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The Netherlands concluded their participation in the St. Petersburg International Baseball on Sunday afternoon with a 3-8 loss to a team of Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguers. It was their fifth loss in six games in the tournament. However more important than winning was the preparation for the upcoming season during this Spring Training trip.
On Sunday the Phillies didn’t waste any time to decide the outcome, as they scored all eight runs in the first four frames, including five in the fourth alone. The team of manager Brian Farley scored three times. In the opening frame Danny Rombley greeted Dutch reliever Mike Bolsenbroek with a solo homerun. In the eighth they loaded the bases and Jason Halman and Eugene Kingsale came around to cross the plate on hits by Bas Nooij and Roeland Henrique.
A bigger rally was denied by former round-one draft pick Philippe Aumont. The Canadian national teamer closed out the game with five strikeouts in a row. The European Baseball powerhouse had Diegomar Markwell, Leon Boyd, Nick Veltkamp, Nick Stuifbergen, Orlando Yntema and David Bergman on the mound. The team from the Netherlands will return home tonight, arriving at Amsterdam Schiphol in the evening.