Percy Isenia
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Percy Isenia | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Zwijndrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | first baseman, designated hitter, right handed | ||
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Current team
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SV ADO | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999– | Netherlands | ||
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‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 August 2008 |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s Baseball | ||
Representing  Netherlands
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| Intercontinental Cup | ||
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2006 Taiwan | National team |
| European Baseball Championship | ||
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1999 Italy | National team |
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2001 Germany | National team |
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2003 Netherlands | National team |
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2005 Czech Republic | National team |
Percy Isenia (born 25 December 1976 in Zwijndrecht) is a Dutch baseball player who plays for SV ADO and the Dutch national team.
Isenia batted .304/.385/.478 in the 1999 World Port Tournament to help the Netherlands to the title. He was 3 for 9 with a double, triple and 5 walks in the 1999 European Championship, also won by the Dutch. In the 1999 Intercontinental Cup, he hit .320/.370/.360 as the best Dutch hitter in a disappointing tournament for the team. In 2000, the 23-year-old Neptunus player tied for 4th in Hoofdklasse with 35 runs, tied for 8th with 3 home runs and tied for fifth with 29 RBI. He had as many RBI as long-time Dutch star Marcel Joost and one ahead of two other Dutch legends, Rikkert Faneyte and Dirk van 't Klooster. In the 2000 Haarlem Baseball Week, Isenia was 4 for 15 with a double, two walks, two RBI and a run.
He then hit .250/.280/.333 as the Dutch first baseman in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in which the Netherlands finished fifth. In 2001, Isenia helped the Netherlands win the European Championship, batting fifth and playing first base in the Gold Medal game. His 39 RBI for Neptunus in 2001 were second in Hoofdklasse to Michael Crouwel. He helped Neptunus to the title. In the 2001 World Port Tournament, he hit .231/.302/.436 with a couple home runs for the silver medalists.
In the 2001 Baseball World Cup, Isenia batted .250/.308/.417, playing all 10 games at first for the Orange. In the 2001 European Championship, he batted .250/.324/.375 but led the Gold Medal winners with 9 RBI. In the 2002 Intercontinental Cup, Isenia produced at a .182/.308/.455 clip; he hit one of only two homers for the Netherlands, with Hensley Meulens providing the other. In the Dutch league that year, Isenia was a top star. He hit .340 (4th in Hoofdklasse), had 67 hits (second to van 't Klooster), scored 29 runs (10th), smacked 16 doubles (leading the league, one ahead of Reily Legito), hit 3 homers (tied for 8th) and drove in 43 (second-best, one behind leader Sidney de Jong. During 2002 Haarlem Baseball Week, he went 2 for 16 with a walk, run and a RBI.
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