Newcastle Nighthawks Baseball 2025

 Opening game of the Baseball season with Newcastle playing in the British Baseball Federation Triple AAA League. First game of the season against Liverpool Trojans. 

Newcastle Nighthawks Opening Game 2025 IJ

Newcastle Nighthawks Opening Game 2025
First Pitch of the Season

NEBL Final 2024

 

North East Baseball League Final IJ

North East Baseball League Final

North East Baseball League Winners
Newcastle Wings

Newcastle Nighthawks Baseball 2024

 

Newcastle Nighthawks Baseball Opening Game 2024 IJ

Newcastle Nighthawks Baseball Opening Game 2024 First Pitch

Opening game of the NEBL 2024 Season in Newcastle was a 'derby' game between the two Newcastle Nighthawks teams, the Wings and Talon. 

The game was scoreless for the first 1hr 15 before until the Wings took the lead 0-2. At the top of the fifth the Talons loaded the bases and scored two runs batted in before hitting a gran d slam to take the lead 2-6, with a final run added before the inning ended.

NE Baseball League Final

 

The inaugural North East Baseball league final was held at the Gosforth Sports Association ground on 1st October 2023. It featured both of the Newcastle Nighthawks baseball teams, the Wings and the Talons. 

NEBL Final 2023 Newcastle Nighthawks Wings and Talons

NEBL Final 2023  IJ

NEBL Final 2023 - the first Pitch

NEBL Final 2023 Bull Pen and Pitching Mound

The Wings opened with two runs, with the Talons responding with a run to trail 1-2. The Wings edged in to the lead with 5 runs, however, a grand slam  gave the Talons the lead for the first time, the score at the end of the inning being 7-5 in the Talons favour. An inning that ended with a double play, catch at third base and a throw to second base putting two batters out in the same play.

The scores stayed within 1 run over the forthcoming innings, and it was the two final innings when the Talons secured the game 14-10.

NEBL Final 2023 - End of game

NEBL Final 2023 Winners Newcastle Talons

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That’s a wrap for 2023. The Talons win the inaugural NEBL final 14-10 against inter club rivals, Wings. The 3hr final was tightly contested.
Jaryd Mercer was MVP for his grand slam in the bottom of the third inning which edged the Talons ahead for the first time. pic.twitter.com/p9rl6xcuvQ

— Newcastle Nighthawks (@NCLNighthawks) October 1, 2023

New York - Day 3 Yankee Stadium

 

Yankee Stadium IJ

Yankee Stadium is the home of the New York Yankees baseball team. Opened in 2009 in replaced the original Yankee Stadium which was in use from 1923 to 2008.

Yankee Stadium entrance gate 6 

Yankee Stadium VM IJ

Yankee Stadium Great Hall

Yankee Stadium Great Hall VM IJ

Yankee Stadium Playing Field

The game on Saturday September 9th 2023 was Old Timers Day where former New York Yankee players were welcomed on the playing field. The New York Yankees were playing the Milwaukee Brewers.

Brewers v Yankees

 Brewers v Yankees - IJ VM Jane

The players come out onto the field to warm up.......

Brewers v Yankees - Players Warm up

Storm clouds start to gather.... 

Brewers v Yankees - Rain clouds gathering

Rain begins to fall........

Brewers v Yankees - Rain begins to fall

Then the groundsmen come out and the infield is covered with a tarpaulin.... 

Brewers v Yankees - Rain Delay

The storm develops. Yankee Stadium is hit my a hurricane. Heavy rain, high winds, thunder and lightning - STORM OPHELIA The stadium floods and water pours down the terracing.......

Brewers v Yankees - Storm - thunder and lightning

 It is time to flee to the Great Hall to wait out the storm........

New York Yankees MVP's with VM
Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio

New York Yankees MVP's 
Babe Ruth | Lou Gehrig | Joe DiMaggio

New York Yankees MVP's with Mike and IJ
Mikey Mantle and Roger Maris

New York Yankees MVP's
Mikey Mantle and Roger Maris

New York Yankees MVP's 
Aaron Judge

The storm continues.......

Yankee Stadium Rain Storm

So having bought New York Yankee ponchos it is time to make a run for it to the Subway and back to Manhattan. 

Mike Jane IJ and VM en route to Manhattan

Back to Manhattan and the Houndstooth pub to watch the game on the tv which commenced 2 1/2 hours late.

Houndstooth Pub 8th Avenue / 37th Street

Houndstooth Pub Brewers v Yankees

Newcastle Nighthawks Baseball

 

Newcastle Baseball IJ

NEWCASTLE NIGHTHAWKS v DURHAM SPARTANS

Durham at Bat.... Newcastle Pitching

Durham at Bat

Newcastle Pitching

Newcastle at Bat

Newcastle Nighthawks v Durham Spartans

NEWCASTLE NIGHTHAWKS     8

DURHAM SPARTANS                   4

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