Dutch baseball player

Pim Walsma (born 3 February 1987, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for the Amsterdam Pirates and the Dutch national team.

He attended Lower Columbia College in the United States. During his sop*re season, he went 2-3 with a 3.27 ERA.

Walsma debuted in the Hoofdkl*e in 2005 and went 1-6 with a 5.11 ERA, walking 38 in 44 innings for the Amsterdam Pirates; he was 5th in the league in free p*es. He fell to 1-6, 6.75 in 2006 with 40 walks in 371⁄3 innings, finishing 6th in walks. He participated in the MLB European Academy that summer. 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 began the season 1-4 with 5 saves and a 4.22 ERA, fanning 48 in 422⁄3 IP. Walsma was added to the Dutch national team for the 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week. He allowed one run in 62⁄3 IP in the event. He then was selected by coach Robert Eenhoorn in the team that represents the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

In the 2009 World Baseball Cl*ic, Walsma got a start against the Puerto Rico.

External links

• Walsma's profile at honkbalsite.com (in Dutch)
• Pim Walsma @ Baseball Reference

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