Category: U14

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box Scores: Herts Cardinals 19 Brentwood Bucks 8 – BBF U14 Wild Card Playoff

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Herts Cardinals at Brentwood Bucks
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Cardinals          5 5 0 4 5 19 11 4
Brentwood Bucks          1 4 1 1 1 8 1 6
Herts Cardinals 19, Brentwood Bucks 8
Herts Cardinals Brentwood Bucks
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Ben Hitch 3b-pr               3 3 2 1 Brad Murphy ss                1 3 0 0
(t5) Carl Breindel 3b         0 0 0 0 James Rogan-Hill p-2b         2 1 0 0
Theo Longboy cf               3 2 0 0 Matt Law 3b-p                 2 0 0 0
(b4) Bella Mendes cf          1 0 0 0 Alfie Denwood c               1 0 1 0
Shane Richards p-ss           4 4 4 5 George Flashman 2b-3b         3 0 0 0
Mikey Sylvester ss-p          3 4 3 1 Elliot Burke cf               2 1 0 0
Edward Webb lf                2 2 0 0 Luke Johnson 1b               1 3 0 0
Felix Maldonado 2b-rf         2 0 0 1 Ethan Brown lf                2 0 0 0
(t4) Giuseppe Basilea rf      0 2 0 0 Caylab Morris rf              3 0 0 0
Adam Jansson c-1b             4 0 0 0
Kento Sasaki 1b-c             3 1 1 2
Ryan Pocock 2b                1 1 1 0
(t4) Ozan Martin 2b-rf        2 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS                   28 19 11 10 TEAM TOTALS                   17 8 1 0
E: Theo Longboy, Adam Jansson, Kento Sasaki, Ozan Martin, Brad Murphy(2), George Flashman(2), Alfie Denwood, Elliot Burke. LOB: Brentwood Bucks 6, Herts Cardinals 6. 2B: Mikey Sylvester. HR: Shane Richards. SB: Mikey Sylvester(2), Shane Richards, Alfie Denwood(2), Luke Johnson.
Herts Cardinals                   IP H R ER BB SO
Shane Richards   W                 3.00 0 7 1 12 5
Mikey Sylvester    S              2.00 1 1 0 0 5
Brentwood Bucks                          
James Rogan-Hill L               3.67 10 18 9 5 6
Matt Law                         0.33 1 1 1 1 2
HBP: by James Rogan-Hill (Ben Hitch). , by James Rogan-Hill (Ryan Pocock). . , by Matt Law (Kento Sasaki). WP: Shane Richards(8), James Rogan-Hill(4). PB: Adam Jansson(8), Kento Sasaki(2), Alfie Denwood(2). T: 2:00. A: 96.
Herts Cardinals – Top of the 1st: Ben Hitch singled, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home. Theo Longboy reached on dropped 3rd strike w/error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home. Shane Richards hit 3-run inside park home run, 3 RBI. Mikey Sylvester doubled, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to home on wild pitch. Edward Webb walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on error. Felix Maldonado grounded out. Adam Jansson struck out swinging. Kento Sasaki reached on error. 5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Brentwood Bucks – Bottom of the 1st: Brad Murphy walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to home on passed ball. James Rogan-Hill struck out. Matt Law grounded out. Alfie Denwood walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, stole 3rd. George Flashman struck out. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Cardinals – Top of the 2nd: Ryan Pocock singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on error. Ben Hitch hit by pitch, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home. Theo Longboy reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home. Shane Richards singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home, 2 RBI. Mikey Sylvester singled, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted forward to home, 1 RBI. Edward Webb struck out swinging. Felix Maldonado grounded out, 1 RBI. 5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
Brentwood Bucks – Bottom of the 2nd: Elliot Burke walked, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to home on passed ball. Luke Johnson walked, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to home on wild pitch. Ethan Brown walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, tagged out going to 3rd. Caylab Morris struck out swinging. Brad Murphy walked, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to home on wild pitch. James Rogan-Hill walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on wild pitch. Matt Law walked, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch. Alfie Denwood walked. George Flashman struck out. 4 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Cardinals – Top of the 3rd: Adam Jansson struck out swinging. Kento Sasaki grounded out. Ryan Pocock hit by pitch, advanced to 3rd on error, tagged out going to home. Ben Hitch reached on error, batted forward to 2nd. Theo Longboy reached on fielder’s choice. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brentwood Bucks – Bottom of the 3rd: Elliot Burke struck out swinging. Luke Johnson walked, stole 2nd, advanced to home on error. Ethan Brown lined out. Caylab Morris grounded out. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Herts Cardinals – Top of the 4th: Shane Richards singled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on throw. Mikey Sylvester singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, advanced to home on throw. Edward Webb struck out swinging. Giuseppe Basilea walked, batted forward to home. Adam Jansson grounded out. Kento Sasaki singled, advanced to home on error, 1 RBI. Ozan Martin grounded out. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Brentwood Bucks – Bottom of the 4th: Brad Murphy walked, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on error. James Rogan-Hill walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to 3rd, tagged out going to home. Matt Law grounded out. Alfie Denwood singled, stole 2nd. George Flashman struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Cardinals – Top of the 5th: Carl Breindel walked, Ben Hitch ran for batter, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on throw. Bella Mendes struck out swinging. Shane Richards singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on throw, advanced to home on throw. Mikey Sylvester walked, batted forward to home. Edward Webb walked, batted forward to home. Giuseppe Basilea walked, batted forward to home. Adam Jansson struck out swinging. Kento Sasaki hit by pitch, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI. Ozan Martin reached on dropped 3rd strike PB, batted forward to 2nd. Ben Hitch singled, 1 RBI. 5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brentwood Bucks – Bottom of the 5th: Elliot Burke grounded out. Luke Johnson reached on dropped 3rd strike w/error, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home. Ethan Brown reached on error, batted forward to 3rd. Caylab Morris struck out swinging. Brad Murphy reached on dropped 3rd strike PB. James Rogan-Hill struck out swinging. 1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

