Recaps: Kinheim takes two of three from Pioniers

Konica Minolta Pioniers – Corendon Kinheim 2-4, 3-13 (8), 7-1

CORENDON KINHEIM won two of three games against KONICA MINOLTA PIONIERS this past Hoofdklasse game day. In game one on Thursday Dirk van’t Klooster went three-for-five with a double, a run scored and two RBI to lead KINHEIM to a 4-2 victory. David Bergman allowed just two runs on two hits and two walks in seven innings for the win. In the second match on Saturday they scored five runs in the bottom of the first en route to a 13-3 win in eight innings. Jason Halman had the big day at the plate, collecting three hits and four RBI, while Bryan Engelhardt and Remco Draijer drove in two each. The PIONIERS avoided the sweep with a 7-1 win on Sunday. Ryan Murphy led the attack with a three-run homerun and four RBI overall. He also pitched a complete game, allowing just one unearned run on two hits, striking out seven.

Mr. Cocker HCAW – L&D Amsterdam Pirates 5-7, 3-2, 2-7

Hoofdklasse leader L&D AMSTERDAM won the series against HCAW 2-1 after winning the rubber game on Sunday 7-2. In the first match on Thursday the PIRATES prevailed 7-5 behind five hits, two runs scored and two RBI of leadoff hitter Wesley Connor. Fausto Alvarez also collected two RBI. Adrian Anthony went two-for-four with three RBI for MR COCKER. On Saturday Joey Eijpe won the pitcher’s duel against Adam Blackley, allowing just two hits, two runs and two walks in a complete game win. They scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth on a RBI single by Quensley Bazoer.

ADO – Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam 1-11 (7), 0-3, 2-3

SPARTA/FEYENOORD solidified their spot in the top four of the Hoofdklasse standings with a sweep over ADO. In game one they scored in each of the first five frames on their way to an easy 11-1 victory in seven innings. Rodney Michel collected two doubles, two runs and two RBI. Percy Isenia drove in two. Rob Cordemans struck out 14 in seven innings, allowing just one unearned run on four hits. On Saturday they celebrated a 3-0 shutout behind the gem by Tim Roodenburg, who struck out nine in seven scoreless five-hit, two-walk innings. In the third match of the series one day later, they overcame a 0-2 deficit and won 3-2. Nick Eppinga drove in the winning run with a single in the seventh.

DOOR Neptunus – Media Monks RCH 13-5, 14-0 (7), 6-1

NEPTUNUS out-scored RCH 33-6 in a three-game sweep to move into a tie for second place in the standings. In game one on Thursday afternoon, Benjamin Dille, Raily Legito and Jeffrey Arends combined for ten RBI in a 13-5 victory, in which the MEDIA MONKS actually led 5-0 after two frames. In the second match the bats once again had problems with the opposing pitching and scored in six of the seven innings in a 14-0 shutout. Arends went four-for-five with two doubles, two runs scored and four RBI. Jeroen Sluijter collected three hits and three RBI. Matt McGraw scored three times. Kevin Heijstek went the distance for the three-hit win. The club from Rotterdam completed the sweep with a 6-1 win on Sunday afternoon thanks to five runs in the bottom of the eighth. McGraw drove in two. Eugene Kingsale hit a solo homerun. Dushan Ruzic was in line for the win after going seven innings, allowing just one hit and a walk, while striking out nine. But reliever Jurjen van Zijl blew the 1-0 lead in the top of the eighth. Berry van Driel picked up the win instead.

Box scores available on KNBSB-stats.nl

{mrb-standing:netherlands-2009}