In the Dutch Hoofdklasse three games were played on Thursday evening. Curacao Neptunus defeated the Hoofddorp Pioniers 6-2. Rotterdam took a quick 4-1 lead after three innings en route to the win. Diegomar Markwell pitched six innings for the win.
Pickles UVV meanwhile survived a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth in a 5-4 win over DSS at Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem. UVV, which already had scored twice in the first, added three runs in the sixth to take a 5-1 lead and then needed a strikeout with the bases loaded to prevail in the contest.
Rob Cordemans pitched seven innings and Danny Rombley homered in L&D Amsterdam’s 5-2 win over HCAW. The team from Bussum had taken a 2-0 lead in the first, but didn’t score again afterwards. Amsterdam tied the game in the fourth and added three more runs in the fifth to secure the victory.
Results:
| donderdag 11 mei | |||||||
| 19:30 | Neptunus Familiestadion | Curaçao Neptunus | Hoofddorp Pioniers | 6-2 |  |
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| 19:30 | Pim Muliersportpark | DSS | Pickles UVV | 4-5 | |
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| 19:30 | Sportpark Ookmeer | L&D Amsterdam | HCAW | 5-2 | |
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