2007 Honkbal hoofdklasse
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The 2007 Honkbal Hoofdklasse season was a lot of old news. The 2006 champion, Corendon Kinheim, repeated as champions, easily winning the 2007 Holland Series. The team they beat was also a repeat as it was again the Konica Minolta Pioniers. The other traditional powerhouse, DOOR Neptunus, led in the early-going and lost a close pennant race before falling to the Pioniers in the playoffs. An old-timer, 46-year-old Fausto Álvarez, set a new record for homers in the wood bat era, with 12. The league also bid goodbye to one of its long-time members as Almere was relegated.
Álvarez was not the only Cuban of note in the 2007 season - Eddie Oropesa was one of the rare former major leaguers not of Dutch citizenship to appear in the league's history. He was 3-5 with a 2.36 ERA, far from making the headlines that his countrymate made.
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[edit] League Leaders
[edit] Offense
- Batting Average: Danny Rombley, Kinheim .392
- Slugging Percentage: Fausto Álvarez, Amsterdam .722
- On-Base Percentage: Roel Koolen, Kinheim .525
- Doubles: Sidney de Jong, Amsterdam 19
- Triples: Shurendell Borgschot, Sparta 5
- Home Runs: Fausto Álvarez, Amsterdam 12
- Runs: Dirk van 't Klooster, Kinheim & Danny Rombley, Kinheim 43
- RBI: Tjerk Smeets, Kinheim 43
- Walks: Vince Rooi, Kinheim 36
- Steals: Raily Legito, Neptunus; Johnny Balentina, Neptunus & Ronald Jaarsma, HCAW 16
[edit] Pitching
- ERA: Duko Jansen, Kinheim 0.78
- Wins: David Bergman, Kinheim 12
- Saves: Michiel van Kampen, Kinheim & Dave Draijer, Pioniers 8
- Strikeouts: Jos de Jong, Amsterdam 84
- Shutouts: Nelson Santander, Pioniers & Ryan Murphy, RCH 2
[edit] Regular Season Standings
- Corendon Kinheim, 33-7
- DOOR Neptunus, 32-7
- Konica Minolta Pioniers, 22-17
- Amsterdam Pirates, 21-18
- Mr. Cocker HCAW, 17-22
- ADO, 15-24
- Sparta/Feyenoord, 13-25
- MediaMonks RCH, 12-27
- Almere Magpies, 11-29
[edit] Awards
- MVP: Fausto Álvarez, Amsterdam Pirates
- Pitcher of the Year: David Bergman, Kinheim
