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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photo by Henk Seppen) This would have been the fourth weekend in Dutch big league Nederlands ROTTERDAM / AMSTERDAM / BUSSUM / OOSTERHOUT / HOOFDDORP / AMERSFOORT / HAARLEM / THE HAGUE (Neth.) - On Sunday-aftenoon (May 10), the fourth 3-game series should have ended in the Dutch big league. This weekend, the eight teams in the Dutch big league were to play their 11th and 12th game of the regular season. However, as you know, the baseball-season is on hold, as all regular season-games have been annuled through June 9 because of measures taken against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. New dates have not yet been announced. (© Photo: Henk Seppen) From March 12 on, the Government of the Netherlands regularly announced several (stricter) measures due to the coronavirus. On Wednesday (May 6), there was another update regarding the measures and a little more freedom was announced then. When (and if) it is possible to open the new season, the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Assocation (KNBSB) announced that it will give teams a three-week preparation period when it is allowed to return to the fields. As of now, the KNBSB announced on April 29 that it had annulled all regular season-games through June 9. However, in the update on Wednesday, it was also announced that contact-sports remain prohibited through September 1. What that means for baseball and softball is not clear yet. No timeline is yet known whether it will be possible to open the season thereafter. On April 12, the professional baseball-season in Taiwan opened with games played in empty stadiums. On May 5, the first games were played in the professional baseball-league in South Korea, also in empty stadiums. On Wednesday, it was announced that the first specators will be allowed to games in Taiwan (maximum 1,000 per game). This weekend, announcements are expected regarding the opening of the new season in Japan. We don't know when yet, but baseball and softball of course also will be back in the Netherlands! When it is safe to do so for everyone involved. Until then, take care and stay safe! Beneath are the games that were scheduled to be played on Saturday (which was another sunny day) and Sunday (partly cloudy with a strong wind) with the assignments of the game-officials. (May 9-10)

Games of Saturday, May 9

Curaçao Neptunus - Hoofddorp Pioniers postponed R H E Hoofddorp Pioniers - 0 0 0 Curaçao Neptunus - 0 0 0 pitchers Pioniers inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Neptunus inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Winfried Berkvens, 1B-Richard Wessel, 3B-Efrem Silvania. Assigned Official Scorer-Leo van den Brun. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Jeanette van Drunen. Public Address Announcer-. Scoreboard Operator-. Scheduled Starting Time-2:00 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-Neptunus Familiestadion, Sportpark Abraham van Stolkweg, Rotterdam. Game Notes: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the game was cancelled on April 1 by the KNBSB, which on that date annulled all games through May 19 to give the teams a new three-week preparation for an eventual start of the season. No new date has been announced yet. Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 23,3° C (73,9° F); wind direction east-northeast; wind speed 19 kmh (11,8 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 32%.

L&D Amsterdam Pirates - Quick Amersfoort postponed R H E Quick Amersfoort - 0 0 0 L&D Amsterdam Pirates - 0 0 0 pitchers Quick inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Piraes inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Edwin Louisa, 1B-Martijn Bosschaart, 3B-Jeffrey Bentsnijder. Assigned Official Scorer-Huub Nelissen. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Francis Speters. Public Address Announcer-. Scoreboard Operator-. Scheduled Starting Time-2:00 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-Loek Loevendie Ballpark, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam. Game Notes: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the game was cancelled on April 1 by the KNBSB, which on that date annulled all games through May 19 to give the teams a new three-week preparation for an eventual start of the season. No new date has been announced yet. Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 22,7° C (72,9° F); wind direction east-northeast; wind speed 18 kmh (11,2 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 37%.

HCAW - DSS/Kinheim postponed R H E DSS/Kinheim - 0 0 0 HCAW - 0 0 0 pitchers DSS/Kinheim inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers HCAW inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-André Ficken, 1B-Peter de Haan, 3B-Rudsel Schoobaar. Assigned Official Scorer-Stenar van Groningen Schinkel. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Marco Stoovelaar. Public Address Announcer-. Scoreboard Operator-. Scheduled Starting Time-2:30 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-Rob Hoffmann Vallei, Sportpark Zanderijweg, Bussum. Game Notes: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the game was cancelled on April 1 by the KNBSB, which on that date annulled all games through May 19 to give the teams a new three-week preparation for an eventual start of the season. No new date has been announced yet. Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 23,5° C (74,3° F); wind direction east; wind speed 16 kmh (9,9 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 28%.

