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European Champions Cup 2018: Embarrassing loss for L&D Amsterdam Pirates
Byyankeebiscuitfan June 7, 2018

Six hits were all that L&D Amsterdam Pirates could produce against Owen Ozanich of the Rouen Huskies. The French champion, on the other hand, managed to collect twelve hits and score eight times to hand Pirates a humiliating loss: 8-1 Owen Ozainich was practically unhittable today. Only in the ninth inning, Pirates got past second base…

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Dutch baseball | Dutch Hoofdklasse | Holland Series

Holland Series 2017: Neptunus wins 18th title
Byyankeebiscuitfan October 8, 2017

For a long time, nothing seemed to be wrong for L&D Amsterdam Pirates as the team took a 3-0 lead. But a two-run seventh inning brought Curaçao Neptunus back in the game. Eventually, the Rotterdam based team scored the game-tying run in the top of the ninth and with only one out the team pushed…

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Dutch baseball | Dutch Hoofdklasse

Dutch hoofdklasse 2017: L&D Amsterdam Pirates stays at the right side of the score
Byyankeebiscuitfan July 16, 2017

In a close game between L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Curaçao Neptunus, the Amsterdam based team barely stayed at the right side of the score. In the ninth inning, Neptunus came within one run of Pirates but their rally fell short, so Pirates took the 5-4 win home. Both teams did not score in the first…

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Dutch hoofdklasse 2017: Curaçao Neptunus wins in comeback-from-behind fashion.
Byyankeebiscuitfan July 15, 2017

After trailing 5-0 at the start of the fifth inning, Curaçao Neptunus managed to come back in the ninth inning and walk away with the 7-5 victory in extra innings. L&D Amsterdam Pirates’ bullpen did not manage to do the job as they gave up four runs in the ninth inning. A passed ball and…

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Baseball against cancer raises €15,000
Byyankeebiscuitfan May 4, 2016

The head of the article is a bit misleading as there were four events that raised the amount. This was the fifth edition of this great event. It started with Zumba against cancer, then last week there was BBQ against cancer, yesterday Softball against cancer and today Baseball against cancer. The last three were organized by…

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Dutch baseball | Dutch Hoofdklasse

Dutch Hoofdklasse, Tuesday July 7: Curacao Neptunus @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates
Byyankeebiscuitfan July 7, 2015

Because of European Cup obligations Curacao Neptunus later this season, the game that was scheduled then, between Curacao Neptunus and L&D Amsterdam Pirates was played today. In a high scoring and close game, Neptunus took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. With two outs and Rien Vernooij on first, Vernooij advanced…

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European Cup in Paris, final game
Byyankeebiscuitfan June 7, 2015

As you may have read in my previous post, the grand finale of the European Cup won’t be an all Dutch game. In a game where the runs didn’t come cheap but in which they came early, Bologna took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. With one out, Francesco Fuzzi drew…

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Dutch baseball | Holland Series

Holland Series 2014: Game 5
Byyankeebiscuitfan October 6, 2014

vs Where L&D Amsterdam Pirates managed to win Saturday’s game in a comeback fashion, they couldn’t on Sunday. DOOR Neptunus took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Gianison Boekhoudt led off the inning with a doube and advanced to third on a 4-3 groundout hit by Kalian Sams. Dwayne Kemp drove in…

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Holland Series 2014: Game 1
Byyankeebiscuitfan September 28, 2014

vs Yesterday, L&D Amsterdam Pirates headed to Rotterdam to take on still reigning champion DOOR Neptunus. In the first game of the best of seven series, things went rather different than I expected. Even though I am rooting for L&D Amsterdam Pirates, I think that DOOR Neptunus is the team to beat. IMHO, DOOR…

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