Arrows Ostrava 2 – 22 L&D Amsterdam Pirates Once again L&D Amsterdam Pirates needed only five innings to finish the game. This time Arrows Ostrava was the victim of an ill-equipped pitching staff and an unleashed Pirates’ offense. For two and a half innings, Arrows Ostrava was capable to keep pace with the club from…
Rouen Huskies 3 – 8 Curaçao Neptunus For seven innings, the Rouen Huskies could keep pace with Curaçao Neptunus rather well, but eventually, in the eighth, the current Dutch champion scored four runs that led to a score that perhaps didn’t really show the real balance of power. On the other hand, only three of…
On the second day of the ECC, the following games were scheduled: Group A: Bonn Capitals @ Curaçao Neptunus and Parmaclima Parma @ Rouen Huskies Group B: L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Deurne Spartans and Arrows Ostrava @ UnipolSai Bologna. Bonn Capitals 4 – 14 Curaçao Neptunus Game report L&D Amsterdam Pirates 17 – 0 Deurne…
L&D Amsterdam Pirates 17 – 0 Deurne Spartans In a very lopsided game in which Deurne Spartans got one hit, L&D Amsterdam Pirates only needed five innings to seal Deurne’s feat. After leading 2-0 at the start of the second inning, four singles, a double, a walk, a home run and some aggressive base running,…
Bonn Capitals – Curaçao Neptunus In the first four innings, everything went Bonn’s way completely as the Germans scored four runs. But in the fifth, their pitching collapsed and Neptunus took advantage in the biggest possible way as it scored eight runs to turn the tables in just one inning. Back-to-back solo home…
On the first day of the European Champions Cup, the following games were scheduled: Group A: Deurne Spartans @ Arrows Ostrava and Curaçao Neptunus @ Parmaclima Parma. Group B: Rouen Huskies @ Bonn Capitals and UnipolSai Bologna @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates. Deurne Spartans 2 – 17 Arrows Ostrava In every possible way, Arrows Ostrava was superior…
UnipolSai Bologna 1 – 2 L&D Amsterdam Pirates Also, today’s second Italian-Dutch matchup was won by the Dutch side. Two solo home runs gave L&D Amsterdam Pirates a 2-0 lead after four innings. Denzel Richardson connected for a leadoff long ball to left-center field in the second inning. In the fourth, hired gun Sharlon Schoop…
Curaçao Neptunus 2 – 1 Parmaclima Parma A narrow escape for Curaçao Neptunus in a very close game. The two starting pitchers, Orlando Yntema for Neptunus and Erly Casanova for Parma, kept the opponent in check very well. Yntema did a tad better as he shut out the opponent in seven innings, striking out…
The European Champions Cup will start Tuesday, June 4. This year the tournament with the eight best European clubs will be played in Bologna and neighboring Castenaso. Champions Cup is a bit odd term as not only national champions are participating. Italy and the Netherlands are represented by two clubs each: their national champions and…
Because of the games of L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Curaçao Neptunus moved to Saturday, only two games were scheduled today: DSS @ Silicon Storks and Quick Amersfoort @ Meerlease Pioniers. DSS 2 – 3 Silicon Storks A hard fought, walk-off win in a close game for Silicon Storks. After DSS took a 1-0 lead in…
