Normally, opening games of each series are played on Thursday night. But since it is Kingsday in the Netherlands, a national holiday, the opening games of this round were played last night. Hoofddorp Pioniers clinched a hard fought victory over UVV. Hoofddorp Pioniers 7 – 3 UVVStill dead last in the standings with only one…
Today, the Belgian Division one was plagued by inclement weather. Several games were rained out but the players of the Mortsel Stars and the Brasschaat Braves were no pussies, as they played on for nine innings. Here is a photo impression of the game. Mortsel Stars 2 – 9 Brasschaat BravesIn rainy and chilly conditions,…
Through the website of the Australian Baseball League it was announced that the New Zealand franchise of the league, the Auckland Tuatara, has been placed into liquidation and will leave the league with immediate effect. The owners of the club did not inform the Chief Executive Officer of Baseball Australia, Glenn Wiliams. He had to…
Today, only one game was scheduled, so automatically it qualifies for the “Match of The Day.” But even if more games had been scheduled, it may have earned the moniker “Match of The Day” because it was a very attractive one that was exciting until the final out. Mortsel Stars 7 – 4 Borgerhout SquirrelsRight…
On day three, all four games were played. The most interesting (IMO) was the matchup between Amsterdam Pirates and DSS/Kinheim. Amsterdam Pirates 7 – 6 DSS/KinheimIn another matchup between two young teams, Amsterdam Pirates just needed one big inning to clinch the victory. After DSS/Kinheim had opened the score in the bottom of the first inning,…
On the second day of round two in the Dutch hoofdklasse, Oosterhout Twins hosted Hoofddorp Pioniers. In an eleven run game between two very young teams, Twins stayed at the right side of the score after yesterday’s victory. Hoofddorp Pioniers 4 – 7 Oosterhout TwinsAn unusual starting pitcher for Oosterhout Twins. Raf Cocu, who performed…
Today, the 2023 season in the Belgian Division one started. Unlike the previous year, this year’s league contains only eight teams as three stepped back. Today, we pay attention to the first match between Phoenix Mont-Saint-Guibert and The Merchtem Cats. The reason why the Dutch Baseball Hangout opted for this game is because a LOT…
Today, it was the first game in for UVV in the Dutch hoofdklasse after its return. Enough reasons to highlight this game and pay attention to the club from Utrecht and its opponent from Heemstede. RCH/Pinguïns 3 – 0 UVVFor five innings, UVV could keep pace with RCH/Pinguïns even though the team was kept in…
After a complete rainout yesterday, three of tonight’s four games could continue. Only the game between UVV and RCH-Pinguïns had to be rescheduled again. DSS/Kinheim 0 – 7 Curaçao NeptunusBeing no-hit for five innings, and being outhit 6 to 2 in the first seven innings, but still winning the game 7-0. That’s the story of…
It has been a while, but today is Friday again. Time for another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday” with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy (a long Easter Weekend).
