Twins Oosterhout was successful from the first inning on, as it scored its runs in the first four innings.
The team scored twice in each of the first three, then rallied for five runs in the fourth at bat.
Twins scored its first runs with two outs in the top of the first inning off of starter Steven van Groningen.
Tyriq Kemp led off with a walk, but he was forced out on a hit into short rightfield by next batter Rayshelon Carolina.
The latter moved to third base when Junior Martina followed with a double.
Van Groningen struckout next batter Jason Halman, but then gave up a 2-run single to Shurman Marlin.
Van Groningen closed with another strikeout, but Twins had taken an early lead.
The team from Oosterhout added two runs in the second at bat.
Diamond Silberie and Brian Biezen led off with sigles, which gave Twins runners on first and third base.
Silberie scored on a force play-grounder by Mick Vos.
After Biezen was forced out, an attempt followed to also eliminate Silberie at the plate, but an error was made.
Vos moved to second base on the error, then advanced to third base on a passed ball moments later.
After next batter Tyriq Kemp was ruled out for running out of his baseline, Rayshelon Carolina walked.
With runners on first and third base, Paul Timmermans became the next pitcher for DSS/Kinheim.
Carolina then stole second base and when a throwing error followed, Vos scored to make it a 4-0 score.
Twins again scored two runs in the third inning.
With one out, Shurman Marlin singled and Ruendrick Piternella doubled.
They respectively scored on a grounder by Diamond Silberie and a single by Brian Biezen.
Leading 6-0, Twins decided the game with a 5-run rally in the top of the fourth inning.
Tyriq Kemp led off with a single and Rayshelon Carolina walked, then Junior Martina followed with a runscoring single.
That also led to another pitching change.
Bas Timmer took over, but he got the bases loaded when he walked Jason Halman.
The next run was scored hereafter on a single by Shurman Marlin, his third basehit in the game.
The defense of DSS/Kinheim then turned an 1-2-3 double play on a grounder by Ruendrick Piternella.
Martina and Piternella were eliminated, but Halman and Marlin advanced.
Next, the bases got loaded when Timmer walked Diamond Silberie.
Two more runs were added on a following double by Brian Biezen, which also was his third basehit in this game.
And that lifted the lead to 11-0.
In the next three innings, Bas Timmer held Twins scoreless.
He was supported with a double play in the fifth inning, then retired the side in the sixth.
With two outs in the seventh, the lefthander got the bases loaded, but closed with a strikeout.
DSS/Kinheim reached base frequently off of starter Stefan Iannelli.
The righthander gave up only two basehits, but he walked eight batters.
Despite that, the Haarlem-team scored only one run.
Trailing 2-0, DSS/Kinheim got the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the first inning.
Jeldwin Orman and Tino van Erk then singled and Kevin Nieveld walked.
The three were left behind.
In the second inning, Aidan Finnegan led off with a walk, but was eliminated in a double play.
In the third at bat, Jochem Koedijk (with one out) and Tino van Erk (with two outs) both walked, but a flyout ended the at bat.
After being retired in order, DSS/Kinheim scored its lone run in the bottom of the fifth.
Without hitting a basehit, the team got five baserunners, but scored only once.
Bram Blokker led off with a walk and with two outs, the bases got loaded when Jeldwin Orman and Marcel Tolenaars also walked.
Tolenaars had replaced Tino van Erk, who was injured.
Moments later, Blokker scored when Iannelli also walked Kevin Nieveld.
That was the fourth walk in this inning, which then ended with a force out on a grounder by Koen Halderman.
In the sixth inning, Jerzy van Gool took over the Twins-pitching.
He walked lead-off hitter Aidan Finnegan, but for the second time, he was eliminated in a double play.
With one out in the seventh, Jochem Koedijk singled for DSS/Kinheim.
He stranded on first base, as two flyouts followed.
And as Twins Oosterhout was having a 10-run difference lead, it also ended the game via the mercy-rule.
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Twins Oosterhout opens series against DSS/Kinheim with big win
HAARLEM (Neth.) -
Twins Oosterhout opened its 3-game series against DSS/Kinheim on Thursday-evening (August 27) with a convincing 11-1 win in seven innings.
With the win, Twins ended a 5-game losing streak, while DSS/Kinheim lost its fifth consecutive game.
With a 6-0 lead, Twins Oosterhout rallied for five runs in the fourth inning to take a commanding lead.
DSS/Kinheim scored its lone run in the fifth inning.
This game was scheduled for Thursday, April 23 in the original schedule, but was annulled on March 23 by the KNBSB due to measures against the coronavirus (COVID-19).