British Baseball’s 2014 Youth Playoffs coming to Hemel Hempstead this Saturday

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Britain’s youth baseball teams are about to enter the most exciting part of the season as they battle for the national title.

UNDER-14 PLAYOFFS

London Mets, LYBL Bulldogs and London Sports have already booked their semi-final places in the Under-14 Division based on being the top three seeded teams. Brentwood Junior Bucks, Essex Redbacks and the Herts Cardinals will battle it out this Saturday, September 6, to determine who will take the last available ticket to the Under-14 semi-finals. They will play in a round-robin format with the winner progressing to the semi-final where they will face the top seed, London Mets. These Wild Card Playoff games will be played at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead (click for venue details).

10.30am, Herts Cardinals @ Brentwood Jnr Bucks

1.00pm Brentwood Jnr Bucks @ Essex Redbacks

3.30pm Essex Redbacks @ Herts Cardinals

UNDER-12 PLAYOFFS

In recent years the British Baseball Federation has staged a National Championship only for the Under-17 and Under-14 divisions. This year they have added the Under-12 division. Similar to the Under-14s, the top three seeds LYBL, London Mets and London Sport have been given a place in the semi-finals. The fourth semi-finalist will be either Herts or Brentwood. They will go head-to-head this Saturday again at Grovehill Ballpark. The two teams have never met before so they will not know what to expect. The winner will be determined over a two-game series.  The prize for that team will be a semi-final against the top seed, LYBL Bulldogs.

11.00am, Brentwood Jnr Bucks @ Herts All Stars

1.30pm, Herts All Stars @ Brentwood Jnr Bucks

FOOD, DRINKS AND MORE

Admission to the Under-14 and Under-12 Wild Card Playoffs is free and fans and families can enjoy the baseball action with traditional baseball snacks which will be on offer including hot dogs, Krispy Kreme donuts, Big League Chew and other snacks and drinks. Baseball gloves, bats, bags, and other merchandise will also be on offer at the retail outlets at Grovehill Ballpark.

UNDER-17

The Herts Harriers have booked their place in the Under-17 National Championship Semi-Final on the basis of being the 2013 runner-up. They will face the London Mets on 13 September at Farnham Park in a repeat of the 2013 semi-final.

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Grovehill Ballpark to host U14 and U12 Wild Card National Championship Playoffs

The Herts U12 team is preparing for its first ever appearance in the national championship playoffs

With all four Herts adult league teams missing out on the playoffs, the hopes of Herts baseball fans now rest on the club’s three youth teams which are preparing for the playoffs in the under-17, under-14 and under-12 leagues.

The British Baseball Federation has just announced that the Herts Harriers have been awarded a place in the Under-17 national semi-finals automatically as the second seed. In a repeat of last-year’s semi-final, they will face the London Mets who are the third seed.

The path to the final is a lot more difficult for the Herts Cardinals in the Under-14 who will have to go through a 3-team Wild Card Playoff facing the Brentwood Bucks and Essex Redbacks. The Herts Under-12 team will also have to go through the Wild Card Playoff where they will face the Under-12 team of the Brentwood Bucks. The BBF has selected Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead as the venue to host these games on 6 September. The winner of these Wild Card playoffs will progress through to the National Semi-Final where they will face the top seeds in the respective age groups.

Boys and girls from around the region are still contacting the club and signing up to play in these exciting games to determine the national baseball champions, so it is not too late to get involved.

by Herts Baseball News Editor

2014 Herts Futures Tournament details announced

Herts Baseball Club has announced that the 2014 Herts Futures Tournament will take place on Saturday, 20 September 2014.

The Herts Futures Tournament (HFT) has been held every year since 2008 and is now a permanent fixture in the British baseball calendar. Last year was a record year for the HFT with 15 teams entering the competition, which makes it the largest youth baseball event in the United Kingdom. Herts Baseball Club Board Member, Aspi Dimitrov, said: “It will be interesting to see how many teams will enter this year. If the number continues to increase we will have to consider ways of expanding the venue as last year we were close to reaching the venue’s capacity.”

The event brings together youth teams of all age groups from across the country for a day of baseball at one of the best baseball venues in the UK. Grovehill Ballpark is the home of Herts Baseball Club. Over the last few years the venue has been selected to host some of the biggest events in the British baseball calendar including the National Baseball Championships. During the Herts Futures Tournament additional diamonds are added to cater for all the age groups.

In addition to inviting Under-17, Under-14 and Under-12 teams, this year the organisers are exploring the option to add an Under-10 division.

For more information about the event or if you require details about how teams can enter the Tournament or how players can join the Herts teams in time for the HFT, visit the Herts Futures Tournament homepage or contact Herts Baseball Club.