As we paid attention to Oosterhout Twins, HCAW, L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Curaçao Neptunus and Hoofddorp Pioniers, we now pay attention to the three remaining clubs in the Dutch hoofdklasse: DSS/Kinheim, Quick Amersfoort and Silicon Storks. We start this anthology of transactions with DSS/Kinheim. DSS/Kinheim, the cooperation between the two Haarlem-based clubs will continue until October…
Hoofddorp Pioniers is one of the clubs that has made a lot of moves in the annual transition period of Dutch baseball. In total the club saw seven players leave, while seven were added to the 2021 roster. No doubt the club will be hit hard by the loss of pitchers Lars Huijer and Chris…
Just like competitor and arch rival L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Curaçao Neptunus did not get a lot of new players. Only four left the club of which two will remain as member but will return to the USA to continue with their professional career. The players that left the club are Julian Goins, who left for…
In the annual transition period, L&D Amsterdam did not see many players leave. Only two players left the club, while five were added to the roster. Players that left the club are Jim Ploeger, who left for HCAW and Oliver van der Wijst Severino, who left for HCAW as well. The latter may likely play…
In a press release, Dutch hoofdklasse club HCAW from Bussum announced it has hired a new head coach. Dè Flanegin, who was at the helm of the flagship team in the past two seasons does not return, so the club had to look for a new head coach. Also a LOT of new players have…
With the transition period of Dutch baseball ending today, Oosterhout Twins is the first to present its new additions. The core of last year’s team is staying. A total of three have left the hoofdklasse team and there are four new faces. Perhaps the most surprising addition to the 2021 roster is Urving Kemp. Urving…
Since 2010 and likely earlier, it is not hard to predict which teams will play in the Holland Series. With a few exceptions, it has been Neptunus from Rotterdam and L&D Amsterdam Pirates. With this predictability, the interest for the Dutch hoofdklasse is declining. Sure, die-hard baseball fans will always find their way to the…
In the past few years, the classification of the several Dutch baseball leagues was rather confusing. In the upcoming season that problem will be solved. For decades there was the highest league, the hoofdklasse, followed by the overgangsklasse ( literally translated as transition league), the eerste klasse (first league), tweede klasse (second league), etc. down…
Due to the coronavirus, several European leagues played games of seven innings instead of nine. The Belgian Baseball Gold League was one of them. Also the Italian Serie A1 played seven innings. But with the latter, there was more behind this decision. At the start of the 2020 season in Italy, there was a video…
After a season that stated later than usual and that was ended abruptly by the decision of the Dutch government, the KNBSB decided that no champion will be appointed after the Holland Series were cancelled. For the first time since Dutch baseball started a league (1922), a season will end without a champion. Even during…
