After two easy victories vs Slovakia (15-0) and Austria (21-0), the Dutch faced the Czech Republic, normally a force to reckon with. But also the Czechs would be roped to the Dutch chariot. In the Czech Republic, the Dutch faced the other unbeaten opponent in their group. The Czechs reached the final of the U15…
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…
After being eliminated for the Super Round by falling to the Dominican Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will play in the Consolation Round. The first game was vs Germany. In a close game, the Dutch clinched a hard-fought 4-3 victory. In the first inning, the Dutch took a 1-0 lead when Jurrangelo Cijntje, who…
In a matchup between two teams with a 1-2 record, the Dutch took on Australia. The Aussies have a very good youth program so one might expect a tough opponent. But not this time. The Dutch needed only six innings in which they beat the Australians 22-7. After Australia took a 1-0 lead in the…
For four innings the Kingdom of the Netherlands may have had hope to beat Japan as they clung on to a narrow 1-0 lead. But in the fifth, Japan scored three runs and never looked back as they outscored the Dutch 11-1. In the first inning, the Dutch took a surprising lead. Back-to-back singles and…
