against Chinese Taipei. There was no official placing as Baseball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport. It competed at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019, taking second place behind Israel. Baseball World Cup Their best finish in the International Baseball Federation's (IBAF) World Cup was first place, which they achieved in . Netherlands also hosted the games twice, in and in . In , the Netherlands was one of the 8 European nations to host the 2009 Baseball World Cup. It marked the first time in history that the World Cup was not hosted by a specific country, but rather by a whole continent. European Baseball Championship Team Netherlands won the 2019 European Baseball Championship, winning a gold medal. Among the players competing for it were Roger Bernadina, Mike Bolsenbroek, Donny Breek, Rob Cordemans, Tom de Blok, Yurendell DeCaster, Lars Huijer, Kevin Kelly, Dwayne Kemp, Diego Markwell, Randolph Oduber, Dashenko Ricardo, Shairon Martis, Kalian Sams, Sharlon Schoop, Curt Smith, Tom Stuifbergen, JC Sulbaran, and Orlando Yntema. European Baseball Championship Other tournament results Intercontinental Cup Haarlemse Honkbalweek World Port Tournament World Junior Baseball Championship European Junior Baseball Championship {|border="0" cellpadding="2" |- valign="top" | 2007: 3rd 2009: 2nd 2011: 1st 2013: 1st 2015: 1st 2016: 1st 2018: 1st 2021: 1st World Youth Baseball Championship European Youth Baseball Championship Players The Dutch Caribbean has very strong baseball traditions. A team from Willemstad, Curaçao "Liga Pabou" won the Little League World Series and was runner-up in . Each territory has its own baseball federation and in the past, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba have fielded its own team in international competitions. In recent years, however, players from the Dutch Caribbean have played on the national team of the Netherlands itself, alongside players from continental Europe and a handful of Americans of Dutch descent, resulting in a team with a stronger concentration of talent. Since the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands participates as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the formal name of the sovereign state that includes both the Dutch Caribbean and the Netherlands proper. The following was the Netherlands 2013 World Baseball Classic squad. 2013 World Baseball Classic Manager Hensley Meulens Coaches Bert Blyleven, Brian Farley, Steve Janssen, Wim Martinus, Tjerk Smeets, Ben Thijssen The following players made up the Dutch team for the 2011 Baseball World Cup, held in October 2011. Team members are