2010 Haarlem Baseball Week

The 2010 Haarlem Baseball Week was an international baseball competition held at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands from July 9–18, 2010.[2] It was the 25th edition of the tournament.

2010 Haarlem Baseball Week
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Dates9–18 July
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up Cuba
Third place Japan
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Attendance55,150 (2,758 per game)
MVPNetherlands Danny Rombley
All statistics correct as of July 18, 2010[1].

On July 17, the Netherlands won the tournament for the third time, by winning after 10 innings against Japan.[3]

Teams edit

Originally, Venezuela would appear for the first time at the Baseball Week, but due to problems getting visa for Puerto Rico, where the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games were set to be held, the organization of the tournament had to withdraw the team.[4][5][6]

 
Chinese Taipei1
6th appearance
 
Cuba
12th appearance
 
Japan2
11th appearance
 
Netherlands
Host nation
 
United States3
6th appearance

^1 Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)
^2 Japan was represented by an all-star team of the Keiji University Baseball League.[7]
^3 The United States were represented by an all-star team of the National Junior College Athletic Association.[8]

Schedule and results edit

The schedule was changed three times due to the problems with the team from Venezuela. The organization of the tournament decided on July 10 to cancel the final round. The teams met each other two times and the winner was decided by win-loss record.

Standings edit

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
  Netherlands 7 1 .875 52 26
  Cuba 6 2 .750 1 43 34
  Japan 3 5 .375 4 36 39
  United States 2 6 .250 5 30 53
  Chinese Taipei 2 6 .250 5 22 31
Source: "Program, score and statistics HHW 2010". Haarlemse Honkbalweek. Retrieved 18 July 2010.

Schedule edit

July 9, 2010 United States   3 – 1   Chinese Taipei Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 1,000
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July 9, 2010 Cuba   6 – 0   Japan Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 1,250
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July 10, 2010 United States   2 – 4   Japan Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 1,250
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July 10, 2010 Netherlands   1 – 0   Chinese Taipei Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 3,900
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July 11, 2010 United States   4 – 7   Cuba Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 4,250
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July 11, 2010 Japan   0 – 5   Netherlands Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 4,350
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July 12, 2010 Chinese Taipei   6 – 9   Cuba Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 1,250
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July 12, 2010 Netherlands   4 – 1   United States Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 1,500
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July 13, 2010 Chinese Taipei   3 – 1   Japan Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 2,000
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July 13, 2010 Netherlands   10 – 0 (F/7)   Cuba Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 4,500
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July 14, 2010 Japan   4 – 2   Cuba Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 2,200
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July 15, 2010 Cuba   3 – 2   Chinese Taipei Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 3,000
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July 15, 2010 United States   4 – 12   Netherlands Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 4,800
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July 16, 2010 Japan   2 – 5   Chinese Taipei Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 1,300
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July 16, 2010 Cuba   4 – 3   United States Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 2,200
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July 16, 2010 Chinese Taipei   0 – 5   Netherlands Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 4,100
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July 17, 2010 Chinese Taipei   5 – 7   United States Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 2,300
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July 17, 2010 Netherlands   10 – 9 (F/10)   Japan Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 3,200
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July 18, 2010 Japan   16 – 6 (F/8)   United States Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 2,300
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July 18, 2010 Cuba   12 – 5   Netherlands Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
Attendance: 4,500
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Final standings edit

Tournament awards edit

Best Pitcher   Diegomar Markwell (0.00 ERA in 11 innings)
Best Hitter   Po-Ting Hsiao (.500)
Best Defensive Player   Koki Uchiyama (27 putouts, 19 assists, 0 errors)
Homerun King   Jared Womack (1 in 22 times at bat)
Most Valuable Player   Danny Rombley (11 hits, 7 RBIs)
Most Popular Player   Mitsuo Takahashi
Press Award   Jim Stoeckel
Source: "Danny Rombley most valuable player". Haarlemse Honkbalweek. Retrieved 18 July 2010.

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