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{{expand Dutch|Kinheim (honkbalclub)}}
{{Short description|Baseball and softball club in Haarlem, the Netherlands (founded in 1935)}}
{{For|the municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate|Kinheim, Germany}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox baseball team
| name =Kinheim
| location =[[Haarlem]]
| league =[[Honkbal Hoofdklasse]]
|former_leagues=|former_names=Corendon Kinheim, Wera Kinheim| logo =
| stadium ={{interlanguage link|Pim Mulier Stadium|nl|Pim Mulierstadion}}, 2,500 capacity
| founded =1935<ref>{{cite web|title=Historie |publisher=Kinheim |url=https://www.kinheim.net/historie |access-date=15 October 2024 |language=nl }}</ref>
|series2_champs=2007| league_champs =1994, 2006
| series =[[Holland Series]]
|series2=[[European Champions Cup (baseball)|European Cup]]| series_champs =1978, 1994, [[2006 Holland Series|2006]], [[2007 Holland Series|2007]], 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honkbalsite.com/archief/landskampioenen.html |title=Nederlandse landskampioenen |publisher=de Nederlandse honkbalsite |access-date=12 March 2015 |language=nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226230922/http://www.honkbalsite.com/archief/landskampioenen.html |archive-date=26 December 2014 }}</ref>
| season =2016
|manager=Milan Lammerts|president=Yvonne Campfens|president_label=Chairwoman|website=[https://www.kinheim.net Kinheim.net]| record =24–17<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knbsbstats.nl/2016/HB/statsHB/kin.htm |title=Kinheim 2016 |publisher=KNBSB Stats |access-date=14 October 2024 |language=nl }}</ref>
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'''Kinheim''' is a baseball and [[softball]] club based in [[Haarlem|Haarlem, the Netherlands]]. Kinheim's top baseball team plays in the [[Honkbal Hoofdklasse]], the top level of professional baseball in the Netherlands.  

The club's most successful period was in the 1990s, when it reached the [[Holland Series]] in five consecutive seasons from 1992 to 1996. The team lost four of its national championships but became Dutch champions in 1994, beating [[Neptunus]] 3–2 in a five-game series.  

In 2006, Kinheim won the Hoofdklasse and the national cup trophy, the KNBSB-Beker. After beating [[HCAW]] in the playoffs to qualify for the [[2006 Holland Series]],<ref name="hseries">[http://www.honkbalsite.com/frindex.html?/competitie/2006/hollandseries.html 2006 Holland Series] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310184654/http://www.honkbalsite.com/frindex.html?%2Fcompetitie%2F2006%2Fhollandseries.html |date=10 March 2007 }}, at honkbalsite.com</ref> Kinheim won the series 3–2 against the [[Pioniers]] of [[Hoofddorp]].  

[[File:Ralf Milliard 12 mei.jpg|thumb|Kinheim (in red) playing [[HCAW]] in 2007|left|alt=Kinheim (in red) playing HCAW in 2007]]After its victorious 2006 season, Kinheim qualified for the [[2007 European Cup (baseball)|2007 European Cup]] in [[San Marino]], which it also won.<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Cup 2007 in San Marino |url=http://sports123.com/bsb/results/mec-2007.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053358/http://sports123.com:80/bsb/results/mec-2007.html |archive-date=12 October 2013 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Sports123.com}}</ref> Kinhein finished third in the [[European Champions Cup (baseball)|European Cup]] in 1995 and [[2009 Final Four (baseball)|2009]], where it bested fellow Dutch team [[Amsterdam Pirates]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results of Game 4 |url=http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/barcelona/games/04.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625014657/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/barcelona/games/04.htm |archive-date=2009-06-25 |access-date=2009-08-14 |website=Baseball Europe}}</ref> Kinheim again won the [[2007 Holland Series|Holland Series in 2007]], defeating the Pioniers in a three-game sweep.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stoovelaar |first=Marco |date=7 October 2007 |title=Corendon Kinheim again wins Dutch baseball title |url=https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/kin071007e.htm |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Grand Slam - Stats & News}}</ref> 

Kinheim abruptly withdrew from the Hoofdklasse at the end of 2016, citing a lack of players for the top Dutch league.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Würfel |first=Philipp |date=2016-11-01 |title=Kinheim withdraws from Dutch Hoofdklasse |url=https://www.mister-baseball.com/kinheim-withdraws-dutch-hoofdklasse/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=mister-baseball.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The club qualified for the promotion/relegation playoffs in 2018 and 2019 but lost both years and could not return to the Hoofdklasse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honkbal Hoofdklasse 2018 |url=https://www.knbsbstats.nl/2018/HB/statsHBPD/confstat.htm |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=KNBSB Stats}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Starting in 2020, Kinheim fielded a combined team with fellow Haarlem club [[DSS Haarlem|DSS]] named [[DSS/Kinheim]]. DSS defeated Kinheim in the relegation playoff,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Hoofdklasse honkbal 2019 |url=https://www.knbsbstats.nl/2019/HB/statsHBprom/confstat.htm |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=KNBSB Stats}}</ref> but DSS could not participate in the league due to financial difficulties. The partnership allowed the combined clubs to continue fielding a team from Haarlem in the Hoofdklasse.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zon |first=Rogier van |date=2020-02-11 |title='Kinheim en DSS hebben elkaar nu nodig' |url=https://www.honkbalsoftbal.nl/2020/02/11/kinheim-en-dss-hebben-elkaar-nu-nodig/ |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=HonkbalSoftbal.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref>
[[File:Honkbal Amstel Tijgers tegen Wera Kinheim team van Wera Kinheim, Bestanddeelnr 929-8382.jpg|alt=Wera Kinheim players in 1978|thumb|Wera Kinheim players in 1978]]
In 2024, Kinheim and DSS announced a change to their operating agreement. Beginning in 2025, Kinheim would compete in the Hoofdklasse and DSS would compete in the lower Eerste Klasse. The two clubs stated that the [[Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation]] (KNBSB), the national governing body for baseball, supported the change.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Bekendmaking: DSS en Kinheim gaan samenwerking op een andere manier invullen |trans-title=Announcement: DSS and Kinheim will work together in a different way |url=https://www.kinheim.net/bekendmaking-dss-en-kinheim-gaan-samenwerking-op-een-andere-manier-invullen |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Kinheim |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Visser |first=Seb |date=2024-08-14 |title=DSS en Kinheim gaan samenwerking op een andere manier invullen |url=https://honkbalsoftbal.nl/2024/08/14/dss-en-kinheim-gaan-samenwerking-op-een-andere-manier-invullen/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=HonkbalSoftbal.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

On 16 October 2024, Kinheim announced Milan Lammerts would coach the team in 2025. He had played for DSS/Kinheim in 2021 and 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-16 |title=Milan Lammerts nieuwe hoofdcoach van Kinheim 1 |url=https://www.kinheim.net/milan-lammerts-nieuwe-hoofdcoach-van-kinheim-1 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Kinheim |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Visser |first=Seb |date=2024-10-16 |title=Milan Lammerts nieuwe hoofdcoach Kinheim |url=https://honkbalsoftbal.nl/2024/10/16/milan-lammerts-nieuwe-hoofdcoach-kinheim/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=HonkbalSoftbal.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Haarlem]]
[[Category:Baseball teams in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Softball teams in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Honkbal Hoofdklasse teams]]