David Bergman (baseball)
Encyclopedia
David Franciscus Johan Bergman (born August 16, 1981 in Haarlem
, The Netherlands
) is a Dutch
baseball
player who currently plays for Kinheim
of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse
baseball league.
Bergman started his career at Haarlem based Nicols and later at DSS. The longest period of his career he played for Pioniers
from Hoofddorp
. He was first selected for the Netherlands' youth squad in 1997 for which he played three seasons. In these years he became European Champion for three consecutive years. In 1999 he won de Roel de Mon Award, a trophy for the best junior pitcher in de Honkbal Hoofdklasse
. A year later he won the 2000 Triple Crown Tournament
in Belgium
with the Dutch national B-team.
Bergman was first selected for the Netherlands national baseball team
in 2003. There he teamed up with Pioniers team mates Robin van Doornspeek
and Roger Kops, who are also both pitchers. Bergman took part in the 2003 World Port Tournament, the European Baseball Championships and the 2004 Summer Olympics
qualification tournament. With Pioniers
he won the 2003 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 2004 European Super Cup. After missing out on the Summer Olympics itself he rejoined the national squad in 2005 for the European Championships in the Czech Republic
, where they won the title.
After the European title win Bergman and the Dutch team wrote history when they reached the semi finals for the 2005 World Championships held in their own country. The Dutch eventually finished in fourth position. Bergman won one of his two games and finished with an average of 1.00. In March 2006 he was part of the squad that took part in the 2006 World Baseball Classic
in Puerto Rico
. The Netherlands won one of their three matches in the tournament. Bergman played 1 1/3 inning against Puerto Rico
in which he was hit four times and gave one RBI away. Later in that year he took part in the Dutch squad that played at the European Baseball Classic, the Haarlemse Honkbalweek and the 2006 Intercontintental Cup, which was won by the Dutch.
2006 was one of Bergman's best years ever. In his first Kinheim
season he won twelve matches and only lost one. Kinheim became Honkbal Hoofdklasse regular league champions and in the Holland Series
they won the national title when they defeated Pioniers
.
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
, The Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) is a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player who currently plays for Kinheim
Kinheim
Kinheim is a baseball and softball team based in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently Corendon so that the official name of the team is Corendon Kinheim. They are current Dutch champions....
of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse
Honkbal Hoofdklasse
The Honkbal Hoofdklasse is the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is an eight-team league that plays a 42-game schedule and is overseen by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation . Games are played principally on weekends...
baseball league.
Bergman started his career at Haarlem based Nicols and later at DSS. The longest period of his career he played for Pioniers
Pioniers
Pioniers is a baseball and softball team based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. The club is currently sponsored by Raamsdonkveer-based construction company Vaessen BV and the team is officially known as the Vaessen Pioniers....
from Hoofddorp
Hoofddorp
Hoofddorp is the main town of the Haarlemmermeer municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. In 2009, the population was just over 73,000...
. He was first selected for the Netherlands' youth squad in 1997 for which he played three seasons. In these years he became European Champion for three consecutive years. In 1999 he won de Roel de Mon Award, a trophy for the best junior pitcher in de Honkbal Hoofdklasse
Honkbal Hoofdklasse
The Honkbal Hoofdklasse is the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is an eight-team league that plays a 42-game schedule and is overseen by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation . Games are played principally on weekends...
. A year later he won the 2000 Triple Crown Tournament
Triple Crown Tournament
The Triple Crown Tournament was a cricket competition staged annually from 1993 to 2001 between the Home Nations; that is to say Ireland, Scotland, Wales and a team representing England...
in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
with the Dutch national B-team.
Bergman was first selected for the Netherlands national baseball team
Netherlands national baseball team
The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Netherlands. They are currently the top team in Europe and currently the sixth ranked men's baseball team in the IBAF World Rankings....
in 2003. There he teamed up with Pioniers team mates Robin van Doornspeek
Robin van Doornspeek
Jersey Robin Jan van Doornspeek is a Dutch baseball player.Van Doornspeek represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he and his team became sixth.-External links:*...
and Roger Kops, who are also both pitchers. Bergman took part in the 2003 World Port Tournament, the European Baseball Championships and the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
qualification tournament. With Pioniers
Pioniers
Pioniers is a baseball and softball team based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. The club is currently sponsored by Raamsdonkveer-based construction company Vaessen BV and the team is officially known as the Vaessen Pioniers....
he won the 2003 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 2004 European Super Cup. After missing out on the Summer Olympics itself he rejoined the national squad in 2005 for the European Championships in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, where they won the title.
After the European title win Bergman and the Dutch team wrote history when they reached the semi finals for the 2005 World Championships held in their own country. The Dutch eventually finished in fourth position. Bergman won one of his two games and finished with an average of 1.00. In March 2006 he was part of the squad that took part in the 2006 World Baseball Classic
2006 World Baseball Classic
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in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. The Netherlands won one of their three matches in the tournament. Bergman played 1 1/3 inning against Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national baseball team
The Puerto Rico National Baseball Team is a team that is selected by the Puerto Rican Baseball Federation to compete in major international events in representation of Puerto Rico...
in which he was hit four times and gave one RBI away. Later in that year he took part in the Dutch squad that played at the European Baseball Classic, the Haarlemse Honkbalweek and the 2006 Intercontintental Cup, which was won by the Dutch.
2006 was one of Bergman's best years ever. In his first Kinheim
Kinheim
Kinheim is a baseball and softball team based in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently Corendon so that the official name of the team is Corendon Kinheim. They are current Dutch champions....
season he won twelve matches and only lost one. Kinheim became Honkbal Hoofdklasse regular league champions and in the Holland Series
Holland Series
The Holland Series has been the annual championship series of the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands since 1987, concluding the postseason of Honkbal Hoofdklasse...
they won the national title when they defeated Pioniers
Pioniers
Pioniers is a baseball and softball team based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. The club is currently sponsored by Raamsdonkveer-based construction company Vaessen BV and the team is officially known as the Vaessen Pioniers....
.