Both teams scored a run in the first inning.
With one out in the top of the first inning, Jules Cremer reached on an infield-hit for Quick Amersfoort off of starter Rob Cordemans.
After having stolen second base, Cremer moved on a single by Rachid Engelhardt, then scored on a sacrifice fly by Bryan Engelhardt.
In the bottom of the first inning, with two outs, Gilmer Lampe reached on an infield-hit off of starter Colin van Laar.
He also stole second base, then scored on a double by Kenny Berkenbosch, who stranded on second base.
Quick re-took the lead in the second inning by scoring twice.
With one out, Sam van der Ploeg singled and advanced to second base on an outfield-error.
With two outs, Kevin Windster Adelina and Joran Berkhout hit back-to-back runscoring doubles to put Quick ahead, 3-1.
Quick was retired in order in the next two innings, then left a runner on first base in the fifth at bat.
Trailing 3-1, Amsterdam Pirates stranded a runner on second base in the bottom of the second inning.
With one out, Victor Draijer reached on an error.
With two outs, he stole second base, but was left behind.
After being retired in order in the third and fourth inning, Amsterdam Pirates narrowed the deficit to 3-2.
Aidan Finnegan, who replaced Victor Draijer in the top of the inning, led off with a walk and moved on a sacrifice bunt by Niels van Weert.
With two outs, Finnegan advanced on a passed ball, then scored on a single by Roelie Henrique, who later stole second base.
But the inning ended when Colin van Laar closed with a strikeout.
...Bryan Engelhardt...
...triple, homerun, 2 runs, 3 RBI's...
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In the top of the sixth, Quick made it a 2-run difference again when Bryan Engelhardt led off with his fifth homerun of the season.
Trailing 4-2, Amsterdam Pirates rallied for three runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to take 5-4 lead.
Brian van Laar took over the Quick-pitching from his twin-brother Colin van Laar, but got the bases loaded with two outs.
The lefthander gave up a lead-off single to Delano Selassa.
With one out, he was forced out on a grounder by Niels van Weert, but hereafter, Jesse Aussems singled and Roelie Henrique walked.
That led to the next pitching change, as Mark Kolner was brought in.
He was greeted with a baseclearing, 3-run double by Max Clarijs, which gave Amsterdam the lead.
In the top of the eighth, Quick Amersfoort rallied for five runs to take the lead for the third time.
Rachid Engelhardt led off with a walk and scored the tying run when his brother Bryan Engelhardt hit a triple.
Next batter Taylor Clemensia homered to make it a 7-5 score in favor of Quick.
With one out, Nick Veltkamp walked Sam van der Ploeg and then was relieved by Mike Groen.
He gave up a single to Jordy Burger, then saw the runners advance on a sacrifice bunt by Kevin Windster Adelina.
Hereafter, Van der Ploeg and Burger respectively scored on singles by Joran Berkhout and Jules Cremer.
Amsterdam Pirates got one run back in the bottom of the eighth.
Kenny Berkenbosch led off with a double and advanced on a wild pitch.
When next batter Linoy Croes walked, Quick went to the bullpen again, as Jan-Willem Geerts took over.
Geerts, who last season played in the second team of Amsterdam Pirates, began with a strikeout, but then gave up a sacrifice fly to Aidan Finnegan, who last season was one of his teammates in the second team.
That brought in Berkenbosch and made it a 9-6 score.
After Mike Groen struckout the side in the top of the ninth, Amsterdam Pirates got its final chance to erase the deficit.
Jesse Aussems led off with a walk, but with one out, his pinch-runner Kit Gijsbers was forced out on a grounder by Max Clarijs.
Hereafter, Gilmer Lampe walked, but the inning and the game then ended with Kenny Berkenbosch popped out.
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Quick Amersfoort rallies in 8th inning to win against Amsterdam Pirates
AMSTERDAM (Neth.) -
Quick Amersfoort trailed when the eighth inning began, but then rallied for five runs to win 9-6 against L&D Amsterdam Pirates in its series-opener on Thursday (May 9).