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Hoofddorp Pioniers surprises Roef! and records first win
Nederlands

MOERGESTEL (Neth.) - Hoofddorp Pioniers recorded its first win of the season on Monday (April 22) in a double-header split against Roef! in Moergestel.

Roef! shutout Pioniers 9-0 in the opener, ending the game via the mercy-rule.

In the second game, Pioniers trailed, but then rallied for four runs in the fifth inning to win 5-3.

A week ago, Pioniers made its comeback in the highest league after a 25-year absence. Since then, the team lost its first five games, but that ended today.

This means that DSS now is the lone team without a victory.

(April 22)

Schedule, Standings & Scores




Game 1

Hoofddorp Pioniers got two runners on base in the top of the first inning off of Rachael Knapp. With one out, Nina Oomes walked and with two outs, Shari van Heyningen also walked, but a force out ended the inning. The team didn't get into scoring position again in the remainder of the game.

Roef! then opened the score with two runs in the bottom of the first inning off of Sheila van der Tang. Wies Ligtvoet led off with a double and Kim Donkers singled to put runners at the corners. A sacrifice fly by Cindy van der Zanden then produced the first run. Hereafter, the bases got loaded when Elizabeth Snow singled and Isa Los walked. The second run was scored on another sacrifice fly, this time hit by Noa Armirotto.

Roef! decided the game when it rallied for six runs in the second at bat. Lead-off hitter Sophie Verdaasdonk struckout, but she reached first base on a wild pitch. Céline Janssens followed with a bunt-single. After a double-steal, a run was scored on a single by Wies Ligtvoet, which led to a pitching change. Iris Strookman took over and gave up a sacrifice fly to Kim Donkers. The bases got loaded whenCindy van der Zanden and Elizabeth Snow both walked. With two outs, the next run was scored on an infield-hit by Noa Armirotto. Moments later, the bases were cleared when Eva van Knegsel delivered a 3-run double to lift the lead to 8-0.

After stranding a runner on second base in the third inning, Roef! scored its ninth run in the game in the fourth inning. Elizabeth Snow led off with a single, then her pinch-runner Kim Horsten went on to score on 2-out single by Sophie Verdaasdonk.

Pioniers collected only two basehits in this game. The first of these hits was recorded with one out in the third inning when Quilen Dirksz reached on an infield-hit. But she was forced out.

In the top of the fifth, with one out, Iris Dweelaard hit the second basehit for Pioniers. She stranded on first base, as a strikeout and flyout followed to end the game.



Roef! - Hoofddorp Pioniers 9-0 (4½ inn.)
RHE
Hoofddorp Pioniers00000 -020
Roef!2601X -990
pitchers Pioniersinn.SOBBHRER
Iris Strookman- (*)-----

Sheila van der Tang, L (0-2)1 (**)11555

Iris Strookman314444
(*) - Strookman was announced as starter, but was replaced when bottom 1st inning began
(**) - Van der Tang pitched to three batters in the second inning
pitcher Roef!inn.SOBBHRER
Rachael Knapp, W (2-1)5922--
Box Score
Play-by-Play
Standings
Scores
Schedule
Team Rosters
Umpires: HP-Wout van der Horst, 1B-Frits Budding.
Official Scorer-Huub Nelissen.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Ben Goorts.
Public Address Announcer-Rieke Dirks.
Scoreboard Operator-Hannie Mulders.
Starting Time-2:00 PM.
Time Played-1:16 hrs.
Site-Sportpark 'Stokeind', Moergestel.

Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 25,1° C (77,2° F); wind direction southeast;
wind speed 26 kmh (16,2 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 20%.




Game 2

In the second game, Roef! was unable to do some early scoring. The team left runners behind in scoring position in the first two innings, then opened the score in the third at bat, but left the bases loaded in the fourth. Hoofddorp Pioniers, which als stranded runners in scoring position in the first three innings, then struck with four runs in the fifth inning and hold onto the lead.

In the top of the first inning, off of starter Kim Horsten, Nina Oomes reached for Pioniers on an error. She moved on a wild pitch, but was left behind.

