The game day in the Dutch Hoofdklasse this past week ended with a huge upset. The promoted DSS downed Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam 2-1. Tim Halderman and two relievers kept the defending champion to five hits and an unearned run in nine innings. Two runs in the fifth on an error and a double turned out to be the difference. DSS had lost games one and two of the series 3-6 and 1-4.
Meanwhile the Vaessen Pioniers won their series against L&D Amsterdam after losing game one on Thursday. The Pioniers prevailed 3-2 on Saturday and 7-5 on Sunday. Corendon Kinheim won 6-4 and 5-1 over UVV to win the series through weekend play. Mampaey The Hawks won not only their first two games of the year against HCAW Bussum, but also their first series.
Results:
| Sunday, May 17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hawks | 9 – 13 | HCAW Bussum | ||
| DSS | 2 – 1 | Curaçao Neptunus | ||
| UVV | 1 – 5 | Corendon Kinheim | ||
| Vaessen Pioniers | 7 – 5 | L&D Amsterdam P. | ||
| Saturday, May 16 | ||||
| HCAW Bussum | 0 – 1 | The Hawks | ||
| Curaçao Neptunus | 4 – 1 | DSS | ||
| L&D Amsterdam P. | 2 – 3 | Vaessen Pioniers | ||
| Corendon Kinheim | 6 – 4 | UVV | ||
| Thursday, May 14 | ||||
| HCAW Bussum | 2 – 3 | The Hawks | ||
| Curaçao Neptunus | 6 – 3 | DSS | ||
| L&D Amsterdam P. | 3 – 2 | Vaessen Pioniers | ||
| Corendon Kinheim | 1 – 4 | UVV | ||
Standings:
| # | Team | GP | Win | Tie | Loss | MIN | Pnt | R+ | R- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curaçao Neptunus | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 104 | 37 |
| 2 | L&D Amsterdam P. | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 95 | 30 |
| 3 | Vaessen Pioniers | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 72 | 49 |
| 4 | Corendon Kinheim | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 75 | 50 |
| 5 | UVV | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 64 | 56 |
| 6 | DSS | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 75 |
| 7 | HCAW Bussum | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 117 |
| 8 | The Hawks | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 119 |