Rob Cordemans

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Rob Cordemans
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Cordemans pitching in a September 17 2017 playoff game, HCAW - L&D Pirates
L&D Pirates
Pitcher
Born: (1974-10-31) October 31, 1974 (age 48)
Schiedam
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Men’s Baseball
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Panama City National team
Intercontinental Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Taichung National team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Taichung National team
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Netherlands National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Italy National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Germany National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Netherlands National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Prague National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Montjuïc National team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Stuttgart National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Brno National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Hoofddorp National team
World Port Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Netherlands National team
France International Baseball Tournament  [ fr ]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sénart  [ fr ] National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Sénart  [ fr ] National team

Rob "Robbie" Cordemans (born October 31, 1974 in Schiedam) is a Dutch baseball player. He bats and throws righthanded. Cordemans is best known for representing the Dutch national team at the Olympics and other international competitions.

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He has pitched in 107 games in his career in the Dutch Major League through 2015, and had a record of 63-12 with an ERA of 1.00. [1]

He attended Indian River State College, where he was the 1997 Florida Junior College pitcher of the year, but he was not drafted out of college. [2] He is a finesse pitcher, and he throws a mid- to upper-80s fastball and an upper-70s changeup. [2] He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and competed for it at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019.

Career

Olympics

Cordemans has been a fixture on Dutch baseball teams in international competitions over a decade. Most notably, he has competed in four consecutive Olympic Games for the Netherlands.

He began his Olympic career as a 21-year-old pitcher for the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Despite his lofty 6.94 ERA, Cordemans was the winning pitcher in both of the club's games during the preliminary round of the tournament.

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Cordemans was 1-1 with a 2.51 ERA.

Cordemans participated in his third Olympic competition during the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece. His fourth appearance at the Olympic games would come during the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China.

Hoofdklasse

During his debut season in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse in 1999, Cordemans won his first Pitcher of the Year award while playing for Kinheim. His 14–2 win–loss record and 2.20 ERA led the league.

Although Cordemans moved to perennial powerhouse Neptunus for the 2000 season, he was not able to replicate his success from 1999 and his record declined to 8–4. However, his 94 strikeouts placed him fourth in the league, and an 11-strikeout complete game win over the Italians helped Neptunus to a European Cup title.

In the 2002 season, Cordemans went 10–2 with a 0.47 ERA and earned his second Pitcher of the Year award.

2007: Taiwan

Cordemans' had a trial for the Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan for 2007. Cordemans was released on 28 May 2007 and went 3–4 with 4.5 ERA.

2009: World Baseball Classic

Cordemans was selected once again to represent the Dutch national team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. During the first round of the tournament held at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cordemans entered two separate games against the Dominican Republic in middle relief.

Cordemans pitched in three games, 6.2 innings pitched, 2 hits allowed, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts, 0.00 ERA. 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1BB, 1 SO in middle relief of 1st game vs. DR 2.0 IP, 0 H, 3BB, 0 SO in middle relief (6th, 6th) of 2nd game vs. DR 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0BB, 2 SO in middle relief (6th, 7th) of 1st game vs. Venezuela

Additional international career

Cordemans was also named to the Dutch roster for the 1995 European Baseball Championship, 1999 European Baseball Championship, 2001 European Baseball Championship, 2003 European Baseball Championship, 2005 European Baseball Championship, 2006 World Baseball Classic, 2006 Intercontinental Cup, 2007 European Baseball Championship, 2010 European Baseball Championship, 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2014 France International Baseball Tournament  [ fr ], [3] 2014 European Baseball Championship, [4] 2015 World Port Tournament, [5] 2015 WBSC Premier12, [6] 2016 France International Baseball Tournament  [ fr ], [7] and the 2016 European Baseball Championship. [8]

He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, and at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.

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References

  1. ↑ "Rob Cordemans CPBL Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com".
  2. 1 2 "Top MLB International Prospects 2018".
  3. ↑ Roger Bernadina in EK-selectie Nederland Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine de Nederlandse honkbalsite(in Dutch)
  4. ↑ Nederlands honkbalteam opent EK tegen Kroatië Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association official site(in Dutch)
  5. ↑ Steve Janssen maakt selectie voor WPT bekend KNBSB (in Dutch)
  6. ↑ Definitieve selectie Kingdom of the Netherlands voor de Premier12 Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine KNBSB(in Dutch)
  7. ↑ Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland(in Dutch)
  8. ↑ Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland(in Dutch)
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