 ZWIJNDRECHT (Neth.) - Sparta/Feyenoord initially scheduled a practice day for today, but instead played a game against Second Divisionist Zwijndrecht, resulting in a convincing 20-5 victory with 20 basehits, including four by newcomer Percy Isenia. Gino Henson, another newcomer, homered and had five RBI's.
Sparta/Feyenoord opened the score in the first inning.
With Ramphis Trinidad on first base (walk), Gino Henson hit a 2-run homerun. The veteran, who came to Rotterdam after having played the last seasons for Mr. Cocker HCAW, went 3-for-5, scored three runs and had five RBI's.
In the second and third inning, four runs were added, two in each at bat.
In the second on an error and a single by Jonathan Kopra.
In the third, a double by Percy Isenia made it 5-0, then he scored himself when an error followed a double by Shurendell Borgschot.
Homeplaying Zwijndrecht came back with two runs in its third at bat on two RBI-doubles.
Sparta/Feyenoord scored three runs in the fourth inning, which was highlighted by three doubles.
Jonathan Kopra led off with a double, then scored on a single by Gino Henson, who advanced to third on a double by Edison Bito.
Henson and Bito then scored when Percy Isenia hit his second double of the game.
Leading 9-2, Sparta/Feyenoord put the game out of reach for Zwijndrecht with a 7-run rally in the fifth inning, which increased the lead to 16-2.
In the inning, twelve batters stepped to the plate, producing five basehits, while two batters walked.
The rally was opened with an RBI-single by Ramphis Trinidad.
After a runscoring wild pitch, there were RBI-singles by Gino Henson and Rodney Michel, a basesloaded walk for Roderick Simon, followed by a throwing error, which resulted in two more runs.
Sparta/Feyenoord scored its last four runs in the eighth inning.
Ramphis Trinidad hit an RBI-double, then Gino Henson supported with a sac-fly, followed by an RBI-single by Edison Bito and an RBI-double by Percy Isenia, the third in the game by the former player of ADO.
Zwijndrecht scored its remaining runs since the sixth at bat.
In the sixth, Raymon Heijstek and Lennard van der Ham led off with back-to-back doubles.
The second enabled Heijstek to score, then Van der Ham scored on a sac-fly by Bennie Rijerkerk.
Zwijndrecht's final run was scored in the eighth when Raymon Heijstek homered with one out off reliever Berry van Donselaar.
Ramphis Trinidad, Gino Henson, Edison Bito (who entered the game in the third as a pinch-runner) and Jonathan Kopra all scored three runs, while six players had two or more baasehits.
(March 29)
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