Loek van Mil

Loek van Mil

Infobox MLB player
name = Loek van Mil


width = 300
caption =
team = Minnesota Twins Class A Midwest League Affiliate
Beloit Snappers
number = 40
position = Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1984|09|15
birthplace = Oss, Netherlands
bats = Right
throws = Right
teams =
*Gulf Coast League Twins (by|2006)
*Elizabethton Twins (by|2007)
*Beloit Snappers (by|2008-present)
awards =
* Midwest League All-Star (by|2008)
* Netherlands Olympic Baseball Team (2008)

Loek van Mil (born September 15, 1984 in Oss) is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Beloit Snappers a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Minnesota Twins, that plays in the Midwest League and the Dutch national team. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Loek_van_Mil BR Bullpen: Loek van Mil] , baseball-reference.com, ret: Aug 5, 2008]

Van Mil debuted in the Hoofdklasse in 2005 with HCAW, going 2-3 with a 5.26 ERA at age 20. He allowed 59 hits in 51 1/3 IP, struck out 34 and walked 24. He signed a 7-year deal in 2005 with the Minnesota Twins, though the Seattle Mariners had also shown interest. At 7' 1", the Twins had trouble finding pants that fit for his first spring training. Van Mil threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings for HCAW in 2006, spending most of the year with the GCL Twins. He was 1-2 with a 3.30 ERA in 10 games, 8 of them starts. In 2007, the tall right-hander had a 2-2, 2.63 record in 13 relief stints for the Elizabethton Twins and held opponents to a .171 average, though he walked 17 in 24 innings. He struck out 23 batters.

Van Mil joined the Dutch national team for the first time for the 2007 Baseball World Cup. He pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings in a save against the Venezuelan national team and threw three shutout frames for a save against the South Korean national team to keep the Dutch hopes alive for the quarterfinals; they would advance after they upset Cuba the next game. van Mil threw 3 2/3 scoreless frames against the host Chinese Taipei national team in the quarterfinals to help the Netherlands win again. van Mil pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in the Bronze Medal game against the Japanese national team but was yanked after a walk to open the 8th and the runner came around to score. van Mil still finished the Cup with a 0.71 ERA, second to Kenny Berkenbosch on the 4th-place Dutch team. He led the Netherlands with two saves. Van Mil throws a low to mid 90's fastball, a slider and a change-up.

Van Mil was selected by coach Robert Eenhoorn in the team that represents the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [ [http://www.knbsb.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1392&Itemid=174 Dutch Olympic Baseball squad 2008] , knbsb.nl, ret: Aug 5, 2008] . He returned home before the games started because of a injury at his right arm.

External links

* [http://www.honkbalsite.com/nederlandsteam/loekvanmil.html Van Mil's profile at honkbalsite.com] nl
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Loek_van_Mil Loek van Mil @ Baseball Reference]

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