Today yours truly headed to Sportpark De Slotbossetoren in Oosterhout, to watch a game in the eerste klasse (second-tier league) between Alcmaria Victrix/Herons combination and Oosterhout Twins 2, the farm team of Oosterhout Twins that plays in the Dutch hoofdklasse. Twins 2 won the game 12 – 2.
Here are a few photos of the game.
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On the third day of the trilogy between DSS/Kinheim and Oosterhout Twins, the circus moved to Oosterhout to play the third game of the series. Within no time, the game was a run race as Twins needed seven innings for an 11-0 win. The foundation for the mercy rule victory was laid in the first…
A made up game for the game that was cancelled on Thursday night. A nice pitching duel in which L&D Amsterdam Pirates collected five hits and Hoofddorp Pioniers was limited to one hit. Pirates had to go into the tenth inning to score the game’s only run. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 1 – 0 Hoofddorp Pioniers…
According to several Japanese news outlets, the Softbank Hawks from Fukuoka will make Curaçaoan slugger Wladimir Balentien an offer for a two-year deal worth about $9 million. One of the demands/wishes Balentien has is to play with number four, the number he has worn during his NPB career with the Yakult Swallows. The Softbank Hawks…
He was the projected heir to the throne of L&D Amsterdam Pirates, the follow up of manager Charles Urbanus. But he accepted an offer of rival Neptunus to become the head coach for the 2017 season. In what was supposed to be a transition year for Curaçao Neptunus, first-year manager Ronald Jaarsma won every prize…
With the European Champions Cup going on, the news about Dutch hoofdklasse club Silicon Storks slipped through. Thanks to several injuries, the pitching staff of the club lacked players. To deal with this shortage, the club has signed former minor league pitcher Juan Carlos Sulbaran. Sulbaran worked his way through all levels of minor league…
After becoming a minor league free agent after the 2015 season, Juan Carlos Sulbaran from Curacao signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, the cross state rivals of his former MLB organization, the Kansas City Royals. Last season, Sulbaran played most part for the Royals’ AA farm team, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals…
