On the first day of the Bottom Four competition, the following games were scheduled: Hoofddorp Pioniers @ DSS/Kinheim and Quick Amersfoort @ Silicon Storks. Hoofddorp Pioniers 9 – 6 DSS/KinheimIn this matchup between the top two teams of the Bottom Four competition, DSS/Kinheim took an early lead. In the first inning, singles by Donny Kuijper…
In their final game of the tournament, the Kingdom of the Netherlands did not stand a chance against Nicaragua. It wasn’t a blowout score, but one cannot expect a team to win when it produces only three base hits. Nicaragua 6 – 1 Kingdom of the NetherlandsThe Dutch lineup was kept in check by the…
Finally! The Kingdom of the Netherlands won its first game at the U23 World Cup. In a real team effort with superb pitching and good offense, the Dutch beat Panama that had a 2-1 record before the start of today’s game. Kingdom of the Netherlands 4 – 1 PanamaKoen Postelmans pitched a stellar game, keeping…
After three games at the 2021 U23 World Cup of Baseball, the Dutch team is the only European team without a win. Last night the team was no match for Columbia as they were shutout 10-0. Until the fourth inning, the Dutch could keep pace with Columbia as they trailed 1-0. But in the fourth…
Today, the fourth game in the best-of-five semi-final between L&D Amsterdam Pirates and HCAW was played. In the Bottom Four competition, Silicon Storks hosted DSS/Kinheim and Quick Amersfoort hosted Hoofddorp Pioniers. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 7 – 0 HCAWFor L&D Amsterdam Pirates, today’s game was a must win as it trailed 2-1 in the semi-final. The…
They were so close. The Dutch were three outs away from becoming the second European team that pulled off an upset but they blew a five run lead in the seventh inning and fell to Korea in the eighth. The Kingdom of the Netherlands scored thrice in the first inning on a sac fly and…
For the twenty-fourth time in the history, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has won the European Championship. In the final against Israel, the Devil was in the tail and the Dutch beat Israel 9-4 Despite opening the score in the second inning, on a single by Juremi Profar, the Netherlands trailed Israel for the biggest…
Slovakia 0 – 11 Kingdom of the NetherlandsSlovakia wasn’t quite an equal opponent. Slovakia was pushed aside by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in only seven mercy rule innings. A Slovakian miscue in the first inning, gave the Dutch a 1-0 lead. It took them a bit to heat up against the debuting country. In…
On the third day of the playoffs, the following games were scheduled: Oosterhout Twins @ Curaçao Neptunus and HCAW @ L&D Amsterdam. In the Bottom Four group, the following games were scheduled: Silicon Storks @ Hoofddorp Pioniers and DSS/Kinheim @ Quick Amersfoort. Playoffs: Oosterhout Twins 0 – 5 Curaçao NeptunusCuraçao Neptunus is the first team…
On the first night after the regular season, in the playoffs, the following games were scheduled: HCAW @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Oosterhout Twins @ Curaçao Neptunus. In the bottom four group, the following games were scheduled: Silicon Storks @ Hoofddorp Pioniers, and DSS/Kinheim @ Quick Amersfoort. Play Offs HCAW 5 – 6 L&D Amsterdam…
