Netherlands national baseball team

Netherlands national baseball team
Country	Netherlands
Federation	KNBSB
Confederation	CEB
Manager	Rod Delmonico
IBAF Rank	6th
Uniforms
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	2 (First in 2006)
Best result	7 (2009)
Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 1996)
Best result	5th (1996 & 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	16 (First in 1970)
Best result	4th (2005 & 2007)
Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1983)
Best result	2nd (2006)
European Championship
Appearances	27 (First in 1956)
Best result	1st (1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 & 2007)

The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Netherlands. They are currently the top team in Europe, and are the European Champions, having been awarded the title in 2007 when they won all their games in the 2007 European Baseball Championship. They are currently the sixth ranked men's baseball team in the IBAF World Rankings.

The Dutch team 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 Baseball World Cup and most recently the World Baseball Classic (WBC).

The team is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond, which is represented in the Confederation of European Baseball. The Netherlands are competing in the 2009 Baseball World Cup in September.

Contents 1 Current rosters 2 World ranking 3 International competition 3.1 World Baseball Classic 3.1.1 2006 3.1.2 2009 3.2 Olympics 3.3 Baseball World Cup 3.4 Other tournament results 4 See also 5 References

Current rosters

The Netherlands territories of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean have very strong baseball traditions. A team from Willemstad, Curaçao called the "Curaçao Yankees" 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 has fielded its own team in international competitions. In recent years, however, players from Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles 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.

The following players make up the provisional squad selected for the Dutch team for the 2009 Baseball World Cup, held in September.^[1]

Netherlands roster - 2009 Baseball World Cup
Official roster				Coaching staff
Pitchers 41 Arschwin Asjes 25 David Bergman 44 Leon Boyd 19 Rob Cordemans 10 Kenley Jansen 36 Diegomar Markwell 29 Dennis Neuman 31 Alexander Smit 26 Tom Stuifbergen 33 Juan Carlos Sulbaran 16 Nick Veltkamp		Catchers 24 Sidney de Jong 17 Dashenko Ricardo Infielders 12 Sharnol Adriana 38 Yurendell DeCaster 11 Mariekson Gregorius 30 Raily Legito 15 Sharlon Schoop 35 Randall Simon  4 Hainley Statia Outfielders 37 Bryan Engelhardt 21 Eugene Kingsale 27 Danny Rombley 40 Curt Smith		Manager  8 Rod Delmonico Coaches 34 Wim Martinus (Hitting/Fielding Coach)  0 James Stoeckel (Bullpen Coach) 28 Ben Thijssen (Assistant Manager)
Updated September 13, 2009

World ranking

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 the inception of the rankings, the Netherlands are listed at 6th position. The next opportunities for the Dutch team to improve their ranking will be at the World Junior Baseball Championship and the European Baseball Championship both to be held in 2010.

Date Released	Tournament	Tournament Result	Ranking		Points		Position Above			Position Below
							Rank	Team	Points Difference	Rank	Team	Points Difference
13 January 2009[2]	2008 Americas Baseball Cup*	–	6th		336.57		5th	Chinese Taipei	+121.93	7th	Canada	-74.38
24 March 2009[3]	2009 World Baseball Classic	7th	6th		382.57		5th	Chinese Taipei	+89.25	7th	Mexico	-102.32
12 August 2009**[4]	2009 World Port Tournament	2nd	6th		412.57		5th	Chinese Taipei	+179.25	7th	Mexico	-109.82
	2009 Asian Baseball Championship	–
19 October 2009**[5]	2009 World Youth Baseball Championship	8th	6th		405.33		5th	Chinese Taipei	+156.30	7th	Canada	-45.14
	2009 Baseball World Cup	6th

* When the rankings were first released, the 2008 Americas Baseball Cup was the most recent tournament completed that had any bearing on the rankings themselves.

** Multiple tournaments were held since the previous release of the rankings.

– Denotes a tournament were the Netherlands did not compete in.

International competition

World Baseball Classic

Netherlands World Baseball Classic
2006	11th
/ 2009	7th

The Netherlands has competed in both 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 Netherlands, which only has progressed to the second round of competition, achieved its highest finish, 7th, in the 2009 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.

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 a 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.

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.

Olympics

Netherlands Baseball at the Olympics
Demonstration
Seoul, 1988	5th
Medal Event
Barcelona, 1992	DNQ
Atlanta, 1996	5th
Sydney, 2000	5th
Athens, 2004	6th
Beijing, 2008	7th

The Netherlands' 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)	1996	22–2 (F/7)	2004	L1
Canada	2	0–2	–		7–0	2004	L2
China	1	1–0	6–4	2008	–		W1
Chinese Taipei	3	1–2	6–1	1988	5–0	2008	L2
Cuba	4	1–3	4–2	2000	18–2 (F/7)	1996	L2
Greece	1	1–0	11–0	2004	–		W1
Italy	3	3–0	10–4	2004	–		W3
Japan	5	0–5	–		12–2 (F/7)	1996	L5
Nicaragua	1	0–1	–		5–0	1996	L1
Puerto Rico	1	0–1	–		7–4	1988	L1
South Africa	1	0–1	–		3–2	2000	L1
South Korea	3	0–3	–		10–0	2008	L3
United States	3	0–3	–		17–1 (F/7)	1996	L3
Overall	5	9–22	Against  AUS		Against  AUS		L3
			16–6 (F/8)	1996	22–2 (F/7)	2004

Baseball World Cup

The Netherlands' best finish in the International Baseball Federation's (IBAF) World Cup has been the fourth place, which they did in 2007, and when they served as the host nation in 2005. Netherlands also hosted the 1986 games. In 2009, the Netherlands will be one of the 8 European nations to host the 2009 Baseball World Cup. It will mark the first time in history the World Cup will not be hosted by a certain country, but rather a whole continent.

