(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Starting Pitchers coming series
Nederlands
 AMSTERDAM (Neth.) -
On Thursday-evening (May 23), the next 3-game series opens in the Dutch big league, followed by games coming Saturday and Sunday.
The final games of the first half of the regular season are scheduled for Sunday, June 9.
In the second half, which opens on Thursday, June 13, the league will be split into two Pools.
The four best teams will continue in the Top-4 Pool, the others in the Bottom-5 Pool.
On Tuesday-evening, the make-up game between UVV and Quick Amersfoort was cancelled in the afternoon due to heavy rain in the area.
The game is re-scheduled for coming Tuesday.
At this moment, this is the make-up game on the schedule.
However, possible unfavorable weather conditions are predicted for both Thursday and Saturday.
At the top of ranking, league-leader Curaçao Neptunus had a tough opponent in RCH-Pinguïns in the previous series.
Neptunus came close to its first loss of the season in each of the three games and with some luck, RCH-Pinguïns could have won all three.
In the opener, Neptunus trailed 2-1 after seven innings and 3-2 after eight, but won 4-3 in ten innings.
On Saturday, Neptunus took an early 5-0 lead, but in the end won only 8-6.
And on Sunday, RCH-Pinguïns led 2-0 after seven innings, but Neptunus again came back, turned the game around and won 4-2.
With that, Neptunus is still unbeaten after 15 games.
In the upcoming series, Worldwide Pharma Logistics Hoofddorp Pioniers has no games scheduled.
Beneath are the announced probable starting pitchers for the seventh 3-game series of the 2024 season that opens on Thursday-evening, May 23.
As always, these pitching assignments can change on game-days.
(May 22)
Scores, Schedule and Standings
Rosters
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| Roster | OOSTERHOUT TWINS (8-10) | vs. |
AMSTERDAM PIRATES (11-4) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Twins | G | # | Starting Pitchers Pirates |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 14 | RHP Wyatt Lankford (3-1) | 1 | 34 | RHP Sven van de Sanden (0-0) | Th. May 23, 7:30 PM, Oosterhout (1) |
| 19 | RHP Misja Harcksen (2-2) | 2 | 54 | LHP Nelmerson Angela (0-1) | Sa. May 25, 2:00 PM, Amsterdam (2) |
| 15 | RHP Jack Wagner (2-1) | 3 | 3 | RHP Martijn Schoonderwoerd (3-2) | Su. May 26, 2:30 PM, Oosterhout (1) |
| (1) - Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout; (2) - Loek Loevendie Ballpark, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam |
| Roster | CURAÇAO NEPTUNUS (15-0) | vs. |
UVV (7-7) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Neptunus | G | # | Starting Pitchers UVV |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 39 | RHP Shairon Martis (4-0) | 1 | 18 | RHP Allard Helms (0-1) | Th. May 23, 7:30 PM, Rotterdam (3) |
| 30 | RHP Koen Postelmans (2-0) | 2 | 35 | RHP Mike van den Berg (3-1) | Sa. May 25, 2:00 PM, Vleuten (4) |
| 00 | RHP Juan Carlos Sulbaran (3-0) | 3 | 13 | RHP Jurjen van Zijl (3-1) | Su. May 26, 2:00 PM, Rotterdam (3) |
| (3) - Neptunus Familiestadion, Sportpark Abraham van Stolkweg, Rotterdam; (4) - Sportpark 'De Paperclip', Vleuten |
| Roster | HCAW (10-5) | vs. |
RCH-PINGUÏNS (7-10-1) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers HCAW | G | # | Starting Pitchers RCH-Pinguïns |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 16 | RHP Kaj Timmermans (3-0) | 1 | 44 | LHP Rik Jalvingh (1-1) | Th. May 23, 7:30 PM, Bussum (5) |
| 39 | RHP Lars Huijer (3-1) | 2 | | to be decided | Sa. May 25, 2:00 PM, Heemstede (6) |
| 7 | RHP Dennis Burgersdijk (2-0) | 3 | | to be decided | Su. May 26, 2:00 PM, Bussum (5) |
| (5) - Rob Hoffmann Vallei, Sportpark 'De Sportvallei', Bussum; (6) - Heemsteedse Sportparken, Heemstede |
| Roster | QUICK AMERSFOORT (0-14) | vs. |
DSS/KINHEIM (8-6-1) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Quick | G | # | Starting Pitchers DSS/Kinheim |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 52 | LHP Jhan Rifaela (0-5) | 1 | 39 | LHP Rick Rizvić (2-1) | Th. May 23, 7:30 PM, Amersfoort (7) |
| 26 | LHP Aaron Isenia (0-4) | 2 | 51 | RHP Mike Groen (2-0) | Sa. May 25, 2:00 PM, Haarlem (8) |
| | to be decided | 3 | 58 | LHP Jasper Elfrink (2-1) | Su. May 26, 2:00 PM, Amersffoort (7) |
| (7) - SportPark 'Dorrestein', Amersfoort; (8) - Pim Mulier Stadion, Pim Mulier Sportpark, Haarlem |
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