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In the new world ranking, presented by the WBSC, several European countries climbed some spots. The biggest climber is Norway, which climbed twelve places into rank 63. The Kingdom of the Netherlands, still the best European country in this ranking, climbed a spot. No changes in the top three, where Japan, USA and Mexico are …
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Where the Dutch had to go deep to beat Great Britain in the round Robin, today the British were no match by far. A team with plenty of players from the American continent couldn't keep up with a patient Dutch lineup. The result was a lopsided 23 - 5 victory for the Kingdom of the …
In the battle of unbeaten teams in Group A, the Dutch U23 team barely stayed at the right side of the score as they clinched a walk off victory against Great-Britain. In another true pitching duel, British pitcher Matteo Sollecito no-hit the Dutch in the first six innings. His opponent, Naut Kragt, limited the British …
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After a relatively easy victory over Austria yesterday, the Dutch had to step on it to clinch today's victory against the Czech Republic. Today's matchup was a real nail biter and a pitching duel. Both teams used two pitchers. Czech Republic's David Mergans kept the Dutch limited to only four hits. Nevertheless, he took the …
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After yesterday's victory over Cuba, the Dutch made an important stride towards the second round by beating Panama 3-1. Once again the pitching did well and this time several players delivered at the right time. One day shy of the seventeenth anniversary of his WBC no-hitter against.... Panama in 2006, Shairon Martis took the mound …
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Today, M Sports, the clothing sponsor of team Kingdom of the Netherlands, unveiled the home uniform of the team. The uniform contains a white jersey and pants with navy pinstripes, and the words Kingdom of the Netherlands in navy as well. On the right sleeve, the Dutch flag is added. Assumingly, the 2023 World Baseball …
According to an article on the website of the WBSC Europe, the second edition of the Super6 tournament will be played in Barcelona next year. The tournament will take place from September 5 through September 10. The softball version of the tournament is mentioned in the 2022 schedule on the website of the WBSC Europe …
Finally! The Kingdom of the Netherlands won its first game at the U23 World Cup. In a real team effort with superb pitching and good offense, the Dutch beat Panama that had a 2-1 record before the start of today's game. Kingdom of the Netherlands 4 - 1 PanamaKoen Postelmans pitched a stellar game, keeping …
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After three games at the 2021 U23 World Cup of Baseball, the Dutch team is the only European team without a win. Last night the team was no match for Columbia as they were shutout 10-0. Until the fourth inning, the Dutch could keep pace with Columbia as they trailed 1-0. But in the fourth …
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They were so close. The Dutch were three outs away from becoming the second European team that pulled off an upset but they blew a five run lead in the seventh inning and fell to Korea in the eighth. The Kingdom of the Netherlands scored thrice in the first inning on a sac fly and …
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In the opening game for team Kingdom of the Netherlands U23, the team did not stand a chance against Venezuela. The Venezuelan manager juggled with his pitchers and that kept the Dutch rather off balance. The Czech Republic, on the other hand, pulled off the first surprise of the tournament. Kingdom of the Netherlands 4 …
For the twenty-fourth time in the history, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has won the European Championship. In the final against Israel, the Devil was in the tail and the Dutch beat Israel 9-4 Despite opening the score in the second inning, on a single by Juremi Profar, the Netherlands trailed Israel for the biggest …
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Shortly before midnight, the dream of team Italy to win the European championship in its own country, shattered. Team Israel shoved the Azzurri aside as the tactics of manager Nate Fish worked pretty well. Italy 5 - 11 IsraelWhen Italy took a 3-0 lead in the first inning, it looked like Israel was no match. …
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A game that was a semi final worthy. A close affair in which the Kingdom of the Netherlands barely ended up at the right side of the score. The only thing that marred this semi final, were the three errors the Dutch committed. Kingdom of the Netherlands 9 - 8 SpainIt goes too far to …
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Today the following quarter finals were scheduled: Croatia @ Italy, Belgium @ Spain, Czech Republic @ Israel, and Great Britain @ Kingdom of the Netherlands. All games were quarter final worthy as all of them had close scores. Croatia 5 - 8 ItalyA four-run eighth inning saved Italy from losing to Croatia today. Croatia fought …
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In the last quarter final of the day, the Kingdom of the Netherlands clinched a hard-fought victory over Great Britain. The Brits made the Dutch go deep and never let them walk away too far. Great Britain 5 - 7 Kingdom of the NetherlandsIn the top of the first inning, Great Britain took a 1-0 …
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On the third day of the 2021 European Baseball Championship, the following games were scheduled: Great Britain @ Israel, Russia @ France, Ukraine @ Germany, Sweden @ the Netherlands, Slovakia @ Czech Republic, Greece @ Belgium, Austria @ Italy, and Croatia @ Spain. Several countries clinched their first victory of the tournament. Great Britain 4 …
In the final game against Sweden, team Kingdom of the Netherlands had it their way as they won in eight mercy rule innings. As a result, the Dutch advance to the Quarter Finals as an unbeaten team. Sweden 5 - 15 Kingdom of the NetherlandsThe Kingdom of the Netherlands took an early 4-0 lead in …
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