Berry van Driel

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Berry van Driel
BerryVanDriel.jpg
Curaçao Neptunus – No. 3
Pitcher
Born: (1984-12-26) 26 December 1984 (age 39)
The Hague, Netherlands
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
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Hoofddorp National team
Haarlem Baseball Week
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Haarlem National team
World Port Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Rotterdam National team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Netherlands National team
France International Baseball Tournament  [ fr ]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Sénart  [ fr ] National team

Berry van Driel (born 26 December 1984) is a Dutch professional baseball player. A pitcher, he has pitched in the Netherlands for the Netherlands national baseball team.

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Biography

Van Driel plays in Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top league in the Netherlands. He played for SV ADO, and now plays for Curaçao Neptunus.

He was a member of the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, [1] 2011 Baseball World Cup, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2013 World Port Tournament, 2015 World Port Tournament, 2015 WBSC Premier12, [2] 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week, [3] 2016 France International Baseball Tournament  [ fr ], [4] and the 2016 European Baseball Championship. [5]

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References

  1. "Netherlands baseball brings the noise in the WBC". 11 March 2009.
  2. Definitieve selectie Kingdom of the Netherlands voor de Premier12 Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine KNBSB(in Dutch)
  3. Garia en de Caster meest opvallende namen in selectie Honkbalweek Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine KNBSB(in Dutch)
  4. Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland(in Dutch)
  5. Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland(in Dutch)