Recaps: DOOR Neptunus extends Winning Streak in Hoofdklasse to 7 Games

L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Corendon Kinheim 11-4

Last Thursday AMSTERDAM and KINHEIM met for a fourth time in this Hoofdklasse season, but the winner remained the same, as in their six matches before, including last year’s Holland Series. The PIRATES won 11-4 behind three RBI each of Fausto Alvarez, who also homered, and Vince Rooi. Bryan Engelhardt hit a two-run homerun for CORENDON. Nick Stuifbergen pitched six solid innings for the win. Robin van Eis took the loss after six runs (1 ER) on ten hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Corendon Kinheim – MediaMonks RCH 5-0, 3-1, 11-1

KINHEIM was back in victory lane on the weekend, sweeping the three-game series against RCH. The three-game set started with a gem by David Bergman, who led CORENDON to a 5-0 shutout, being perfect in nine innings besides an eighth-inning single by Fred van Stekelenburg. He struck out seven in the one-hitter. Another close game followed on Sunday with Kinheim prevailing 3-1 thanks to late runs in the seventh and ninth. Rafael Jozefa hit a solo homerun. On Monday they closed out the sweep with an 11-1 blowout. Bryan Engelhardt led the offense going three-for-four with a homerun, a double, three runs scored and five RBI. Jason Halman also crossed the plate three times.

L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam 0-1, 2-1, 4-3 (11)

The people in attendance of the PIRATES-SPARTA/FEYENOORD series saw three close games, which all were decided by a single run. On Saturday ROTTERDAM prevailed 1-0 thanks to a walk off RBI single by Nick Eppinga in the ninth. Before the outcome was decided in the final frame, Rob Cordemans (NED) and Adam Blackley (AMS) were locked into a pitcher’s duel with each going eight innings. On Sunday at home L&D had the better ending, winning 2-1 due to a RBI double by Bas de Jong and a sac fly by Bjoern Henrichs in the fifth. Rotterdam led since a RBI single by Imco Rudolph. Jos de Jong pitched eight solid innings for the win. On Monday they even needed extra innings to prevail 4-3. SPARTA/FEYENOORD reliever Roy Beems loaded the bases on a double, a walk and a hit by pitch with two outs in the eleventh. He then also hit Sidney de Jong, forcing in Wesley Connor.

DOOR Neptunus – Mr. Cocker HCAW 6-0, 13-0 (7), 10-4

NEPTUNUS solidified second place in the standings with a three-game sweep over HCAW. In the first two matches they celebrated shutouts. In game one on Saturday Diegomar Markwell allowed just one hit and two walks in seven scoreless innings in a 6-0 win. He struck out nine. One day later it was the turn for Kevin Heijstek, who issued just three hits in a seven-inning 13-0 blowout. He struck out six. They only needed two frames to score the 13 runs, as they put seven on the board in the third and six in the sixth. Raily Legito and Jeffrey Arends combined for seven RBI. On Monday Arends added five RBI to his weekend total in a 10-4 win. Eugene Kingsale and Benjamin Dille scored three runs apiece. Legito drove in three.

Konica Minolta Pioniers – ADO 10-0 (7), 5-2, 2-1 (11)

The PIONIERS swept the series against ADO, but it got tougher with each win. On Saturday Ryan Murphy went seven scoreless innings, allowing just five hits and a walk in a 10-0 shutout. He struck out eight. Michael Duursma went two-for-three with two walks, three runs scored and two RBI at the plate. On Sunday Duursma and Glenn Romney combined for four RBI in a 5-2 victory. In game three on Monday ADO’s right fielder Niels Weis committed the decisive error in the eleventh, allowing Mark Duursma to score from third in a 2-1 win. Al Morales gave up five hits, a run and two walks in 4 2/3 innings for KONICA MINOLTA. Jurrian Koks conceded just one run on eight hits and a bb in 8 1/3 innings, while striking out ten.

Box scores, Stats available on KNBSB-stats.nl

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