Almere Magpies – Konica Minolta Pioniers 1-6
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The Pioniers won the evening game in the Dutch Hoofdklasse on Saturday by a score of 6-1 in Almere. Tjerk Hogervorst and Mark Duursma scored two runs each. Jurjen van Zijl (W) pitched seven innings, allowing five hits, a run and a walk, while striking out eight. Scott Ronnenbergh (L) issued two hits, two runs (1 ER) and five bb in four innings.
Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam – Mr. Cocker HCAW 3-2
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Sparta/Feyenoord won a nail biter 3-2 against HCAW as Kevin van Nederpelt drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth with a walk-off RBI single. Mr. Cocker just had tied the game on a RBI single by Dirimo Chavez in the top of the frame. Jose Ventura (W) went the distance, surrendering four hits, two runs and four bb. He struck out nine for the win. Kevin Miner (HCA) had given up seven hits and a walk in seven innings. Joey Eijpe (L) took the loss.
ADO – DOOR Neptunus 0-1
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Hoofdklasse leaders DOOR Neptunus needed a ninth-inning RBI single by Raily Legito to hold down eighth-ranked ADO 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in The Hague. Dushan Ruzic (W) struck out twelve batters in nine scoreless innings to pick up the win. He gave up just four hits and two walks. Bobby Carrington (L) matched him frame for frame until he walked Dwayne Kemp to lead off the ninth, who later crossed the plate. He issued four hits, a run and two bb in eight-plus innings. Jurrian Koks allowed the game-winning single.
Corendon Kinheim – L&D Amsterdam Pirates 2-1
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David Bergman (W) beat his Dutch national teammate Rob Cordemans (L) and led Kinheim to a 2-1 win over L&D Amsterdam. Bergman issued just four hits, a run and a walk in eight strong innings. Cordemans conceded six hits, two runs and a bb in seven innings. The Pirates had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the second on a RBI single by Zair Koeiman. But Corendon came right back, evening the score in the third on a Dirk van’t Klooster RBI single. Two frames later Van’t Klooster was hit by pitch with the bases loaded to force in the go-ahead run.
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