The Dutch Hoofdklasse continued on Thursday evening with four games. The Vaessen Pioniers dominated DSS with a 10-1 victory. The Pioniers took an early lead and scored five runs in the ninth to blow up the score. Lars Huijer pitched seven innings for the win, allowing four hits, a run and three walks along with eight K’s. Donny Breek got charged with the loss.
HCAW won a slugfest 12-9 over the De Glaskoning Twins. The team from Bussum scored five runs in the third and led 10-1 after six frames. However the Twins made things interesting in the end, scoring eight runs in the last three innings. Vince Rooi drove in three. Ian Delmarre pitched six two-hit, one-run innings for the win. Elton Koeiman took the loss.
L&D Amsterdam defeated Kinheim 12-2 at Ookmeer Stadium on Thursday. After Kinheim took a 2-0 lead in the first and Amsterdam had tied the contest in the second, the Pirates scored three times in the sixth to break the tie. Seven runs in the seventh ended the game abruptly due to ten-run mercy rule. Kyle Ward pitched a complete game for the win. Kevin Moesquit hit a two-run home run for Kinheim.
Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam scored five runs apiece in the fifth and ninth to beat Pickles UVV 11-1 in Utrecht on Thursday. Mike Bazuin gave UVV a 1-0 lead when he tripled and later scored on a wild pitch. Shaldimar Daantji and Benjamin Dille had bit hits during the Neptunus rallies and combined to drive in five. Diegomar Markwell allowed just one hit in seven innings for the win. Gilian van Lith took the loss.