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2019 European Championship: Dutch dominate Italy in final
Byyankeebiscuitfan September 15, 2019

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…

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2019 European Championship: Watch the final here
Byyankeebiscuitfan September 15, 2019

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…

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U15 European Championship 2019: Dutch run aground in semi-final
Byyankeebiscuitfan July 19, 2019

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…

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Smiley’s vlog: episode 5
Byyankeebiscuitfan July 8, 2019

It has been a while since the Dutch Baseball Hangout posted a new episode of Smiley’s vlog. A lot has happened in the meantime. Jarreau Martina has been released by Fortitudo Bologna, even though he had the best batting average of the team. In today’s episode, you see Jarreau win the European Champions Cup with…

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U12 European Championship 2019: Clear victory for Dutch over Italians
Byyankeebiscuitfan July 4, 2019

In their final game of the preliminary round, the Netherlands took on Italy. The reigning U12 European champion gave the Dutch a hard time before the Dutch could walk off as a victor with a 17-11 victory. Normally one would think that a 13-5 lead is enough for an easy win. Well, not so this…

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UnipolSai Bologna acquires Andy Paz, releases Jarreau Martina
Byyankeebiscuitfan June 19, 2019

As Fortitudo Bologna acquired Cuban born but now France citizen Andy Paz, they had to make room on the roster. Victim of this move was Dutchie Jarreau Martina. The Italian champion released the backup catcher. Paz, born in Havana in 1993, moved to France and became a French citizen in 2007. He played seven seasons in…

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My top ten of European ballcaps
Byyankeebiscuitfan June 17, 2019

Recently I wrote a blog post about my favorite Dutch ballcaps. Today I will post one about my favorite European ballcaps. Throughout Europe, there are many baseball clubs. Some of them sport some nice ballcaps. Time for an overview of my favorite ones. Be warned, there is a lot of green coming up. 10. Munich-Haar…

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Smiley’s vlog, episode 4
Byyankeebiscuitfan June 16, 2019

Jarreau Martina and the Dutch Baseball hangout have agreed on a cooperation. The Dutch Baseball Hangout will post Jarreau’s vlog during his stay in Bologna where he has joined the local baseball club Fortitudo Bologna or UnipolSai Bologna. Jarreau’s nickname is Smiley, so that explains the title of this blog post. In this fourth episode,…

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European Champions Cup 2019: UnipolSai Bologna new European champion
Byyankeebiscuitfan June 8, 2019

With the elimination of Neptunus by Bologna, it was clear we would get a new European Champion. The question was who? It turned out that Neptunus was beaten by the future European champion, who won easily by beating L&D Amsterdam Pirates 8-0. Both opponents brought the pitchers they used in the first game of the…

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European Champions Cup 2019: Neptunus ends in third place after forfeit
Byyankeebiscuitfan June 8, 2019

In the consolation game for the third and fourth spot, Curaçao Neptunus took revenge for the whipping the team got last night in the semi-final. Eventually, Neptunus won thanks to a forfeit. About how you will read below. In the second inning, Neptunus laid the foundation for a solid victory over Pariclima Parma. With the…

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