Netherlands national baseball team

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Netherlands national baseball team
Information
CountryKingdom of the Netherlands
FederationKNBSB
ConfederationCEB
ManagerHensley Meulens
Uniforms
Netherlands' national baseball uniform
World Baseball Classic
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best result4th (1 time, in 2013)
Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 1996)
Best result5th (2 times, most recent in 2000)
World Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1970)
Best result 1st (1 time, in 2011)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1983)
Best result 2nd (2 times, most recent in 2010)
European Championship
Appearances31 (first in 1956)
Best result 1st (22 times, most recent in 2016)

The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, representing the country in international men's baseball. They are currently ranked as the best team in the European Union, and the team is also ranked fifth place in the IBAF World Rankings.

The Netherlands participated in the Summer Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. The team has also participated in both of the other major international baseball tournaments recognised by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF): the World Baseball Classic (WBC) and the Baseball World Cup. In 2011, the team won the World Cup after beating 25-time champion Cuba in the finals.

The team is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond, which is represented in the Confederation of European Baseball. The team is most often made up from players from the Netherlands in Europe and from Dutch territories in the Caribbean such as the islands of the former Netherlands Antilles, where baseball is extremely popular. Some foreigners of Dutch descent also have been members of the team. While baseball only maintains a niche following throughout Europe, the Netherlands, along with Italy, are the two European countries where the sport's popularity is strongest.

Tournament record

World Baseball Classic

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The Netherlands has competed in all three of the World Baseball Classic tournaments held. All sixteen teams that played in the 2006 edition were invited to compete in the second in 2009. The team was an automatic qualifier for the 2013 tournament.

The Netherlands has progressed to the second round of competition in 2009, and achieved its highest finish, 4th, in the 2013 tournament. Unusual for international competition in baseball, the squads selected in the World Baseball Classic tournaments featured players active in Major League Baseball in addition to Minor League, Nippon Professional Baseball and local players. Generally players in the Major Leagues are unavailable due to their contracts with the respective clubs.

The Netherlands team in the World Baseball Classic has featured Major Leaguers Andruw Jones (2006, 2013), Sidney Ponson (2009 only), and Randall Simon (both), as well as then-future Major Leaguers Jair Jurrjens (2006 only) and Kenley Jansen (2009, 2013).

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Host(s) Round Position W L RS RA Host W L RS RA
2006 Puerto Rico Round 1 11th 1 2 15 19 No qualifiers held
2009 Puerto Rico United States Round 2 7th 2 4 10 23 No qualifiers held
2013 Taiwan Japan United States Semifinals 4th 4 4 36 47 Automatically qualified
2017 Automatically qualified
Total 4/4 7 10 61 89 - - - -
Classic Record by Opponent
Opponent Tournaments
met 		W-L
record 		Largest victory Largest defeat Current
streak
Score Tournament Score Tournament
 Australia 1 1–0 4–1 Taiwan 2013 – W1
 Chinese Taipei 1 0–1 – 3–8 Taiwan 2013 L1
 Cuba 2 2–1 6–2 Japan 2013 2–11 Puerto Rico 2006 W2
 Dominican Republic 2 2–1 3–2 Puerto Rico 2009 1–4 United States 2013 L1
 Japan 1 0–2 – 4–16 (F/7) Japan 2013 L2
 Panama 1 1–0 10–0 (F/7) Puerto Rico 2006 – W1
 Puerto Rico 2 0–3 – 3–8 Puerto Rico 2006 L3
 South Korea 1 1–0 5–0 Taiwan 2013 – W1
 United States 1 0–1 – 3–9 United States 2009 L1
 Venezuela 1 0–1 – 1–3 United States 2009 L1
Overall 3 7–10 Against  PAN Against  JPN L2
10–0 (F/7) Puerto Rico 2006 4–16 (F/7) Japan 2013

2006

Prior to the 2006 World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands played four exhibition games. They lost two games, against a college team from the University of Tampa and an Atlanta Braves squad at Cracker Jack Stadium in Kissimmee.

The Netherlands competed in Pool C—along with world champion Cuba, Panama and Puerto Rico—in the first round at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Having failed to win against Cuba and Puerto Rico in their round-robin pool games, they finished third in their pool, and were eliminated along with Panama.

