Pioniers left a runner behind in scoring position in the top of the first inning off of Kevin Heijstek.
The righthander hit Mervin Gario with a pitch with one out, but he was left behind on second base.
Heijstek then struckout the side in the second at bat.
Amsterdam Pirates also left a runner in scoring position in its first at bat.
With two outs, Nick Urbanus doubled off of starter Darryl Jamoena, but was left on second base.
Jamoena made his first start of the season.
The righthander was a fill-in starter, as American Chris Pfau is not in the starting rotation in this series, as the lefthander is in the States this week for attending a wedding ceremony.
Amsterdam rallied for seven runs in the second inning to take a decisive lead.
All seven runs were unearned due to a costly error.
With one out, Linoy Croes was hit by a pitch and stole second base.
Danny Rombley then walked.
Hereafter, a hit by Rashid Gerard was missed in the outfield and that loaded the bases.
Moments later, the first run was scored on a sacrifice fly by Jesse Aussems, which would have been the third out when the error had not been made.
A rally then followed.
Remco Draijer connected for a runscoring double and the bases got loaded again when Zerzinho Croes walked.
Two runs were then scored on a single by Nick Urbanus and another basesloaded-situation was created when Gilme Lampe walked.
A wild pitch and a 2-run double by Kenny Berkenbosch then lifted the lead to 7-0 and led to a pitching change.
Angelo Wicklert took over, walked his first batter, but closed with a strikeout.
Pioniers scored what would be it lone run in the top of the third inning when Glenn Bakker led off with a homerun, which was the first of his big league-career.
With two outs, Brennan Nijhof singled and moved on a passed ball, but was left behind.
Amsterdam added two more runs in its third at bat.
Rashid Gerard led off with a double and Remco Draijer walked with one out.
The bases then got loaded when Zerzinho Croes was awarded first base on catcher's interference.
Nick Urbanus followed with a 2-run single to make it a 9-1 score.
After Urbanus and Croes had advanced on a wild pitch and with two outs, a 14-minute rain-delay followed.
When the game resumed, the two runners were left behind, as a line drive by Kenny Berkenbosch was caught by third baseman Mervin Gario, which ended the inning.
Amsterdam scored its next run in the fourth when Danny Rombley homered with one out.
In the fifth, the home team increased the lead to 13-1 on two more homeruns.
With one out, Nick Urbanus reached on an error, then Gilmer Lampe homered.
With two outs, Linoy Croes also homered.
That was followed by another pitching-change.
Angelo Wicklert was replaced by second baseman Max Draijer, who closed the inning.
Draijer also pitched the sixth inning.
With two outs, he faced his nephew Remco Draijer, who singled, as did next batter Norbert Jongerius.
But the two were left behind.
After giving up the run in the third inning, Kevin Heijstek retired the side in the fourth.
In the next at bat, he gave up infield-hits to Glenn Bakker (with one out) and Brennan Nijhof (with two outs), but a flyout closed the inning.
Heijstek retired the side again in the sixth.
He gave up a lead-off single to Max Draijer in the seventh, but he was forced out.
After a grounder, Heijstek closed the inning and the game with his 12th strikeout.
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Amsterdam Pirates registers convincing win against Pioniers
AMSTERDAM (Neth.) -
L&D Amsterdam Pirates recorded a convincing 13-1 win in 6½ inning against Hoofddorp Pioniers on Saturday (May 20).
The teams close their series on Sunday in Hoofddorp.
14-minute rain-delay in bottom 3rd with Amsterdam leading 9-1, 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd base.