Percy Isenia

Percy Isenia
Isenia with Sparta-Feyenoord in 2008
First baseman / Designated hitter
Born: (1976-12-25) 25 December 1976
Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Netherlands
Intercontinental Cup
Silver medal – second place2006 TaiwanNational team
European Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place1999 ItalyNational team
Gold medal – first place2001 GermanyNational team
Gold medal – first place2003 NetherlandsNational team
Gold medal – first place2005 Czech RepublicNational team

Percy Paul Isenia (born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch former baseball first baseman who played for the Netherlands national team and several Honkbal Hoofdklasse teams. He played in the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics and 2006 World Baseball Classic. He also managed the Netherlands women's national team at the 2010 and 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup.

Playing career

Isenia debuted with the Netherlands national team in the 1999 World Port Tournament,[1] batting .304/.385/.478 and helping the Netherlands to the title. He was 3-for-9 with a double, triple, and 5 walks in the 1999 European Championship, also won by the Dutch. In the 1999 Intercontinental Cup, he hit for a .320/.370/.360 slash line as the best Dutch hitter in a disappointing tournament for the team. He won the national Guus van de Heijden Award as the best national player under 23.[1][2]

In 2000, Isenia, playing for Neptunus, tied for fourth in Honkbal Hoofdklasse with 35 runs, tied for eighth with three home runs, and tied for fifth with 29 runs batted in (RBI). In the 2000 Haarlem Baseball Week, Isenia was 4-for-15 with a double, two walks, two RBI and a run. He then hit .250/.280/.333 as the Dutch first baseman in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as the Netherlands finished fifth.[3][4]

In 2001, Isenia helped the Netherlands win the European championship,[1] batting fifth and playing first base in the gold medal game. He batted .250/.324/.375 but led the team with 9 RBI. His 39 RBI for Neptunus in 2001 were second in Hoofdklasse to Mike Crouwel.[1] He helped Neptunus to the title.[5] In the World Port Tournament, he hit two home runs for the silver medalists.[6] In the 2001 Baseball World Cup, Isenia batted .250 with one home run, playing all 10 games for the Orange.[7][8]

In the 2002 Intercontinental Cup, Isenia hit .182 with one of only two homers for the Netherlands, with Hensley Meulens belting the other.[9] In the Dutch league that year, Isenia excelled. He hit .340 (4th in Hoofdklasse),[10] had 67 hits (second to Dirk van 't Klooster), scored 29 runs (10th), smacked 16 doubles (leading the league, one ahead of Raily Legito), hit 3 homers (tied for 8th) and drove in 43 (second-best, one behind leader Sidney de Jong. During 2002 Haarlem Baseball Week, he went 2-for-16 with one walk, run, and RBI.[11]

Neptunus won another title in 2003 thanks to Isenia.[12] He tied Norbert Lokhorst for the lead with 11 doubles and his 4 homers were one behind leader Evert-Jan 't Hoen. He tied van 't Klooster for 5th in RBI (26). In the 2003 World Port Tournament, he hit .243 and led the team with 7 RBI. He hit one of the two homers in the tournament that year, with teammate Tjerk Smeets socking the other.[13] During the European championship, playing alongside his brother Chairon, Isenia was 3-for-6 in two games for the Dutch champions.[14] In the Baseball World Cup, Isenia was the designated hitter (DH) so that Sharnol Adriana could be used at first. Isenia batted .333 with 1 home run and 5 RBI in six games.[15]

In 2004, the 27-year-old did not finish among the Hoofdklasse leaders in any offensive categories for the first time in five years. Isenia did not make the Dutch team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, as Yurendell de Caster was chosen at first base instead with de Jong as the backup. During Haarlem Baseball Week, Isenia went 2-for-11 with one double, walk, run, and 3 RBI.[16]

Isenia hit .271/.347/.349 for Neptunus in 2005 as they won their sixth straight title. In the 2005 Baseball World Cup, he batted .289 to help the Dutch finish fourth, their best finish to that point. He had 7 doubles, 11 runs and 8 RBI in 10 games.[17][18] He made the All-Tournament team at first base.[19] Isenia also did well in the 2005 European Championship, tying Ivanon Coffie for third in hits (14), finishing fourth in slugging (.710) and tying for third in RBI (10); Jairo Ramos Gizzi beat him out for All-Star honors at first base.