2006 WBC Results
8 March
1st Round, Pool C - Game 3 		Puerto Rico  8–3  Netherlands Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 15,570
Boxscore
9 March
1st Round, Pool C - Game 4 		Cuba  11–2  Netherlands Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 7,657
Boxscore
10 March
1st Round, Pool C - Game 5 		Netherlands  10–0 (F/7)  Panama Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 6,337
Boxscore

2009

Prior to the 2009 World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands played seven exhibition games, including three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins. The Netherlands team lost all three games against these MLB opponents.

The Netherlands competed in Pool D, along with 2006 WBC semi-finalist Dominican Republic, Panama, and Puerto Rico, in the first round at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The team impressed many, winning both games against the strong Dominican Republic team. As result, the team made it through the first double-elimination round along with Puerto Rico.

In the second round the Dutch lost both their games against Venezuela and the United States. Therefore, the team was eliminated and finished 7th in the final standings.

2009 WBC Results
7 March
1st Round, Pool D - Game 1 		Netherlands  3–2  Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 9,335
Boxscore
9 March
1st Round, Pool D - Game 4 		Netherlands  1–3  Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 19,479
Boxscore
10 March
1st Round, Pool D - Game 5 		Dominican Republic  1–2 (F/11)  Netherlands Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 11,814
Boxscore
11 March
1st Round, Pool D - Game 4 		Netherlands  0–5  Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance: 19,501
Boxscore
14 March
2nd Round, Pool 2 - Game 1 		Netherlands  1–3  Venezuela United States Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 17,345
Boxscore
15 March
2nd Round, Pool 2 - Game 3 		Netherlands  3–9  United States United States Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 11,059
Boxscore

2013

The Netherlands competed in Pool B against Chinese Taipei, South Korea and Australia at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan. The Dutch team won their first game against South Korea 5-0, but lost to the Chinese Taipei 8-3. However, the Netherlands win against Australia 4-1, thus securing their position for Round 1 in Tokyo Dome to face off Japan and Cuba.

The Dutch team single-handedly win against the Cuban team 6-2 before facing off against two-time defending champions Japan and earned a humiliating loss 16-4 at the end of 7th inning due to mercy rule as they face off against Cuba once again. They narrowly clinched their win against the Cuban team 7-6 to secure their position to the semi-finals when they lose against the Japanese team again 10-6 for the Dutch team to face off against the Dominican Republic where they lose 4-1. The Netherlands, having significant improvement from two previous World Baseball Classic games, finished 4th overall, despite missing out its ever first WBC medal.

2013 WBC Results
2 March
1st Round, Pool B - Game 2 		South Korea  0–5  Netherlands Taiwan Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 1,085
Boxscore
3 March
1st Round, Pool B - Game 3 		Netherlands  3–8  Chinese Taipei Taiwan Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 22,689
Boxscore
5 March
1st Round, Pool B - Game 5 		Australia  1–4  Netherlands Taiwan Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 1,113
Boxscore
8 March
2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 1 		Netherlands  6–2  Cuba Japan Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 38,588
Boxscore
10 March
2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 4 		Japan  16–4 (F/7)  Netherlands Japan Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 37,745
Boxscore
11 March
2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 5 		Cuba  6–7  Netherlands Japan Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 7,613
Boxscore
12 March
2nd Round, Pool 1 - Game 6 		Netherlands  6–10  Japan Japan Tokyo Dome
Attendance: 30,301
Boxscore
17 or 18 March
Final Round, Semifinal 		Netherlands  1–4  Dominican Republic United States AT&T Park
Attendance: 27,527
Boxscore

Olympics

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Summer Olympics record Qualification
Year Host Round Position W L RS RA
1988 South Korea Preliminary 5th (tied) [a] 1 2 11 14 1987 European Baseball Championship
1992 Spain Did not qualify 1991 European Baseball Championship
1996 United States Preliminary 5th 2 5 32 76 1995 European Baseball Championship
2000 Australia Preliminary 5th 3 4 18 30 1999 European Baseball Championship
2004 Greece Preliminary 6th 2 5 29 55 2003 European Baseball Championship
2008 People's Republic of China Preliminary 7th 1 6 9 50 2007 European Baseball Championship
Total [b] 4/5 11 20 88 211
  1. ^ No medals awarded; baseball was a demonstration sport in 1988
  2. ^ Totals only include years 1992 to 2008, during which baseball was an official medal sport.