Netherlands Baseball World Cup
Amateur World Series
Colombia, 1970	12th
Cuba, 1973	7th
Colombia, 1976	11th
Italy, 1978	7th
Japan, 1980	12th
South Korea, 1982	6th
Cuba, 1984	13th
Netherlands, 1986	9th
World Cup
Italy, 1988	10th
Canada, 1990	9th
Nicaragua, 1994	10th
Italy, 1998	6th
Chinese Taipei, 2001	7th
Cuba, 2003	9th
Netherlands, 2005	4th
Chinese Taipei, 2007	4th
Europe, 2009	6th

World Cup Record by Opponent (since 1998)^[6]

Opponent	Tournaments Met	W-L Record	Largest Victory		Largest Defeat		Current Streak
			Score	Tournament	Score	Tournament
Australia	4	1–4	6–0	2001	4–1	2009	L3
Brazil	2	1–1	7–0	2005	2–1	2003	W1
Canada	5	3–2	7–3	2005	11–5	2009	L2
China	2	2–0	13–3 (F/8)	2005	–		W2
Chinese Taipei	4	2–2	11–2	2009	12–6	1998	W2
Cuba	5	1–4	2–1	2007	12–1 (F/7)	1998	L1
Dominican Republic	2	2–0	7–3	2001	–		W2
Germany	1	1–0	15–5 (F/8)	2007	–		W1
Great Britain	1	1–0	6–0	2009	–		W1
France	1	1–0	12–0 (F/7)	2003	–		W1
Japan	4	0–4	–		12–2 (F/7)	2003	L4
Mexico	1	1–0	6–3	2003	–		W1
Nicaragua	2	1–1	8–4	2009	13–2	1998	W1
Panama	3	1–4	9–5	2005	5–0	2001	L1
Philippines	1	1–0	6–0	2001	–		W1
Puerto Rico	2	2–0	10–0 (F/8)	2005	–		W2
Russia	2	2–0	18–0 (F/7)	2001	–		W2
South Africa	1	1–0	20–2 (F/7)	2005	–		W1
South Korea	4	3–2	6–2	2005	7–0	2005	W2
Spain	1	1–0	10–5	2009	–		W1
Sweden	1	1–0	18–0 (F/8)	2005	–		W1
Thailand	1	1–0	16–0 (F/7)	2007	–		W1
United States	3	1–2	3–1	1998	8–2	2009	L2
Venezuela	2	2–0	8–5	2009	–		W2
Overall	6	33 – 26	Against  RSA		Against  CUB		L4
			20 – 2 (F/7)	2005	12 – 1 (F/7)	1998

Other tournament results

Intercontinental Cup

1983: 4th 1999: 8th 2002: 8th 2006: 2nd

Haarlemse Honkbalweek

1961: 4th 1963: 2nd 1966: 2nd 1968: 2nd 1969: 3rd 1971: 5th

1972 B: 2nd 1974: 4th 1976: 4th 1978: 4th 1980: 5th 1982: 3rd

1984: 2nd 1988: 3rd 1990: 3rd 1992: 3rd 1994: 3rd 1996: 2nd

1998: 4th 2000: 3rd 2002: 2nd 2004: 1st 2006: 1st 2008: 5th

World Port Tournament

1985: 4th 1987: 3rd 1989: 1st 1991: 5th 1993: 3rd 1995: 2nd

1997: 2nd 1999: 1st 2001: 2nd 2003: 2nd 2007: 4th 2009: 2nd

European Baseball Championship

1956 : 1st 1957 : 1st 1958 : 1st 1960 : 1st 1962 : 1st 1964 : 1st 1965 : 1st 1969 : 1st 1971 : 1st

1973 : 1st 1975 : 2nd 1977 : 2nd 1979 : 2nd 1981 : 1st 1983 : 2nd 1985 : 1st 1987 : 1st 1989 : 2nd

1991 : 2nd 1993 : 1st 1995 : 1st 1997 : 2nd 1999 : 1st 2001 : 1st 2003 : 1st 2005 : 1st 2007 : 1st

World Junior Baseball Championship

2008 : 9th

European Junior Baseball Championship

2007 : 3rd 2009 : 2nd

World Youth Baseball Championship

2009 : 8th

European Youth Baseball Championship

2006 : 1st 2007 : 2nd 2008 : 1st 2009 : 4th

See also

• Dutch Roster in 2006 World Baseball Classic
• Dutch Roster in 2009 World Baseball Classic
• Dutch Roster in 2009 Baseball World Cup

References

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