In the Dutch Hoofdklasse Pickles UVV and L&D Amsterdam won two close games on Saturday. The game between Curacao Neptunus and Hoofddorp Pioniers was postponed until Monday due to rain.
Amsterdam beat HCAW 5-3. Kevin Heijstek pitched seven strong innings, allowing just one run on four hits in seven innings. Nick Urbanus had three hits, while Linoy Croes connected for a home run. HCAW made things interesting with a two-run rally in the ninth, when Seb Visser drove in two with a single. But a flyout to second and a strikeout ended the contest.
UVV also survived a late rally by their opponents, as they edged out DSS 8-7. The team from Utrecht led 8-3 after seven innings, but Haarlem got within a single run thanks to four runs in the eighth and the ninth. A lineout to short left the bases loaded in the eighth, while a runner was on first in the ninth, when a flyout to second ended the game. Rodney Daal and Bryce Cherry hit home runs for UVV.
Results:
| donderdag 11 mei | |||||||
| 1330 | 19:30 | Neptunus Familiestadion | Curaçao Neptunus | Hoofddorp Pioniers | 6-2 | 1 |  |
| 1278 | 19:30 | Pim Muliersportpark | DSS | Pickles UVV | 4-5 | 2 | |
| 1348 | 19:30 | Sportpark Ookmeer | L&D Amsterdam | HCAW | 5-2 | 3 | |
| zaterdag 13 mei | |||||||
| 1296 | 14:30 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | HCAW | L&D Amsterdam | 3-5 | 1 | |
| 1385 | 14:00 | Sportpark De Paperclip | Pickles UVV | DSS | 8-7 | 3 | |
| zondag 14 mei | |||||||
| 1331 | 14:00 | Neptunus Familiestadion | Curaçao Neptunus | Hoofddorp Pioniers | 1 | ||
| 1279 | 14:00 | Pim Muliersportpark | DSS | Pickles UVV | 2 | ||
| 1349 | 14:00 | Sportpark Ookmeer | L&D Amsterdam | HCAW | 3 | ||
| dinsdag 16 mei | |||||||
| 1313 | 19:30 | Sportpark Pioniers | Hoofddorp Pioniers | Curaçao Neptunus | 1 | ||