(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Starting Pitchers coming series
Nederlands
 AMSTERDAM (Neth.) -
On Thursday-evening (May 11), the first games of the sixth 3-game series of the first half of the 2023 season in the Dutch big league are scheduled.
After the previous two series opened on Wednesday, the next series begins again on Thursday.
There are no more teams that are unbeaten.
In the last series, reigning champion HCAW suffered its first two losses of the season.
A week earlier, Curaçao Neptunus played a tie, which ended its winning streak, and last Sunday, the team lost its first game.
Together with Amsterdam Pirates, Neptunus and HCAW form the current top-3.Twins Oosterhout is fourth, but that team feels the heat of RCH-Pinguïns.
The first half of the season ends on Sunday, June 4.
In the first half, all teams play 24 games, one 3-game series against each other.
The four best teams then will continue in the Top-4 Pool, while the other teams form the Bottom-5 Pool.
In pevious seasons when teams were split, the champion always came from the Top Pool (or Championship Pool).
But that's no longer the case.
Last year, a new format was introduced and teams that play in the Bottom Pool still have a chance to become the Dutch champion.
However, to do so, they have to finish in first or second place in their Pool to advance to the Wild Card Bottom Series.
When successful, a team can then advance to the Play-Offs and the Holland Series.
In the upcoming series, the current top-4 teams meet teams who are currently in the bottom-5.
However, all teams still have chances to secure a spot in the Top-4 Pool.
In the coming series, Hoofddorp Pioniers has no games scheduled.
Beneath are the announced starting pitchers for the upcoming 3-game series that opens on Thursday-evening, May 11.
As always, these assignments can change on game-days.
(May 11)
Rosters
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| Roster | DSS/KINHEIM (5-7) | vs. |
HCAW (10-2) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers DSS/Kinheim | G | # | Starting Pitchers HCAW |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 17 | LHP Rick Rizvić (2-0) | 1 | 39 | RHP Lars Huijer (3-0) | Th. May 11, 7:30 PM, Haarlem (1) |
| 27 | RHP Nick Boxelaar (1-3) | 2 | 16 | RHP Kaj Timmermans (1-0) | Sa. May 13, 2:00 PM, Bussum (2) |
| 3 | RHP Martijn Schoonderwoerd (2-2) | 3 | 7 | RHP Dennis Burgersdijk (4-0) | Su. May 14, 2:00 PM, Haarlem (1) |
| (1) - Pim Mulier Stadion, Pim Mulier Sportpark, Haarlem; (2) - Roffmann Vallei, Sportpark 'De Sportvallei', Bussum |
| Roster | AMSTERDAM PIRATES (8-4) | vs. |
RCH MEMORIE SIERADEN (6-9) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Pirates | G | # | Starting Pitchers RCH-Pinguïns |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 21 | RHP Michael Bennett (1-1) | 1 | 29 | RHP T'sean Martina (1-4) | Th. May 11, 7:30 PM, Amsterdam (3) |
| 54 | LHP Nelmerson Angela (2-1) | 2 | 17 | RHP Juan Carlos Sulbaran (3-1) | Sa. May 13, 3:00 PM, Heemstede (4) |
| 29 | RHP Jelle van der Lelie (0-0) | 3 | 5 | RHP Jeremy Young (2-3) | Su. May 14, 2:00 PM, Amsterdam (3) |
| (3) - Loek Loevendie Ballpark, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam; (4) - Heemsteedse Sportparken, Heemstede |
| Roster | QUICK AMERSFOORT (4-11) | vs. |
CURAÇAO NEPTUNUS (13-1-1) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Quick | G | # | Starting Pitchers Neptunus |
| Date, Time & Site |
| | to be decided | 1 | 37 | RHP Tom de Blok (3-0) | Th. May 11, 7:30 PM, Amersfoort (5) |
| | to be decided | 2 | 39 | RHP Shairon Martis (3-0) | Sa. May 13, 2:00 PM, Rotterdam (6) |
| 25 | LHP Brian van Laar (1-3) | 3 | 33 | RHP Kevin Kelly (4-1) | Su. May 14, 2:00 PM, Amersfoort (5) |
| (5) - XL Lease Park 'Dorrestein', Amersfoort; (6) - Neptunus Familiestadion, Sportpark Abraham van Stolkweg, Rotterdam |
| Roster | UVV (2-9-1) | vs. |
TWINS OOSTERHOUT (6-5-1) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers UVV | G | # | Starting Pitchers Twins |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 18 | RHP Allard Helms (0-1) | 1 | 31 | LHP Takuya Fukuda (1-0) | Th. May 11, 7:30 PM, Vleuten (7) |
| 27 | RHP Sam van der Meer (0-2) | 2 | 49 | RHP Raf Cocu (2-0) | Sa. May 13, 2:30 PM, Oosterhout (8) |
| 13 | RHP Jurjen van Zijl (1-2) | 3 | 14 | RHP Filip Čapka (1-1) | Su. May 14, 2:00 PM, Vleuten (7) |
| (7) - Sportpark 'De Paperclip', Vleuten; (8) - Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout |
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