Yesterday, yours truly headed to Hoboken in Belgium to attend the championship game of the Belgian Division One. What appeared to be a piece of cake for the Brasschaat Braves, turned into a nail-biter in the final two innings. Here is a photo impression of an attractive game. This blog post is brought to you…
For the first time in twelve years, the Brasschaat Braves have won the Belgian Championship. In what appeared to be a walk in the park for the Braves, ended in a nail-biter. Borgerhout Squirrels 3 – 4 Brasschaat Braves In the first inning, Brasschaat Braves took an early lead. Steven de Lannoy tried to bunt…
In what would have been a best-of-three promotion/relegation series between the Braine Black Rickers and the Brussels Kangaroos ended in a big deception as the team from Braine-Le-Chateau forfeited. As you could read last week, the Brussels Kangaroos dominated the playoffs and the regular season in Division Two. With an 8-0 record in the playoffs,…
In a very close do or die game for both teams, the Borgerhout Squirrels ended as the victor as they beat the Deurne Spartans in a come-from-behind victory. Spartans squandered a 2-0 lead and eventually, the Squirrels scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth. Borgerhout Squirrels 3 – 2 Deurne Spartans In…
The new ballpark in Ontario, CA, that will be home to the Dodgers’ A-ball affiliate (now still playing in Rancho Cucamonga) will be called ONT Field, after the nearby international airport of Ontario. Wednesday, the Ontario Baseball club unveiled the name of their future ballpark. During a press conference in the Ontario Convention Center, the…
Yesssss!!!! It is that time of the week again. The final Friday of the week. 😉 Time to celebrate the upcoming weekend with another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday” with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy (your weekend)!!!!
In today’s very short episode of “Baseball Shorts,” we pay attention to the term “portside.” What does it mean and where does it come from? Read on and learn. Portsider is a rather uncommon term in baseball. The word is used for a left handed pitcher, a.k.a. southpaw. But where does the term come from?…
In the winners bracket, the Brasschaat Braves hosted the Borgerhout Squirrels at their own facility. The fans saw a dominant Braves team that shoved aside the Squirrels, to advance to the final next Sunday. Borgerhout Squirrels 1 – 8 Brasschaat Braves After a scoreless first inning, Brasschaat Braves laid the foundation of today’s win in…
In the losers bracket, Hoboken Pioneers took on the Deurne Spartans. After a full season of dominance, yesterday’s loss seemed to be a mistake, but today the reigning champions didn’t fare any better. Deurne Spartans 12 – 1 Hoboken Pioneers Belgium will get a new baseball champion. Current champion Hoboken Pioneers was routed in the…
With the main focus on the playoffs, we may not forget there is more baseball going on. Even though one round needs to be played tomorrow in Division Two, it is clear who will advance to the promotion/relegation series. With the bottom four teams playing against relegation, it was clear in advance that the Braine…
