With the transition period at its end, the new roster of the flagship team of L&D Amsterdam Pirates was announced by the club. Not many left the club but the club acquired five new players of which one comes from the farm team of Pirates. Pitching: Nelmerson Angela is a new face in the Pirates’…
In their first match, Kingdom of the Netherlands beat up Israel, that isn’t all that good without American imports. Until the seventh inning, Israel could keep pace but in the seventh, the Dutch offense exploded to beat their opponent 18-0. The Dutch took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Raidley Legito got on base…
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…
Staying undefeated in the round robin doesn’t mean a thing. That is the lesson that has to be learned from this championship. The Dutch won all their games in the first round, while Germany lost the one vs Spain. Still, Germany beat the Dutch 4-2 in the final. Germany proved to be too strong for…
In the second game of the European U15 Championship, the Dutch had to step on it against Poland. Poland that lost in five innings against the Czech Republic the previous day, had a 4-0 lead after three innings. The Dutch had to make a last ditch effort to turn the tables and beat Poland 7-4….
