On the third day of the last round, Curaçao Neptunus hosted Silicon Storks, DSS hosted Quick Amersfoort in an attempt to salvage the series, L&D Amsterdam hosted Meerlease Pioniers in the rubber game of the series and Oosterhout Twins headed to Bussum to take on HCAW. Silicon Storks – Curaçao Neptunus For 3.5…
None of the games on the second day of the final round of the regular season really mattered as the top four and bottom four are set already. Curaçao Neptunus didn’t show no mercy for Silicon Storks, L&D Amsterdam Pirates met its match in Meerlease Pioniers, Quick Amersfoort stayed at the right side of the…
Today, HCAW from Bussum will play its 1900th game in the Dutch hoofdklasse. In fact, the club will be the first one to reach this milestone. Unfortunately for the club, they cannot celebrate this feat at home as the team will head to Oosterhout to face Twins. In 1967, HCAW debuted in the Dutch hoofdklasse….
On the first day of the final round of the regular season, Curaçao Neptunus hosted Silicon Storks, L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted Meerlease Pioniers, Quick Amersfoort headed to Haarlem to face DSS and HCAW took on Oosterhout Twins at home in Bussum. Silicon Storks – Curaçao Neptunus An early 2-0 lead for Neptunus laid…
In a crazy 26-run game, Dutch Yankee star, Didi Gregorius, had a very good day at the plate. The 29-year old shortstop went 5 for 5 with two doubles and a home run. Most important of all, the Yankees stayed at the right side of the score (I know, I know, I am biased) as…
Tonight I went to Oosterhout Twins to make some more photos of the Battle at the Castle youth tournament. It was nice to meet some people that I haven’t spoken for a while. But because of that, the number of photos is limited.
Battle of the Castle is the biggest softball and baseball youth tournament in Europe. The tournament is played in several age categories. The games are played at the fields of Oosterhout Twins in the Netherlands. Youth players from all over Europe come to Oosterhout to participate in this tournament. Here is a photo impression of…
For the third time this year, an Italian opponent was too strong for the Netherlands. Earlier this year, Fortitudo Bologna beat Amsterdam Pirates in the ECC’s final. Two weeks ago, Italy beat the Dutch in the U12 European Championship final. Today, the Italian U15 team proved to be too strong for the Dutch in the…
The High Point Rockers of the independent Atlantic League have traded Dutch outfielder/slugger Kalian Sams to the Sussex County Miners of the CanAm League. The trade completed a trade made on January twelve. Back then, the Rockers took over Breeland Almadova for a player to be named later, which appeared to be Sams. Sams’ numbers…
In this episode of Dutchies around the world, we pay attention to Didi Gregorius, Dashenko Ricardo, Calten Daal, Franklin van Gurp, Mike Kelkboom, Jonathan Willems en Mike Bolsenbroek. Didi Gregorius After a long stay on the Injured/Disabled List, Didi Gregorius made his return with the Yankees on June 7. Normally a slow starter, Didi went…
