The Hoofddorp Pioniers have announced that Bas Aschman takes over as new baseball manager overseeing the development of baseball players in the organization, which under the name of the Vaessen Pioniers are playing in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Aschman played for the Konica Minolta Pioniers from 2000 to 2004 and since 2014 served as head coach of the Rookie team.