On the first day of round 13 in the Dutch hoofdklasse, the following games were scheduled: Curaçao Neptunus @ HCAW, Oosterhout Twins @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Hoofddorp Pioniers @ Quick Amersfoort, and DSS/Kinheim @ Silicon Storks. For the first time in weeks, all games were finished well before 22.30 (10.30 PM). Curaçao Neptunus 6 – …
Germany 22 – 5 The Netherlands It was one of those games in which things didn’t go as planned/hoped. The Dutch pitching did not pan out the way it should, at critical moments, the defense committed errors and overall, the Germans excelled in the batters box and showed once more that they are a serious…
In the first game for the Dutch today, the U12 team showed no mercy for the poor Lithuanians. So far the team from the Baltic state served as the punch bag of the tournament. In this game it wasn’t any different or perhaps even worse. The Netherlands 34 – 1 LithuaniaAfter the top of the…
Today, the WBSC (World Baseball and Softball Confederation) released the new world ranking. As usual, there were some countries that rose some spots and there were countries that dropped some spots. First of all Japan. The land of the rising sun is unchallenged with a more than eight hundred point lead over the second place…
Where the Germans only needed three innings in Belgium’s first game of today, the team made the Netherlands go deep in the first four innings but eventually lost with big numbers as well. Nevertheless, Belgium made the Dutch go deep in the first four innings. After that the gas was out of the tank, which…
In Belgium’s first game of today, it did not stand a chance against a strong German team. For the Germans it was its third double digit win and its second with twenty runs or more. Belgium 2 – 22 GermanyUnfortunately for the host nation, the Germans were way too strong. The German pitching limited Belgium…
On the second day of the U12 European Championship, there was quite a surprise. In the Czech Republic, Italy had an opponent that dealt them the first loss of the tournament. Czech Republic 7 – 3 Italy With one offensive outburst and excellent pitching, the Czechs shoved aside the Italians. In the first two innings,…
With a complete series canceled several weeks ago, that series still has to be played. Last week L&D Amsterdam PIrates won 1-0 at home. This time the team shoved aside Curaçao Neptunus in their own stadium. In fact this series is much ado about nothing as both teams have qualified for the playoffs already and…
Last but not least. Belgium played in the last game of the opening day of the tournament. The mini Red Hawks faced Lithuania that was no match for Germany earlier on the day as it lost 15-0 in four innings. Unlike the Germans, the Red Hawks had to go a lot deeper to clinch the…
The Dutch U12 team has beaten Austria in a relatively easy fashion in both teams opening game of the U12 European Baseball Championship. The team needed only five innings to get the job done. Final score 16-5. For both teams, the game started off the wrong foot. Due to traffic problems, team Austria arrived late…
