The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association has published the Hoofdklasse schedule for the 2012 season. European Cup participants DOOR Neptunus and defending champion L&D Amsterdam will open the new year in Honkbal with a three-game series from Thursday, March 29 to Sunday, April 1. The regular season will be played until July 8.
After the Haarlem Baseball Week the playoffs in the same round-robin format as last year will start on July 26. The best-of-seven Holland Series will take place between August 16 and August 26. The European Championship in September in the Netherlands caused the earlier start and ending of the Hoofdklasse season.
Otherwise not much has changed. Starting games for night games has been moved from 7.45pm to 7.30pm. Also ADO is now called the “ADO Lakers” after the fusion of two clubs. Visit KNBSB.nl for the complete schedule.
Hoofdklasse Teams 2012
- L&D Amsterdam
- DOOR Neptunus
- Vaessen Pioniers
- Corendon Kinheim
- Mr. Cocker HCAW
- Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam
- UVV
- ADO Lakers