Last night several Dutchies made an appearance in playoff games of several independent minor leagues. Curt Smit, Randolph Oduber and Dashenko Ricardo played with the Lincoln SaltDogs in the American Association’s semi final and Kalian Sams had a good appearance with the Quebec Capitales in the CanAm League’s semi final. After a clear victory over…
In a very close game against its eternal archrival, the Kingdom of the Netherlands bested Italy. Despite collecting fewer hits, the Dutch scored one run more than the Italians did as they took advantage of the miscues the Italians made. Final score: 2-1 In the first inning, the Italian defense was a bit shaky already….
As a deluge hit the Netherlands in the past days, all games but one were canceled. Only the game between Hoofddorp Pioniers and L&D Amsterdam was played. Both teams were each other’s match but in the end, L&D Amsterdam prevailed as they scored a run in the ninth to clinch a 5-4 victory. It was…
As you could read here a few days ago, the Lincoln SaltDogs have reached the playoffs of the independent American Association. In the first round, the team of several Dutchies faces the Winnipeg GoldEyes. The American Association playoffs started last Wednesday. In the first game of round one, the Lincoln SaltDogs crushed the Winnipeg GoldEyes…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands had to swallow a loss vs Taiwan after wins vs Mexico (in the first round) and Nicaragua (in the consolation round). Some sloppy defense cost the Dutch the game as they fell to Taiwan 4-1. It took the Dutch until the fourth inning to get on the board. In the…
Don’t worry, this isn’t about a season ending injury. But the season for Tom de Blok is simply over because his team, the West Michigan WhiteCaps was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. In the first round of the Midwest League play offs, the West Michigan WhiteCaps faced the Dayton Dragons. The best…
Both the Florida State League and the Southern League have announced to cancel their championship series due to the upcoming hurricane Irma. Irma will likely hit Florida on Sunday. The Florida State League announced that the winners of both Division Series will be declared co-champions. As the Dunedin Blue Jays won the North Division by…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands moved on from where they left the first round: With a win. This time the Dutch put Nicaragua aside in a convincing 8-3 victory. Nicaragua came close to score a run in the first inning when Anthony Valdez Solano got on base on a fielding error and advanced to third…
On the first day of the fourth playoff round, L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted Hoofddorp Pioniers and HCAW took on Curaçao Neptunus in Bussum. Neptunus did not have many problems with HCAW as they beat the club from Bussum 7-2. L&D Amsterdam Pirates lost the game in the first inning when the team failed to take…
The game between Hoofddorp Pioniers and HCAW that was rained out twice last week was finally played today. It wasn’t much of a game as Hoofddorp Pioniers blew away HCAW 11-0. Not only did Pioniers outscore HCAW, they also outhit them (14-3). In a seven inning affair, Hoofddorp Pioniers jumped on Ian Delemarre in 2.2…
