On March 28, 2020, the ballpark of the Drachten Diamonds will be home to a game between two Dutch hoofdklasse clubs. HCAW from Bussum will take on Oosterhout Twins. HCAW reached the playoffs for the third year in a row but was swept in a best-of-five semi-final series against L&D Amsterdam Pirates, the team that …
Lots of transactions for HCAW
Like every year, it is quite a carousel during the transition period in Bussum. HCAW, that reached the playoffs for the third year in a row, lost many players but also saw many players join the club. In total, twelve players went to other clubs. The most remarkable and painful loss may be pitcher Kaj …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Playoffs and playdowns, game 3
On the third day of the playoffs, Meerlease Pioniers headed to Rotterdam to face Curaçao Neptunus, the likely victors of the upcoming Holland Series. L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted HCAW. In the playdowns, Quick Amersfoort hosted Silicon Storks, that clinched a surprising win yesterday and Oosterhout Twins hosted DSS. Meerlease Pioniers 0 - 8 Curaçao Neptunus …
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Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Playoffs and playdowns, game 2
In today's playoff games, Meerlease Pioniers hosted Curaçao Neptunus while HCAW hosted L&D Amsterdam Pirates. In the playdowns, DSS "hosted" Oosterhout Twins in Oosterhout and Silicon Storks hosted Quick Amersfoort. Curaçao Neptunus 6 - 1 Meerlease Pioniers Long it appeared to become another close game today. Until the sixth inning neither team did score. In …
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Dutch hoofdklasse: playoffs and playdowns game one.
In the Dutch hoofdklasse, the regular season is over. The top four teams are playing each other in a best-of-five playoff and the lower four are facing each other in a best of five playdowns. Curaçao Neptunus hosted Meerlease Pioniers and L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted HCAW in the playoffs. Oosterhout Twins played its "home" game …
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Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 14, day 3
On the third day of the last round, Curaçao Neptunus hosted Silicon Storks, DSS hosted Quick Amersfoort in an attempt to salvage the series, L&D Amsterdam hosted Meerlease Pioniers in the rubber game of the series and Oosterhout Twins headed to Bussum to take on HCAW. Silicon Storks - Curaçao Neptunus For 3.5 …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 14, day 2
None of the games on the second day of the final round of the regular season really mattered as the top four and bottom four are set already. Curaçao Neptunus didn't show no mercy for Silicon Storks, L&D Amsterdam Pirates met its match in Meerlease Pioniers, Quick Amersfoort stayed at the right side of the …
1900 hoofdklasse games for HCAW
Today, HCAW from Bussum will play its 1900th game in the Dutch hoofdklasse. In fact, the club will be the first one to reach this milestone. Unfortunately for the club, they cannot celebrate this feat at home as the team will head to Oosterhout to face Twins. In 1967, HCAW debuted in the Dutch hoofdklasse. …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 14, day 1.
On the first day of the final round of the regular season, Curaçao Neptunus hosted Silicon Storks, L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted Meerlease Pioniers, Quick Amersfoort headed to Haarlem to face DSS and HCAW took on Oosterhout Twins at home in Bussum. Silicon Storks - Curaçao Neptunus An early 2-0 lead for Neptunus laid …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 13, day 3
After a day of absence due to a baseball trip to Germany, the Dutch Baseball Hangout reports about the Dutch hoofdklasse again. The following games were scheduled: DSS @ Oosterhout Twins, Curaçao Neptunus @ Meerlease Pioniers, Silicon Storks @ HCAW and L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Quick Amersfoort. DSS 16 - 4 Oosterhout Twins A good …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 13, day 1
On day one of the third round, Meerlease Pioniers hosted Curaçao Neptunus, L&D Amsterdam headed to Amersfoort to take on Quick, Silicon Storks "hosted" HCAW and DSS took on Oosterhout Twins in Rosmalen. Curaçao Neptunus 3 - 1 Meerlease Pioniers Meerlease Pioniers clung on to a 1-0 lead for six innings but in the seventh, Neptunus …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 12, day 3
On the first day with summer-like temperatures, the following games were scheduled: Quick Amersfoort @ Curaçao Neptunus, DSS @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Meerlease Pioniers @ HCAW and Silicon Storks @ Oosterhout Twins. Quick Amersfoort 3 - 8 Curaçao Neptunus A regular victory for Curaçao Neptunus today as they outscored Quick Amersfoort 8-3 and outhit them …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 12, day 2
On day two of the twelfth round, Quick Amersfoort hosted Curaçao Neptunus, HCAW headed to Hoofddorp to face Meerlease Pioniers, DSS took on L&D Amsterdam Pirates in Haarlem and Silicon Storks hosted Oosterhout Twins. HCAW 3 - 2 Meerlease Pioniers With two hours and eight minutes, it was a quick game in Hoofddorp, especially thanks …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 12, day 1
The following games were scheduled today on the first day of the twelfth round: Quick Amersfoort @ Curaçao Neptunus, Meerlease Pioniers @ HCAW, DSS @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Silicon Storks @ Oosterhout Twins. In general, tonight's home starting pitchers had an easy job. Quick Amersfoort 0 - 5 Curaçao Neptunus No blowout score but …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 11, rained out games
Yesterday and today, the rained out games of last weekend were played. Yesterday Quick Amersfoort hosted HCAW and today, Curaçao Neptunus hosted DSS and Silicon Storks played its home game at the ballpark of its opponent Meerleas Pioniers in Hoofddorp. HCAW 7 - 6 Quick Amersfoort In a high scoring close game, HCAW just stayed …
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Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 11, day 3
On the third day of round eleven, the following games were scheduled: Silicon Storks @ Meerlease Pioniers, Curaçao Neptunus @ DSS, HCAW @ Quick Amersfoort and Oosterhout Twins @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates. Silicon Storks 1 - 9 Meerlease Pioners Even though Meerlease Pioniers needed nine innings, Silicon Storks never could claim the win. A four-run …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 11, day 2
Again two rainouts. Curaçao Neptunus vs DSS and Silicon Storks vs Meerlease Pioniers were canceled. The other games that went on were Oosterhout Twins @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Quick Amersfoort @ HCAW. Quick Amersfoort 3 - 13 HCAW HCAW needed eight innings to finish the game. Despite trailing 2-0, Quick Amersfoort could keep pace …
Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 11, day 1
On day one of the eleventh round, the game between Meerlease Pioniers and Silicon Storks was rained out. The games that took place were Curaçao Neptunus @ DSS, Oosterhout Twins @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates and HCAW @ Quick Amersfoort. The game between HCAW and Quick Amersfoort was canceled after the fourth inning. Curaçao Neptunus 12 …
