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Not a great day for Dutch hoofdklasse players in ABL
Byyankeebiscuitfan November 23, 2018

Two of the three Dutch hoofdklasse players in the Australian Baseball League, did not have a great day. Sam Kennelly and his Perth Heat didn’t make it through the first inning due to inclement weather. Dwayne Kemp and Shogo Nakashima lost 7-4 with the Sydney Blue Sox vs the Canberra Cavalry. The Blue Sox pitching…

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Softbank Hawks one win away from clinching NPB title
Byyankeebiscuitfan November 1, 2018

The Softbank Hawks from Fukuoka won game five of the NPB series vs the Hiroshima Toyo Carp today. The team of Dutch pitcher Rick van den Hurk beat the Carp 5-4. Thanks to this win, the team only needs one more win to clinch the NPB championship. After game one, that ended in a 2-2…

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Softbank Hawks advance to Nippon Series to face the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Byyankeebiscuitfan October 21, 2018

The Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Central League) and the Softbank Hawks (Pacific League) will face each other in the 2018 Nippon Series. The Carp swept the Yomiuri Giants 4-0 to advance and today, the Hawks clinched a Nippon Series spot by beating the Seibu Lions 6-5. As usual, the winner of the regular season in each…

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Van den Hurk highly ineffective today
Byyankeebiscuitfan April 25, 2018

In today’s 12-6 loss, Rick van den Hurk had an enormous off day. The tall Dutch pitcher was responsible for a big chunk of the runs the Seibu Lions scored. After Rick worked his way through the first two innings without giving up a run, things went wrong in the third frame as he gave…

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Van den Hurk loses first 2018 start due to lack of run support
Byyankeebiscuitfan April 4, 2018

In his first start of the 2018 NPB season, Rick van den Hurk pitched a good game. Nevertheless, he took the loss as he did not get enough run support from his teammates as the Softbank Hawks fell 2-1 against the Saitama Seibu Lions. In the first inning, the Dutch righthander already gave up a…

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Surprise, surprise. Angels land Ohtani
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 8, 2017

As many “experts” expected he would sign with a big name West Coast team like the Giants or the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani has decided to sign with the Los Angeles Angels. And with that many big name teams are missing out. Many clubs courted the two-way Japanese star. Those who could afford him were sent a…

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Softbank Hawks win title in extra-inning walk-off fashion
Byyankeebiscuitfan November 4, 2017

The Softbank Hawks did not find their groove for seven innings as they were kept in check by starting pitcher Shota Imanaga. Only after he was pulled, the Hawks managed to get back in the game and to force extra innings from which they emerged as new champions as they scored the 4-3 walk-off run. …

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BayStars stay alive in 2017 Nippon Series
Byyankeebiscuitfan November 1, 2017

At the brink of elimination, the DeNA BayStars have grabbed the last straw and won game for of the Nippon Series. With two hits, the Softbank Hawks never came close to clinching the win as they fell to the BayStars 6-0 and were outhit 12-2. Until the fifth inning both teams kept each other in…

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Softbank Hawks in driver seat after close third win.
Byyankeebiscuitfan October 31, 2017

The Softbank Hawks are one win away from sweeping the DeNA BayStars in the Nippon Series. Three runs were enough for the team from Fukuoka to beat the opponent from Yokohama as they the BayStars 3-2. Yuki Yanagita opened the score for the Softbank Hawks in the first inning. After getting on base on a single,…

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DeNA BayStars close to upset Softbank Hawks
Byyankeebiscuitfan October 29, 2017

For an inning and a half, the DeNA BayStars could hope for a miracle as they scored three runs in the top of the sixth to take a 3-1 lead over the Softbank Hawks. But the team of manager Alex Ramirez had to surrender three runs in the bottom of the seventh that gave the…

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