Corendon Kinheim – DOOR Neptunus 10-9 (8)
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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