According to a tweet by American baseball journalist in Japan, Jim Allen, the Yakult Swallows have placed Curaçaoan outfielder Wladimir Balentien on the inactive list as they worry about the condition of his upper body. Balentien is hitting considerably better than the past four years, when he never topped. 270. So far this season, he…
On day one of the fifth round, the following games were scheduled: L&D DSS @ L&D Amsterdam Pirats, HCAW @ Meerlease Pioniers, Curaçao Neptunus @ Quick Amersfoort and De Glaskoning Twins @ Silicon Storks. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 20 – 1 DSS Debuting in the Dutch hoofdklasse with a grand slam home run. How often does…
Yesterday, Dutchie Tom de Blok made his first appearance after an injury. Tom started the game for the Lakeland Flying Tigers against the Florida FireFrogs. He had a decent outing but did not get the necessary run support. The last game that De Blok played was on August 4 vs the Dayton Dragons. In four…
In a deferred match, HCAW hosted Quick Amersfoort. Quick was the better team as it pushed HCAW further down into the relegation zone. Even though the score was rather close, Quick Amersfoort never really got into trouble and won 6-3. A surprising starting pitcher for Quick Amersfoort as Pastor Martinez took the mound as a…
After a day off due to Kings Day, the competition continued. Curaçao Neptunus hosted DSS, Meerlease Pioniers headed to The Hague to face Silicon Storks, De Glaskoning Twins hosted L&D Amsterdam Pirates and HCAW hosted Quick Amersfoort. DSS 1 – 11 Curaçao Neptunus Curaçao Neptunus remains the only team in the Dutch hoofdklasse that won…
Recently you could read about the comic Peanuts and its relationship to baseball. Despite the passing of its artist, Peanuts is still in the hearts of many Americans which was proven by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies last night. The Rumble Ponies (I still think it is a lame name) played last night’s game vs the…
Today, Dutchie Jarreau Martina debuted with UnipolSai Bologna in the Serie A1. Against Rangers Redipuglia, the former Dutch hoofdklasse player played behind home plate all of the game and went 2 for 3 in the game. With the game tied at one and two outs in the bottom of the second inning, Jarreau singled up…
Former Dutch hoofdklasse pitcher, Jakob Syrén is having a great season so far with the Solingen Alligators. The tall Swede did not allow an earned run so far. Also today in the game vs the Untouchables Paderborn, Jakob kept the opponent from scoring. After a solid season with a 2.74 ERA in the Dutch hoofdklasse…
Due to the celebration of Kingsday tomorrow, the second day of round four was played on Friday night instead of Saturday. Today’s games were: Curaçao Neptunus @ DSS, HCAW @ Quick Amersfoort, De Glaskoning Twins @ L&D Amsterdam and Silicon Storks @ Meerlease Pioniers. 5 – 4 After DSS had taken a 2-0 lead…
Last night the first games of round four were played in the Dutch hoofdklasse. Curaçao Neptunus had to go deep to beat DSS, L&D Amsterdam Pirates had an easy night vs De Glaskoning Twins. Silicon Storks pulled off a surprising result against Meerlease Pioniers and HCAW beat Quick Amersfoort in a close game. DSS 0 …
