The Kingdom of the Netherlands took on Belgium today. After taking a quick 1-0 lead, Belgium bounced back and took a 3-1 lead in the third inning. Eventually the Dutch turned the tables and walked off as a victor and enter the championship game with an unbeaten status. Kingdom of the Netherlands 12 –…
Ciao Italia. That was the tendency of last night’s game between Kingdom of the Netherlands and Italy. If you are suffering from high blood pressure or hart failure, last night’s game wasn’t something for you to watch. What started as a quiet game in which the runs did not come cheap, turned out to be a…
Just returned from the US after not making it to the championship series of the Pioneer League with the Ogden Raptors, Misja Harcksen has been told by the Dodgers that they will not extend his contract. In the past three years Misja played in the Arizona League and in the Pioneer League. In his first…
Spain and the Netherlands played a mouthwatering game tonight. In a real pitching duel the runs did not come cheap. Quality pitching and quality defense were the recipe for a nail biter. In a game that was too close for comfort the Dutch stayed at the right side of the score and made a big step towards…
A few weeks ago you could read a blog post about the Dutch Tigers and their trip to Arizona to participate in the MSBL/MABL World Series. The MSBL/MABL World Series is an annual tournament but because the players have to pay for their own trip, the Dutch Tigers are going every other year, to keep things…
In the mean time the minor league play offs are on their way. In many leagues, the championship series are about to start or have started already. AAA Shawn Zarraga and the Oklahoma City Dodgers have made it to the championship series of the Pacific Coast League. The team beat the Nashville Sounds in five games….
Kingdom of the Netherlands 8 – 3 Sweden In the final game of today, Sweden took on Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was not a good game: slow and plenty of errors (four on both sides). The Swedish manager brought pitcher Michael Fasth to the mound to start the game. But his pitching…
After a long period on the disabled list (since June), Rick van den Hurk recently threw a few Ni-Gun (minor league) starts. Especially his second start was very successful. In five innings he allowed three hits, walked none and struck out six. In the previous article about Rick van den Hurk, it was mentioned that…
Today, Kingdom of the Netherlands hosted Russia. So far Russia is one of the weakest teams in this championship. So could we expect an easy victory? Well, not quite. The Russian team played some unexpected good baseball. Before the game five former Dutch internationals were laureled: Michael Duursma, Shaldimar Daantji, David Bergman, Danny Rombley and…
In the final game of the day, Kingdom of the Netherlands hosted Germany. In last week’s final of the France International Baseball Tournament, both teams met before. In that game the Dutch won but they had to work for it as the score was only 5-3. This time it would not be a close game like…
