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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Rob Schuurman)
 Pioniers, DSS, HCAW win on first day Van de Vegte Memorial
Nederlands
 NIJMEGEN (Neth.) -
Hoofddorp Pioniers, DSS and HCAW all registered a victory on Saturday (March 25), the first day of the 29th edition of the annual MJFP Jan van de Vegte Memorial Tournament.
On Sunday, the three big league-teams will continue the event, which is hosted by De Hazenkamp, which is the fourth participating team.
The day almost opened with a surprise, as host De Hazenkamp trailed 1-0 against Hoofddorp Pioniers, but came alongside.
Pioniers, which is currently bothered by some injuries, came back and nipped the host, 2-1.
In the afternoon, Pioniers was left empty-handed against DSS, which won with a 4-1 score.
The first day ended with a big 12-2 victory for HCAW against the organizing club.
(March 25)
Complete exhibition schedule
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...The view from the scorebox at the site of De Hazenkamp in Nijmegen... |
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...Players of HCAW conduct a youth-clinic on the site of De Hazenkamp...
(© All Photos: Rob Schuurman) |
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De Hazenkamp vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers (Game 1)
Due to some injuries, Pioniers Head Coach Dè Flanegin added several players to its roster this weekend from the second team of Pioniers, which will play in the second highest league this year.
Pioniers left two runners behind in the first inning off of veteran pitcher Garrelt Klaassen.
He got two runners on base with one out, but then followed with a strikeout and a grounder ended the at bat.
Pioniers was more successful in the second inning.
Sander Paap led off with a single, advanced on a passed ball, then moved to third base on a double by Glenn Bakker.
With one out, Paap scored on a grounder by Joey Eeman, who is one of the added players from the second team.
In the following innings, Pioniers was unable to take more distance, despite getting runners on base.
In the third, Mervin Gario doubled with one out, but stranded on second base.
In the fourth, two batters walked, but one was caught stealing, the other was left behind.
In the fifth, Rossini Frolijk singled with one out, but was forced out.
In the meantime, Pioniers-starter Nick Keur held De Hazenkamp scoreless and gave up only one basehit in the first three innings.
The lefthander struckout the side in the first inning.
He then gave up a lead-off single to Dylan Kamoen in the second, but his defense then turned a double play.
Keur closed with another strikeout.
In the fourth, American Chris Pfau took over the pitching.
He also retired the side in his first inning (two strikeouts), but then saw De Hazenkamp come alongside in the fifth.
Former big league-player Rodney Michel led off with a double and scored when next batter Wesley Kamoen singled down the rightfield-line.
Moments later, Kamoen was picked off on first base and the next two batters were eliminated, but the score was 1-1.
In the top of the sixth, Pioniers got its first two batters on base, but this time, it was De Hazenkamp that made a double play.
Pioniers re-took the lead in the top of the seventh off of Rodney Michel, who took over the pitching.
He gave up a lead-off double to Joey Eeman, who scored with one out on a pinch-hit single by Shen Flanegin, another player who was added from the second team.
With two outs, Jeffrey Arends doubled, but that also led to the third out, as Flanegin was eliminated at the plate trying to score.
Rookie-pitcher Angelo Wicklert took over the Pioniers-pitching in the sixth and retired the side.
In the seventh, he gave up a 2-out single, but ended the game with a strikeout.
Last weekend, Wicklert was the starting pitcher for the second team in a game against the main squad and was the losing pitcher.
Today, he made his debut in the first team and was credited with with the win.
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| De Hazenkamp - Hoofddorp Pioniers 1-2 (7 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Hoofddorp Pioniers | 010 | 000 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| De Hazenkamp | 000 | 010 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| pitchers Pioniers | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Nick Keur | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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| Chris Pfau, BS (1) | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Angelo Wicklert, W (1-0) | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
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| pitchers De Hazenkamp | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Garrelt Klaassen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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| Rodney Michel, L (0-1) | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Umpires: HP-Peter Brink, 1B-Rudsel Schoobaar, 3B-Edwin Louisa.
Official Scorer-Linda Steijger.
Public Address Announcer-Rienette Hamers.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-10:30 AM.
Time Played-1:45 hrs.
Site-Sportpark Staddijk, Nijmegen.
Game Notes:
 Exhibition Game.
Game 1 Jan van de Vegte Memorial Tournament.
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 11,8° C (53,2° F); wind direction northeast;
wind speed 21 kmh (13,8 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 28%. |
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DSS vs. Hoofddorp Pioniers (Game 2)
In its second game, Hoofddorp Pioniers again scored a run in the top of the seventh.
In the first game, it gave the team a 2-1 lead.
In this game, Pioniers trailed 4-0 when it scored.
Opponent DSS struck early, scoring three runs in the first three innings.
After Pioniers was retired in order in the top of the first inning, DSS scored twice in its first at bat with two outs off of starter Glenn Wassink.
Odion Gouverneur led off with an infield-hit and Thomas Bos walked.
With two outs, Tino van Erk singled to bring in Gouverneur and when his hit was followed by an outfield-error, both Van Erk and Bos advanced.
Bos continued towards the plate and would have been out, but a throwing error followed and so, DSS led 2-0.
