- David Bergman (baseball)
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David Bergman Personal information Full name David Franciscus Johan Bergman Date of birth August 16, 1981 Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands Playing position Pitcher, right handed Club information Current club Kinheim Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† Nicols DSS ????-2006 Pioniers 2006- Kinheim National team‡ 2003- Netherlands * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 21, 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 21, 2007Medal record Men’s Baseball Competitor for Netherlands
Baseball World Cup Gold 2011 Panama National team Intercontinental Cup Silver 2010 Taiwan National team European Baseball Championship Gold 2003 Netherlands National team Gold 2007 Spain National team Silver 2010 Germany National team David Franciscus Johan Bergman (born August 16, 1981 in Haarlem, The Netherlands) is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse baseball league.
Bergman started his career at Haarlem based Nicols and later at DSS. The longest period of his career he played for Pioniers from Hoofddorp. He was first selected for the Netherlands' youth squad in 1997 for which he played three seasons. In these years he became European Champion for three consecutive years. In 1999 he won de Roel de Mon Award, a trophy for the best junior pitcher in de Honkbal Hoofdklasse. A year later he won the 2000 Triple Crown Tournament in Belgium with the Dutch national B-team.
Bergman was first selected for the Netherlands national baseball team in 2003. There he teamed up with Pioniers team mates Robin van Doornspeek and Roger Kops, who are also both pitchers. Bergman took part in the 2003 World Port Tournament, the European Baseball Championships and the 2004 Summer Olympics qualification tournament. With Pioniers he won the 2003 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 2004 European Super Cup. After missing out on the Summer Olympics itself he rejoined the national squad in 2005 for the European Championships in the Czech Republic, where they won the title.
After the European title win Bergman and the Dutch team wrote history when they reached the semi finals for the 2005 World Championships held in their own country. The Dutch eventually finished in fourth position. Bergman won one of his two games and finished with an average of 1.00. In March 2006 he was part of the squad that took part in the 2006 World Baseball Classic in Puerto Rico. The Netherlands won one of their three matches in the tournament. Bergman played 1 1/3 inning against Puerto Rico in which he was hit four times and gave one RBI away. Later in that year he took part in the Dutch squad that played at the European Baseball Classic, the Haarlemse Honkbalweek and the 2006 Intercontintental Cup, which was won by the Dutch.
2006 was one of Bergman's best years ever. In his first Kinheim season he won twelve matches and only lost one. Kinheim became Honkbal Hoofdklasse regular league champions and in the Holland Series they won the national title when they defeated Pioniers.
External links
- Bergman at Honkbalsite.com (Dutch)
Netherlands 2006 World Baseball Classic roster 1 Yurendell DeCaster | 3 Robin van Doornspeek | 4 Hainley Statia | 7 Harvey Monte | 8 Michael Duursma | 10 Kenny Berkenbosch | 12 Sharnol Adriana | 13 Michiel van Kampen | 14 Dave Draijer | 15 Maikel Benner | 16 Calvin Maduro | 17 Ivanon Coffie | 18 Dirk van 't Klooster | 19 Rob Cordemans | 21 Gene Kingsale | 23 Johnny Balentina | 24 Sidney de Jong | 25 Andruw Jones | 26 Percy Isenia | 27 Danny Rombley | 30 Reily Legito | 31 Alexander Smit | 33 Chairon Isenia | 34 Nick Stuifbergen | 35 Randall Simon | 36 Diego Markwell | 39 Shairon Martis | 40 Gregory Gustina | 45 Jair Jurrjens | 47 David Bergman
Manager Robert EenhoornNetherlands 2009 World Baseball Classic roster 2 Yurendell DeCaster | 3 Berry Van Driel | 4 Hainley Statia | 5 Michael Duursma | 9 Pim Walsma | 12 Sharnol Adriana | 13 Michiel van Kampen | 18 Dirk Van Klooster | 19 Robbie Cordemans | 21 Gene Kingsale | 24 Sidney de Jong | 25 David Bergman | 27 Danny Rombley | 29 Dennis Neuman | 31 Alexander Smit | 35 Randall Simon | 36 Diegomar Markwell | 37 Bryan Engelhardt | 40 Sharlon Schoop | 41 Vince Rooi | 43 Curt Smith | 44 Leon Boyd | 45 Juan Carlos Sulbaran | 47 Sidney Ponson | 50 Kenley Jansen | 51 Tom Stuifbergen | 56 Rick VandenHurk | 67 Greg Halman
Manager Rod Delmonico | Coach Bert Blyleven | Coach Bill Froberg | Coach Wim Martinus | Coach Hensley Meulens | Coach Jim Stoeckel | Coach Ben Thijssen
Coaching Staff Manager 20 Eelco Jansen | Bench/Hitting Coach 7 Ralph Milliard | Bench/Hitting Coach 27 Hans Lemmink
Categories:- 1981 births
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- People from Haarlem
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- Olympic baseball players of the Netherlands
- Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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