ADO – Corendon Kinheim 0-9
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Corendon Kinheim completed the sweep over ADO with a 9-0 shutout on Sunday in The Hague. Nick Veltkamp (W) allowed five hits and a pair of walks in six scoreless innings to lead the way on the mound. Seven runs between the third and sixth provided the necessary run support. Bryan Engelhardt homered and doubled to drive in three. Rene Cremer scored twice. Jurandy Girigori (L) issued nine hits, seven runs (2 ER) and a bb in six frames.
L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Mr. Cocker HCAW 6-5
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L&D Amsterdam downed Mr. Cocker HCAW 6-5 on Sunday afternoon in the Hoofdklasse. A RBI single by Bas de Jong put the Pirates up in front in the opening frame. In the fifth HCAW seemed to have turned around the momentum, when they added five runs to the scoreboard. Lennart Koster highlighted the rally with a three-run homerun. However Amsterdam wasn’t shocked, as they answered with five runs on their own. Seb Visser’s two-run single gave them another one-run advantage, which they held on until the end. Sidney de Jong drove in two with a double.
DOOR Neptunus – Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-0
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After the offense put 20 runs on the board on Saturday, DOOR Neptunus settled for two one day later, but still got away with a 2-0 victory over Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam. RBI singles by Dwayne Kemp in the first and in the eighth was all, the reigning Dutch champion needed, to seal the deal. Craig Anderson (W) struck out four in six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and four walks. Kevin van Veen, Berry van Driel and Arshwin Asjes completed the shutout. Bobby Carrington (L) went the distance for Sparta/Feyenoord, conceding six hits, two runs and four bb in eight innings. He struck out eight.
UVV – Vaessen Pioniers 4-8
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The Vaessen Pioniers are back on track towards the top four, sweeping UVV with a 8-4 win on Sunday. Five fast runs put the guests from Hoofddorp up 5-1 after four innings. Utrecht was able to cut the deficit to a run, but two more Pioniers runs in the seventh and one more in the ninth provided insurance for the team of head coach Robert Klaver. Michael Duursma and Kevin Dirksen combined for four RBI. Jefferson Muzo scored twice. Lars Huijer (W) issued six hits, four runs (3 ER) and no walks in 5 2/3 solid innings. Martijn Riphagen (L) was charged with four hits, four runs and three bb in one-plus innings.
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