Netherlands women's national softball team

The Netherlands women's national softball team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond). It is a member nation of the Confederation of European Baseball and the International Baseball Federation.

Netherlands women's national softball team
Information
Country	Netherlands
Federation	Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation
Confederation	WBSC Europe
WBSC World Rank	5 1 (31 December 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (First in 1996)
Best result	7th
Women's Softball World Cup
Appearances	14 (First in 1974)
Best result	4th

Netherlands women's national softball team

Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
European Championship
	1979 Rovereto
	1981 Haarlem
	1983 Parma
	1984 Antwerp
	1988 Hørsholm
	1990 Genoa
	2009 Valencia
	2011 Ronchi dei Legionari
	2013 Prague
	2017 Bollate
	2022 Sant Boi
	1986 Antwerp
	1992 Bussum
	1995 Settimo Torinese
	1997 Prague
	2007 Amsterdam
	2015 Rosmalen
	2019 Ostrava
	2021 Friuli Venezia Giulia
	2001 Prague
	2003 Saronno
	2005 Prague

The Netherlands women's national softball team together with the United States women's national softball team in 1965.

History

The team competed at the 1990 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished with five wins and four losses.^[2] The team competed at the 1994 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished eighth.^[3] The team competed at the 1998 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished ninth.^[4] The team competed at the 2002 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished eleventh.^[5][6] The team competed at the 2010 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished eighth.^[7]

They have won the Women's Softball European Championship eleven times, second most to only Italy. Their latest European title came in 2022.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

2022 European Championship Round Robin 1	24 July	Germany	0–7 (F/5)	Netherlands	Camp Municipal de Sófbol de Viladecans, Spain
	16:30 UTC+2		Boxscore		Attendance: 50

2022 European Championship Round Robin 2	25 July	Czech Republic	0–7 (F/6)	Netherlands	Campo Municipal de Sófbol Carlos Pérez de Rozas, Spain
	18:00 UTC+2		Boxscore		Attendance: 160

2022 European Championship Round Robin 2	26 July	Poland	0–16 (F/3)	Netherlands	Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
	12:00 UTC+2		Boxscore		Attendance: 63

2022 European Championship Round Robin 2	26 July	Greece	1–8 (F/5)	Netherlands	Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
	17:15 UTC+2		Boxscore		Attendance: 274

2022 European Championship Round Robin 2	27 July	Slovakia	0–12 (F/4)	Netherlands	Campo Municipal de Sófbol Carlos Pérez de Rozas, Spain
	11:15 UTC+2		Boxscore		Attendance: 72

2022 European Championship Round Robin 2	27 July	Spain	2–7	Netherlands	Campo Municipal de Sófbol Carlos Pérez de Rozas, Spain
	15:45 UTC+2		Boxscore		Attendance: 235

2022 European Championship Final Round Robin	28 July	Great Britain	5–0	Netherlands	Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
	13:30 UTC+2		Boxscore		Attendance: 269

2022 European Championship Final Round Robin	28 July	Italy	2–3	Netherlands	Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
	21:30 UTC+2		Boxscore		Attendance: 469

2022 European Championship Final Round Robin	29 July	Israel	6–14 (F/5)	Netherlands	Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
	15:00 UTC+2		Boxscore		Attendance: 95

2022 European Championship Final	30 July	Netherlands	7–0	Great Britain	Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás, Spain
	18:00 UTC+2		Boxscore		Attendance: 621

2023

2024 World Cup Group	18 July	Netherlands	3-4	Cuba	Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain
	11:00 UTC+2		Boxscore

2024 World Cup Group	19 July	Netherlands	4-5	China	Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain
	10:00 UTC+2		Boxscore

2024 World Cup Group	20 July	Spain	2-3	Netherlands	Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain
	10:00 UTC+2		Boxscore

2024 World Cup Group	20 July	South Africa	1-11	Netherlands	Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain
	15:00 UTC+2		Boxscore

2024 World Cup Group	21 July	Puerto Rico	6-1	Netherlands	Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain
	10:00 UTC+2		Boxscore

Competitive record

Women's Softball World Cup

Women's Softball World Cup record
Year	Host	Round	Pos	Pld	W	L	RS	RA	Squad
1965	Australia	Did not enter
1970	Japan
1974	United States	?	5th	?	?	?	?	?
1978	El Salvador	?	6th	?	?	?	?	?
1982	Taiwan	?	7th	?	?	?	?	?
1986	New Zealand	?	7th	?	?	?	?	?
1990	United States	Group stage	9th	9	5	4	?	?
1994	Canada	Play-offs	8th	7	5	2	67	20
1998	Japan	Group stage	9th	8	4	4	?	?
2002	Canada	Group stage	11th	7	2	5	31	36
2006	China	Group stage	12th	7	3	4	28	34
2010	Venezuela	Play-offs	8th	8	4	4	25	26
2012	Canada	Play-offs	6th	8	5	3	?	?
2014	Netherlands	Play-offs	6th	9	5	4	?	?
2016	Canada	Fourth place	4th	9	7	2	?	?
2018	Japan	Play-offs	7th	8	3	5	?	?
2022	United States	Did not qualify
2024	Italy	Qualified
Total		Fourth place	14/17	80	43	37	151	116	—

European Championship

Year	1979	1981	1983	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2022	2024
Standing	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	3

Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA	Squad
Atlanta 1996	Group stage	7th	1	6	4	32	Squad
Sydney 2000	Did not qualify
Athens 2004
Beijing 2008	Group stage	8th	1	6	8	48	Squad
Tokyo 2020	Did not qualify
Total	2/4	0 titles	2	12	12	80	—

Other tournaments

Japan Softball Cup

2006: 4th

List of managers

Manager	Period
Herman Beidschat	1964-1965
Jaap Visser	1966
Gé Hoogenbos	1967-1968
Nol Houtkamp	1969-1983
Teus Morren	1984
Don Wedman	1985-1986
Diane Schumacher	1987-1990
George Presburg	1991-1993
Ruud Elfers	1994-1996
Craig Montvidas	1997-1999
Ruud Elfers	2000
Rob Walgien	2001
Gonny Reijnen	2002-2004
Liz Kelly	2005-2008
Craig Montvidas	2009 - 2015
Tracy Bunge and Juni Fransisca	2015
Juni Fransisca	2016 -