- Netherlands Antilles national baseball team
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Netherlands Antilles Baseball Team Country 
NetherlandsFederation Netherlands Antillean Baseball Federation Confederation Pan American Baseball Confederation Manager 
Raymond van GurpIBAF world rank 22nd World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1952) Best result 7th (1961, 1965, 1973) The Netherlands Antilles national baseball team was a national team of the Netherlands Antilles and was controlled by the Netherlands Antillean Baseball Federation. It represented the former nation in senior-level men's international competition. The team is still a member of the Pan American Baseball Confederation (Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol in Spanish, and abbreviated to "COPABE"), and is ranked 10th among teams from the confederation, and 22nd in the world according to the International Baseball Federation (IBAF).[1]
The Netherlands Antilles have been represented—distinct from the Netherlands—in twelve Baseball World Cups. To date their highest finish is 7th place.[2]
References
- ^ "IBAF World Rankings" (PDF). International Baseball Federation. 1 December 2010. http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/attachment-show.aspx?eid=26012717-93e5-47d7-ae45-88a89536ec6f&etype=d. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ Bjarkman 2005, pp.416-39
Bibliography
- Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005). Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Westport, CT United States: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-32268-6. OCLC 58806121. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ASSUFP8rxhMC&dq=diamonds+around+the+globe&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=P-lnm2wQ5A&sig=A8w63gaAavJcnbnuhUa3DP11cEk&hl=en&ei=QbKKSqPxC42AswOwp8TDDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
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