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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Hennie Edelenbos (HE Fotografie), Leon Bruggink & Renate van Stigt)
 Sparks Haarlem wins Mastenbroek Tournament
Nederlands
...Jan van der Molen (seen on his back) hands out...
...the trophies to the top-3...
...The first place trophy is named after him...
(© Photo: Renate van Stigt) |
 ENSCHEDE (Neth.) -
Reigning champion Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem is the winner of the 32nd edition of the annual J.C.J. Mastenbroek Tournament, organized by Tex Town Tigers in Enschede.
It marks the first time since 2006 that the Haarlem-squad won the event and only the third time that it has won the tournament since it is being played on the current site, starting in 1997.
Sparks Haarlem also won in 2004.
In the final, Sparks Haarlem faced Terrasvogels, its rival for many years.
The game remained tied for three innings, but then Sparks Haarlem rallied for four runs to win the game and the event.
Sparks Haarlem won the game, 5-1.
Earlier in the day, the preliminary rounds in the pools ended, then were followed by the decisive games for places one through ten.
Final Standings
1. Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem, 2. Terrasvogels, 3. SK Joudrs Praha (Czech Republic), 4. FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem, 5. Carrousel Moscow (Russia), 6. Tex Town Tigers, 7. DSS, 8. Zürich Barracudas (Switzerland), 9. HCAW, 10. German National Team.
Individual Award
Best Hitter: Anne Blaauwgeers (Sparks Haarlem)
(April 5)
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German National Team vs. Zürich Barracudas
Zürich Barracudas began the third day of the tournament with a 4-0 shutout-win against the National Team of Germany.
This was the first win for the Swiss team, which participated for the first time in the event and had lost its first three games.
For the German squad, it was its third loss, after having begun the event with a tie.
With this result, Germany ended in fifth place in Pool A, meaning it played for ninth and tenth place later in the day.
Zürich took fourth place because of the win to qualify for the game for seventh and eighth place.
The first two innings remained scoreless, but both teams got runners in scoring position.
In the top of the first inning, Kimberly Zehnder walked with one out, but was forced out on a grounder by Stephanie Reid.
The latter then stole second base, but was left behind.
In the last two seasons, Stephanie Reid played for UVV in the Dutch big league.
This weekend, she was a guest-player with Zürich, which also had listed Courtney Hiatt (who played for Terrasvogels last season) on its roster.
However, Hiatt was in the States and was not able to travel.
Later in the inning, Stephanie Reid decided the game in favor of the Swiss team.
For Germany, Maaike Ogink and Alexandra Stüwe both singled with two outs in the first inning, then stranded on second and third base.
In the second inning, Zürich left a runner on second base, then scored two runs in the third inning off starter Hannah Held.
With one out, Nina Wolfensberger and Kimberly Zehnder singled, then scored on a following triple by Stephanie Reid.
In the fifth, off of new pitcher Claudia Volkmann, Kimberly Zehnder led off with a triple and this time, Stephanie Reid homered to make it 4-0.
After Zürich had taken a 2-0 lead, pitcher Victoria Shepard retired nine of the next ten batters she faced.
The lone German player to reach base was Katharina Szalay, who singled with two outs in the third, but then the next seven batters were retired in a row.
| German National Team - Zürich Barracudas 0-4 (5 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Zürich Barracudas (Switzerland) | 002 | 02 | | - | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| German National Team | 000 | 00 | | - | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| (game stopped after five complete innings, as 75-minute tournament time-limit was reached) |
| pitcher Barracudas | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Victoria Shepard, W (1-3) | 5 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| pitchers Germany | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Hannah Held, L (0-1) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Claudia Volkmann | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Homerun: Barracudas: Stephanie Reid (1)(5th,2-run,off Volkmann). |
Umpires: HP-Bert Loggen, 1B-Gert-Jan van der Hoeven.
Official Scorer-Rienette Hamers.
Play-by-Play-Huub Nelissen.
Time-1:20 hr. |
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HCAW vs. Tex Town Tigers
Tex Town Tigers closed its preliminary round in Pool B with a 7-1 victory against HCAW to register their first win of the tournament.
