Baseball World Cup Pool F, Amsterdam:
Nicaragua – Netherlands 4-8
NED 001 100 042 8 15 1 NIC 010 300 000 4 7 0
The Dutch team rallied for six runs in the last two frames and turned a 2-4 deficit into an 8-4 win. They are now 6-0 in the 2009 Baseball World Cup. Curt Smith and Yurendell De Caster put them ahead with homeruns in the eighth. Sidney de Jong also homered for the squad of Rod Delmonico. Sandor Guido hit a three-run homerun for Nicaragua. Rob Cordemans (NED) struck out seven in six innings, allowing six hits and four runs. Alvaro Lopez (NIC) conceded five hits, two runs and three bb in3 1/3 innings. Dennis Neuman received the win, Diego Garcia the loss.