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{{expand Dutch|HCAW}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Primary sources|date=February 2026}}{{Infobox baseball team | founded =1957 | location =Bussum | stadium =Rob Hoffmann Vallei, 1,000 capacity | league =Honkbal Hoofdklasse | colors =Blue, yellow, white | season =2025 |website=[https://www.hcaw.nl/ hcaw.nl]| record =37–14, (2nd place) |playoffs=5–4, lost in Holland Series<ref>{{Cite web |title=Standings |url=https://stats.knbsbstats.nl/en/events/2025-lucky-day-hoofdklasse-honkbal/standings |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond}}</ref> | series =Holland Series | series_champs = 1996, 1998,<ref name="landskampioenen">{{Cite web |title=Nederlandse landskampioenen |url=https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/landskampioenen.html |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=Honkbalsite archief |language=nl}}</ref> 2022 | h_cap=4c6cb7 | h_body=ffffff | h_pattern_b=_baseball | h_rightarm=ffffff | h_leftarm=ffffff | h_socks=4c6cb7 | a_cap=4c6cb7 | a_body=4c6cb7 | a_pattern_b=_baseball | a_leftarm=4c6cb7 | a_rightarm=4c6cb7 | a_pants=ffffff | a_socks=4c6cb7 |owner=Scott Prins|manager=René Baltus<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baseball / Honkbal Transfers 2025 |url=https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/bbtr25.htm |access-date=2026-02-09 |website= Grand Slam * Stats & News}}</ref>|president=Arno Timmermans<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dagelijks bestuur |url=https://www.hcaw.nl/onze-club/organisatie/dagelijks-bestuur/ |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=HCAW}}</ref>|president_label=Chairman}}

'''Honkbalclub Allen Weerbaar''' is a Dutch professional baseball and softball club from Bussum. As of 2024, the club has about 400 members, including 270 players.<ref name=":0" /> The club baseball team plays in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, and the softball team has played in the {{Interlanguage link|Softbal Hoofdklasse|nl|Softbal hoofdklasse}}. The club was formerly known as '''Mr. Cocker HCAW''' due to a sponsored agreement.

==History== HCAW was established in 1957 as an independent baseball and softball club. Between 1949 and 1957 it operated as the baseball division of the Bussum sporting club Allen Weerbaar. The team played on a football field until 1958, when the city of Bussum agreed to build a baseball field for the club in Bussum Zuid. HCAW added a softball division in 1966.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Geschiedenis HCAW |url=https://www.hcaw.nl/onze-club/historie/historie-hcaw/ |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=HCAW |language=nl}}</ref>

The same year, HCAW was promoted to the Honkbal Hoofdklasse for the first time. In 1970, the club moved to its current field in the Bussumse Sportvallei. In 1988, HCAW was demoted to the Honkbal Overgangsklasse. Following the relegation, financial issues forced the club to combine with the Amstel Tijgers, an Amsterdam-based club. The fused team played in the Hoofdklasse under the name '''HCAW-Tijgers''' from 1989 to 1994. Since 1995, HCAW has played in the Hoofdklasse under its original name.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Wie zijn wij? |url=https://www.hcaw.nl/wie-zijn-wij/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=HCAW Baseball & Softball |language=nl}}</ref>

The baseball team was won thre Hoofdklasse championships, in 1996, 1998, and 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-29 |title=Een van de opvallendse sportsucces van afgelopen jaar: na droogte van kwart eeuw is HCAW kampioen |url=https://nos.nl/regio/noord-holland/artikel/343751-een-van-de-opvallendse-sportsucces-van-afgelopen-jaar-na-droogte-van-kwart-eeuw-is-hcaw-kampioen |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=NOS |language=nl}}</ref><ref name="landskampioenen" />

The softball team won 9 {{Interlanguage link|Softbal Hoofdklasse|nl|Softbal hoofdklasse}} championships between 1985 and 1997, but currently competes in a lower level.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2025 |title=Overzicht eindstanden Fastpitch Softbal-competities seizoen 2025 |url=https://foysprod.blob.core.windows.net/d82c5610-66b2-4939-9897-8dac34becfc5/fc84b7b4-bc37-453c-a761-4cbfb3289223.pdf |publisher=KNBSB |language=nl}}</ref>

== Retired numbers ==

* #1 Jeffrey Cranston * #10 {{Interlanguage link|Clive Mendes|nl}} * #12 {{Interlanguage link|Jurjan Koenen|nl}} * #24 {{Interlanguage link|Roy Berrevoets|nl}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Retired numbers |url=https://www.hcaw.nl/onze-club/historie/retired-numbers/ |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=HCAW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Baseball 2025 - Rosters Hoofdklasse |url=https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/bb25-hkr.htm |access-date=2026-02-09 |website=Grand Slam - Stats & News}}</ref>

==Notable baseball players== * Chicho Jesurun, also a coach, manager, and scout * Iván Granados * Pavel Budský * Sidney de Jong * Patrick de Lange * Nick Stuifbergen * Calvin Maduro * Ralph Milliard, also a coach * Dave Draijer * Kenny Berkenbosch * Loek van Mil * Lars Huijer * Nelmerson Xavier Angela {{wide image|Honkbalvallei.jpg|500px|Nightview on the Rob Hoffmannvallei||none}} {{wide image|HCAW copy.jpg|500px|View of the outside of the field and clubhouse||none}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|HonkbalClub Allen Weerbaar}} *[http://www.hcaw.nl Official website (Dutch)]

Category:Softball teams in the Netherlands Category:Baseball teams in the Netherlands Category:Sports clubs and teams in Gooise Meren Category:Honkbal Hoofdklasse teams