(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Starting Pitchers coming series Second Round season
Nederlands
 AMSTERDAM (Neth.) -
Most probable starting pitchers for the upcoming 3-game series have been announced.
Of course, as always, starting assignments can change on game-days.
The regular season ended on Tuesday-evening when Quick Amersfoort and Hoofddorp Pioniers completed their game that was halted by rain and field-conditions in the bottom of the fifth on Saturday, August 29.
On Thursday-evening, the Second Round of the season begins.
The top-4 of the regular season will play a 9-game schedule to determine which two teams will advance to the Holland Series.
The bottom-4 also will play a 9-game schedule to close their season.
(September 9)
| TOP-4 POOL |
| Roster | CURAÇAO NEPTUNUS (0-0, nr. 1) | vs. |
L&D AMSTERDAM PIRATES (0-0, nr. 2) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Neptunus | G | # | Starting Pitchers Pirates |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 35 | LHP Diegomar Markwell (0-0) | 1 | 38 | RHP Rob Cordemans (0-0) | Th.Sep.10, 7:30 PM,Rotterdam (1) |
| 38 | RHP Orlando Yntema (0-0) | 2 | 50 | LHP Jim Ploeger (0-0) | Sa.Sep.12, 2:00 PM,Amsterdam (2) |
| 27 | RHP Kaj Timmermans (0-0) | 3 | 45 | RHP Juan Carlos Sulbaran (0-0) | Su.Sep.13, 2:00 PM,Rotterdam (1) |
| (1) = Neptunus Familiestadion, Sportpark Abraham van Stolkweg, Rotterdam; (2) = Loek Loevendie Ballpark, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam |
| TOP-4 POOL |
| Roster | HOOFDDORP PIONIERS (0-0, nr. 3) | vs. |
HCAW (0-0, nr. 4) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Pioniers | G | # | Starting Pitchers HCAW |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 36 | RHP Scott Prins (0-0) | 1 | 14 | RHP Luuk ter Beek (0-0) | Th.Sep.10, 7:30 PM,Hoofddorp (3) |
| 47 | LHP Chris Pfau (0-0) | 2 | 7 | RHP Dennis Burgersdijk (0-0) | Sa.Sep.12, 2:30 PM,Bussum (4) |
| 25 | RHP Lars Broersen (0-0) | 3 | 47 | LHP Nick Keur (0-0) | Su.Sep.13, 1:00 PM,Hoofddorp (3) |
| (3) = Field#1, ETO Ballpark, Sportpark Hoofddorp Pioniers, Park 21, Hoofddorp; (4) = Rob Hoffmann Vallei, Sportpark Zanderijweg, Bussum |
| BOTTOM-4 POOL |
| Roster | TWINS OOSTERHOUT (0-0, nr. 5) | vs. |
QUICK AMERSFOORT (0-0, nr. 6) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Twins | G | # | Starting Pitchers Quick |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 34 | RHP Stefan Iannelli (0-0) | 1 | | not announced yet | Th.Sep.10, 7:30 PM,Amersfoort (5)(*) |
| 28 | RHP Sora Sakashita (0-0) | 2 | | not announced yet | Sa.Sep.12, 2:00 PM,Oosterhout (6) |
| | to be decided | 3 | | not announced yet | Su.Sep.13, 2:00 PM,Amersfoort (5) |
| (5) = XL Lease Park 'Dorrestein', Amersfoort; (6) = Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout |
| (*) - Thursday's home-game of Twins Oosterhout will be played at the site of Quick Amersfoort in Amersfoort |
| BOTTOM-4 POOL |
| Roster | DSS/KINHEIM (0-0, nr. 7) | vs. |
SILICON STORKS (0-0, nr. 8) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers DSS/Kinheim | G | # | Starting Pitchers Storks |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 23 | RHP Jelle Bing (0-0) | 1 | 25 | RHP Twan Naessens (0-0) | Th.Sep.10, 7:30 PM,Haarlem (7) |
| 12 | RHP Glenn Wassink (0-0) | 2 | 85 | RHP Nick Winkel (0-0) | Sa.Sep.12, 2:30 PM,The Hague (8) |
| 31 | RHP Steven van Groningen (0-0) | 3 | 66 | RHP Ronald Bloem (0-0) | Su.Sep.13, 2:00 PM,Haarlem (7) |
| (7) = Pim Mulier Stadion, Pim Mulier Sportpark, Haarlem; (8) = Sportpark 'Kijkduin', The Hague |
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