HCAW got into scoring position first in the bottom of the first inning.
Twins-starter Reynaldo Sarmiento Claro walked lead-off hitter Delano Selassa, who stole second base with two outs, but then was left behind.
HCAW then scored what would be the only runs in the game in the bottom of the second inning.
Rachid Engelhardt led off with a single, then scored when Rossini Frolijk followed with a double.
With two outs, Frolijk scored the second run on a single by Kevin Weijgertse, who would strand himself on second base.
After being retired in order in the third inning, HCAW got into scoring position again in the fourth.
Engelhardt then reached on an error, moved on a wild pitch and a grounder, but was left behind on third base.
Another HCAW-runner stranded on third base in the fifth.
With two outs, Roelie Henrique tripled, but a flyout followed.
HCAW got a chance to do some more scoring in the bottom of the seventh, but then left three runners behind.
In the previous inning, debuting rookie Raf Cocu taken over the pitching and retired the side.
In this at bat, he walked lead-off hitter Rowan van Hoek, then walked Boyd Tuhumury with one out.
Hereafter, Cocu was relieved by Thijs Steenwijk, who got the bases loaded when he was greeted with a single by Delano Selassa.
The three runners were left behind when a flyout and pop-up followed.
HCAW got its final baserunner in the eighth inning off of new pitcher Matthew Latta.
Vince Rooi then led off with a single.
With one out, he was eliminated when debuting pinch-hitter Jeandro Tromp grounded into a double play in his first big league at bat.
Twins got its first runner in scoring position in the fourth inning off of starter Kaj Timmermans, who had picked off a runner at first base in the second inning.
Jamie Verheyleweghen led off with a walk, but was forced out on a grounder by Denzel Bryson.
The latter then stole second base and reached third on a wild pitch, but stranded there.
Twins left two more runners behind on third base in the next two innings.
With two outs in the sixth, Bryson singled, then advanced to third on a single by Dennis De Quint, but a grounder ended the at bat.
In the seventh, Gino Jonis led off with a double and was replaced by pinch-runner Menno Lenting.
Timmermans then struckout next batter Bram Grooten, which also would be his final out.
The game was interrupted by rain hereafter and when it was resumed after 32 minutes, Steven van Groningen took over the pitching for the home team.
He saw Lenting advance to third base on a flyout, but another flyout then ended the inning.
It was the last time that Twins got into scoring position, as it was retired in order in the eighth and ninth inning.
With that, Van Groningen retired all eight batters he faced.
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HCAW again needs few runs to win against Twins
BUSSUM (Neth.) -
HCAW won only 2-0 on Saturday-afternoon (July 29) against De Glaskoning Twins to record another small victory.
Last Thursday, HCAW opened the series with a 3-1 win.
The series concludes on Sunday in Oosterhout, starting at 3 PM.
For HCAW, that will be its final game in the regular season.
32-minute rain-delay in top 7th inning with 1 out, runner on 2nd base and HCAW leading 2-0.