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Amsterdam Pirates wins huge in second game vs. Storks
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THE HAGUE (Neth.) - L&D Amsterdam Pirates recorded a huge 24-2 victory on Saturday (September 5) in its second game against Silicon Storks. For Storks, this was its tenth consecutive loss.

Pirates opened the 3-game series on Friday-evening at home with an 11-0 shutout-win. In that game, Rob Cordemans became the first pitcher in history with 200 career wins.

Today, Pirates rallied for eight runs in the second inning. The team also was very productive in the fifth and sixth inning, scoring four and five runs respectively. There also were two 3-run innings.

Pirates collected 18 basehits, including four by Denzel Richardson, who homered twice and batted in five runs. Kenny Berkenbosch and Roelie Henrique both had three basehits, scored four runs and batted in three. Berkenbosch also homered. Sharlon Schoop also recorded three basehits and only missed the homerun to hit for-the-cycle. Richardson only missed the triple to do the same. He became the third Pirates-player this season to hit two homeruns in one game. The others were Gilmer Lampe (July 30) and Kalian Sams (August 1). Dwayne Kemp of Curaçao Neptunus homered twice on August 25. Today, Taylor Clemensia (Quick Amersfoort) hit three homeruns.

Pirates used eleven players offensively. All, except Schoop, scored at least one run. All nine starters, except rookie Jair van Borkulo, batted in at least one run. Besides recording 18 basehits, eleven batters also walked.

Storks was limited to only three basehits, two of them hit by Stephen Henson. Ibrahin Redan batted in both Storks-runs.

The 24 runs scored by Amsterdam Pirates are the most for one team in a game this season. It is the highest total in one game by one team since DSS scored 23 against Twins Oosterhout on April 22, 2017. For Pirates, the 24 runs are the most the team scored in one game since it score 22 against The Hawks on July 4, 2015 and against UVV on August 1, 2013. For Storks, the 24 runs are the most the team gave up since it returned in the highest league in 2018. The previous high was 20 runs, which were scored by Neptunus on August 11, 2018.

(September 5)



Amsterdam Pirates scored three unearned runs with two outs in the top of the first inning to take an early lead off of starter Nick Winkel. Roelie Henrique led off with a single and stole second base. With one out, he advanced to third base when a strikeout for Delano Selassa ended in a throwing error. Moments later, he scored on a sacrifice fly by Kalian Sams. Selassa scored when Denzel Richardson followed with a double. He then stole third base, Kenny Berkenbosch walked and Niels van Weert then contributed with a runscoring single.

Storks answered with one run in its first at bat off of starter Jim Ploeger. The lefthander gave up an one-out double to Stephen Henson, who then advanced on a grounder by Luuk Visser and scored on a single by Ibrahin Redan.

Next, Amsterdam Pirates decided the game with an 8-run rally in the second inning on five basehits. Eight of the first nine batters reached base off of Winkel. Rookie Raydley Legito and Roelie Henrique led off with singles, then advanced on a grounder by Sharlon Schoop. Hereafter, the bases got loaded when Delano Selassa walked. A following walk for Kalian Sams led to the first run in this rally, a wild pitch for the second one. With runners on second and third base, Denzel Richardson connected well and hit a 3-run homerun. The bases then got loaded again when next batter Kenny Berkenbosch reached on an error, Niels van Weert doubled and Jair van Borkulo walked. The next run was scored on another wild pitch and a grounder by Raydley Legito brought in the seventh run in this at bat. With two outs, Roelie Henrique walked and then Sharlon Schoop produced a runscoring single. With that, he batted in the eighth run and all nine batters had now reached base in this inning.

In the top of the third inning, Diornick Sanchez became the new pitcher for Storks. He got four baserunners, but two of them reached on a fielder's choice, as a previous runner was forced out. Sanchez held Pirates scoreless in this inning.

Trailing 11-1, Storks scored its second run in the bottom of the third. Jim Ploeger walked lead-off hitter Joel Hernandez, who moved into scoring position on a single by Stephen Henson. He later scored on a grounder by Ibrahin Redan. Henson's basehit was the last one Storks hit in this game.

