HCAW
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| HCAW | ||||
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| League | Honkbal Hoofdklasse | |||
| Location | Bussum | |||
| Ballpark | Rob Hoffmann Vallei, 1,000 capacity | |||
| Founded | 1957 | |||
| League championships | 1996, 1998, 2022 | |||
| Holland Series championships | 1996, 1998, 2022 | |||
| Colors | Blue, yellow, white | |||
| 2023 | 34–17, (2nd place) | |||
| Ownership | Scott Prins | |||
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HCAW (formerly known as Mr. Cocker HCAW (sponsored name)), in full Honkbalclub Allen Weerbaar, is a Dutch professional baseball and softball club from Bussum. As of 2024, the club has about 400 members, including 270 players.[1] The club's top teams all play in their equivalent Dutch major league.
History
[edit]HCAW was established in 1957 as an independent baseball and softball club. Between 1949 and 1957 it operated as the baseball division of the Bussum sporting club Allen Weerbaar. The team played on a football field until 1958, when the city of Bussum agreed to build a baseball field for the club in Bussum Zuid. HCAW added a softball division in 1966.
The same year, HCAW was promoted to the Honkbal Hoofdklasse for the first time. In 1970, the club moved to its current field in the Bussumse Sportvallei. In 1988, HCAW was demoted to the Honkbal Overgangsklasse. Following the relegation, financial issues forced the club to combine with the Amstel Tijgers, an Amsterdam-based club. The fused team played in the Hoofdklasse under the name HCAW-Tijgers from 1989 to 1994. Since 1995, HCAW has played in the Hoofdklasse under its original name.[1]
Notable players
[edit]- Jason Rees, professional baseball player
- Chicho Jesurun, professional baseball player, coach, manager, and scout
- Iván Granados, Spanish-Venezuelan professional pitcher
- Pavel Budský, Czech professional baseball player
- Sidney de Jong, professional baseball player
- Patrick de Lange, professional baseball player
- Nick Stuifbergen. professional pitcher
- Calvin Maduro, professional baseball player
- Ralph Milliard, professional baseball player and coach
- Dave Draijer, professional baseball player
- Kenny Berkenbosch, professional baseball player
- Loek van Mil, professional baseball player
- Lars Huijer, professional baseball player
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wie zijn wij?". HCAW Baseball & Softball (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
External links
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