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 Pirates & Pioniers switch place again
Nederlands
    AMSTERDAM / HAARLEM / BUSSUM / DORDRECHT (Neth.) -
Today (Saturday, May 24), L&D Amsterdam Pirates switched places again with Vaessen Pioniers to return to the leader's position in the Dutch big league.
In the bottom-4, UVV moved past Mr. Cocker HCAW into fifth place.
L&D Amsterdam Pirates today shutout DOOR Neptunus 2-0 and got another great pitching performance from Kevin Heijstek, who threw his second complete game of the season.
After holding Corendon Kinheim to three hits in a 3-0 shutout on May 3, Heijstek today threw a complete game 2-hitter vs. Neptunus.
Vaessen Pioniers erased a 3-1 deficit in the fourth inning vs. Corendon Kinheim and took a 4-3 lead, but then trailed from the home of the fourth on and eventually lost 6-5.
With the loss, Pioniers is now in second place again.
ADO Lakers, which won only 1-0 last Thursday vs. Mr. Cocker HCAW, today registered a big 12-2 win against the Bussum-squad.
Leading 4-1, ADO Lakers rallied for eight runs off of three pitchers in the ninth inning.
Mampaey The Hawks today had another comeback with a 4-run rally, but in the end the result was the same: a loss.
Trailing 4-0 vs. UVV, The Hawks scored four runs in the home of the sixth, but UVV came back and won 5-4.
With this, The Hawks now has a losing streak of ten games.
On Sunday, Kinheim faces elimination for the first half Play-Off Qualification.
A loss vs. Pioniers, means the Haarlem-club is out of contention for the first and second place, leaving three teams remaining.
With the right combinations, the first team could qualify next Tuesday-evening when two make-up games are played involving Pioniers and Neptunus.
(May 24)
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L&D Amsterdam Pirates vs. DOOR Neptunus
At Amsterdam, L&D Amsterdam Pirates shutout DOOR Neptunus 2-0 thanks to another strong outing by Kevin Heijstek, who threw a complete game 2-hitter.
...Kevin Heijstek...
...Complete Game 2-hit ShutOut...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
After holding Corendon Kinheim to three hits in a 3-0 shutout on May 3, Heijstek today gave up only two hits to Neptunus.
Heijstek retired the first 15 batters in a row, meaning he was pitching a Perfect Game after five innings!
That was broken in the top of the sixth inning when Urving Kemp led off with a single.
Kemp advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Daniel Fernandes, but then the next two batters were retired again.
After retiring the side in the seventh, Heijstek gave up a lead-off single to Gyenuar Lopez in the eighth at bat.
He also advanced on a sac-bunt, this time by Adrian Anthony.
Lopez then became the lone Neptunus-player to reach third base after moving on a grounder by Urving Kemp, but then stranded.
Neptunus-starter Orlando Yntema gave up two hits and one run in the third at bat.
With one out, Roelie Henrique tripled, then scored when Michael Duursma followed with a single.
Two flyouts then ended the inning.
After being retired in order in the fourth inning, Pirates got its next scoring opportunity in the fifth at bat.
Lead-off hitter Bas Nooij reached on an error and moved on a sacrifice bunt by Björn Hato, then advanced to third base on a passed ball.
A squeeze then wasn't successful.
Henrique bunted the ball back to Yntema, who was able to eliminate Nooij at the plate.
Moments later, Henrique stole second base and Duursma walked, but the two were left behind.
Yntema retired the side again in the sixth, then gave up a lead-off single to Rashid Gerard in the seventh, but then three flyouts followed.
Amsterdam added its second run in the eighth inning off of new pitcher Will Dismukes.
With one out, the American gave up a single to Remco Draijer, who who then advanced on a wild pitch and a passed ball.
After Kenny Berkenbosch had walked, Draijer scored on a following double by Bas de Jong to make it 2-0.
Berkenbosch advanced to third on a double and also tried to score, but was thrown out at the plate on a throw from centerfielder Shaldimar Daantji.
Heijstek then retired the side again in the ninth with the final out being registered on his 96th pitch in the game to lift his record to 5-0.
| L&D Amsterdam Pirates - DOOR Neptunus 2-0 |
| R | H | E |
| DOOR Neptunus | 000 | 000 | 000 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| L&D Amsterdam Pirates | 001 | 000 | 01X | - | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| pitchers Neptunus | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Orlando Yntema, L (2-1) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Will Dismukes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| pitcher Pirates | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Kevin Heijstek, W (5-0) | 9 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Stenar van Groningen Schinkel, 1B-Edwin Louisa, 3B-Fred van Groningen Schinkel.
