# 2010 Honkbal Hoofdklasse season

The 2010 Honkbal Hoofdklasse season began Saturday, April 10 and ended on September 18.

## Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| DOOR Neptunus | 39 | 3 | .929 | — |
| Corendon Kinheim | 30 | 11 | .732 | 8½ |
| L&D Amsterdam | 25 | 17 | .595 | 14 |
| Konica Minolta Pioniers | 22 | 20 | .524 | 17 |
| Mr. Cocker HCAW | 19 | 23 | .452 | 20 |
| Sparta/Feyenoord | 13 | 28 | .321 | 25½ |
| ADO Den Haag | 9 | 31 | .232 | 29 |
| Almere Magpies | 9 | 33 | .214 | 30 |
* The game ADO Den Haag – Sparta/Feyenoord on June 17 ended after the 10th inning in a 2–2 draw, due to the curfew rule.

## League leaders

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Eugene Kingsale (NEP) | .405 |
| HR | Bryan Engelhardt (KIN) | 6 |
| RBI | Bryan Engelhardt (KIN) | 36 |
| R | Benjamin Dille (NEP) | 38 |
| H | Bryan Engelhardt (KIN) Dirk van 't Klooster (KIN) | 56 |
| SB | Bryan Engelhardt (KIN) | 16 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | David Bergman (KIN) | 12 |
| L | Sten van den Bedem (ALM) | 11 |
| ERA | Leon Boyd (NEP) | 0.39 |
| K | David Bergman (KIN) | 100 |
| IP | Gregory Gustina (SPA) | 105.1 |
| SV | Michiel van Kampen (KIN) | 11 |

## All-Star game

The 2010 Honkbal Hoofdklasse All-Star Game will be the 1st midseason exhibition between the all-stars divided in teams North and South. The all-stars from Almere, Amsterdam, Bussum and Haarlem will make up team North. The all-stars from The Hague, Hoofddorp and Rotterdam will make up team South.
The game will be held on July 4 at the Leen Volkerijk Stadium, the home of ADO Den Haag.

### Rosters

Votes were cast online. The deadline to cast votes was June 27, and the results were published on June 28. Most of the players, 14 out of 19, in team South are players from Corendon Kinheim and L&D Amsterdam. Also, DOOR Neptunus brings 10 players to the All Star Game. Current weakest teams in the 2010 season, ADO Den Haag and Almere Magpies, has the lowest number of representatives.

### Line score

July 4, 2010 4:30 p.m. (GMT+1) Leen Volkerijk Stadium, The Hague :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| All Star North | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| All Star South | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Starting pitchers: North: David Bergman South: Leon Boyd WP: Jean-Paul Gulinck (1-1) LP: Joep de Wit (0-1) Sv: Dushan Ruzic (3) Home runs: North: None South: Eugene Kingsale (1), Percy Isenia (1) |||||||||||||

## Playoffs

The playoffs began on Thursday, August 19 and will feature the four best teams of the regular season.

### Neptunus vs. Pioniers

DOOR Neptunus won the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 19 | DOOR Neptunus – 1, Konica Minolta Pioniers – 0 | Rotterdam | 3:01 | 250 |
| 2 | August 21 | Konica Minolta Pioniers – 0, DOOR Neptunus – 3 | Hoofddorp | 2:53 | 350 |
| 3 | August 19 | DOOR Neptunus – 8, Konica Minolta Pioniers – 0 | Rotterdam | 2:24 | 230 |

### Kinheim vs. Amsterdam

L&D Amsterdam won the series, 3–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 20 | Corendon Kinheim – 1, L&D Amsterdam – 4 | Haarlem | 2:37 | 316 |
| 2 | August 21 | L&D Amsterdam – 7, Corendon Kinheim – 8 | Amsterdam | 3:07 | 405 |
| 3 | August 22 | Corendon Kinheim – 4, L&D Amsterdam – 6 | Haarlem | 3:06 | 482 |
| 4 | August 31 | L&D Amsterdam – 9, Corendon Kinheim – 3 | Amsterdam | 2:57 | 250 |

## Playdowns

The playdowns began on Thursday, August 19 and will feature the four weakest teams of the regular season.

### HCAW vs. Almere

Mr.Cocker HCAW won the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 19 | Mr.Cocker HCAW – 3, Almere Magpies – 1 | Bussum | 2:25 | 200 |
| 2 | August 21 | Almere Magpies – 5, Mr.Cocker HCAW – 16 | Almere | 2:57 | 152 |
| 3 | August 22 | Mr.Cocker HCAW – 7, Almere Magpies – 1 | Bussum | 2:19 | 331 |

### Sparta/Feyenoord vs. ADO

Sparta/Feyenoord won the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 20 | Sparta/Feyenoord – 2, ADO Den Haag – 1 | Rotterdam | 2:41 | 52 |
| 2 | August 21 | ADO Den Haag – 4, Sparta/Feyenoord – 8 | The Hague | 3:18 | 135 |
| 3 | August 22 | Sparta/Feyenoord – 2, ADO Den Haag – 1 | Rotterdam | 3:11 | 92 |

## Degradation Series

ADO Den Haag won the series, 3–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | September 2 | ADO Den Haag – 11, Almere Magpies – 6 | The Hague | 2:52 | 82 |
| 2 | September 4 | Almere Magpies – 0, ADO Den Haag – 1 | Almere | 2:21 | 142 |
| 3 | September 5 | ADO Den Haag – 2, Almere Magpies – 4 | The Hague | 2:54 | 115 |
| 4 | September 11 | Almere Magpies – 2, ADO Den Haag – 3 | Almere | 3:08 | 200 |

## Promotion Series

Almere Magpies won the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | September 16 | Almere Magpies – 4, UVV – 1 | Almere | 2:28 | 265 |
| 2 | September 18 | UVV – 0, Almere Magpies – 3 | Utrecht | 2:55 | 300 |
| 3 | September 19 | Almere Magpies – 4, UVV – 2 | Almere | 2:33 | 247 |

## Holland Series

DOOR Neptunus won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | September 4 | DOOR Neptunus – 2, L&D Amsterdam – 5 | Rotterdam | 3:05 | 950 |
| 2 | September 5 | L&D Amsterdam – 3, DOOR Neptunus – 5 | Amsterdam | 3:00 | 950 |
| 3 | September 9 | DOOR Neptunus – 3, L&D Amsterdam – 0 | Rotterdam | 2:29 | 951 |
| 4 | September 11 | L&D Amsterdam – 3, DOOR Neptunus – 1 | Amsterdam | 2:26 | 1,000 |
| 5 | September 12 | DOOR Neptunus – 3, L&D Amsterdam – 2 | Rotterdam | 2:24 | 480 |
| 6 | September 18 | L&D Amsterdam – 2, DOOR Neptunus – 5 | Amsterdam | 2:33 | 1,200 |