(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Starting Pitchers coming series
Nederlands
 AMSTERDAM -
On Thursday-evening (April 28), the fourth round of 3-game series begins and on Sunday, the 2022 season enters its second month.
HCAW is the current leader in the Dutch big league and is unbeaten in nine games since the season opened on April 7.
By winning nine consecutive games since the start of the season, HCAW set a club-record.
The previous record was set in 2006 when the team won seven games in a row to start the season.
In the upcoming series, HCAW is the team that had no games scheduled due to the odd total of teams in the highest division.
Two teams are still winless.
DSS/Kinheim, which had the previous round off, is 0-6 and meets L&D Amsterdam Pirates.
The reigning champion lost one of its nine games played (one ended in a tie), which of course was the memorable and both bizarre ans shameful loss on Opening Night.
Pirates then took an 18-1 lead into the seventh inning against RCH Memorie Sieraden, which this season makes its comeback in the big league.
In the top of the seventh, RCH scored 23 runs (on 16 walks) and went on to win 24-18.
Hoofddorp Pioniers is the other team which is still without a victory.
In its first nine games, Pioniers lost eight, while one ended in a tie.
Despite the losses, Pioniers has been close to winning, but failed to hold onto some leads.
For instance, last Saturday, Pioniers led 4-0 in the eighth inning at Curaçao Neptunus, which then scored twelve runs and won 12-5.
In the upcoming series, Pioniers meets Silicon Storks, which is 1-5.
Beneath are the announced starters for the games in the upcoming series.
As always, these assignments can change on game-days.
(April 27)
Rosters
Live play-by-play & live-streams
| Roster | DSS/KINHEIM (0-6) | vs. |
L&D AMSTERDAM PIRATES (7-1-1) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers DSS/Kinheim | G | # | Starting Pitchers Pirates |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 27 | RHP Nick Boxelaar (0-1) | 1 | 81 | RHP Connor Prins (0-1) | Th. Apr. 28, 7:30 PM, Haarlem (1) |
| 17 | LHP Rick Rizvić (0-2) | 2 | 54 | LHP Nelmerson Angela (2-0) | Sa. Apr. 30, 2:00 PM, Amsterdam (2) |
| 50 | LHP Kaien Oukes (0-2) | 3 | 51 | RHP MIke Groen (0-0) | Su. May 1, 2:00 PM, Haarlem (1) |
| (1) - Pim Mulier Stadion, Pim Mulier Sportpark, Haarlem; (2) - Loek Loevendie Ballpark, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam |
| Roster | CURAÇAO NEPTUNUS (6-0) | vs. |
TWINS OOSTERHOUT (6-2-1) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Neptunus | G | # | Starting Pitchers Twins |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 15 | RHP Juan Carlos Sulbaran (2-0) | 1 | 11 | RHP Koen Postelmans (1-1) | Th. Apr. 28, 7:30 PM, Rotterdam (3) |
| | to be decided | 2 | 10 | LHP Ryan Huntington (3-0) | Sa. Apr. 30, 2:00 PM, Oosterhout (4) |
| | to be decided | 3 | 6 | RHP Simon Gross (1-0) | Su. May 1, 2:00 PM, Rotterdam (3) |
| (3) - Neptunus Familiestadion, Sportpark Abraham van Stolkweg, Rotterdam; (4) - Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout |
| Roster | HOOFDDORP PIONIERS (0-8-1) | vs. |
SILICON STORKS (1-5) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Pioniers | G | # | Starting Pitchers Storks |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 31 | RHP Benjamin Meyer (0-2) | 1 | 16 | RHP Darryl Jamoena (0-1) | Th. Apr. 28, 7:30 PM, Hoofddorp (5) |
| 35 | RHP T'saun Martina (0-0) | 2 | 25 | RHP Twan Naessens (0-1) | Sa. Apr. 30, 2:30 PM, The Hague (6) |
| 6 | RHP Yassir Lachkar (0-1) | 3 | 31 | RHP Mike van den Berg (0-2) | Su. May 1, 1:00 PM, Hoofddorp (5) |
| (5) - ETO Ballpark, Sportpark Pioniers, Park21, Hoofddorp; (6) - Sportpark 'Kijkduin', The Hague |
| Roster | QUICK AMERSFOORT (1-7-1) | vs. |
RCH MEMORIE SIERADEN (4-5) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Quick | G | # | Starting Pitchers RCH-Pinguïns |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 70 | RHP Johnaikel Acosta (1-1) | 1 | 40 | LHP Lochlan Southee (0-3) | Th. Apr. 28, 7:30 PM, Amersfoort (7) |
| 52 | LHP Jhan Rifaela (0-0) | 2 | 41 | RHP Jeremy Young (1-1) | Sa. Apr. 30, 2:00 PM, Heemstede (8) |
| 5 | RHP Stijn Bruins Slot (0-3) | 3 | | to be decided | Su. May 1, 2:00 PM, Amersfoort (7) |
| (7) - Sportpark 'Dorrestein', Amersfoort; (8) - Heemsteedse Sportparken, Heemstede |
|
