Halfway the third inning, Hoofddorp Pioniers trailed 4-3, but the team then reacted with three runs, added four in the next at bat and won 11-5.
For this game, Pioniers' Head Coach Dè Flanegin had adjusted his batting order as opposed to the previous games.
In the previous five games, Dudley Leonora was hit lead-off hitter, but he batted in third place today.
Mark Smit, who batted in the seventh or eighth spot in four previous games, now was the lead-off hitter, while Mervin Gario moved up from third to second place.
Also, Sander Paap, who had been the number two or three batter, today was listed in sixth place.
Pioniers was off to a good start, scoring two runs in the first inning.
UVV-starter Gilian van Lith had problems finding the strike-zone.
The lefthander walked the first four batters he faced, which led to an early departure.
Van Lith got the bases loaded quickly when he walked Mark Smit, Mervin Gario and Dudley Leonora.
When he also walked next batter Jeffrey Arends, it led to a run and brought out UVV's Head Coach Ty Eriksen for the second time to make a pitching change.
He brought in Jimmy Osinga, who got a double play-grounder from Quintin De Cuba, but that also resulted in the second run.
Pioniers added its third run in the second inning.
Brennan Nijhof then led off with a single, stole second base, moved on a single by Gianni Frolijk and scored when Joey Eeman grounded into a double play.
After having retired UVV in order in the first and second inning, Pioniers-starter Nick Keur gave up four runs in the top of the third inning.
Julian Goins led off with a single, then Keur got the bases loaded with one out when Rick Kuipers reached on a bunt-single and Jelle Blaauw walked.
Bryce Cherry then cleared the bases with a 3-run double to tie the score.
With two outs, Cherry scored the go-ahead run when Randy Daal's fly to the outfield was missed.
UVV's lead was shortlived, as Pioniers answered with three runs in its third at bat.
Lead-off hitter Mervin Gario was hit by a pitch and stole second base, then moved on a single by Dudley Leonora.
The two scored when Jeffrey Arends followed with a homerun.
...Maickel Rietel closed the game for Hoofddorp Pioniers...
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UVV got runners at the corners in the top of the fourth with no outs, but hereafter, a strikeout-caught stealing-double play followed and a flyout ended the at bat.
Pioniers scored four more runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Mervin Gario and Dudley Leonora led off with singles and then executed a double-steal.
With one out and first base open, Quintin De Cuba was walked intentionally, but a runscoring grounder by Sander Paap followed.
Hereafter, Brennan Nijhof drilled the ball over the leftfield-fence for a 3-run homerun, lifting the lead to 10-4.
With this, Nijhof homered against his former team, for whom he had played in the big league in the past six seasons.
For Nijhof, this was his second big league-homerun and first in almost three years.
He hit hit first on June 1, 2014 against Kinheim.
Playing for Kinheim in that game were Sander Paap, Quintin De Cuba, Jeffrey Arends, Mervin Gario and Glenn Wassink, who now all are Nijhof's teammates at Pioniers.
UVV scored its fifth run in the sixth inning off of reliever Glenn Wassink.
With two outs and Julian Goins (fielder's choice, stolen base) on second base, Cecil Comenencia delivered a runscoring single.
Hereafter, UVV was held scoreless in the final three innings by relievers Angelo Wicklert, Darryl Jamoena and Maickel Rietel.
Pioniers scored its last run today in the eighth inning.
Dudley Leonora led off with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Shurman Marlin to make it an 11-5 final score.
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Pioniers wins third in a row against UVV
HOOFDDORP (Neth.) -
Hoofddorp Pioniers briefly trailed 4-3 halfway the third inning on Sunday (April 30), but then scored seven runs in two at bats en route to an 11-5 win against Pickles UVV to complete a 3-game sweep.
Roderick Hennekes (UVV) makes his debut in the Dutch big league.