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HCAW

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HCAW
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LeagueHonkbal Hoofdklasse
LocationBussum
BallparkRob Hoffmann Vallei, 1,000 capacity
Founded1957
League championships1996, 1998, 2022
Holland Series championships1996, 1998, 2022
ColorsBlue, yellow, white
202334–17, (2nd place)
OwnershipScott Prins
Uniforms
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HCAW (formerly known as Mr. Cocker HCAW (sponsored name)), in full Honkbalclub Allen Weerbaar, is a Dutch professional baseball and softball club from Bussum. As of 2024, the club has about 400 members, including 270 players.[1] The club's top teams all play in their equivalent Dutch major league.

History

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HCAW was established in 1957 as an independent baseball and softball club. Between 1949 and 1957 it operated as the baseball division of the Bussum sporting club Allen Weerbaar. The team played on a football field until 1958, when the city of Bussum agreed to build a baseball field for the club in Bussum Zuid. HCAW added a softball division in 1966.

The same year, HCAW was promoted to the Honkbal Hoofdklasse for the first time. In 1970, the club moved to its current field in the Bussumse Sportvallei. In 1988, HCAW was demoted to the Honkbal Overgangsklasse. Following the relegation, financial issues forced the club to combine with the Amstel Tijgers, an Amsterdam-based club. The fused team played in the Hoofdklasse under the name HCAW-Tijgers from 1989 to 1994. Since 1995, HCAW has played in the Hoofdklasse under its original name.[1]

Notable players

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Nightview on the Rob Hoffmannvallei
View of the outside of the field and clubhouse

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wie zijn wij?". HCAW Baseball & Softball (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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