December
 Braves knuckleball-legend and Hall of Famer Phil Niekro passed away. (December 28)
Former big league-player Etienne Artsen passed away. (December 23)
Longtime big league, National Team-coach Bill Froberg passed away. (December 22)
Hensley Meulens no longer Bench Coach of New York Mets. (December 16)
News item Government: LOCKDOWN TO MINIMISE CONTACT. (December 14)
November
World Port Tournament 2021 cancelled! (November 26)
BASEBALL TRANSFERS 2020. (November 15)
Austis Gibbs heads new coaching-staff of HCAW. (November 15)
Almere, Kinheim, Quick-coach Stanley Engelhardt passed away. (November 15)
October
No National Baseball and Softball Champions in 2020! (October 17)
Holland Series Baseball comes to an early end. (October 14)
Dutch baseball and softball-seasons come to a halt! (October 14)
News item Government: PARTIAL LOCKDOWN AGAINST VIRUS. (October 13)
Cincinnati Reds (Big Red Machine) legend and Hall of Famer Joe Morgan passed away. (October 13)
Amsterdam Pirates wins thrilling Game 2 of Holland Series in 11 innings. (October 12)
Amsterdam Pirates opens Holland Series vs. Neptunus with win. (October 11)
Victor Draijer Most Valuable Player of 2020 season. (October 11)
Opening-game Holland Series cancelled by rain. (October 10)
NY Yankees pitching-legend and Hall of Famer Whitey Ford passed away. (October 9)
Starting Pitchers opening games Holland Series. (October 8)
Holland Series opens in Rotterdam; Final four make-up games cancelled. (October 5)
Amsterdam Pirates closes series vs. HCAW with comfortable win. (October 4)
Former Dodgers relief-great and Pitching Coach Ron Perranoski passed away. (October 4)
Amsterdam Pirates to Holland Series after rain-shortened win vs. HCAW. (October 3)
Make-up game Storks vs. Twins Oosterhout rains out again. (October 3)
Legendary Cardinals-pitcher and Hall of Famer Bob Gibson passed away. (October 3)
Amsterdam Pirates NO-HITS HCAW in make-up game. (October 2)
Former Major League-outfielder Lou Johnson passed away. (October 2)
Series-opener Amsterdam Pirates vs. HCAW cancelled due to rain. (October 1)
HCAW releases statement regarding corona-case Neptunus. (October 1)
September
Starting Pitchers coming series; Cup-competitions cancelled. (September 30)
Remainder of halted games Neptunus vs. HCAW scrubbed. (September 30)
Pirates wins make-up game; Pioniers eliminated for Holland Series. (September 29)
Finale Neptunus vs. HCAW series halted by rain. (September 29)
Original scheduled make-up game Amsterdam Pirates vs. Neptunus moved. (September 29)
HCAW and Head Coach Dè Flanegin separate. (September 29)
Longtime MLB-outfielder, 'Naked Gun'-batter Jay Johnstone passed away. (September 29)
Halted game finally completed; Neptunus wins to reach Holland Series. (September 28)
Make-up game Hoofddorp Pioniers vs. Amsterdam Pirates rains out again. (September 28)
News item Government: ADDITIONAL MEASURES AGAINST VIRUS. (September 28)
Amsterdam Pirates trails early, but wins vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers. (September 27)
Neptunus scores late to record small shutout-win vs. HCAW. (September 27)
Quick Amersfoort avoids sweep with win vs. DSS/Kinheim. (September 27)
Series-finale Storks vs. Twins Oosterhout rains out. (September 27)
Hoofddorp Pioniers vs. Amsterdam Pirates & Neptunus vs. HCAW rain out. (September 26)
DSS/Kinheim also wins 2nd game vs. Quick Amersfoort thanks to rally. (September 26)
Twins Oosterhout records big shutout-win vs. Storks. (September 26)
Remainder of halted opener HCAW vs. Neptunus cancelled by rain. (September 25)
Amsterdam Pirates returns to action, wins convincingly vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers. (September 24)
Foul ball destroys lamp and halts opener HCAW vs. Neptunus. (September 24)
DSS/Kinheim opens series vs. Quick Amersfoort with win. (September 24)
Lot of runs and hits for Twins Oosterhout vs. Storks. (September 24)
