Sparks Haarlem recorded only two basehits off of three pitchers, but led 1-0 halfway the fifth inning.
But Quick Amersfoort turned the game around with a 6-run rally in the fifth inning, then scored six more runs in the eighth at bat.
Quick Amersfoort collected 17 basehits, including three by Emeron Lourens, Jorge Hernandez Morantes and Marvin Jakobus.
Sparks Haarlem got into scoring position twice off of Quick-starter Jhan Rifaela in the first four at bats.
The lefthander walked lead-off hitter Jesse van de Berg in the top of the first inning.
He moved to third base on two following grounders, but was left behind.
In the third inning, it was Siebe van Pelt who led off for Sparks with a walk.
He was moved into scoring position via a sacrifice bunt by Wessel Pirovano, but also was left behind.
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But in the top of the fifth, Sparks Haarlem opened the score when it got its third lead-off hitter on base via a walk.
This time, Mitchel Dautzenberg began with a walk and he went on to score the first run.
Dautzenberg, who played in the highest league for DSS, moved on a single by veteran player Duko Jansen.
The two runners advanced on a sacrice bunt by Jerry Zonneveld.
The Haarlem-team got the bases loaded when Joffrey Heus also walked.
However, the team could only score once.
Dautzenberg scored on a sacrifice fly by Arno Guntekin.
Hereafter, Heus was forced out, which ended the inning and so, Jansen was left behind in scoring position.
Jansen was a pitcher for several seasons in the Dutch big league.
At Sparks, he is the team's short stop, but also still is one of the pitchers.
Mitchel Dautzenberg, who was an infielder when he played in the highest league, but now is an outfielder, was the starting pitcher for Sparks Haarlem.
The righthander struckout the first two batters he faced and retired the side in the first inning.
In the next four at bats, Quick got several baserunners, but was kept scoreless.
In the second inning, Quick had the bases loaded via Irving Redan (walk), Pascal Zegwaard (fielder's choice) and Marvin Jakobus (single), but a double play ended the at bat.
In the fourth inning, the Sparks-defense turned another double play.
But in the bottom of the fifth, Quick struck with a 6-run rally.
With one out, six consecutive batters reached base.
Jordy Burger and Darryl Williams both singled and both scored on a following double by Emeron Lourens, which put Quick ahead, 2-1.
After next batter Alex Madera was hit by a pitch, Jorge Hernandez Morantes (one-run) and Irving Redan (2-run) delivered back-to-back RBI-doubles.
With two outs, the sixth run in the at bat was scored on a single by Marvin Jakobus.
In the top of the seventh inning, Sparks Haarlem got two runs back.
With two outs, Siebe van Pelt walked, then Wessel Pirovano singled.
When that was followed by an error, Van Pelt was able to score.
It also led to a pitching change, as Johnaikel Acosta took over from Jhan Rifaela.
He got the bases loaded when he hit Jesse van de Berg with a pitch and walked Calvin Semeleer.
Acosta then also walked Mitchel Dautzenberg, which cut the deficit in half.
But a force play-grounder ended the at bat and Sparks was kept scoreless in the next two innings.
Siebe van Pelt, who was the catcher, took over the Sparks-pitching in the bottom of the sixth.
Quick then left runners behind on second and third base.
The team stranded a runner on first base in the seventh, then rallied for six more runs with two outs in the eighth at bat.
Van Pelt retired the first two batters in the eighth, then the next eight batters would reach base.
Emeron Lourens and Alex Madera singled and both scored on a single by Jorge Hernandez Morantes.
He then scored on a triple by Irving Redan.
After a walk for Lars Visser, two more runs were added on singles by Marvin Jakobus and Alden Stacie.
A passed ball accounted for the final run in this inning, which increased the lead to 12-3.
Amar van Zwieten then pitched the ninth inning for Quick and retired the side to end the game.
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Comfortable win for Quick Amersfoort vs. Sparks Haarlem in Pilot-Pool
AMERSFOORT (Neth.) -
Quick Amersfoort won at home with a comfortable 12-3 score against Sparks Haarlem on Saturday-afternoon (August 20) in its second game of the Major League/First Division Pilot-Pool.
Last Thursday, it was Sparks that also almost recorded a surprise win in the opening-game, but then had to settle for a 10-10 tie in nine innings.
Quick briefly trailed 1-0, then rallied for six runs in the fifth inning.
Thereafter, Sparks narrowed the deficit to 6-3, but the home-team had another 6-run rally in the eighth inning.
Major League/First Division Pilot Pool.