IBAF tie breaker rule used for first time

On April 25 2011, For the first time, the IBAF tie-breaker rule is used in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. The Pioniers beat Mr. Cocker HCAW, 12 – 9, after the game is tied at 8 after 9 innings. Norbert Lokhorst reaches base six times, Nik Gumesonscores three and Dave Draijer gets the historic win. For the losing side, Dirimo Chavez scores four runs and Maarten Mulder takes the defeat. Oddly, one of the umpires (Olav Steijger) and official scorer (Linda Steijger, Olav’s wife) had each worked another “first” for the tie-breaker rule – Olav had been an umpire when the rule was first used in an international competition game at the 2008 World University Championship and Linda had been official scorer at a game in the 2008 Olympics when the rule was first used in the Olympics.

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