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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photo by Henk Seppen) Three season-openers cancelled due to rain Nederlands AMSTERDAM / BUSSUM / AMERSFOORT (Neth.) - Three Season-openers in the Dutch Major League that were scheduled for Thursday-evening (April 29) were cancelled in the afternoon due to weather conditions. Throughout the previous night and morning through the early hours of the afternoon, there was sometimes steady rain in several parts of the country, resulting in wet field-conditions and three cancellations. ...Three games rained out on Thursday... (© Photo: Henk Seppen) Around 3 PM, the game between L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Hoofddorp Pioniers, to be played in Amsterdam, was the first that was cancelled due to field-conditions and ongoing rain. Less than an hour later, the game between HCAW and Twins Oosterhout, scheduled to be played in Bussum, was scrubbed. And some 45 minutes thereafter, in Amersfoort, the game between Quick Amersfoort and DSS/Kinheim also rained out. All three games are re-scheduled for Friday-evening (April 30). The 2021 season was initially scheduled to open on Thursday, April 8, but the start was postponed to today, due to the measures against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The 2021 season is the 100th in the highest Dutch baseball-league, since there was a first small competition set-up in 1922. Back then, Quick Amsterdam captured the first Championship-title. The team that wins the title this year will be the 99th Champion. Last year, after an abbreviated season, Amsterdam Pirates led 2-0 in the Holland Series against Curaçao Neptunus. Because of new and stricter measures against the coronavirus, the best-of-seven ended abruptly and didn't resume. It was decided that there would be no champion in 2020. Therefore, Amsterdam Pirates is still the reigning champion after capturing the title in 2019 when it also faced Neptunus in the Holland Series. Pirates then became the first team in history to win the final four games after having lost the first three. (April 29)

L&D Amsterdam Pirates - Hoofddorp Pioniers cancelled (rain) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Hoofddorp Pioniers - 0 0 0 L&D Amsterdam Pirates - 0 0 0 pitcher Hoofddorp Pioniers inn. SO BB H R ER John Michael Halley (announced starter) - - - - - - pitcher Amsterdam Pirates inn. SO BB H R ER Tom de Blok (announced starter) - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-Niek Elshof, 1B-Rob Has, 3B-Ric Zwanenberg. Assigned Official Scorer-Melanie Dijkhuizen. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Maaike Houtkamp. Public Address Announcer-Richard de Wolff. Scoreboard Operator-Jolande. Scheduled Starting Time-7:30 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-Loek Loevendie Ballpark, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam. Game Notes: Opening Night 2021 Season. Game cancelled in the afternoon due to rain and field conditions. Game re-scheduled for Friday, April 30 in Amsterdam at 7:30 PM. Weather conditions at scheduled game time (7:30 PM): Overcast, rainy, 8° C (46,4° F); wind direction north-northwest; wind speed 27 kmh (16,8 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 84%.

HCAW - Twins Oosterhout cancelled (rain) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Twins Oosterhout - 0 0 0 HCAW - 0 0 0 pitchers Twins Oosterhout inn. SO BB H R ER Koen Postelmans (announced starter) - - - - - - pitchers HCAW inn. SO BB H R ER Lars Huijer (announced starter) - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Assigned Umpires: HP-John Beltman, 1B-Aad Otsen, 3B-Rudsel Schoobaar. Assigned Official Scorer-Stefan Slinger. Assigned Play-by-Play Scorer-Rob Schuurman. Public Address Announcer-Huub Baaij. Scoreboard Operator-Nico van de Luitgaren. Scheduled Starting Time-7:30 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-Rob Hoffmann Vallei, Sportpark Zanderijweg, Bussum. Game Notes: Opening Night 2021 Season. Game cancelled in the afternoon due to rain and field conditions. Game re-scheduled for Friday, April 30 in Bussum at 7:30 PM. Weather conditions at scheduled game time (7:30 PM): Overcast, rainy, 8° C (44,6° F); wind direction north-northwest; wind speed 27 kmh (16,8 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 90%.

Quick Amersfoort - DSS/Kinheim cancelled (rain) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E DSS/Kinheim - 0 0 0 Quick Amersfoort - 0 0 0 pitchers DSS/Kinheim inn. SO BB H R ER Jelle Bing (announced starter) - - - - - - pitchers Quick Amersfoort inn. SO BB H R ER Jhan Rifaela (announced starter) - - - - - - Standings Scores Schedule Team Rosters Announced Umpires: HP-Winfried Berkvens, 1B-Efrem Silvania, 3B-Olav Steijger. Announced Official Scorer-Dieks Bannink. Announced Play-by-Play Scorer-Jeanette van Drunen. Public Address Announcer-. Scoreboard Operator-. Scheduled Starting Time-7:30 PM. Time Played-0:00 hrs. Site-XL Lease Park 'Dorrestein', Amersfoort. Game Notes: Opening Night 2021 Season. Game cancelled in the afternoon due to rain and field conditions. Game re-scheduled for Friday, April 30 in Amersfoort at 7:30 PM. Weather conditions at scheduled game time (7:30 PM): Overcast, rainy, 7° C (44,6° F); wind direction northwest; wind speed 24 kmh (14,9 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 85%.

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