It didn’t quite go as planned for team Kingdom of the Netherlands. Perhaps the biggest unknown team of the tournament beat the Dutch team in five innings, 11-1. After the first inning, in which the Brazilians took a 2-0 lead, it still looked like a game but after a seven-run second inning, the race was…
In a matchup between two teams with a 2-2 record, the Kingdom of the Netherlands took on the Dominican Republic. By no means, the Dutch were capable to keep the Dominicans at bay as they lost 11-2. With a win against the Dominicans, the Dutch would have reached the second round but it wasn’t meant…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands needed only five innings to seal the fate of South Africa as they outhit them 17-4 and outscored them 18-2. In the first inning, South Africa boldly took a 2-0 lead when Philip Escreet tripled to deep center field and thus allowed Luca Wentzel to score and Escreet scored on…
In their opening matchup against reigning U15 World Champion Cuba, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was no match for their opponent. Not that they were outscored but the lineup was completely kept in check by the Cuban pitchers. Eventually the Dutch lost 4-1. In the seven-inning game, the Dutch were limited to five hits. Starting…
