In tonight's game, DSS collected 16 basehits, including three by Mark Smit and Levine Gabriëls, while Seb Visser had four runs batted in.
In the first inning, the teams appeared to be belanced.
DSS scored twice, The Hawks once.
Two-out singles by Levine Gabriëls and Koen Halderman gave DSS a quick lead, but it also left the bases loaded.
In the bottom half of the first, The Hawks answered with one run via a 2-out single by Julian Goins.
DSS then rallied for four runs in the second inning.
Mitchel Dautzenberg led off with a double, then Mark Smit and Sven Jongejans singled to bring him in.
After the two runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt, starting pitcher Evan Simons was relieved by Quinn Tramm.
He began with a strikeout, but then gave up a 2-run triple to Seb Visser, who scored himself on a passed ball.
DSS added another run in the fourth when Tino van Erk singled and scored on a sac-fly by Visser.
Trailing 7-1, The Hawks got two runs back n the home of the fifth off of starter Rik Geestman.
The lefty gave up a lead-off double to Jules Peters, who later scored on a wild pitch.
With one out, Wijnand Ruben singled, moved on the wild pitch and a grounder, then scored on a double by Julian Goins.
DSS put the game out of reach when it rallied for ten runs in the sixth inning.
There were only four hits in the at bat, combined with five walks and three defensive errors, resulting in all ten runs being unearned!
After two walks, a pitching change followed, then an error was made on a bunt, which led to a run.
The bases were loaded when another walk followed.
Hereafter, the lead runner was forced out at the plate and while trying to complete a double play at first base, the ball was missed there, which led to another run.
A walk re-loaded the bases, then a run was scored on another error.
A single by Mark Smit and walk for Sven Jongejans brought in the next runs.
Tino van Erk then delivered a 2-run single, followed by a 2-run triple by Levine Gabriëls, who scored himself on a grounder.
The Hawks managed to score two more (unearned) runs in the seventh on a 2-run single by Brian Raap.
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First big league-victory for DSS
DORDRECHT (Neth.) -
After having lost its first three games of the season against Corendon Kinheim, DSS tonight (Thursday, April 23) won its first game in the Dutch big league.
And they did it big, winning 17-5 in a 7-inning mercy-rule game at Mampaey The Hawks.