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Game report Konica Minolta Pioniers vs. Corendon Kinheim (11 May)

Van Zijl delivers big time: Complete game shutout in a 2-0 Konica Minolta Pioniers win over Corendon Kinheim

Game report Konica Minolta Pioniers vs. Corendon Kinheim (11 May)

Coming of a sub-par start in his previous outing against ADO, Konica Minolta Pioniers starter Jurjen van Zijl needed only 109 pitches (67 strikes) for a 2 hit complete game shutout. Pitching to the conditions really well, Van Zijl retired the first ten batters before allowing a hit to Dirk van ‘t Klooster in the 4th. Mixing up his pitches and varying speeds throughout his start van Zijl induced 10 ground outs while only giving up 2 singles and 2 walks. Corendon Kinheim’s Björn Henrichs had the other hit in the 8th. Well supported by an errorless effort in the field, van Zijl kept the bullpen out of the game, which is exactly what Konica Minolta Pioniers’ manager Bernie Beckman would have hoped for at the start of a 5 games/8 days stretch.

Corendon Kinheim’s starter Nick Veltkamp was impressive too, keeping the game scoreless striking out 6 while allowing 3 hits and 3 walks in his 5.2 innings but stranding all base runners until Onno Baur took over in the 6th after walking Norbert Lokhorst. All of the runs scored in the 7th inning with Baur pitching, after singles by Kevin Dirksen and Jefferson Muzo, a Mark Duursma clutch base hit in right field scored Mervin Gario (pinch ran for Dirksen) while an errant throw on the play to home plate by van ‘t Klooster allowed Muzo to score the game’s final run: 2-0.

Game Notes: The game was played in a light drizzle to begin with but by the end of the game after 2 hours and 16 minutes weather conditions had become poor, field conditios remained fair though throughout the game….. All hits in the game were singles with Muzo going 2 for 4…..  Veltkamp threw 100 pitches (61 strikes)….. van Zijl lowered his ERA to 3.41….. After one third of the season completed for Pioniers the team batting average is .191, the team ERA is 3.53…Corendon Kinheim is hitting .266 as a team while the team ERA is 1.21…..The other three Hoofdklasse games were rained out

Game report: Cees Groot