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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Fred Versluis)
 Sparks Haarlem mercy-rules DSS twice; No-Hitter Bloeming
Nederlands
 HAARLEM (Neth.) -
Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem remained unbeaten on Saturday (May 9) by adding two mercy-rule victories at DSS.
On a windy afternoon, the reigning champion won with 11-0 and 10-0 scores.
Dagmar Bloeming threw a No-Hitter in the second game, which was her last for Sparks Haarlem.
Virginie Anneveld also played in her last game for the team, hitting 2-for-2 with a double and scoring three runs, while batting in two.
The two will leave shortly to start their professional career in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) in the USA.
(May 9)
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Game 1
In the opener, Sparks Haarlem scored its eleven runs in the first two at bats, then was held scoreless in the next two innings by Quincey Catsburg.
Sparks Haarlem collected 12 basehits, including three by Areke Spel, who also batted in three runs.
The tone was set in the first inning when Sparks Haarlem rallied for five runs.
Chantal Versluis led off with a single and stole second base.
She then moved when Nathalie Gosewehr reached on an error.
Areke Spel followed with a single to bring in both runners and give Sparks Haarlem an early lead.
After Spel was caught stealing, Karin Tuk and Virginie Anneveld walked.
A single by Maxime van Dalen, followed by an outfield-error, then accounted for the next two runs.
With two outs, Cindy van der Zanden added an RBI-single to make it a 5-0 score.
A 6-run rally followed in the second inning.
This time, Versluis reached on an error and Gosewehr doubled.
Areke Spel then singled in a run and Karin Tuk followed with a 2-run triple.
A runscoring single by Virginie Anneveld, RBI-triple by Maxime van Dalen and runscoring grounder by Manoa Weijgertse then accounted for the next three runs and that increased the lead to 11-0.
Trailing 5-0 in the bottom of the first inning, DSS appeared to do something back.
With two outs, Morgan Sampson walked and Denice van Dijk singled, but then Kirsten Scheele closed with her third strikeout in the inning.
After having retired nine batters in a row, Scheele gave up back-to-back singles to Annemiek de Rover and Kelly Koeman with two outs in the fourth inning, but then ended the game with another strikeout.
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| DSS - Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem 0-11 (4 inn.) (Game 1) |
| R | H | E |
| Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem | 560 | 0 | | - | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| DSS | 000 | 0 | | - | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| pitcher Sparks Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Kirsten Scheele, W (3-0) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| pitchers DSS | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Svenja de Lincel | - (*) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quincey Catsburg, L (2-3) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
| (*) - De Lincel was announced as starting pitcher, but was replaced by Catsburg when top 1st inning began |
Umpires: HP-Bob Gieskens, 1B-Martin Lemstra.
Official Scorer-Ben Goorts.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Feiko Drost.
Public Address Announcer-Bert Daniëls.
Time-1:18 hr.
Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 13° C (55,4° F), southwestern wind 51 kmh (31 mph), humidity 71%. |
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...Winning pitcher Kirsten Scheele... | 
...Areke Spel shows that it was a cold afternoon... |
...Manoa Weijgertse is forced out by Melissa de Greef... | 
...Short stop Chantal Versluis... |
| (© All Photos: Fred Versluis) |
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Game 2
In the second game, Dagmar Bloeming held DSS hitless and threw a 4-inning No-Hitter.
Earlier this season, Ginger de Weert of Terrasvogels threw the first No-Hitter.
Bloeming struckout five batters and allowed only three players to reach base.
In the first inning, she walked Melissa de Greef with one out.
In the fourth, with one out, Anouk in den Kleef walked, then was forced out on a grounder by Lorraine Kieft, who became the third and final runner for DSS, reaching on a fielder's choice.
In this game, Sparks Haarlem opened with three runs in the first inning.
With two outs, Maxime van Dalen and Nathalie Gosewehr walked.
Virginie Anneveld followed with a runscoring single, then a single by Cindy van der Zanden led to the next two runs.
A 4-run rally in the second inning lifted the lead to 7-0.
Damishah Charles (bunt) and Chantal Versluis began with singles and advanced on a wild pitch.
A sacrifice fly by Anne Blaauwgeers and double by Virginie Anneveld enabled them to score.
Hereafter, two unearned runs were added via an error and a wild pitch.
Three more runs were scored in the fourth at bat.
Maxime van Dalen led off with a walk, Virginie Anneveld walked with two outs and the bases bot loaded when Manoa Weijgertse singled.
Hearefter, Cindy van der Zanden singled to bring in two runs and the third runner also could score a the throw from the outfield to make it 10-0.
Two Sparks Haarlem-players played on some unfamiliar positions in this game.
Chantal Versluis, who is the regular short stop, now played in centerfield.
Nathalie Gosewehr, who is an outfielder (mostly playing in leftfield), now was the catcher.
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| DSS - Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem 0-10 (4 inn.) (Game 2) |
| R | H | E |
| Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem | 340 | 3 | | - | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| DSS | 000 | 0 | | - | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| pitcher Sparks Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Dagmar Bloeming, W (3-0) | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - |
| pitcher DSS | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Svenja de Lincel, L (1-4) | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Umpires: HP-Martin Lemstra, 1B-Bob Gieskens.
Official Scorer-Ben Goorts.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Feiko Drost.
Public Address Announcer-Bert Daniëls.
Time-1:29 hr.
Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 13,5° C (56,3° F), west-southwestern wind 51 kmh (31 mph), humidity 71%.
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...Virginie Anneveld hitting for Sparks Haarlem with a nice Dutch landscape in the background...
...Madelon Paauwe is the catcher, Martin Lemstra the umpire... |
...Chantal Versluis was the centerfielder in this game...
...with Anne Blaauwgeers in leftfield and...
...Cindy van der Zanden in rightfield... | 
...Nathalie Gosewehr did the catching...
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...Cindy van der Zanden hitting for Sparks Haarlem... | 
...Dagmar Bloeming threw a No-Hitter... |
| (© All Photos: Fred Versluis) |
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