Also their third game the Dutch ladies were no match.A big second inning decided the game prematurely. In 4.5 innings the Netherlands fell to Puerto Rico 16-1. Things started well for the Netherlands when Esther Maliepaard scored the opening run. Maliepaard got on base on a walk, then stole second and as she stole third…
In a high scoring event, the Dutch Women’s national baseball team lost their opening match of this year’s Women’s Baseball World Cup. In the full seven innings, Korea was just too strong: 9-8. In the first two innings, everything seemed to go smoothly as the Dutch ladies took a commanding 5-0 lead. But that lead…
In the first game of the consolation round, the Dutch ladies took on Cuba. In what was a nail biter, the Dutch outhit the Cubans but could not take advantage of being better at bat and of the errors that Cuba made in the first four innings. Cuba kept the Dutch lineup in check for…
