Recaps: Vaessen Pioniers prevail in Hoofdklasse Debut of IBAF Tiebreaker Rule

ADO – L&D Amsterdam 1-19 (7)

AMS 031 654 0  19 22 0
ADO 000 000 1   1  3 5

Box score

L&D Amsterdam completed its sweep of ADO with a 19-1 rout on Monday afternoon. Percy Isenia went deep. Four players crossed the plate three times. Bas de Jong did the most damage for the Pirates, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, three runs and four RBI. Ben Grover (AMS) pitched four scoreless one-hit innings. Jurrian Koks (W) inherited the win. Raynard Doran (L) issued eleven hits, eight runs (7 ER) and a walk in 3 2/3 frames.

DOOR Neptunus – Corendon Kinheim 5-2

KIN 100 001 000  2 11 2
NEP 010 000 04X  5  6 0

Box score

DOOR Neptunus scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth to turn a 1-2 deficit into a 5-2 win over Corendon Kinheim on Monday, avoiding a sweep and handing the club from Haarlem its first loss of the 2011 season. A RBI double by Jeffrey Arends tied the contest. A RBI single by Eldrion Regina plated the go-ahead run. An error during a fielder’s choice play led to two more runs. Kinheim was in front since a RBI single by Dirk van’t Klooster (4-4) in the sixth. Nick Veltkamp (KIN) gave up two hits, a run and three walks in six-plus innings. Tim Roodenburg (NEP) conceded three hits, a run and two bb in two innings. Arshwin Asjes (W) got the win, Nick Stuifbergen (L) the loss.

UVV – Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam 10-5

SPA 000 004 100   5 8 4
UVV 003 200 23X  10 9 3

Box score

UVV won its third game in three days against Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam on Monday, prevailing 10-5. Just moments after the guests tied the contest in the top of the seventh UVV broke the 5-5 tie with two runs. Three more runs in the eighth sealed the win. Jeff Delfina initiated the offense from the leadoff spot, going 4-for-5 with four runs and two RBI. Danny Rombley doubled twice and drove in two. Rudney Balentien reached base four times and scored twice for Sparta/Feyenoord. Martijn Riphagen (UVV) allowed five hits, two runs and three bb in 5 1/3 solid innings. Rudy Seebus (SPA) was charged with five hits, five runs (4 ER) and four walks in 3 2/3 innings. Sedley Karel (W) received the win, Maikel Berghmans (L) the loss.

Mr. Cocker HCAW – Vaessen Pioniers 9-12 (10)

PIO 150 200 000 4  12 11 2
HCA 102 030 002 1   9 16 4

Box score

For the first time the IBAF Tiebreaker Rule was used in a Dutch Hoofdklasse game and the Vaessen Pioniers were the lucky winner. They scored four runs in the top of the tenth, highlighted by a two-run double of Norbert Lokhorst (2-2, 4 BB), defeating Mr. Cocker HCAW 12-9. HCAW had tied the contest on a RBI groundout by Juan Gonzalez and a RBI single by Lennart Koster in the ninth. Dirimo Chavez went 3-for-3 with two walks, a homerun, four runs and two RBI. Nik Gumeson went deep and scored three times for the Pioniers. Lars Huijer (PIO) surrendered seven hits, five runs and three bb in 4 1/3 innings. Dennis Burgersdijk (HCA) was charged with five hits, six runs and three walks in 1 1/3 innings. Dave Draijer (W) picked up the win, Maarten Mulder (L) the loss.

	Time	Home	Visitor	Result
Saturday, April 23 2011
	14:00	ADO	L&D Amsterdam	02:05
	14:00	DOOR Neptunus	Corendon Kinheim	00:08
	14:00	Mr.Cocker HCAW	Vaessen Pioniers	02:01
	14:00	UVV	Sparta/Feyenoord	04:00
Sunday, April 24 2011
	14:00	L&D Amsterdam	ADO	13:03
	14:00	Corendon Kinheim	DOOR Neptunus	03:01
	14:00	Sparta/Feyenoord	UVV	05:07
	14:00	Vaessen Pioniers	Mr.Cocker HCAW	14:03
Monday, April 25 2011
	14:00	ADO	L&D Amsterdam	01:19
	14:00	DOOR Neptunus	Corendon Kinheim	05:02
	14:00	Mr.Cocker HCAW	Vaessen Pioniers	09:12
	14:00	UVV	Sparta/Feyenoord	10:05

Standings

#	Team	W	L	R+	R-	.pct	GB	Streak
1	DOOR Neptunus	31	11	277	109	.738	0	W4
2	L&D Amsterdam	30	11	257	151	.726	0.5	W1
3	Corendon Kinheim	30	12	261	180	.714	1	W7
4	Vaessen Pioniers	25	16	250	167	.607	5.5	W2
5	UVV	17	25	196	257	.404	14	L4
6	Sparta/Feyenoord	16	26	180	247	.380	15	L2
7	Mr.Cocker HCAW	13	29	188	247	.309	18	W1
8	ADO	5	37	116	367	.119	26	L5