The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) announced on Friday that the 2011 All-Star Game in the Dutch Hoofdklasse will be played in Utrecht and hosted by the promoted UVV. The event is going to have a “green” character, as organizers will try to use mainly biologically sound products. It will take place on Sunday, June 19, just a few days before the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam.
UVV has returned to the Hoofdklasse for the first time since 1988 and hopes to play a good role with new players Danny Rombley, Orlando Yntema and Jurjen van Zijl. The KNBSB had started the tradition of an All-Star Game last summer, when the south beat the north 7-4 in a tight contest. Dwayne Kemp was named MVP in The Hague. ADO also submitted a bid to host the 2011 edition, but the KNBSB decided to hold it in Utrecht.