Just when I wrote in my previous post that there is not much to write about, the news was published that Rick van den Hurk got injured and cannot participate with the global match between Samurai Japan and the All European team. To replace Van den Hurk manager Steve Jansen called up Mike Bolsenbroek of…
Mike Bolsenbroek going nine shutout innings and two homeruns. That’s the story of the game between the Netherlands and Italy in a nutshell. Both teams didn’t score in the first inning. But the Netherlands took a small lead when Yurendell de Caster hit a mammoth solo homerun over the left field fence. It cleared the…
In a game in which it seemed that the Dutch pulled the breaks a bit, starting pitcher Mike Bolsenbroek dominated the Greek lineup through seven innings. In those seven frames Bolsenbroek struck out ten and didn’t allow a single Greek baserunner. In 2012 Bolsenbroek participated at the WBC qualifiers as a part of the German…
The final roster for the Dutch has been published. To me there are some surprises. The last cuts have been made by manager Steve Janssen. After Roger Bernadina was called up to the Majors, one cut didn’t have to be made. Now a second one doesn’t need to be made. Juan Carlos Sulbaran has been…
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…
