Michiel van Kampen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michiel van Kampen
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 23, 1976(1976-01-23)
Age	48
Birthplace	Haarlem
Country	Netherlands
Horoscope	Capricorn

Michiel van Kampen Biography

Michiel van Kampen is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 23, 1976 in Haarlem, Netherlands. Michiel van Kampen, a Dutch baseball player, was born January 23, 1976 in Haarlem. He was a star relief pitcher for the Hoofdklasse and set the appearances record. He also won the MVP award in the 2007 Holland Series. His sister, Judith van Kampen, is a star pitcher in softball for the Dutch women’s team. She was the first Dutch woman to play NCAA Division I for the University of Nevada. They will both play for the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Van Kampen was 1-0 in 2006 Haarlem Baseball Week with a 3.18 ERA. This was for the Dutch champion squad. He went 2-0 in 2007, with 8 saves, a Kinheim ERA of 1.05 and only three walks in 25/3 IP. He tied Dave Draijer as the circuit’s save leader and was tied with Draijer second in games pitched (23), one shy of Stephen Spragg. In the playoffs, he struck out eight batters in four innings. He also saved two runs and posted a 2.25 ERA. Van Kampen pitched five innings in the 2007 Holland Series and allowed no runs. Van Kampen saved two games during the 3-game sweep of Kinheim and won another contest. Van Kampen pitched three thirds of scoreless innings for Kinheim during the 2007 European Cup. He also recorded a save in finals. This was Kinheim’s first European Cup title.

In the 2007 European Championship, van Kampen threw 3​⁄3 scoreless innings, saving one game as the Netherlands won the Gold and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He saved two games and threw 3​⁄3 scoreless innings in the 2007 World Port Tournament. van Kampen had a 1-1, 9.00 record in the 2007 Baseball World Cup. He blew a save in a 4-3 loss to the Australian national team. Entering in the bottom of the 9th with a 3-2 lead, Van Kampen walked Brad Harman. Gavin Fingleson reached on a Michael Duursma error, Harman taking third. Luke Hughes hit a sacrifice fly to score Harman and Trent Oeltjen hit a game-winning double for the Aussies. In the quarterfinals, Van Kampen did far better, getting the win over the host Chinese Taipei national team with a scoreless 10th. He allowed one run in the 11th after the Netherlands scored four in the top of the frame.

Van Kampen struggled in the 2008 European Cup in Grosseto as the worst pitcher on Kinheim, which won the title. He nearly blew a 4-0 lead against the Marlins Puerto Cruz in the opener, giving up 3 runs. Against Montepaschi Grosseto in the Gold Medal game, he gave up a run in the 10th but got reprieve when Kinheim rallied to win.

Van Kampen was third in the Hoofdklasse in 2004 with 7 saves for HCAW. He moved to Instant Holland and A90 in 2005. He was 1-2 with 6 saves (fourth in Hoofdklasse) as well as a 1.05 ERA over 26 games. For the 2005 European Championship, he was with the Dutch team (hurling two games for the Netherlands to win the Gold). In four appearances at the 2005 Baseball World Cup, he had a 1.93 ERA. This was their highest-ever performance to date. Van Kampen had a busy 2006 season. Van Kampen was the only Dutch pitcher to win the 2006 World Baseball Classic against the Cuban national team. In the 7th, he relieved Calvin Maduro with a deficit of 10-2. He struck out three batters in 1/3 IP and allowed no runs. He started by whiffing Yoandy Garcialobo and Carlos Tabares. Eduardo Paret was retired on a grounder in the 8th. He plunked Michel Enriquez, and Yulieski Gourriel was reached on a fielder’s choice. Van Kampen fanned Joan Carlos Pedroso, before switching to relief pitcher Nick Stuifbergen.

Michiel van Kampen Net Worth

Michiel van Kampen is one of the richest Baseball Player from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michiel van Kampen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Van Kampen pitched for Treasure Valley Community College in the USA for four years. He was 4-1 in 2000 with 2 saves, and a 2.96 ERA at Albertson. He had also helped Albertson place second in 1999’s NAIA College World Series. Van Kampen pitched two scoreless innings and struck out five batters in the 1999 European Championship. Van Kampen was the best pitcher for the Dutch national team at the 2001 Baseball World Cup. He allowed no runs in 5/3 IP and was the only pitcher not to be scored on. In the 2001 World Port Tournament, he had a 1.13 ERA. Van Kampen was a part of 33 Hoofdklasse games that year, setting a league-record. Van Kampen retired five of the five batters that he faced in the 2001 European Championship as the Netherlands won Gold.

Van Kampen pitched an inning that was scoreless against Japan, but gave up two runs against Venezuela in the second third of the inning. Van Kampen’s 14 saves were the most of any Hoofdklasse pitcher in 2002. This was more than Richard Beljaards, who finished second. In 2003, Van Kampen saved four runs for HCAW in Hoofdklasse. In the 2003 World Port Tournament, he had a 9.00 ERA with one save and allowed five hits in just two innings. He pitched one inning in the 2003 Baseball World Cup. He allowed one hit and gave up a scoreless innings in a win that was a combined 2-hitter against the French national team. He did not make it to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens for the Dutch national soccer team.

In the regular Hoofdklasse season (now with Corendon Kinheim), Van Kampen was 1-2 with 11 saves and a 2.30 ERA. He led the league in saves. He was 1-0 with a save and 0.00 ERA in three playoff appearances. He had a save and 1.42 ERA in the 2006 Holland Series, which Kinheim won. Van Kampen threw nine scoreless innings in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup to help the Netherlands win the silver medal. He was 1-0 with a save in the competition. He threw 2​⁄3 scoreless frames in a 4-3 win over former champion Australia, got the win in the 4-2 victory over the Chinese Taipei national team and tossed the final three innings in a shutout over the Japanese national team in the semifinals for the save.

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Michiel Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Michiel van Kampen celebrates birthday on January 23 of every year.