In the Dutch Golden League Softball ten games were played from Thursday to Sunday this past weekend. Dagmar Bloeming highlighted the game day by striking out 16 in seven perfect innings for…
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Results Dutch Golden League Softball April 15 & 16, 2017
Last weekend the Golden League Softball in the Netherlands got underway with week one. Reigning champion Sparks Haarlem had to settle for a split against the Tex Town Tigers. In game one…
KNBSB held pre season press conference at HCAW Bussum
by Pim van Nes Thursday 13 April is Opening Day for Dutch Hoofdklasse season 2017 and on Monday Netherlands federation KNBSB held a press conference for baseball and softball journalists. The podium…
Tex Town Tigers add Jasmine Peters
The Dutch Golden League Softball club Tex Town Tigers has added Australian player Jasmine Peters for the 2017 season. She is coming from the New South Wales Firestars to Enschede. With the…
Swiss Player joins Tex Town Tigers in preparation of College Career
Kimberly Zehnder is moving from Switzerland to the Netherlands to play fastpitch softball. The 20-year-old Swiss national team player is hoping to pick up a spot at a US American college and…
KNBSB releases Schedule for Golden League Softball
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) has released the schedule for the regular season in the Dutch Golden League Softball. First game day is set for April 15 & 16….
Rotterdam Partners and KNBSB hosted South Korea event
by Pim van Nes Last Thursday in Worldhotel Wings next to the international airport at 3 km from Rotterdam baseball stadium, South Korean Ambassador to the Netherlands H.E. Jonghyun Choe was the main guest…
Britt Vonk joins Bollate of Italian Softball League
Dutch national team player Britt Vonk is going to join Bollate Softball of the Italian Softball League for the 2017 season. She is scheduled to arrive in Italy on March 15. Vonk…
Six new Players for FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem
FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem is adding six new players for the 2017 season in the Dutch Golden League Softball. Ilona Andringa, Amber Krijgsman, Stephanie Pearce, Jessie van Aalst, Emma Wójcik and Tomoko Goda…
Terrasvogels adds five, loses five for 2017 Season in Dutch Softball
Terrasvogels has added five new players and lost five players during the transfer period in the Dutch Golden League Softball. Femke Duffhues, Kiona Domacassee and Kelly Koeman already have played in the…
Monika Perry to play for Sparks Haarlem after Italian Season
Reigning champion Sparks Haarlem has added Monika Perry to the roster for the 2017 season. The American pitcher transfers from Terrasvogels to Sparks, where she played during their championship season in 2013….
Promoted Roef! adding three Dutch Junior National Team Players
Roef! is promoting to the Dutch Golden League Softball for the 2017 season. They have added three Dutch junior national team players to its roster. Manoa Weijgertse, Isa Los and Manon van…
Tex Town Tigers add Kimberly Zehnder, Olivia Hornstein for 2017 Season
The Tex Town Tigers have added Kimberly Zehnder and Olivia Hornstein for the 2017 season in the Dutch Golden League softball. Middle infielder Zehnder is coming from the Swiss Nationalliga A club…
Femke van Dusschooten returns to Softball Field, joins DSS
30-year-old right-handed pitcher Femke van Dusschoten is returning to the Dutch Golden League Softball. The Dutch national team player is joining DSS for the upcoming season. The former player of Terrasvogels didn’t…
Jaap Braakman new Head Coach of Tex Town Tigers
Jaap Braakman is the new head coach of the Tex Town Tigers. He is succeeding Stanley Kock at the helm. The 62-year-old received a one-year contract with an option for 2018. He…
2016 Awards handed out in Dutch Hoofdklasse
Last weekend the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association handed out the star awards, honoring the best players of the 2016 season. In Baseball Nick Urbanus of L&D Amsterdam was named MVP…
Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem win Dutch Golden League Softball 2016
Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem has won the Dutch Golden League Softball 2016. They beat Terrasvogels 1-0 in the decisive match on Saturday. The winning run was scored in the first extra inning,…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball May 21 & 22, 2016
In the Dutch Golden League Softball the road teams celebrated a successful Saturday game day. All six games ended with a win for the away side. Oodlers Omaco Sparks Haarlem didn’t issued…
Results Dutch Golden League Softball April 30 & May 1, 2016
In the Dutch Golden League Softball DSS celebrated the lone sweep of the weekend, winning 7-5 and 15-4 against Terrasvogels. Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem split 8-3 and 2-5 against FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem….
Karin Tuk sets new All-Time Homerun Record in Netherlands
Dutch national team catcher Karin Tuk has set a new all-time home run record in the Golden League Softball in the Netherlands. The player of the Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem hit her…
Results Golden League Softball April 23 & 24, 2016
In the Golden League Softball in the Netherlands week number two got played last weekend. DSS defeated De Glaskoning Twins with a pair of shutouts. Terrasvogels edged out Fysio Expert Olympia Haarlem…
French Player Pauline Prade to play for Olympia Haarlem in Golden League Softball
After Isabelle Charmoille, Claudine Bignolais and Raina Hunter, a fourth French player is playing Softball in the Netherlands. Pauline Prade has signed with Olympia Haarlem of the Golden League Softball. The 23-year-old…
Bart Volkerijk succeeds Hans Meijer as Managing Director of KNBSB
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) is going to have a new managing director soon. Bart Volkerijk takes over for Hans Meijer, who will retire at the end of the…
Thunders Castellana add Krista Jo Menke for 2016 Season in ISL
The Thunders Castellana of the Italian Softball League have signed 21-year-old American pitcher Krista Jo Menke for the 2016 season. She is a graduate of the North Dakota State University and played…
Marlies Struyve stepped down as KNBSB board member softball
By Pim van Nes Last night KNBSB in Nieuwegein hosted an extraordinary meeting for the federation council at 19.00 hrs in Merwestein multi sports complex. The gathering between KNBSB board and council…