Neptunus struck early in the game, scoring its six runs in the first four innings.
The Rotterdam-squad opened the score in the first at bat when lead-off hitter Dwayne Kemp hit the third delivery of starting pitcher Jorn van Ingen over the leftfield-fence for a homerun.
With two outs, Gianison Boekhoudt walked and was left behind, but he would struck later himself.
In the second inning, Neptunus added another run.
Christian Diaz led off with a double, moved on a grounder and scored on a sacrifice fly by Shaldimar Daantji.
Two more runs were scored in the third at bat with two outs.
With one out, Benjamin Dille singled, but was caught stealing.
Hereafter, Raily Legito walked and then it was Gianison Boekhoudt, who homered to make it a 4-0 score.
The lead was increased to 6-0 in the fourth inning, again with two outs.
After the DSS-defense had turned a double play, Shaldimar Daantji singled and Urving Kemp walked, then the two scored when Dwayne Kemp followed with a double.
Next, Benjamin Dille singled and Kemp tried to score, but he was eliminated at the plate, ending the inning.
And that was it, what the scoring is concerned in this game.
Neptunus was held scoreless in the remainder of the game.
In the fifth, Legito led off with a single, then Boekhoudt flied into a double play.
Hereafter, Mark van Deursen took over the pitching for DSS and closed with a flyout.
In the sixth, he gave up a lead-off single to Diaz, but three outs followed.
In the seventh and eighth inning, new pitcher Max Ploegstra retired the side.
Closer Kevin Geestman pitched the ninth inning for DSS.
He walked Stijn van der Meer and hit next batter Adrian Anthony, but then retired the next three batters.
DSS got into scoring position only three times off of Diegomar Markwell.
In the first inning, lead-off hitter Mitchel Dautzenberg reached on an error, but was caught stealing after a pick-off.
With two outs, Lex Leijenaar doubled, but was left behind.
In the second inning, Joffrey Heus and Shane Boeree both singled with two outs, but also stranded.
In the third, Markwell hit Dautzenberg with a pitch, but this time, Neptunus turned an inning-ending double play.
From that moment on, the lefthander retired 14 batters in a row.
He then gave up a lead-off single to Heus in the eighth, but another double play followed.
In the ninth, Seb Visser walked and Ryan Miner singled with one out.
Hereafter, the game ended when the Neptunian defense turned its third double play of the afternoon.
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Markwell goes distance in Neptunus shutout vs. DSS
HAARLEM (Neth.) -
Curaçao Neptunus shutout DSS 6-0 on Saturday (July 11) on nine basehits, including homeruns by Dwayne Kemp and Gianison Boekhoudt.