In today's game, DSS/Kinheim took an early 5-0 lead in the first inning, but led only 5-4 halfway the second at bat.
The Haarlem-team then rallied for eight runs in its second at bat to take a comfortable lead en route to a mercy-rule victory.
Quick Amersfoort was retired in order in its first inning by starter Glenn Wassink.
DSS/Kinheim then scored five runs in its first at bat off of starter Jan-Willem Geerts.
All nine batters stepped up to the plate in this inning.
The Quick-defense made two errors, which led to four unearned runs.
Geerts walked lead-off hitter Thomas Bos, then the bases got loaded when Jochem Koedijk singled and an error was made on a force play-grounder by Jason Jakobus.
Another error followed, this time on a grounder by Donny Kuijper, which enabled the first two runners to score.
Geerts struckout the next batter, but then gave up a runscoring single to Seb Visser, an RBI-double to Marcel Tolenaars and a sacrifice fly to Wesley van Hemert, which made it a 5-0 score.
Quick Amersfoort answered with a 4-run rally in the top of the second inning.
Taylor Clemensia led off with a single and scored on a following double by Rowan van Hoek, who then scored when next batter Brian Biezen singled.
Amar van Zwieten then connected for the fourth consecutive basehit.
A wild pitch gave Quick runners on second and third base and they respectively scored on a grounder by Emeron Lourens and a single by Mees Robberse, which narrowed the deficit to 5-4.
A double play then ended the at bat.
In its second at bat, DSS/Kinheim struck with an 8-run rally.
In this at bat, there were 13 batters, who collected five basehits and there also were five walks.
The first eight batters all reached base safely.
The home-team got the bases loaded when Thomas Bos led off with a double, Jochem Koedijk walked and Jason Jakobus reached on a bunt-single.
Jan-Willem Geerts then walked Donny Kuijper and Milan Lammerts, which led to two runs and a pitching change.
Rookie Rik Jalvingh took over, but he walked Seb Visser, gave up a runscoring single to Marcel Tolenaars and walked Wesley van Hemert<, which produced three more runs.
Jalvingh then struckout Nick Hofer and Thomas Bos, but two more runs were added on a single by Jochem Koedijk.
In his second at bat in this inning, Jason Jakobus delivered another basehit, which brought in the eighth run and increased the lead to 13-4.
After a scoreless third inning, DSS/Kinheim scored four unearned runs with two outs in the fourth inning.
With one out, Thomas Bos walked and with two outs, a pop-fly by Jason Jakobus ended in an error.
Donny Kuijper followed with a runscoring single.
DSS/Kinheim got the bases loaded when Milan Lammerts walked and all three runners scored on a baseclearing double by Seb Visser, who batted in five runs in this game.
Hereafter, Johannes Veroen Garcia became the new pitcher for Quick.
He gave up a single to Marcel Tolenaars (3-for-4), then a grounder ended the long at bat.
DSS/Kinheim now led 17-4, then was retired in order in its final two at bats in this game.
After its 4-run rally in the second inning, Quick Amersfoort got only two more baserunners in the remainder of the game.
Both stranded on third base.
In the fourth, Rowan van Hoek led off with a single and advanced on a grounder and a flyout, but was left behind.
After being retired in order in the fifth and sixth inning, Quick got its final runner in the top of the seventh off of new pitcher Ben Neijndorff.
He saw Amar van Zwieten reach on an error with one out, but he also stranded on third base.
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DSS/Kinheim records big mercy-rule win in second game vs. Quick Amersfoort
HAARLEM (Neth.) -
DSS/Kinheim also won its second game of the new season against Quick Amersfoort on a chilly Saturday-afternoon (May 1) and again, the team recorded a convincing victory, this time winning 17-4 in 6½ inning.
Opening Weekend 2021 Season.