{{short description|Dutch baseball player (born 1984)}} {{family name hatnote|van Driel|Driel|lang=Dutch}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Berry van Driel |position=Pitcher |team= |number=3 |image=BerryVanDriel.jpg |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date and age|1984|12|26|df=y}} |birth_place=The Hague, Netherlands | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's baseball}} {{MedalCountry | {{NED}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Baseball World Cup}} {{MedalGold| 2011 Panama City | National team}} {{MedalCompetition|European Baseball Championship}} {{MedalGold| 2016 Hoofddorp | National team}} {{MedalSilver| 2010 Germany | National team}} {{MedalCompetition|Haarlem Baseball Week}} {{MedalGold| 2016 Haarlem | National team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Port Tournament}} {{MedalSilver| 2013 Rotterdam | National team}} {{MedalSilver| 2015 Netherlands | National team}} {{MedalCompetition|{{Interlanguage link multi|France International Baseball Tournament|fr|3=France International Baseball Tournament}} }} {{MedalGold| {{Interlanguage link multi|France International Baseball Tournament 2016|fr|lt=2016 Sénart}} | National team}} }} '''Berry van Driel''' (born 26 December 1984) is a Dutch former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Netherlands national team in international competitions.
==Playing career== van Driel began playing baseball as a 5 year old. He trained with SV ADO in his hometown, The Hague. He debuted in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top league in the Netherlands, with ADO, managed by Johnny Balentina, in the 2001 playoffs. He was an infielder as well as a pitcher, eventually settling into a relief pitcher role. He moved to Neptunus in 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Berry van Driel |url=https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/nederlandsteam/berryvandriel.html |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=Honkbalsite archief |language=nl}}</ref> He peaked at 11 saves in 2013 and pitched though the 2021 season, earning 47 saves in more than 200 games with Neptunus.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Berry van Driel WBC Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vandri001ber |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brassinga |first=Blanchefleur |date=2021-10-13 |title=Berry van Driel mengt zich met Curaçao Neptunus weer in de titelstrijd: ‘Coachen ligt mij wel’ |url=https://www.ad.nl/regiosport-rotterdam/berry-van-driel-mengt-zich-met-curacao-neptunus-weer-in-de-titelstrijd-coachen-ligt-mij-wel~a8b67f06/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015125941/https://www.ad.nl/regiosport-rotterdam/berry-van-driel-mengt-zich-met-curacao-neptunus-weer-in-de-titelstrijd-coachen-ligt-mij-wel~a8b67f06/ |archive-date=2021-10-15 |access-date=2026-03-01 |work=Algemeen Dagsblad |language=nl-NL}}</ref> He was named the most valuable player of the 2014 Holland Series, when he was a starter for Neptunus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-12 |title=Van Driel: moest van ver komen |url=https://nos.nl/video/709228-van-driel-moest-van-ver-komen |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=NOS |language=nl}}</ref>
After playing for national youth teams, van Driel joined the Netherlands national baseball team in 2007. Prominent competitions included the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Janowitz |first=Neil |last2=Rogowsky |first2=Scott |date=March 11, 2009 |title=Netherlands baseball brings the noise in the WBC. |url=http://www.espn.com/espnmag/story?id=3970951 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808194947/http://www.espn.com/espnmag/story?id=3970951 |archive-date=2017-08-08 |access-date=2025-11-26 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref> 2013 WBC, and 2011 Baseball Would Cup, which the Netherlands won.<ref name=":0" /> He was not effective in the WBCs, allowing 2 runs in 2 innings in 2009 and 4 runs in {{Fraction|1|3}} of an inning in 2013.<ref name=":1" /> He was 0–1 in the 2011 World Cup, allowing 2 unearned runs in 4 innings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Curt Smith Meest Waardevolle Speler |url=https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/events/wk2011/statistieken.html |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=Honkbalsite archief}}</ref> He was named a reserve pitcher for the 2017 WBC but did not pitch in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big league infield anchors Team Netherlands |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/netherlands-roster-announced-for-2017-wbc-c215471632 |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Netherlands Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
van Driel was also on the team for the 2007 Baseball World Cup, the World Port Tournament in 2007,<ref name=":0" /> 2013, and 2015, the 2015 WBSC Premier12,<ref>[http://www.knbsb.nl/honkbal/oranje/premier12/!/169/definitieve-selectie-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-voor-de-premier12 Definitieve selectie Kingdom of the Netherlands voor de Premier12] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033959/http://www.knbsb.nl/honkbal/oranje/premier12/!/169/definitieve-selectie-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-voor-de-premier12 |date=2015-11-17 }} ''KNBSB'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref> Haarlem Baseball Week in 2008<ref name=":0" /> and 2016,<ref>[http://www.knbsb.nl/honkbal/oranje/nieuws/!/739/garia-en-de-caster-meest-opvallende-namen-in-selectie-honkbalweek Garia en de Caster meest opvallende namen in selectie Honkbalweek] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913070734/http://www.knbsb.nl/honkbal/oranje/nieuws/%21/739/garia-en-de-caster-meest-opvallende-namen-in-selectie-honkbalweek |date=2016-09-13 }} ''KNBSB'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref> the {{Interlanguage link multi|France International Baseball Tournament 2016|fr|lt=2016 France International Baseball Tournament}},<ref>[http://www.honkbalsite.com/2016/08/25/rob-cordemans-met-team-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-naar-senart/ Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart] ''Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref> and the 2016 European Baseball Championship.<ref>[http://www.honkbalsite.com/2016/09/07/bernadina-voor-ek-terug-in-nationale-ploeg/ Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg] ''Honkbalsite | Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}
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