2009 Honkbal Hoofdklasse season | |
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League | Honkbal Hoofdklasse |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 11 – August 29 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | DOOR Neptunus |
Season MVP | Ryan Murphy |
League postseason | |
Holland Series | |
Champions | DOOR Neptunus |
Runners-up | Konica Minolta Pioniers |
Finals MVP | Benjamin Dille |
The 2009 Honkbal Hoofdklasse season began Saturday, April 11. [1]
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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DOOR Neptunus | 32 | 9 | .774 | — |
L&D Amsterdam | 29 | 12 | .702 | 3 |
Konica Minolta Pioniers | 27 | 13 | .667 | 4½ |
Corendon Kinheim | 26 | 16 | .619 | 6½ |
Sparta/Feyenoord | 24 | 17 | .583 | 8 |
Mr. Cocker HCAW | 11 | 30 | .274 | 21 |
ADO Den Haag | 10 | 31 | .250 | 22 |
MediaMonks RCH | 5 | 36 | .131 | 27 |
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The playoffs began on Thursday, August 6.
Neptunus won the series, 3–0.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 6 | DOOR Neptunus – 7, Corendon Kinheim – 4 | Rotterdam | - | - |
2 | August 8 | Corendon Kinheim – 1, DOOR Neptunus – 9 | Haarlem | - | - |
3 | August 9 | DOOR Neptunus – 3, Corendon Kinheim – 1 | Rotterdam | - | - |
Pioniers won the series, 3–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 6 | L&D Amsterdam – 11, Konica Minolta Pioniers – 3 | Amsterdam | - | - |
2 | August 8 | Konica Minolta Pioniers – 2, L&D Amsterdam – 1 | Hoofddorp | - | - |
3 | August 9 | L&D Amsterdam – 4, Konica Minolta Pioniers – 9 | Amsterdam | - | - |
4 | August 15 | Konica Minolta Pioniers – 4, L&D Amsterdam – 2 | Hoofddorp | - | - |
The Holland Series will begin on Saturday, September 4.
Neptunus won the series, 3–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 20 | DOOR Neptunus – 16, Konica Minolta Pioniers – 0 | Rotterdam | - | - |
2 | August 22 | Konica Minolta Pioniers – 4, DOOR Neptunus – 2 | Hoofddorp | - | - |
3 | August 23 | DOOR Neptunus – 8, Konica Minolta Pioniers – 4 | Rotterdam | - | - |
4 | August 29 | Konica Minolta Pioniers – 4, DOOR Neptunus – 5 | Hoofddorp | - | - |
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