Kinheim is a baseball and

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team based in

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, the

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. The title sponsor of the club is currently ''Corendon'' so that the official name of the team is Corendon Kinheim. Kinheim baseball team plays in the

Honkbal Hoofdklasse The Honkbal Hoofdklasse (Dutch for ''Major League Baseball'') 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 ...

, the top level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. The club's most successful period was in the 1990s when they reached the

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five consecutive times (1992–1996). They lost four of their Holland Series entries, but managed to become Dutch champions in 1994 when beating

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3–2. In 2006 Kinheim won the regular Honkbal Hoofdklasse league and the KNBSB-Beker, which is the national cup trophy. By beating Mr. Cocker HCAW in the play-offs they gained themselves entrance to the 2006 Holland Series.2006 Holland Series
, at honkbalsite.com They won the series 3–2 against Konica Minolta Pioniers of

Hoofddorp Hoofddorp (; ) is the main town of the Haarlemmermeer municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. In 2021, the population was 77,885. The town was founded in 1853, immediately after the Haarlemmermeer had been drained. Hist ...

. In 2008, Kinheim won the

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, Italy. Since 2020 Kinheim has fielded a combined team with fellow Haarlem baseball club DSS. Kinheim was unable to qualify for the Hoofdklasse after being relegated in 2019, and DSS was unable to participate in the top league due to financial difficulties. The fusion enabled the combined clubs to continue fielding a team from Haarlem in the Hoofdklasse.van Zon, Rogier.‘Kinheim en DSS hebben elkaar nu nodig.’ ''NL Honkbalsite''. February 11, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2021. https://www.honkbalsite.com/2020/02/11/kinheim-en-dss-hebben-elkaar-nu-nodig/ (Dutch) Ralf Milliard 12 mei

2011 roster

References

External links

Official website
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