(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
Starting Pitchers Coming Series
Nederlands
AMSTERDAM (Neth.) -
After the interruption for the first edition of the Baseball Champions League, the regular season resumed last week.
League-leader Curaçao Neptunus had won all 15 games played up to that moment.
On Thursday, Neptunus extended its winning streak to 16 games by winning the opener against Amsterdam Pirates.
But on Saturday, the streak ended.
Neptunus was left empty-handed as Pirates won both games of the double-header, 3-0 and 6-4.
The record for the longest winning streak since the start of a season is 19.
Beneath are the announced Starting Pitchers and Game-Officials assignments for the eighth 3-game series of the 2026 season that opens on Thursday-evening, June 4.
As always, these pitching (and officials) assignments can change on game-days.
(June 3)
Rosters
Standings, Schedules & Scores
Live play-by-play
| Roster | CURAÇAO NEPTUNUS (16-2) | vs. |
OOSTERHOUT TWINS (8-9) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Neptunus | G | # | Starting Pitchers Twins |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 39 | RHP Shairon Martis (5-0) | 1 | 12 | RHP Ayumu Ishikawa (3-0) | Th. June 4, 7:30 PM, Rotterdam (1) |
| 88 | RHP Juan Carlos Sulbarán (5-0) | 2 | 27 | LHP Nelmerson Angela (2-4) | Sa. June 6, 12:00 PM, Oosterhout (2) |
| 30 | RHP Koen Postelmans (4-0) | 3 | | to be decided | Sa. June 6, 2:45 PM, Oosterhout (2) |
| Sites | (1) - Neptunus Familiestadion, Sportpark Abraham van Stolkweg, Rotterdam; (2) - Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout |
| Officials | Umpires (Roster) | Official Scorers (Roster) |
| Game 1 | HP-Edwin Louisa (#51), 1B-Joeri de Jong (#4), 3B-Marwin Kleinmoedig (#76) | OS-Sten Wessel, PBP-Jeanette van Drunen |
| Game 2 | HP-Olav Steijger (#13), 1B-Finn Hooimeijer (#6) | OS-Karin Pieneman, PBP-Sven Dobbe |
| Game 3 | HP-Edwin Louisa (#51), 1B-André Ficken (#63) | OS-Sven Dobbe, PBP-Karin Pieneman |
| Roster | KINHEIM (9-9) | vs. |
AMSTERDAM PIRATES (14-4) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Kinheim | G | # | Starting Pitchers Pirates |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 55 | LHP Rick Rizvić (4-1) | 1 | 3 | RHP Martijn Schoonderwoerd (2-2) | Th. June 4, 7:30 PM, Haarlem (3) |
| 13 | RHP Noah Zavolas (2-3) | 2 | 39 | RHP Lars Huijer (4-1) | Sa. June 6, 12:00 PM, Amsterdam (4) |
| 15 | RHP Dylan Eshuis (0-0) | 3 | 7 | RHP Dennis Burgersdijk (4-0) | Sa. June 6, 2:45 PM, Amsterdam (4) |
| Sites | (3) - Pim Mulier Stadium, Pim Mulier Sportpark, Haarlem; (4) - Loek Loevendie Ballpark, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam |
| Officials | Umpires (Roster) | Official Scorers (Roster) |
| Game 1 | HP-Roel Mooren (#2), 1B-Elvin Englentina (#17), 3B-Niek Elshof (#55) | OS-Ronald van Langen, PBP-Dennis Duin |
| Game 2 | HP-Rob Has (#16), 1B-Aad Otsen (#98) | OS-Marco Stoovelaar, PBP-Tineke Has |
| Game 3 | HP-Elvin Englentina (#17), 1B-Jeroen Rekveld (#39) | OS-Dennis Duin, PBP-Marco Stoovelaar |
| Roster | UVV (2-16) | vs. |
HCAW (8-10) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers UVV | G | # | Starting Pitchers HCAW |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 11 | LHP Aaron Isenia (1-4) | 1 | 74 | RHP Kimi Verkruijssen (2-2) | Th. June 4, 7:30 PM, Vleuten (5) |
| 18 | RHP Allard Helms (0-1) | 2 | 16 | RHP Kaj Timmermans (2-4) | Sa. June 6, 12:00 PM, Bussum (6) |
| | to be decided | 3 | 21 | LHP Maxwell Cornelissen (1-2) | Sa. June 6, 2:45 PM, Bussum (6) |
| Sites | (5) - Sportpark 'De Paperclip', Vleuten; (6) - Rob Hoffmann Vallei, Sportpark 'De Sportvallei', Bussum |
| Officials | Umpires (Roster) | Official Scorers (Roster) |
| Game 1 | HP-Paul Timmermans (#68), 1B-Olav Steijger (#13), 3B-Ric Zwanenberg (#15) | OS-Carin Vlaminckx, PBP-Karin Pieneman |
| Game 2 | HP-Mairon Valpoort (#23), 1B-Marwin Kleinmoedig (#76) | OS-Denise Milo, PBP-Muriel van de Wateringen |
| Game 3 | HP-Paul Timmermans (#68), 1B-Silvan Frolich (#25) | OS-Muriel van de Wateringen, PBP-Denise Milo |
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