2007 Hoofdklasse

Hoofdklasse
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The 2007 Hoofdklasse season was a lot of old news. The 2006 champion, Corendon Kinheim, repeated as champions, easily winning the 2007 Holland Series. The team they beat was also a repeat as it was again the Konica Minolta Pioniers. The other traditional powerhouse, DOOR Neptunus, led in the early-going and lost a close pennant race before falling to the Pioniers in the playoffs.

An old-timer, 46-year-old Fausto Álvarez, set a new record for homers in the wood bat era, with 12.

The league bid goodbye to one of its long-time members as Almere was relegated.

Álvarez was not the only Cuban of note in the 2007 season - Eddie Oropesa was one of the rare former major leaguers not of Dutch citizenship to appear in the league's history. He was 3-5 with a 2.36 ERA, far from making the headlines that his countrymate made.

Regular Season Standings

1. Corendon Kinheim, 33-7 (Ben Thijssen)
2. DOOR Neptunus, 32-7 (Eric de Bruin)
3. Konica Minolta Pioniers, 22-17 (Frank Koene)
4. Amsterdam Pirates, 21-18 (Louis Hofer)
5. Mr. Cocker HCAW, 17-22 (Roy Berrevoets)
6. ADO, 15-24 (Wim Martinus)
7. Sparta/Feyenoord, 13-25 (Adonis Kemp)
8. MediaMonks RCH, 12-27 (Marlon Fluonia)
9. Instant Holland Almere'90, 11-29 (Ritchie Daal)

Playoffs: Kinheim beat Pirates, Pioniers beat Neptunus

• 2007 Holland Series: Kinheim beat Pioniers

Awards

• MVP: Fausto Álvarez, Amsterdam Pirates
• Pitcher of the Year: David Bergman, Kinheim

League Leaders

Offense

• Batting Average: Danny Rombley, Kinheim .392
• Slugging Percentage: Fausto Álvarez, Amsterdam .722
• On-Base Percentage: Roel Koolen, Kinheim .525
• Doubles: Sidney de Jong, Amsterdam 19
• Triples: Shurendell Borgschot, Sparta 5
• Home Runs: Fausto Álvarez, Amsterdam 12
• Runs: Dirk van 't Klooster, Kinheim & Danny Rombley, Kinheim 43
• RBI: Tjerk Smeets, Kinheim 43
• Walks: Vince Rooi, Kinheim 36
• Steals: Raily Legito, Neptunus; Johnny Balentina, Neptunus & Ronald Jaarsma, HCAW 16

Pitching

• ERA: Duko Jansen, Kinheim 0.78
• Wins: David Bergman, Kinheim 12
• Saves: Michiel van Kampen, Kinheim & Dave Draijer, Pioniers 8
• Strikeouts: Jos de Jong, Amsterdam 84
• Shutouts: Nelson Santander, Pioniers & Ryan Murphy, RCH 2