Martijn Meeuwis
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Martijn Meeuwis (born July 14, 1982) is a Dutch former professional baseball player who played for Neptunus and the Dutch national team.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Meeuwis debuted with the Twins Sport Club in 1999 as a teenager but did not return to the Hoofdklasse again until 2004, when he became a full-time player.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". When the Twins were relegated, Meeuwis moved to HCAW. In 2005, he hit .184/.266/.233 as a regular outfielder. In 2006, he was the club's regular center fielder, though he also filled in at second base. He hit .304/.377/.402 and led the league in triples (5).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2007, Meeuwis really blossomed after joining DOOR Neptunus. He hit .301/.394/.500 with 37 RBI in 39 games while returning to catcher, his original position.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He threw out 19 of 35 would-be base-stealers. He was 7th in 2007 Hoofdklasse in batting average, third in home runs (6) and second in RBI (six behind leader Tjerk Smeets).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was named as one of the three finalists for the league MVP award alongside Fausto Álvarez and Danny Rombley; Álvarez won.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Meeuwis joined the Dutch national team when Johnny Balentina, another C-OF, was injured.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was part of the team's historic first visit to the United States, which included a win over the college edition of Team USA.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He played also in the 2007 World Port Tournament, going 1 for 6. Balentina was back with the team for the 2007 European Championship but Meeuwis replaced him once more for the 2007 Baseball World Cup.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was 3 for 10 with 2 walks and a double in the World Cup that year, helping fill in for CF Roger Bernadina.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He had a key role in the Dutch win over host Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals. En-Yu Lin had retired 13 batters in a row and held a 2-0 lead when Meeuwis walked and came around to score on a hit by Reily Legito.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Gregory Halman later replaced Meeuwis in center in that game. Meeuwis hit .231/.375/.231 in the 2008 European Cup in Regensburg.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Meeuwis was selected by coach Robert Eenhoorn for the team that represented the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]
External links
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- Meeuwis's profile at honkbalsite.com Template:In lang
References
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- ↑ Dutch Olympic Baseball squad 2008 Template:Webarchive, knbsb.nl, ret: Aug 5, 2008
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