Pioniers

Konica Minolta Pioniers
League	Honkbal Hoofdklasse
Location	Hoofddorp
Ballpark	Sportpark Toolenburg
Year Founded	1966
League championships	None
2010	22-20, .524 (4th place)
Lost Holland Series to Kinheim
Uniforms Home Away

Pioniers is a baseball and softball team based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. The club is currently sponsored by Raamsdonkveer-based construction company Vaessen BV and the team is officially known as the Vaessen Pioniers.^[1]

Pioniers baseball team plays in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. The club's most successful year was 1997 they reached the Holland Series for the first time in the club's history by beating reigning champions DOOR Neptunus in the play-offs. In the Holland Series they claimed a 3-2 victory over Mr. Cocker HCAW, making them Dutch champions. In 2006 Pioniers finished third in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse and were just like in 1997 able to upset Neptunus in the play-offs, gaining themselves entrance to the 2006 Holland Series.^[2] In those series they twice took the lead, to eventually lose to Corendon Kinheim 3-2.

The team is attempting to attract three Major League Baseball regular season games for the opening of its new stadium in 2014. The stadium will be capable of expanding to temporarily accommodate 30,000.^[3]

Current roster

Vaessen Pioniers roster - 2011 Honkbal Hoofdklasse seasonv · Eddie Aucoin  9 Dennis Buring 14 Dave Draijer 28 Shane Gnade 22 Jean-Paul Gulinck 21 Lars Huijer 16 Swen Huijer 12 Kjeld de Lincel 25 Mika de Lincel 29 Conrad Orman						Catchers 19 Mark Duursma 49 Skip Visser Infielders  7 Zerzinho Croes 17 Kevin Dirksen  8 Michael Duursma 30 Dé Flanegin  2 Mervin Gario 15 Norbert Lokhorst 18 Mark-Jan Moorman 11 Jason Orman Outfielders 27 Linoy Croes 23 Tino van Erk 10 Nik Gumeson 24 Jefferson Muzo		Manager 32 Robert Klaver Coaches 26 Peter Barentsen 13 Theo Geerman

External links

• Official website

References

1. ^ "New Main Sponsor for Hoofddorp Pioniers." Mister-Baseball.com. March 19, 2011. Accessed March 22, 2011. http://www.mister-baseball.com/main-sponsor-hoofddorp-pioniers/
2. ^ 2006 Holland Series, at honkbalsite.com
3. ^ van Nes, Pim. "MLB: 'Netherlands in Pole Position for first Major League game in Europe.'" Mister-Baseball.com. March 22, 2011. Accessed March 22, 2011. http://www.mister-baseball.com/mlb-netherlands-pole-position-major-league-game-europe/

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