With two games rained out tonight, the games between host L&D Amsterdam Pirates and RCH Pinguïns and Quick Amersfoort @ Oosterhout Twins continued despite the inclement weather in most parts of the Netherlands. RCH-Pinguïns 24 – 18 L&D Amsterdam PiratesAfter thirteen years, RCH-Pinguïns is back in the Dutch hoofdklasse. Likely, the club’s return was more…
The other day, the Mainz Athletics announced the acquisition of Gianni Frolijk in an Instagram post. The Dutch infielder joins the two-time German champions for the 2022 season. After spending three years in the Dutch hoofdklasse with HCAW (2) and Hoofddorp Pioniers, Frolijk decided to take a step back to the overgangsklasse by joining RCH-Pinguïns…
Something many Dutch baseball fans have been waiting for has been presented today by the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB). The new schedule is not revolutionary but it is different for sure. First of all the competition will start on Thursday, April 7, 2022. In the first round, which will last nine weeks,…
As we have paid attention to the top four teams already, we will pay attention to the remaining five teams and the transactions they made for the 2022 season. The following teams will be put into the spotlight: Quick Amersfoort, Silicon Storks, Hoofddorp Pioniers, RCH-Pinguïns, and DSS/Kinheim. Quick Amersfoort A lot of players came and…
In the annual merry-go-round called the transfer period, also HCAW has roamed the Dutch hoofdklasse in an attempt to close the gap between the top two (L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Curaçao Neptunus). In total, the club from Bussum, hired nine (!) new players which it mainly got from other hoofdklasse clubs. Pitching: Gio de Graauw…
With the transition period at its end, the new roster of the flagship team of L&D Amsterdam Pirates was announced by the club. Not many left the club but the club acquired five new players of which one comes from the farm team of Pirates. Pitching: Nelmerson Angela is a new face in the Pirates’…
Unlike many other clubs, Curaçao Neptunus did not wait until the end of the transaction deadline, to present the newly acquired players. In total, the club acquired five players from other clubs, although two of them are coming home. With Benjamin Dille, Shaldimar Daantji, Berry van Driel, Elton Koeiman, Dudley Leonora, and Quentin de Cuba…
With the transaction period nearing its end, Oosterhout Twins informed the Dutch Baseball Hangout about the roster for the 2022 hoofdklasse season. Not many new players were added and not many left. Of course, the biggest blow was the fact that catcher Dave Janssen moved to Curaçao Neptunus. The talented catcher was only limited to…
In another bold move, Curaçao Neptunus acquired the services of Curaçao-born Juan-Carlos Sulbaran. The starting pitcher of team Kingdom of the Netherlands leaves L&D Amsterdam Pirates for a club closer to his home. The intention is that Sulbaran will take the place of Diegomar Markwell, who will operate from the bullpen in 2022 and serve…
In a press release, Curaçao Neptunus announced the acquisition of young catcher Dave Janssen. Born in 1999, Janssen is a big talent and one of the better defensive catchers in the Dutch hoofdklasse. Since 2017, Janssen was playing for the flagship team of Oosterhout Twins but in the past two seasons, he has become more…