Starting Pitchers coming series; Amsterdam Pirates returns to action. (September 23)
Postponed games Amsterdam Pirates re-scheduled; Team resumes on Thursday. (September 21)
Neptunus closes series vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers with win. (September 20)
Twins Oosterhout decides finale vs. DSS/Kinheim in 8th inning. (September 20)
Quick Amersfoort scores early but decides game late vs. Storks. (September 20)
Hoofddorp Pioniers shuts out Neptunus in attractive game. (September 19)
DSS/Kinheim nips Twins Oosterhout in second game. (September 19)
Quick Amersfoort again comes from behind to win vs. Storks. (September 19)
Neptunus opens second Top-4 round with small win vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers. (September 17)
Twins Oosterhout wins big in opener vs. DSS/Kinheim. (September 17)
Quick Amersfoort turns 6-0 deficit into win vs. Storks. (September 17)
Series between Amsterdam Pirates and HCAW postponed. (September 17)
Starting Pitchers coming series; Amsterdam Pirates-HCAW series postponed! (September 16)
Productive Hoofddorp Pioniers records convincing win vs. HCAW. (September 13)
DSS/Kinheim scores early to complete sweep vs. Storks. (September 13)
Twins Oosterhout wins tumultuous game vs. Quick Amersfoort on balk. (September 13)
No games today and Tuesday for Amsterdam and Neptunus. (September 13)
Sunday & Tuesday-games Amsterdam Pirates vs. Neptunus also postponed. (September 12)
Hoofddorp Pioniers shuts out HCAW in second game. (September 12)
DSS/Kinheim also nips Storks in second game. (September 12)
Quick Amersfoort also decides 2nd game vs. Twins Oosterhout late. (September 12)
Awaiting test-results 2nd game Amsterdam Pirates vs. Neptunus postponed. (September 12)
Saturday-game Amsterdam Pirates vs. Neptunus postponed. (September 11)
Neptunus strikes late to win Top-4 opener vs. Amsterdam Pirates. (September 10)
HCAW opens Top-4 Pool with small win vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers. (September 10)
DSS/Kinheim wins Bottom-4 opener vs. Storks on walk-off wild pitch. (September 10)
Quick Amersfoort decides Bottom-4 opener vs. Twins Oosterhout in 9th inning. (September 10)
Starting Pitchers coming series; Second Round season. (September 9)
Pioniers and Quick complete halted game; Victor Draijer writes history. (September 8)
Major League-legend, SB-leader, Hall of Famer Lou Brock passed away. (September 7)
Lars Huijer makes pitching-debut in German Bundesliga. (September 6)
Amsterdam Pirates closes series vs. Storks with another big win. (September 6)
Hoofddorp Pioniers nips Neptunus; Lars Broersen goes distance. (September 6)
Quick Amersfoort strikes with two productive innings vs. DSS/Kinheim. (September 6)
Twins Oosterhout comes from behind to win vs. HCAW. (September 6)
Amsterdam Pirates wins huge in second game vs. Storks. (September 5)
Neptunus rallies in 8th to decides 2nd game vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers. (September 5)
Quick defeats DSS/Kinheim; Clemensia 3 HRs; Bergman back on mound. (September 5)
HCAW winst twice in double-header vs. Twins Oosterhout. (September 5)
Rob Cordemans writes history with 200th win in Pirates shutout vs. Storks. (September 4)
DSS/Kinheim secures win vs. Quick Amersfoort in 8th inning. (September 4)
Major League pitching-great and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver passed away. (September 3)
Three series-openers rain out. (September 3)
Opener Neptunus vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers ends in 9-inning tie. (September 3)
Starting Pitchers coming series; Final 2020 chance Cordemans for 200th win. (September 2)
Former Amsterdam-administrator Jogriet Endel passed away. (September 1)
Hoofddorp Pioniers wins comfortable to complete series vs. Storks. (September 1)
August
Hoofddorp Pioniers shuts out Quick Amersfoort to clinch Top-4 Pool. (August 31)
