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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Henk Seppen & Judith de Heide)
 Big win Neptunus against Orioles
Nederlands
 ROTTERDAM (Neth.) -
On Sunday (March 13), Curaçao Neptunus played its second exhibition game against Orioles.
On Saturday, Neptunus led only 1-0 in the fifth inning, but went on to take a convincing 7-1 lead after six, then gave up four runs, but won 9-5.
Today, the final score was much bigger, as Neptunus won 12-3.
Today's game was played again in the stadium of Neptunus, due to maintenance work on the site of Orioles.
With that, the game was moved from nearby Bergschenhoek to Rotterdam, making it a home game for Neptunus.
...Pitcher Diegomar Markwell coached at 1B for...
...Neptunus, but thickly closed for the cold...
(© Photo: Judith de Heide) |
Coming Tuesday, Neptunus will travel to Curaçao for a weeklong training camp.
On the Caribbean island, the reigning champion will play three seven-inning games.
The first is scheduled for Thursday, the other two will be played next weekend.
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 Amsterdam, L&D Amsterdam Pirates and De Glaskoning Twins played a 6-inning game, which was won by the home team, 6-4.
At Haarlem, DSS hosted HCAW and was shutout 11-0 in a 6-inning game.
Recap Amsterdam Pirates vs. Twins
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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Curaçao Neptunus vs. Orioles
Today, Neptunus decided the game much earlier than on Saturday.
The team then led only 1-0 in the fifth inning, today, it was 7-0 in favor of Neptunus when the fifth inning began.
Neptunus collected 14 basehits, including three by Gianison Boekhoudt, who scored once.
Dwayne Kemp scored three runs, while Benjamin Dille batted in three runs.
Daniel Fernandes, who returned to Neptunus in the off-season after having played for Vaessen Pioniers, didn't play this weekend, as he was recovering from the flu.
For today's game, Neptunus had added three young players from the Unicorns Baseball Academy, being pitchers Lex Meinderts and Aaron de Groot and catcher Tim van Toorn.
The latter also was one of two additions for Saturday's game.
Neptunus-starter Kenny Van Den Branden threw three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing only three batters to reach base.
The Belgian righthander was supported with three runs in the bottom of the first inning.
Dwayne Kemp led off with a double off of starter Jeremy Winkel, then moved on a grounder and scored when Raily Legito reached on an error.
Gianison Boekhoudt followed with a double, then Christian Diaz added a 2-run single to make it a 3-0 score.
Moments later, Diaz thought next batter Rien Vernooij walked and took off for second base, but was eliminated there.
Vernooij and Urving Kemp then walked, but a force play ended the at bat.
In the second, Shaldimar Daantji reached on an error and scored the next run on an one-out single by Benjamin Dille.
...Gianison Boekhoudt...
...three hits (double), run scored...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
Neptunus added three more runs in the fourth off of new pitcher Laurens Salcedo Valdez.
Steven Wharwood and Shaldimar Daantji led off with singles, then advanced on a grounder by Tim van Toorn.
They then both scored on a following single by Dwayne Kemp.
He then stole second base, moved on a passed ball and scored on a sacrifice fly by Benjamin Dille.
Orioles scored its first run in the top of the fifth.
Rookie Lex Meinderts had taken over the pitching in the fourth and then retired the side.
But he ran into problems in the fifth.
He walked lead-off hitter Roy Winkel, then also walked next batters Suri Betrian, Kelvin Knape and Nigel van der Tang, resulting in the run.
With the bases loaded Bayron Cornelisse took over and made his debut in a Neptunian uniform after having been the closer for Vaessen Pioniers in the past few seasons.
Cornelisse retired all three batters he faced, meaning Orioles stranded three runners.
Neptunus then scored twice in its fifth.
Urving Kemp led off with a walk, then Steven Wharwood was hit by a pitch and a walk for Shaldimar Daantji loaded the bases.
A grounder by Tim van Toorn and a 2-out single by Benjamin Dille then accounted for the runs.'
But after next batter Raily Legito had walked, this time, it was Neptunus that would leave three runners behind.
Neptunus scored its tenth run in the sixth off of new pitcher Duncan Gijsbertse.
Christian Diaz led off with a double and went on to score on a single by Urving Kemp.
Neptunus made it a 12-1 score in the seventh off of Michael Riekerk.
Tim van Toorn led off with a single, then Dwayne Kemp reached on an error.
Both scored when Raily Legito also reached on an error with one out.
Orioles broke the No-Hitter in the top of the seventh off of new pitcher Aaron de Groot.
With two outs, the rookie gave up a single to Rubinet Koko, who then was forced out to end the inning.
Orioles added two runs in the eighth.
It got the bases loaded thanks to Aldrin Martis (single), Marwin Kleinmoedig (walk) and Nick Nefs (walk).
Martis was then forced out at the plate on a grounder by Roy Winkel, but the next two runners scored on a 2-out single by Kelvin Knape.
A strikeout then ended the inning and the game.
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| Curaçao Neptunus - Orioles 12-3 (7½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Orioles | 000 | 010 | 02 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Curaçao Neptunus | 310 | 321 | 2X | - | 12 | 14 | 1 |
| pitchers Orioles | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Jeremy Winkel, L (0-1) | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
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| Laurens Salcedo Valdez | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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| Duncan Gijsbertse | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Michael Riekerk | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| pitchers Neptunus | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Kenny Van Den Branden, W (1-0) | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
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| Lex Meinderts | 1 (*) | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
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| Bayron Cornelisse | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
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| Aaron de Groot | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| (*) - Meinderts pitched to four batters in the fifth inning |
Umpires: HP-Jos van Eijsden, 1B-Peter Brink.
Scorer-Judith de Heide (Neptunus).
Starting Time-1:59 PM.
Time-2:47 hr.
Game Notes:
Neptunus added a tenth batter to its batting order in the fourth inning.
Weather conditions at game time: Clear sky, 8,2° C (46,7° F); wind direction east-northeast;
wind speed 16 kmh (9,7 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 62%. |
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