Kinheim appeared to be in control of this game from the beginning and took a 2-0 lead into the eighth inning, but eventually ended up empty-handed.
Kinheim-starter Tom Stuifbergen threw six strong innings.
The righthander retired the first nine batters he faced, then gave up a lead-off single to Christian Diaz in the fourth inning.
He moved to second base on a grounder, but stranded there.
In the fifth and sixth inning, Stuifbergen got five baserunners, but held Neptunus scoreless.
In the fifth, he walked Rien Vernooij with one out, then gave up a single to Adrian Anthony, but then followed with two strikeouts.
In the sixth, trailing 1-0, Neptunus got the bases loaded with no outs.
Christian Diaz led off with a walk, then Benjamin Dille and Raily Legito singled.
Stuifbergen then struckout Gianison Boekhoudt and the inning ended when Dwayne Kemp grounded into a double play.
Kinheim had taken an 1-0 lead in the first inning.
With one out, Mervin Gario singled and stole second base, then scored on a following double by Dashenko Ricardo.
In the third inning, Kinheim left three runners behind.
Neptunus-starter Orlando Yntema gave up a lead-off double to Mervin Gario, then loaded the bases with two outs by walking Jeffrey Arends and Sven van der Sanden.
The righthander then closed the inning with a strikeout.
In the sixth, Jeffrey Arends led off Kinheim with a double, but was eliminated trying to advance on a grounder, then two strikeouts ended the inning.
In the top of the seventh, with Kinheim leading 1-0, Pim Walsma took over the pitching.
He gave up a lead-off single to Rien Vernooij, but he was then picked off first base by catcher Dashenko Ricardo.
A walk, strikeout and force out followed to hold the minimal lead for Kinheim.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Kinheim added a run.
Jasper Keijzer led off with a single, then scored on a triple by Kevin Moesquit, which led to a pitching change.
Kevin Kelly took over and retired the next three batters.
Also in the bottom of the seventh inning, Kinheim's starting pitcher Tom Stuifbergen, who had been relieved in the top half of the at bat, was ejected for a reaction to an umpiring decision regarding a foul-tip.
In the top of the eighth, David Bergman took over the pitching for Kinheim and saw Neptunus come alongside.
With one out, he gave up singles to Benjamin Dille and Raily Legito, followed by a 2-run double by Gianinson Boekhoudt that made it a 2-2 score.
Dwayne Kemp added a single, but then Kinheim turned a double play to end the inning.
In the bottom of the eighth, Kinheim re-took the lead, scoring one run, but got chance to score more, as it got the bases loaded with no outs.
Jeffrey Arends led off with a walk, then Sven van der Sanden reached when his sacrifice bunt didn't result in an out.
An error on a sac-bunt by Niels van Weert then loaded the bases and led to a pitching change.
Loek van Mil took over and began with a strikeout.
Next, Arends was forced out at home on a grounder by Jasper Keijzer, but then Kevin Moesquit walked, which gave Kinheim a 3-2 lead.
The inning ended with a flyout, leaving three runners behind.
Neptunus tied the score again in the ninth when another Kinheim-reliever got credited with a Blown Save.
Arshwin Asjes took over for Bergman and gave up one-out singles to Urving Kemp and Shaldimar Daantji.
He loaded the bases by walking Christian Diaz, then a sac-fly by Benjamin Dille tied the score again.
Kinheim was retired in order in the bottom of the ninth inning, which set up the tenth inning.
For Neptunus, Gianison Boekhoudt led off with a single, which brought in tie-break runner Benjamin Dille to give Neptunus the lead for the first time, 4-3.
In the bottom of the tenth, the two tie-break runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt.
With two outs, a walk loaded the bases for Kinheim.
But the game ended when Jasper Keijzer went after the first pitch and popped up to foul territory.
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Neptunus trails twice, but wins in 10th vs. Kinheim
HAARLEM (Neth.) -
Curaçao Neptunus trailed twice late in the game against Corendon Kinheim tonight (Thursday, April 23), but went on to win 4-3 in 10 innings.
