(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Participants announced for Ringvaart Tournament
Nederlands
 HEEMSTEDE (Neth.) -
On Saturday (February 27), RCH-Pinguïns announced the participating teams for the second edition of its Ringvaart Tournament.
The first edition of the baseball-tournament last year was very successful and so it was decided to organize another tournament this year, which will take place on April 2 and 3.
This year, host RCH-Pinguïns will be joined by Onze Gezellen, Sparks Haarlem and Double Stars Heiloo.
All teams will face each other in a 75-minute game.
On Sunday, the final and bronze medal-game will close the tournament, followed by the awards ceremony.
Last year, the first Ringvaart Tournament was won by Mampaey The Hawks, followed by Storks, RCH-Pinguïns and Onze Gezellen.
In the final of the tournament, The Hawks shutout Storks 5-0 in a 4 1/2 inning game.
The Hawks scored all its runs in the fourth inning.
Later in the year, The Hawks would end up in last place in the Dutch big league, then lost the best-of-five Promotion/Relegation Series and relegated.
In the game for third place, RCH-Pinguïns won 4-1 vs. Onze Gezellen.
The tournament is named after the Ringvaart (in full Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer Polder), which is a 61 km (38 miles) canal in the province of North Holland.
Ringvaart means 'ring canal'.
Construction of the canal began in 1839 when thousands of laborers dug a canal through the existing land.
The canal was completed in 1845.
The Ringvaart is used for commercial and recreational boat traffic.
The Ringvaart, the Cruquius Pump House (near Heemstede) and various other components, including the Stelling van Amsterdam, are considered a World Heritage site.
| Game Schedule Saturday, April 2 | . | Game Schedule Sunday, April 3 |
| Time | Game | . | Time | Game |
| 10:30 AM | RCH-Pinguïns vs. Onze Gezellen | . | 10:30 AM | RCH-Pinguïns vs. Sparks Haarlem |
| 12:15 PM | Sparks Haarlem vs. Double Stars | . | 12:15 PM | Onze Gezellen vs. Double Stars |
| 2:00 PM | Double Stars vs. RCH-Pinguïns | . | 2:00 PM | 3rd/4th place game |
| 3:45 PM | Onze Gezellen vs. Sparks Haarlem | . | 3:45 PM | Final |
(February 29)
Related Article:
 The Hawks wins Ringvaart Tournament. (April 5, 2015)
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