Almere collected ten basehits, including seven off of Mexican starter Al Morales Gomez, who was relieved in the fourth inning.
Kenny Berkenbosch, who played professionally this season in the States, but recently returned home, had three basehits, including a double. Jurriaan Korff (3 RBI's) and Niels de Lugt each had two basehits.
Ivanon Coffie, who scored three runs, hit a solo-homerun in the sixth inning to lift the lead from 10-0 to 11-0.

Leading 2-0, Almere decided the game with a 5-run rally in the third inning.
With one out, Bart Gabriëls (error), Ivanon Coffie (walk) and Kenny Berkenbosch (single) were on base when Jurriaan Korff hit a 2-run double.
After Berkenbosch scored on a wild pitch, Giovanni Samboe hit an RBI-triple and scored himself on a single by Frank van Leeuwen to make it 7-0 in Almere's favor.

Almere-starter Patrick de Lange pitched six innings in which he struckout six and gave up only two hits, but by Alex Vogel, who batted ninth in the batting order for RCH-Pinguïns.
Veteran René Rijst pitched the seventh and last inning.
Game Two will be played on Sunday in Almere.
Line Score & Box Score
(September 24)

Game Two. (September 25)
Game Three. (October 1)

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