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Netherlands women's national softball team

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Netherlands women's national softball team
Information
Country Netherlands
FederationRoyal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation
ConfederationWBSC Europe
WBSC World Rank 8 Increase 1 (10 November 2023)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (First in 1996)
Best result7th
Women's Softball World Cup
Appearances14 (First in 1974)
Best result4th
Netherlands women's national softball team
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1979 Rovereto
Gold medal – first place 1981 Haarlem
Gold medal – first place 1983 Parma
Gold medal – first place 1984 Antwerp
Gold medal – first place 1988 Hørsholm
Gold medal – first place 1990 Genoa
Gold medal – first place 2009 Valencia
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ronchi dei Legionari
Gold medal – first place 2013 Prague
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bollate
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sant Boi
Silver medal – second place 1986 Antwerp
Silver medal – second place 1992 Bussum
Silver medal – second place 1995 Settimo Torinese
Silver medal – second place 1997 Prague
Silver medal – second place 2007 Amsterdam
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rosmalen
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ostrava
Silver medal – second place 2021 Friuli Venezia Giulia
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Prague
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Saronno
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Prague
The Netherlands women's national softball team together with the United States women's national softball team in 1965.

The Netherlands women's national softball team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond). It is a member nation of the Confederation of European Baseball and the International Baseball Federation.

History

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The team competed at the 1990 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished with five wins and four losses.[2] The team competed at the 1994 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished eighth.[3] The team competed at the 1998 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished ninth.[4] The team competed at the 2002 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished eleventh.[5][6] The team competed at the 2010 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished eighth.[7]

They have won the Women's Softball European Championship eleven times, second most to only Italy. Their latest European title came in 2022.

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

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2022 European Championship Round Robin 1 24 July Germany  0–7 (F/5)  Netherlands Camp Municipal de Sófbol de Viladecans, Spain
16:30 UTC+2 Boxscore Attendance: 50
2022 European Championship Round Robin 2 25 July Czech Republic  0–7 (F/6)  Netherlands Campo Municipal de Sófbol Carlos Pérez de Rozas, Spain
18:00 UTC+2 Boxscore Attendance: 160
2022 European Championship Round Robin 2 26 July Poland  0–16 (F/3)  Netherlands Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
12:00 UTC+2 Boxscore Attendance: 63
2022 European Championship Round Robin 2 26 July Greece  1–8 (F/5)  Netherlands Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
17:15 UTC+2 Boxscore Attendance: 274
2022 European Championship Round Robin 2 27 July Slovakia  0–12 (F/4)  Netherlands Campo Municipal de Sófbol Carlos Pérez de Rozas, Spain
11:15 UTC+2 Boxscore Attendance: 72
2022 European Championship Round Robin 2 27 July Spain  2–7  Netherlands Campo Municipal de Sófbol Carlos Pérez de Rozas, Spain
15:45 UTC+2 Boxscore Attendance: 235
2022 European Championship Final Round Robin 28 July Great Britain  5–0  Netherlands Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
13:30 UTC+2 Boxscore Attendance: 269
2022 European Championship Final Round Robin 28 July Italy  2–3  Netherlands Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
21:30 UTC+2 Boxscore Attendance: 469
2022 European Championship Final Round Robin 29 July Israel  6–14 (F/5)  Netherlands Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
15:00 UTC+2 Boxscore Attendance: 95
2022 European Championship Final 30 July Netherlands  7–0  Great Britain Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
18:00 UTC+2 Boxscore Attendance: 621

2023

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2024 World Cup Group 18 July Netherlands  3-4  Cuba Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain
11:00 UTC+2 Boxscore
2024 World Cup Group 19 July Netherlands  4-5  China Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain
10:00 UTC+2 Boxscore
2024 World Cup Group 20 July Spain  2-3  Netherlands Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain
10:00 UTC+2 Boxscore
2024 World Cup Group 20 July South Africa  1-11  Netherlands Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain
15:00 UTC+2 Boxscore
2024 World Cup Group 21 July Puerto Rico  6-1  Netherlands Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain
10:00 UTC+2 Boxscore

Competitive record

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Women's Softball World Cup

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Women's Softball World Cup record
Year Host Round Pos Pld W L RS RA Squad
1965  Australia Did not enter
1970  Japan
1974  United States ? 5th ? ? ? ? ?
1978  El Salvador ? 6th ? ? ? ? ?
1982  Taiwan ? 7th ? ? ? ? ?
1986  New Zealand ? 7th ? ? ? ? ?
1990  United States Group stage 9th 9 5 4 ? ?
1994  Canada Play-offs 8th 7 5 2 67 20
1998  Japan Group stage 9th 8 4 4 ? ?
2002  Canada Group stage 11th 7 2 5 31 36
2006  China Group stage 12th 7 3 4 28 34
2010  Venezuela Play-offs 8th 8 4 4 25 26
2012  Canada Play-offs 6th 8 5 3 ? ?
2014  Netherlands Play-offs 6th 9 5 4 ? ?
2016  Canada Fourth place 4th 9 7 2 ? ?
2018  Japan Play-offs 7th 8 3 5 ? ?
2022  United States Did not qualify
2024  Italy Qualified
Total Fourth place 14/17 80 43 37 151 116 —

European Championship

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Year 1979 1981 1983 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2022 2024
Standing 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3

Olympics

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Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position W L RS RA Squad
United States Atlanta 1996 Group stage 7th 1 6 4 32 Squad
Australia Sydney 2000 Did not qualify
Greece Athens 2004
China Beijing 2008 Group stage 8th 1 6 8 48 Squad
Japan Tokyo 2020 Did not qualify
Total 2/4 0 titles 2 12 12 80 —

Other tournaments

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Japan Softball Cup
2006: 4th

List of managers

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Manager Period
Netherlands Herman Beidschat 1964-1965
Netherlands Jaap Visser 1966
Netherlands Gé Hoogenbos 1967-1968
Netherlands Nol Houtkamp 1969-1983
Netherlands Teus Morren 1984
United States Don Wedman 1985-1986
United States Diane Schumacher 1987-1990
Netherlands George Presburg 1991-1993
Netherlands Ruud Elfers 1994-1996
United States Craig Montvidas 1997-1999
Netherlands Ruud Elfers 2000
Netherlands Rob Walgien 2001
Netherlands Gonny Reijnen 2002-2004
United States Liz Kelly 2005-2008
United States Craig Montvidas 2009 - 2015
United States Tracy Bunge and Netherlands Juni Fransisca 2015
Netherlands Juni Fransisca 2016 -

References

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  1. ^ "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ "1990 ISF Women's World Championship". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. ^ "1994 ISF Women's World Championship". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. ^ "1998 ISF Women's World Championship". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. ^ "2002 ISF Women's World Championship - Final Standings". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  6. ^ "FOUR TEAMS QUALIFY FOR 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES". United States: International Softball Federation. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  7. ^ "USA BLANKS JAPAN FOR WORLD TITLE; CANADA TAKES BRONZE". United States: International Softball Federation. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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