In the 2006 World Baseball Classic, Isenia struck out against J.C. Romero as a pinch-hitter for Adriana in the 8th inning of the team's first game, a loss to Puerto Rico.[20] In the third game, Isenia was 2-for-4 with a walk as the #5 hitter and DH in a mercy rule win over Panama.[21] Overall, his .400/.500/.400 slash line produced a better OPS than the team's other 1B/DH options, major leaguer Randall Simon and minor-league veteran Adriana.[22] Isenia hit .273 with three walks in the 2006 Haarlem Baseball Week[23] and scored the tying run in the finale against Cuba.[24] In 2006, he moved to SV ADO and his production dropped to a .240/.308/.331 slash line. He tied Harvey Monte for fifth in doubles. He hit .226 with 2 home runs, 7 runs, and 8 RBI in 8 games in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup to help the Dutch to a silver medal.[25]

Isenia batted .282/.331/.444 in his final season with ADO in 2007.[26] He was 4-for-19 with a double and 3 RB in 6 games in the 2007 World Port Tournament.[27] Manager Robert Eenhoorn selected Isenia for the national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[28][4] He batted 3-for-10 with a home run in the Olympics.[29]

Isenia moved to Sparta-Feyenoord in 2008, then Amsterdam Pirates in 2011.[26] He won the league's home run derby in 2010 and helped Amsterdam win the 2011 Holland Series, hitting a home run in the championship series.[30] He hit a go-ahead home run in the 2013 Hoofdklasse All-Star Game.[31] He finished his Hoofdklasse career after the 2014 season.[26]

Coaching career

Isenia was an early promoter of women's baseball in the Netherlands. He was the manager of the Netherlands national team in the 2010 Women's World Cup, becoming the first European team to compete in the tournament.[32][33][34][35] The Dutch women lost all their games in the tournament.[36] He managed the team at the 2012 World Cup,[37] where the team won its first game, defeating Cuba in the seventh-place game to finish second-to-last in the tournament.[38][39][40] Isenia was replaced by fellow former national team player Eddie Dix for the 2014 World Cup.[41]

Isenia has worked as an advisor to Rotterdam Topsport.[42][43]

References

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  2. ↑ "Over ons | Onderscheidingen | Awards". KNBSB (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Official Results 2000 page 35". digital.la84.org. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Percy Isenia". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Hoofdklasse seizoen 2001". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Geslaagde negende editie WPT". honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). 8 July 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tournament records". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 16 February 2005.
  8. ↑ "Statistieken Nederland". Honkbalsite Archief. 2001. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
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  10. ↑ Baseball America almanac 2003. Baseball America. 2003. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-684-01929-1.
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  12. ↑ "Holland Series 2003". Honkbalsite archief. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Raily Legito uitgeroepen tot MVP". Honkbalsite Archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
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  15. ↑ "Statistieken Nederland". Honkbalsite archief. 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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  18. ↑ "Prijs voor Dirk van 't Klooster". honkbalsitearchief.nl (in Dutch). 17 September 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  19. ↑ Baseball America almanac, 2006 : a comprehensive review of the 2005 season, featuring statistics and commentary. Baseball America: Distributed by Simon & Schuster. 2006. p. 349. ISBN 978-1-932391-07-7.
  20. ↑ "MLB Gameday: Puerto Rico 8, Netherlands 3 Final Score (03/08/2006)". MLB.com. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "MLB Gameday: Netherlands 10, Panama 0 Final Score (03/10/2006)". MLB.com. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "WBC Stats | WBC Team Stats | WBC Leaders". MLB.com. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "Organisatie tevreden met 23e editie". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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  27. ↑ "Statistieken Nederland". Honkbalsite archief. 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  28. ↑ Dutch Olympic Baseball squad 2008 Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, knbsb.nl, ret: Aug 5, 2008
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  30. ↑ "Wedstrijdverslagen 2011". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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  32. ↑ van Zon, Rogier (11 May 2010). "Debuut Nederland op WK in Venezuela". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  33. ↑ van Zon, Rogier (25 August 2016). "Dix: 'we zijn fitter en sterker dan twee jaar geleden'". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch).
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  40. ↑ "Women's BWC: Netherlands upsets Cuba to finish 7th". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  41. ↑ "Dutch Roster for Women's Baseball World Cup revealed". mister-baseball.com. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  42. ↑ "Over Rotterdam Topsport". Rotterdam Topsport (in Dutch). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  43. ↑ de Boer, Mariska (7 May 2026). "RTC Rotterdam ontvangt topsportlabel van Rotterdam Topsport". Tafeltennis.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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