Neptunus
Neptunus is a baseball and softball club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Following its 2014 championship season, the club signed a sponsorship contract for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons with Curaçao and competes under the name Curaçao Neptunus.[3] Baseball club Neptunus has a revenue of 1 million euros.
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League | Honkbal Hoofdklasse | ||
Location | Rotterdam | ||
Ballpark | Neptunus Familiestadion, 2,460 capacity | ||
Year founded | 1943 | ||
League championships | 1981, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | ||
European Cup championships | 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017 | ||
2014 Record | 34–7–1 (1st of 8)[1] | ||
Manager | Evert-Jan 't Hoen[2] | ||
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Neptunus plays in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top level of professional baseball in the Netherlands, where it is its most successful team. It won the Holland Series seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005 and won the European Cup five consecutive times from 2000 to 2004. In 2010 they set a league record by winning 39 games in a single season.[4]
The club evolved out of the multi-sports club SC Neptunus which was founded on 1 June 1900, while the baseball department was founded on 3 May 1943 and the softball department on 17 June 1973. Although the club fielded a football team in the past, the club is primarily and best known for baseball and softball.
2015 roster
Pitchers Acker, van Jorian 10 Driel, van Berry 3 Markwell, Diegomar 35 Timmer, Floris 19 Yntema, Orlando 38 Branden, van de Kenny 7 Kelly, Kevin 33 Mil, van Loek 36
Catchers Huijser, Mourik 26 Boekhoudt, Gianison 12
Infielders Dille, Benjamin 11 Kemp, Dwayne 24 Legito, Raily 30 Marlin, Shurman 5 Meer, van der Stijn Vernooi, Rien 17
Outfielders Anthony, Adrian 4 Daantji, Shaldimar 23 Kemp, Urving 2 Lopez, Gyenuar 18 Diaz, Christian 8
Staff Evert-Jan 't Hoen 9 Manager Jan Collins 21 Pitching Coach Melfried Comenencia 27 3rd base Coach Ton Meiresonne Equipment Manager Alex Parengkuan Physiotherapist
Honours
National
- Hoofdklasse: 19
- 1981, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- KNBSB Cup: 14
- 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017
International
- 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017
- 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
References
- "Historie hoofdklasse competitie" (in Dutch). Neptunus. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- "Curaçao Neptunus" (in Dutch). de Nederlandse Honkbalsite. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- "Curacao succeeds DOOR as main sponsor for Neptunus Rotterdam". Mister Baseball. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- "DOOR Neptunus closes out Record Regular Season in Hoofdklasse". Mister Baseball. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2015.