With this, the two teams ended in a tie, resulting in fifth place for HCAW.
The ranking for Tex Town Tigers wasn't decided yet.
The result of the last game in this pool, between DSS and Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem, will decide that.
In case, DSS wins, Tex Town Tigers will finish in fourth place and HCAW in fifth.
In case of a loss for DSS, this team ends in a tie with Tex Town Tigers and HCAW.
That will then result in third place for Tex Town Tigers, fourth for DSS and fifth for HCAW, based on the run-difference in their respective head-to-head games.
After leaving a runner on third base in the first inning, Tex Town Tigers opened the score in the second at bat.
Veteran player Monique ter Steege then led off with a homerun.
With one out, Soffentini reached on an error and advanced when Francesca Betti walked.
The two Italian guest-players advanced on wild pitch, then the first scored on a 2-out single by Nadine Marinus.
HCAW got one run back in the home of the second inning.
Fleur van Haagen led off with a single, advanced on a wild pitch, moved on a grounder by Marley Martis and scored on another wild pitch.
But this was to be the lone run for the Bussum-squad, which left two runners in this at bat.
Tex Town Tigers took more distance by scoring three runs in the third at bat.
Laura Wissink led off with a walk, then moved on a grounder.
Next, Monique ter Steege singled and Isa Los followed with a 3-run homerun to make it 5-1, which led to a pitching change.
Two more runs were added in the fourth inning.
With one out, Nadine Marinus singled and scored on a double by Annemiek Jansen.
Next, Laura Wissink singled to bring the latter to third base.
Jansen then scored on a force play-grounder by Alana Westerhof.
With a 5-1 lead, Daniëlle ten Donkelaar took over the pitching for Tex Town Tigers in the third inning and retired all six batters she faced in the remainder of the game.
| HCAW - Tex Town Tigers 1-7 (4 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Tex Town Tigers | 023 | 2 | | - | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| HCAW | 010 | 0 | | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| (game stopped after four complete innings, as 75-minute tournament time-limit was reached) |
| pitchers Tex Town Tigers | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Cheyenne Scheffer, W (1-1) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Daniëlle ten Donkelaar | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| pitchers HCAW | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Anouk Sassen, L (2-3) | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Sanne Helmig | 1.2 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Homeruns: Tex Town Tigers: Monique ter Steege (1)(1st,solo,off Sassen; Isa Los (1)(3rd,3-run,off Sassen). |
Umpires: HP-Patrick Reus, 1B-Arjan de Wever.
Scorer-Renate van Stigt.
Play-by-Play-Ben Goorts.
Time-1:15 hr. |
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Terrasvogels vs. FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem
The final game in Pool A would also decide who would become the second finalist.
A tie would be enough for Terrasvogels to reach the championship game, while Olympia Haarlem needed a victory.
The game remained scoreless for three innings, then Terrasvogels scored the lone run in this game in the fourth to win 1-0 and reach the final later in the afternoon.
Olympia Haarlem finished in second place in this pool and will play for third and fourth place, facing SK Joudrs Praha.
Olympia Haarlem left four runners in the first three innings, Terrasvogels stranded two.
In the top of the first inning, Merel Oosterveld and Chiya Louie both walked for Olympia with two outs, but were left behind.
After the Haarlem-squad was retired in order in the second, the team reached base again in the third at bat.
Maranca Ham led off with single.
With one out, her pinch-runner Desiree Adriaansz stole second base and advanced on a throwing error.
With two outs, Merel Oosterveld walked, but the team again left two runners when a flyout followed.
Terrasvogels was retired in order in the first inning by Eva Voortman, who then walked lead-off hitter Marisèla de Wind in the second.
She advanced on a grounder, but also stranded.
In the third, Kimberly Jones walked with two outs, then also was left behind.
In the top of the fourth, Olympia Haarlem came close to open the score.
Mariëlle Vleugels led off with a single, then her pinch-runner Judith Buschman advanced on a grounder and Stephanie Ruiter.
Hereafter, Ginger de Weert took the pitching for Malou van Dusschoten.
With two outs, the runners came into scoring position after a wild pitch, but then a grounder ended the at bat.
