Recaps: Engelhardt’s Walk-Off Double ends DOOR Neptunus Winning Streak

Corendon Kinheim – DOOR Neptunus 10-9 (8)

NEP 203 031 00   9 10 1
KIN 400 201 03  10 13 1

Box score

Corendon Kinheim overcame a 7-9 deficit in the bottom of the eighth to beat DOOR Neptunus on a walk-off two-run double by Bryan Engelhardt 10-9 on Thursday in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. With the victory by the Haarlem based club the winning streak of Neptunus ended after 23 games, setting a new league-record.

It was a back-and-forth battle between the two top-ranked teams in the standings. The lead changed six times during the contest. Rafael Jozefa set the early highlight with a grand slam in the opening period. Remco Draijer scored three times. Jeffrey Arends, who got hit by a pitch three times, and Eldrion Regina drove in two apiece for Rotterdam.

On the mound Dushan Ruzic (NEP) issued ten hits, seven runs and three walks over six innings, probably his worst start of the season. Duko Jansen (KIN) conceded five hits, six runs and three bb in 4 1/3 frames. Michiel van Kampen (W) picked up the win with four strikeouts in 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. He was the lone pitcher that night not to allow a run. Kevin Heijstek (L) took the loss.

Almere Magpies – L&D Amsterdam Pirates 3-7

AMS 020 000 302  7 7 1
ALM 000 000 003  3 6 2

Box score

L&D Amsterdam picked up a 7-3 win in Almere on Thursday night. The Pirates built up a 7-0 lead midway through the ninth before the Magpies woke up and scored three runs in the bottom of the frame. But it was too little, too late. Rob Cordemans (W) struck out eight in seven scoreless three-hit, one-walk innings for the win. Justin Prinstein (L) allowed two hits, three runs and four bb in 6 1/3 innings.

ADO – Mr. Cocker HCAW 2-3

HCA 002 000 100  3 11 3
ADO 011 000 000  2  7 2

Box score

Mr. Cocker HCAW kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 3-2 win in The Hague against ADO. A RBI single by Bart Gabriels in the top of the seventh broke a 2-2 tie to decide the outcome. Kyle Ward (W) received the win after going five scoreless innings of relief, allowing just two hits and two walks, while striking out six. Jurrian Koks (L) was charged with the loss after having replaced a solid Martijn Riphagen at the beginning of the seventh.

Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam – Konica Minolta Pioniers 0-3

PIO 030 000 000  3 10 0
SPA 000 000 000  0  3 3

Box score

Eddie Aucoin (W) pitched his best game of the season, leading Konica Minolta Pioniers to a 3-0 shutout in Rotterdam. He allowed just three hits and walked none going the distance, while striking out 13 batters. A RBI single by Mark Duursma and a pair of errors led to the three runs of the game in the top of the second. Jose Ventura (L) issued three unearned runs on ten hits and three bb in nine innings.

	Time	Home	Visitor	Result
Tuesday, June 29 2010
	19:45	ADO	Mr.Cocker HCAW	08:13
	19:45	Corendon Kinheim	DOOR Neptunus	02:06
	19:45	Sparta/Feyenoord	Konica Minolta Pioniers	03:09
	19:45	Almere Magpies	L&D Amsterdam	02:07
Thursday, July 01 2010
	19:45	ADO	Mr.Cocker HCAW	02:03
	19:45	Corendon Kinheim	DOOR Neptunus	10:09
	19:45	Sparta/Feyenoord	Konica Minolta Pioniers	00:03
	19:45	Almere Magpies	L&D Amsterdam	03:07

Standings

#	Team	W	T	L	R+	R-	.pct	GB	Streak
1	DOOR Neptunus	39	0	3	297	78	.928	0	W4
2	Corendon Kinheim	30	0	11	248	133	.731	8.5	L2
3	L&D Amsterdam	25	0	17	210	147	.595	14	W2
4	Konica Minolta Pioniers	22	0	20	193	134	.523	17	W3
5	Mr.Cocker HCAW	19	0	23	174	210	.452	20	W3
6	Sparta/Feyenoord	13	1	28	134	229	.321	25.5	L4
7	ADO	9	1	31	109	261	.231	29	L10
8	Almere Magpies	9	0	33	109	282	.214	30	L3

Time	Home	Visitor	Field
Dates and Times are subject to change! In case of doubt check with the responsible national federation!
Saturday, July 03 2010
12:00	DOOR Neptunus	Corendon Kinheim	Rotterdam - Fam...
14:00	L&D Amsterdam	Almere Magpies	Amsterdam - Spo...
14:00	Konica Minolta Pioniers	Sparta/Feyenoord	Hoofddorp - Spo...
14:00	Mr.Cocker HCAW	ADO	Bussum - Sportv...