On day four, the first full day with a complete program, we could experience a few surprises again. Group A Puerto Rico 0 – 2 Canada Both teams had won their first game on the previous day. Canada vs Cuba and Puerto Rico vs Italy. In this game both would be each other’s match…
The Cuban national team beat the Kingdom of the Netherlands by a narrow margin: 6 – 5 After taking an early 1-0 lead, Cuban pitcher Frank Montieth could not hold the Dutch bats at bay. In the bottom of the third inning, the Dutch scored two runs as Kalian Sams and Sharlon Schoop were the…
In the pandemonium in Intercontinental Stadium in Taichung team Kingdom of the Netherlands kept their cool and stayed at the right side of the score as they beat Chinese Taipei 7-4. The Dutch win didn’t come easy but they delivered at the right times in the game. In the top of the first inning the Dutch…
Tomorrow team Kingdom of the Netherlands will take on Chinese Taipei in game two of the Premier 12 tournament; the first game of Taiwanese soil. Manager Hensley Meulens has given the nod to Diegomar Markwell, the 35-year old lefthander of Dutch champion Curacao Neptunus, to take the mound for the Dutch. Markwell went 9-2 in twelve…
You may all know that baseball may be back on the Olympic agenda in 2020. Organizer of the 2020 Olympics, Japan, has announced to propose baseball as an Olympic sport for 2020. If the IOC agrees with this proposal only six teams will qualify for the Olympic baseball tournament. Why six? Only to save on…
The website of the KNBSB announced that Hensley Meulens will be the manager of the Dutch national team during the inaugural Premier 12 tournament. Meulens was the manager of the Dutch during the 2013 World Baseball Classic, not without succes as the Dutch reached the semi finals in which they fell to the Dominican Republic by…
Dutch national team player Kalian Sams has been named the MVP of the Quebec Capitales of the independent CanAm League. After a slow start with the team, Kalian’s batting average rose to a respectable .282. By far Kalian was the best slugger of his team with 16 homeruns. Kalian was also the swiftest player with…
As we could expect, Major League Baseball has disapproved the participation of Major League Players during the upcoming Premier 12 Tournament. The Premier 12 Tournament, organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is meant to replace the former World Cup Tournament, of which the last one was won by the Netherlands in 2011. That tournament…
As you may have read in my previous post, the grand finale of the European Cup won’t be an all Dutch game. In a game where the runs didn’t come cheap but in which they came early, Bologna took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. With one out, Francesco Fuzzi drew…
Maybe rather unexpected but certainly deserved, Draci Brno faced Curacao Neptunus in the final game of the 2015 European Cup in Rotterdam. What a game it was. This game was a true promotion for European baseball. Draci scored a run in the first and a run in the second to take an unexpected 2-0 lead….
