Day 2 of the Champions Cup in Bonn, Germany, was again marred by rain, with only three of the day’s five scheduled games played to completion. Nevertheless, the competition had highlights to…
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2022 Champions Cup: Day 1
The 2022 Champions Cup got underway in Bonn, Germany, with only two of the four games scheduled for Day 1 of Europe’s premier club competition completed due to rain. In Game 1,…
Opening Days for Europe’s Major Leagues
With the Spanish Baseball League (SBL) getting underway last weekend, Europe’s remaining major leagues are poised to start play in the weeks ahead. Their respective opening days can be found below. Czech…
Bonn Capitals Will Host 2022 Champions Cup
Germany’s Bonn Capitals will host the 2022 Champions Cup, Europe’s premier club competition. After hosting the 2019 European championship, the Capitals will now welcome Europe’s top clubs for a week of competition…
Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands to Contest 2021 U23 World Cup in Mexico
The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the 12 participants and groups of the upcoming III WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup, which will run from 23 September to 2 October in the state of…
Barcelona Baseball Cup Postponed Until 2022
By Bruce Baskin The Barcelona Baseball Cup (BBC), in which the Mexican Pacific League’s Guasave Algodoneros were going to play as part of their preseason schedule in September has been postponed until…
Streaming Schedule, European Baseball Leagues (April 30 -May 2)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga All eight Bundesliga South games will be streamed this weekend, with the top match-up involving the league’s lone undefeated club, the Heidenheim Heideköpfe (8-0), and the Stuttgart Reds (7-1)….
Czech Extraliga to Start Play April 9th
The Czech Extraliga will delay its Opening Day by one week, with the first pitches to be thrown on April 9th. The Czech Baseball Association Technical Committee and representatives of Czech clubs…
Baseball and Softball Season in Netherlands ends abruptly
The 2020 season in the Netherlands ended on Wednesday abruptly. All team sports – except professional soccer – for players 18 years and older were prohibited as part of new measures to…
Olympic visit to Netherlands baseball also in Rotterdam
Peter Blange, director, and Jan Tromp, project manager Rotterdam Topsport by Pim van Nes During second week of Hoofdklasse season in the Netherlands, alike last week Yvonne van Gennip in Amsterdam, also…
First three games in the Netherlands keep only Twins at 1.000
by Pim van Nes Twins Oosterhout beat Storks The Hague all three times in first weekend since corona outbreak in the Netherlands. As HCAW Bussum was kept at a 7-7 draw by…
Shairon Martis joins L&D Amsterdam for 2020 Season
Former Major League pitcher Shairon Martis is joining L&D Amsterdam for the upcoming season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. The 32-year-old right-hander debuted in the big leagues in 2005. Since 2006 he also…
Holland Series 2019: L&D Amsterdam completes Comeback to win Championship
L&D Amsterdam 130 000 200 6 10 0 Curacao Neptunus 000 000 000 0 5 3 Boxscore L&D Amsterdam completed its improbable comeback in the best-of-seven Holland Series to win the Dutch…
Holland Series 2019: L&D Amsterdam rallies in 9th to tie Series
Curacao Neptunus 012 000 000 3 4 2 L&D Amsterdam 000 101 002 4 8 2 L&D Amsterdam tied the Holland Series 2019 at 3-3 on Saturday with a 4-3 win over…
Holland Series 2019: L&D Amsterdam narrows gap further with nailbiter
L&D Amsterdam 010 000 010 2 6 3 Curacao Neptunus 000 000 100 1 5 0 Box score A solo home run by Gilmer Lampe in the top of the eighth broke…
Holland Series 2019: L&D Amsterdam avoids Sweep with 5-2 Win
Curacao Neptunus 000 020 000 2 4 1 L&D Amsterdam 000 050 00X 5 8 0 Boxscore After a game four, which limited scoring to the fifth inning, L&D Amsterdam is still…
Holland Series: Curacao Neptunus improves to 3-0 after Extra-Inning Win
L&D Amsterdam 014 010 000 000 6 14 2 Curacao Neptunus 000 022 002 001 7 12 0 Boxscore L&D Amsterdam was well on their way to cut the deficit in the…
Holland Series 2019: Curacao Neptunus takes 2-0 lead behind Orlando Yntema’s Gem
Curacao Neptunus 000 001 100 2 8 1 L&D Amsterdam 001 000 000 1 6 2 Boxscore Curacao Neptunus has taken a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Holland Series with a 2-1…
Holland Series 2019: Curacao Neptunus strikes first
L&D Amsterdam 000 220 000 4 9 1 Curacao Neptunus 001 221 00X 6 13 1 Boxscore Curacao Neptunus has won game one of the best-of-seven Holland Series against L&D Amsterdam on…
Bart Volkerijk steps down as Director of KNBSB at end of Year
KNBSB director Bart Volkerijk is stepping down from the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) at the end of the year. The KNBSB board will gather in the coming weeks to…
Curacao Neptunus, L&D Amsterdam to play in Holland Series
Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam and L&D Amsterdam will play in the Holland Series 2019. Curacao Neptunus swept the Hoofddorp Pioniers 3-2, 6-1 and 8-0 in the semifinals, while Amsterdam did the same with…
Family Stadium in Rotterdam with Farewell to Loek van Mil
by Pim van Nes Play-off game 1 Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam vs Meerlease Pioniers Hoofddorp was opened with the line-ups caps off in respect of late Loek van Mil, closer for both Neptunus…
Loek van Mil passes away at Age 34
Dutch right-handed pitcher Loek van Mil passed away at the age of 34 on Sunday due to injuries suffered in a fatal accident, the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) announced…
Results Dutch Hoofdklasse May 30 to June 2, 2019
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse Curacao Neptunus prepared for the upcoming European Champions Cup with a three-game sweep against the Twins Oosterhout. The second Dutch participant L&D Amsterdam won two of three against…
Dutch Infielder Sharlon Schoop joins L&D Amsterdam
L&D Amsterdam has added Dutch infielder Sharlon Schoop to the roster for the 2019 season. The 31-year-old is coming from the Baltimore Orioles, where he played in the minor leagues since 2014….