Amsterdam Pirates avoids sweep with small win; HCAW in Top-4 Pool. (August 30)
Neptunus completes sweep vs. Storks after game changes site. (August 30)
Hoofddorp Pioniers wins first 'dry' game vs. Quick Amersfoort. (August 30)
DSS/Kinheim nips Twins Oosterhout to avoid sweep. (August 30)
American actor Chadwick Boseman, played Jackie Robinson, passed away. (August 29)
HCAW comes from behind again to win 2nd game vs. Amsterdam Pirates. (August 29)
Neptunus records convincing 7-inning win vs. Storks. (August 29)
Game Quick Amersfoort vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers halted in 5th inning. (August 29)
Twins Oosterhout nips DSS/Kinheim in second game. (August 29)
Opener Hoofddorp Pioniers vs. Quick Amersfoort rains out again. (August 28)
Opener Hoofddorp Pioniers vs. Quick Amersfoort cancelled due to field-conditions. (August 27)
Neptunus wins rainshortened opener vs. Storks, which turns triple play. (August 27)
HCAW strikes in opener vs. Amsterdam Pirates; Cordemans reaches milestone. (August 27)
Twins Oosterhout opens series vs. DSS/Kinheim with big win. (August 27)
Starting Pitchers coming series; Rob Cordemans chases 200th win. (August 26)
Hoofddorp Pioniers records huge win in make-up game vs. Storks. (August 25)
Neptunus encounters no problems in make-up game vs. Quick Amersfoort. (August 25)
Quick Amersfoort adds former Major Leaguer Roger Bernadina to team. (August 24)
Amsterdam Pirates completes sweep vs. DSS/Kinheim to clinch Top-4. (August 23)
Hoofddorp Pioniers rallies in 9th inning to win vs. Twins Oosterhout. (August 23)
HCAW secures win in final three innings vs. Storks. (August 23)
Series-finale Quick Amersfoort vs. Neptunus rains out. (August 23)
Amsterdam Pirates has 8-run rally and wins big vs. DSS/Kinheim. (August 22)
Neptunus clinch Top-4 spot with 2nd win vs. Quick Amersfoort. (August 22)
Hoofddorp Pioniers also wins big in 2nd game vs. Twins Oosterhout. (August 22)
HCAW shuts out Storks with two big rallies. (August 22)
Former player, coach, administrator Peter van 't Klooster passed away. (August 21)
HCAW adds Christopher Ge to roster; Changes uniform numbers. (August 21)
Amsterdam Pirates shuts out DSS/Kinheim; Rob Cordemans sets record. (August 20)
Neptunus breaks tie with 6th inning rally vs. Quick Amersfoort. (August 20)
Hoofddorp Pioniers wins big in 2-hittter vs. Twins Oosterhout. (August 20)
HCAW turns opener vs. Storks around in 6th inning. (August 20)
Starting Pitchers coming series; Rob Cordemans returns to mound. (August 19)
Quick Amersfoort nips Twins Oosterhout in remainder of halted game. (August 18)
Amsterdam Pirates rallies in 1st inning en route to big win vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers. (August 18)
Neptunus wins big against HCAW to complete sweep. (August 18)
Amsterdam Pirates scores winning run in 9th inning vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers. (August 16)
Neptunus again has one big inning to win against HCAW. (August 16)
Quick Amersfoort decides game early in win vs. Twins Oosterhout. (August 16)
Storks avoids sweep with win vs. DSS/Kinheim. (August 16)
Amsterdam Pirates opens and closes with homerun in win vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers. (August 15)
DSS/Kinheim rallies in first and ninth inning to win big vs. Storks. (August 15)
Convincing win Twins Oosterhout against Quick Amersfoort. (August 15)
Neptunus decides shutout against HCAW late. (August 15)
DSS/Kinheim strikes in 6th inning to win opener vs. Storks. (August 13)
Opener Quick vs. Twins halted by lightning, rain in 5th inning. (August 13)
Opener Neptunus vs. HCAW cancelled by rain. (August 13)
Opener Hoofddorp Pioniers vs. Amsterdam Pirates postponed; Green light for weekend. (August 13)
Starting Pitchers coming series. (August 12)
Quick Amersfoort adds professional and international Ademar Rifaela to roster. (August 12)
