2006 Haarlem Baseball Week
2006 international baseball competition
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The 2006 Haarlem Baseball Week was an international baseball competition held at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands from July 21 to 30, 2006. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and featured teams from China, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Japan, Netherlands and United States.
Pim Mulier Stadium during HBW 2006 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| City | Haarlem |
| Dates | 21–30 July |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Cuba |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Bryan Engelhardt |
Most countries did not send their top players to the tournament. The U.S. team was made up of college players from the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges.[1] Japan's team includes players from its non-professional Industrial League.[2] Cuba sent its reserve squad, due to the Central American and Caribbean Games occurring at the same time.[3] However, most of China's players from the 2006 World Baseball Classic competed in the tournament.[4]
The Netherlands won their second straight title and swept all the individual awards.[5]
Group stage
Standings
| Qualified for the final | |
| Did not qualify for the final |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | United States |
5 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan |
5 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  China |
5 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei |
5 | 1 | 4 |
^1 Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)
Game results
| July 21, 2006 | Chinese Taipei |
4 – 1 | United States |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 22, 2006 | United States |
4 – 3 | Japan |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 22, 2006 | Netherlands |
11 – 2 | China |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 23, 2006 | Chinese Taipei |
1 – 4 | Netherlands |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 23, 2006 | China |
0 – 6 | Cuba |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 24, 2006 | Cuba |
4 – 0 | Japan |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 25, 2006 | Chinese Taipei |
1 – 2 | Cuba |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 25, 2006 | China |
5 – 7 | United States |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 26, 2006 | China |
1 – 0 | Chinese Taipei |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 26, 2006 | Netherlands |
6 – 5 | Japan |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 27, 2006 | United States |
1 – 9 | Cuba |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 28, 2006 | Japan |
10 – 0 | China |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 28, 2006 | Cuba |
11 – 10 | Netherlands |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 29, 2006 | Japan |
5 – 1 | Chinese Taipei |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
| July 29, 2006 | Netherlands |
15 – 3 | United States |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
Final
| July 30, 2006 | Netherlands |
9 – 6 | Cuba |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Boxscore |
Standing
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Awards
| Most valuable player | Bryan Engelhardt |
| Best pitcher | Dave Draijer |
| Best hitter | Dirk van 't Klooster |
| Outstanding defensive player | Dirk van 't Klooster |
| Home run king | Bryan Engelhardt |
| Most popular player | Dirk van 't Klooster |
| Press award | Dirk van 't Klooster |
Source[6]