Big Mac helps Hawks hammer Locos
Herts Hawks’ first step on the playoff path in 2026 was firm and decisive. In five innings at Basing Hill ballpark they swept aside the visiting Leeds Locos to quickly book their place in the Division 4 semi-final. The Hawks’ ace pitcher, Darrin Ward, was dealing from the very start. Even allowing for a couple […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Cards start their playoff run; Ravens wait in the wings
The Herts Ravens and the Herts Cardinals now know what September holds for them as they enter the British Baseball Federation (BBF) post-season. In the Triple-A league, the Cardinals’ 15-9 record put them in the first round of wildcard playoffs. They claimed victory over the Long Eaton Storm on Sunday September 1st because their opponents […]
Going under cover
The phrases “if you build it” and “people will come” have a magic resonance in the world of baseball. And so they must have drifted through the minds of two Herts baseball club veterans when they saw their vision of an indoor baseball and softball venue open at Brent Cross this past week. The 108 […]
Box scores: Herts 15 Redbacks 16 U14 BBF Playoffs
Herts All Stars U14 at Forest Glade Redbacks Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Herts All Stars U14 7 0 0 0 0 8 15 15 4 Forest Glade Redbacks 11 2 0 2 0 1 16 9 3 Forest Glade Redbacks 16, Herts All Stars U14 15 […]
Box scores: London Mets 13 Herts 2 U17 BBF Playoffs Quarter-Final
Herts All Stars U17 at London Mets Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Herts All Stars U17 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 9 London Mets 2 1 3 2 5 0 13 11 1 London Mets 13, Herts All Stars U17 2 London Mets Herts […]
8-run last inning ties game, but not enough for Herts in dramatic and controversial playoffs
The Herts U14 team went into the playoffs with only one win during the 2012 regular season and the odds stacked heavily against them. But this was the postseason and there was an extra belief that the team will be able to pull off an upset. Their opponents were the Forest Glade Redbacks, a team […]