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U12 European Championship 2017: Dutch finish off Austria in five innings

In a game in which Austria was no match for the Netherlands, the Dutch finished the game in five innings, beating the Austrians 17-6. The difference was not only the Austrians being outhit by the Dutch but also the number of walks (8) the Austrian pitching gave up. Add the number of extra base hits at moments that really mattered and the big margin is explained.

After Austria took a quick 1-0…

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#Austria #Dieudonne van Zoelen #Jamie Beerman #Leandro Mata #Miquel Willem #Netherlands #Thibaud Pastor #Yari van Melcik

Gwinnett Braves unveil name-the-team-finalists

The G-Braves, AAA farm team of the Atlanta namesake in the International League, asked their fans to enter names in a name-the-team-contest from May 22 through June 2 in an attempt to get a new name with a tie to the area. In the time span 4,024 entries and 900 different names were entered. Today the club unveiled the six best names the fans can choose from.

The logo of the G-Braves that will…

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#Atlanta Braves #Gwinnett Braves

Ademar Rifaela earns player of the week honor

The Frederick Keys announced Curaçaoan outfielder Ademar Rifaela has been named player of the week of the Carolina League for July 3-9. Ademar is the sixth Keys player in eight weeks to earn the player of the week honors.

In the week of July 3rd – July 9th, Ademar went 12-for-19 with a home run, a double, six RBIs and three runs scored (.632/.632/.842 in five games). This included four multi-hit…

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#Ademar Rifaela #Carolina League #Frederick Keys

Bob Ross night with Daytona Tortugas

Some of the older readers may remember him. Bob Ross. The painter with his own TV show in which he painted landscapes with just a few brushstrokes (happy little trees). The Daytona Tortugas (A-Advanced Affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds in the Florida State League) will have a Bob Ross night in order to honor the late painter from Daytona Beach.

The Tortugas will celebrate the life of Bob Ross…

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#Bob Ross #Daytona Tortugas #Florida State League

Latin-themed day at L&D Amsterdam Pirates

On Saturday, July 15, L&D Amsterdam Pirates will organize a Latin-themed day. During the game vs rival Curaçao Neptunus, named El Clasico Holandès, several events will be organized on and around the baseball diamond.

This Latin Day is the brainchild of Ivan Rodriguez Rodriguez, former manager of HCAW, Regensburg Legionäre and coach of several Dutch national youth teams. Ivan wants to show Latin…

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#Curacao Neptunus #De Glaskoning Twins #Ivan Rodriguez Rodriguez #L&D Amsterdam Pirates

U12 European Championship 2017: Dutch beat reigning champion

Despite the Germans had a bonafide slugger in their ranks, it did not really harm the Netherlands as the latter beat the reigning European champion 12 – 5. A solid performance by starting pitcher Ryan Hoogendoorn, clutch hitting and patience at bat led to this victory.

The team of manager Peter Herkemeij, pitching coach Eric de Vries and first base coach Jesse Aussems was vastly superior in this…

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#Boris Hartman #Eric de Vries #Jamie Beerman #Jesse Aussems #Maxwell Cornelissen #Miquel Willem #Peter Herkemeij #Ryan Hoogendoorn

Dutchies around the world, part 12

In this week’s edition of Dutchies around the world, we pay attention to Xander Bogaerts, Spencer Kieboom, Juremi Profar, Chadwick Tromp, Eugene Helder, Hendrik Clemencia, Rick van den Hurk and Dashenko Ricardo.

Xander Bogaerts Despite having a good season so far, Xander did not make the final cut in the voting of the All-Star game as he finished second in the Final Vote.The 24-year old Aruban is…

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#Chadwick Tromp #Dashenko Ricardo #Eugene Helder #Hendrik Clementina #Juremi Profar #Rick van den Hurk #Spencer Kieboom #Xander Bogaerts

World Port Tournament 2017: Taiwan beats Japan in extra innings

In a typical small ball and low scoring game, Taiwan bested Japan in extra innings. For a long time, Taiwan had the lead in this game but Japan managed to tie the game in the ninth inning.

In a battle of two Asian giants, Japan took the lead in the first inning. Hiroto Kobukata doubled to right center field, advanced to third on a sac bunt laid down by Masaki Otani and scored on Takuya Okura’s…

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#Chinese Taipei #Japan #Taiwan #Wang Chen Hao #Wang Hsin Chuan

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In a typical small ball and low scoring game, Taiwan bested Japan in extra innings. For a long time, Taiwan had the lead in this game but Japan managed to tie the game in the ninth inning.

