October 31 was the deadline for transfers within the Netherlands. In comparison to previous years reigning Dutch Hoofdklasse champion and European Champions Cup Winner Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam has been pretty active with…
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Gilmer Lampe, Danny Rombley reinforce L&D Amsterdam
October 31 was the deadline for transfers within the Netherlands. L&D Amsterdam was able to use the transfer window to add two national team players. Gilmer Lampe (UVV) and Danny Rombley (VAessen…
Vaessen Pioniers revamp Roster at Transfer Deadline
October 31 was the deadline for transfers within the Netherlands. The Vaessen Pioniers are one of the few teams, which already have announced the arrival of foreign players to the team. Americans…
Tommasin Padua signs Pitching Prospect Diego Fabiani
After signing Bryan Sheldon for the 2016 season, Tommasin Padua added another pitching prospect to the roster. 18-year-old U18 European Champion Diego Fabiani joins the team for next year’s campaign in the…
HCAW adds Vince Rooi, Jim Ploeger and Kevin Weijgertse among others
October 31 was the deadline for transfers within the Netherlands. HCAW saw a lot of players joining and leaving its roster. The most known arrivals are Vince Rooi (L&D Amsterdam), Jim Ploeger…
T&A San Marino adds Sebastiano Poma for 2016 Season
T&A San Marino has added outfielder Sebastiano Poma from ASD Parma for the 2016 season in the Italian Baseball League. The 22-year-old has been playing in the IBL since 2011. He batted…
Andruw Jones leaves Netherlands to mourn Death of his Father
by Pim van Nes The baseball community in The Kingdom of The Netherlands would like to express their deepest condolences to star player Andruw Jones after learning that his father Henry died…
Results from Bulgarian Championship Final Series October 31 & November 1, 2015
By Alex Gorrin For the second season in a row and the third time in four years, the Bulgarian baseball champion will be decided after Game 5 of the Final Series. Athletic…
FICTS honors Bruno Beneck with “Ghirlande d’Honneur”
By Riccardo Schiroli According to FICTS (Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs) President Franco Ascani, Bruno Beneck was no smaller artist in cinema than Ingrid Bergman or Anthony Quinn. That’s why FICTS honored…
Jan-Niclas Stoecklin with another No-Decision in Australian Baseball League
The Australian Baseball League continued with week two of the 2015/2016 season this past weekend. The Brisbane Bandits swept their four-game series against the Adelaide Bite to improve to 5-3 and moving…
Kansas City Royals win 2015 World Series
[youtube 8b9YR9Gz4qA 520] The Kansas City Royals have won the 2015 World Series. It’s their first title in Major League Baseball since 1985. They defeated the New York Mets 4-1 in the…
Dutch to face Team USA and Dominican Republic in #Premier12 Tune-Ups
The Netherlands are on their way to Taiwan for the final preparation phase prior to the Premier12. Accompanying the daily workouts on site, three exhibition games have been scheduled. On November 4…
Team USA gathers for Training Camp in Arizona ahead of #Premier12
Press Release USA Baseball The 2015 USA Baseball Premier12™ Team assembled in Glendale, Ariz., on Thursday to begin workouts at Grand Canyon University. Team USA will compete in the WBSC Premier12™ World…
Honkbal Week Haarlem 2016 with 6 teams again
by Pim van Nes With a new logo and a name reshuffle, Honkbal Week Haarlem wants to bring back a six teams schedule next year. On Thursday tournament president Frits Mulder and…
EBCA Convention 2015 – Meet the Speakers – Ivan Rodriguez
The 2015 EBCA Convention is taking place for the first time in Lisbon, Portugal from November 13 to 15, 2015. We’ll introduce you to the speakers. Registration is possible via www.baseball-in-europe.com. Meet…
Registration open for ISG/DBV Convention 2016 in Paderborn, Germany
Registration is open for the ISG/DBV Convention 2016 in Paderborn, Germany. The convention, which includes baseball and softball clinics as well as courses for umpires and scores, takes place from January 29…
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks win Nippon Series 2015
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have successfully defended their title in Nippon Professional Baseball. The Hawks, which started Rick van den Hurk in game two, won 4-1 against the Yakult Swallows in the…
EuroElite Academy Begins Operations
by Euro Elite Academy Prague, Czech Republic – The EuroElite Baseball & Softball Academy, which will host camps and tournaments throughout Central Europe, has begun operations and will host winter camps in…
KNBSB press conference with Hensley Meulens and Andruw Jones
by Pim van Nes One day prior to the Kingdom Team departure from Amsterdam to Premier 12 tournament in Taiwan, KNBSB hosted a press conference at the new Pioniers stadium at Hoofddorp….
DSS Haarlem adds Sparks Trio including Dagmar Bloeming
On Monday the Dutch Golden League Softball club DSS Haarlem announced that they have added Areke Spel, Nathalie Gosewehr and Dagmar Bloeming to the roster for the 2016 season. All three are…
WBSC announces $4 Million Prize Money for #Premier12
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the prize money distribution for the first-ever WBSC Premier12™ global baseball championship, which will be staged from 8-21 November…
Euro League Baseball shortens inaugural Season
Last Friday the European Association of Professional Baseball met in Amsterdam for another meeting to discuss the status of the Euro League Baseball. During the gathering the participants agreed to shorten the…
Italy finalizes #Premier12 Roster, arrives in Taiwan
The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) has announced the 28-man roster for Team Italy at the inaugural edition of the Premier 12. The Italian national team arrived in Taiwan last weekend…
Italian Baseball League 2016 starts on April 8, adjusted Format
Last weekend FIBS and the eight participating clubs met in Bologna to discuss the 2016 season in the Italian Baseball League. Following the meeting it was announced that the new season start…
Rick van den Hurk dominates Game two of Nippon Series
Dutch right-handed pitcher Rick van den Hurk continues his impressive debut season in Nippon Professional Baseball. On Sunday he led his Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 4-0 win in game two of…