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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Henk Seppen)
 Amsterdam Pirates wins small to remain unbeaten
Nederlands
 AMSTERDAM (Neth.) -
L&D Amsterdam Pirates won 6-4 in a 6-inning game against De Glaskoning Twins on Sunday (March 13) to register its third exhibition victory and remain unbeaten.
Amsterdam trailed 4-1 in the fifth inning, then scored four runs to turn the game its way.
Before the start of the game, there was a moment of silence in remembrance of former Pirates-coach Louis Hofer, who passed away on Wednesday.
Hofer led the Amsterdam-squad in three different stints as Head Coach and was an Assistant Coach when the team captured the Dutch championship-title in 1990.
As was the case on Saturday, the same teams also played again today.
It was a clear sky and sunny today, however, the wind chill was cold.
On Saturday, the average temperature at game time was 9 degrees Celsius (48,2 Fahrenheit) with a wind chill of 7 degrees C (44 F).
While it appeared sunnier today, the wind chill was much lower, as there was more wind.
For all three games, it was around eight degrees Celsius (46 Fahrenheit) when they started, however, the wind chill was only 4,7 Celsius (40 Fahrenheit).
At Rotterdam, Curaçao Neptunus won big in its second game against Orioles, 12-3, in an 8-inning game.
At Haarlem, HCAW shutout DSS 11-0 in a 6-inning game.
Recap Neptunus vs. Orioles
Recap DSS vs. HCAW
Vaessen Pioniers, Kinheim and UVV had no exhibition games scheduled this weekend, as they were conducting practice sessions.
UVV traveled to Bergen op Zoom, where it practiced on Saturday and played an intersquad-game today at the site of the Wizards of Boz.
The regular season opens on Thursday, April 14.
(March 13)
Standings Exhibition Season
Schedule Exhibition Season & Regular Season
Team Rosters Dutch big league teams
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L&D Amsterdam Pirates vs. De Glaskoning Twins
Amsterdam Pirates outhit Twins 8-3, but stranded eleven runners, leaving the bases loaded behind three times!
Both starting pitchers threw two scoreless innings.
Lefthander Kyle Ward started for Amsterdam and struckout three batters in his two innings.
He began the second inning with a walk for Jeffrey Arends, followed with a strikeout, then a double play ended the at bat.
Elton Koeiman started for Twins.
The veteran righthander retired the side in the first two innings, then gave up a run in the third at bat.
With one out, he hit Rashid Gerard with a pitch, then the bases got loaded when Patrick Bok and newcomer Max Clarijs singled.
A strikeout followed, but then Linoy Croes delivered a single that opened the score, but hereafter, three runners were left behind.
...42-year old veteran Elton Koeiman last...
...season pitched for Vaessen Pioniers...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
Twins then scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning, thanks to three hits and two errors.
Pim Walsma had taken over for Ward in the third and then retired the side.
Walsma was added to the team today as an extra pitcher.
In the off-season, Walsma returned to Amsterdam after having pitched for Kinheim in the past few seasons.
While he will be on the roster, Walsma will pitch on a lower level within the Pirates-organization.
However, he will available to join the pitching-staff of the main squad when needed.
In June, he will be on the roster of Amsterdam Pirates when it participates in the European Champions Cup in Italy.
...Patrick Bok...
...2 hits, walk, run...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
In the fourth inning, Walsma walked lead-off hitter Nick Peels, then gave up a single to Branden Kuzyk.
A following grounder by Jarreau Martina then led to no outs, a throwing error and the tying run.
The next run was then added on a single by Shurty Tremus.
Moments later, a double-steal was followed by a throwing error, which accounted for the third run.
With one out, the bases got loaded when Jeffrey Arends walked and Berry van Donselaar singled.
The fourth run was then scored after a passed ball.
Walsma followed with a strikeout, then was relieved by Tom de Blok, who closed the inning with a strikeout.
De Blok would retire the side in the next two innings and became the winning pitcher.
Pirates got the bases loaded again in its fourth off of new pitcher Anthony Vrolijk.
With one out, Danny Rombley singled.
With two outs, Vrolijk hit both Kenny Berkenbosch and Jesse Aussems with a pitch, but all three would strand.
In the fifth inning, the home team turned the game around in its favor.
Patrick Bok led off with a single, moved on a grounder and scored on a double by Koen Nooij.
Pirates then got the bases loaded again when Linoy Croes and Michael Duursma both walked.
That led to a pitching change and Branden Kuzyk took over.
With one out, he gave up a runscoring single to Danny Rombley, followed by a 2-run single by Remco Draijer that gave Amsterdam a 5-4 lead.
A walk for Kenny Berkenbosch loaded the bases again, but three runners were left behind in the third consecutive inning.
Pirates added its sixth run in the sixth inning.
Kuzyk walked Rashid Gerard, Patrick Bok and Max Clarijs.
Koen Nooij then grounded into a double play, but that enabled Gerard to score.
A walk for Linoy Croes followed and that also ended the game.
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| L&D Amsterdam Pirates - De Glaskoning Twins 6-4 (6 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| De Glaskoning Twins | 000 | 400 | | - | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| L&D Amsterdam Pirates | 001 | 041 | | - | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| (two outs when game was ended in the bottom of the sixth inning) |
| pitchers Twins | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Elton Koeiman | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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| Anthony Vrolijk, H (1), L (0-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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| Branden Kuzyk, BS (1) | 1.1 | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| pitchers Pirates | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Kyle Ward | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
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| Pim Walsma | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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| Tom de Blok, W (1-0) | 2.1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Peter de Haan, 1B-Henri van Heijningen, 3B-Olav Steijger.
Scorer-Jerry de Cloe (Twins).
Starting Time-2:00 PM.
Time-2:09 hr.
Game Notes:
Amsterdam Pirates and Twins both had eleven batters in their batting order.
Weather conditions at game time: Clear sky, 8° C (46,4° F); wind direction east-northeast;
wind speed 19 kmh (11,5 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 62%. |
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