In a battle of two Asian giants, Japan took the lead in the first inning. Hiroto Kobukata doubled to right center field, advanced to third on a sac bunt laid down by Masaki Otani and scored on Takuya Okura’s…

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#Chinese Taipei #Japan #Taiwan #Wang Chen Hao #Wang Hsin Chuan #World Port Tournament

Tom de Blok clinches first win as a starter

“Captains get “de Blok-ed” in 2-0 Shutout” headed the website of the West Michigan WhiteCaps. Dutch pitcher Tom de Blok earned his first win in a dominant outing vs the Lake County Captains.

At Classic Park, home of the Lake County Captains, the fans saw Tom de Blok finish off the home team in a quick game (a little less than two and a half hours). The right-hander from Amstelveen (near…

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#Lake County Captains #Midwest League #Tom de Blok #West Michigan WhiteCaps

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…

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#Chris Garia #Cuba #Diegomar Markwell #Dwayne Kemp #Jim Ploeger #Kevin Kelly #Kingdom of the Netherlands #Mike Bolsenbroek #Nick Peels #Stijn van der Meer #World Port Tournament

Spokane Indians to help Redband Trout

The Spokane Indians (A-Short Season affiliate of the Texas Rangers) will wear a special uniform in an attempt to help the Redband Trout, whose numbers are dwindling, rally back in the Spokane River. Five times this season the team will don Redband Trout themed jerseys: July 8, 27, August 8, 19 and September 2.

In support of the Spokane River signature fish, fans are asked to wear special Redband…

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#Spokane Indians

Another Dutchie in the CanAm League

Until today, Kalian Sams was the sole player from the Kingdom of the Netherlands playing in the CanAm League. Until today… Today Danny Arribas signed a deal with the Rockland Boulders, the current leader in the standings of the CanAm League.

Arribas got available for the Boulders after he was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates for whom he played for their A-Advanced team in the Florida State…

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#Bradenton Marauders #CanAm League #Danny Arribas #Florida State League #Kalian Sams #Pittsburgh Pirates #Quebec Capitales #Rockland Boulders

Haarlem Baseball Week will return in 2018

The Haarlem Baseball Week will return for the 2018 edition. The task force that was installed to investigate the possibilities of a restart of the bi-annual baseball event has announced the preparations for the 29th edition can start. The tournament is now scheduled from July 13 through Sunday, July 22nd, 2018.

According to former director sports service of the province of Northern Holland, Henk…

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#Haarlem Baseball Week

Manny still doesn't want to stop playing

Manny still doesn’t want to stop playing

Manny Ramirez, who signed a deal in January to play with the Kochi Fighting Dogs of the Japanese independent Shikoku Island League, has extended his contract with the club through the end of the 2017 season. The previous contract ran until the end of the month of July.

There are players who never want to quit playing baseball. Manny Ramirez is one of them. So far, Ramirez is hitting a whopping…

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#Kochi Fighting Dogs #Manny Ramirez #Shikoku Island League

Sams and Ricardo will face each other in Indy All-Star Game

Two players of team Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kalian Sams and Dashenko Ricardo, will face each other in an independent league All-Star Game despite playing in different leagues. The American Association and the CanAm League will take on each other in the ASG that will be played at the ballpark of the CanAm League’s Ottawa Champions. Kalian Sams puts up some monster numbers lately for the Quebec…

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#American Association #CanAm League #Dashenko Ricardo #Kalian Sams #Lincoln SaltDogs #Quebec Capitales

World Port Tournament 2017: Dutch surrender win in last inning

For 8.5 innings it looked like team Kingdom of the Netherlands would beat Taiwan but three errors by the Dutch catcher cost them the game eventually. The Dutch pitching was superb last night but unfortunately, the effort was in vain as the Dutch lost 4-3.

The Dutch took a quick lead in the first inning. Dwayne Kemp singled through the left side with runners in scoring position and thus drove in…

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#Berry van Driel #Dwayne Kemp #Kevin Heijstek #Kevin Kelly #Kingdom of the Netherlands #Loek van Mil #Nick Urbanus #Taiwan

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