In the bottom of the fourth, Jessie van Aalst led off with a walk and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Marisèla de Wind.
The bases then got loaded when Lisa Waasdorp and Lizzie Clarijs both walked.
With two outs, Jeske Meewisse delivered an RBI-single, which was the first basehit given up by Voortman.
And that decided the game, as it gave Terrasvogels an 1-0 win.
Jeske Meewisse is one of three new players on the Terrasvogels-roster, the others being Anna-Bè Bartels and Ella Krommendijk.
All three came from Amsterdam Pirates.
| Terrasvogels - FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem 1-0 (4 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem | 000 | 0 | | - | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terrasvogels | 000 | 1 | | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (game stopped after four complete innings, as 75-minute tournament time-limit was reached) |
| pitcher Olympia Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Eva Voortman, L (4-1) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| pitchers Terrasvogels | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Malou van Dusschoten | 3.1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Ginger de Weert, W (2-0) | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Peter Vonk, 1B-Carolien Stadhouders.
Scorer-Loek Venker.
Play-by-Play-Jos Huigsloot.
Time-1:15 hr. |
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...Marisèla de Wind hitting for Terrasvogels... | 
...Stephanie Ruiter hitting for Olympia Haarlem... |
...Brenda Beers between innings... | 
...Lisa Waasdorp waits for a pitch... | 
...Terrasvogels-pitcher Ginger de Weert... |
...Jeske Meewisse behind the plate for Terrasvogels... | 
...Eva Voortman pitches to Jessie van Aalst... |
| (© Photos: Leon Bruggink) |
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DSS vs. Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem
Pool B ended with an 8-0 win for Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem vs. DSS.
With that, DSS ended in a tie with Tex Town Tigers and HCAW.
A their head-to-head results produced a new tie, the run-difference brought the decision.
And so, Tex Town Tigers ended in third place, DSS in fourth and HCAW in fifth place in this Pool.
Sparks Haarlem already had secured a spot in the final on Saturday.
Sparks Haarlem decided the game with a 4-run rally in the first inning.
Chantal Versluis led off with a double and moved on a passed ball.
Then, Anne Blaauwgeers walked and advanced on a fielder's choice.
Moments later, they respectively scored on a double by Nathalie Gosewehr and a grounder by Karin Tuk.
After a walk for Virginie Anneveld, the next run was scored on a wild pitch.
Next, Manoa Weijgertse also walked.
Anneveld and Weijgertse then executed a double-steal, which was followed by a throwing error, resulting in the fourth run.
Sparks Haarlem added a run in the second inning.
Damishah Charles led off with a walk, then stole second base, moved on a throwing error and scored on a grounder by Anne Blaauwgeers.
After being held scoreless in the third, the Haarlem-squad added three more runs in the fourth at bat.
With one out, the bases got loaded when Damishah Charles, Chantal Versluis and Anne Blaauwgeers all singled.
Nathalie Gosewehr then also singled to bring in two runs and a grounder by Karin Tuk lifted the lead to 8-0.
DSS registered only one basehit off of starter Rebecca Soumeru, who struckout five batters.
That lone basehit was hit by Morgan Sampson, who led off the second inning with a single.
She also was the lone baserunner for DSS.
| DSS - Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem 0-8 (4 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem | 410 | 3 | | - | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| DSS | 000 | 0 | | - | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| (game stopped after four complete innings, as 75-minute tournament time-limit was reached) |
| pitchers Sparks Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Rebecca Soumeru, W (2-0) | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Kirsten Scheele | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| pitchers DSS | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Svenja de Lincel, L (1-2) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Quincey Catsburg | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Umpires: HP-Louis Rohan, 1B-Rob Veldkamp.
Scorer-Renate van Stigt.
Play-by-Play-Ben Goorts.
Time-1:15 hr. |
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DSS vs. Zürich Barracudas (7th/8th place)
The game for seventh and eighth place between DSS and Zürich Barracudas was decided in the final inning.
DSS won 3-2 to finish in seventh place.
DSS got some fine pitching from Quincey Catsburg and Svenja de Lincel, who respectively struckout nine and two batters.
Zürich registered only one basehit off of the duo.
DSS got five basehits.
