Category Archives: News 2024

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 […]

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, […]

Japan en Team USA maakten er in de finale van deze Honkbalweek een waar feestje van. Dankzij homeruns van Jake Munroe en Ayuto Matsushita was het aanvankelijk stuivertje wisselen, maar met zes punten in de zesde inning legden de Aziaten de wedstrijd in een definitieve plooi. De wedstrijd begon met de Japanse starter Yuto Nakamura […]

In de halve finales haalde Japan uit tegen Chinees Taipei, terwijl Team Kingdom of the Netherlands in verlenging moest buigen voor de Amerikanen. De Samurai beginnen zo ongeslagen aan de finale, maar dit Team USA lijkt enorm gegroeid in het toernooi. Het belooft een spannende strijd te worden. Na de teleurstelling over het mislopen van […]

Na de nederlaag van woensdagavond tegen Japan wacht Oranje een strijd met Team USA om een plek in de finale. De finaleplek is van essentieel belang voor de honkballers van het Koninkrijksteam, omdat ze daarmee hun A-status, die ze verloren na de uitschakeling in de halve finale op het EK van 2023 in Tsjechië, terugkrijgen. […]

On Tuesday, both Japan and Team Kingdom of the Netherlands remained undefeated, but it was by no means an easy win. Both teams didn’t manage to pull ahead of Italy and Spain, respectively, until late in their matches. While Japan managed to clinch their closely contested match against the Azzurri thanks to a late rally, […]

After the first two days of this Baseball Week were mostly gray, the sun is shining brightly over Haarlem today. This change in weather probably couldn’t have come soon enough for most visitors, but it’s especially nice that the weather gods are clearly smiling down on Sunday afternoon’s anniversary game. The match between Team […]

Haarlem, June 23, 2024 – In a unique video message, Jos Wienen, mayor of Haarlem, welcomed participants and fans to Haarlem for Baseball Week 2024. The mayor, who will have the honor of throwing out the first pitch at the event on July 12, witnessed a special musical moment. City carillonneur Rien Donkersloot […]

From July 12 through 19, 2024, the national baseball team, Team Kingdom of the Netherlands, will participate in Haarlem Baseball Week. As is tradition, this event will be held at the Pim Mulier Stadium. There is something even more important at stake than simply excelling in front of the home crowd: regaining A-status. To achieve this, the Kingdom Team must […]

Italië heeft bevestigd dat het deel zal nemen aan de Honkbalweek Haarlem 2024. Met de toevoeging van Italië aan het indrukwekkende deelnemersveld, met onder andere Team USA, Europees kampioen Spanje, Team Kingdom of the Netherlands, Chinees Taipei (Taiwan) en de nummer 1 van de wereld Japan, belooft het een spannend toernooi te worden. Team Italië, […]