HCAW was led today by great pitching from Chris Pfau.
In his HCAW-debut, the lefthander struckout twelve hitters, walked one and gave up only four basehits in the eight innings he pitched.
Last season, Pfau pitched for Hoofddorp Pioniers.
A year ago, he was the starter for Pioniers in its second game and then faced HCAW.
Pfau then struckout five hitters and gave up three hits in 7 2/3 inning, but had a no-decision.
Pioniers won the game, but winning pitcher was reliever Maickel Rietel, who this year plays for L&D Amsterdam Pirates.
The 12 strikeouts by Pfau are the most by a pitcher in a game during an Opening Weekend since Chris Mezger on April 12, 2013.
Back then, Mezger struckout 13 hitters in six innings as a reliever for UVV in a 5-1 win against HCAW.
Mezger was the winning pitcher.
HCAW faced Jos de Jong, who played for the Bussum-club some years ago with his brother Bas de Jong.
The righthander was supported with a double play in the first inning, but then gave up a run in the second at bat.
With one out, De Jong gave up a double to Seb Visser, who then scored moments later on a 2-out double by Patrick Bok to put HCAW ahead, 1-0.
Quick Amersfoort came close to opening the score in the first inning.
Kevin Windster Adelina led off with an infield-hit and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Jelle Blaauw.
With two outs, Windster moved to third base when a pick-off by Pfau ended in a throwing error.
Pfau closed with a strikeout and the runner stranded on third base.
After being retired in order in the second inning, Quick came alongside in the third at bat.
Wesley Bernardus led off with a walk and moved into scoring position on a sacrfice bunt by Jordy Burger.
Bernardus then scored on a single by Kevin Windster Adelina, who himself was eliminated at second base, trying to advance on the throw to the plate.
Jelle Blaauw followed with another basehit, but he was left behind on second base.
In the next four innings, Chris Pfau would give up only one more basehit.
From the fourth inning on, the lefthander retired the last 14 hitters he faced, including ten strikeouts!
Twice, he retired five consecutive hitters with a strikeout.
HCAW left runners behind on second base in the third and fifth inning, but then struck with six runs in the top of the sixth inning.
With one out, Vince Rooi doubled and scored the go-ahead run on a single by Bryce Cherry.
The bases then got loaded when Seb Visser walked and Berend Ruben was hit by a pitch.
Patrick Bok followed with a 2-run single, which gave HCAW a 4-1 lead and also led to a ptching change.
Jos de Jong was relieved by Luis Figuera Roman, who pitched in the Dutch big league in 2016 for Kinheim.
The Venezuelan righthander was greeted with two extra-basehits from two young players.
First, Figuera gave up a 2-run triple from Denzel Bryson and then a runscoring double to Jeandro Tromp that lifted the lead to 7-1.
Figuera retired the side in the seventh inning, then saw HCAW leave two runners behind in the eighth.
Former HCAW-pitcher Jasper Popken took over in the ninth.
In that at bat, HCAW got two runners on base, but they also were left behind.
Trailing 7-1, Quick Amersfoort scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth off of reliever Oscar Meuris.
Pinch-hitter Kai Berkel (who made his big league-debut) led off with a walk, then Rachid Engelhardt doubled.
Hereafter, his brother Bryan Engelhardt reached on an error, which brought in both runners.
After Bryan Engelhart had stolen second base, next hitter Remian Denis struckout, but reached on a wild pitch.
Meuris followed with another strikeout and a flyout accounted for the second out.
With runners on first and second base, the game ended when Meuris closed with another strikeout.
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HCAW rallies in 6th inning to win against Quick Amersfoort
AMERSFOORT (Neth.) -
HCAW rallied for six runs in the sixth inning on Sunday (April 29) to break an 1-1 tie against Cityside Apartments Quick Amersfoort en route to a 7-3 victory.
Opening Weekend Regular Season.