Netherlands 100 000 010 2 2 3 St. Petersburg College 111 020 00X 5 6 1
In their second to last game in the St. Petersburg International Baseball the Dutch Team lost 2-5 to the St. Petersburg College on Friday evening. The team of manager Brian Farley had former big leaguer Randall Simon in its lineup. He doubled and scored in the opening frame to put the Netherlands up in front.
But the Titans scored in four of the first five innings to take a four-run lead, deciding the outcome early. The Dutch team only was able to score a second run when Michael Duursma crossed the plate on a wild pitch in the eighth. Jurjen van Zijl, Berry van Driel, Kevin Heijstek and Kevin Miner shared the workload as pitchers.
Before and during the game Hall of Famer to be Bert Blyleven was on hand. It was the fourth loss in five games at the St. Petersburg International Baseball for the Netherlands. They only were able to beat the Canadian Junior National Team so far. Additionally they defeated the Eckerd College in a charity game last Monday. They close out their trip to Florida with a matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.
It’s not “Hall of Famer to be Bert Blyleven” but “Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven”. He was admitted with the last election.
We are fully aware of the election. But he won’t be inducted into the Hall of Fame until the official ceremony in July. It is just a technicality.