Series-opener Hoofddorp Pioniers vs. Amsterdam Pirates postponed. (August 11)
Amsterdam Pirates completes sweep vs. Quick Amersfoort with convincing win. (August 9)
Neptunus decides 3rd game vs. Twins Oosterhout with 7th innng rally. (August 9)
DSS/Kinheim turns game vs. HCAW around in final innings. (August 9)
Weekend series Hoofddorp Pioniers vs. Storks postponed due to virus. (August 8)
Amsterdam Pirates also decides 2nd game vs. Quick Amersfoort in 7th inning. (August 8)
Neptunus nips Twins Oosterhout in second game. (August 8)
One run enough for HCAW to win vs. DSS/Kinheim. (August 8)
HCAW comes to sponsor-agreement with Gooi's Bouwbedrijf. (August 7)
Amsterdam Pirates secures win vs. Quick Amersfoort with 7th inning rally. (August 6)
Neptunus records convincing win in opener vs. Twins Oosterhout. (August 6)
HCAW outhit, but shuts out DSS/Kinheim. (August 6)
Storks rallies to victory in 7th inning rally vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers. (August 6)
News item Government: Regaining control over coronavirus with local measures. (August 6)
Starting Pitchers coming series. (August 5)
Twins Oosterhout records convincing shutout-win vs. Amsterdam Pirates. (August 2)
First win Storks in game with lot of runs and errors vs. Quick Amersfoort. (August 2)
Neptunus completes sweep vs. DSS/Kinheim with 2-hit shutout. (August 2)
Hoofddorp Pioniers wins big vs. HCAW thanks to rally in 5th inning. (August 2)
Amsterdam Pirates shuts out Twins in 4-hitter; L&D Support extends sponsorship. (August 1)
Neptunus records double digit shutout ton win 1200th game. (August 1)
Hoofddorp Pioniers turns game vs. HCAW around in 8th inning. (August 1)
Quick Amersfoort also decides second game vs. Storks late. (August 1)
July
Amsterdam Pirates wins with double figures vs. Twins Oosterhout. (July 30)
Neptunus records small win vs. DSS/Kinheim. (July 30)
HCAW nips Hoofddorp Pioniers in Heemstede. (July 30)
Quick Amersfoort decides opener vs. Storks in 7th inning. (July 30)
HCAW adds talented Aruban infielder Mercalina to roster. (July 30)
Starting Pitchers coming series. (July 29)
Marco Wels rejoins coaching-staff of Quick Amersfoort. (July 28)
Chadwick Tromp recalled to join Major League-team of San Francisco Giants. (July 28)
Neptunus wins comfortable after productive afternoon in Amsterdam. (July 26)
Hoofddorp Pioniers wins on two big rallies vs. DSS/Kinheim. (July 26)
Third game between HCAW and Quick Amersfoort ends in tie. (July 26)
Twins Oosterhout strikes early to complete sweep vs. Storks. (July 26)
Neptunus strikes late and shuts out Amsterdam Pirates. (July 25)
Hoofddorp Pioniers records comfortable win vs. DSS/Kinheim. (July 25)
HCAW comes back late and nips Quick Amersfoort. (July 25)
Twins Oosterhout turns deficit into win vs. Storks. (July 25)
Amsterdam Pirates wins season-opener vs. Neptunus; Kalian Sams hits grand slam. (July 23)
DSS/Kinheim makes big league-debut with walk-off win. (July 23)
HCAW outhit and strikes late to win opener vs. Quick Amersfoort. (July 23)
Twins Oosterhout records big win in season-opener vs. Storks. (July 23)
Starting Pitchers Opening Series. (July 22)
OPENING DAY ROSTERS DUTCH BIG LEAGUE. (July 21)
Catcher Dashenko Ricardo rejoins Neptunus. (July 20)
Neptunus wins Urbanus Tournament; HCAW honors Ralph Milliard. (July 19)
New pitcher for Quick Amersfoort; Exhibition win Storks. (July 19)
Urbanus Tournament: Neptunus wins big; Another tie for HCAW. (July 18)
Exhibition wins for DSS/Kinheim and Twins Oosterhout. (July 18)
Urbanus Tournament: Neptunus wins; HCAW vs. Pirates ends in tie. (July 16)
Dutch big league-teams complete 2nd round of exhibition-games. (July 12)
All eight Dutch big league-teams in exhibition-action on Saturday. (July 11)
First games played as Exhibition Season resumes. (July 4-5)
Haarlem Baseball Week and Sullivans-icon Carl Angelo passed away. (July 3)
June
DUTCH BASEBALL-SEASON TO OPEN ON JULY 23. (June 25)
