DOOR Neptunus – Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam 0-1
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Sparta/Feyenoord handed DOOR Neptunus its third loss of the season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse with a 1-0 shutout on Saturday afternoon. Rudy Seebus (W) and Barry Donselaar combined to allow just six hits and three walks through nine innings, while striking out just one. The lone run was scored in the top of the fifth when Mike Bazuin reached on a leadoff triple and crossed the plate on a Nick Eppinga. Diegomar Markwell (L) conceded just three hits, a run and two bb in seven innings, but still had to take the loss.
Corendon Kinheim – Almere Magpies 12-0 (7)
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Corendon Kinheim scored eight runs in the first two frames to crush the Almere Magpies 12-0 in seven innings. Bryan Engelhardt homered in his first two at-bats and drove in five overall. Rafael Jozefa went 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. David Bergman (W) issued a hit and a walk in five scoreless innings. Sten van den Bedem (L) surrendered eight runs on nine hits in just 1 1/3 innings.
Mr. Cocker HCAW – Konica Minolta Pioniers 2-7
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In the duel for fourth place in the standings, the Konica Minolta Pioniers extended their lead to three games with four to go thanks to a 7-2 win over Mr. Cocker HCAW. The club from Bussum had the better start and took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third on a two-run single by Wuilliuans Vasquez. But it was not enough. De Flanegin tied the contest with a two-run single in the seventh. Later in the frame Norbert Lokhorst drove in the go-ahead run with a single. They added four more runs in the ninth to seal the win. Jurjen van Zijl (W) gave up four hits, two runs and a walk in seven innings for the win. Kevin Miner (HCA) began for Mr. Cocker and allowed just five hits and a bb in five scoreless frames. But his replacement Roger Luque (L) wasn’t able to hold on to the two-run advantage and was charged with eight hits and seven runs (4 ER) in the remaining four innings.
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