KNBSB releases Preliminary Roster for Dutch National Team

During the season opening press conference in Rotterdam on Monday the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) announced a preliminary roster for the Dutch National Team. Highlights on the 2015 calendar will be the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam this summer and the Premier 12 in Japan and Taiwan in November.

Manager Steve Janssen selected 23 players to the preliminary roster. On the list are former pro players Kalian Sams (at the end of last season), Nick Urbanus and Loek van Mil, who have come back recently from assignments in professional baseball leagues. Pitcher Lars Huijer, which would have started the season in Double-A, but decided to return to the Hoofdklasse instead, is not on the roster.

Roster:
Pitchers:
Arshwin Asjes (Corendon Kinheim)
Rob Cordemans (L&D Amsterdam)
Bayron Cornelissen (Vaessen Pioniers)
Berry van Driel (Curaçao Neptunus)
Kevin Heijstek (L&D Amsterdam)
Kevin Kelly (Curaçao Neptunus)
Diegomar Markwell (Curaçao Neptunus)
Loek van Mil (Curaçao Neptunus)
Tom Stuifbergen (Corendon Kinheim)
Orlando Yntema (Curaçao Neptunus)

Catchers:
Gianison Boekhoudt (Curaçao Neptunus)
Dashenko Ricardo (Corendon Kinheim)

Infielders:
Michael Duursma (L&D Amsterdam)
Dwayne Kemp (Curaçao Neptunus)
Dudley Leonora (Corendon Kinheim)
Stijn van der Meer (Curaçao Neptunus)
Kevin Moesquit (Corendon Kinheim)
Nick Urbanus (L&D Amsterdam)

Outfielders:
Quintin de Cuba (Vaessen Pioniers)
Shaldimar Daantji (Curaçao Neptunus)
Gilmer Lampe (UVV)
Danny Rombley (Vaessen Pioniers)
Kalian Sams (Curaçao Neptunus)