Pim Walsma
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| Pim Walsma | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: 3 February 1987 Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Pim Walsma (born 3 February 1987) is a Dutch former baseball player who pitched for the Amsterdam Pirates and the Netherlands national team.
Walsma pitched for Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington in the United States in 2007.[1][2][3] He went 2–3 with a 3.27 ERA.[4]
Walsma debuted in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse with Amsterdam in 2005[4] and went 1–6 with a 5.11 ERA,[citation needed] walking 38 in 44 innings.[5] He was fifth in the league in free passes. He fell to 1–6, 6.75 in 2006 with 40 walks in 371⁄3 innings, finishing sixth in walks.[citation needed] He participated in the Major League Baseball European Academy that summer.[5]
In 2007, Walsma was 1–2 with a save and a 7.62 ERA for Amsterdam, with 19 hits and 13 walks in 13 innings. In 2008, he was 1–4 with 5 saves and a 4.22 ERA, fanning 48 in 422⁄3 innings.[6]
Walsma was added to the Dutch national team for the 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week. He allowed one run in 62⁄3 innings in the event.[4] Manager Robert Eenhoorn then selected him for the Netherlands team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7][8] At the Beijing Olympics, Walsma allowed 6 runs in 4 innings.[9] In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Walsma started against the Puerto Rico, allowing 1 run in two innings and taking the loss.[10][11] Walsma continued to pitch in the Hoofdklasse through 2016, pitching for Kinheim from 2011 to 2015 before returning to Amsterdam for his final season.[6]