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World Baseball Classic: Pool A | Game 4: Chinese Taipei v Netherlands | March 8, 2017

World Port Tournament 2017: Dutch win consolation game vs Cuba

In what was the last game for both teams, the Kingdom of the Netherlands bested Cuba 3-1. A three-run inning was all the Dutch needed to beat Cuba for the second time this week. Manager Sidney de Jong used four pitchers to keep the Cubans in check. Before the game, pitcher Rob Cordemans and infielder Dwayne Kemp were laureled for playing 100 games for team Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Cordemans…

European Champions Cup 2017: Another solid Dutch victory

After L&D Amsterdam Pirates beat their “Italian” opponent this morning, it was Curaçao Neptunus’ turn to face an Italian team. So far in the Dutch hoofdklasse, Neptunus did not show their best baseball yet, but today vs Fortitudo Bologna, it was the way it used to be. In a walk over victory, the Rotterdam-based team beat Bologna 12-6.

The game appeared not to start well for Curaçao Neptunus as…

WBC 2017: Dutch humiliate Cuba in seven innings

In a must-win situation for both teams, the Dutch totally humiliated Cuba in a walk over. It was painful to see how Cuba was slaughtered by the Dutch. As a fan, you always hope for an exciting game, but this one was very lopsided as the Dutch beat Cuba 14-1 in seven innings.

Diegomar Markwell was given the nod by manager Hensley Meulens. The 36-year old left-hander did not disappoint as he…

WBC 2017: Dutch go down in eleven vs Japan

In another promotion for the WBC, Japan bested the Kingdom of the Netherlands in dramatic fashion as Rick van den Hurk could not keep the Japanese All-Star lineup on a leash like he has been doing in the past two seasons in the NPB. After Van den Hurk was replaced, the bullpen kept the Dutch in the game pretty well but eventually, the team fell to Japan in eleven innings, losing 8-6. Japan took a…

Dutch deal Korea second blow

Who would have thought that Korea would be dead last in group A after two games, going 0-2? The Kingdom of the Netherlands dealt the host of group A the second loss of the tournament in as many days, with exactly the same score as four years ago (5-0). 

The game between Korea and the Kingdom of the Netherlands was advertised as a battle of the giants but Korea never could claim that title in…

Dutch clinch tie vs LG Twins

In the first of two practice games vs the LG Twins, team Kingdom of the Netherlands could not clinch a victory, neither did it lose the game. In what must have been an attractive game to see, as twelve runs were scored, the Dutch drew a 6-6 tie.

Starting pitcher of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Diegomar Markwell, cruised through the first two innings. In a post outing interview, Markwell said…

Team Kingdom of the Netherlands loses first practice game

In the first practice game since the start of their training camp in preparation of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, the Dutch team traveled to Tucson to face the KT Wiz from the Korean Baseball Organization for a practice game. Thanks to some sloppy defense by the Dutch, the Koreans won 5-2. 

The KT Wiz is training at the former Spring Training complex of the Arizona Diamondbacks and are there…