Ewout Vrijders

Ewout competes in Division 1 of Belgium's baseball league. The mentally strong player aims to further improve himself physically, particularly by enhancing his strength through weightlifting. In America, Ewout is eager to play in a competitive environment where he can continue learning and further develop his skills.

Ewout already has a lot of experience. In 2018, he participated in the Little League European Championship. In 2019, he competed in a baseball tournament in London and attended a baseball camp in Maryland. In 2021, being only 14 years old, he made his debut for his club's first team, Merchtem Cats playing in Belgiums highest competition. He became  a key player in 2022. In 2023, Ewout was selected for the Belgian baseball academy, and since 2024, he has been representing Belgium in the U18 team. During winter break, Ewout also plays Baseball5 to stay fit and further improve his starting speed and agility. In Baseball5, he plays midfield (main position) for both the national youth team and for the national adult team.

His statistics are:

Pop time: 2.14 sec.

Home to first: 3.9 sec.

60 yard dash: 6.59 sec.

On base percentage: 0.400

Batting Average:  0.297

Academics

Ewout is in his final year of high school and will be graduating in de Summer of 2024. Currently he is specialising in courses about sports and movement, where the emphasis is on technique, movement, collaboration and responsibility. He is also expanding his knowledge in health, training principles and leadership.   

If you are interested in recruiting Ewout, please reach out to pedro@slamstox.com.