(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Starting Pitchers Coming Series
Nederlands
 AMSTERDAM (Neth.) -
On Thursday-evening, the best-of-five Play-Offs open.
Also, the first games are played in the Bottom-3 Pool.
Curaçao Neptunus, Amsterdam Pirates, Kinheim and Oosterhout Twins form the top-4, HCAW, Worldwide Pharma Logistics Hoofddorp Pioniers and UVV are the bottom-3.
Beneath are the announced Starting Pitchers and Game-Officials assignments for the first 3-game series of the 2026 postseason that opens on Thursday-evening, August 20.
As always, these pitching (and officials) assignments can change on game-days.
(August 19)
Rosters
Standings, Schedules & Scores
Live play-by-play
| Roster | CURAÇAO NEPTUNUS (0-0) | vs. |
KINHEIM (0-0) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Neptunus | G | # | Starting Pitchers Kinheim |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 39 | RHP Shairon Martis (0-0) | 1 | 55 | LHP Rick Rizvić (0-0) | Th. Aug. 20, 7:30 PM, Rotterdam (1) |
| 30 | RHP Koen Postelmans (0-0) | 2 | 13 | RHP Noah Zavolas (0-0) | Sa. Aug. 22, 2:00 PM, Haarlem (2) |
| 88 | RHP Juan Carlos Sulbarán (0-0) | 3 | 35 | RHP Koen van 't Klooster (0-0) | Su. Aug. 23, 2:00 PM, Rotterdam (1) |
| Sites | (1) - Neptunus Familiestadion, Sportpark Abraham van Stolkweg, Rotterdam; (2) - Pim Mulier Stadium, Pim Mulier Sportpark, Haarlem |
| Officials | Umpires (Roster) | Official Scorers (Roster) |
| Game 1 | HP-Richard Wessel (#67), 1B-Paul Timmermans (#68), 3B-Olav Steijger (#13) | OS-Linda Steijger, PBP-Ronald van Langen |
| Game 2 | HP-Niek Elshof (#55), 1B-Richard Wessel (#67), 3B-Silvan Frolich (#25) | OS-Maaike Houtkamp, PBP-Jeanette van Drunen |
| Game 3 | HP-John Beltman (#5), 1B-Richard Wessel (#67), 3B-Mairon Valpoort (#23) | OS-Jeanette van Drunen, PBP-Linda Steijger |
| Roster | AMSTERDAM PIRATES (0-0) | vs. |
OOSTERHOUT TWINS (0-0) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers Pirates | G | # | Starting Pitchers Twins |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 39 | RHP Lars Huijer (0-0) | 1 | 27 | LHP Nelmerson Angela (0-0) | Th. Aug. 20, 7:30 PM, Amsterdam (3) |
| 7 | RHP Dennis Burgersdijk (0-0) | 2 | 14 | RHP Wyatt Lankford (0-0) | Sa. Aug. 22, 2:00 PM, Oosterhout (4) |
| 3 | RHP Martijn Schoonderwoerd (0-0) | 3 | | to be decided | Su. Aug. 23, 2:00 PM, Amsterdam (3) |
| Sites | (3) - Loek Loevendie Ballpark, Sportpark 'Ookmeer', Amsterdam; (4) - Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout |
| Officials | Umpires (Roster) | Official Scorers (Roster) |
| Game 1 | HP-Edwin Louisa (#51), 1B-Niek Elshof (#55), 3B-Peter de Haan (#52) | OS-Jeanette van Drunen, PBP-Maaike Houtkamp |
| Game 2 | HP-Rob Has (#16), 1B-Olav Steijger (#13), 3B-Bram Janssens (#79) | OS-Muriel van de Wateringen, PBP-Linda Steijger |
| Game 3 | HP-Olav Steijger (#13), 1B-Peter de Haan (#52), 3B-Rob Has (#16) | OS-Dennis Duin, PBP-Maaike Houtkamp |
| Roster | HCAW (0-0) | vs. |
UVV (0-0) | Roster | Game-info |
| # | Starting Pitchers HCAW | G | # | Starting Pitchers UVV |
| Date, Time & Site |
| 72 | RHP Nathan Diaby (0-0) | 1 | 13 | RHP Jurjen van Zijl (0-0) | Th. Aug. 20, 7:30 PM, Bussum (5) |
| 74 | RHP Kimi Verkruijssen (0-0) | 2 | 18 | RHP Allard Helms (0-0) | Sa. Aug. 22, 12:00 PM, Vleuten (6) |
| | to be decided | 3 | | to be decided | Sa. Aug. 22, 2:45 PM, Vleuten (6) |
| Sites | (5) - Rob Hoffmann Vallei, Sportpark 'De Sportvallei', Bussum; (6) - Sportpark 'De Paperclip', Vleuten |
| Officials | Umpires (Roster) | Official Scorers (Roster) |
| Game 1 | HP-Rob Has (#16), 1B-Ric Zwanenberg (#15), 3B-Frank Tanke (#24) | OS-Muriel van de Wateringen, PBP-Denise Milo |
| Game 2 | HP-Peter de Haan (#52), 1B-Ric Zwanenberg (#15) | OS-Ronald van Langen, PBP-Ingrid Ooms |
| Game 3 | HP-Mairon Valpoort (#23), 1B-Silvan Frolich (#25) | OS-Ingrid Ooms, PBP-Ronald van Langen |
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