Today, after a couple of rainouts earlier this week, the Kingdom of the Netherlands took on Gateway Community College from Phoenix in Arizona, an NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Division II team.. In a very lopsided game vs the Geckos, the Dutch Lars Huijer started on the mound for the Dutch as he cruised…
Yesterday the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB) presented the roster of team Kingdom of the Netherlands for the upcoming World Baseball Classic. But next to that roster, there is, what they call, a designated pool of pitchers. This designated pool of pitchers is a list with reserve players. Even though Kenley Jansen has…
What appeared to become a game in which L&D Amsterdam Pirates did not have much of a chance to close the gap as they trailed 5-2, turned into a nail biter. The Amsterdam based team managed to tie the game in the final inning, so extra innings were needed. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 6 – 5 …
Ciao Italia. That was the tendency of last night’s game between Kingdom of the Netherlands and Italy. If you are suffering from high blood pressure or hart failure, last night’s game wasn’t something for you to watch. What started as a quiet game in which the runs did not come cheap, turned out to be a…
In a press release, the KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) announced the roster of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the upcoming European Cup. One very well known name that is back on the list is that of Roger Bernadina. Two years ago, Roger was about to leave for Europe to join the Netherlands…
After three convincing victories with double digits, Kingdom of the Netherlands did not go the easy way this time. It took them until the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game after Germany had taken an early lead. The German pitching did fairly well as they kept the Dutch limited to “only” five…
After team Kingdom of the Netherlands beat Germany with double digits, this time the International Stars were no match for the Dutch, who needed eight innings to clinch the win. Kingdom of the Netherlands 12 – 0 Int’l Stars Three big innings was all the Dutch needed to clinch the next double digit…
Tonight the battle for first place of the first half of the season was decided. The one game that was suspended due to a bench clearing brawl, was played all over again tonight. Current European champion L&D Amsterdam Pirates headed to Rotterdam to take on current Dutch champion Curacao Neptunus. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 1 – 6…
Today, normally not a game day, the game between Curacao Neptunus and L&D Amsterdam Pirates would have been played.But what should have been a fine promotion for baseball in the Netherlands, turned ugly and led to a suspension of the game. With a 2-0 lead for L&D Amsterdam Pirates in the fourth inning, Christian Diaz made…
Yesterday the rosters of the Dutch All Star game were announced. There is a slight change regarding to previous years with the forming of the teams. In the previous years you had a North team and a South team. North mainly cointaining players form L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Corendon Kinheim, Vaessen Pioniers and HCAW. The South…