...Official Scorers Dieks Bannink and Linda Steijger...
...Dieks was the scorer in this game, Linda the announcer...
(© Photo: Rob Schuurman) |
Wassink struckout the side in the second inning, but gave up another run in the third.
With one out, Thomas Bos singled, was awarded second base on a balk and scored when Koen Halderman followed with a single.
In the fourth inning, Lars Huijer, who just returned from the World Baseball Classic, took the mound for Pioniers.
With two outs, he saw a batter reach on an error, but he closed his lone inning with a strikeout.
DSS added another run in the fifth off of Maickel Rietel.
With one out, Odion Gouverneur walked, advanced on a grounder and scored on a single by Sven van de Sanden.
Pioniers was limited to only three hits by the DSS-pitching.
Mike Groen threw four strong innings.
He retired the side three times and gave up no basehits, while striking out two batters.
With one out in the third, he saw a batter reach on an error, but DSS then ended the inning with a double play.
Robyn Clara took over in the fifth.
He walked Sander Paap with two outs, but he stranded on second base.
The No-Hitter ended in the top of the sixth inning when (second team player) Duco Nuijten led off for Pioniers with a single.
He stranded on first base, as Clara retired the next three batters.
Pioniers then scored its lone run in the seventh when Mervin Gario led off with a double and scored on a 2-out single by Sander Paap.
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| DSS - Hoofddorp Pioniers 4-1 (6½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Hoofddorp Pioniers | 000 | 000 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| DSS | 201 | 010 | X | - | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| pitchers Pioniers | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Glenn Wassink, L (1-1) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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| Lars Huijer | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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| Maickel Rietel | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Scott Ronnenbergh | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
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| pitchers DSS | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Mike Groen, W (1-1) | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
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| Robyn Clara, SV (1) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Umpires: HP-Olav Steijger, 1B-Peter Brink, 3B-Rudsel Schoobaar.
Official Scorer-Dieks Bannink.
Public Address Announcer-Linda Steijger.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-1:00 PM.
Time Played-1:35 hrs.
Site-Sportpark Staddijk, Nijmegen.
Game Notes:
Exhibition Game.
Game 2 Jan van de Vegte Memorial Tournament.
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 14,2° C (57,6° F); wind direction northeast;
wind speed 23 kmh (14,5 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 31%. |
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HCAW - De Hazenkamp (Game 3)
HCAW registered a comfortable win in the final game of the first day.
The Bussum-squad had two big rallies and decided the game by scoring six runs in the second at bat.
HCAW opened the score with one run in the first inning.
Roelie Henrique led off with a walk, advanced to third base on a single by Delano Selassa and scored when Vince Rooi grounded into a double play.
A 6-run rally followed in the second inning off of starter Robbert Lafferty, who faced eleven batters.
With one out, Kevin Weijgertse doubled, advanced on a passed ball and scored on a single by Raoell Kortstam.
Sven Jongejans and Koen Werkman also singled to bring in the next run.
The bases got loaded when Roelie Henrique walked.
A grounder by Delano Selassa then ended in a force out at the plate, but that was followed by a throwing error, resulting in another run.
Moments later, Vince Rooi delivered a 2-run single, then Kevin Dirksen added a runscoring single to lift the lead to 7-0.
In the top of the fourth, De Hazenkamp scored its first run off of starter Steven van Groningen when veteran Rodney Michel led off with a homerun.
In the past, Michel also had played for HCAW.
HCAW took more distance by scoring five runs in the fifth inning off of reliever Roy Beuker.
With one out, Raoell Kortstam singled and Dylan Koster doubled, then both scored when Pascal Zegwaard followed with a single.
Later in the inning, Vince Rooi and Kevin Dirksen also were productive again.
Rooi hit a 2-run double and Dirksen connected for another runscoring single to make it a 12-1 score.
De Hazenkamp scored its second and final run in the sixth inning off of reliever Tim Niekerk.
With two outs, Dylan Kamoen singled and later scored on a a wild pitch.
HCAW collected 14 basehits.
All players hit at least once, except for the two players who shared the first spot in the batting order.
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| HCAW - De Hazenkamp 12-2 (6½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| De Hazenkamp | 000 | 101 | 0 | - | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| HCAW | 160 | 050 | X | - | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| pitchers De Hazenkamp | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Robbert Lafferty, L (0-1) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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| Roy Beuker | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 5 | 2 |
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| Jurrick Leito | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
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| pitchers HCAW | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Steven van Groningen, W (2-0) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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| Tim Niekerk | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
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| Homerun: De Hazenkamp: Rodney Michel (1)(4th,solo,off Van Groningen). |
Umpires: HP-Edwin Louisa, 1B-Rudsel Schoobaar, 3B-Olav Steijger.
Official Scorer-Rienette Hamers.
Public Address Announcer-Dieks Bannink.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-3:30 PM.
Time Played-1:40 hrs.
Site-Sportpark Staddijk, Nijmegen.
Game Notes:
Exhibition Game.
Game 3 Jan van de Vegte Memorial Tournament.
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 15,1° C (59,2° F); wind direction northeast;
wind speed 23 kmh (14,5 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 29%. |
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