Today, yours truly attended the game in the Belgian Division 1 between the Brasschaat Braves and the Borgerhout Squirrels. Here are some photos of an attractive game. This blog post is brought to you by
The only game today in the Belgian Division One: Borgerhout Squirrels @ Brasschaat Braves. What appeared to become a walk in the park for the Braves, turned out to become a close game in the end. After a close 7-6 victory yesterday, the Brasschaat Braves stayed at the right side of the score again, as…
In the second round of the 2024 Belgian Division 1, a no-hitter was thrown by Jackson Longhofer of the Brasschaat Braves. In seven innings, he kept the Merchtem Cats on a leash and led his team to a 16-0 victory. Even though the Cats were kept hitless, the game was close until the fourth inning….
A source of the Brasschaat Braves told the Dutch Baseball Hangout that US import player Hunter Cooper will return to the Brasschaat Braves for the 2024 season. Apparently the chemistry between Cooper and the Braves worked well in 2023. US-born (September 15, 1999) Hunter Cooper joined the Braves last season. He was mainly used as…
Ten days ago, the transaction period in Belgium ended, so it is time to sum up the new players and leaving players for each Division 1 team. We continue with the number four of last year, Brasschaat Braves. First of all, the Brasschaat Braves welcome a new coach. After Kevin Peeters, who was at the…
Through their social media channels, the Brasschaat Braves announced their first “new” signee for the 2024 season. Jackson Longhofer will return for another run with the thirteen-time Belgian champions. Jacskon Longhofer has experience in several areas. Next to being a pitcher, he can be used as a utility player (mainly outfield). In Germany, he also…
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…
On their website, French Division One club Rouen Huskies announced the signing of former Dutch hoofdklasse player Jarreau Martina. This comes as a surprise, as it was intended he would play for Brasschaat Braves of the Belgian Division One. According to several persons of the Brasschaat Braves, Jarreau couldn’t join the club after all due…
Today, the thirteen-time Belgian champions Brasschaat Braves celebrated its sixty-fifth anniversary. To celebrate this festive day, there was a bouncing castle, several youth games were played, there was a slow pitch softball game between parents and youth players and of course the main dish, a doubleheader between Phoenix Mont-Saint-Guibert and Brasschaat Braves. Both games were…
Today, the Belgian Division one was plagued by inclement weather. Several games were rained out but the players of the Mortsel Stars and the Brasschaat Braves were no pussies, as they played on for nine innings. Here is a photo impression of the game. Mortsel Stars 2 – 9 Brasschaat BravesIn rainy and chilly conditions,…