Official Scorer-Linda Steijger.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Jeroen Landsman.
Techn. Commissioner-Willem Broertjes.
Time-2:17 hr. |
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Corendon Kinheim vs. Vaessen Pioniers
At Haarlem, Corendon Kinheim trailed twice today vs. Vaessen Pioniers, but the took the lead to keep in the home of the fourth inning to win 6-5.
With the win, Kinheim remained a contender for one of the two Play-Off spots in the first half of the season.
...Nick Veltkamp...
...Winning Pitcher...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
Kinheim-starter Nick Veltkamp (who went on to win his fifth game) faced a quick 1-0 deficit in the first inning.
The lefthander gave up a lead-off double to Zerzinho Croes, then committed a fielding error on a grounder by next batter Dirk van 't Klooster and loaded the bases by walking Danny Rombley.
But despite having the bases loaded with no outs, Veltkamp gave up only one run and was supported by his defense as well as a baserunner when a sacrifice fly turned into a double play, involving former players of both teams.
Vince Rooi flied out to centerfielder (and former Pionier) Jefferson Muzo, which enabled Croes to score and gave Rooi a sacrifice fly.
Muzo then threw the ball back to the infield, where first baseman Jeffrey Arends received it and threw it to third baseman (and former Pionier) Mervin Gario, who tagged out baserunner (and former Kinheim-player) Dirk van 't Klooster, who had left his base on the flyout.
After Rombley stole second base moments later, Veltkamp ended the at bat with a strikeout.
Pionier-starter Ricardo Hernandez Sanchez also was assisted with a double play in his first inning.
He gave up a lead-off single to René Cremer, then caught the bunt by next batter Björn Henrichs and was able to double up Cremer at first base.
A single by Quintin De Cuba and walk for Bryan Engelhardt followed, but then the Venezuelan also ended his first inning with a strikeout, leaving two runners.
In the home of the third inning, Kinheim rallied for three runs.
René Cremer led off with a triple, then scored when Quintin De Cuba doubled with one out.
A homerun by Bryan Engelhardt (his fourth of the season) then made it 3-1 in favor of the home team.
Pioniers answered with three runs of its own in the top of the fourth inning.
Vince Rooi led off with a single, then Mark Duursma doubled with one out.
A single by Dè Flanegin and a following error in leftfield then tied the score.
Flanegin then stole third base and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Dirksen.
The lead was shortlived, as Kinheim erased its second deficit by scoring twice in the home of the fifth.
Mervin Gario led off with a homerun to make it a 4-4 score, then Sven van de Sanden followed with a double.
He moved on a sac-bunt by Jefferson Muzo and scored on a single by René Cremer.
The latter was awarded second base on a balk and advanced on a flyout, but was left behind.
However, Kinheim had taken a 5-4 lead and this time held onto the lead for the remainder of the game.
After Pioniers left two runners in the sixth inning and Kinheim turned a double play in the seventh, the Haarlem-squad added an insurance run in the home of the seventh.
With one out, Björn Henrichs singled off of Dennis Buring, who was then relieved by Scott Ronnenbergh.
The lefthander loaded the bases by walking Quintin de Cuba and Bryan Engelhardt.
That brought in new pitcher Sedley Karel, who saw Jeffrey Arends ground into a force out, but Henrichs scored to make it 6-4.
In the eighth inning, Pioniers got one run back when Vince Rooi homered with one out off of reliever Pim Walsma.
But the Hoofddorp-team was unable to turn the game its way.
They got an oppportunity in the ninth off of closer Arshwin Asjes when Dè Flanegin led off with a double.
But his pinch-runner Taylor Clemensia was picked off by the catcher with one out.
After a walk for pinch-hitter Djewi Appelman, the game ended with a groundout and with that Pioniers moved out of first place again.
| Corendon Kinheim - Vaessen Pioniers 6-5 |
| R | H | E |
| Vaessen Pioniers | 100 | 300 | 010 | - | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Corendon Kinheim | 003 | 200 | 10X | - | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| pitchers Pioniers | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Ricardo Hernandez Sanchez, L (4-1) | 4 (*) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Dennis Buring | 2.1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Ronnenbergh | - (**) | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Sedley Karel | 1.2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| (*) - Hernandez pitched to 1 batter in the fifth inning |
| (**) - Ronnenbergh pitched to 2 batters in the seventh inning |
| pitchers Kinheim | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Nick Veltkamp, W (5-1) | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Jerrold Martijn, H (1) | 0.2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Jean-Paul Gulinck, H (5) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pim Walsma, H (2) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arshwin Asjes, SV (3) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Homeruns: Pioniers: Vince Rooi (1)(solo,8th,off Walsma); Kinheim: Bryan Engelhardt (4)(2-run,3rd,off Hernandez), Mervin Gario (1)(solo,4th,off Hernandez). |
Umpires: HP-Johan Brandsma, 1B-René Ras, 3B-Jan-Willem van der Paauw.