Twins Oosterhout - Silicon Storks postponed R H E Silicon Storks - 0 0 0 Twins Oosterhout - 0 0 0 pitchers Storks inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Twins inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-John Beltman, 1B-Rob Has, 3B-Roy van de Wateringen. Assigned Official Scorer-Tineke Has. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Rienette Hamers. Public Address Announcer-. Scoreboard Operator-. Scheduled Starting Time-3:00 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout. Game Notes: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the game was cancelled on April 1 by the KNBSB, which on that date annulled all games through May 19 to give the teams a new three-week preparation for an eventual start of the season. No new date has been announced yet. Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 24,9° C (76,8° F); wind direction east-northeast; wind speed 18 kmh (11,2 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 24%.

Games of Sunday, May 10

Hoofddorp Pioniers - Curaçao Neptunus postponed R H E Curaçao Neptunus - 0 0 0 Hoofddorp Pioniers - 0 0 0 pitchers Neptunus inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Pioniers inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Peter de Haan, 1B-Aad Otsen, 3B-Martijn Bosschaart. Assigned Official Scorer-Marco Stoovelaar. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Rob Schuurman. Public Address Announcer-. Scoreboard Operator-. Scheduled Starting Time-1:00 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-ETO Ballpark, Sportpark Hoofddorp Pioniers, Park21, Hoofddorp. Game Notes: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the game was cancelled on April 1 by the KNBSB, which on that date annulled all games through May 19 to give the teams a new three-week preparation for an eventual start of the season. No new date has been announced yet. Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 19° C (66,2° F); wind direction north-northeast; wind speed 32 kmh (19,9 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 55%.

Quick Amersfoort - L&D Amsterdam Pirates postponed R H E L&D Amsterdam Pirates - 0 0 0 Quick Amersfoort - 0 0 0 pitchers Pirates inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Quick inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Rob Has, 1B-Stenar van Groningen Schinkel, 3B-Richard Wessel. Assigned Official Scorer-Sten Wessel. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Huub Nelissen. Public Address Announcer-. Scoreboard Operator-. Scheduled Starting Time-2:00 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-XL Lease Park 'Dorrestein', Amersfoort. Game Notes: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the game was cancelled on April 1 by the KNBSB, which on that date annulled all games through May 19 to give the teams a new three-week preparation for an eventual start of the season. No new date has been announced yet. Weather conditions at game time: Cloudy, 20,4° C (68,7° F); wind direction north; wind speed 21 kmh (13 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 44%.

DSS/Kinheim - HCAW postponed R H E HCAW - 0 0 0 DSS/Kinheim - 0 0 0 pitchers HCAW inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers DSS/Kinheim inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Roy van de Wateringen, 1B-Jeroen Rekveld, 3B-Edwin Louisa. Assigned Official Scorer-Dieks Bannink. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Linda Steijger. Public Address Announcer-. Scoreboard Operator-. Scheduled Starting Time-2:00 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-Pim Mulier Stadion, Pim Mulier Sportpark, Haarlem. Game Notes: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the game was cancelled on April 1 by the KNBSB, which on that date annulled all games through May 19 to give the teams a new three-week preparation for an eventual start of the season. No new date has been announced yet. Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 18,2° C (64,8° F); wind direction north-northeast; wind speed 39 kmh (24,2 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 56%.

Silicon Storks - Twins Oosterhout postponed R H E Twins Oosterhout - 0 0 0 Silicon Storks - 0 0 0 pitchers Twins inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Storks inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Efrem Silvania, 1B-Winfried Berkvens, 3B-Jos van Eijsden. Assigned Official Scorer-Francis Speters. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Feiko Drost. Public Address Announcer-. Scoreboard Operator-. Scheduled Starting Time-2:30 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-Sportpark 'Kijkduin', The Hague. Game Notes: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the game was cancelled on April 1 by the KNBSB, which on that date annulled all games through May 19 to give the teams a new three-week preparation for an eventual start of the season. No new date has been announced yet. Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 18,5° C (65,3° F); wind direction north-northwest; wind speed 35 kmh (21,7 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 66%.

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