 Sparta-Feyenoord beats Amsterdam
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    HOOFDDORP / UTRECHT / ROTTERDAM / BUSSUM (Neth.) -
Sparta-Feyenoord ended a 5-game losing streak on Sunday by winning 6-4 vs. league-leader L&D Amsterdam Pirates, whose 6-game winning streak ended.
Amsterdam led 4-2 when Sparta-Feyenoord struck in the seventh inning off a new pitcher and went on to win.
DOOR Neptunus extended its winning streak to 10 games by winning 8-4 vs. UVV, which has now lost seven games in a row.
Corendon Kinheim again had its hand full with Mr. Cocker HCAW.
After losing on Thursday-evening and being handed a 10-run loss on Saturday, Kinheim today had to go into extra innings vs. HCAW and then scored four runs in the tenth inning to win 8-4.
Vaessen Pioniers defeated ADO 10-2 to win its sixth game in a row, while this was the sixth loss in a row for ADO, which is still in last place.
Vaessen Pioniers vs. ADO
At Hoofddorp, Vaessen Pioniers trailed 2-1 after four innings vs. ADO, but then the game around in its favor to win 10-2 and register its sixth win in a row, despite being outhit 8-7.
ADO took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning off starter Lars Huijer.
With one out and Jarreau Martina (fielder's choice) on first base, an error was made on a force play-grounder by Jaïr Roseburg, which put runners on first and third base.
After the latter stole second base, Harvey Gumbs and Enrique Tromp followed with RBI-singles to make it 2-0.
In the second inning, Huijer gave up an one-out double to Gernald Nicolaas, but then didn't gave up a basehit until the sixth at bat.
He did, however, walk three batters in between, but neither of them scored.
ADO-starter Quincy Lambertina walked a batter in each of the first three innings, but also was supported with a double play.
In the fourth inning, he gave up a run when he had problems with his control.
With one out, Lambertina walked Mark-Jan Moorman and Randy Reiph, then followed with a strikeout.
But he then loaded the bases by hitting Zerzinho Croes with a pitch and gave Pioniers a run by walking Jefferson Muzo.
Pioniers left the bases loaded, as Michael Duursma grounded out to end the inning.
Trailing 2-1, Pioniers scored twice in the fifth inning to take a 3-2 lead.
Mark Duursma led off with a single, then Norbert Lokhorst walked.
A passed ball the led to a throwing error and the tying run, before Nik Gumeson added an RBI-single that gave Pioniers the lead.
In the sixth inning, Pioniers rallied for five runs.
Lambertina started with two strikeouts, but then walked Michael Duursma and Mark Duursma to bring his walk-total in this game to nine and was relieved by Kevin Nieveld.
The son of former Dutch big leaguer René Nieveld started with a walk of his own for Norbert Lokhorst to load the bases, then gave up a 3-run double to Nik Gumeson that cleared the bases.
A double by Mark-Jan Moorman and single by Randy Reiph then accounted for the remaining two runs in this at bat.
Pioniers added two more runs in the seventh on an error and basesloaded walk.
Three ADO-pitchers issued 15 walks in this game to bring their league-leading total to 109.
By the way, the pitchingstaff of Mr. Cocker HCAW is closely behind with 99.
The third place total is 59.
ADO also leads in wild pitches (18) and passed balls (20).
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UVV vs. DOOR Neptunus
At Utrecht, DOOR Neptunus led only 4-3 after three innings, but then took more distance en route to an 8-4 victory vs. UVV to extend their winning streak to 10 games.
For UVV, this was their seventh loss in a row.
In those seven games, the UVV-defense committed 20 errors to move into second place in that category with 39.
Only ADO has one more.
Neptunus opened the score with three runs in the first inning.
UVV-starter Jurjen van Zijl, who initially was named to start on Saturday, gave up a lead-off double to Eugène Kingsale, who then scored when an outfield-error followed a single by Benjamin Dille.
Moments later, the Belgian international scored himself when Raily Legito followed with a double.
With one out, an error was made on a sac-bunt by Dwayne Kemp, then Legito scored on a sac-fly by Rien Vernooij.
Neptunus added a run in the second inning when Shaldimar Daantji singled with one out and scored on a single by Dille.
After being retired in order by Tim Roodenburg, UVV rallied for three runs in the second at bat.
Glenn Romney and Rutger Veugelers led off with walks, then Fausto Álvarez Rizo followed with an RBI-single, as did Giovanni Samboe.
Neptunus then turned a double play, but a single by Norbert Jongerius then narrowed the deficit to only 4-3.
The inning ended when Jongerius was caught stealing, a category in which UVV shares the lead with Sparta-Feyenoord.
Neptunus took more distance by scoring three runs in the fourth inning.
With one out, Shaldimar Daantji and Eugène Kingsale singled, then the latter was forced out on a grounder by Benjamin Dille, but that also led to a run.
Next, Raily Legito also singled and then he and Dille both scored on a single by Jeffrey Arends to make it 7-3.
In the home of the fourth inning, Fausto Álvarez Rizo led off with his second homerun in two days, but that was to be UVV's last run.
In the remainder of the game, the team reached base only twice.
With two outs in the fourth, Jongerius singled, but then the third out followed.
In the fifth, Craig Anderson took over the pitching for Neptunus and retired 11 batters in a row, before walking Romney in the eighth inning.
In the ninth, closer Arshwin Asjes retired the side.
Neptunus scored its eighth run in the sixth inning off new pitcher Derek Tarapacki when Legito and Arends hit back-to-back doubles with two outs.
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Sparta-Feyenoord vs. L&D Amsterdam Pirates
At Rotterdam, L&D Amsterdam Pirates led 4-2 after six innings, but then Sparta-Feyenoord scored three runs after a pitching change and went on to win 6-4, ending Amsterdam's winning streak at six games.
