Fortitudo Bologna announced the acquisition of Kevin Moesquit. The Curaçao born middle infielder will join the Italian powerhouse on May 20, in time for the European Champions Cup. Apparently, it is never enough for Italian teams. Quite often, Italian teams make moves like Bologna does now by acquiring a hired gun to reinforce themselves just in …
Curacao Baseball Week started
Yesterday the third Curacao Baseball Week started with a press conference. Attendants were (amongst others) initiators Blue Bay Resort Curacao, Hensley Meulens, Ben Thijssen and Jair Jurrjens. During the first two days, clinics will be organized for local coaches. Next to Hensley Meulens, Steve Janssen (KNBSB), Ron Wotus (San Francisco Giants), Martijn Nijhoff (KNBSB) and …
Dutch gather at Curacao to prepare for Premier12
The Dutch national team went to Curacao to prepare for the upcoming Premier 12 tournament which will start on November 8. The players arrived at the Blue Bay Curaçao Golf & Beach Resort in Willemstad yesterday. At the resort the local players that received a call up joined the team, together with manager Hensley Meulens. Meulens …
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Third Curacao Baseball Week will be a terrific event again
From November 27 through December 4, the third Curacao Baseball Week will be held. This year's event will start on November 27. On that day all participating players will arrive and later that day a press conference will be held. On November 28 with a fund raising diner and an auction of collector items of …
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Curacao Neptunus threepeats and clinches 16th Dutch championship
In another convincing game, Curacao Neptunus clinched their 16th Dutch national baseball championship. After the first three games, the team had a 3-0 lead and it looked like they would sweep Corendon Kinhiem. But yesterday, against the odds, Kinheim postponed the championship party of the team from Rotterdam. But today, in Haarlem, Neptunus made a …
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Dutch Hoofdklasse: Holland Series 2015, game 1
After L&D Amsterdam Pirates was ousted by Curacao Neptunus two weeks ago, the Rotterdam based team took on Corendon Kinheim in game one of the Holland Series. Starter for Neptunus was Diegomar Markwell, who posted a 9-2 record and a 2.06 ERA during the regular season. Starter for Corendon Kinheim was David Bergman who had …
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Rosters of the Dutch All Star Game presented
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 …
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Three of Dutch top four teams played in Easter tournament as preparation on upcoming season
L&D Amsterdam Pirates (last year's runner up in the Holland Series), Vaessen Pioniers and Corendon Kinheim prepared themselves to the upcoming season at the Charles Urbanus Tournament, organized by other Hoofdklasse club HCAW from Bussum during the Easter weekend. After HCAW from Bussum merged with Amstel Tijgers from Amsterdam prior to the 1989 season, the …
U21 World Cup: Dutch make step to avoid last place
vs In the second round, the losers group in this case, the Dutch U21 squad made a big step to avoid the final spot in the final standings of the U21 World Cup tournament. Mexico appeared to be no match for the Dutch team. Dutch starter Tom de Blok pitched five solid innings …
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U21 World Cup: Dutch eliminated
vs Playing your best game so far and still ending up at the wrong side of the score. That is what happened to the Dutch U21 squad today. Versus Nicaragua the Dutch took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Kirvin Moesquit doubled down the left field line. Moesquit promptly stole …
Hoofdklasse/Overgangsklasse play downs 2014: Game 5
vs Fifth game in the play down series and again the road team won. DSS had a big inning in the third. In the third DSS' Mitchell Dautzenberg led off with a single to right center field followed by a walk and a fielding error after a bunt laid down by Sven …
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Hoofdklasse/Overgangsklasse play downs 2014: Game 3
vs The series between Mampaey The Hawks and DSS was tied at one. Yesterday DSS headed to Dordrecht to take on the Hawks. In the first five innings neither team did score. Mampaey The Hawks had the best opportunity to score with runners in scoring position twice, but the team failed to cash …
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European Cup 2014: Dutch provisional roster
Less than a day after I posted the probables, the Dutch baseball and softball federation (KNBSB) announced the provisional roster of the Dutch national team.The Dutch will go to Sénart with the following players* :Pitchers:Rob Cordemans (L&D Amsterdam Pirates) Diegomar Markwell (DOOR Neptunus)David Bergman (Corendon Kinhiem)Kevin Heijstek (L&D Amsterdam Pirates)Orlando Yntema (DOOR Neptunus)Wendell Floranus (Gulf …
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European Cup 2014: Dutch probables
Now the play offs are over, the Dutch will focus on the upcoming European Cup first.Two years ago, the Dutch celeberated the 100th birthday of the Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB). Because of that the 2012 European Cup was played in the Netherlands. But what had to be a cherry on the cake turned …
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