The playoffs in the Dutch Hoofdklasse continued on Saturday with two more games in the round robin semifinals. L&A Amsterdam shut out the Hoofddorp Pioniers 12-0 in seven easy innings, allowing just three hits. Kevin Heijstek went the distance. Danny Rombley drove in six, while Gilmer Lampe scored four times. Chris Pfau got charged with the loss.
Curacao Neptunus scored three early runs and then held on to a 3-2 win over HCAW in Bussum. Cancer survivor Orlando Yntema threw six solid innings for the win, allowing just five hits, a run and three walks. Gianison Boekhoudt hit another home run and drove in two. Kaj Timmermans, who won the U23 European Championship with the Netherlands last week, took the loss, giving up three runs on ten hits.