Where the Dutch had to go deep to beat Great Britain in the round Robin, today the British were no match by far. A team with plenty of players from the American continent couldn’t keep up with a patient Dutch lineup. The result was a lopsided 23 – 5 victory for the Kingdom of the…
Once again, team Kingdom of the Netherlands turned the tables after trailing earlier in the game. France had taken a 5-2 lead in the top of the fifth inning, but the Dutch bounced back by scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth, to tie the game at five. Eventually, the Dutch decided the…
In the battle of unbeaten teams in Group A, the Dutch U23 team barely stayed at the right side of the score as they clinched a walk off victory against Great-Britain. In another true pitching duel, British pitcher Matteo Sollecito no-hit the Dutch in the first six innings. His opponent, Naut Kragt, limited the British…
After a relatively easy victory over Austria yesterday, the Dutch had to step on it to clinch today’s victory against the Czech Republic. Today’s matchup was a real nail biter and a pitching duel. Both teams used two pitchers. Czech Republic’s David Mergans kept the Dutch limited to only four hits. Nevertheless, he took the…
In the past week, the U23 European Baseball Championship was played in Verona, Italy. This is a short evaluation of how I experienced the tournament from home. This evaluation is only about the fan experience for those who stayed home. I cannot tell anything about how the tournament was organized for the players (hotels, transport,…
On the fourth day of the 2021 U23 European Championship, two relegation games and two semi-finals were scheduled. The relegation games: France @ Belgium and Ukraine @ Czech Republic. Semi-finals: Great Britain @ the Netherlands and Germany @ Italy. France 12 – 5 Belgium U23 European Baseball Championship: Belgium Loses Big Against France Ukraine 0 …
A lineup with plenty of American-born players wasn’t able to deny the Netherlands a spot in the final. After a rigid start, the Dutch flexed their muscles and cruised to the win. Great Britain 4 – 12 the NetherlandsDespite a big score, the British were a pretty gnarly opponent in the first three innings. A…
In one of two relegation games, winless France faced Belgium that won one game in the round robin. Nevertheless the French were way too strong and clinched an easy victory. France 12 – 5 BelgiumThe game was actually scheduled at 10.00 in the morning but was moved back to 13.30 (1.30 PM) due to a…
On the third day of the 2021 U23 European Championship, the following games were scheduled: Ukraine @ the Netherlands, Belgium @ Germany, France @ Czech Republic, and Italy @ Great Britain. Ukraine 0 – 10 The Netherlands U23 European Baseball Championship: Ukraine Also no Match For The Netherlands France 5 – 7 Czech RepublicBy losing…
There still was a chance that Belgium could repeat for third place, the spot the team ended in 2019, but by losing to Germany today, the team will not advance to the semi-finals. Belgium 2 – 10 Germany The Belgians were no match for Germany. Unlike the German pitching staff, the Belgian wasn’t able to…
