...Sander Helmendach... | 
...Levine Gabriëls... | 
...Kevin Nieveld... |
| (© All Photos: Henk Seppen) |
Nine players left HCAW, with three of them going to play for DSS, being righthanded pitcher Sander Helmendach, catcher Levine Gabriëls and outfielder Kevin Nieveld.
Two players choose to go to Pickles UVV and they are catcher Julian Goins and infielder Jelle Blaauw.
Infielder Gianni Frolijk transfered to Vaessen Pioniers, while lefthanded pitcher Gijs van Els is going to play on a lower level for De Zuidvogels.
Righthanded pitcher Marco Schel and outfielder Marciano Philippi have retired.
Sander Helmendach has been used this season both as a starter and a reliever.
He threw in 13 games, six of which he started.
Helmendach closed the season with an 1-6 record and a 6.27 ERA.
He struckout 22 batters, but also walked 31 in 37 1/3 inning.
Catcher Levine Gabriëls returns to DSS, where he also played last year.
This season, he played in 29 games and batted .209 (14-for-67) with one double.
He scored nine runs and batted in seven.
Kevin Nieveld was the team's fifth best hitter with a .254 batting average (33-for-130) with nine doubles.
The outfielder scored 19 runs and also batted in 19, while walking 21 times.
He was one of three players in the team that played in all 42 regular season-games.
Marco Schel pitched in only six games this year, all in relief.
He was 0-1 with a 12.10 ERA and gave up 19 basehits in 9 2/3 inning in which he struckout six batters and walked seven.
Marciano Philippi played in 34 games during the regular season and batted .258 (23-for-89) with one double and one triple.
He scored 13 runs and batted in seven, but also walked 17 times, while making no errors defensively in 54 total chances.
Julian Goins this year played in his first season for HCAW after having come to Bussum from Mampaey The Hawks, which relegated in 2015.
Goins, who mostly played as catcher, but was also used in the outfield, batted .221 (21-for-95) with three doubles.
In 34 games, he scored 13 runs and batted in six, while finishing with a .981 fielding average.
Jelle Blaauw mostly played as short stop for the Bussum-squad.
The infielder played in 34 games and closed the regular season with an .169 batting average (11-for-65) with all his basehits being singles.
Blaauw scored 13 runs and batted in four, but also walked 17 times.
Gianni Frolijk was a middle infielder this season for HCAW, mostly playing at short stop.
In 34 games, he batted .200 (14-for-70) with two doubles.
Frolijk scored eight runs and batted in eleven.
Gijs van Els pitched in 15 games as a reliever during the 2016 season.
The lefthander was 1-0 with a 4.20 ERA.
He pitched in 15 innings, striking out seven batters and walking 14.
Righthanded pitcher Jay-Jay Muller, who played in the Rookie League Team of the club and made four appearances in the main-squad, will play for Quick Amersfoort in 2017.
Muller pitched in relief in four regular season-games this season for HCAW and was 0-0.
He struckout three batters in 4 1/3 inning.
...Gianni Frolijk... | 
...Jelle Blaauw... | 
...Julian Goins... | 
...Gijs van Els... |
| (© All Photos: Henk Seppen) | (© Photo: Robert Bos) |
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HCAW adds depth to pitching-staff and roster
BUSSUM (Neth.) -
With the addition of four pitchers to its roster, HCAW added some depth to its pitching-staff for next season.
Seven new players are coming to Bussum, plus three from its Rookie League-team.
On the other hand, nine players left, including two who retired.
