Today manager of team Kingdom of the Netherlands, Evert-Jan 't Hoen announced the names of the players that will be on the roster of the Dutch squad that will participate in the Super 6 tournament that will be held in Hoofddorp (near Amsterdam) from September 18 through September 23. The team contains players from US/Canadian …
Dashenko Ricardo on Saltdog’s disabled list
The Lincoln Saltdogs of the independent American Association has placed their catcher Dashenko Ricard on the disabled list, retroactive to August 13. The Curaçao native and player of team Kingdom of the Netherlands injured his foot last Sunday as he fouled off a pitch in the first at-bat of the third inning. After being examined by …
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Wildcats no match in semi-finals of Series Latino Americana
After the Wildcats debuted with a win, they lost the following two games as they could not cling to a lead twice. With a win and two losses, the team finished third and had to take on Tobis de Acayucan from Mexico in the semi-final. The Wildcats did not stand a chance as they fell to …
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Curaçao wins Serie Latino Americana debut
With a team with quite some familiar names for baseball fans from the Netherlands and Curaçao, the Curaçao representative in the Serie Latino Americana, the Wildcats, won their debut in this central American championship. In the brand new Dennis Martinez Stadium in Managua, the Wildcats stayed at the right side of the score: 7-6. The Wildcats …
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Randolph Oduber and Dashenko Ricardo return to Lincoln SaltDogs
The Lincoln SaltDogs announced the other day, they have re-signed Curaçaoan catcher Dashenko Ricardo for a second season. Also, Randolph Oduber from Aruba will call Lincoln home for the 2018 season. Both players were teammates last season already and even in the Dutch hoofdklasse they played together on the squad of Curaçao Neptunus, the eighteen-time Dutch champion, …
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Lineup of Curaçao Baseball Week presented
The organization of the Curaçao Baseball Week has announced the lineup of the 2017 event. Quite some Major League Players will show up again this year. Next to MLB players from Curaçao, there will be players from the Dutch hoofdklasse and two non-Curaçaoan MLB players. The players from the Dutch hoofdklasse are Diegomar Markwell and …
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Dutchies in independent league playoffs
Last night several Dutchies made an appearance in playoff games of several independent minor leagues. Curt Smit, Randolph Oduber and Dashenko Ricardo played with the Lincoln SaltDogs in the American Association's semi final and Kalian Sams had a good appearance with the Quebec Capitales in the CanAm League's semi final. After a clear victory over …
Curt Smith red hot in American Association playoffs
As you could read here a few days ago, the Lincoln SaltDogs have reached the playoffs of the independent American Association. In the first round, the team of several Dutchies faces the Winnipeg GoldEyes. The American Association playoffs started last Wednesday. In the first game of round one, the Lincoln SaltDogs crushed the Winnipeg GoldEyes …
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Ricardo, Oduber, Smith and Martis playoff bound
Four Dutchies have reached the playoffs of the American Association (independent) with their team the Lincoln SaltDogs. Aruban Randolph Oduber and Curaçaoans Dashenko Ricardo, Curt Smith and Shairon Martis won last night's game vs the Gary Southshore RailCats 3-1, to clinch the AA Central Division with a 3.5 game lead over the Kansas City T-Bones. …
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Dutchies around the world, part 14
This time in Dutchies around the world we pay attention to Sharlon Schoop, Jonathan Schoop, Shawn Zarraga, Zander Wiel, Carter Kieboom, Ryan Oduber, Paul Brands, and Dashenko Ricardo. Jonathan Schoop Jonathan is having a record setting season. Recently he broke his personal record of single season home runs. Last year he set his PR at …
Dutchies around the world, part 12
In this week's edition of Dutchies around the world, we pay attention to Xander Bogaerts, Spencer Kieboom, Juremi Profar, Chadwick Tromp, Eugene Helder, Hendrik Clemencia, Rick van den Hurk and Dashenko Ricardo. Xander Bogaerts Despite having a good season so far, Xander did not make the final cut in the voting of the All-Star game as …
Sams and Ricardo will face each other in Indy All-Star Game
Two players of team Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kalian Sams and Dashenko Ricardo, will face each other in an independent league All-Star Game despite playing in different leagues. The American Association and the CanAm League will take on each other in the ASG that will be played at the ballpark of the CanAm League's Ottawa …
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WBC 2017: Dutch beat Taiwan in nerve wrecking game
The Kingdom of the Netherlands "hosted" Taiwan in their second game of the tournament. In an exciting game in which the score went back and forth, the Dutch came back from trailing 5-4 and eventually walked off as a winner with a 6-5 win, due to a bases loaded walk. In a must win game …
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Dutch clinch tie vs LG Twins
In the first of two practice games vs the LG Twins, team Kingdom of the Netherlands could not clinch a victory, neither did it lose the game. In what must have been an attractive game to see, as twelve runs were scored, the Dutch drew a 6-6 tie. Starting pitcher of the Kingdom of the …
First win in WBC preparation match for Kingdom of the Netherlands
Today, after a couple of rainouts earlier this week, the Kingdom of the Netherlands took on Gateway Community College from Phoenix in Arizona, an NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Division II team.. In a very lopsided game vs the Geckos, the Dutch Lars Huijer started on the mound for the Dutch as he cruised …
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KNBSB unveils WBC roster of team Kingdom of the Netherlands
In a press release the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation Due to an agreement with MLB, the roster of team Kingdom of the Netherlands could not presented before 0:30 AM (Dutch time). The Dutch roster only contains familiar faces of players that have played for the team before. In the past months names of …
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Chris Garia next player from Curacao to play with Saltdogs
The Lincoln Saltdogs have signed the next Dutchie. After Shairon Martis, Curt Smith (who has joined Pioniers of the Dutch hoofdklasse but only will play there in the play offs when the Saltdogs are eliminated), Randolph Oduber and Dashenko Ricardo, the team signed Christopher Garia on November 18. Garia sustained an injury during Spring Training …
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Kingdom of the Netherlands falls to Samurai Japan in extra innings
In a festive atmosphere, like Japanese games always are, team Samurai Japan hosted the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In what was the third game in as many days for the Japanese, the Dutch made Japan work hard for its money. The Dutch could not cling on to a four run lead but fought back to take …
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