In Holland a “Super Six” between Amsterdam and Rotterdam »Baseball.it

After the decision to move the final qualifying tournament for the Olympics from Taiwan, due to new Covid-19 restrictions, in Mexico and the postponement of the start to June 22, the Dutch federation KNBSB has decided to use all the available weeks of the month of June to play the various rounds of the top national championship. And the public will return to the Hoofdklasse stadiums again: after the crisis due to the pandemic, the government has in fact given the go-ahead for spectators to enter from Saturday 5 June, however for a limited number.

Meanwhile, a series of six challenges between Pirates Amsterdam e Neptune Rotterdam. Thanks to the flexibility in the national championship calendar, the two clubs will play six official matches in the first two weeks of June: today in Rotterdam at 7.30 pm the first meeting between the reigning champion L&D Amsterdam Pirates and the current leaders Curacao Neptunus. Then on Saturday in Amsterdam and Sunday in Rotterdam, next week two races in Amsterdam and one in Rotterdam. They will be excellent opportunities for the manager of the Dutch national team to observe the numerous candidates to be called up for the orange team in preparation for the Olympic Games. It should be remembered that the two clubs qualified for the European Champions Cup which will take place in Ostrava, in the Czech Republic.

After 15 races this is the ranking of the Hoofdklasse: Neptunus Rotterdam 14 wins and 1 defeat, Pirates Amsterdam 11-1-2, HCAW Bussum 11-1-2, Twins Oosterhout 11-4, DSS / Kinheim 5-10, Pioniers Hoofddorp 4- 11, Storks The Hague 2-13, Quick Amersfoort 1-14. There is also a draw between Pirates and HCAW for the curfew. The Storks were sanctioned for an illegal player.

It should be noted that the left-handed pitcher Diegomar Markwell (born in 1980) reached 150 victories in the Hoofdklasse. Three games won with Sparta / Feyenoord Rotterdam and 147 with Neptunus Rotterdam led him to this historic personal result on Thursday 27 May in the Neptunus-DSS / Kinheim 3-2 match. Only Bart Volkerijk and Rob Cordemans have reached this remarkable milestone.

Tonight’s program (playball at 19.30): Curacao Neptunus-L & D Amsterdam Pirates, Meerlease Pioniers Hoofddorp-HCAW Bussum, Quick Amersfoort-Silicon Storks The Hague. Back on the pitch on Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm.