Twins Oosterhout was outhit 13-9 today by UVV.
But amongst the nine basehits was a grand slam homerun by Jerzy van Gool in the sixth that turned the game around.
Van Gool accounted for eight of the ten Twins-runs.
Twins had another 4-run inning in the eighth to seal the win.
Twins initially led 2-0 after three innings, but then failed to hold onto it.
In the first inning, the home-team scored once off of starter Aaron Isenia.
Marnix Ruben led off with a single and scored all the way from first base on a following double by Thijmen Peters.
With one out, Berend Ruben walked.
The two runners advanced on a grounder by Jerzy van Gool, but then were left behind.
After leaving runners behind on first and second base in the second inning, Twins doubled its lead in the third.
Jerzy van Gool led off with a single and stole second base.
With one out, he moved to third base when an error was made on a hit by Gijs van Zalingen, who stole second base moments later.
Hereafter, Aaron Isenia threw a wild pitch, meaning Van Gool scored and Van Zalingen advanced to third base.
Isenia followed with his second strikeout in this inning, but then walked Ben van Dulken, who would steal second base.
But the runners stranded on second and third base, as a pop-fly ended the at bat.
...Jerzy van Gool...
...3-for-5, grand slam HR,...
...3 runs scored, 6 RBI's, stolen base...
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The defense supported Twins-starter Jan van de Hurk with the necessary plays in the first three innings to keep UVV scoreless.
In the first and third inning, the Twins-defense turned a double play.
And in the second at bat, Van de Hurk gave up a lead-off single down the leftfield-line to Karl Hoschke, but the Australian tried to stretch it into a double and was eliminated at second base.
But in the top of the fourth inning, UVV struck with four runs on four hits and an error.
With one out, Ryan Wheat singled, stole second base, then scored on a single by Luke Oliphant.
Karl Hoschke followed with a homerun that put UVV ahead, 3-2.
Next batter Daan Terstall doubled, advanced to third base on a flyout, then scored when an error was made on a hit by Lucas Bekker.
Sydney Hoeverts took over the Twins-pitching in the top of the fifth and retired the side.
In the sixth, UVV added a run.
Luke Oliphant and Karl Hoschke led off with singles.
When an outfield-error was made after Hoschke's basehit, Oliphant scored.
WIth one out, Oliphant moved to third base on a single by Raoell Korstam, who stole second base.
Lucas Bekker then drove the ball into rightfield for a line drive, but the ball was caught there by Esra van den Berg.
The runners would be left behind, as Hoeverts closed with a strikeout.
Trailing 4-2, Twins left a runner behind on third base in the fourth inning, then was retired in order in the fifth.
But with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, the home-team erased a 5-2 deficit with one mighty swing.
Aaron Isenia retired the first two batters, but then walked Dick van Heesch and gave up a single to Marnix Ruben.
A pitching change followed, as Sean Wout took over for UVV.
He got the bases loaded when he walked Thijmen Peters.
Hereafter, Jerzy van Gool connected well and drilled the ball over the fence for a grand slam homerun!
That put Twins ahead, 6-5.
From that moment on, the home-team hold onto the lead.
UVV got a chance to come alongside in the top of the seventh, as it got a runner on third base.
With two outs, Ryan Wheat singled and stole second base, then moved to third base when Luke Oliphant also singled.
However, the at bat ended when Wheat was picked off at third base.
In the top of the eighth, Marnix Ruben became the third pitcher for Twins and retired the side.
After Twins was retired in order in the seventh, the team took more distance by scoring four more runs in the eighth off of three pitchers.
Stefan Schoonheydt led off with a walk and advanced on a wild pitch.
Sean Wout followed with a strikeout, but when he also walked next batter Marnix Ruben, he was relieved by Stefan Kuipers.
But he got the bases loaded when he walked Thijmen Peters.
Next, Kuipers gave up a 2-run single to Jerzy van Gool, then got the bases loaded again when he walked Berend Ruben.
Another pitching change followed and Hugo ter Steege took the mound.
He got a flyout, but then gave up a 2-run single to Esra van den Berg that put Twins ahead, 10-5.
UVV was unable to turn the game around again in its favor.
In the top of the ninth, Lucas Bekker led off with a single, but was eliminated on a grounder by Etienne van Tielraden.
Hereafter, Marnix Ruben struckout the next two batters to secure the win and earn his third save in this Pool.
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Pilot-Pool: Second team Twins Oosterhout wins rubber game against UVV
OOSTERHOUT (Neth.) -
The second team of Twins Oosterhout recorded another victory on Sunday (September 4), winning 10-5 in the final game of its 3-game series against UVV in the Major League/First Division Pilot-Pool.
The opener on Thursday ended in a 10-10 tie.
Two days later, UVV recorded a huge 17-2 victory in (6½ inning.
The other two series in this Pool also closed today.
Major League/First Division Pilot-Pool.