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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Fred Versluis) Sparks Haarlem and Quick Amersfoort close exhibition season with two wins Nederlands HOOFDDORP / AMERSFOORT (Neth.) - Sparks Haarlem and Quick Amersfoort both won their double-header on Saturday (April 24) to close the exhibition season. In Hoofddorp, Sparks Haarlem outscored the young team of Hoofddorp Pioniers with scores of 17-0 and 16-0, both in five innings. Caressa Schoor and Rachel Henks were the starting pitchers. Kirsten Scheele closed both games. Newcomer Riangela Flanegin, who last season played for Pioniers, homered for Sparks in the second game. Quick Amersfoort won 7-1 and 2-1 against reigning champion Roef! at home in Amersfoort. Unfortunately, no other details are available of these double-headers, except that Tommasita Pavan and Mariana Prins-Atanasova were the umpires in Hoofddorp and Martin Lemstra and Gerrit-Jan van der Hoeven officiated in Amersfoort. Coming Saturday (May 1), the new season the highest Dutch softball-league gets underway. Dutch champion Roef! then opens at home with a double-header against Hoofddorp Pioniers. Sparks Haarlem opens at home against Onze Gezellen and Quick Amersfoort plays at home against Tex Town Tigers. New this season that all double-headers will begin at 1 PM. But there are some exceptions, as Roef! will begin at 1:30 PM and both Amsterdam Pirates and Tex Town Tigers at 2 PM. Beneath are some photos of the double-header between Hoofddorp Pioniers and Sparks Haarlem. (April 24)

...Left: Coaches Berend Mannessen and Peter van Dalen meet Umpires Tommasita Pavan and Mariana Prins... ...Right: Caressa Schoor was the starting pitcher for Sparks Haarlem in Game 1... ...Left: Denice van Dijk hitting for Sparks Haarlem; Looking on in the back are Rachel Henks,... ...Assistant Coach Rob Boersma and Suka Van Gurp... ...Right: Tenley Boersma slides into 3rd base while 3B Fleur Witvliet puts on the tag... ...Left: Suka Van Gurp looks at a pitch... ...Center: Riangela Flanegin and Ismay Poot have a talk... ...Right: Kirsten Scheele closed both games... ...Team Manager Sandra Nypels (left) and Sparks Haarlem-players Suka Van Gurp... ...and Dervisa Mutic show that it was a chilly afternoon... ...Riangela Flanegin is greeted by Head Coach Peter van Dalen and teammates after hitting a homerun... ...Left: Rachel Henks started for Sparks Haarlem in the second game... ...Right: Maxime van Dalen looks at the situation while running on second base... ...Left: Lorraine Kieft makes contact; Elyke Kardijk is the catcher, Mariana Prins the Umpire... ...Right: Ismay Poot running on second base... ...Left: Denice van Dijk at 1st base standing besides 1B Ilse Stoovelaar... ...Right: Sparks Haarlem-catcher Tenley Boersma after completion of the double-header... (© All Photos: Fred Versluis)

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