After yesterday’s heartbreaking loss vs Israel, it is up to the Dutch team to bounce back. Today the opponent is Spain, a country that has made the Dutch go deep in the past few times the both countries faced each other. In the European Championship’s semi-final, the Dutch won by the smallest possible margin: 1-0. To…
On day two of the Olympic Qualifier the following games were scheduled: South Africa @ Spain, the Czech Republic @ Italy and the Kingdom of the Netherlands @ Israel. South Africa 1 – 7 Spain After a strong part of a game vs Italy yesterday, South Africa appeared to continue to surprise the baseball community…
On the second day of the Olympic Qualifier, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was the visiting team vs Israel. Since the 2017 World Baseball Classic, this was the fourth time both teams faced each other. In the first round of the 2017 WBC, Israel beat the Kingdom of the Netherlands but in the next round,…
In its second game of the Olympic Qualifier, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will face Israel. The team with American-born players from the American affiliated and independent minor leagues and colleges was no match for the Dutch during the 2019 European Championship last week, as it lost 4-13. But this is a different tournament. Last…
In the opening game of the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Parma, the Netherlands got their revenge for the defeat that was dealt by the Czech Republic in last week’s European Championship. In less than two hours the Dutch won by four runs to one. In the first inning, the Kingdom of the Netherlands took a…
Today the Czech Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands will face each other in the opening game of the WBSC’s Olympic Qualifier. The Dutch have a score to settle as the Czechs beat them last week in the European Championship. The countries that will face each other this week are: Hosting nation Italy, Czech…
In the twenty-sixth European Championship final between Italy and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the latter stayed at the right side of the score. One big inning was enough for the Dutch to clinch their twenty-third European Championship. In the first three innings not much happened as both pitchers, Luis Lugo for Italy and Donny…
Today is the final day of the 2019 European Championship. The eternal rivals Italy and the Netherlands will face each other in the final. Italy will have the home-field advantage. Of the twenty-five times both countries faced each other in the final, the Dutch prevailed sixteen times, Italy nine. In total, Italy has won ten…
This game was a semi-final worthy. In a real pitching duel, the Dutch lineup was kept in check by Lowuin Sacramento. He limited the Dutch to two hits in seven innings. It took the Dutch until the eighth inning to get through and take a 1-0 lead that proved to be enough for the win….
In the first semi-final, Spain will take on the Kingdom of the Netherlands. So far the Netherlands has won all thirty-six games. But in the last few years, Spain has improved tremendously, mainly because of the many import players from South America and Central America. Spain reached the semi-finals as they finished second in group…
