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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Henk Seppen & Marco Stoovelaar)

Amsterdam Pirates nips Neptunus in pitching-duel
Nederlands

AMSTERDAM (Neth.) - Amsterdam Pirates won 1-0 against Curaçao Neptunus in an attractive game on a sunny Sunday-afternoon (April 21) in Amsterdam.

...Official Scorers Sten Wessel and Linda Steijger...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar)
In the opener on Thursday, Neptunus won 9-2 when it also had a productive inning, scoring five runs in the sixth. In that game, veteran righthander Rob Cordemans started for Amsterdam Pirates and became the first pitcher in Dutch baseball-history with 2,000 career StrikeOuts.

On Saturday, Neptunus decided the second game in the fourth inning and went on to win 5-2. With an 1-0 lead, Neptunus rallied for four runs in the fourth at bat.

Today, the pitching dominated in the well-visited game. Amsterdam-starter Jim Ploeger gave up only one basehit in the six innings he pitched. A week after having thrown the third Perfect Game in Dutch history, Neptunus-starter Misja Harcksen now gave up four hits in 5 2/3 inning. He also gave up the lone run in the game.

(April 21)

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Neptunus got into scoring position in the first and second inning, then for the third and last time in the eighth at bat. Amsterdam Pirates got into scoring position four times. In the first and third inning, then also in the eighth. The team also got a runner in scoring position in the fourth and that led to the lone run in the game.

Amsterdam-starter Jim Ploeger gave up only one basehit to Neptunus in six innings. A week ago, Neptunus produced only two hits in seven innings off of Australian Nick Veale against Twins Oosterhout, but then struck in the next two innings to win. Today, the Rotterdam-team was held scoreless by Pirates.

With one out in the top of the first inning, Benjamin Dille reached for Neptunus on an error, then advanced on a passed ball. With two outs, the Belgian player stole third base and Gianison Boekhoudt walked. But a grounder ended the at bat.

In the second inning, with one out, Shaldimar Daantji hit the only basehit off of Ploeger. Daantji stole second base and advanced to third base on a flyout. Next batter Jochem Koedijk walked, but this time, the inning ended when short stop Roelie Henrique caught a line drive from Stijn van der Meer. Ploeger retired Neptunus in order in the third and fourth inning.

Roelie Henrique led off the first inning for Pirates off of Misja Harcksen with a single. After he had advanced on a wild pitch, then next three batters were retired.

...Closer Tom Stuifbergen...
...celebrates the final out...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen)
In the third inning, Victor Draijer led off for the home-team with a walk, but was eliminated at first base with a pick-off. Next batter Aidan Finnegan singled and stole second base, but also was left behind.

Amsterdam Pirates scored the lone run in the game in the fourth inning, which also had an important double play. Gilmer Lampe led off with a single and stole second base. Moments later, he scored on a double by Denzel Richardson. Hereafter, Kenny Berkenbosch hit the ball into deep centerfield. Richardson took off towards third base, but centerfielder Shaldimar Daantji caught the ball. Richardson made a sliding at third base and returned in time on second base. Then, an appeal at third base followed and Richardson was called out to complete a double play. After having slid into third base, Richardson had stepped over the base. As this is a move toward the next base, it means that a runner has to return back to his previous base via the base he had just reached. In this case, Richardson had to touch third base again before heading back to second base. 3B Umpire Niek Elshof made the correct call, as Richardson had not done that and thus was called out. But this also meant that there now were two outs, instead of one and having a runner on second base. A flyout ended the inning.

But Amsterdam Pirates hold onto the minimal lead in the remainder of the game.

In the top of the sixth, Benjamin Dille led off with a walk, but the Amsterdam-defense turned a double play. Mike Groen took over the Amsterdam-pitching in the seventh and retired the side.

In the Amsterdam-sixth, Gilmer Lampe walked with two outs. Brendan Schoemaker then took over from Orlando Yntema and got an inning-ending flyout. In the seventh, Neptunus made another pitching change. With one out, Linoy Croes walked, then Kevin Kelly became the new pitcher. He picked off Croes at first base, then a grounder followed.

In the top of the eighth, Stijn van der Meer hit a triple for Neptunus with two outs. Closer Tom Stuifbergen was then summoned to the mound and got an inning-ending grounder.

Stuifbergen then retired the side in the top of the ninth and closed the game with a strikeout. With that, he earned his league-leading fourth save.


...The game was well-visited...
(© Both Photos: Marco Stoovelaar)

...Jim Ploeger and Misja Harcksen were the starting pitchers for Amsterdam Pirates and Neptunus...

...Left: Max Clarijs returned to the line-up for Amsterdam Pirates and played at 3rd base...
...Right: Gianison Boekhoudt has a 'talk' while batting for Neptunus...

...Left: Antoine Loock was the 1B Umpire in today's game...
...Right: Gilmer Lampe dives back to 1st base in the 4th inning...

...Gilmer Lampe steals 2nd base in the 4th inning (left), then scores on a double by Denzel Richardson (right)...

...Left: Denzel Richardson returns to 2nd base in the 4th inning, while 2B Benjamin Dille gets the ball...
...Right: Moments later, Richardson is called out, 3B Coach Roeland Henrique asks for an explanation from 3B Umpire Niek Elshof...

...Left: Benjamin Dille is eliminated by 2B Niels van Weert in a double play in the 6th inning...
...Center: Mike Groen took over the pitching for Amsterdam Pirates in the 7th inning...
...Right: Home Plate Umpire Winfried Berkvens is sprayed after being hit by a foul ball...

...Left: Stijn van der Meer is greeted by Head Coach Ronald Jaarsma after hitting a triple for Neptunus in the 8th inning...
...Right: Pitcher Tom Stuifbergen and catcher Aidan Finnegan high-five each other after the final out...
(© All Photos: Henk Seppen)



L&D Amsterdam Pirates - Curaçao Neptunus 1-0
RHE
Curaçao Neptunus000011000-233
L&D Amsterdam Pirates01040000X-571
pitchers Neptunusinn.SOBBHRER
Misja Harcksen, L (1-1)5.212411

Brendan Schoemaker0.2-1---

Kevin Kelly1.2-1---

pitchers Piratesinn.SOBBHRER
Jim Ploeger, W (3-0)6231--

Mike Groen, H (2)1.2--1--

Tom Stuifbergen, SV (4)1.11----
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Umpires: HP-Winfried Berkvens, 1B-Antoine Loock, 3B-Niek Elshof.
Official Scorer-Sten Wessel.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Linda Steijger.
Technical Commissioner-Fred van Groningen Schinkel.
Public Address Announcer-Richard de Wolff.
Scoreboard Operator-Jolande Bierman.
Starting Time-2:01 PM.
Time Played-2:23 hrs.
Site-Pirates Honkbalstadion, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam.

Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 23° C (73,4° F); wind direction northeast;
wind speed 14 kmh (8,7 mph); wind force 2 Bft; humidity 32%.




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