HCAW

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HCAW is a Hoofdklasse team based in Bussum and play their home games at the Sportvallei. HCAW stands for Honkbalclub Allen Weerbaar. The team was established in 1957 and was not particularly successful until the 1990s. They won Hoofdklasse titles in 1996 and 1998 and were runners-up in the Holland Series in 1991 and 1997, then every year from 1999-2005, with Neptunus beating them each of those seven years. In 2002 and 2005 they finished second in the European Cup. They got their third title in the 2022 Holland Series, avenging their run of losses to Neptunus. They won their first European Cup in 2023.

Yearly Record[edit]

The club walking on the field in 2007
Year Record Manager Playoffs European Compettition
1995 24-11 Craig McGinnis Semi final Runner-up
1996 21-14 Craig McGinnis Champions
1997 28-13 Craig McGinnis Runner-up 3rd place
1998 34-11 Brian Farley Champions
1999 29-16 Brian Farley Runner-up 3rd place
2000 26-14 Brian Farley Semi final Champions
2001 34-13 Dave Daniels Runner-up Runner-up
2002 29-16 Frank Koene Runner-up Runner-up
2003 29-13 Nelson Orman Runner-up 5th place
2004 34-6 Bill Froberg Runner-up 4th place
2005 26-14 Bill Froberg Runner-up Runner-up
2006 19-21 Maurice DeConge
2007 17-22 Roy Berrevoets
2008 14-28 Roy Berrevoets
2009 11-30 Jurjan Koenen
2010 19-23 Bill Froberg
2011 13-29 Bill Froberg/Ronald Jaarsma
2012 8-33 Rudy Dirksen
2013 14-27 Ivan Rodriguez
2014 12-28 Ivan Rodriguez
2015 10-30 Ralph Milliard
2016 19-23 Roy Berrevoets
2017 23-29 Roeland Henrique Sr. Semi final
2018 24-24-3 Roeland Henrique Sr. Semi final
2019 22-18 Dè Flanegin Semi final
2020 13-15 Dè Flanegin/Dirksen No playoffs
2021 28-13 Roy Berrevoets Semi final
2022 20-4 Danny Rombley Champions

Retired Numbers[edit]

Head Coaches (pre 1995)[edit]

Website[edit]

HCAW website

Sources include Dutch wikipedia Honkbalsite