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Game started at 8:00 PM (20:00)
Game ended at 10:32 PM (22:32)
Game Notes:
Location: Green Roller Park, Prague, site of Krc Altron
Dutch team now takes batting practice on Field 2
18:45 PM: Dutch team is now in dug-out, Czech team also completed batting practice and is now warming up
Weather update:
Sunny, bright sky, 27 degrees Celsius, little wind coming from rightfield
19:50 PM: Umpires enter the field
19:55 PM: national anthems
19:58 PM: ceremonial first pitch is thrown by Mr. Gaston Panaye (former Secretary-General of the CEB) and Mr. Bill Arce (former President ABCA and ABCA Hall of Fame Baseball Coach)
Top of first inning
(RHP Rob Cordemans pitching for the Netherlands)
Veselý flies out to short (F6);
Ovesný fouls out to catcher (FF2);
Müller singles through the middle;
Strítecký grounds out to first base (3)
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Score tied 0-0
Bottom of first inning
(RH Submariner Radek Procházka pitching for the Czech Republic)
Duursma walks (BB1);
Monte lines into double play to second base; Monte out (L4); Duursma doubled up at first base (43);
Coffie flies out to rightfield (F9)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Score tied 0-0
Top of second inning
Bren grounds out to the pitcher (13);
Drábek strikes out swinging (K1);
Hrusovský strikes out swinging (K2)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Score tied 0-0
Bottom of second inning
De Jong singles to leftfield;
Isenia grounds to short, reaches on fielder's choice (FC 64); De Jong forced out at second base (64);
Legito grounds into double play (64 - 43); Isenia forced out at second base (64); Legito out at first (43)
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Score tied 0-0
Top of third inning
Hajtmar grounds out to first base (3);
Baroch grounds out to third, 3B Coffie fields barehanded (53);
Veselý flies out to leftfield (F7)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Score tied 0-0
Bottom of third inning
Van 't Klooster grounds out to short (high throw) (63);
't Hoen singles to short rightfield;
't Hoen steals second base (SB9);
Rombley singles to rightfield; 't Hoen advances to third base;
Rombley steals second base (SB1);
Duursma singles to centerfield; 't Hoen scores; Rombley advances to third base;
Monte grounds to second base, reaches on fielder's choice (close call) (FC 46); Rombley scores; Duursma forced out at second base (46);
Monte steals second base (SB3) (catcher's throw goes through the legs of the pitcher!);
Coffie grounds out to the pitcher (13)
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Netherlands lead 2-0
Top of fourth inning
Ovesný bunt singles towards third base;
Müller strikes out looking (K3);
(Lefthander Michal Koci warming up in Czech bullpen);
Strítecký grounds out to third base (53); Ovesný advances to second base;
Bren flies out to leftfield (F7)
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Netherlands lead 2-0
Bottom of fourth inning
De Jong walks (BB2);
Time-Out: Czech Manager comes out to talk to pitcher Procházka;
(Michal Koci relieves pitcher Radek Procházka);
Isenia singles to rightfield; De Jong advances to second base;
Weather update: wind turned, now comes from leftfield; still bright sky;
Legito singles to leftfield; De Jong advances to third base; Isenia advances to leftfield;
(Righthander Richard Prokop starts to warm up in Czech bullpen);
Van 't Klooster grounds to second base, reaches on throwing error off base (E43); De Jong scores; Isenia advances to third base; Legito advances to second base;
't Hoen grounds to third base, reaches on fielder's choice (FC 52); Isenia forced out at home (52); Legito advances to third base; Van 't Klooster advances to second base;
Rombley grounds into double play (64 - 43); 't Hoen forced out at second base (64); Rombley out at first (43)
1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
Netherlands lead 3-0
Top of fifth inning
Drábek singles to rightfield;
Hrusovský strikes out swinging (K4);
Drábek steals second base (SB8);
Hajtmar grounds out to third base (53);
Baroch grounds out to first base (3)
0 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Netherlands lead 3-0
Bottom of fifth inning
Duursma strikes out swinging (check swing, call made by 1B umpire) (K1);
Monte grounds out to second base (43);
Coffie strikes out looking (K2)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Netherlands lead 3-0
Top of sixth inning
Veselý strikes out swinging (K5);
Ovesný strikes out swinging (K6);
Müller singles to leftfield;
Strítecký strikes out swinging (K7)
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Netherlands lead 3-0
Bottom of sixth inning
De Jong strikes out swinging (K3);
(LHP Gregory Gustina and RHP Robin van Doornspeek warming up in Dutch bullpen);
Isenia walks (BB1);
Legito flies out to centerfield (F8);
Isenia steals second base (SB7);
Van 't Klooster strikes out swinging, third strike dropped, out at first (K4 23)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Netherlands lead 3-0
Top of seventh inning
Bren singles to leftfield;
Drábek singles to centerfield;
Time-Out: Dutch Bench Coach Brian Farley comes out to talk to pitcher Cordemans;
Hrusovský flies into triple play (F3 - 3 - 36); Hrusovský out on fly (F3); Drábek out at first (3); Bren out at second (36)
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Netherlands lead 3-0
Bottom of seventh inning
't Hoen flies out to rightfield (F9);
Rombley walks (BB2);
Weather update: temperature drops; gets colder; low clouds enter stadium above rightfield;
Rombley steals second base (SB1);
Duursma grounds out to pitcher (13); Rombley advances to third base;
Monte pops out to second base (F4)
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0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Netherlands lead 3-0
Top of eighth inning
(Defensive change Netherlands: now pitching Gregory Gustina);
Hajtmar grounds out to second base (43);
Baroch strikes out swinging (K1);
Veselý strikes out swinging (K2)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Netherlands 3-0
Bottom of eighth inning
(Defensive changes Czech Republic: now pitching Richard Prokop; now playing leftfield Jakub Malik);
Coffie walks (BB1);
Time out: Czech coach comes out to talk to pitcher Prokop;
De Jong grounds to third base, reaches on fielder's choice (F 54); Coffie forced out at second base (64);
Isenia flies out to deep leftfield (F7);
De Jong advances to second base on wild pitch (WP6);
Legito grounds to third base, reaches on fielder's choice (FC 5); De Jong out at third base (5)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Netherlands lead 3-0
Top of ninth inning
Time out: Dutch Manager Eenhoorn comes out to talk to pitcher Gustina with a 1 ball, 0 strikes count;
(Dave Draijer relieves pitcher Gregory Gustina with 1-0 count);
Malik grounds out to second base (43);
Müller hit by pitch (HP1);
Strítecký grounds out to first base (3);
Müller advances to third base on wild pitch (WP5);
Bren strikes out lookking (K1)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LO
Game ends (10:32 PM);
Netherlands win 3-0
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