On the third day of round one, the following games were scheduled: Curaçao Neptunus @ Silicon Storks, Hoofddorp Pioniers @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates, DSS/Kinheim @ Quick Amersfoort, and Oosterhout Twins @ HCAW. Curaçao Neptunus 13 – 3 Silicon StorksAnother game in which Silicon Storks was no match for Curaçao Neptunus. The multiple Dutch champion needed…
For those who were not allowed to go to ballpark De Slotbossetoren today, you have missed an exciting and close game. Both teams could have won, but HCAW prevailed. Here is a short photo impression. This blog post is brought to you by
With most of the games of day one played, today the teams met again for the second day. The following games were scheduled: L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Hoofddorp Pioniers, Silicon Storks @ Curaçao Neptunus, Quick Amersfoort @ DSS/Kinheim and HCAW @ Oosterhout Twins. L&D Amsterdam 6 – 4 Hoofddorp Pioniers L&D Amsterdam Pirates had to…
With three games rained out on Opening Day, those games were rescheduled for tonight. Unfortunately the game between L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Hoofddorp Pioniers was rained out again so only the games between Oosterhout Twins and HCAW and Quick Amersfoort and DSS/Kinheim could be played. Oosterhout Twins 8 – 3 HCAW On paper HCAW is…
Tonight the long awaited 2021 season took off. Unfortunately three games were canceled already due to superfluous rainfall: Hoofddorp Pioniers @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Oosterhout Twins @ HCAW, and DSS/Kinheim @ Quick Amersfoort. The only game that could be played tonight was Curaçao Neptunus @ Silicon Storks (at the ballpark of Neptunus). The three rained…
After Silicon Storks, Quick Amersfoort, Oosterhout Twins and DSS/Kinheim, a fifth Dutch hoofdklase club has turned to crowdfunding to pay for the costs of corona tests. The fifth one is HCAW from Bussum. In order to be able to prepare for the upcoming season, every Dutch hoofdklasse club needs to test its players twice a…
In a press release, Dutch hoofdklasse club HCAW from Bussum announced that it has a new sponsor. Local broker Siewe has signed a multi-year deal with the club. The new sponsor deal is kind of curious. Next to putting its name on every seat of the Rob Hoffmann Vallei, the ballpark of HCAW, the broker…
After long deliberation, the KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) and the Dutch hoofdklasse clubs have decided to start the Dutch hoofdklasse season at April 29. Both the KNBSB and the Dutch hoofdklasse clubs have decided to start the competition within the COVID-19 boundaries. This means that the frist games will be played without…
In a press release, Dutch hoofdklasse club HCAW from Bussum announced it has hired a new head coach. Dè Flanegin, who was at the helm of the flagship team in the past two seasons does not return, so the club had to look for a new head coach. Also a LOT of new players have…
Since 2010 and likely earlier, it is not hard to predict which teams will play in the Holland Series. With a few exceptions, it has been Neptunus from Rotterdam and L&D Amsterdam Pirates. With this predictability, the interest for the Dutch hoofdklasse is declining. Sure, die-hard baseball fans will always find their way to the…