Amsterdam Pirates added another run in the fourth. With one out, Roelie Henrique walked, moved on a double by Sharlon Schoop and scored when Delano Selassa reached on an error. The inning ended when Sanchez struckout Kalian Sams, which led to a double play, as Schoop was caught stealing.

A 4-run rally followed in the fifth off of new pitcher Brian van der Vlist, who had been the first baseman in the previous innings. Denzel Richardson led off with his second homerun in the game (his fifth of the season). Kenny Berkenbosch then singled, as did Jair van Borkulo with one out. They respectively scored on a single by Raydley Legito and an error. Legito later scored on a wild pitch.

The Amsterdam-scoring wasn't over yet, as the team had a 5-run rally with two outs in the sixth. All five runs were unearned. With two outs, Kenny Berkenbosch doubled, then a fly by rookie Sebastiaan van der Horst ended in an outfield-error, which could have been the third out. Now, it led to the first run in this at bat. Next, the bases got loaded when Van der Vlist walked Jair van Borkulo and Raydley Legito. All three runners scored when Roelie Henrique followed with a baseclearing, 3-run double to reach base for the sixth time today. Henrique then scored himself on a following triple by Sharlon Schoop.

Three more Amsterdam-runs were scored in the top of the seventh. Emilson Haswell led off with a walk and Denzel Richardson singled (his fourth basehit in the game). Kenny Berkenbosch then homered to increase the lead to 24-2. Hereafter, Brian van der Vlist recovered. Rookie Sebastiaan van der Horst flied out, then Van der Vlist struckout rookies Jair van Borkulo and Raydley Legito to close the at bat.

Pirates-starter Jim Ploeger walked Kelvin Knape with two outs in the fourth. With his team leading, he needed one more inning to become the winning pitcher. But he left the mound in the fifth, as Donny Breek took over. He walked Joel Hernandez and Stephen Henson, but then was supported with a double play and another grounder.

Mike Groen pitched the sixth inning. He walked Jurian Hansen with two outs, but he stranded on first base.

Rookie Naut Kragt then threw the seventh inning for the Amsterdam-team. He retired the side and was credited with the win.

It was the second time this season that Kragt was credited with the win, while not really being the 'winning pitcher'. On July 23, he took over the pitching from Rob Cordemans with two outs in the fifth inning and Pirates leading against Curaçao Neptunus. Cordemans needed 1/3 inning to become the winning pitcher, but left after being hit on his arm by a hard comeback-grounder. In all games of six innings or longer, the starting pitcher can only become the winning pitcher when he throws five complete innings. When the starter throws less, the win is credited to a reliever. In case only one reliever is used, he is credited with the win, what was the case on July 23. When more than one reliever is used, the Official Scorer then determines which pitcher has been most effective and he is than credited with the win. And that was the case today.


Silicon Storks - L&D Amsterdam Pirates 2-24 (7 inn.)
RHE
L&D Amsterdam Pirates3801453-24181
Silicon Storks1010000-235
pitchers Piratesinn.SOBBHRER
Jim Ploeger442322

Donny Breek1-2---

Mike Groen111---

Naut Kragt, W (4-1)1-----

(Kragt credited with the win according to Rule 9.17 b)

pitchers Storksinn.SOBBHRER
Nick Winkel, L (0-4)2258115

Diornick Sanchez213111

Brian van der Vlist3339127

Homeruns: Pirates: Denzel Richardson 2 (5)(2nd,3-run,1 out,off Winkel; 5th,solo,0 outs,off Van der Vlist); Kenny Berkenbosch (1)(7th,3-run,0 outs,off Van der Vlist).
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Umpires: HP-Aad Otsen, 1B-Rudsel Schoobaar, 3B-Martijn Bosschaart.
Official Scorer-Linda Steijger.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Dieks Bannink.
Public Address Announcer-Eline Kemperman.
Scoreboard Operator-Done from Storks dug-out.
Starting Time-2:30 PM.
Time Played-2:36 hrs.
Site-Sportpark 'Kijkduin', The Hague.

Game Notes:
This game was (also) scheduled for Saturday, September 5 in the original schedule, but was annulled on July 2 by the KNBSB when it announced the new schedule after measures against the coronavirus (COVID-19) were eased.
Weather conditions at game time:
Partly cloudy, 16,3° C (61,3° F); wind direction west; wind speed 26 kmh (16,2 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 68%.



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