Grand Slam * Stats & News
Updated: May 14, 2019
Info, Scores & Statistics
Index Headlines
Baseball Scores & Stats
Softball Women Scores & Stats
Softball Men Scores & Stats
Copyright © 1997-2019
Grand Slam/Marco Stoovelaar


www.grand-slam.nl
Baseball
Headlines
Compiled and Copyright © 1997-2019 by Marco Stoovelaar




(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photo by Henk Seppen)

HCAW completes sweep against Storks
Nederlands

BUSSUM (Neth.) - HCAW trailed briefly, but had two rallies en route to an 8-4 win on Sunday (May 12) to complete a 3-game sweep against Silicon Storks.

Storks opened the score with two runs in the first inning, but HCAW answered with three runs, then added four in the fifth at bat. Storks outhit HCAW 9-8. One of HCAW's hits was a 3-run homerun by Rodney Daal.

In the opener on Thursday, HCAW won 6-1. The team led only 2-1 after seven innings, but then decided the game with a 4-run rally in the bottom of the eighth.

On Saturday, HCAW had a productive day at the plate and won 7-1 in the second game of their series.

(May 12)

Schedule, Standings & Scores




Storks was off to a good start and scored two runs in the top of the first inning. The lead was shortlived, as HCAW turned the game its way. Storks scored its next runs in the ninth, but already trailed 8-2 at the moment.

In the top of the first inning, Giovanny Perez led off the game with an infield-hit off of starter Dennis Burgersdijk. With one out, the righthander got the bases loaded after Kris Morris singled and Joost van den Bergh walked. Burgersdijk followed with a strikeout, but then gave up a 2-run single to Jurriaan Dijk.

In the bottom of the first inning, HCAW immediately answered off of starter Nick Winkel and quickly turned the game around. Lead-off hitter Jeandro Tromp walked and was awarded second base on a balk. Winkel then also walked Bob van der Meer, but followed with a strikeout. However, next batter Rodney Daal connected well and hit a 3-run homerun. With two outs, HCAW had a chance to add some more runs hereafter, as it got the bases loaded when Seb Visser walked, Ruendrick Piternella singled and Berend Ruben also walked. The inning ended when Norbert Jongerius hit on the first pitch he saw and flied out.

Storks got into scoring position again in the top of the third inning. Kris Morris led off with a double, but hereafter, Dennis Burgersdijk struckout the next three batters.

Moments later, HCAW added a run in its third inning. Patrick Bok led off with a single and moved to third base when Seb Visser also singled. Bok then scored while Visser was forced out on a grounder by Ruendrick Piternella.

...Norbert Jongerius...
...2 basehits, double, run scored...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen)
Storks got a runner on third base in both the fourth and fifth inning. In the fourth, Roy Winkel tripled with two outs, but stranded. And in the fifth, Kevin Nieveld led off with a walk, advanced on a wild pitch and a grounder, but also was left behind on third base.

In the bottom of the fifth, HCAW rallied for four runs off of new pitcher David van Heyningen. He walked lead-off hitter Rodney Daal and hit next batter Patrick Bok with a pitch, then saw the two advance on a passed ball. With one out, Daal scored on a grounder by Ruendrick Piternella. Shortly hereafter, Bok scored on a wild pitch. HCAW got its next two runners when Berend Ruben walked and Norbert Jongerius reached on a bunt-single. That led to a pitching change, as veteran Jurrian Koks took over. The righthander threw 94 pitches in 7 1/3 inning as starter in the opener on Thursday-evening. Koks got the bases loaded when Jeandro Tromp was awarded first base on catcher's interference. Two runs were then scored when Bob van der Meer followed with a 2-run single, which lifted the lead to 8-2.

From the sixth inning on, HCAW used a different reliever each inning. The first three did very well. Ian Delemarre retired the side (two strikeouts) in the sixth, Timo van Ancum faced only four batters and saw a runner strand on first base and Jiorgeny Casimiri also retired three consecutive batters in the eighth inning.

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, HCAW-batter Arthur Lughtmeijer became the second batter to be awarded first base on catcher's intereference. With that, rookie Storks-catcher Milo Botman almost surely became the first catcher who was credited with two interference-calls in one game at the big league-level.

In the top of the ninth, Storks scored twice off of new pitcher Arij Fransen. The rookie got the bases loaded quickly. He walked lead-off hitter Milo Botman, then gave up a single to Philipp Brandl and also walked pinch-hitter Stephon Mohamed. Brandl, who was a regular last year, played in his first game of the season for the team, as he was not on the original roster for this year. Two runs were scored when Giovanny Perez delivered a single. Perez tried to stretch his hit into a double, but was eliminated at second base. Hereafter, Fransen closed the game with two strikeouts.



HCAW - Silicon Storks 8-4
RHE
Silicon Storks200000002-492
HCAW30104000X-880
pitchers Storksinn.SOBBHRER
Nick Winkel, L (1-4)416544

David van Heyningen0.2-2144

Jurrian Koks2.1-12--

Kevin Nieveld1-----

pitchers HCAWinn.SOBBHRER
Dennis Burgersdijk, W (2-3)582622

Ian Delemarre12----

Timo van Ancum11-1--

Jiorgeny Casimiri11----

Arij Fransen122222

Homerun: HCAW: Rodney Daal (2)(1st,3-run,1 out,off Winkel).
Box Score
Play-by-Play
Standings
Scores
Schedule
Team Rosters
Umpires: HP-Efrem Silvania, 1B-Antoine Loock, 3B-Winfried Berkvens.
Official Scorer-Sten Wessel.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Feiko Drost.
Technical Commissioner-Fred van Groningen Schinkel.
Public Address Announcer-Han Monsees.
Scoreboard Operator-Nico van de Luitgaren.
Starting Time-2:35 PM.
Time Played-2:43 hrs.
Site-Rob Hoffmann Vallei, Sportpark Zanderijweg, Amsterdam.

Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 12,9° C (55,2° F); wind direction north-northwest;
wind speed 19 kmh (11,8 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 50%.




Thank you for visiting this site.
Mail your suggestions and questions to stoov@wxs.nl
Copyright © 1997-2019 Marco Stoovelaar / Grand Slam * Stats & News.