As we did in the last couple of years, we want to use the offseason to look back at the statistical performances by the teams in Europe’s top baseball leagues this past season. At the plate for the first part is the Dutch Hoofdklasse.
Corendon Kinheim
2011 Record: 30-12
2011 Ranking: 4th. Corendon Kinheim reached the play-offs as the number three team with a 30-12 record, trailing regular season winner DOOR Neptunus by a single game. But in the semi-final round robin the team from Haarlem only celebrated in two of the nine games to miss out on the Holland Series.
Runs Scored: 261 (2nd)
Runs Allowed: 180 (4th)
Best Batter: Dirk van’t Klooster. He batted .400 (OBP .444/SLG .500) with ten doubles, 30 runs and 27 RBI in 42 games, winning the batting title by 19 points over Vince Rooi.
Best OPS: Bryan Engelhardt 1.121
Most Homeruns: Bryan Engelhardt 10
Most RBI: Bryan Engelhardt 38
Most Runs Scored: Rene Cremer 36
Most Stolen Bases: Remco Draijer 15
Best Pitcher: Nick Stuifbergen. Together with Pim Walsma and Patrick Beljaards the trio dominated the bullpen battles against opposing teams. Stuifbergen went 3-2 with seven saves and an ERA of 1.05 in 22 appearances. He struck out 20 batters in 25 2/3 innings, walking seven.
Best ERA Starter: David Bergman 2.11
Best ERA Reliever: Nick Stuifbergen 1.05
Most Strikeouts: David Bergman 101
Most Walks: Nick Veltkamp, Duko Jansen 29
Most Innings Pitched: David Bergman 94.0
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