Author Archives: Dennis Duin
News 2024
Cees Herkemij, a former coaching icon, advocate for youth education, administrator, and contributor to Haarlem Baseball Week, has passed away
Jan
HAARLEM – Cees Herkemij, who had a long, impressive, and successful career as a baseball coach, played a key role in youth development, and also served as a director, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 90. Although he had been struggling with health issues in recent years, his […]
News 2024
Cees Herkemij, former coaching legend, youth development advocate, board member, and contributor to Haarlem Baseball Week, has passed away
Jan
HAARLEM – Cees Herkemij, who had a long, impressive, and successful career as a baseball coach, played a key role in youth development, and also served as an administrator, passed away on Sunday, December 29, at the age of 90. Although he had been struggling with health issues in recent years, his passing still came as a surprise. During his long coaching career of […]
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Coen Stoovelaar, a former coach, umpire, director, evaluator, team manager, announcer, and Pirates icon, has passed away
Oct
AMSTERDAM – In recent years, I have written many obituaries about people who were active in (international) baseball and/or softball. All of them were remarkable individuals who contributed greatly to our sports and deserved a look back at their (long) careers. But writing this obituary has been the most difficult and emotional […]
News 2024
Coen Stoovelaar, former coach, umpire, board member, evaluator, team manager, announcer, and Pirates icon, has passed away
Oct
AMSTERDAM – Over the past few years, I have written many obituaries about people who were active in (international) baseball and/or softball. They were all colorful individuals who contributed greatly to our sports and deserved a look back at their (long) careers. But writing this obituary has been the most difficult and emotional task I have ever faced, […]
Jul
National coach Evert-Jan ‘t Hoen has announced the players with whom he will not only aim to defend the title at the Haarlem Baseball Week, but also hopes to regain A-status. The Kingdom team kicks off the week as early as Friday night at 7:30 p.m. with a game against the young Team USA. This edition, […]
Jul
National team manager Evert-Jan ‘t Hoen has announced the roster of players with whom he will not only aim to defend the title at the Haarlem Baseball Week, but also hopes to regain A-status. The Kingdom Team kicks off the week on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. with a game against the young Team USA. For this edition, manager ‘t Hoen has selected a […]
Jun
The introduction of the Pitch Clock is intended to reduce these pauses, making the games more dynamic and appealing to the audience. This not only speeds up the pace of the games, but also keeps the spectators engaged and excited. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PITCH CLOCK? The Pitch Clock is a timer […]
Jun
The introduction of the Pitch Clock is intended to shorten these breaks, making games more dynamic and appealing to the audience. This not only speeds up the pace of the games but also keeps the spectators engaged and on the edge of their seats. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PITCH CLOCK? The Pitch […]
Jun 25
Fifth, we introduce the team that was the first to be confirmed for this year’s Baseball Week Haarlem: Japan. The Japanese team has been a regular at Baseball Week for many years. Since 1990, “Samurai Japan” has missed only one edition, and the country has won the tournament four times (1978, ’92, […]