Berry van Driel
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| Berry van Driel | |
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| Born: (1984-12-26) 26 December 1984 (age 41) The Hague, Netherlands | |
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Berry van Driel (born 26 December 1984) is a Dutch former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Netherlands national team in international competitions.
van Driel began playing baseball as a 5 year old. He trained with SV ADO in his hometown, The Hague. He debuted in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top league in the Netherlands, with ADO, managed by Johnny Balentina, in the 2001 playoffs. He was an infielder as well as a pitcher, eventually settling into a relief pitcher role. He moved to Neptunus in 2008.[1] He peaked at 11 saves in 2013 and pitched though the 2021 season, earning 47 saves in more than 200 games with Neptunus.[2][3] He was named the most valuable player of the 2014 Holland Series, when he was a starter for Neptunus.[4]
After playing for national youth teams, van Driel joined the Netherlands national baseball team in 2007. Prominent competitions included the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC),[5] 2013 WBC, and 2011 Baseball Would Cup, which the Netherlands won.[1] He was not effective in the WBCs, allowing 2 runs in 2 innings in 2009 and 4 runs in 1⁄3 of an inning in 2013.[2] He was 0–1 in the 2011 World Cup, allowing 2 unearned runs in 4 innings.[6] He was named a reserve pitcher for the 2017 WBC but did not pitch in the tournament.[7][8]
van Driel was also on the team for the 2007 Baseball World Cup, the World Port Tournament in 2007,[1] 2013, and 2015, the 2015 WBSC Premier12,[9] Haarlem Baseball Week in 2008[1] and 2016,[10] the 2016 France International Baseball Tournament [fr],[11] and the 2016 European Baseball Championship.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Berry van Driel". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- 1 2 "Berry van Driel WBC Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ Brassinga, Blanchefleur (2021-10-13). "Berry van Driel mengt zich met Curaçao Neptunus weer in de titelstrijd: 'Coachen ligt mij wel'". Algemeen Dagsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ "Van Driel: moest van ver komen". NOS (in Dutch). 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ Janowitz, Neil; Rogowsky, Scott (March 11, 2009). "Netherlands baseball brings the noise in the WBC". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
- ↑ "Curt Smith Meest Waardevolle Speler". Honkbalsite archief. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ "Big league infield anchors Team Netherlands". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ "2017 Netherlands Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ Definitieve selectie Kingdom of the Netherlands voor de Premier12 Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine KNBSB (in Dutch)
- ↑ Garia en de Caster meest opvallende namen in selectie Honkbalweek Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine KNBSB (in Dutch)
- ↑ Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch)
- ↑ Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch)
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)