The Dutch best finish in an Olympics is fifth place, which they did in both 1996 & 2000. The first time the Netherlands participated in the baseball tournament at the Summer Olympics was in 1988. Netherlands finished with a 1-2 record, with its only victory coming against Chinese Taipei. There was no official placing as Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport.

Olympics Record by Opponent
Opponent Tournaments
met 		W-L
record 		Largest victory Largest defeat Current
streak
Score Tournament Score Tournament
 Australia 3 2–1 16–6 (F/8) United States 1996 22–2 (F/7) Greece 2004 L1
 Canada 2 0–2 – 7–0 Greece 2004 L2
 China 1 1–0 6–4 People's Republic of China 2008 – W1
 Chinese Taipei 3 1–2 6–1 Korea 1988 16–0 People's Republic of China 2008 L2
 Cuba 4 1–3 4–2 Australia 2000 18–2 (F/7) United States 1996 L2
 Greece 1 1–0 11–0 Greece 2004 – W1
 Italy 3 3–0 10–4 Greece 2004 – W3
 Japan 5 0–5 – 12–2 (F/7) United States 1996 L5
 Nicaragua 1 0–1 – 5–0 United States 1996 L1
 Puerto Rico 1 0–1 – 7–4 Korea 1988 L1
 South Africa 1 0–1 – 3–2 Australia 2000 L1
 South Korea 3 0–3 – 10–0 People's Republic of China 2008 L3
 United States 3 0–3 – 17–1 (F/7) United States 1996 L3
Overall 5 9–22 Against  AUS Against  AUS L3
16–6 (F/8) United States 1996 22–2 (F/7) Greece 2004

Baseball World Cup

The Dutch best finish in the International Baseball Federation's (IBAF) World Cup has been the first place, which they did in 2011. Netherlands also hosted the games twice, in 1986 and in 2005. In 2009, the Netherlands was one of the 8 European nations to host the 2009 Baseball World Cup. It marked the first time in history the World Cup was not be hosted by a certain country, but rather a whole continent.

 Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
Amateur World Series
Colombia Colombia, 197012th
Cuba Cuba, 19737th
Colombia Colombia, 197611th
Italy Italy, 19787th
Japan Japan, 198012th
South Korea South Korea, 19826th
Cuba Cuba, 198413th
Netherlands Netherlands, 19869th
World Cup
Italy Italy, 198810th
Canada Canada, 19909th
Nicaragua Nicaragua, 199410th
Italy Italy, 19986th
Taiwan Taiwan, 20017th
Cuba Cuba, 20039th
Netherlands Netherlands, 20054th
Taiwan Taiwan, 20074th
Europe Europe, 20096th
Panama Panama, 20111st
World Cup record by opponent (since 1998)[1]
Opponent Tournaments
met 		W-L
record 		Largest victory Largest defeat Current
streak
Score Tournament Score Tournament
 Australia 5 2–4 6–0 Taiwan 2001 4–1 Italy 2009 W1
 Brazil 2 1–1 7–0 Netherlands 2005 2–1 Cuba 2003 W1
 Canada 6 3–3 7–3 Netherlands 2005 11–5 Italy 2009 L3
 China 2 2–0 13–3 (F/8) Netherlands 2005 – W2
 Chinese Taipei 5 3–2 11–2 Italy 2009 12–6 Italy 1998 W3
 Cuba 6 3–4 4–1 (F/7) Panama 2011 12–1 (F/7) Italy 1998 W2
 Dominican Republic 2 2–0 7–3 Taiwan 2001 – W2
 Germany 1 1–0 15–5 (F/8) Taiwan 2007 – W1
 Great Britain 1 1–0 6–0 Netherlands 2009 – W1
 Greece 1 1–0 19–0 (F/5) Panama 2011 – W1
 France 1 1–0 12–0 (F/7) Cuba 2003 – W1
 Japan 5 1–4 5–2 Panama 2011 12–2 (F/7) Cuba 2003 W1
 Mexico 1 1–0 6–3 Cuba 2003 – W1
 Nicaragua 2 1–1 8–4 Netherlands 2009 13–2 Italy 1998 W1
 Panama 4 2–4 9–5 Netherlands 2005 5–0 Taiwan 2001 W1
 Philippines 1 1–0 6–0 Taiwan 2001 – W1
 Puerto Rico 3 3–0 10–0 (F/8) Netherlands 2005 – W3
 Russia 2 2–0 18–0 (F/7) Taiwan 2001 – W2
 South Africa 1 1–0 20–2 (F/7) Netherlands 2005 – W1
 South Korea 5 4–2 6–2 Netherlands 2005 7–0 Netherlands 2005 W3
 Spain 1 1–0 10–5 Netherlands 2009 – W1
 Sweden 1 1–0 18–0 (F/8) Netherlands 2005 – W1
 Thailand 1 1–0 16–0 (F/7) Taiwan 2007 – W1
 United States 4 2–2 7–5 Panama 2011 8–2 Italy 2009 W1
 Venezuela 3 3–0 12–2 (F/7) Panama 2011 – W3
Overall 7 44 – 27 Against  GRE Against  CUB W6
19 – 0 (F/5) Panama 2011 12 – 1 (F/7) Italy 1998

