Pim Walsma

Pim Walsma
Pitcher
Born: (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Pim Walsma (born 3 February 1987) is a Dutch former baseball player who pitched for the Amsterdam Pirates and the Netherlands national team.

Walsma pitched for Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington in the United States in 2007.[1][2][3] He went 2–3 with a 3.27 ERA.[4]

Walsma debuted in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse with Amsterdam in 2005[4] and went 1–6 with a 5.11 ERA, walking 38 in 44 innings.[5] He was fifth in the league in free passes. He fell to 1–6, 6.75 in 2006 with 40 walks in 371⁄3 innings, finishing sixth in walks. He participated in the Major League Baseball European Academy that summer.[5]

In 2007, Walsma was 1–2 with a save and a 7.62 ERA for Amsterdam, with 19 hits and 13 walks in 13 innings. In 2008, he was 1–4 with 5 saves and a 4.22 ERA, fanning 48 in 422⁄3 innings.[6]

Walsma was added to the Dutch national team for the 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week. He allowed one run in 62⁄3 innings in the event.[4] Manager Robert Eenhoorn then selected him for the Netherlands team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7][8] At the Beijing Olympics, Walsma allowed 6 runs in 4 innings.[9] In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Walsma started against the Puerto Rico, allowing 1 run in two innings and taking the loss.[10][11] Walsma continued to pitch in the Hoofdklasse through 2016, pitching for Kinheim from 2011 to 2015 before returning to Amsterdam for his final season.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Lower Columbia College: Pitchers Paradise" (PDF). Lower Columbia College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Baseball All-Time Roster". Lower Columbia College Red Devils. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  3. ^ "Baseball & Softball Headlines - March 2007". Grand Slam - Stats & News. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  4. ^ a b c "Pim Walsma". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  5. ^ a b "Interview with Pim Walsma, L&D Amsterdam Pirates". Mister Baseball. Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  6. ^ a b "Pim Walsma WBC Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  7. ^ Dutch Olympic Baseball squad 2008 Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, knbsb.nl, ret: Aug 5, 2008
  8. ^ "Pim Walsma". Olympedia. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  9. ^ "Official Results 2008 page 91". LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  10. ^ "MLB Gameday: Netherlands 0, Puerto Rico 5 Final Score (03/11/2009)". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  11. ^ "Baseball - 2009 - WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC POOL D: SAN JUAN - March 11 - Bert Blyleven - Rod Delmonico - Randall Simon - Pim Walsma". ASAP Sports Transcripts. March 11, 2009. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
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