Unlike many other clubs, Curaçao Neptunus did not wait until the end of the transaction deadline, to present the newly acquired players. In total, the club acquired five players from other clubs, although two of them are coming home. With Benjamin Dille, Shaldimar Daantji, Berry van Driel, Elton Koeiman, Dudley Leonora, and Quentin de Cuba…
After spending two years with L&D Amsterdam Raydley Legito is back in Rotterdam. Curaçao Neptunus announced this with a statement earlier today. After moving to the CTO school, a sports institute in Amsterdam, Legito decided to join L&D Amsterdam Pirates. With the retirement of second baseman Benjamin Dille, Raydley(18 years old) will play at second…
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 one of the Pony League World Series elimination games, the Netherlands took on Brownsville from Texas. Just like yesterday, the game didn’t go well for the Dutch. The pitching was hit hard and had to allow twelve runs on fourteen hits. Eventually, the Dutch fell to Brownsville 12-4. After Texas took a 4-0 lead…
The Netherlands debuted in the Pony League World Series today. They faced an opponent from Washington County in Pennsylvania, of which quite some players were about a foot taller than the Dutch kids. The Netherlands took the lead in the top of the first inning when Raydley Legito scored from third base on a 4-3 ground out hit…
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…
The Netherlands will face Germany in the final of the 2017 U15 European Championship. Germany beat the Czech Republic 9-8 in the first semi final. The Netherlands clinched an easy victory over France. Chris Stuart was the tormentor of the French lineup as he cruised through six innings and guided the Netherlands to a 6-2…
Once again the opponent took a lead in the first few innings of the game, but also this time, the Dutch rallied for the lead and eventually the win. After the Czech Republic had taken a 4-1 lead, the Dutch walked off as a victory as they beat the Czechs 11-6. The Czechs took a…
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….
With the U12 European Championship barely over, the next one is up and running already. In Wiener Neustad (Vienna New town) in Austria, the Dutch took on the host country. The story of the game was one about the Austrian pitching lacking control as they gave up eight walks, threw one wild pitch and hit…