The Swiss team got the bases loaded in the first inning.
With one out, Kimberly Zehnder walked, then moved to third base when an error followed on a force play-grounder by Stephanie Reid, who herself ended up on second base.
With two outs, the bases got loaded when Simona Cellar walked, but then Quincey Catsburg closed the at bat with a strikeout.
DSS then opened the score with two runs in the second inning.
With two outs, Anouk in den Kleef walked and Quincey Catsburg reached on an error.
After the two had advanced on a wild pitch, they both scored when Lorraine Kieft doubled.
Zürich came alongside by also scoring two unearned runs in the third inning.
Grounders by Nina Wolfensberger and Kimberly Zehnder ended in errors, then the two advanced on a passed ball.
With one out, Victoria Shepard singled to bring in both runners and tie the score.
Zürich again stranded three runners in the fourth inning, then DSS left two in its fourth at bat.
But DSS then decided the game in the bottom of the fifth inning.
With two outs, Morgan Sampson tripled and scored on a following single by Noa Brand, which gave DSS a 3-2 lead and seventh place.
| DSS - Zürich Barracudas 3-2 (5 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Zürich Barracudas (Switzerland) | 002 | 00 | | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| DSS | 020 | 01 | | - | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| (game stopped after five complete innings, as 75-minute tournament time-limit was reached) |
| pitcher Barracudas | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Victoria Shepard, L (1-4) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| pitchers DSS | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Quincey Catsburg | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Svenja de Lincel, W (2-2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Gerrit-Jan van der Hoeven, 1B-Patrick Reus.
Scorer-.
Play-by-Play-.
Time-1:30 hr. |
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| ...Melissa de Greef steps aside from a pitch, then makes contact on the next one... |
...Annemiek de Rover looks to the pitcher... | 
...DSS-catcher Lorraine Kieft... |
| (© Photos: Leon Bruggink) |
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HCAW vs. German National Team (9th/10th place)
HCAW finished the tournament in ninth place by winning 5-4 against the German National Team.
Germany outhit HCAW 9-5, saw the Bussum-squad commit four errors, but nevertheless trailed 4-0 after two innings.
The Germans then came alongside, but were left empty-handed when HCAW scored the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
HCAW opened the score with two runs in the first inning.
Dervisa Mutic led off with a walk, stole second base and (with one out) reached third base via a wild pitch.
Laura van Essen then walked and moved on a fielder's choice.
Next, a single by Wendy Bierman and a sacrifice fly by Anouk Sassen made it 2-0.
HCAW then doubled its lead by scoring two more runs in the second inning.
With one out, Milot van Doesburg walked and advanced on a wild pitch and a passed ball.
Fleur van Haagen then walked and moved on a grounder by Lindsay Gase.
Hereafter, it was Dervisa Mutic, who brought in both runners with a single to lift the lead to 4-0.
Germany had left a runner in both the first and second inning, then scored twice in the third at bat.
With one out, Miriam Kemmer doubled and Christin Poon reached on a bunt-single.
With the runners on second and third base, a grounder by Katharina Szalay and an error led to the two runs.
After HCAW had left a runner on third base in the bottom of the third inning, Germany narrowed the deficit to 4-3 in the fourth.
Pinch-hitter Maaike Ogink led off with a single and stole second base, then moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Valentina Mommer.
She then scored when Christina Dietrich followed with a single.
HCAW left two more runners in the home of the fourth, then Germany came alongside moments later in the top of the fifth.
Christin Poon led off with a double.
She then stole third base with one out and scored on a following throwing error.
But the Germans also left two runners in this at bat.
HCAW then decided the game in its favor after all.
Laura van Essen and Wendy Bierman led off with singles.
Odette Kuipers then entered as pinch-runner for Bierman and advanced on a grounder by Anouk Sassen, which led to Van Essen being forced out at third base.
Hereafter, Xanthe Fleurkens became the pinch-runner for Sassen and then Marley Martis reached on an error, which enabled Kuipers to score from second base with the winning run.
| HCAW - German National Team 5-4 (5 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| German National Team | 002 | 11 | | - | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| HCAW | 220 | 01 | | - | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| (game stopped after five complete innings, as 75-minute tournament time-limit was reached) |
| pitcher Germany | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Mona Hörner, L (0-2) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| pitcher HCAW | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Ilona Marcelis, W (2-1) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
Umpires: HP-Arjan de Wever, 1B-Bert Loggen.
