Just two months after the previous World Ranking, the WBSC unveiled the newest one. In this new ranking the Dutch drop two spots from the seventh place to the ninth. Only after two months, the WBSC comes with a new ranking for baseball and softball. Of course, it is rather odd that after just two …
2019 national champions in Europe
In the past two years, you could read an overview of the national champions in Europe. The Dutch Baseball Hangout would like to continue with that, so here is the 2019 edition. Austria: The Dornbirn Indians took a 2-0 lead over the Vienna Metrostars, with convincing victories (6-1 and 9-2) in the first weekend of …
2019 Olympic Qualifier, day 5
On the fifth and final day of the European/African Olympic Qualifier, the following games were scheduled: Israel @ South Africa, Kingdom of the Netherlands @ Italy and Spain @ Czech Republic. Israel 11 - 1 South Africa The only way Israel could blow its ticket to Tokyo was by losing to South Africa. But Israel …
2019 Olympic Qualifier, day 4
On the fourth day of the Olympic Qualifier, the following games were scheduled: South Africa @ Kingdom of the Netherlands, Italy @ Spain and Czech Republic @ Israel. South Africa 1 - 7 Kingdom o/t Netherlands To keep the chance of qualifying alive, the Kingdom of the Netherlands did what it had to do: beating …
2019 Olympic Qualifier, day 3
On the third day of the Olympic Qualifier, the following games were scheduled: South Africa @ Czech Republic, Israel @ Italy and Spain @ Kingdom of the Netherlands. Besides these games, the remainder of the game between South Africa and Italy, that was rained out on Wednesday, was resumed. Italy 10 - 4 South Africa …
2019 Olympic Qualifier, day 2
On day two of the Olympic Qualifier the following games were scheduled: South Africa @ Spain, the Czech Republic @ Italy and the Kingdom of the Netherlands @ Israel. South Africa 1 - 7 Spain After a strong part of a game vs Italy yesterday, South Africa appeared to continue to surprise the baseball community …
2019 Olympic Qualifier, day 1
On the first day of the Olympic Qualifier, the Kingdom of the Netherlands hosted the Czech Republic, South Africa "hosted" Italy and Israel took on Spain. Only the winner of this tournament will qualify directly for the 2020 Olympics. If the Kingdom of the Netherlands would not qualify in this tournament, it cannot clinch an …
2019 Olympic Qualifier: Dutch deal loss to Czech Republic
In the opening game of the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Parma, the Netherlands got their revenge for the defeat that was dealt by the Czech Republic in last week's European Championship. In less than two hours the Dutch won by four runs to one. In the first inning, the Kingdom of the Netherlands took a …
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2019 Olympic Qualifier: Watch Czech Republic @ Kingdom of the Netherlands here.
Today the Czech Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands will face each other in the opening game of the WBSC's Olympic Qualifier. The Dutch have a score to settle as the Czechs beat them last week in the European Championship. The countries that will face each other this week are: Hosting nation Italy, Czech …
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2019 European Championship: Czechs clinch fifth spot with the long ball
In the battle for fifth place and thus a spot in the upcoming European/African Baseball Olympic Qualifier, Germany took on the Czech Republic. In a close game the Czech Republic eventually stayed at the right side of the score: Germany took a quick lead in the second inning. Erik Brenk scored all the way from …
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2019 European Championship, day 8
On the eighth day, the following games were scheduled. Play downs: Croatia @ Great Britain. Consolation round: Belgium @ Czech Republic, Germany @ France. Semi-finals: Spain @ the Netherlands and Italy @ Israel. Play downs: Great Britain 5 - 1 Croatia A two-run first inning and a one-run second inning set the tone for the …
2019 European Championship, day 7
On the seventh day of the 2019 European Championship, the following games were scheduled. In the play downs: Sweden @ Great Britain and Croatia @ Austria In the quarter-finals: France @ Israel, Belgium @ Kingdom of the Netherlands, Czech Republic @ Spain and Germany @ Italy Play downs: Sweden 2 - 12 Great Britain Despite …
2019 European Championship: Day 5
On the last day of the rounds-robin, the following games were scheduled: Belgium @ Italy, Spain @ Austria, Great Britain @ Sweden, the Netherlands @ Israel, Croatia @ France, Czech Republic @ Germany and the last part of the suspended game between the Netherlands and Great Britain. Belgium 4 - 11 Italy Belgium wasn't a …
2019 European Championship: Dutch brush aside Israel and Great Britain
Two innings with an offensive outburst, were enough for the Kingdom of the Netherlands to shove aside Israel. The Middle East team was unbeaten until today. Israel took a 2-0 lead but eventually the Dutch bested them 13-4. The remainder of the suspended game vs Great Britain was won 10-2. With good ole' Rob Cordemans …
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2019 European Championship, day 4
On the fourth day of the 2019 European Championship, the following games were scheduled: France @ Belgium, Israel @ Great Britain, Austria @ Croatia, Italy @ Spain, Sweden @ Czech Republic and Germany @ the Netherlands. France 12 - 2 Belgium A tough loss for Belgium. The tiny country did not stand a chance against …
2019 European Championship, day 3
On the third day of the European Championship, the following games were scheduled: Austria @ Italy, Great Britain @ Czech Republic, Belgium @ Croatia, Sweden @ the Netherlands, France @ Spain and Israel @ Germany. Austria 1 - 10 Italy In the opening game of today, Italy took on debuting Austria. Of course, the Austrians did …
2019 European Championship, day 2
On another day plagued by rain, the following games were scheduled: Belgium @ Spain, Sweden @ Israel, France @ Austria, Czech Republic @ Netherlands, Croatia @ Italy and Great Britain @ Germany. Belgium 5 - 13 Spain Belgium was no match for Spain. Three home runs in the first inning set the tone for …
2019 European Championship: Dutch disappointing in loss vs Czech Republic
In a game that started after a rain delay, the Dutch took an early lead, which proved not to be enough as the Czech Republic surged past the Netherlands to a 5-1 lead. Several small rallies led to an 8-6 victory for the Czech Republic, a surprising win for sure. Tom de Blok came off …
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