Pim Walsma (born 3 February 1987, in

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) is a Dutch

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player who currently plays for the

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and the Dutch national team. He attended

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in the

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. During his sophomore season, he went 2-3 with a 3.27 ERA. Walsma debuted in the

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in 2005 and went 1-6 with a 5.11 ERA, walking 38 in 44 innings for the

; he was 5th in the league in free passes. He fell to 1-6, 6.75 in 2006 with 40 walks in 37 innings, finishing 6th in walks. He participated in the MLB European Academy that summer. In 2007, Walsma was 1-2 with a save and a 7.62 ERA for Amsterdam, with 19 hits and 13 walks in 13 innings. In 2008, he began the season 1-4 with 5 saves and a 4.22 ERA, fanning 48 in 42 IP. Walsma was added to the Dutch national team for the 2008

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. He allowed one run in 6 IP in the event. He then was selected by coach Robert Eenhoorn in the team that represents the Netherlands at the

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.Dutch Olympic Baseball squad 2008
, knbsb.nl, ret: Aug 5, 2008 In the

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, Walsma got a start against the

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External links

Walsma's profile at honkbalsite.com

References

1987 births Living people Dutch baseball players 2009 World Baseball Classic players Olympic baseball players for the Netherlands Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Amsterdam L&D Amsterdam Pirates players Corendon Kinheim players {{Netherlands-baseball-bio-stub