In a slow game, Neptunus decided the outcome with a 6-run rally in the seventh inning.
That lifted the lead to 10-3 after having led only 4-3 after six innings.
Today's game lasted three hours and 20 minutes.
With that, all three games of this series took at least three hours.
The opener on Thursday was three hours and 12 minutes.
Saturday's game lasted exactly three hours.
So far, five of the nine games Neptunus played lasted three hours or more.
Last season, with all teams playing 42 games, Neptunus also played five games that took three hours.
The longest taking three hours and 13 minutes against HCAW.
In 2018, Neptunus played only three games of over three hours, including a 12-inning game.
Earlier this season, third game against L&D Amsterdam Pirates lasted three hours and 29 minutes.
For Neptunus, that game was its longest 9-inning game since playing three hours and 43 minutes in a 9-6 loss against Amsterdam Pirates on April 22, 2017.
Neptunus opened the score today with two runs in the top of the third inning off of Stefan Iannelli, who pitched for Tridents, the club's second team, before transferring to Twins after the 2018 season.
In 2017, Iannelli made three appearances in the main-squad of Neptunus.
With one out, John Polonius walked and stole second base, then scored when Benjamin Dille homered.
Twins Oosterhout got on base only twice in the first three innings off of starter Kaj Timmermans.
The righthander walked Junior Martina with two outs in the first inning, then retired the side in the second at bat.
In the third, Mick Vos singled with one out for Twins, but he was eliminated at second base after a pick-off.
Trailing 2-0, Twins came alongside in the bottom of the fourth on two big swings.
With one out, Junior Martina homered and with two outs, Shurman Marlin did the same.
For Martina, this was his first big league-homerun.
He played in thirteen games for DSS in the 2018 season, but his only extra-basehits back then were five doubles.
In the fifth inning, Twins scored again to take the lead.
Diamond Silberie led off with a double, then scored when next batter Mick Vos reached on an error.
Neptunus then turned a double play on a grounder by Tyriq Kemp, but when Rayshelon Carolina singled, a pitching change followed.
Aaron de Groot took over, gave up a single to Junior Martina, but then got a flyout that ended the inning.
The lead was shortlived, as Neptunus scored twice in the top of the sixth to re-take the lead.
And this time for good.
Gianison Boekhoudt led off with a homerun, which tied the score and led to a pitching change.
Finn Kops took over for Iannelli, but walked Dashenko Ricardo.
With one out, Ricardo stole second base and moved to third base on an infield-hit by Shaldimar Daantji.
With two outs, Daantji also stole second base, then the bases got loaded when Kops walked pinch-hitter Gregory Muller.
Another pitching change followed, as Drew Janssen was inserted.
He walked John Polonius, which led to an automatic run and put Neptunus ahead.
A grounder followed, three runners were left behind, but Neptunus now led 4-3.
Neptunus the decided the game with a 6-run rally with two outs in the seventh inning.
With one out, the bases were loaded by Gianison Boekhoudt (walk), Dashenko Ricardo (single) and Dudley Leonora (walk).
After Ricardo's single, Raf Cocu relieved Kops and got the bases loaded.
He then struckout Stijn van der Meer, who had just entered the game.
But with two outs, a 6-run rally followed.
First, Boekhoudt scored on a passed ball, then Darryl Collins walked to re-load the bases.
The next run was added when Cocu also walked John Polonius.
With the bases still loaded, Benjamin Dille delivered a 2-run single and when that was followed by an outfield-error, another run could be scored to lift the lead to 10-3.
Neptunus scored another run in the ninth inning off of new pitcher Thijs Steenwijk, who made his first big league-appearance since 2018.
Back then, Steenwijk pitched in relief for Twins in seventeen games.
Last season, Steenwijk played in the second team of Twins.
Today, he walked lead-off hitter Gregory Muller, who later scored on a sacfrice fly by Dwayne Kemp.
Twins got on base only once in the sixth through eighth inning.
After giving up the single to Junior Martina in the fifth inning, Aaron de Groot retired nine consecutive batters.
With two outs in the eighth, De Groot gave up a double to Jason Halman, but then closed with a strikeout.
Trailing 11-3, Twins managed to score its fourth run in the bottom of the ninth off of Gianison Boekhoudt, who had been the designated hitter until then.
Boekhoudt, who is a catcher, walked Ruendrick Piternella and Nick Peels.
With one out, Piternella scored when an error was made on a force play-grounder (and possible double play-grounder) by Jerzy van Gool.
Moments later, Neptunus made a game-ending double play on a grounder by Railison Bentura.
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Neptunus decides third game against Twins Oosterhout with 7th inning rally
OOSTERHOUT (Neth.) -
Curaçao Neptunus had another tough afternoon against Twins Oosterhout on Sunday (August 9).
Leading only 4-3 after six innings, the team rallied for six runs in the seventh inning and went on to win 11-4.
With that, Neptunus completed a sweep.
On Saturday, Neptunus won only 4-3.
On Thursday, Neptunus opened the 3-game series with a convincing 13-2 win in eight innings.
This game was scheduled for Sunday, April 19 in the original schedule, but was annulled on March 23 by the KNBSB due to measures against the coronavirus (COVID-19).