On the third day of the last round, Curaçao Neptunus hosted Silicon Storks, DSS hosted Quick Amersfoort in an attempt to salvage the series, L&D Amsterdam hosted Meerlease Pioniers in the rubber game of the series and Oosterhout Twins headed to Bussum to take on HCAW. Silicon Storks – Curaçao Neptunus For 3.5…
In today’s episode of Baseball related songs, we pay attention to “Load Up The Bases” by Whiskey Falls, a band that was short-lived and lasted from 2007 until 2011. The song is about a baseball player that exclaims his love for the game but in the meantime, he is bragging how he will hit a…
None of the games on the second day of the final round of the regular season really mattered as the top four and bottom four are set already. Curaçao Neptunus didn’t show no mercy for Silicon Storks, L&D Amsterdam Pirates met its match in Meerlease Pioniers, Quick Amersfoort stayed at the right side of the…
In the second game of the B group playoff series between Lithuania and Israel, the final score didn’t leave any room for doubt as Israel needed only five innings to brush aside Lithuania 15-0. After three innings, Israel had a 10-0 lead already in the next inning they scored five more runs to end it…
Today, HCAW from Bussum will play its 1900th game in the Dutch hoofdklasse. In fact, the club will be the first one to reach this milestone. Unfortunately for the club, they cannot celebrate this feat at home as the team will head to Oosterhout to face Twins. In 1967, HCAW debuted in the Dutch hoofdklasse….
This weekend Lithuania and Israel face each other in a play off series for a spot in the A group of the European baseball championship. Both countries won their group of the European B championship a few weeks ago. Israel won the first game of this play off series yesterday as it shoved aside Lithuania…
On the first day of the final round of the regular season, Curaçao Neptunus hosted Silicon Storks, L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted Meerlease Pioniers, Quick Amersfoort headed to Haarlem to face DSS and HCAW took on Oosterhout Twins at home in Bussum. Silicon Storks – Curaçao Neptunus An early 2-0 lead for Neptunus laid…
In a crazy 26-run game, Dutch Yankee star, Didi Gregorius, had a very good day at the plate. The 29-year old shortstop went 5 for 5 with two doubles and a home run. Most important of all, the Yankees stayed at the right side of the score (I know, I know, I am biased) as…
Tonight I went to Oosterhout Twins to make some more photos of the Battle at the Castle youth tournament. It was nice to meet some people that I haven’t spoken for a while. But because of that, the number of photos is limited.
Battle of the Castle is the biggest softball and baseball youth tournament in Europe. The tournament is played in several age categories. The games are played at the fields of Oosterhout Twins in the Netherlands. Youth players from all over Europe come to Oosterhout to participate in this tournament. Here is a photo impression of…
