Dutch pitcher Rick van Dijck, who has spent several years in the highest Czech league will not be seen in the Czech Extra League in 2019 but will play one level lower with SaBaT Prague. According to Milujeme-Baseball.cz, the Dutch pitcher will reinforce the ranks of the second division club from Prague. In the …
Kevin Moesquit to Fortitudo Bologna
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 …
Twins new member of Dutch Hoofdklasse in 2016
After winning game 1 and 2 of the promotion/relegation series vs Mampaey the Hawks, Twins from Oosterhout (province of North Brabant in the South of the Netherlands) was one win away from promotion to the Dutch Hoofdklasse. In a game that never really was a game, Twins never really had to flex its muscles. Mampaey …
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Dutch Hoofdklasse Runner Up competition, Saturday August 29
Today there were two game scheduled in the Runner Up competition: Pronto DSS @ UVV and Mampaey the Hawks @ HCAW. The first game was meaningless as both teams were already safe from playing demotion games. Pronto DSS @ UVV 1 - 6 For four full innings both teams didn't score. But in the bottom …
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Hoofdklasse Runner Up competition: Sunday August 23
On the final day of round two of the Runner Up competition, the following games were scheduled: Pronto DSS @ Mampaey the Hawks and UVV @ HCAW. It was a surprising day to put it mildly. Pronto DSS @ Mampaey the Hawks 1 - 3 For two innings, DSS pitcher Mark van Deursen kept the …
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Dutch Hoofdklasse Runner Up competition: Saturday, August 22
In the Runner Up competition the following games were scheduled: Mampaey the Hawks @ Pronto DSS and HCAW @ UVV. One game would turn out in another pitching duel. Mampaey the Hawks @ Pronto DSS. 3 - 7 As Mampaey the Hawks took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when Julian …
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Dutch Hoofdklasse Runner Up Competion: Thursday August 20
A major upset tonight in Utrecht. Next to the game between HCAW and UVV the game between Mampaey the Hawks and Pronto DSS was scheduled. HCAW @ UVV 9 - 5 Two innings long the game was scoreless, but in the top of the third HCAW caught fire all of a sudden. With Emersson Paula …
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Dutch Hoofdklasse Runner up competition: Tuesday August 18
My appologies for the delay, but internet was down yesterday, so I couldn't post. Yesterday's game between Pronto DSS and HCAW was rained out on Sunday and on Monday. It was one of those close games in which runs didn't come cheap. HCAW took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Max Clarijs singled, Emersson …
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Hoofdklasse Runner up competition: Sunday August 16
On day three of the first round of the runner up competition, two games were scheduled, but the game between HCAW and Pronto DSS was cancelled and will be played tomorrow night at 7.30 PM (19.30). So the only game that was played today was: UVV @ Mampaey the Hawks 8 - 0 With two …
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Dutch Hoofdklasse Runner up competition: Saturday August 15
On the second game of the first round of the Runner up competion (previously simply called play downs), the following games were scheduled: HCAW @ Pronto DSS and Mampaey the Hawks @ UVV. HCAW @ Pronto DSS 0 - 6 In the second game between Pronto DSS and HCAW, HCAW never really got into the …
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Dutch Hoofdklasse Runner up competition: Thursday August 13
The Runner up competiton is played in a similar format as the play offs. UVV will get six points because they finished in fifth place, so on top of the lower four in the standings. Pronto DSS will get four points, HCAW two and Mampaey the Hawks zero. The same thing with the home advantage. The …
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Dutch Hoofdklasse, Sunday August 9
On the third day of the final round of the second half of the season, the following games were scheduled: Pronto DSS @ HCAW, Vaessen Pioniers @ Corendon Kinheim and Mampaey the Hawks @ UVV. Two rather close games and a kind of blow out score. Pronto DSS @ HCAW 2 - 6 In a …
Dutch Hoofdklasse, August 8
On the second day of the final round of the regular season, the following games were scheduled: HCAW @ Pronto DSS, Corendon Kinheim @ Vaessen Pioniers and UVV @ Mampaey the Hawks. HCAW @ Pronto DSS 1 - 4 HCAW from Bussum moved to Haarlem to take on DSS. Once again the team from Bussum …
Dutch Hoofdklasse, Thursday August 6
On day one of round seven in the second half of the season, the following games were scheduled: HCAW @ Pronto DSS, Corendon Kinheim @ Vaessen Pioniers, UVV @ Mampaey the Hawks. The game between L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Curacao Neptunus are already played because of the European Cup obligations that Neptunus has tonight and …
Dutch Hoofdklasse, Sunday August 2
On day three of round six in the second half of the season, the following games were scheduled: L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Pronto , Vaessen Pioniers @ HCAW, UVV @ Curacao Neptunus and Corendon Kinheim @ Mampaey the Hawks. L&D Amsterdam Pirates - Pronto DSS 5 - 1 Once again the runs didn't come cheap …
Dutch Hoofdklasse, Saturday August 1
On day two of round six in the second half of the season, the following games were scheduled. Mampaey the Hawks @ Corendon Kinheim, Curacao Neptunus @ UVV, Pronto DSS @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates and HCAW @ Vaessen Pioniers. Mampaey the Hawks @ Corendon Kinheim 0 - 11 Mampaey the Hawks, that decided last week …
Dutch Hoofdklasse, Thursday July 30: NO-HITTER FOR ORLANDO YNTEMA
On day one of round six in the second half of the season the following games were scheduled: Curacao Neptunus @ UVV, Pronto DSS @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Vaessen Pioniers @ HCAW and Mampaey the Hawks @ Corendon Kinheim. Two major surprises today. Curacao Neptunus @ UVV 5 - 0 Orlando Yntema made the history …
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Dutch Hoofdklasse, Saturday July 4
On a red hot day the folllowing games were scheduled: Vaessen Pioniers @ Curacao Neptunus; Corendon Kinheim @ HCAW; UVV @ Pronto DSS and Mampaey the Hawks @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates. There was one very big suprise in today's results. Vaessen Pioniers @ Curacao Neptunus 19 - 2 Yes you read it well. Apparently Vaessen …
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