Rob Cordemans

Rob Cordemans
Pitcher
Born: (1974-10-31) October 31, 1974 Schiedam, South Holland
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Rob Cordemans

Medal record
Men’s Baseball
Representing Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
	2011 Panama	National team
Intercontinental Cup
	2006 Taiwan	National team
	2010 Taiwan	National team
European Baseball Championship
	1995 Netherlands	National team
	1999 Italy	National team
	2001 Germany	National team
	2003 Netherlands	National team
	2005 Czech Republic	National team
	2007 Spain	National team
	2010 Germany	National team

Rob "Robbie" Cordemans (born October 31, 1974 in Schiedam, South Holland) is a Dutch baseball player. He bats and throws righthanded. Cordemans is best known for representing the Dutch national team at the Olympics and other international competitions.

Olympics

Cordemans has been a fixture on Dutch baseball teams in international competitions over the last decade. Most notably, he has competed in four consecutive Olympic Games for the Netherlands.

He began his Olympic career as a 21-year-old pitcher for the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Despite his lofty 6.94 ERA, Cordemans was the winning pitcher in both of the club's games during the preliminary round of the tournament.

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Cordemans was 1-1 with a 2.51 ERA.

Cordemans participated in his third Olympic competition during the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece. His fourth appearance at the Olympic games would come during the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China.

Hoofdklasse

During his debut season in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse in 1999, Cordemans won his first Pitcher of the Year award while playing for Kinheim. His 14–2 win-loss record and 2.20 ERA led the league.

Although Cordemans moved to perennial powerhouse Neptunus for the 2000 season, he was not able to replicate his success from 1999 and his record declined to 8–4. However, his 94 strikeouts placed him fourth in the league, and an 11-strikeout complete game win over the Italians helped Neptunus to a European Cup title.

In the 2002 season, Cordemans went 10–2 with a 0.47 ERA and earned his second Pitcher of the Year award.

2007: Taiwan

Cordemans' had a trial for the Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan for 2007. Cordemans was released On 28 May 2007 and went 3–4 with 4.5 ERA.

2009: World Baseball Classic

Cordemans was selected once again to represent the Dutch national team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. During the first round of the tournament held at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cordemans entered two separate games against the Dominican Republic in middle relief.

Cordemans pitched in three games, 6.2 innings pitched, 2 hits allowed, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts, 0.00 ERA. 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1BB, 1 SO in middle relief of 1st game vs. DR 2.0 IP, 0 H, 3BB, 0 SO in middle relief (6th, 6th) of 2nd game vs. DR 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0BB, 2 SO in middle relief (6th, 7th) of 1st game vs. Venezuela

References

• Template:Nl icon Dutch Olympic Committee

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)