Spoils shared in Bank Holiday Herts derby
It’s not unusual to mention the weather in these reports. That’s partly because baseball is a summer sport and the setting is evocative and central to the feel of the game. Also, we are British and we obsess about weather. But on a Bank Holiday weekend which turned out to be a record-breaker for its […]
Herts on Cloud 9 after big weekend
Herts Baseball Club is celebrating a record weekend, with the club’s adult teams securing 9 wins out of the 10 games they played in the BBF leagues. In the NBL, Toucans split with the Essex Arrows while the Hawks swept the London Minotaurs at Finsbury Park, and the Ravens started their season by taking two […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Herts pitches in for MND and Lou Gehrig Day
Herts baseball club pitched-in to organise a successful charity fundraiser at Grovehill last week – bringing to the UK an initiative run by Major League Baseball (MLB) to fight Motor Neurone Disease. The club welcomed up to 200 baseball fans and curious locals to the ballpark to enjoy a hotdog while watching competitive league games […]
Baseball on the radio
It’s another big year for Herts baseball club. 2025 has seen the adult section expand to seven teams — including a return to the NBL with the Toucans, and the arrival of the Harriers in Double-A. It will also see the return of our fund-raising Lou Gehrig Day on June 8th at Grovehill Ballpark. To […]
Players have started registering for the 2025 Hunlock Series
The 2025 BBF playoffs still await their climax but, whether your team made it to the post-season or not, arguably the best part of the year is still to come. Every year, after the end of the BBF season and just when the MLB postseason is about to start, players from Herts and other British […]