Netherlands Antilles national baseball team

Netherlands Antilles Baseball Team
World Cup
Country	Netherlands
Federation	Netherlands Antillean Baseball Federation
Confederation	Pan American Baseball Confederation
Manager	Raymond van Gurp
IBAF World Rank	22nd
Appearances	12 (First in 1952)
Best result	7th (1961, 1965, 1973)

The Netherlands Antilles national baseball team was a national team of the Netherlands Antilles and was controlled by the Netherlands Antillean Baseball Federation. It represented the former nation in senior-level men's international competition. The team is still a member of the Pan American Baseball Confederation (Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol in Spanish, and abbreviated to "COPABE"), and is ranked 10th among teams from the confederation, and 22nd in the world according to the International Baseball Federation (IBAF).^[1]

The Netherlands Antilles have been represented—distinct from the Netherlands—in twelve Baseball World Cups. To date their highest finish is 7th place.^[2]

References

↑ "IBAF World Rankings" (PDF). International Baseball Federation. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
↑ Bjarkman 2005, pp.416–39

Bibliography

Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005). Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Westport, CT United States: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-32268-6. OCLC 58806121. Retrieved 18 August 2009.

National baseball teams of the Americas (COPABE)

North	Canada Mexico United States

Central America	Costa Rica Guatemala Nicaragua Panama Honduras El Salvador

Caribbean	Aruba Bahamas British Virgin Islands Cuba Dominican Republic Jamaica Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States Virgin Islands

South America	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru Venezuela

International Baseball

IBAF World Rankings Teams

Major World Events	World Baseball Classic Women's Baseball World Cup

Minor World Events	Haarlem Baseball Week World Port Tournament University 21U Baseball World Cup 18U Baseball World Cup 15U Baseball World Cup 12U Baseball World Cup

Defunct World Events	Baseball World Cup Intercontinental Cup Olympics Women's Baseball World Series Universiade

Africa	African Baseball & Softball Association – All-Africa Games

Americas	Pan American Baseball Confederation – Pan American Games America Cup Caribbean Series Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games

Asia	Baseball Federation of Asia – Asian Championship Asian Games Junior (under 18) Southeast Asian Games SAARC Baseball Championship Asia Series

Europe	Confederation of European Baseball – European Championship European Cup "Final Four" Under-21 Junior (under 18) Youth (under 16) Juveniles (under 12)

Oceania	Baseball Confederation of Oceania – Oceania Championship South Pacific Games