News item Government: Less restrictive rules; 1.5 m apart remains the norm. (June 24)
Major League Baseball-season 2020 opens on July 23 and 24. (June 24)
Former player (Nicols/Giants); Current SB-coach Frans de Bruijn passed away. (June 9)
Round 8 in Dutch big league would end this weekend, followed by intern. break. (June 6-7)
Tonight was opening night of Round 8 in Dutch big league. (June 4)
News item Government: Questions & Answers Summer holidays. (June 3)
May
Round 7 in big league would end on Sunday. (May 29-31)
Tonight, Round 7 in big league was to start ahead of international event. (May 28)
Round 6 in Dutch big league was to be completed this weekend. (May 23-24)
Thursday-afternoon was to be the start of Round 6 in Dutch big league. (May 21)
News item Government: Tackling coronavirus: the next step. (May 19)
Who is playing where? Team Rosters Dutch Big League Baseball2020. (May 17)
5th round of games in Dutch big league was to be completed this weekend. (May 16-17)
Houston Astros-great; Former GM, MLB-Executive Bob Watson passed away. (May 16)
5th round of games was to start tonight in Dutch big league. (May 14)
KNBSB annuls all baseball/softball-games through June 30. (May 12)
Former Sparta-player and coach Henk Hendriks passed away. (May 11)
This would have been fourth weekend in Dutch big league. (May 9-10)
Dutch big league was to enter fourth week tonight. (May 7)
News item Government: Little more freedom in measures. (May 6)
First fans allowed to attend baseball-games in Taiwan. (May 6)
Professional baseball-season opens in South Korea. (May 5)
3rd Dutch big league-weekend would have seen scoring-debut by umpire. (May 2-3)
April
All 7 Little League World Series & 82 Regional Tournaments cancelled. (April 30)
Tonight, the third 3-game series was to begin in Dutch Major League. (April 30)
Major League Hall of Fame-induction postponed to next year. (April 29)
KNBSB annuls all games through June 9; More competition-news. (April 29)
Former pitcher Douglas Morton passed away; American dominated Dutch league. (April 28)
Who would have played this weekend in Dutch Major League? (April 25-26)
Tonight was the original Opening Night in Dutch Major League. (April 23)
News item Government: Measures extended; No events through September 1. (April 21)
Italy hopes to open baseball & softball-seasons in June. (April 21)
This would have been Opening Weekend in Dutch Major League. (April 18-19)
American actor Brian Dennehy (voice of Babe Ruth) passed away. (April 17)
Tonight would have been Opening Night in Dutch Major League. (April 16)
Professional baseball-season Taiwan opens in empty stadiums. (April 14)
Major League-legend, Hall of Famer Al Kaline ('Mr. Tiger') passed away. (April 7)
European Cup-tournaments Baseball cancelled. (April 2)
Linda Steijger returns as Commissioner Official Scorers Baseball Softball. (April 2)
Longtime ump, committee-member, Honorary Member Hans Schotel passed away. (April 1)
KNBSB annuls all games through May 19. (April 1)
March
News item Dutch Government: Corona-measures extended through April 28. (March 31)
Italian baseball-icon Luciano Miani passed away. (March 30)
Baseball Week Haarlem 2020 cancelled! (March 24)
Olympic Games postponed until 2021! (March 24)
NEWS ITEM DUTCH GOVERNMENT: STRICTER MEASURES! (March 23)
KNBSB cancels all games through April 27; Opening seasons delayed. (March 23)
Major League-series in Mexico and Puerto Rico cancelled. (March 20)
WBSC unveils new Baseball Rankings; Netherlands in 9th place. (March 18)
Baseball Week Haarlem with 5 teams; Org.Com. follows developments. (March 17)
Opening Major League-season pushed back further. (March 16)
NO SPORTS ACTIVITIES THROUGH APRIL 6; ALL CLUBS CLOSED! (March 15)
International Mastenbroek Tournament in Enschede also cancelled. (March 13)
NCAA cancels all Collegiate Championships, incl. College World Series. (March 12)
