Category: News – Dutch Baseball Leagues

L&D Amsterdam renamed its Ookmeer ballpark during a ceremony this past weekend into Loek Loevendie Ballpark. 87-year-old Loek Loevendie was the founder and long time youth coach of the Amsterdam Pirates, which…

In the Dutch Hoofdklasse Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam solidified first place with three lopsided wins over the Silicon Storks. L&D Amsterdam were on the verge of the sweep on Sunday, when they lost…

Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam added 28-year-old US-American outfielder Willie Johnson. He is a former minor leaguer with the Miami Marlins. Last year he played for the Ottawa Champions in the CanAm League. He…

In the Dutch Hoodklasse Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam swept their three-game series against the Hoofddorp Pioniers. Quick Amersfoort won two of three to stun L&D Amsterdam for the series win. The Twins Oosterhout…

The Dutch Golden League Softball played nine games this past weekend. On Saturday Roef! split against Terrasvogels. The Hoofddorp Pioniers celebrated two wins over the Twins Oosterhout, while Sparks Haarlem shut out…

In the Dutch Hoofdklasse Quick Amersfoort beat HCAW on Tuesday in a make-up game of last weekend. On Thursday and new set of three-game series started. Curacao Neptunus defeated Amersfoort in two…

Another week, another no-hitter in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, as Lars Huijer threw seven no-hit frames in a Hoofddorp Pioniers shutout on Friday. Meanwhile Curacao Neptunus continued in first place with a sweep…

The Dutch Hoofdklasse had a rare Thursday-Friday game day due to Kings Day in the Netherlands. On Friday Lars Huijer pitched seven no-hit innings to lead his Hoofddorp Pioniers to a 12-0…

In the Dutch Hoofdklasse L&D Amsterdam avoided the sweep against Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam with a 1-0 shutout on Sunday. Jim Ploeger edged out Misja Harcksen, who had a perfect game in his…

The Twins Oosterhout added another foreign import player to the 2019 roster in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Outfielder / first baseman Yuki Yoshimura is joining the team according to Chris Kabout of the…

Veteran right-hander Rob Cordemans reached the 2,000-strikeout mark for regular season games in the Dutch Hoofdklasse in a 2-9 loss of his L&D Amsterdam Pirates against Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam on Thursday evening….

Week two in the Dutch Hoofdklasse was highlighted by Misja Harcksen’s perfect game in Curacao Neptunus’s shutout over the Twins Osterhout on Sunday. Rotterdam remains undefeated thanks to a sweep of the…

Dutch pitcher Misja Harcksen pitched a perfect game for Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam in the Dutch Hoofdklasse on Sunday. He retired all 27 batters of the Twins Oosterhout in a 4-0 victory. He…

The Dutch Hoofdklasse opened week two on Thursday evening with four games. Rob Cordemans started for L&D Amsterdam against HCAW and struck out six in five scoreless innings, allowing only three hits…

Dutch right-hander Rob Cordemans of L&D Amsterdam is on the verge of cracking 2,000 strikeouts in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. He sits at 1,993 strikeouts during regular-season play prior to the Pirates series…

The Dutch Hoofdklasse opened the 2019 season with their first set of three-game series this past weekend. Curacao Neptunus beat HCAW in all three games, but the difference narrowed throughout the series…

The Dutch Hoofdklasse is commencing the 2019 season on Thursday evening with four games. As usual games in the top division in the Netherlands will be played on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday….

The De Glaskoning Twins added two import players to the roster shortly prior to the Dutch Hoofdklasse season 2019 according to Chris Kabout of the Dutch Baseball Hangout. They signed left-handed pitcher…

Shortly before start of the Dutch Hoofdklasse 2019 season HCAW has added Curacao native Renaigel Martis. The outfielder is coming from the Royal Scorpions to Bussum. In the past he also was…

According to a report by Marco Stoovelaar catcher Jason Halman is making his comeback in the Dutch Hoofdklasse this year. He will be playing for the De Glaskoning Twins in Oosterhout this…

The Dutch Hoofdklasse club DSS has signed 29-year-old former Minor League pitcher Juan Carlos Sulbaran. He is transferring from the Silicon Storks to the Haarlem based club, where he played briefly in…

L&D Amsterdam announced this weekend that they have signed 24-year-old pitcher Johan Rifaela for the 2019 season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. He can be used as starter or reliever. He is coming…

by Pim van Nes Neptunus president Geoffrey Kohl (50) decided on Monday to step down due to heavy work load. The former left handed pitcher in Hoofdklasse and in Netherlands national team…

The 2019 season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse is getting underway on April 4, 2019 with the first set of three-game series. Curacao Neptunus faces HCAW, DSS takes on the Hoofddorp Pioniers, L&D…