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{{Infobox baseball team
| name =Worldwide Pharma Logistics Hoofddorp Pioniers
| location =[[Hoofddorp]]
| league =[[Honkbal Hoofdklasse]]
|former_names=Vaessen Pioniers, Konica Minolta Pioniers| stadium =Sportpark Pioniers, 1,000 capacity
| founded =1966
| league_champs =
| series =[[Holland Series]]
|manager=Tom van Limburg| series_champs =1997
| season =2024
|website=[http://www.hoofddorp-pioniers.nl Official website]| record =13-33 (8th place)
| playoffs =
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'''Pioniers''' is a [[baseball]] and [[softball]] team based in [[Hoofddorp]], the [[Netherlands]].  The club is currently sponsored by ''Worldwide Pharma Logistics,'' and the team is officially called '''Worldwide Pharma Logistics Hoofddorp Pioniers'''.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=6 April 2024 |title=Aankondiging |trans-title=Announcement |url=https://www.hoofddorp-pioniers.nl/aankondiging/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Hoofddorp Pioniers |language=nl}}</ref> Under previous sponsorships, the team had been called the '''Vaessen Pioniers''' and '''Konica Minolta Pioniers'''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-19 |title=New Main Sponsor for Hoofddorp Pioniers |url=https://www.mister-baseball.com/main-sponsor-hoofddorp-pioniers/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Mister-Baseball.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The team plays in the [[Honkbal Hoofdklasse]], the top level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. The club's most successful season was 1997, when it reached the [[Holland Series]] for the first time by beating reigning champions [[Neptunus|DOOR Neptunus]] in the playoffs. In the Holland Series, it claimed victory over [[HCAW|Mr. Cocker HCAW]], 3 games to 2, winning the Dutch championship. In 2006, the Pioniers finished third in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse and, just like in 1997, upset Neptunus in the playoffs, advancing to 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=2007-03-10 }}, at honkbalsite.com</ref> In that series they twice took the series lead, but ultimately lost to [[Kinheim]] 3 games to 2.

The team attempted to attract [[Major League Baseball]] regular season games for the opening of its new stadium, Sportpark Pioniers, in 2014. The stadium, located close to [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Schipol Airport]], can temporarily expand to accommodate 30,000 fans.<ref>{{Cite web |last=van Nes |first=Pim |date=2011-03-22 |title=MLB: “Netherlands in Pole Position for first Major League game in Europe” |url=https://www.mister-baseball.com/mlb-netherlands-pole-position-major-league-game-europe/ |access-date=2011-03-22 |website=Mister-Baseball.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rusignuolo |first=Michael |date=2019-07-16 |title=Sportpark Pioneers - Hoofddorp Pioniers |url=https://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/sportpark-pioneers-hoofddorp-pioneers |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Stadium Journey |language=en}}</ref>

==External links==
* [https://stats.knbsbstats.nl/en/events/2024-lucky-day-hoofdklasse-honkbal/teams/28596 Current roster (via KNBSB)]

==References==
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{{Honkbal Hoofdklasse}}

[[Category:Baseball teams in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Softball teams in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in North Holland]]
[[Category:Sport in Haarlemmermeer]]
[[Category:Honkbal Hoofdklasse teams]]


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