Schoop HRs in final game; Start Minor League-seasons also delayed. (March 12)
KNBSB CANCELS ALL EXHIBITION GAMES THROUGH MARCH 31. (March 12)
Government: New measures to stop spread of coronavirus in the Netherlands. (March 12)
Start Major League-season delayed; Spring Training-games cancelled. (March 12)
World Baseball Classic Qualifiers & Americas Olympic Qualifier postponed. (March 12)
Sherten Apostel to Double-A; Games cancelled for Giants, Mariners. (March 11)
Changes in schedule Dutch Major League-season. (March 11)
4 European Youth Championships PONY League cancelled due to coronavirus. (March 11)
Productive afternoon for Didi Gregorius and Ozzie Albies. (March 10)
Season-start Japan postponed; MLB closes locker rooms due to coronavirus. (March 10)
Albies, Gregorius, Simmons hitless in Spring Training on Monday. (March 9)
Start Italian competitions postponed due to coronavirus. (March 9)
Pioniers-pitcher Paul Kirkpatrick to play for Bologna this season. (March 9)
Carter Kieboom successful with 2 hits, 1 RBI for Washington. (March 8)
Hoofddorp Pioniers plays first exhibition game against second team. (March 8)
Edmond Americaan hits basehit in Spring Training-debut. (March 7)
HCAW opens exhibition season with win. (March 7)
Simmons singles and scores; Profar, Apostel also productive. (March 6)
Kenley Jansen allows first batter to reach base. (March 5)
Xander Bogaerts plays in first Spring Training-game. (March 4)
Ozzie Albies and Carter Kieboom collect two Spring Training-basehits. (March 3)
Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela complete field of participants U23 World Cup. (March 3)
Legendary Japanese player/manager Katsuya Nomura passed away. (March 3)
Sherten Apostel contributes to Spring Training-win Texas Rangers. (March 2)
Final Olympic Qualifier moved to June due to coronavirus. (March 2)
Productive outings Jurickson Profar, Andrelton Simmons & Kenley Jansen. (March 1)
Netherlands ends 5th; France first Baseball5 European champion. (March 1)
February
Carter Kieboom walks twice and scores for Washington. (February 29)
Netherlands BB5-team eliminated in Quarter Finals European Championship. (February 29)
Jonathan Schoop hits 2-run double for Detroit Tigers. (February 28)
Netherlands advances to Quarter Finals Baseball5 European Championship. (February 28)
Zander Wiel hits second Spring Training-homerun. (February 27)
Good Spring Training-outings Ozzie Albies & Kenley Jansen. (February 26)
Spring Training-basehits for Albies, Apostel and Kieboom. (February 25)
Playing sites announced for 2021 World Baseball Classic. (February 25)
No hits, but 3 walks for 5 Netherlands-players in Spring Training. (February 24)
Wiel homers for Minnesota; Gregorius makes Philadelphia-debut. (February 23)
Five Netherlands-players in Spring Training-action on Saturday. (February 22)
Sherten Apostel & Zander Wiel first NL-players in action in Spring Training. (February 21)
10 Kingdom-players open Spring Training on Major League-rosters. (February 20)
Amsterdam Pirates adds international & ex-MLB pitcher Shairon Martis. (February 18)
Tony Fernández, legendary short stop of Toronto Blue Jays, passed away. (February 16)
Henri van Heijningen named European Umpire of the Year. (February 9)
Former big league-player Piet Burg passed away. (February 8)
Toros del Este (Dominican Republic) wins Caribbean Series. (February 7)
Famous baseball-books author Roger Kahn passed away. (February 7)
January
Longtime KNBSB-contributor, Honorary Member Ron Voerman passed away. (January 29)
Former Haarlem Baseball Week-admin., journalist Hans de Bie passed away. (January 27)
Derek Jeter and Larry Walker elected into Hall of Fame. (January 22)
Peter Brink named new Commissioner for Baseball Umpires. (January 16)
Pitching legend Don Larsen (threw lone World Series Perfect Game) passed away. (January 2)
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