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…
Category: News – Dutch Softball Leagues
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…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball May 11 & 12, 2019
In the Dutch Golden League Softball Terrasvogels won twice against the Hoofddorp Pioniers this past weekend. FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem shut out DSS in both ends of a twin-bill. Sparks Haarlem took two…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball April 28, 2019
In the Dutch Golden League Softball eight games were played this past weekend. DSS, ROEF! and FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem celebrated two-game sweeps over the Hoofddorp Pioniers, Twins Oosterhout and Sparks Haarlem. Terrasvogels…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball April 20 to 22, 2019
Easter Weekend provided two game days for the teams of the Dutch Golden League Softball. On Saturday Terrasvogels, FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem, ROEF! and Sparks Haarlem celebrated two wins apiece. On Monday FysioExpert…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball April 13 & 14, 2019
The Dutch Golden League Softball opened the 2019 season with ten games this past weekend. Terrasvogels defeated DSS 8-0 and 6-3 in week one. The Tex Town Tigers beat the Twins Oosterhout…
Softball Against Cancer Event in Netherlands on April 30
by European Softball Federation, www.europeansoftball.org On Tuesday April 30th, the fields of Hoofddorp Pioneers in the Netherlands will be all about the battle against cancer. On this day, the Dutch Softball family will…
Dutch Golden League Softball: FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem wins Holland Series 2018
FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem has won the championship in the Dutch Golden League Softball. They swept the best-of-three Holland Series 2-0 against Terrasvogels. On Saturday they prevailed 2-1 behind a complete game from…
Mark Herbold new President of Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB)
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) has a new President. Mark Herbold got approved by the Federal Council on Monday. He will preside over a new board, which also includes…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball May 19, 2018
In the Dutch Golden League Softball six games were played last Saturday. Sparks Haarlem DS1 defeated DSS twice to improve their winning streak to six games. FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem swept ROEF!. Terrasvogels…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball May 12 & 13, 2018
In the Dutch Golden League Softball Sparks Haarlem DS1 swept a doubleheader against Terrasvogels. FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem against DSS and ROEF! versus the Tex Town Tigers settled for splits on Saturday. On…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball May 5 & 6, 2018
In the Dutch Golden League Softball three splits occurred on Saturday. DSS and Terrasvogels shared wins, as well as Sparks Haarlem DS1 and ROEF! and the Tex Town Tigers against FysioExpert Olympia…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball April 21, 2018
In the Dutch Golden League Softball FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem beat Sparks Haarlem DS1 in both ends of a doubleheader to improve to 3-1 for the season. DSS and the Tex Town Tigers…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball April 14 & 15, 2018
The Dutch Golden League Softball kicked off the 2018 campaign last weekend. Sparks Haarlem DS1 swept DSS on opening day. ROEF! shared wins with FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem on Saturday and then beat…
Executive Board of KNBSB steps down
On Saturday, March 24 the entire executive board of the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) led by KNBSB President Ron Schel stepped down immediately following a council meeting. During the…
Nol Houtkamp, Hall of Famer ESF and ISF, died at 89 in Haarlem
by Pim van Nes Former national softball team coach in the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium, Arnoldus Simon Houtkamp died at the age of 89 on February 22 and was buried on February…
Roef! wins Indoor Softball Tournament in Schiedam, Netherlands
Dutch Golden League Softball participant Roef! has won the annual indoor softball tournament The Cup in Schiedam, Netherlands. They defeated Terrasvogels 9-8 in the final on Sunday. Teams from the Golden and…
Olympia Haarlem, Dinet Oosting star Haarlem Awards
FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem and Dinet Oosting were the big winners during the sports award announcements in Haarlem, Netherlands. Olympia Haarlem, which won the Dutch Golden League Softball and the European Cup Winners…
Karin Tuk joins Terrasvogels in Dutch Golden League Softball
The transfer window in the Dutch Golden League Softball closed on December 1. Probably the biggest transfer known so far is the transition of Karin Tuk from Sparks Haarlem to Terrasvogels. The…
Eva Voortman becomes first European player in Japan Softball League
[youtube hLsbv7Bv4_A 520] 24-year-old left-handed pitcher Eva Voortman from the Netherlands is becoming the first European player to play in Japan’s top softball league. She signed a one-year contract with Ogaki Minamo…
KNBSB announces 2017 Season Awards in Baseball and Softball
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) announced this year’s season awards in baseball and softball during the annual Star Awards gala at Claus Park Convention in Hoofddorp. Winners in Baseball:…
KNBSB moves into new offices, looking to fill open vacancies
By Pim van Nes KNBSB published last week that effective December 1st her new office address will be Kelvinbaan 40 in the same city of Nieuwegein. The move will be made together…
Tex Town Tigers sign Robert Kovacevic as new Head Coach
The Tex Town Tigers have signed Croatia native Robert Kovacevic as new head coach for the next three years in the Dutch Golden League Softball. He is coming from the German Softball-Bundesliga…
Dutch Golden League Softball: FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem sweeps Finals to win Title
In the Dutch Golden League Softball FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem swept Sparks Haarlem 2-0 in the best-of-three final series this past weekend. Olympia used a pair of shutouts to dethrone Sparks. Ellen Roberts…
Golden League Softball Holland Series to be streamed live this Weekend
This weekend FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem and Sparks Haarlem will determine the Dutch Softball Champion 2017 in a best-of-three series. All three games – if needed – will be broadcasted live. Additionally a…