Holland Series
Encyclopedia
The Holland Series has been the annual championship series of the highest level of professional baseball
in the Netherlands
since 1987, concluding the postseason of Honkbal Hoofdklasse
. It is played between the two winners of the playoffs.
The Holland Series championship is determined through a best-of-five playoff.
Neptunus Rotterdam
have played in 18 of the 24 Holland Series and have won 13 Holland Series championships, more than any other Hoofdklasse franchise.
Professional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
since 1987, concluding the postseason of Honkbal Hoofdklasse
Honkbal Hoofdklasse
The Honkbal Hoofdklasse is the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is an eight-team league that plays a 42-game schedule and is overseen by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation . Games are played principally on weekends...
. It is played between the two winners of the playoffs.
The Holland Series championship is determined through a best-of-five playoff.
Neptunus Rotterdam
Neptunus
Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus....
have played in 18 of the 24 Holland Series and have won 13 Holland Series championships, more than any other Hoofdklasse franchise.
Champions
| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Amsterdam Pirates Amsterdam Pirates Amsterdam Pirates is a baseball and softball team in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded as an expansion of the soccer club S.V. RAP. In the first years it was known as the RAP Pirates, but after a few years the club changed its name according to American tradition and became the Amsterdam... |
| 2010 2010 Holland Series The 2010 Holland Series saw DOOR Neptunus defeat L&D Amsterdam, 4 games to 2, to win the club's 13th Dutch Championship, surpassing now-defunct Haarlem Nicols' 12, and their second in a row. The MVP of the series was Australian pitcher Dushan Ruzic of Neptunus, who won Game 2, going 4.2 innings in... |
Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 2009 2009 Holland Series In the 2009 Holland Series DOOR Neptunus defeated the Konica Minolta Pioniers, 3 games to 1, to win the club's 12th Dutch Championship.... |
Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 2008 2008 Holland Series The 2008 Holland Series involved the defending champions Corendon Kinheim being defeated by the Amsterdam Pirates in three straight games. The first two games were postponed due to heavy rainfall... |
Amsterdam Pirates Amsterdam Pirates Amsterdam Pirates is a baseball and softball team in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded as an expansion of the soccer club S.V. RAP. In the first years it was known as the RAP Pirates, but after a few years the club changed its name according to American tradition and became the Amsterdam... |
| 2007 2007 Holland Series The 2007 Holland Series involved the Corendon Kinheim, defeating the Konica Minolta Pioniers in 3 straight games.... |
Kinheim Haarlem Kinheim Kinheim is a baseball and softball team based in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently Corendon so that the official name of the team is Corendon Kinheim. They are current Dutch champions.... |
| 2006 2006 Holland Series The 2006 Holland Series were held from 21 September to 1 October 2006 between the two Dutch play-off winners Corendon Kinheim and Konica Minolta Pioniers. The first team to win 3 games in the best-of-five-games series would become Dutch champions... |
Kinheim Haarlem Kinheim Kinheim is a baseball and softball team based in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently Corendon so that the official name of the team is Corendon Kinheim. They are current Dutch champions.... |
| 2005 2005 Holland Series The 2005 Holland Series was a series of baseball games held from September 24, 2005 to October 1, 2005 between the two Dutch play-off winners DOOR Neptunus and Mr. Cocker HCAW. The first team to have won 3 games in the best-of-five-games series became Dutch champions.-Results:-External links:********... |
Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 2004 | Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 2003 | Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 2002 | Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 2001 | Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 2000 | Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 1999 | Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 1998 | Mr. Cocker HCAW HCAW HCAW or Mr. Cocker HCAW , in full Honkbalclub Allen Weerbaar, is a Dutch baseball club from Bussum. It is one of the largest baseball and softball clubs in the Netherlands and its teams play in all major domestic leagues.... |
| 1997 | Hoofddorp Pioniers Pioniers Pioniers is a baseball and softball team based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. The club is currently sponsored by Raamsdonkveer-based construction company Vaessen BV and the team is officially known as the Vaessen Pioniers.... |
| 1996 | Mr. Cocker HCAW HCAW HCAW or Mr. Cocker HCAW , in full Honkbalclub Allen Weerbaar, is a Dutch baseball club from Bussum. It is one of the largest baseball and softball clubs in the Netherlands and its teams play in all major domestic leagues.... |
| 1995 | Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 1994 | Kinheim Haarlem Kinheim Kinheim is a baseball and softball team based in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently Corendon so that the official name of the team is Corendon Kinheim. They are current Dutch champions.... |
| 1993 | Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 1992 | ADO Den Haag SV ADO SV ADO are a baseball team in Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the Netherlands's professional baseball league.-External links:*... |
| 1991 | Neptunus Rotterdam Neptunus Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently DOOR Training so that the official name of the team is DOOR Neptunus.... |
| 1990 | Amsterdam Pirates Amsterdam Pirates Amsterdam Pirates is a baseball and softball team in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded as an expansion of the soccer club S.V. RAP. In the first years it was known as the RAP Pirates, but after a few years the club changed its name according to American tradition and became the Amsterdam... |
| 1989 | Haarlem Nicols |
| 1988 | Haarlem Nicols |
| 1987 | Amsterdam Pirates Amsterdam Pirates Amsterdam Pirates is a baseball and softball team in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded as an expansion of the soccer club S.V. RAP. In the first years it was known as the RAP Pirates, but after a few years the club changed its name according to American tradition and became the Amsterdam... |
Records
| Holland Series Records | ||||
| Rank | Team | Titles | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Neptunus Rotterdam | 12 | ||
| 2nd | Amsterdam Pirates | 4 | ||
| 3rd | Kinheim Haarlem | 3 | ||
| 4th | Mr. Cocker HCAW | 2 | ||
| 5th | Haarlem Nicols | 2 | ||
| 6th | Hoofddorp Pioniers | 1 | ||
| 7th | ADO Den Haag | 1 | ||
See also
- Baseball awards in Honkbal Hoofdklasse
- Baseball awards in Europe