Jim Ploeger

Jim Ploeger
Pitcher
Born: (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991
Almere, Netherlands
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
2016 Hoofddorp National team

Jim Ploeger (born 21 June 1991) is a Dutch former baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Netherlands national team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic and other international tournaments.

Ploeger played college baseball in the United States for the Laney College and the Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions.[1][2] In 2013, he pitched one inning ofcollegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League and also pitched in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game.[3] Ploeger also pitched in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse from 2010 to 2022, debuting with BSC Almere and also pitching for UVV Utrecht, HCAW, and Amsterdam Pirates.[4]

Ploeger was named to the Netherlands national baseball team roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[5] He threw one scoreless inning over two games.[4]

References

  1. ^ McCall, Kevin. "Foreign Ambassador". Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  2. ^ "UAPB baseball sets its sights on conference title". Pine Bluff Commercial News. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  3. ^ "2013 Falmouth Commodores". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Jim Ploeger College, Amateur & WBC Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Almeerder Ploeger gaat met Nederlands honkbalteam voor WBC-titel(plus reactie Ploeger)". Almere Vandaag (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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