Corendon Kinheim | |||
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League | Honkbal Hoofdklasse | ||
Location | Haarlem | ||
Ballpark | Pim Mulier Stadium, 2,500 capacity | ||
Year founded | 1935 | ||
League championships | 1994, 2006 | ||
Holland Series championships | 1978, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2012 | ||
2010 | 30–11 (2nd place) | ||
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Kinheim is a baseball and softball team based in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The title sponsor of the club is currently Corendon so that the official name of the team is Corendon Kinheim. They are current Dutch champions.
Kinheim 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 they reached the Holland Series five consecutive times (1992–1996). They lost four of their Holland Series entries, but managed to become Dutch champions in 1994 when beating DOOR Neptunus 3–2. In 2006 Kinheim won the regular Honkbal Hoofdklasse league and the KNBSB-Beker, which is the national cup trophy. By beating Mr. Cocker HCAW in the play-offs they gained themselves entrance to the 2006 Holland Series. They won the series 3–2 against Konica Minolta Pioniers of Hoofddorp.
In 2008, Kinheim won the European Cup in Grosseto, Italy.