Official Scorer-Francis Speters.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Alex van den Berg.
Time-2:58 hr. |
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Mr. Cocker HCAW vs. ADO Lakers
At Bussum, ADO Lakers led 4-1, then rallied for eight runs in the ninth inning to win with a big 12-2 score vs. Mr. Cocker HCAW, which extended its losing streak to eight games.
ADO Lakers won the first game of the series last Thursday with an 1-0 score.
The team from The Hague opened the score today in the first inning and held onto to the lead for the remainder of the game.
In the first inning, Stephen Henson doubled with one out off of Ivan Granados, then moved on a single by Christian Diaz.
With two outs, Granados made a fielding error on a bunt by Jason Jakobus, which enabled Henson to score the opening run.
After HCAW left two runners in the home of the first inning, ADO Lakers added a run in the second at bat.
With one out, Joshua Zara singled and Brian Raap doubled.
A wild pitch by Granados then led to the second run.
HCAW got one run back in the second inning off of Dennis Burgersdijk.
With one out, Dillon True walked and stole second, then scored on a 2-out single by Peter van Doesburg.
Both teams left a runner in the third inning and then ADO Lakers added a run in the fourth.
Irving Redan led off with a walk, moved on a grounder and then advanced when Brian Raap reached on an error.
Redan then scored on a grounder by Odion Gouverneur, which turned into a double play, as Raap was eliminated after having moved to second base to end the inning.
HCAW kept on reaching the bases, but was unable to move the runners around.
In the first six innings, the Bussum-team left nine runners behind, including seven in scoring position.
In the seventh inning, ADO Lakers increased the lead to 4-1.
Roel Bellinga took over the pitching for Granados, but with one out, he walked Brian Raap, who then stole second base.
Raap was unable to advance when Odion Gouverneur singled into centerfield, but then scored on a following single by Stephen Henson.
An outfield-error resulted in runners on second and third base, then a force play was set up by walking Christian Diaz intentionally.
Hereafter, Tom de Blok took over the pitching and saw pinch-hitter Glenn Romney hit into a double play to end the inning.
HCAW then narrowed the deficit to 4-2 by scoring a run in the home of the eighth when pinch-hitter Kevin Nieveld doubled and scored on a single by Levine Gabriëls.
But HCAW again left two runners behind.
In the top of the ninth inning, ADO Lakers brought the score out of reach with an 8-run rally.
De Blok (who was supported with another double play in the 8th) walked pinch-hitter Jesper van Aken, gave up a double to Stephen Henson and issued an intentional walk to Christian Diaz.
He was then relieved by Gijs van Els, who was greeted with a 2-run single by Glenn Romney, a single by Jason Jakobus that re-loaded the bases and another RBI-single to Kelvi Martinez.
That led to another pitching change, as Daley Paalvast took over with the bases still loaded.
Paalvast walked Kelvin Knape to bring in another run.
More runs were then added on a force play-grounder by Joshua Zara, and singles by Brian Raap and Jesper van Aken (2-run), which lifted the lead to 12-2.
...Brian Raap scores for ADO Lakers... | 
...And here, Stephen Henson scores a run... |
...Odion Gouverneur lets a high pitch go by... | 
...Jelle Blaauw has no play at 3rd base... |
| (© All Photos: Alfred Cop Fotografie) |
| Mr. Cocker HCAW - ADO Lakers 2-12 |
| R | H | E |
| ADO Lakers | 110 | 100 | 108 | - | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| Mr. Cocker HCAW | 010 | 000 | 010 | - | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| pitchers ADO Lakers | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Dennis Burgersdijk, W (1-1) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Martijn Riphagen | 1 (*) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ibrahin Redan, SV (3) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| (*) - Riphagen pitched to 1 batter in the eighth inning |
| pitchers HCAW | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Ivan Granados, L (2-3) | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Roel Bellinga | 0.1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom de Blok | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Gijs van Els | - (*) | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Daley Paalvast | 0.2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| (*) - Van Els pitched to 3 batters in the ninth inning |
Umpires: HP-Peter Brink, 1B-Olav Steijger, 3B-Fred Oosterling.
