Brendan Verspreet

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born June 27, 1998

Biographical Information

Brendan Verspreet has played in the First Division and for the Belgian national team. His twin brother Xander Verspreet has played for Belgium as well.

Verspreet had a 6.48 ERA in seven games for the 2016 Hoboken Pioneers, going 2 for 24 with a walk, 2 runs and a RBI. He did not play in the 2017 First Division. In the 2017 U23 European Championship, he allowed 3 runs in 5 innings for Belgium. In 2018, he was 1-3 with a 7.77 ERA and .316 opponent average for Hoboken while going 4 for 38 on offense with 7 walks, 3 runs and a RBI.

He improved to 1-2, 4.73 in 18 games for the Pioneers in 2019 while going 2 for 4 at the plate. Only Robbe De Jongh (21) pitched more games in the First Division that year. He debuted for the Belgian senior national team at the 2019 European Championship. He got into one game, relieving Yannick Gontier in the 8th with a 11-5 deficit against Bronze-bound Spain. He got Jesús Ustariz on a fly but Daniel Martinez homered and Javier Monzón doubled. Verspreet retired Yancarlo Franco then Omar Hernández pinch-hit and singled in Spain's 13th run. Verspreet recovered to get Jhonny Bethencourt to end the inning.