This game was a semi-final worthy. In a real pitching duel, the Dutch lineup was kept in check by Lowuin Sacramento. He limited the Dutch to two hits in seven innings. It took the Dutch until the eighth inning to get through and take a 1-0 lead that proved to be enough for the win….
In the first semi-final, Spain will take on the Kingdom of the Netherlands. So far the Netherlands has won all thirty-six games. But in the last few years, Spain has improved tremendously, mainly because of the many import players from South America and Central America. Spain reached the semi-finals as they finished second in group…
On the seventh day of the 2019 European Championship, the following games were scheduled. In the play downs: Sweden @ Great Britain and Croatia @ Austria In the quarter-finals: France @ Israel, Belgium @ Kingdom of the Netherlands, Czech Republic @ Spain and Germany @ Italy Play downs: Sweden 2 – 12 Great Britain Despite…
In the quarter-finals of the 2019 European Championship, the Kingdom of the Netherlands clinched an easy win as they walked over Belgium in five innings with a 17-2 score. Belgium started well as they scored twice in the first inning. Leonel Reina led off with a double down the left field line, followed by a…
Today, the Kingdom of Netherlands will take on its neighboring country Belgium in the quarter-finals. Since the 1930s both countries have played games against each other. Belgium won a game or two but in general, the Dutch prevailed. In 1967, Belgium even managed to win the European Championship, when it hosted the tournament. It must…
On the sixth day, two games were scheduled: Great Britain @ Austria and Sweden @ Croatia. Great Britain 1 – 6 Austria After three quick British outs in the first inning, Austria rallied for a big inning. Moritz Scheicher led off with a solo home run, Benjamin Salzmann doubled after two walks and drove in…
On the last day of the rounds-robin, the following games were scheduled: Belgium @ Italy, Spain @ Austria, Great Britain @ Sweden, the Netherlands @ Israel, Croatia @ France, Czech Republic @ Germany and the last part of the suspended game between the Netherlands and Great Britain. Belgium 4 – 11 Italy Belgium wasn’t a…
Two innings with an offensive outburst, were enough for the Kingdom of the Netherlands to shove aside Israel. The Middle East team was unbeaten until today. Israel took a 2-0 lead but eventually the Dutch bested them 13-4. The remainder of the suspended game vs Great Britain was won 10-2. With good ole’ Rob Cordemans…
Today, the Kingdom of the Netherlands takes on the only unbeaten team in group A, Israel. So far both teams faced each other twice. During the 2017 World Baseball Classic, Israel won the game in the round-robin in group A by 4-2. In the second round, both countries faced each other again. This time the…
In the nightcap of day four, the Dutch “hosted” Germany. For one and a half inning, the Germans were able to keep pace with their opponent but after the second inning, the Dutch stepped on it twice to walk away with the 8-1 win. The Dutch bats were very awake tonight as they collected ten…
