# Netherlands women's national softball team

The Netherlands women's national softball team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond). It is a member nation of the Confederation of European Baseball and the International Baseball Federation.

## History

The team competed at the 1990 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished with five wins and four losses. The team competed at the 1994 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished eighth. The team competed at the 1998 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished ninth. The team competed at the 2002 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished eleventh. The team competed at the 2010 ISF Women's World Championship where they finished eighth.
They have won the Women's Softball European Championship eleven times, second most to only Italy. Their latest European title came in 2022.

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2023
## Competitive record
### Women's Softball World Cup

Women's Softball World Cup record :
| Year | Host | Round | Pos | Pld | W | L | RS | RA | Squad |
| 1965 | Australia | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1970 | Japan | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1974 | United States | ? | 5th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1978 | El Salvador | ? | 6th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1982 | Taiwan | ? | 7th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1986 | New Zealand | ? | 7th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1990 | United States | Group stage | 9th | 9 | 5 | 4 | ? | ? | |
| 1994 | Canada | Play-offs | 8th | 7 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 20 | |
| 1998 | Japan | Group stage | 9th | 8 | 4 | 4 | ? | ? | |
| 2002 | Canada | Group stage | 11th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 36 | |
| 2006 | China | Group stage | 12th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 34 | |
| 2010 | Venezuela | Play-offs | 8th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 26 | |
| 2012 | Canada | Play-offs | 6th | 8 | 5 | 3 | ? | ? | |
| 2014 | Netherlands | Play-offs | 6th | 9 | 5 | 4 | ? | ? | |
| 2016 | Canada | Fourth place | 4th | 9 | 7 | 2 | ? | ? | |
| 2018 | Japan | Play-offs | 7th | 8 | 3 | 5 | ? | ? | |
| 2022 | United States | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Italy | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | Total | Fourth place | 14/17 | 80 | 43 | 37 | 151 | 116 | — |

### European Championship

| Year | 1979 | 1981 | 1983 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 |
| Standing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |

### Olympics

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | Squad |
| Atlanta 1996 | Group stage | 7th | 1 | 6 | 4 | 32 | Squad |
| Sydney 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Athens 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Beijing 2008 | Group stage | 8th | 1 | 6 | 8 | 48 | Squad |
| Tokyo 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 2/4 | 0 titles | 2 | 12 | 12 | 80 | — |

### Other tournaments
#### Japan Softball Cup

    2006: 4th

## List of managers

| Manager | Period |
| Herman Beidschat | 1964-1965 |
| Jaap Visser | 1966 |
| Gé Hoogenbos | 1967-1968 |
| Nol Houtkamp | 1969-1983 |
| Teus Morren | 1984 |
| Don Wedman | 1985-1986 |
| Diane Schumacher | 1987-1990 |
| George Presburg | 1991-1993 |
| Ruud Elfers | 1994-1996 |
| Craig Montvidas | 1997-1999 |
| Ruud Elfers | 2000 |
| Rob Walgien | 2001 |
| Gonny Reijnen | 2002-2004 |
| Liz Kelly | 2005-2008 |
| Craig Montvidas | 2009 - 2015 |
| Tracy Bunge and Juni Fransisca | 2015 |
| Juni Fransisca | 2016 - |