Geerdinkck Batters Rome Big Time
All game long <Amsterdam:team#381>'s <Dolf Geerdinkck:player#15695> was rattling the walls at Ballpark of Amsterdam and banging out base hits against the <Rome Gladiators:team#380> and when the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a career day, a 5-hit day, but no victory. The Gladiators defeated the Aerials 14-8 to take a little of the glitter of the occasion away.

Speaking with reporters after his standout performance, the 28-year-old shortstop said, "To get 5 hits and win a ballgame, that would have been a very special day. But we didn't win today. It's not easy to be happy when you lose. Only losers do that."

In all, <Geerdinkck:player#15695> collected 5 hits in 5 at-bats and a spot in the record book.

<Dolf Geerdinkck:player#15695> singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

This season <Geerdinkck:player#15695> is swinging the bat at a .313 pace. He has hit 2 home runs and scored 29 times, while driving in 18. His on-base percentage is .378 and he has played in 48 games.