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World Port Tournament 2017: Easy victory for Dutch vs Cuba

A juvenile team Kingdom of the Netherlands beat Cuba in a surprisingly easy way. The Dutch pitching limited the Cubans to one run and seven hits in a 6-1 victory as the Dutch outhit them 12-7. 

After Gianison Boekhoudt doubled home Stijn van der Meer from second base, Cuba tied the game in the bottom of the first when Humberto Bravo scored from second base on a single up the middle, hit by…

KNBSB unveils WBC roster of team Kingdom of the Netherlands

In a press release the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation Due to an agreement with MLB, the roster of team Kingdom of the Netherlands could not presented before 0:30 AM (Dutch time).

The Dutch roster only contains familiar faces of players that have played for the team before. In the past months names of (former) MLB players from the Netherlands, Curacao and Aruba have been displayed.…

Chris Garia next player from Curacao to play with Saltdogs

The Lincoln Saltdogs have signed the next Dutchie. After Shairon Martis, Curt Smith (who has joined Pioniers of the Dutch hoofdklasse but only will play there in the play offs when the Saltdogs are eliminated), Randolph Oduber and Dashenko Ricardo, the team signed Christopher Garia on November 18.

Chris Garia (photo: Henk Seppen)

 Garia injured himself during Spring Training in 2016 but…

Kingdom of the Netherlands: What conclusions can be drawn from friendly matches vs Japan? Reprise

In yesterday’s blogpost, I wrote about several players that can be put on the roster of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the upcoming World Baseball Classic. But later I realized that I forgot a few and that I may have made a mistake a couple of players.

This morning I saw this possible WBC lineup pass by on Twitter:

When I saw this lineup I realized that I overlooked someone and that I made a…

Kingdom of the Netherlands: What conclusions can be drawn from friendly matches vs Japan?

Last Saturday and Sunday, team Kingdom of the Netherlands played two exhibition games vs team Samurai Japan. The two games were part of  a four game series. Two were played between Mexico and Japan. For Japan it was a must to win all games, but one was lost to Mexico (7-3). The Dutch played two good games. Especially the hitting panned out very well. Are there lessons to be learned from these two…

European Championship: Dutch unbeaten to championship game

The Kingdom of the Netherlands took on Belgium today. After taking a quick 1-0 lead, Belgium bounced  back and took a 3-1 lead in the third inning. Eventually the Dutch turned the tables and walked off as a victor and enter the championship game with an unbeaten status.

  Kingdom of the Netherlands  12  –  3  Belgium  

Perhaps it was a bit of underestimation, but the Dutch let Belgium take a 3-1…

European Championship: Kingdom of the Netherlands ousts Italy

Ciao Italia. That was the tendency of last night’s game between Kingdom of the Netherlands and Italy. If you are suffering from high blood pressure or hart failure, last night’s game wasn’t something for you to watch. What started as a quiet game in which the runs did not come cheap, turned out to be a real nail biter.

  Italy  5  –  6  Kingdom of the Netherlands  

Both teams are line up for the…

European Championship: Kingdom of the Netherlands wins nail biter

Spain and the Netherlands played a mouthwatering game tonight. In a real pitching duel the runs did not come cheap. Quality pitching and quality defense were the recipe for a nail biter. In a game that was too close for comfort the Dutch stayed at the right side of the score and made a big step towards the final.

 Kingdom of the Netherlands  1  –  0  Spain 

For four innings both starting…