Kinheim

{{expand Dutch|Kinheim (honkbalclub)}}

{{Short description|Baseball and softball club in Haarlem, the Netherlands (founded in 1935)}}

{{For|the municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate|Kinheim, Germany}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox baseball team

| name =Kinheim

| location =Haarlem

| league =Honkbal Hoofdklasse

|former_leagues=|former_names=Corendon Kinheim, Wera Kinheim| logo =

| stadium ={{interlanguage link|Pim Mulier Stadium|nl|Pim Mulierstadion}}, 2,500 capacity

| founded =1935{{cite web|title=Historie |publisher=Kinheim |url=https://www.kinheim.net/historie |access-date=15 October 2024 |language=nl }}

|series2_champs=2007| league_champs =1994, 2006

| series =Holland Series

|series2=European Cup| series_champs =1978, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.honkbalsite.com/archief/landskampioenen.html |title=Nederlandse landskampioenen |publisher=de Nederlandse honkbalsite |access-date=12 March 2015 |language=nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226230922/http://www.honkbalsite.com/archief/landskampioenen.html |archive-date=26 December 2014 }}

| season =2016

|manager=Milan Lammerts|president=Yvonne Campfens|president_label=Chairwoman|website=[https://www.kinheim.net Kinheim.net]| record =24–17{{cite web|url=https://knbsbstats.nl/2016/HB/statsHB/kin.htm |title=Kinheim 2016 |publisher=KNBSB Stats |access-date=14 October 2024 |language=nl }}

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Kinheim is a baseball and softball club based in Haarlem, the Netherlands. Kinheim's top 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 it reached the Holland Series in five consecutive seasons from 1992 to 1996. The team lost four of its national championships but became Dutch champions in 1994, beating Neptunus 3–2 in a five-game series.

In 2006, Kinheim won the Hoofdklasse and the national cup trophy, the KNBSB-Beker. After beating HCAW in the playoffs to qualify for the 2006 Holland Series,[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=10 March 2007 }}, at honkbalsite.com Kinheim won the series 3–2 against the Pioniers of Hoofddorp.

File:Ralf Milliard 12 mei.jpg in 2007|left|alt=Kinheim (in red) playing HCAW in 2007]]After its victorious 2006 season, Kinheim qualified for the 2007 European Cup in San Marino, which it also won.{{Cite web |title=European Cup 2007 in San Marino |url=http://sports123.com/bsb/results/mec-2007.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053358/http://sports123.com:80/bsb/results/mec-2007.html |archive-date=12 October 2013 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Sports123.com}} Kinhein finished third in the European Cup in 1995 and 2009, where it bested fellow Dutch team Amsterdam Pirates.{{Cite web |title=Results of Game 4 |url=http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/barcelona/games/04.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625014657/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/barcelona/games/04.htm |archive-date=2009-06-25 |access-date=2009-08-14 |website=Baseball Europe}} Kinheim again won the Holland Series in 2007, defeating the Pioniers in a three-game sweep.{{Cite web |last=Stoovelaar |first=Marco |date=7 October 2007 |title=Corendon Kinheim again wins Dutch baseball title |url=https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/kin071007e.htm |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Grand Slam - Stats & News}}

Kinheim abruptly withdrew from the Hoofdklasse at the end of 2016, citing a lack of players for the top Dutch league.{{Cite web |last=Würfel |first=Philipp |date=2016-11-01 |title=Kinheim withdraws from Dutch Hoofdklasse |url=https://www.mister-baseball.com/kinheim-withdraws-dutch-hoofdklasse/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=mister-baseball.com |language=en-US}} The club qualified for the promotion/relegation playoffs in 2018 and 2019 but lost both years and could not return to the Hoofdklasse.{{Cite web |title=Honkbal Hoofdklasse 2018 |url=https://www.knbsbstats.nl/2018/HB/statsHBPD/confstat.htm |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=KNBSB Stats}}

Starting in 2020, Kinheim fielded a combined team with fellow Haarlem club DSS named DSS/Kinheim. DSS defeated Kinheim in the relegation playoff,{{Cite web |title=Hoofdklasse honkbal 2019 |url=https://www.knbsbstats.nl/2019/HB/statsHBprom/confstat.htm |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=KNBSB Stats}} but DSS could not participate in the league due to financial difficulties. The partnership allowed the combined clubs to continue fielding a team from Haarlem in the Hoofdklasse.{{Cite web |last=Zon |first=Rogier van |date=2020-02-11 |title='Kinheim en DSS hebben elkaar nu nodig' |url=https://www.honkbalsoftbal.nl/2020/02/11/kinheim-en-dss-hebben-elkaar-nu-nodig/ |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=HonkbalSoftbal.nl |language=nl-NL}}

File:Honkbal Amstel Tijgers tegen Wera Kinheim team van Wera Kinheim, Bestanddeelnr 929-8382.jpg

In 2024, Kinheim and DSS announced a change to their operating agreement. Beginning in 2025, Kinheim would compete in the Hoofdklasse and DSS would compete in the lower Eerste Klasse. The two clubs stated that the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB), the national governing body for baseball, supported the change.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Bekendmaking: DSS en Kinheim gaan samenwerking op een andere manier invullen |trans-title=Announcement: DSS and Kinheim will work together in a different way |url=https://www.kinheim.net/bekendmaking-dss-en-kinheim-gaan-samenwerking-op-een-andere-manier-invullen |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Kinheim |language=nl}}{{Cite web |last=Visser |first=Seb |date=2024-08-14 |title=DSS en Kinheim gaan samenwerking op een andere manier invullen |url=https://honkbalsoftbal.nl/2024/08/14/dss-en-kinheim-gaan-samenwerking-op-een-andere-manier-invullen/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=HonkbalSoftbal.nl |language=nl-NL}}

On 16 October 2024, Kinheim announced Milan Lammerts would coach the team in 2025. He had played for DSS/Kinheim in 2021 and 2022.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-16 |title=Milan Lammerts nieuwe hoofdcoach van Kinheim 1 |url=https://www.kinheim.net/milan-lammerts-nieuwe-hoofdcoach-van-kinheim-1 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Kinheim |language=nl}}{{Cite web |last=Visser |first=Seb |date=2024-10-16 |title=Milan Lammerts nieuwe hoofdcoach Kinheim |url=https://honkbalsoftbal.nl/2024/10/16/milan-lammerts-nieuwe-hoofdcoach-kinheim/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=HonkbalSoftbal.nl |language=nl-NL}}