Other tournament results

Intercontinental Cup

Haarlemse Honkbalweek

   

World Port Tournament

   

European Baseball Championship

     

World Junior Baseball Championship

European Junior Baseball Championship

World Youth Baseball Championship

European Youth Baseball Championship

Players

The Dutch Caribbean has very strong baseball traditions. A team from Willemstad, Curaçao "Liga Pabou" won the 2004 Little League World Series and was runner-up in 2005. Each territory has its own baseball federation and in the past, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba have fielded its own team in international competitions. In recent years, however, players from the Dutch Caribbean have played on the national team of the Netherlands itself, alongside players from continental Europe and a handful of Americans of Dutch descent, resulting in a team with a stronger concentration of talent. Since the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands participates as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the formal name of the sovereign state that includes both the Dutch Caribbean and the Netherlands proper.

The following is the Netherlands 2013 World Baseball Classic squad.

2013 World Baseball Classic

Manager
Hensley Meulens
Coaches
Bert Blyleven, Brian Farley, Steve Janssen, Wim Martinus, Tjerk Smeets, Ben Thijssen
Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 29 Johnny Balentina (1971-08-08) 8 August 1971 (age 52) Free agent
P 47 David Bergman (1981-08-16) 16 August 1981 (age 42) Netherlands Kinheim
P 55 Leon Boyd (1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 (age 40) Netherlands Kinheim
P 19 Rob Cordemans (1974-10-31) 31 October 1974 (age 49) Free agent
P 3 Berry van Driel (1984-12-26) 26 December 1984 (age 39) Netherlands DOOR Neptunus
P 13 Kevin Heijstek (1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 36) Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates
P 7 Jonatan Isenia (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31) United States Gulf Coast League Orioles
P 36 Diegomar Markwell (1980-08-08) 8 August 1980 (age 43) Free agent
P 39 Shairon Martis (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37) United States Lincoln Saltdogs
P 51 Loek van Mil (1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 (age 39) United States Louisville Bats
P 96 Mark Pawelek (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 37) Free agent
P 26 Tom Stuifbergen (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 (age 35) Free agent
P 40 Orlando Yntema (1986-02-21) 21 February 1986 (age 38) Netherlands UVV Utrecht
C 5 Bas Nooij (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 36) Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates
C 21 Dashenko Ricardo (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34) Free agent
IF 1 Xander Bogaerts (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 31) United States Boston Red Sox
IF 22 Yurendell DeCaster (1979-09-26) 26 September 1979 (age 44) Mexico Piratas de Campeche
IF 23 Quintin de Cuba (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 36) Netherlands Kinheim
IF 46 Jonathan Schoop (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 32) United States Baltimore Orioles
IF 9 Andrelton Simmons (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 34) United States Anaheim Angels
IF 18 Curt Smith (1986-09-09) 9 September 1986 (age 37) United States Lincoln Saltdogs
IF 16 Hainley Statia (1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 (age 38) Free agent
OF 4 Wladimir Balentien (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 (age 39) Japan Tokyo Yakult Swallows
OF 2 Roger Bernadina (1984-06-12) 12 June 1984 (age 39) Free agent
OF 8 Michael Duursma (1978-02-26) 26 February 1978 (age 46) Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates
OF 25 Andruw Jones (1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 (age 47) Free agent
OF 14 Randolph Oduber (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35) United States Harrisburg Senators
OF 12 Kalian Sams (1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 (age 37) Canada Québec Capitales