Amsterdam opened the score in the first inning off Gregory Gustina, who went the distance, despite giving up 13 basehits.
The first of these hits was a lead-off double by Roelie Henrique, who then scored on a single by Vince Rooi.
The second run was then added in the second inning.
Bas Nooij led off with a walk, moved on a sac-bunt and scored when an error was made on a 2-out grounder by Rashid Gerard.
Sparta-Feyenoord got the bases loaded in the first inning off Ben Grover, who walked three batters in a row with one out.
But then a strikeout and line-out ended the Rotterdam-at bat.
In the second inning, Rubinet Koko led off with a single.
Koko, who has been the lead-off hitter in the previous games, today batted in the number 7 position, as Head Coach Luty Bernadina had changed his batting order.
Koko advanced to third base on a single by Anthony Vrolijk, then scored on a double play-grounder by Jesus Castillo.
In the fourth inning, Bas Nooij doubled with one out for Amsterdam, but later was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a single by his brother Koen Nooij to end the inning.
Sparta-Feyenoord then tied the score in the fifth.
With one out, Emeron Lourens reached on an error and then scored when Arthur Bonevacia followed with a single.
Amsterdam re-took the lead in the sixth inning.
With one out, Percy Isenia walked and Bas de Jong singled.
A single by Bas Nooij then gave Amsterdam a renewed lead and a throwing error trying to complete a double play on a grounder by Seb Visser made it 4-2.
After Ben Grover had retired the side in the sixth and leading 4-2, Rik Geestman took over the pitching for Amsterdam in the seventh inning.
But the lefthander immediately ran into problems and saw Sparta-Feyenoord take over the lead.
Anthony Vrolijk led off with a single, then Jesus Castillo walked.
An error on a sac-bunt by Emeron Lourens then led to a run and runners at second and third base.
Next, Arthur Bonevacia singled to bring in both runners and give Sparta-Feyenoord a 5-4 lead.
Sparta-Feyenoord added an insurance run in the eighth inning.
Rudney Balentien led off with a single, stole second, advanced on a wild pitch, then scored on single by Rubinet Koko.
Amsterdam left runners on third base in the seventh and ninth inning.
In the ninth, the team got runners on first and third with one out, but then two flyouts ended the game.
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Mr. Cocker HCAW vs. Corendon Kinheim
At Bussum, Corendon Kinheim came back from a 4-2 deficit vs. Mr. Cocker HCAW and tied the score in the eighth inning, then won 8-4 in 10 innings, scoring four runs through the tie-break rule.
Kinheim took an 1-0 lead in the first inning off Kevin Roovers.
Remco Draijer led off with a single, then advanced when an error was made on a sac-bunt by René Cremer.
Draijer was then eliminated in a double play on a line-out by Jason Halman, but an error on a fly by Dirk van 't Klooster and hit batter for Bryan Engelhardt then loaded the bases.
A walk for Rodney Michel gave Kinheim the lead, but three runners were left when next batter Rafaël Jozefa was struckout by Roovers.
For Roovers, this was his first appearance since August 15, 2010 when he threw two innings in relief in the last game of the regular season.
It was his first start since May 23, 2010.
On that day, he started vs. Sparta-Feyenoord, but left the game with a knee-injury after fielding a bunt-single by Kevin van Nederpelt in the third inning.
Since then, he was sidelined, before making the relief appearance three months later.
In the third inning, the righthander gave up a lead-off double by Jason Halman and was relieved by Joey Eijpe, who gave up a single to Dirk van 't Klooster.
After the two runners moved on a sac-bunt by Engelhardt, a run was scored on a single by Michel that made it 2-0.
Later in the inning, Kinheim got the bases loaded, but left all three runners, as it did in the first inning.
HCAW got one run back in its third at bat when Adrian Anthony scored with two outs on a single by Michael Pluijmers.
In the fourth inning, HCAW came alongside when Juan Miguel Gonzalez reached on an error and scored on a force play-grounder by Mitchel Koot.
After Kinheim left two more runners in the top of the fifth inning off new pitcher Moises Levi Melendez Izaguirre, HCAW took a 3-2 lead in the home of the at bat.
Rodney Daal led off with a single, advanced on a sac-bunt by Adrian Anthony and scored when an error followed a flyout by Michael Pluijmers.
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HCAW added a run in the seventh inning.
With one out, Rodney Daal doubled, which brought in new pitcher Patrick Beljaards to relief starter Nick Veltkamp.
After Daal had stolen third base, Beljaards walked Adrian Anthony, then struckout Pluijmers, but next gave up an RBI-single to Dirimo Enrique Chavez.
Beljaards was replaced by Nick Stuifbergen, who then ended the at bat by striking out Lennart Koster.
In the eighth inning, Kinheim tied the score.
Rafaël Jozefa led off with a single and Niels van Weert followed with a double, then pinch-hitter Roy Seltenrijch singled in a run.
Moments later, Van Weert scored the tying run on a force play-grounder by Remco Draijer.
In the ninth inning, Kinheim got on base again.
With one out, Engelhardt and Michel walked, which marked the end for Melendez, who was relieved by Kyle Ward.
With two outs, the lefthander loaded the bases by walking Van Weert, but then Kinheim again left three runners when a groundout followed.
As HCAW was retired in order for the second inning in a row in the ninth by Stuifbergen, the game went into extra innings.
Kinheim then struck with four runs in the tenth inning on 2-run doubles by Jason Halman (with one out) and Rodney Michel (with two outs).
HCAW was unable to score in its tenth at bat, as the game ended with a double play.
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