European Baseball Series 2006
	Game 5

Compiled and Copyright © 2006 by Marco Stoovelaar

Tuesday, July 11: Netherlands vs. Italy European Baseball Series 2006 - Game Five

LINE SCORE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	10	0
Netherlands	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	X		3	6	0
BOX SCORE
Italy
AB R H RBI AVG. James Buccheri, cf...... 5 - 2 - .400 Davide Dallospedale, 2b. 3 - - - .000 Andrea Sgnaolin, ph-2b. 1 - - - .000 Max De Biase, dh........ 3 - 2 - .667 Gino Lollio, lf......... 4 - 1 - .250 Dean Rovinelli, 1b...... 4 - 1 - .250 Mario Chiarini, rf...... 4 - 1 - .250 Giuseppe Mazzanti, 3b... 4 - - - .000 Juan Pablo Angrisano, c. 4 - 1 - .250 Igor Schiavetti, ss..... 4 - 2 - .500 Bartolomeo Morreale, p.. Carlos Pezzullo, p..... Chris Di Roma, p....... Mattia Salsi, p........ Victor Arias, p........ pitching INN SO BB H R ER Bartolomeo Morreale, L. 2 2 2 3 2 2 Carlos Pezzullo........ 3 3 - 2 - - Chris Di Roma..........1.1 - 1 - 1 1 Mattia Salsi...........0.2 1 - - - - Victor Arias........... 1 1 - 1 - -
Netherlands
AB R H RBI AVG. Eugene Kingsale, lf..... 3 2 1 - .333 Raily Legito, ss........ 4 - 1 1 .250 Ivanon Coffie, 3b....... 1 - - - .000 Sidney de Jong, c....... 3 - - - .000 Dirk van 't Klooster,rf. 3 - 1 - .333 Percy Isenia, 1b........ 4 - 1 - .250 Bryan Engelhardt, dh.... 1 1 1 1 1.000 Johnny Balentina, ph-dh 2 - 1 - .500 Roel Koolen, 2b......... 3 - - - .000 Michael Duursma, ph-2b. 1 - - - .000 Danny Rombley, cf....... 4 - - - .000 Tom Stuifbergen, p...... Gregory Gustina, p..... Robin van Doornspeek, p Dave Draijer, p........ pitching INN SO BB H R ER Tom Stuifbergen, W..... 6 3 1 5 - - Gregory Gustina, H.....0.1 - - 1 - - Robin v Doornspeek, H..0.2 1 - - - - Dave Draijer, SV....... 2 3 - 4 - -
Game Officials
Umpires: HP-Edwin van den Berk (Netherlands), 1B-Sante De Franceschi (Italy), 2B-Fred van Groningen Schinkel (Netherlands), 3B-Lorenzo Menicucci (Italy). Official Scorers: Technical Commissioner: Jan Esselman (Netherlands).

