Patrick de Lange

Patrick de Lange (born 21 January 1976) is a Dutch former baseball pitcher for the Netherlands national team and in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.

de Lange represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where his team finished fifth. He started one game and appeared once in relief, with a 2.45 earned run average (ERA) in innings. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the Dutch were sixth.

de Lange debuted with the national team at the 1997 European Baseball Championship, where the Dutch finished second. He was on the team for the next three continental championships, all of which were won by the Netherlands. He threw a shutout no-hitter against France in the Olympic qualifiers in 2003, allowing two walks and hitting a batter while another reached on an error by the catcher. de Lange struck out 11 Frenchmen, including the final three batters faced. He also pitched in the 1998 and 2003 Baseball World Cup, 2003 World Port Tournament, and 2004 Haarlem Baseball Week. He had the best winning percentage among Hoofdklasse pitchers in 1998. de Lange was the top pitcher in the Hoofdklasse in 2001 for HCAW, going 12–3 with a 0.96 ERA. He threw a no-hitter against Pioniers on June 3, striking out 8. However, following the season he suffered a shoulder injury. After attempting a comeback in 2002, he had an MRI that showed bone and cartilage damage. He began to rehab with national coach . de Lange moved to BSC Almere in 2004,