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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photo by Henk Seppen) Who would have played this weekend in Dutch Major League baseball? Nederlands AMERSFOORT / AMSTERDAM / ROTTERDAM / OOSTERHOUT / HOOFDDORP / THE HAGUE / BUSSUM / HAARLEM (Neth.) - This weekend would have seen the completion of the second 3-game series in the Dutch big league of the 2020 season. The opener was scheduled for last Thursday, the next games for this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26. However, like last week, there was no baseball, as all sports-accomodations are currently closed due to measures taken to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. All games have been postponed to a yet to be announced new date. (© Photo: Henk Seppen) On March 15, stricter measures were announced by the Dutch Government, all activities were cancelled through April 6. Eight days later, the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) on March 23 announced that it had cancelled all games through April 27 in order to give teams a three-week period to prepare in case it would be possible to open the new season thereafter. On March 31, the Goverment-measures were extended through April 28 and all gatherings and events were cancelled and were forbidden through June 1. The next day (April 1), the KNBSB announced it had annulled all games through May 19 to keep the three-week preparation period intact. Last Tuesday (April 21), most of the measures were extended through May 20, while all gatherings and events are now cancelled and forbidden through September 1. Coming Tuesday (April 28), the KNBSB will come with an announcement what the effects of the new extended measures will have on the scheduling and format of the new baseball- and softball-seasons. Initially, this weekend was to be the original Opening Weekend in the Dutch Major League. On April 1-5, the WBSC Final Qualifier (April 1-5) was to be played in Taiwan with the winner advancing to this years Olympic Games. But on March 2, the event, in which the Netherlands Baseball Team is one of the participants, was moved to June 17-21 due to the coronavirus. With that, the season in the Dutch big league needed some adjustments and re-scheduling. A 3 game series scheduled for the half of August was moved up front, meaning the season was to open last Thursday (April 16). Two other 3-game series were also re-scheduled. On March 24, the Olympic Games, to be held in Tokyo (Japan), were postponed to 2021. Shortly thereafter, the Final Olympic Qualifier also was cancelled and will be re-scheduled on to be announced dates. Saturday (April 25) was a cloudy day with a sometimes strong wind, but still the weather conditions were very acceptable to play baseball. Sunday was another sunny day. When the health and safety conditions for everyone involved are permitted to do so, baseball and softball will be back. Until then, take care and stay safe! Beneath are the games that were scheduled to be played on Saturday and Sunday with the assignments of the game-officials. (April 25-26)

Games of Saturday, April 25

Quick Amersfoort - Hoofddorp Pioniers postponed R H E Hoofddorp Pioniers - 0 0 0 Quick Amersfoort - 0 0 0 pitchers Pioniers 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-Rudsel Schoobaar, 3B-Edwin Louisa. Assigned Official Scorer-Feiko Drost. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Tineke Has. 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 March 23 by the KNBSB, which on that date cancelled all games through April 27 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, 16° C (60,8° F); wind direction northwest; wind speed 11 kmh (6,8 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 43%.

L&D Amsterdam Pirates - Silicon Storks postponed R H E Silicon Storks - 0 0 0 L&D Amsterdam Pirates - 0 0 0 pitchers Storks inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Pirates inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-André Ficken, 1B-Jeroen Rekveld. Assigned Official Scorer-Brigitta Zaal. 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 March 23 by the KNBSB, which on that date cancelled all games through April 27 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, 14° C (57,2° F); wind direction north-northeast; wind speed 11 kmh (6,8 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 52%.

Curaçao Neptunus - HCAW postponed R H E HCAW - 0 0 0 Curaçao Neptunus - 0 0 0 pitchers HCAW inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Neptunus inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Peter de Haan, 1B-Jeffrey Bentsnijder, 3B-Martijn Bosschaart. Assigned Official Scorer-Huub Nelissen. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Melanie Dijkhuizen. 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 March 23 by the KNBSB, which on that date cancelled all games through April 27 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, 13° C (55,4° F); wind direction north; wind speed 11 kmh (6,8 mph); wind force 2 Bft; humidity 57%.

Twins Oosterhout - DSS/Kinheim postponed R H E DSS/Kinheim - 0 0 0 Twins Oosterhout - 0 0 0 pitchers DSS/Kinheim inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Twins inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Jos van Eijsden, 1B-Winfried Berkvens, 3B-Richard Wessel. Assigned Official Scorer-Leo van den Brun. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Jeanette van Drunen. 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 March 23 by the KNBSB, which on that date cancelled all games through April 27 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, 13,8° C (56,8° F); wind direction north-northwest; wind speed 8 kmh (4,9 mph); wind force 2 Bft; humidity 49%.

Games of Sunday, April 26

Hoofddorp Pioniers - Quick Amersfoort postponed R H E Quick Amersfoort - 0 0 0 Hoofddorp Pioniers - 0 0 0 pitchers Quick inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Pioniers inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Winfried Berkvens, 1B-Richard Wessel, 3B-Peter de Haan. Assigned Official Scorer-Rienette Hamers. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Sten Wessel. 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 March 23 by the KNBSB, which on that date cancelled all games through April 27 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, 14° C (57,2° F); wind direction west-southwest; wind speed 8 kmh (4,9 mph); wind force 2 Bft; humidity 55%.

Silicon Storks - L&D Amsterdam Pirates postponed R H E L&D Amsterdam Pirates - 0 0 0 DSS/Kinheim - 0 0 0 pitchers Pirates inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers Storks inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Martijn Bosschaart, 1B-Jos van Eijsden, 3B-Efrem Silvania. Assigned Official Scorer-Rob Schuurman. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Linda Steijger. 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 March 23 by the KNBSB, which on that date cancelled all games through April 27 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, 13° C (55,4° F); wind direction north-northwest; wind speed 11 kmh (6,8 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 59%.

HCAW - Curaçao Neptunus postponed R H E Curaçao Neptunus - 0 0 0 HCAW - 0 0 0 pitchers Neptunus inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - pitchers HCAW inn. SO BB H R ER - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-John Beltman, 1B-Niek Elshof, 3B-Aad Otsen. Assigned Official Scorer-Jeanette van Drunen. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Feiko Drost. 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 March 23 by the KNBSB, which on that date cancelled all games through April 27 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, 15,8° C (60,4° F); wind direction northwest; wind speed 8 kmh (4,9 mph); wind force 2 Bft; humidity 41%.

DSS/Kinheim - Twins Oosterhout postponed R H E Twins Oosterhout - 0 0 0 DSS/Kinheim - 0 0 0 pitchers Twins 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-Edwin Louisa, 3B-André Ficken. Assigned Official Scorer-Marco Stoovelaar. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Stefan Slinger. Public Address Announcer-. Scoreboard Operator-. Scheduled Starting Time-3:00 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 March 23 by the KNBSB, which on that date cancelled all games through April 27 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, 14,2° C (57,6° F); wind direction south-southwest; wind speed 11 kmh (6,8 mph); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 51%.

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