Vaessen Pioniers vs. HCAW
Pioniers collected only one basehit more than HCAW (11-10), but scored seven runs more.
HCAW committed four errors and stranded eleven runners.
HCAW got into scoring position right away in the top of the first inning off of lefthander Chris Pfau.
With one out, Boyd Tuhumury and Kevin Nieveld both singled, but Pfau followed with two strikeouts.
Pioniers then struck with three runs off of starter Kaj Timmermans.
Zerzinho Croes led off with a triple and scored when Mervin Gario followed with a double.
With one out, Quintin De Cuba homered to make it 3-0.
Both teams left two runners behind in the second inning, then Pioniers added three rmore runs in the third at bat, which were all unearned.
With one out, Kevin Dirksen walked and Brian Raap singled.
With two outs, both scored when a fly by Mark Smit was dropped int the outfield.
Smit ended up on third base, then scored when Glenn Bakker followed with a single to make it 6-0.
HCAW then scored its first run in the fourth.
With one out, Jelle Blaauw walked and went on to score when an error followed a single by Raoell Kortstam.
Pioniers was held scoreless in the three middle innings when the team reached base only twice.
HCAW turned a double play in the fifth inning.
After HCAW left two more runners in the seventh inning, Pioniers added two runs in the bottom of the at bat off of new pitcher Ian Delemarre.
With one out, Kevin Dirksen and Brian Raap hit back-to-back doubles, resulting in a run.
With two outs, Raap scored the next run when Mark Smit reached on an error.
HCAW scored its second run in the eighth off of new pitcher Jonah Van Bemmelen.
With two outs, Jelle Blaauw singled and went on to score on a single by Rossini Frolijk, but HCAW also left another runner in scoring position.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, an error enabled Zerzinho Croes to score the ninth run for Pioniers.
Croes had led off the at bat with his third basehit in the game.
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Pioniers decides game early against HCAW
HOOFDDORP (Neth.) -
Vaessen Pioniers scored six runs in the first three innings to won 9-2 against HCAW on Saturday-afternoon (May 12).
HCAW eliminated for second place in first half of the season.