 Herts Falcons MVP is player-manager, Cris Hiche. […]
Hunlock Series starts this Sunday. League and playoff games will adopt the 9th Inning game format.
The game schedule for the 2023 Hunlock Series has been published and it has been confirmed that the “9th Inning” game format is in force which means that all games will be decided over a single inning only. This format was first adopted in the 2017 Hunlock Series. It recreates the tension and drama of […]
Bennett, Badenhorst, Dearing, Cresswell and Shinkawa are the first round picks.
The 2023 Hunlock Series Draft was completed on Friday night. The managers of the teams had a plethora of talent to choose from with 82 players drafted over 17 rounds. THE FIRST ROUND PICKS It was no surprise that four of the five first round picks were pitchers. On a toss of a coin, the […]
Hunlock Series managers announced. The Live Draft is on Friday night.
We are counting down to the 2023 Hunlock Series Live Draft which will take place this Friday, 22 September at 8:00pm. For those who are new to the Hunlock Series, in the days leading up to the Draft, the 100+ Herts players (aged 14 and over) and newly registered players mark their availability for the […]