On day two of round five, there was one rather surprising result. Pickles UVV was no match for Curaçao Neptunus, neither was Hoofddorp Pioniers for L&D Amsterdam Pirates. Pickles UVV 0 – 11 Curaçao Neptutnus Curaçao Neptunus had to settle a score with Pickles UVV after last Thursday’s tie. And it did. In seven innings…
The local newspaper “Haarlems Daglbad” made the announcement about a return of the Haarlem Baseball Week. According to the newspaper, the city of Haarlem is willing to support the event for the 2018 edition. After the 28th edition of the bi-annual event, the organization committee pulled the plug due to financial difficulties. The organization had…
On the first day of round five HCAW hosted De Glaskoning Twins, Pickles UVV hosted Curaçao Neptunus and L&D Amsterdam Pirates headed to Hoofddorp to take on Pioniers. None but one of the games had a surprising outcome. De Glaskoning Twins 0 – 2 HCAW A win for HCAW, but not a blowout score. In…
In this week’s edition of Dutchies around the world, we pay attention to Xander Bogaerts, Shairon Martis, Spencer Kieboom, Danny Arribas, Kevin Josephina and Wladimir Balentien. Xander Bogaerts The Aruban shortstop of the Boston Red Sox is having a good season at bat again. In 34 games and 131 at-bats, Xander collected 44 hits, resulting…
The Yankees are very high on Gary Sanchez, mainly because of his bat. They are willing to turn a blind eye on his defensive qualities. The backup catcher Austine Romine doesn’t handle the bat in a bad way either but is a better defensive catcher. Who should be behind the plate as regular catcher? Sanchez…
On day three, there were no rainouts so a complete program could be played. L&D Amsterdam Pirates brought their brooms to sweep HCAW, Curaçao Neptunus hosted Hoofddorp Pioniers and DSS hosted Pickles UVV. Pickles UVV 4 – 5 DSS Another close affair between Pickles UVV and DSS. After five innings UVV took the lead. Back-to-back doubles…
Today only two games were played as the game between Curaçao Neptunus and Hoofddorp Pioniers was rained out. HCAW hosted L&D Amsterdam Pirates and DSS headed to Utrecht to take on Pickles UVV. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 5 – 3 HCAW HCAW could not cling to an early one run lead as L&D Amsterdam Pirates took…
Reigning Dutch champion, Curaçao Neptunus, has added a left-handed pitcher to their roster. American Trevor Reckling will be the extra arm the club desperately needed after Loek van Mil and Orlando Yntema hit the disabled list. With the current wave of pitchers hitting the DL, one could wait for the move by the Rotterdam based…
Yesterday, the Softbank Hawks hosted the Orix Buffaloes. Rick van den Hurk was the starter for the Hawks and guided them to a win vs the lowly Buffaloes. Rick pitched six shutout innings and needed 110 pitches to do so. In those six innings, Rick gave up two hits, walked two and struck out three. He…
On the first day of round five, Curaçao Neptunus hosted Hoofddorp Pioniers, Pickles UVV headed to Haarlem to face DSS and L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted HCAW from Bussum. HCAW 2 – 5 L&D Amsterdam Pirates In a quick game (2 hours and seven minutes), L&D Amsterdam Pirates bested HCAW. HCAW took an early lead in…
