Honkbal Overgangsklasse
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The Honkbal Overgangsklasse (Dutch
for Baseball Transition League) is the second highest level of professional baseball
in the Netherlands
. It is an twelve-team league
that plays a 22-game schedule followed by two separate 15-game schedules, including each the best six teams or the weakest six teams, and is overseen by the KNBSB. Games are played principally on weekends. The season runs from April to August and is followed by a promotion and relegation
system with the highest level of of baseball in the Netherlands, the Honkbal Hoofdklasse
, so that the composition of the top level may change from year to year.
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
for Baseball Transition League) is the second highest level of professional baseball
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
Baseball in the Netherlands
Baseball in the Netherlands started in , having been introduced to the country by English teacher J.C.G Grasé of Amsterdam following a holiday to America. The first professional baseball league began in...
. It is an twelve-team league
Sports league
League is a term commonly used to describe a group of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on weekends; at its most complex, it can be an...
that plays a 22-game schedule followed by two separate 15-game schedules, including each the best six teams or the weakest six teams, and is overseen by the KNBSB. Games are played principally on weekends. The season runs from April to August and is followed by a promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
system with the highest level of of baseball in the Netherlands, the 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...
, so that the composition of the top level may change from year to year.
Top six teams
The 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse 1-6 season will begin Saturday, June 25.Bottom six teams
The 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse 7-12 season will begin Saturday, June 25.See also
- Baseball in the NetherlandsBaseball in the NetherlandsBaseball in the Netherlands started in , having been introduced to the country by English teacher J.C.G Grasé of Amsterdam following a holiday to America. The first professional baseball league began in...
- Baseball awards #Netherlands
- Baseball awards #Europe