by Pim van Nes
Last night both 2011 Baseball World Cup finale pitchers Rob Cordemans and David Bergman started their last 2015 play-off game versus a lower ranked opponent. Each of them lost his home game: number 1 Pirates 1-7 down versus nr 3 Neptunus and nr 2 Kinheim 4-7 down versus nr 4 Pioniers. Cordemans conceded 7 runs on 9 hits in 6 innings and Bergman 7 runs on 20 hits in 9 innings.
National team pitching coach Mike Hartley answered to Mister-Baseball.com there are no plans so far to go and see and check Netherlands best pitcher of the world Rick van den Hurk in Fukuoka, Japan.
Japan Times:
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Hawks 3, Marines 0
At Fukuoka’s Yafuoku Dome, Rick van den Hurk (7-0) struck out 10 over eight innings, and Dennis Sarfate completed the two-hitter with a 1-2-3 ninth for his 33rd save. Lee Dae-ho’s 28th home run of the season provided all the offense league-leading SoftBank would need to beat Chiba Lotte and win its fifth straight.