The following players made up the Dutch team for the 2011 Baseball World Cup, held in October 2011.[2]

Team members are mostly from the Netherlands or overseas territories with a few non-Dutch players:

  • Boyd is from Canada and has Dutch ancestry
  • Yntema is from the Dominican Republic and has Dutch citizenship

Coaches Farley (USA) and Janssen (Belgium) have some involvement with baseball teams in the Netherlands.

2011 Baseball World Cup

Netherlands roster - 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup
Official roster Coaching staff
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager
  •    Brian Farley

Coaches

  •  9 Steve Janssen (Pitching coach)
  • 34 Wim Martinus (Hitting/Fielding coach)
  • 38 Tjerk Smeets (Bullpen coach)
  • 32 Ben Thijssen (Bench coach)
Updated September 19, 2011

World ranking

See also: IBAF World Rankings

In January 2009 the International Baseball Federation created a ranking system so that the nations involved in international competition could be compared independently. Teams receive points based on the position they finish at the end of tournaments. The system takes into account results not only of the senior men's teams but also of junior teams. Weightings that emphasise the importance of certain tournaments are based on the number of teams competing, the number of continents represented (or eligible to be represented), and in the case of continental tournaments such as the European Baseball Championship the relative strength of teams eligible. Only results within the previous four years are used, so points are added and removed over time. Since the system began, the rankings have been adjusted after the completion of tournaments qualifying for the ranking process; the most recent was the 2009 Baseball World Cup.

Since September 18, 2012 the Netherlands are listed at 6th position.

Date
Released 		Tournament Tournament
Result 		Ranking Points Position Above Position Below
Rank Team Points Difference Rank Team Points Difference
13 January 2009Template:IBAF World Rankings ref/2009 January 2008 Summer Olympics* 7th 6th 336.57 5th  Chinese Taipei +121.93 7th  Canada -74.38
24 March 2009Template:IBAF World Rankings ref/2009 March 2009 World Baseball Classic 7th 6th 382.57 5th  Chinese Taipei +89.25 7th  Mexico -102.32
12 August 2009**Template:IBAF World Rankings ref/2009 August 2009 World Port Tournament 2nd 6th 412.57 5th  Chinese Taipei +179.25 7th  Mexico -109.82
19 October 2009**Template:IBAF World Rankings ref/2009 October 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship 8th 6th 405.33 5th  Chinese Taipei +156.30 7th  Canada -45.14
2009 Baseball World Cup 6th
6 December 2010**Template:IBAF World Rankings ref/2010 December 2010 Haarlem Baseball Week 1st 6th 374.51 5th  Chinese Taipei +149.85 7th  Venezuela -22.20
2010 European Baseball Championship 2nd
2010 World Junior Baseball Championship 6th
2010 Intercontinental Cup 2nd
31 October 2011** 2011 World Port Tournament 3rd 5th 483.51 4th  Japan +172.91 6th  Canada -24.68
2011 Baseball World Cup 1st
18 September 2012** 2012 Haarlem Baseball Week 4th 6th 476.76 5th  Canada +8.24 7th  Venezuela -17.13
2012 18U Baseball World Championship 11th
2012 European Baseball Championship 2nd
20 March 2013** 2013 World Port Tournament 2nd 5th 497.76 4th  Chinese Taipei +44.03 6th  Canada -5.74
2013 World Baseball Classic 4th
* When the rankings were first released, the 2008 Summer Olympics was the most recent tournament completed by the Netherlands that had any bearing on the rankings themselves.
** Multiple tournaments were held since the previous release of the rankings.

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Netherlands national baseball team.
  1. ^ 23rd World Championship Baseball Results
  2. ^ [1] International Baseball Federation: Roster The Netherlands, Accessed October 16, 2011
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