Scorer-.
Play-by-Play-.
Time-1:30 hr. |
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FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem vs. SK Joudrs Praha (3rd/4th place)
SK Joudrs Praha finished in fifth place by winning 6-1 vs. FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem.
The Czechs took a decisive lead in the first inning by rallying for four runs on five hits off of Mariëlle Vleugels.
The bases got loaded quickly when Tereza Jakešova and Magda Polmanová (bunt) singled and Helena Novotná was hit by a pitch.
Hereafter, Anna Lemberková, Denisa Podzimková and Klára Patlichová all delivered runscoring singles to make it 3-0.
With one out, the fourth run was scored on a sacrifice fly by Kateřina Klimplová.
After leaving two runners in the first inning, Olympia got one run back in the second inning.
With one out, Maranca Ham singled, then her pinch-runner Stephanie Ruiter moved on a grounder by Rachel van Veen.
Next, Brenda Beers singled, which was followed by a throwing error, which led to the run.
A bunt-single by Eva Voortman followed, but Olympia then stranded two runners.
Olympia then left five more runners in the remainder of the game, including two in the fourth and fifth inning.
Leading 4-1, Joudrs added two insurance runs in the fourth inning, thanks to singles by Helena Novotná and Denisa Podzimková to make it 6-1.
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem - SK Joudrs Praha 1-6 (5 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| SK Joudrs Praha (Czech Rep.) | 400 | 20 | | - | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem | 010 | 00 | | - | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| (game stopped after five complete innings, as 75-minute tournament time-limit was reached) |
| pitcher Joudrs | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Lucie Zappová, W (2-1) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| pitcher Olympia Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Mariëlle Vleugels, L (0-1) | 5 | 4 | - | 12 | 6 | 4 |
Umpires: HP-Carolien Stadhouders, 1B-Louis Rohan.
Official Scorer-Huub Nelissen.
Play-by-Play-Jos Huigsloot.
Time-1:30 hr. |
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...Eva Voortman reaches 2nd base...
...Short Stop Apolena Výborná has no play... | 
...Olympia's Head Coach Stanley Doney goes over some details...
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| (© Photos: Leon Bruggink) |
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Carrousel Moscow vs. Tex Town Tigers (5th/6th place)
In the game for third and fourth place, only one run was scored.
Carrousel Moscow and Tex Town Tigers held each scoreless in the first three innings, then the Russian squad scored the lone run in the bottom of the fourth inning to win 1-0.
It was Tex Town Tigers that reached base most times in these three at bats.
But the team was unable to open the score.
In the first inning, Nadine Marinus led off with a single off of Ekaterina Eronina, but then was caught stealing.
Next, Annemiek Jansen singled and advanced on a wild pitch, but was eliminated on a grounder by Laura Wissink.
In the second inning, Eronina struckout the side.
In the third, Daniëlle ten Donkelaar led off with a single, then Nadine Marinus walked with one out.
But with two outs, a force play ended the inning.
In its first three at bats, Carrousel reached base only three times off of Canadian pitcher Alana Westerhof, who joined Tex Town Tigers a few weeks ago.
With one out in the first inning, she gave up a single, but the runner was then caught stealing to end the at bat.
In the second inning, Alexandra Chaban singled with two outs, then was forced out.
Westerhof then retired the side in the third inning.
As a batter, Westerhof led off the fourth inning with a walk, but stranded at second base.
Carrousel then scored the lone run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Gusakova led off with a double and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Irina Ilyashenko.
With two outs, she scored when Olesya Fedina reached on an error.
| Carrousel Moscow - Tex Town Tigers 1-0 (4½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Tex Town Tigers | 000 | 00 | | - | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Carrousel Moscow (Russia) | 000 | 1X | | - | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| (game stopped after 4½ inning, as 75-minute tournament time-limit was reached) |
| pitcher Tex Town Tigers | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Alana Westerhof, L (0-2) | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| pitcher Carrousel | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Ekaterina Eronina, W (2-0) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Rob Veldkamp, 1B-Peter Vonk.
