The Great Britain baseball team put in yet another battling performance in the Baseball World Cup, this time against the Netherlands, historically the dominant country in European baseball and tonight featuring a high number of professional ball players in its squad. Despite another strong defensive display, GB was undone by three early runs which left it chasing the game. Britain’s hitters couldn’t make an impact against starting pitcher Tom Stuifbergen’s strong seven innings and the Netherlands added runs in the eighth inning to continue its 100% record in the second round in front of a large home crowd in Rotterdam.

