A day after clinching the Dutch title with L&D Amsterdam Pirates, it was announced that Michael Duursma, manager of the club has decided to step down. His job as coordinator of the Rabbits Baseball Academy in Haarlem and his role as manager of the Dutch U15 team are hard to combine with managing the current…
Marvel and Minor League Baseball. It is not an uncommon sight. Many Minor League Clubs organize special themed nights/days on which the teams wear specialized jerseys with a Marvel theme like Captain America. But this will be more intense as Minor League Baseball and Marvel have signed a three year deal. Last week, the two…
If there would have been a poster of this rubber game of the 2021 Holland Series, it would show the two best pitchers in the Dutch hoofdklasse at the moment: Kevin Kelly for Curaçao Neptunus and Shairon Martis for L&D Amsterdam Pirates. In this clash of the Titans, Martis proved to be a bit better…
Four years after the promotion of Silicon Storks to the Dutch hoofdklasse, a new team will knock on the door of the Walhalla of Dutch Baseball. Of all clubs, it is Silicon Storks that lost the second match of the promotion/relegation series vs RCH-Pinguïns. RCH-Pinguïns 7 – 3 Silicon Storks After yesterday’s loss in the…
Just to soak up as much baseball as possible, yours truly went to Borgerhout today, to attend the decisive game for a spot in the Belgian Series between Hoboken Pioneers and Borgerhout Squirrels. Here is a photo impression of an attractive game. This blog post is brought to you by
In the decisive game for a spot in the Belgian Series, Hoboken Pioneers stayed at the right side of the score. Until the sixth inning, the team couldn’t get a grip on the pitches of Ryan Johnson but eventually prevailed. The Squirrels took an early lead when Steven De Lannoy singled up the middle, stole…
Who would have thought that this first game of the relegation series would be a walk over for the Dutch hoofdklasse representative, will be very disappointed. Silicon Storks didn’t stand much of a chance against pitcher Dion Steijl, who pitched a complete game, despite giving up six runs. Silicon Storks 6 – 16 RCH-Pinguïns For…
In a must win game, it looked like Curaçao Neptunus would walk away with the win as the team from Rotterdam took a 2-0 and a 3-1 lead. But L&D Amsterdam Pirates’ big fifth inning turned the tables. As a result, it will all come down the rubber game tomorrow. Curaçao Neptunus 5 – 11 …
Yours truly headed to Brasschaat to watch the three remaining innings of the makeup game between Brasschaat Braves and Borgerhout Squirrels. This game had to be played because the second spot in the Belgian Series depended on it. Here is a photo impression of the last three innings.
Two weeks ago, the second game of the doubleheader between Brasschaat Braves and Borgerhout Squirrels was suspended due to darkness at a (handball) score of 12 -12 at the start of the seventh inning. Today the game was finished as a spot in the Belgian Series depended on it. If the Borgerhout Squirrels would win,…
