After the opening game of the tournament, in which the Czech Republic beat France 14 – 4, the Netherlands took on Lithuania in the second game of the day. The Dutch only needed two-and-a-half innings to win it 26 – 0. In the bottom of the fist inning, the Netherlands scored twenty-one (!) runs and…
Germany 22 – 5 The Netherlands It was one of those games in which things didn’t go as planned/hoped. The Dutch pitching did not pan out the way it should, at critical moments, the defense committed errors and overall, the Germans excelled in the batters box and showed once more that they are a serious…
In the first game for the Dutch today, the U12 team showed no mercy for the poor Lithuanians. So far the team from the Baltic state served as the punch bag of the tournament. In this game it wasn’t any different or perhaps even worse. The Netherlands 34 – 1 LithuaniaAfter the top of the…
Where the Germans only needed three innings in Belgium’s first game of today, the team made the Netherlands go deep in the first four innings but eventually lost with big numbers as well. Nevertheless, Belgium made the Dutch go deep in the first four innings. After that the gas was out of the tank, which…
In Belgium’s first game of today, it did not stand a chance against a strong German team. For the Germans it was its third double digit win and its second with twenty runs or more. Belgium 2 – 22 GermanyUnfortunately for the host nation, the Germans were way too strong. The German pitching limited Belgium…
Last but not least. Belgium played in the last game of the opening day of the tournament. The mini Red Hawks faced Lithuania that was no match for Germany earlier on the day as it lost 15-0 in four innings. Unlike the Germans, the Red Hawks had to go a lot deeper to clinch the…
The Dutch U12 team has beaten Austria in a relatively easy fashion in both teams opening game of the U12 European Baseball Championship. The team needed only five innings to get the job done. Final score 16-5. For both teams, the game started off the wrong foot. Due to traffic problems, team Austria arrived late…
The upcoming U12 European Championship 2021 will be played from August 10 through August 14. Hosting club is Mortsel Stars from the Antwerp region in Belgium. This year’s tournament will contain ten participants, divided into two groups. Defending champion Italy will play in Group A. Hosting nation Belgium will play in Group B. Group A:Czech…
Today, the Dutch U12 team took on Belgium, that lost in five innings to Italy yesterday. Against the Netherlands, Belgium neither did stand a chance as the Dutch needed four innings to beat Belgium 24-2. With this victory, the Dutch qualified for the semi-finals. With two outs in the first inning, the Dutch managed to…
Today, the U12 European Championship started in Trebic, Czech Republic. The Dutch had to take on France in the opening game and clinced a rather easy victory. France 4 – 8 The Netherlands The Dutch took an early lead in the first inning when Otis Ward scored on a bases-loaded sac fly, hit by Yilber…
