(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Kinheim turns early deficit into win
Nederlands
 HAARLEM (Neth.) -
After the interruption for the Baseball Week Haarlem, the regular season resumed again on Thursday-evening (April 28).
In the remainder of the second half of the season, two 3-game series are scheduled for each of the eight teams.
Thereafter, the top-4 will continue in the Play-Offs, while the bottom-4 continues in the Play-Downs.
Tonight, Kinheim faced an early deficit, but won 7-3 against L&D Amsterdam Pirates to close in on clinching a spot in the Play-Offs.
In theory, Kinheim can end up in a tie for fourth place with De Glaskoning Twins, whom they faced next week in the final series of the second half of the season.
In case of a tie, one ruling states that the head-to-head result between the teams concerned decides the ranking.
When Kinheim and Twins does end up in a tie, it means that Twins would have swept Kinheim.
Another ruling states that when two (or more) teams are tied in a ranking that is decisive for a relegation spot, a play-off game needs to be played.
As one of the teams will play in the Play-Offs and the other in the Play-Downs, one can state that this last series in decisive for relegation, as the team that will finish in last place of the Play-Downs has to play a Promotion/Relegation Series, which of course could end in relegation.
However, it probably will not come to a tie, as it is expected that Kinheim will secure their spot in the Play-Offs in one of the upcoming games.
In the third inning, Pirates scored three runs, two of which were unearned, as the Kinheim-defense committed two errors.
Kinheim then turned the game its way by scoring four runs in the fourth inning on four basehits, including a 2-run single by Jochem Koedijk.
In this inning, veteran Bryan Engelhardt left the game with a calf-injury after having reached third base as a runner.
The Kinheim-pitching held Amsterdam scoreless after the third inning, while they were supported with three more runs en route to the victory.
Kevin Moesquit collected three of Kinheim's eleven basehits.
(complete recap will be added later)
(July 28)
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