Scorer-Renate van Stigt.
Play-by-Play-.
Time-1:16 hr. |
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Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem vs. Terrasvogels (Final)
The championship-game of the tournament between Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem and Terrasvogels was tied at 1-1 after three innings.
Sparks Haarlem then rallied for four runs in the fourth inning to win 5-1.
In the last two years (and in many other seasons), these two teams faced each other in the best-of-five Holland Series.
The games in those Series always brought something extra and were very well visited.
In 2013, the Series had to go all the way and it was Terrasvogels which then captured the Dutch championship-title in an exciting fifth game to close a very emotional year.
A true promotional series for Dutch softball.
Last year, Sparks Haarlem dominated the entire season and remaind unbeaten.
But that streak was almost broken in the third game of the Series.
In the end, Sparks Haarlem won that game only 1-0 to become Dutch champion.
And that's what makes a Series of games interesting, as everything can happen!
In tournaments, there is simply no time for a Series, so there is only one championship-game.
But Sparks Haarlem and Terrasvogels brought their rich history and rivalry against each other into this game.
Sparks Haarlem took the lead and Terrasvogels came alongside.
In the fourth, the reigning champion decided the game.
Terrasvogels threatened to open the score in the first inning when Jessie van Aalst and Marisèla de Wind singled with two outs off of starter Dagmar Bloeming, but a grounder ended the at bat.
Sparks Haarlem then scored the first run in the bottom of the first at bat.
With one out, Anne Blaauwgeers doubled and advanced on a wild pitch.
She then scored when Areke Spel followed with a sacrifice fly.
Terrasvogels answered with the tying run in the top of the second.
Lizzie Clarijs led off with a walk and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Jeske Meewisse.
Next, Ginger de Weert was inserted as pinch-hitter for Malou van Dusschoten and delivered a runscoring single that brought in Clarijs with the tying run.
Sparks Haarlem was then retired in order in the bottom of the second, but Terrasvogels got another runner in the top of the third.
Jessie van Aalst singled with one out and stole second base, but was left behind.
Sparks Haarlem got its next baserunner in the bottom of the third, when Chantal Versluis reached on a bunt-single and moved on a sac-bunt by Anne Blaauwgeers.
But she also was left behind.
In the top of the fourth, Kirsten Scheele took over the pitching for Sparks Haarlem and gave up a lead-off single to Lizzie Clarijs.
But hereafter, two forceouts followed and a strikeout ended the inning.
Sparks Haarlem then struck in the bottom of the fourth inning with four runs.
Karin Tuk and Virginie Anneveld led off with singles and moved on a sac-bunt by Nathalie Gosewehr.
They then scored when Maxime van Dalen followed with a double to give Sparks Haarlem a 3-1 lead.
Next, Manoa Weijgertse added an RBI-single, which led to a pitching change.
Ginger de Weert took over, but gave up a single to Kiki Draaijer.
The two runners then advanced on a grounder by Chantal Versluis and an extra run was scored when Anne Blaauwgeers singled.
Trailing 5-1, Terrasvogels attempted a final comeback in the bottom of the fifth inning.
With two outs, Jessie van Aalst singled and Marisèla de Wind reached on an error, but then a grounder ended the game.
| Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem - Terrasvogels 5-1 (4½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Terrasvogels | 010 | 00 | | - | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem | 100 | 4X | | - | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| (game stopped after 4½ inning, as 75-minute tournament time-limit was reached) |
| pitchers Terrasvogels | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Anna-Bè Bartels, L (1-1) | 3.1 | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Ginger de Weert | 0.2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| pitchers Sparks Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Dagmar Bloeming | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten Scheele, W (2-0) | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Patrick Reus, 1B-Arjan de Wever, 3B-Gerrit-Jan van der Hoeven.
Official Scorer-Ben Goorts.
Play-by-Play-Huub Nelissen.
Time-1:13 hr. |
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...A series of some very nice photos of this years Mastenbroek Tournament...
(© Photos: Hennie Edelenbos - HE Fotografie) |
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