Official Scorer-Dieks Bannink.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Feiko Drost.
Time-3:33 hr. |
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Mampaey The Hawks vs. UVV
At Dordrecht, Mampaey The Hawks almost turned the game around again in its favor, thanks to a 4-run rally, but in the end the result was the same: a loss.
Trailing 4-0 vs. UVV, The Hawks rallied for four runs in the sixth, but lost 5-4.
Starters Evan Simons (The Hawks) and Jurjen van Zijl both threw four scoreless innings.
UVV stranded five runners in these at bats, including the bases loaded in the fourth.
The Hawks left only two runners behind in the first four innings.
...Joris van Ballegooy...
...2 Hits, 2 Walks, 1 RBI...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
For UVV, Brennan Nijhof led off the game with a walk, but then The Hawks turned a double play.
Next batter Gilmer Lampe then reached on an error, but was caught stealing moments later.
The second inning started the same for UVV.
Dennis De Quint led off with a walk and then another double play followed.
A walk for Joris van Ballegooy and single for Jirka Bliek gave UVV two more runners, but both were left behind.
In the third, Nick Peels became the third player of UVV to lead off with a walk, but he was caught stealing.
In the fourth, UVV got the bases loaded.
With one out, De Quint singled, then, with two outs, Van Ballegooy and Bliek also singled, but a groundout ended the inning.
For The Hawks, Gregory Trinidad walked with two outs in the first inning, but was left behind.
After The Hawks was retired in order in the second inning, Bob de Bruijn doubled with two outs in the third, but also stranded.
In the fourth inning, The Hawks got its first two batters on base when Gregory Trinidad and Berry van Donselaar both singled, resulting in runners on second and third base.
But then, Trinidad got into a rundown after a pick-off and was eliminated, then a double play was made after next batter Rodney Michel flied out to rightfield.
UVV then opened the score in the fifth inning.
With one out, UVV got the bases loaded.
Brennan Nijhof walked (and advanced on a balk), Norbert Jongerius doubled and Gilmer Lampe also walked.
The first run was then scored on a sacrifice fly by Dennis De Quint.
Next, the bases were re-loaded when Mike Bazuin received a walk and this time, Joris van Ballegooy followed with a runscoring single.
The inning then ended with a force play, meaning UVV again left three runners behind.
UVV added two runs in the sixth inning.
With one out, Nick Peels reached second base when a throwing error was made on his bunt, then Brennan Nijhof was hit by a pitch.
Peels then scored when another error was made on a grounder by Norbert Jongerius and with two outs, De Quint added an RBI-single to make it 4-0.
In the home of the sixth, The Hawks had its traditional 4-run rally.
It was the third game in a row in which the team had a 4-run rally that either narrowed the deficit or tied the score.
In its last six games (including today's), The Hawks scored three or more runs in an inning in five of those games.
The rally began when Joris Naber led off with a walk and Bob de Bruijn followed with a single.
Berend Ruben then delivered an RBI-single.
After De Bruijn and Ruben advanced on a double-steal, they both scored when Gregory Trinidad doubled to make it a 4-3 score.
With one out, Trinidad moved on a wild pitch and Rodney Michel walked, which led to a pitching change.
Gilian van Lith took over for Jurjen van Zijl, but saw the tying run being scored on a sacrifice fly by Steven Wharwood.
A force out ended the inning, but the score was now tied at 4-4.
UVV re-took the lead in the eighth inning off of new pitcher Edilberto Oropesa, who had taken over in the previous inning.
The righthander hit lead-off hitter Brennan Nijhof with a pitch and he then moved to third base on a passed ball and scored on a sac-fly by Gilmer Lampe.
The Hawks left two runners in both the eighth and the ninth inning.
With the runners on base, Gilian van Lith ended both innings with a strikeout to become the winning pitcher.
| Mampaey The Hawks - UVV 4-5 |
| R | H | E |
| UVV | 000 | 022 | 010 | - | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mampaey The Hawks | 000 | 004 | 000 | - | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| pitchers UVV | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Jurjen van Zijl | 5.1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Gilian van Lith, BS (2), W (1-3) | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| pitchers The Hawks | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Evan Simons | 6 | - | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Edilberto Oropesa, L (0-1) | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Umpires: HP-Martijn Bosschaart, 1B-Efrem Silvania.
Official Scorer-Leo van den Brun.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Stefan Slinger.
Time-2:44 hr. |
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