(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Starting Pitchers Coming Series
Nederlands
 AMSTERDAM (Neth.) -
Four rounds of 3-game series have been played in the 2026 season.
At the top of the ranking nothing changed, as reigning champion Curaçao Neptunus is still the lone unbeaten team and now has four consecutive 3-game sweeps.
After Oosterhout Twins, HCAW and Worldwide Pharma Logistics Hoofddorp Pioniers, Neptunus also won three games against UVV last weekend.
In the upcoming series, Neptunus has no games scheduled.
Also in the upcoming series, another umpire will make his comeback in the highest league.
After Aad Otsen (on April 25 and May 2) and André Ficken (on May 2), coming Saturday Jos van Eijsden will be back in uniform again.
He will then be the 1B Umpire in Game 1 of the double-header between Oosterhout Twins and HCAW in Oosterhout.
Van Eijsden officiated his last game in the big league during the 2023 season.
Beneath are the announced Starting Pitchers and Game-Officials assignments for the fifth 3-game series of the 2026 season that opens on Thursday-evening, May 7.
As always, these pitching (and officials) assignments can change on game-days.
(May 6)
Rosters
Standings, Schedules & Scores
Live play-by-play
| Roster | HCAW (5-7) | vs. |
OOSTERHOUT TWINS (3-6) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers HCAW | G | # | Starting Pitchers Twins |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 74 | RHP Kimi Verkruijssen (1-2) | 1 | 21 | RHP Jurgen Zwitzer (0-2) | Th. May 7, 7:30 PM, Bussum (1) |
| 16 | RHP Kaj Timmermans (1-3) | 2 | 27 | LHP Nelmerson Angela (1-2) | Sa. May 9, 12:00 PM, Oosterhout (2) |
| | to be decided | 3 | 19 | RHP Misja Harcksen (1-2) | Sa. May 9, 2:30 PM, Oosterhout (2) |
| Sites | (1) - Rob Hoffmann Vallei, Sportpark 'De Sportvallei', Bussum; (2) - Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout |
| Officials | Umpires (Roster) | Official Scorers (Roster) |
| Game 1 | HP-Olav Steijger (#13), 1B-Marwin Kleinmoedig (#76), 3B-Frank Tanke (#24) | OS-Carin Vlaminckx, PBP-Stefan Slinger |
| Game 2 | HP-Marwin Kleinmoedig (#76), 1B-Jos van Eijsden (#1) | OS-Jeanette van Drunen, PBP-Denise Milo |
| Game 3 | HP-Olav Steijger (#13), 1B-Niek Elshof (#55) | OS-Denise Milo, PBP-Jeanette van Drunen |
| Roster | WORLDWIDE PHARMA LOGISTICS HOOFDDORP PIONIERS (3-6) | vs. |
AMSTERDAM PIRATES (6-3) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Pioniers | G | # | Starting Pitchers Pirates |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 17 | RHP Tygo van Straten (0-0) | 1 | 39 | RHP Lars Huijer (1-1) | Th. May 7, 7:30 PM, Hoofddorp (3) |
| 18 | LHP Lucca van der Schouw (1-1) | 2 | 3 | RHP Martijn Schoonderwoerd (0-1) | Sa. May 9, 12:00 PM, Amsterdam (4) |
| 10 | LHP Wesley Jansen (0-3) | 3 | 7 | RHP Dennis Burgersdijk (2-0) | Sa. May 9, 2:30 PM, Amsterdam (4) |
| Sites | (3) - ETO Ballpark, Sport Park21, Hoofddorp; (4) - Loek Loevendie Ballpark, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam |
| Officials | Umpires (Roster) | Official Scorers (Roster) |
| Game 1 | HP-Rob Has (#16), 1B-John Beltman (#5), 3B-Paul Timmermans (#68) | OS-Maaike Houtkamp, PBP-Dennis Duin |
| Game 2 | HP-Paul Timmermans (#68), 1B-Rob Has (#16) | OS-Tineke Has, PBP-Linda Steijger |
| Game 3 | HP-John Beltman (#5), 1B-Richard Wessel (#67) | OS-Linda Steijger, PBP-Feiko Drost |
| Roster | UVV (1-8) | vs. |
KINHEIM (6-6) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers UVV | G | # | Starting Pitchers Kinheim |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 11 | LHP Aaron Isenia (1-2) | 1 | 13 | RHP Noah Zavolas (1-2) | Th. May 7, 7:30 PM, Vleuten (5) |
| 5 | RHP Ruben Dekker (0-1) | 2 | 55 | LHP Rick Rizvić (3-0) | Sa. May 9, 12:00 PM, Haarlem (6) |
| 13 | RHP Jurjen van Zijl (0-2) | 3 | 41 | RHP Daniel Vos (1-3) | Sa. May 9, 2:30 PM, Haarlem (6) |
| Sites | (5) - Sportpark 'De Paperclip', Vleuten; (6) - Pim Mulier Stadium, Pim Mulier Sportpark, Haarlem |
| Officials | Umpires (Roster) | Official Scorers (Roster) |
| Game 1 | HP-Peter de Haan (#52), 1B-Niek Elshof (#55), 3B-Bram Janssens (#79) | OS-Ronald van Langen, PBP-Sven Dobbe |
| Game 2 | HP-Edwin Louisa (#51), 1B-Silvan Frolich (#25) | OS-Janneke Kalff, PBP-Marco Stoovelaar |
| Game 3 | HP-Jeroen Rekveld (#39), 1B-Peter de Haan (#52) | OS-Marco Stoovelaar, PBP-Janneke Kalff |
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