In the bottom of the first inning, it was Roef! that got into scoring position for the first time off of starter Serena Kersten. With one out, Cindy van der Zanden walked and Elizabeth Snow singled. But the first was forced out on third base and two runners stranded.

The two teams again got on second base in the second inning.

For Pioniers, the first four batters reached base, but no one scored. Manon Marie led off with a single, then was forced out on a grounder by Sheila van der Tang, who also was forced out herself on a following grounder by Dionne Cooper. Next batter Iris Dweelaard reached on an infield-hit, but two runners were left behind.

With one out in the bottom of the second, Amy Udink reached second base on an error, but stranded.

After Pioniers left another runner behind on second base, Roef! opened the score in its third at bat. Wies Ligtvoet led off with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Cindy van der Zanden. Next batter Elizabeth Snow also tripled, but she stranded on third base.

...Winning pitcher Serena Kersten...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar)
Pioniers was retired in order in the top of the fourth, then Roef! failed to take some more distance and left three runners behind. With one out, Amy Udink doubled and Charlotte Drijvers reached on a bunt-single, which led to runners on second and third base. With two outs, a force play was set up by walking Wies Ligtvoet intentionally. The three runners were left behind when a grounder ended the inning.

In the top of the fifth, the Roef!-pitching ran into problems and Pioniers rallied for four runs. The at bat began with several changes in the Roef!-defense. With one out, Femke Nuijten reached on a bunt-single and scored the tying run on a double by Quilen Dirksz, who moved to third base on an outfield-error. That led to a pitching change, as Marjolein Merkx took over from Kim Horsten. She was greeted with a runscoring single by Nina Oomes that gave Pioniers the lead. Hereafter, the Hoofddorp-team got the bases loaded when Kelsey Huijzers walked and Shari van Heyningen was hit by a pitch. Two more runs were added without hitting basehit. With the bases loaded, Manon Marie was hit by a pitch and Sheila van der Tang walked to raise the lead to 4-1. A force play at the plate then followed on a grounder by Dionne Cooper then a strikeout ended the inning, but the game had turned around.

After Roef! left a runner behind on first base in the bottom of the fifth, Pioniers added a run in the sixth. With one out, Quilen Dirksz singled and with two outs, Kelsey Huijzers walked. Another pitching change followed, as Rachael Knapp entered the circle. But she gave up a runscoring single to Shari van Heyningen that made it a 5-1 score.

Roef! was retired in order in the bottom of the sixth, then got a chance to do some scoring in the next at bat. Wies Ligtvoet led off with a walk. She then stole second base and moved to third base on a following throwing error. Next batter Cindy van der Zanden also walked. Hereafter, a wild pitch set the two runners in motion. Ligtvoet was unable to score and was eliminated at the plate. But Roef! got another runner on third base, as Van der Zanden first advanced on the wild pitch, then continued on the throw to the plate. Elizabeth Snow followed with runscoring double. The bases then got loaded when Kim Donkers walked and Eva van Knegsel singled. With the score at 5-2 and the bases loaded (and thus the tying run on first base), Pioniers also made a pitching change. Iris Strookman took over, but she walked Sophie Verdaasdonk, which made it a 5-3 score. But the inning and the game then ended when Amy Udink grounded into a double play.



Roef! - Hoofddorp Pioniers 3-5
RHE
Hoofddorp Pioniers0000410-582
Roef!0010002-372
pitchers Pioniersinn.SOBBHRER
Serena Kersten, W (1-1)6.126733

Iris Strookman, SV (1)0.2-1---

pitchers Roef!inn.SOBBHRER
Kim Horsten, L (0-1)4.14-522

Marjolein Merkx1.113233

Rachael Knapp1.13-1--
Box Score
Play-by-Play
Standings
Scores
Schedule
Team Rosters
Umpires: HP-Frits Budding, 1B-Wout van der Horst.
Official Scorer-Huub Nelissen.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Ben Goorts.
Public Address Announcer-Rieke Dirks.
Scoreboard Operator-Hannie Mulders.
Starting Time-3:45 PM.
Time Played-2:05 hrs.
Site-Sportpark 'Stokeind', Moergestel.

Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 25,6° C (78,1° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 24 kmh (14,9 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 18%.




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