Since the Czech Republic managed to beat the Kingdom of the Netherlands twice in previous tournaments, the Dutch were warned. Unfortunately, the Czech Republic was very disappointing today. The Dutch did not have to go deep to clinch the victory. Kingdom of the Netherlands 11 – 1 Czech RepublicAfter Ray-Patrick Didder doubled home Roger Bernadina…
On the first day of the 2021 European Championship, the following games were scheduled: Czech Republic @ Sweden, Germany @ Croatia, Belgium @ Austria, Greece @ Italy, Slovakia @ the Netherlands, Ukraine @ Spain, Russia @ Israel, and France @ Great Britain. And on the very first day, there were a couple of surprising results….
Belgium 11 – 12 Austria In the third game of the tournament, Austria upset Belgium in a narrow escape and a walk-off victory. Trailing 4-2 at the start of the bottom of the sixth inning, Austria grabbed the lead thanks to a two-run single by Ferdinand Obed and a three-run jack by Sammy Hackl. A…
Slovakia 0 – 11 Kingdom of the NetherlandsSlovakia wasn’t quite an equal opponent. Slovakia was pushed aside by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in only seven mercy rule innings. A Slovakian miscue in the first inning, gave the Dutch a 1-0 lead. It took them a bit to heat up against the debuting country. In…
Since the last World Baseball Classic, this is a pet peeve of mine. National baseball teams which have hardly any locals in it. It caught my attention that “Israel” sent a team to Korea to take on the Dutch, Taiwan and Korea. But this team Israel was hardly FROM Israel. But in fact, Israel isn’t…
In an e-mail with loads of information, the KBBSF (Royal Belgian Baseball and Softball Federation) announced the roster of the Red Hawks, the Belgian national team. The intriguing part of this roster is that it contains hardly any foreign players. One to be exact. Compare this to “Israel” and “Greece,” which both have over 90%…
It is that time of the week again. Friday. Time to celebrate the upcoming weekend with another episode of Charlie Brown and his baseball gang in Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday. Enjoy (the weekend).
There was still one game scheduled today. The one between the Deurne Spartans and the Brussels Kangaroos. Where the Spartans suffered just a 2-0 loss yesterday, they were put on the rack today. Brussels Kangaroos 18 – 5 Deurne SpartansAfter the Kangaroos took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Spartans…
On the third day of the playoffs, the following games were scheduled: Oosterhout Twins @ Curaçao Neptunus and HCAW @ L&D Amsterdam. In the Bottom Four group, the following games were scheduled: Silicon Storks @ Hoofddorp Pioniers and DSS/Kinheim @ Quick Amersfoort. Playoffs: Oosterhout Twins 0 – 5 Curaçao NeptunusCuraçao Neptunus is the first team…
On the first day of the second round in the Belgian Baseball Gold Division, the following games were scheduled: Mont-Saint-Guibert @ Brasschaat Braves (doubleheader), Brussels Kangaroos @ Deurne Spartans, and Borgerhout Squirrels @ Hoboken Pioneers (also a doubleheader). Mont-Saint-Guibert Phoenix 4 – 14 Brasschaat BravesIn both games of the doubleheader Mont-Saint-Guibert Phoenix did not stand…
