In the battle of unbeaten teams in Group A, the Dutch U23 team barely stayed at the right side of the score as they clinched a walk off victory against Great-Britain. In another true pitching duel, British pitcher Matteo Sollecito no-hit the Dutch in the first six innings. His opponent, Naut Kragt, limited the British…
After a relatively easy victory over Austria yesterday, the Dutch had to step on it to clinch today’s victory against the Czech Republic. Today’s matchup was a real nail biter and a pitching duel. Both teams used two pitchers. Czech Republic’s David Mergans kept the Dutch limited to only four hits. Nevertheless, he took the…
Now that the regular season is over in Austria, it is time to see where the sole Dutch player in the league ended in the stats. Rick van Dijck, starting pitcher for the 2021 Austrian champions Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt, is among the top pitchers in the league. Throughout the season, Rick van Dijck pitched…
This series is inspired by the must-read book “All Caps, Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection” by Craig Colby. Craig wrote this book about the many caps he has and the stories behind it. Anyhow, this series will be about the caps I own and the stories behind them. In today’s episode of “Personal Stories About…
Today, yours truly headed to Brasschaat to attend the game between the hosting Braves and the visiting Namur Angels. In both games, Brasschaat stayed at the right side of the score. Namur Angels 3 – 12 Brasschaat BravesIn game one, the Namur Angels took a 2-0 lead. Starting pitcher Hunter Cooper gave up some bloop…
Yesterday, the former Mortsel Stars hosted the Borgerhout Squirrels. A game with a surprising end. Borgerhout Squirrels 4 – 5 Cantincrode Baseball StarsSo far this season, the former Mortsel Stars is the club that finds itself the hardest hit. First of all, the club was forced to move to another facility, not as efficient as…
It has been a while. I realize it is not Friday yet, but now I have some time to add another comic of Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Just see it as a herald of the upcoming weekend. Enjoy (the weekend).
Today, yours truly defied a scorching heat and headed to Oosterhout once again, to watch the Eerste Klasse game between Jeka (Jeugdig Elan Kan Alles = youthful impetus can do everything) from Breda and hosting Twins 2, a regional derby. This matchup never was a real game, as Twins 2 was no match for the…
Today, yours truly went to Oosterhout to watch the matchup between host Twins and guest DSS/Kinheim from Haarlem. It wasn’t the best of games, but at least it was entertaining, as a lot happened. Eventually, Oosterhout Twins stayed at the right side of the score. DSS/Kinheim 3 – 11 Oosterhout TwinsUntil the seventh inning, the…
In a game that was called prematurely because of falling darkness and the possibility of thunderstorms, Deurne Spartans clinched a close victory in the final inning against host Apollo Bratislava. Deurne Spartans had an energetic start as it scored thrice in the first inning. After two singles and a fielder’s choice, Spartans had runners on…
