4/4/2008 - Mellieha Northender’s Bartolo brothers to play in Dutch 1st Division

Keith and Michael Bartolo will be playing for the Jeka Baseball club in Breda. Charles van der Meijs General Manager for the Dutch Division 1 Jeka Baseball Club was recently in Malta to finalise the details of the transfer of the Bartolo Brothers from the Mellieha Northenders to Jeka.

Keith and Michael Bartolo who will be playing in the Dutch 1st division, considered one of the top leagues in Europe, were presented with the Jeka jerseys during a ceremony on the 26th of March at the Mellieha Sports Club. This will be a great experience for them and will be give a boost to the National team, which is preparing for the European Qualifiers in Antwerp Belgium this July. Keith and Michael won’t have to travel far from Holland to meet their Maltese teammates as they will play against Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and San Marino in their group.