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![Baseball player connects with the ball while the catcher crouches behind home plate](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/nkll-2026/honkbal-slag-raak.webp)

![Softball player slides into home plate through a cloud of dust as the crowd watches from behind the fence]()

![Pitcher in the light blue Dutch Little League Championship shirt winds up for the pitch]()

![Softball team celebrates the win at home plate and throws water into the air]()

![Softball team cheers behind the banner reading Nederlands Kampioen Little League]()

Play ball!

Season 2027 · Whitsun · 15 to 17 May

# The Dutch Little League Championship: youth baseball and softball

The national youth tournament of Little League Netherlands, played over the Whitsun weekend.

[Register](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/meedoen/inschrijven)

[All about taking part](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/meedoen)

Six entrances

## What are you here for?

[![Young pitcher in the light blue championship shirt winds up for the pitch.](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/nkll-2026/honkbal-jonge-pitcher.webp) Take part Everything you need to play: registration, leagues, regions and fees.](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/meedoen)

[![A winning team poses behind the banner reading Nederlands Kampioen Little League.](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/nkll-2026/honkbal-kampioen-nk-vlag.webp) The Championship The tournament weekend itself: schedule, teams, venues and rules.](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/toernooi)

[![Two volunteers serve fries behind the clubhouse counter.](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/nkll-2026/kantine-vrijwilligers.webp) Volunteers No volunteers, no championship. Sign up.](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/vrijwilligers)

[![A coach high-fives a softball player wearing a batting helmet.](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/nkll-2026/coach-high-five-speler.webp) Safe sport A safe tournament for everyone.](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/veilig-sporten)

[![A tournament official addresses the field with a microphone while umpires look on.](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/nkll-2026/toernooileiding-toespraak.webp) About The foundation behind the Dutch Little League Championship.](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/over)

[![A player grins and gives a thumbs up in the infield.](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/nkll-2026/honkbal-duim-omhoog.webp) News Announcements and updates](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/nieuws)

## News

[All articles](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/nieuws)

[![Baseball player with a batting helmet and two bats over his shoulder points laughing at the camera, with a softball player in a cap and sunglasses behind him.](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/nieuws/word-jij-onze-social-media-topper/uitgelicht.jpg) Volunteers April 2026 Are you our social media star? Little League Netherlands is looking for a communications and social media star. Sound like you? Let us know! Read article](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/nieuws/word-jij-onze-social-media-topper)

[![Logo of the NK Little League 2026 in the shape of a home plate, with a batter, the words honkbal and softbal and an orange ribbon reading 25 jaar.](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/nieuws/teams-indeling-2026/uitgelicht.jpg) Tournament April 2026 Teams and game schedule 2026 From 15 April the official team line-up per league and the game schedules for all leagues are on the tournament site. Read article](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/nieuws/teams-indeling-2026)

[![Banner for the Playball Softball Summer Academy, 20 to 24 July 2026, showing four softball players in action on a field.](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/nieuws/playball-softball-summer-academy/uitgelicht.jpg) International April 2026 Playball Softball Summer Academy From 20 to 24 July 2026 the Playball Europe Softball Summer Academy takes place at OG Ballpark in Haarlem. Places are limited. Read article](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/nieuws/playball-softball-summer-academy)

Experiences

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The championship is made possible by

[All partners](https://nklittleleague.nl/en/over/partners)

- [![Forelle](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/sponsors/forelle.svg) Ball sponsor](https://www.forelle.com/nl_NL/)
- [![Kobalt Digital](https://nklittleleague.nl/img/sponsors/kobalt.svg) Digital partner](https://kobaltdigital.nl/projecten/nk-little-league)