Pim Walsma
| Pim Walsma | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: 3 February 1987 Netherlands | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Pim Walsma (born 3 February 1987) is a Dutch former baseball player who played for the Amsterdam Pirates and the Dutch national team.
He attended Lower Columbia College in the United States.[1] During his sophomore season, he went 2-3 with a 3.27 ERA.
Walsma debuted in the Hoofdklasse in 2005 and went 1-6 with a 5.11 ERA, walking 38 in 44 innings for the Amsterdam Pirates; he was 5th in the league in free passes. He fell to 1-6, 6.75 in 2006 with 40 walks in 371⁄3 innings, finishing 6th in walks. He participated in the MLB European Academy that summer. In 2007, Walsma was 1-2 with a save and a 7.62 ERA for Amsterdam, with 19 hits and 13 walks in 13 innings.
In 2008, he began the season 1-4 with 5 saves and a 4.22 ERA, fanning 48 in 422⁄3 IP. Walsma was added to the Dutch national team for the 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week. He allowed one run in 62⁄3 IP in the event. He then was selected by coach Robert Eenhoorn for the team that represented the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2]
In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Walsma got a start against the Puerto Rico.
External links
- Walsma's profile at honkbalsite.com (in Dutch)
References
- ^ "Lower Columbia College: Pitchers Paradise" (PDF). Lower Columbia College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ Dutch Olympic Baseball squad 2008 Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, knbsb.nl, ret: Aug 5, 2008