Top of ninth inning Angrisano hitting comeback grounder towards pitcher, out at first base (13); Schiavetti hitting single in leftfield; Buccheri hitting grounder towards third, double play (54 - 43); Schiavetti forced out at second base (54); Buccheri out at first base (43 GDP) 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB End of game Netherlands win, 3-1 Netherlands leads Series, 3-2 Bottom of eighth inning (pitching change Italy: RHP Victor Arias relieves LHP Mattia Salsi); Isenia hitting single in leftfield; Balentina hitting sacrifice bunt towards third, out at first base (54 SH); Isenia moves to second base; (Michael Duursma pinch-hitter for Roel Koolen); Duursma hitting grounder towards second, out at first base (43); Rombley hitting strikeout (K1) 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Netherlands lead, 3-0 Top of eighth inning (pitching change Netherlands: RHP Dave Draijer relieves RHP Robin van Doornspeek); (Andrea Sgnaolin pinch-hitter for Davide Dallospedale); Sgnaolin hitting strikeout (K1); De Biase hitting single in rightfield; Lollio hitting strikeout (K2); Rovinelli hitting single in leftfield; De Biase advances to second base; Chiarini hitting single in leftfield; De Biase advances to third base; Rovinelli advances to second base; Mazzanti hitting strikeout (K3) 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB Netherlands lead, 3-0 Bottom of seventh inning Kingsale hitting walk (BB1); Legito hitting Kingsale steals second base (SB2); Legito hitting grounder towards short, out at first base (63); Kingsale moves to third base; (pitching change Italy: LHP Mattia Salsi relieves RHP Chris Di Roma; Coffie hitting hit by pitch (HP1); De Jong hitting Coffie steals second base (SB4); on the throw to second, Kingsale steals home (SB4); Kingsale scores; De Jong hiting flyout in centerfield (F8); Van 't Klooster hitting strikeout (K1) 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Netherlands lead, 3-0 Top of seventh inning (pitching change Netherlands: LHP Gregory Gustina relieves RHP Tom Stuifbergen); Mazzanti hitting flyout in rightfield (F9); Angrisano hitting double in centerfield; (pitching change Netherlands: RHP Robin van Doornspeek relieves LHP Gregory Gustina); Schiavetti hitting flyout in rightfield (F9); Buccheri hitting strikeout (K1) 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Netherlands lead, 2-0 Bottom of sixth inning (pitching change Italy: RHP Chris Di Roma relieves LHP Carlos Pezzullo); Balentina hitting grounder towards short, out at first base (63); Koolen hitting grounder towards short, out at first base (63); Rombley hitting comeback grounder to pitcher, out at first base (13) 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB Netherlands lead, 2-0 Top of sixth inning Dallospedale hitting comeback grounder to pitcher, out at first base (13); De Biase hitting single in centerfield; Lollio hitting double in leftfield; De Biase moves to third base; Rovinelli hitting strikeout (K3); Chiarini hitting grounder towards third, out at first base (53) 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB Netherlands lead, 2-0 Bottom of fifth inning Coffie hitting strikeout (K3); De Jong hitting grounder towards third, out at first base (53); Van 't Klooster hitting single in centerfield; Isenia hitting grounder towards third, out at first base (53) 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Netherlands lead, 2-0 Top of fifth inning Mazzanti hitting flyout in rightfield (F9); Angrisano hitting grounder towards second, out at first base (43); Schiavetti hitting single in leftfield; Buccheri hitting flyout in rightfield (F9) 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Netherlands lead, 2-0 Bottom of fourth inning Rombley hitting flyout in rightfield (F9); Kingsale hitting grounder in front of catcher, out at first base (23); Legito hitting strikeout (K2) 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB Netherlands lead, 2-0 Top of fourth inning Lollio hitting flyout in centerfield (F8); Rovinelli hitting flyout in leftfield (F7); Chiarini hitting flyout to short (F6) 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB Netherlands lead, 2-0 Bottom of third inning (pitching change Italy: LHP Carlos Pezzullo relieves RHP Bartolomeo Morreale); Van 't Klooster hitting grounder towards short, out at first base (63); Isenia hitting pop-fly towards pitcher (F1); (Johnny Balentina pinch-hitter for Bryan Engelhardt); Balentina hitting single in centerfield; Koolen hitting strikeout (K1) 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Netherlands lead, 2-0 Top of third inning Schiavetti hitting grounder towards third, out at first (53); Buccheri hitting single in rightfield; Dallospedale hitting grounder towards short, out at first base; Buccheri advances to second base; De Biase hitting strikeout (K2) 0 runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB Netherlands lead, 2-0 Bottom of second inning Engelhardt hitting homerun in centerfield; Engelhardt scores; Koolen hitting flyout in centerfield (F8); Rombley hitting grounder towards short, out at first base (63); Kingsale hitting triple in centerfield; Legito hitting single in leftfield; Kingsale scores; Coffie hitting hit by pitch (HP2); Legito advances to second base; De Jong hitting strikeout (K2) 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB Netherlands lead, 2-0 Attention While it had been announced earlier that tomorrow's game in Messina was planned to start at 6:00 PM, the correct starting time is 7:00 PM! Top of second inning Chiarini hitting grounder towards short, out at first base (63); Mazzanti hitting strikeout (K1); Angrisano hitting grounder towards first, out at first base (3) 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB No score, 0-0 Bottom of first inning (RHP Bartolomeo Morreale starting pitcher for Italy); Kingsale hitting grounder towards first base, out at first (31); Legito hitting bunts towards pitcher, out at first (13); Coffie hitting hit by pitch (HP1); De Jong hitting walk (BB1); Coffie moves to second base; Van 't Klooster hitting walk (BB2); Coffie moves to third base; De Jong moves to second base; Isenia hitting strikeout (K1) 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB No score, 0-0 Top of first inning (RHP Tom Stuifbergen starting pitcher for Netherlands); Buccheri hitting double in leftfield; Dallospedale hitting grounder towards short, out at first base (63); De Biase hitting walk (BB1); Lollio hitting flyout in rightfield (F9); Rovinelli hitting grounder towards third; De Biase forced out at second base (54); Rovinelli reaches first base with fielder's choice (FC 54) 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB No score, 0-0 Game Notes: Location: Stadium Steno Borghese, Nettuno (Italy) Game started at 9:00 PM (21:00 uur) Game ended at 11:59 AM (23:59 uur) History This is the fifth game to be played in the European Baseball Series, which has its inaugural edition this year. In the European Baseball Series, the national teams of the Netherlands and Italy meet annually in a 6-game series. The first three games were being played in the Netherlands, followed by this series of three in Italy. This year, the first three games, which were played on Friday, July 7, Saturday, July 8 and Sunday July, 9, were all played in Rotterdam. After completion of Sunday's game, the teams flew to Italy in the evening. In Italy, the next three games are scheduled to be played on three different locations. On Monday, July 10 at Grosseto. On Tuesday, July 11 at Nettuno and on Wednesday, July 12 in Messina on Sicily. Today's game starts at 9:00 PM. Tomorrow's game begins at 7:00 PM. On Friday-evening, the Netherlands won the opener, 2-0. On Saturday, Game Two was won by Italy, 11-6. On Sunday, the Dutch team took a 2-1 lead in the Series with a 4-0 shutout-win. On Monday-evening, Italy won Game Four, 6-5, to bring the Series in balance again, 2-2. Today is the 113th official meeting between the national teams of the Netherlands and Italy. The Dutch team has won 67 games, Italy won 45. In these games, the Dutch team scored 659 runs, while Italy scored 519. Weather conditions Fine, warm and sunny weather, about 29 degrees Celsius. Update 8:00 PM The starting line-ups have been released. Update 8:30 PM Italy, which is the visiting team tonight, completes Batting Practice. In- and Outfield Practices will follow shortly. National team debuts Tonight will mark the national team-debut of Dutch pitcher Tom Stuifbergen. Also in tonight's game, catcher Juan Pablo Angrisano, who is born in Buenos Aires (Argentina), will play his first game in the Italian national squad. Update 8:50 PM 10 minutes before game time. The umpires, led by Dutch home plate umpire Edwin van den Berk, will enter the field shortly. The starting line-ups of both teams will then be introduced, followed by the playing of the national anthems. Almost ready for Game Five!