Robel García’s three-run homer in the eighth erased a 3-0 deficit as Italy beat the host Netherlands 4-3 to win the Honkbalweek Haarlem 2026 championship.

A six-run first inning powered the Netherlands past Chinese Taipei 9-1, sending the host Dutch to Saturday’s Honkbalweek Haarlem Gold-Medal Game vs. Italy.

William Escala’s 10th-inning single and Ondřej Vostatek’s scoreless relief lifted Czechia past the International Globetrotters 6-5 in the fifth-place game.

Yu Tsung-Ju tossed a complete-game shutout and Hsiao-Yun Chen drove in three as Chinese Taipei routed the International Globetrotters 10-0 at Honkbalweek.

A nine-run sixth broke open a 2-2 game as unbeaten Italy routed Curaçao 11-3 at Honkbalweek Haarlem. Mineo stayed red-hot; the Azzurri moved to 3-0.

A nine-run sixth broke open a 2-2 game as unbeaten Italy routed Curaçao 11-3 at Honkbalweek Haarlem. Mineo stayed red-hot; the Azzurri moved to 3-0.