Pioniers
| Worldwide Pharma Logistics Hoofddorp Pioniers | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| League | Honkbal Hoofdklasse | |||
| Location | Hoofddorp | |||
| Ballpark | Sportpark Pioniers, 1,000 capacity | |||
| Founded | 1966 | |||
| Holland Series championships | 1997 | |||
| 2023 | 6-17 (7th place) | |||
| Manager | Tom van Limburg | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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Pioniers is a baseball and softball team based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. The club is currently sponsored by Worldwide Pharma Logistics BV, and the team is officially called Worldwide Pharma Logistics Hoofddorp Pioniers.[1] Under a previous sponsorship, the team had been called the Vaessen Pioniers.[2]
The team plays in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. The club's most successful season was 1997, when it reached the Holland Series for the first time by beating reigning champions DOOR Neptunus in the play-offs. In the Holland Series, it claimed a 3-2 victory over Mr. Cocker HCAW, winning the Dutch championship. In 2006, the Pioniers finished third in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse and, just like in 1997, upset Neptunus in the play-offs, advancing to the 2006 Holland Series.[3] In that series they twice took the series lead, but eventually lost to Kinheim 3 games to 2.
The team attempted to attract Major League Baseball regular season games for the opening of its new stadium, Sportpark Pioniers, in 2014. The stadium, located close to Schipol Airport, can temporarily expand to accommodate 30,000 fans.[4][5]
2015 roster
[edit]| Vaessen Pioniers roster - 2015 Honkbal Hoofdklasse season | ||||
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| Active roster | Coaches | |||
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Source: KNBSBStats.nl[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aankondiging" [Announcement]. Hoofddorp Pioniers (in Dutch). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "New Main Sponsor for Hoofddorp Pioniers." Mister-Baseball.com. March 19, 2011. Accessed March 22, 2011. http://www.mister-baseball.com/main-sponsor-hoofddorp-pioniers/
- ^ 2006 Holland Series Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, at honkbalsite.com
- ^ van Nes, Pim. "MLB: 'Netherlands in Pole Position for first Major League game in Europe.'" Mister-Baseball.com. March 22, 2011. Accessed March 22, 2011. http://www.mister-baseball.com/mlb-netherlands-pole-position-major-league-game-europe/
- ^ Rusignuolo, Michael (2019-07-16). "Sportpark Pioneers - Hoofddorp Pioniers". Stadium Journey. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Rosters HB". Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
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