Championships: 10-11 September in Hemel Hempstead
The British Baseball Federation has confirmed that the 2011 National Baseball Championships (NBC) will be held on the weekend of 10-11 September at Grovehill Playing Fields in Hemel Hempstead. The British Baseball Federation has confirmed the dates and venue of the 2011 National Baseball Championships (NBC), where the National League, AAA, AA and Single-A season […]
Raptors End it on a High
The Herts Raptors wrapped up their season with a win on Sunday, August 21st. They beat the Tonbridge Bobcats 22-17 over nine innings at Grovehill Ballpark to complete an impressive end to their 2011 campaign. The side won three of its final four games, and recorded its best win total since 2009. The game against […]
and so it ends…
The Herts Raptors season has ended with a flourish, a bang, and an exclamation mark. Three wins out of the last four, and a superb win on the final day of the season. I played just a small part in it, but I was glad I made the effort to be there. I was working […]
Rays Squeak Past Raptors
Life has been getting much much better for the Herts Raptors recently. There were two strong performances against the Old Timers, then a long-awaited victory against Tonbridge. This week, there was a re-run of the good performance. But the final score was a repeat of the 16-15 defeat to the Old Timers, once again on […]
Raptors make it count
The batter hits a flare to shallow right field. Second base goes back, and back, but can’t get it and the ball drops. The runner digs for second but the right fielder makes a perfect throw, and the shortstop is waiting to apply the tag. And that is how the Raptors won their first game […]
Within a whisker
This was a proper game of baseball, with twists and turns and big hits and injuries, and a dramatic walk-off hit. Sadly for Herts, it ended in defeat. But this was the closest the Raptors had come to the big W this year. The Raptors actually played two games against the Old Timers on Sunday, […]
BBF Announces Postseason Format
The BBF has announced the format and schedule of the 2011 Postseason Playoffs and National Baseball Championships for the BBF Senior Leagues. Due to the numerous postponements this season, the 2011 BBF Senior League Playoffs will start one week later than last year and an additional make-up date for postponed regular season games will be […]
Croydon Win the 2011 London Tournament
This article by Rob Jones was first published on britishbaseball.org With Croydon baseball club celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, the Croydon Pirates have won the London Tournament, beating the Liverpool Trojans 9-4 at Roundshaw Playing Fields. Fifteen teams came from around Britain and Europe to spend two days slugging it out, and by 3.15 on Sunday […]
Liverpool and Essex leading London Tourney standings
This article written by Rob Jones, was first published on britishbaseball.org Liverpool Trojans and the Essex Arrows lead the charge for the big prize at the 2011 London Tournament in Croydon. Both sides went undefeated on day one. Meanwhile, Team France, Milton Keynes Bucks and Birmingham Maple Leafs won two out of two and […]
Herts Head for Croydon this Weekend
A Herts All Star team made up of players from the club’s three adult teams will be driving down South to Croydon for the International London Tournament this weekend, 9-10 July 2011. There will be 15 other teams involved in the competition including teams from all corners of the United Kingdom as well as France […]