Danny Lankhorst

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

• Born June 7, 1997

Biographical Information

Danny Lankhorst has played in the Bundesliga.

Lankhorst went 2 for 6 with two walks and two runs in the 2012 U-15 Baseball World Cup. He was with the Bonn Capitals in 2015, going 4-for-16 with 3 walks, a double, 7 runs and 4 RBI as a backup at 2B. He mostly backed up Eric Brenk in short in 2016, with 7 hits in 19 at-bats, 3 doubles, 3 walks, 6 runs and 3 RBI. In '17, he remained a productive bench player (7 for 18, 2 BB, 3B, 2 R, RBI). He hit .316/.350/.474 and fielded .929 in the 2018 CEB Cup. He saw action at six positions in the '18 Bundesliga season, starting in right for Bonn mostly, but fell to .187/.297/.275. He did tie for 5th in doubles (8) and played error-free ball. Bonn won its first title.

In the 2019 European Champions Cup, he was 3 for 7 with a triple, 3 walks, 2 runs and 2 RBI. Back in Germany, he was at .256/.341/.359. He struggled the next summer (3 for 17, 2 BB, 2 2B, 3B, 2 R, 3 RBI). He produced at a .300/.364/.500 clip with five runs and five RBI in five games in the 2021 European Champions Cup as Bonn became the first German Silver Medal winner in 11 years. He homered off Gio de Graauw and Marko Vykoukal. He tied for 8th in the Cup in dingers. In Germany that year, he did not fare as well (.226/.385/.548). He played for Germany in the 2021 U23 Baseball World Cup, hitting .136/.231/.227, starting in right for Germany.

Danny again contributed well for Bonn in the 2022 European Champions Cup, going 3-for-4 with 3 RBI against Neptunus, and plating another three in the Bronze Medal Game win over ASD San Marino (including a solo shot off Ortwin Pieternella Jr.) as Bonn became the first German team to take two European Cup medals (let alone in consecutive seasons). He hit .450/.476/.600 with eight RBI over five games, while having 12 putouts, one assist and no errors in the outfield. He tied Stijn van der Meer for third in the Cup in RBI and tied for 5th with 9 hits (even with Manuel Joseph, John Polonius and Exequiel Talevi).