(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 HCAW completes sweep to stay in Play-Off race
Nederlands
 OOSTERHOUT (Neth.) -
HCAW won 6-4 against De Glaskoning Twins on Sunday (July 31) to complete a 3-game sweep and remain in contention for clinching a spot in the Play-Offs.
With one series remaining in the regular season, HCAW can still end up in a tie for fourth place with Kinheim, which today lost to L&D Amsterdam Pirates.
HCAW started the second half of the season by winning the series against Kinheim (2-1), which now can be decisive for the final ranking.
HCAW will close the regular season with a 3-game series against DSS, while Kinheim faces Twins.
When Kinheim would have won today, it had secured itself of a spot in the Play-Offs.
For Kinheim and HCAW to end in a tie, Kinheim has to lose its three games, while HCAW has to win their series.
In case, HCAW qualifies for the Play-Offs, it can create an unique situation in the final ranking of the Overall Standings, as Kinheim will then finish ahead of HCAW in fourth place with more points earned for a win, but then will be left emptyhanded, due to the results in the second half of the season.
In today's game, HCAW struck early with four runs in the top of the first inning on three basehits.
With two outs, a batter reached on a strikeout-wild pitch, then the next batter reached on a sttikeout-passed ball, with the latter resulting in two runs.
HCAW went on increase its lead to 6-1 in the eighth, but then Twins rallied for three runs moments later, two of which were unearned.
Hereafter, the HCAW-pitching avoided giving up more runs to complete the sweep.
Winning pitcher Jim Ploeger struckout eleven batters in the six innings he pitched.
(complete recap will be added later)
(July 31)
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