Duursma played
college baseball at
Cypress College in
Cypress, California in 1998 and 1999. He had a .343/.407/.414
slash line in 1999 as a
sophomore. He also was with
HCAW in the
Hoofdklasse and was named the best defender at the
European Champions Cup (A-Pool). He went 5-for-9 with 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 doubles and a steal in a valiant effort in a losing cause in the 1999
Holland Series. In 2000, he transferred to the
Purdue Boilermakers. As a junior, he hit .267/.367/.331. He was hit by a pitch 13 times, which at the time ranked second in school history behind Sean Helsel. He played for the Dutch team in the preliminary games for the
2000 Summer Olympics but was not selected for the final squad that represented the nation in
Sydney. In his senior year for Purdue, he hit .267 and was named the first-team All-
Big Ten Conference shortstop. He batted .298/.378/.416 and went 3-for-7 in the Big Ten Conference tournament. Overall, he had hit .283/.351/.374 with Purdue. He also was on the European Cup winners with Pioniers. He led the Hoofdklasse in runs (43, 6 more than runner-up Milliard) and tied for 9th with 10 steals. Duursma hit .328 in 2004, fifth in Hoofdklasse. He again led in runs (39, four more than
René Cremer) and tied
Johnny Balentina for sixth in hits (45) and led in steals (20 in 21 tries, two more steals than Milliard). He also went 0-for-4 against
Japan in the
Haarlem Baseball Week. He failed to make the final cut for the
2004 Summer Olympics as the Dutch went with
Evert-Jan 't Hoen, Milliard, and
Raily Legito on the middle infield. In 2005, Duursma batted .307/.439/.346 and fielded .964. He was tenth in Hoofdklasse in average, fifth with 47 hits (one behind brother Mark), sixth with 24 RBI and tied for seventhth with 9 steals. He led the
European Championship with 14 walks in 10 contests; no one else had more than 9. He also played error-free ball at second base. In the Baseball World Cup, Duursma hit .302/.412/.395 with 12 runs in 11 games. In the
2006 World Baseball Classic, Duursma played once, going 2-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Dutch team's win over
Panama. He led off and played second base. He slipped a bit in the Hoofdklasse, hitting .274/.433/.306 with 12 steals in 13 tries and a .952 fielding percentage. He was still second in Hoofdklasse in runs, with 38, two behind leader Balentina. He was fourth in the circuit in stolen bases. He led the league with 11 times hit by pitch and his 33 walks tied his brother Mark for the lead. In the 2006 Holland Series, he hit .278/.409/.333 in a losing cause, leading the Series with two steals. Also in 2006, he was 4-for-15 with 4 walks and 3 runs in the
Haarlem Baseball Week as the Netherlands took the title. In the
Intercontinental Cup, Duursma batted .323/.432/.323. In the gold medal game, with the Netherlands down 3–2 in the bottom of the 10th, Duursma singled off of
Frank Montieth, then scored on a double by
Dirk van 't Klooster. The Dutch team lost in the 11th inning, settling for the silver medal. Duursma batted .319/.440/.333 in the 2007 Hoofdklasse season, scoring 37 runs in 38 games. He tied for 10th in the league in OBP, was 4th in runs and tied for fifth with 25 walks. He hit .231/.286/.231 in the
Holland Series; his 3 hits came in game one, in which he also had a crucial run-costing error. The Pioniers lost the Series to
Kinheim. Duursma hit .143/.208/.286 and made two errors as the worst Dutch starting position player in the
European Championship. The team still won the gold and qualified the
2008 Summer Olympics. He was 3-for-16 with 4 walks in the
2007 World Port Tournament. Duursma struggled again in the
Baseball World Cup, going 1-for-7 with a run and an error in three games as
Roel Koolen took over as the main second baseman. Duursma played for Dutch national team at the
2008 Haarlem Baseball Week and batted .200 and led the team with 5 walks. He was selected by coach
Robert Eenhoorn in the team that represents the Netherlands at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing. During the 2008 season he batted .279 in Hoofdklasse and scored 34 runs in 38 games for Pioniers. In 2009, Duursma played for the Dutch national team which went on to upset the
Dominican Republic at the
2009 World Baseball Classic. Duursma batted .260 in Hoofdklasse and scored 31 runs in 33 games while playing shortstop for Pioniers. At the
World Port Tournament he played shortstop and second base and led the tournament with 10 walks in 8 games. Duursma struggled in 2010 when he batted .203/.309/.258 but had a .957 fielding percentage for Pioniers in de Hoofdklasse. Playing at the
Haarlem Baseball Week he batted .294 as the Dutch national team took the title. In Germany, At the
European Baseball Championship he batted .273 with a home run while playing shortstop and second base. The Dutch lost the final against
Italy. In 2011, Duursma batted .301/.451/.368 in the Hoofdklasse. His .451 OBP was 3rd in the league and his 32 walks was tied for 3rd in the league. He ended up scoring 33 runs in 39 games for Pioniers. At shortstop, Duursma, had a .963 fielding percentage. Pioniers went on to win the play-offs as Duursma went 12-for-29 for a .414 average and had a .528 OBP before struggling in the Holland Series as Pioniers lost to
Amsterdam. Duursma was selected by coach Brian Farley for the
2011 World Port Tournament and started at shortstop all 8 games while batting .261 for the Dutch. In 2012, Duursma batted .333/.465/.389 in 2012 while playing for Pioniers in Hoofdklasse. His .333 average was tied for 9th in the league, while his .465 on-base percentage was 3rd highest. He scored 30 runs and had 28 runs batted in and had a .963 fielding percentage at shortstop. His 10 sac bunts led Hoofdklasse. During the
2012 Haarlem Baseball Week he started all 7 games at shortstop for the Dutch national team. He led the tournament with a .429 average, going 9-for-21 and a tournament high .600 OBP. At the
2012 European Baseball Championship, Duursma played third base as Italy went on to beat the Netherlands in the final. Duursma ended his playing career after the
2016 Hoofdklasse season. == Coaching career ==