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Dutch Team off to Italy with 20 players
Nederlands
NIEUWEGEIN - The Dutch National Softball Team will participate in the Torneo 150 Anni Unitá d'Italia in Bollate (Italy) with a group of 20 players. Initially, the roster had 21 players listed, but infielder Britt Vonk became unavailable after she qualified for the NCAA Women's College World Series with the University of California at Berkeley. The World Series will take place June 2-8, which is the same period of the tournament in Italy, June 2-5. National Team Head Coach Craig Montvidas decided not to add an another player to fill in Britt Vonk's place and therefore kept his roster to 20 players.

The Dutch Team opens the tournament in Bollate (near Milan) on Thursday-morning against an Italian All Star Team. In the evening, the reigning European champion will play an exhibition game against Italy, which will be the 100th official game between the two countries.

19 of the players participated with the National Team in the American Tour of last March in Florida and Tennessee. One player will make her National Team-debut, being Yonina Sint Jago, who plays for Gryphons in the 'Overgangsklasse' (second highest league).

The roster is as follows:

Pitchers:
Dagmar Bloeming, Rebecca Soumeru (both Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem), Femke van Dusschoten (Alcmaria Victrix), Lindsey Meadows (Museo d'Arte Nuoro, Italy) and Ginger de Weert (Iber Lengua Terrasvogels).

Catchers:
Anne Blaauwgeers (Alcmaria Victrix), Nathalie Timmermans (Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem) and Karin Tuk (Tex Town Tigers).

Infielders:
Virginie Anneveld, Chantal Versluis (both Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem), Nadine Marinus (Tex Town Tigers), Dinet Oosting (Olympia Haarlem) and Meike Witteveen (Iber Lengua Terrasvogels).

Outfielders:
Nathalie Gosewehr (DES Caserta, Italy), Saskia Kosterink (Sanotint Bollate, Italy), Merel Oosterveld (Tex Town Tigers), Yonina Sint Jago (Gryphons), Areke Spel (Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem), Solange Starrenburg (Iber Lengua Terrasvogels) and Fabienne van Uden (Twins).

Staff:
Craig Montvidas (Head Coach), Karen Marr (Pitching Coach), Mireille Gill'ard (Coach).
Paul Boonstra (Team Manager), Marco Stoovelaar (Media & Statistics), Ingrid Holstege (Physical Therapist).

(May 31)


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