Honkbal Overgangsklasse

Level of professional baseball in the Netherlands
Honkbal Overgangsklasse
SportBaseball
No. of teams12
CountryNetherlands
Most recent
champion(s)
UVV Utrecht
Promotion toHonkbal Hoofdklasse

The Honkbal Overgangsklasse (Dutch for Baseball Transition League) is the second highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is a twelve-team league that plays a 22-game schedule followed by two separate 15-game schedules for the best six teams and 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 baseball in the Netherlands, the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, so that the composition of the top level may change from year to year.

2011 season

The 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse season began April 8, 2011.[1]

22-game schedule

Teams W L Pct. GB
Euro Stars 19 3 .864
RCH-Pinguïns 17 5 .773 2
PSV Eindhoven 16 6 .727 3
DSS Haarlem 15 6 .705
Tex Town Tigers 14 8 .636 5
Mampaey The Hawks 13 8 .614
Sparks Haarlem 11 11 .500 8
Twins Oosterhout 7 15 .318 12
Double Stars 6 16 .273 13
Robur '58 5 17 .227 14
The Orioles 5 17 .227 14
Almere Magpies 3 19 .136 16

15-game schedule

Top six teams

The 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse 1–6 (best teams) season began June 25, 2011 and ended September 4, 2011.[2]

Teams W L Pct. GB
Euro Stars 9 3 .750
PSV Eindhoven 8 4 .667 1
RCH-Pinguïns 6 6 .500 3
Tex Town Tigers 5 7 .417 4
DSS Haarlem 4 7 .375
Mampaey The Hawks 3 8 .292

Bottom six teams

The 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse 7–12 (weakest teams) season began June 25, 2011 and ended September 4, 2011.[3]

Teams W L Pct. GB
Sparks Haarlem 9 3 .750
Twins Oosterhout 8 4 .667 1
Double Stars 6 5 .542
Robur '58 5 6 .458
Almere Magpies 4 8 .333 5
The Orioles 3 9 .250 6

See also

External links

  • Official website Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond (KNBSB)
  • De Nederlandse honkbalsite

References

  1. ^ "Schedule and results 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  2. ^ "Schedule and results 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse 1-6". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  3. ^ "Schedule and results 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse 7-12". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
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