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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 DSS closes exhibition season with wins vs. Terrasvogels, Olympia Haarlem
Nederlands
 HAARLEM (Neth.) -
FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem, Terrasvogels and DSS closed the exhibition season with a 3-way series against each other in Haarlem.
Despite the rainy, windy and cold conditions in most parts of the country, the complete schedule could be played on Saturday (April 11).
Initially, Olympia Haarlem was to host the annual Jan de Wit Tournament again, which is always played in the last weekend before the start of the regular season.
However, the playing format of the regular season in the new Golden League was announced late and also the opening date changed from April 18 to April 11 to April 18.
In the end, it was not possible for Olympia Haarlem to invite (foreign) teams to participate in the Jan de Wit Tournament, resulting in the cancellation of the event.
Instead, Olympia Haarlem, Terrasvogels and DSS played a mini-event against each other.
On Saturday, DSS registered two small victories.
It nipped Terrasvogels 3-2, then won 4-3 vs. Olympia Haarlem.
The first game of the day between Terrasvogels and Olympia Haarlem ended in a 2-2 tie.
For the teams, it was their final preparations for the upcoming new season, which opens next Saturday April 18.
Olympia Haarlem opens with a double-header at Tex Town Tigers, starting at 2 PM, while DSS meets Terrasvogels at home, starting at 3 PM.
(April 11)
Complete Schedule
Scores
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Game 1 - Terrasvogels vs. FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem
In today's first game, Terrasvogels outhit Olympia Haarlem 7-4, but was unable to take distance after taking a 2-1 lead in the third inning.
Olympia scored two unearned runs in this game, which ended in a 2-2 tie.
After leaving a runner on second base in the first and second inning, Olympia Haarlem opened the score in the third at bat.
Desiree Adriaansz struckout, but reached on a passed ball, then Eva Voortman singled.
With one out, the two advanced on a grounder by Dinet Oosting, then the first run was scored on a passed ball.
Terrasvogels, which was the home team, answered with two runs in the bottom of the third.
With one out, Kimberly Jones reached on an infield-hit, then Ella Krommendijk was hit by a pitch.
A grounder by Jessie van Aalst brought both runners in scoring position, then the two scored when Marisèla de Wind followd with a 2-run single.
Olympia came alongside in the sixth when it scored another unearned run.
After Voortman's single, starting pitcher Ginger de Weert had retired nine batters in a row.
But now, she gave up a lead-off single to Merel Oosterveld, who then advanced to third base on two passed balls.
With two outs, she scored on a single by Maranca Ham.
In the bottom of the 6th, Terrasvogels came close to another run.
Jessie van Aalst led off with a double and Marisèla de Wind walked.
The two moved on a sac-bunt by Lisa Waasdorp, then a grounder accounted for the second out.
The inning ended when Van Aalst was eliminated in a rundown.
| Terrasvogels - FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem 2-2 (7 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem | 001 | 001 | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Terrasvogels | 002 | 000 | 0 | - | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| pitcher Olympia Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Eva Voortman | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| pitchers Terrasvogels | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Ginger de Weert | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Anna-Bé Bartels | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Carolien Stadhouders, 1B-Bob Gieskens.
Scorer-Colinda de Vries (Olympia Haarlem).
Time-0:00 hr. |
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Game 2 - DSS vs. Terrasvogels
In the second game in Haarlem, Terrasvogels suffered a 3-2 loss against DSS, whom it will meet on Opening Day next Saturday.
Terrasvogels led 2-1, but then DSS scored twice in the seventh inning.
The first three innings remained scoreless.
DSS got the bases loaded in the second inning.
With two outs and Svenja de Lincel (fielder's choice) on first base, the bases were loaded when Madelon Paauwe walked and Dominique Burger singled.
But then, a line drive by Melissa de Greef was nicely caught by 2B Kimberly Jones to end the inning.
Terrasvogels had left two runners in scoring postion in the first three at bats.
DSS then took an 1-0 lead in the fourth inning.
Annemiek de Rover led off with a double and moved on a sacrifice bunt by Judith van Tiel.
With two outs, Madelon Paauwe walked.
A double steal followed, which led to the first run.
Paauwe moved to third on an error, but a strikeout ended the at bat.
Terrasvogels then scored twice in the fifth.
With one out, Jeske Meewisse walked and Anna-Bè Bartels singled.
With two outs, the two runners scored when a drive into the outfield by Ella Krommendijk ended in an error.
She reached third base herself on the hit, but was left there.
In the sixth, Lisa Waasdorp and Lizzie Clarijs singled with one out for Terrasvogels, but stranded on second and third base.
In the seventh, Terrasvogels left the bases loaded.
After having left a runner on second base in the sixth inning, DSS decided the game in the bottom of the seventh.
With one out, Dominique Burger walked, then Melissa de Greef and Kelly Koeman singled to load the bases.
A following double by Denice van Dijk then brought in two runners and gave DSS a 3-2 victory.
| DSS - Terrasvogels 3-2 (7 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Terrasvogels | 000 | 020 | 0 | - | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| DSS | 000 | 100 | 2 | - | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| (one out when winning run was scored in the seventh inning) |
| pitchers Terrasvogels | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Malou van Dusschoten | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Anne-Bè Bartels, BS (1), L (1-2) | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| pitcher DSS | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Svenja de Lincel, W (3-2) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - |
Umpires: HP-Rob Veldkamp, 1B-Carolien Stadhouders.
Scorer-Colinda de Vries (Olympia Haarlem).
Time-0:00 hr. |
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Game 3 - FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem vs. DSS
The third game today also ended with a small score.
And it again was DSS that left the field victorious, winning 4-3 vs. Olympia Haarlem.
It was Olympia Haarlem that opened the score with two runs in the first at bat.
Eva Voortman led off with a single and stole second base.
With one out, Dinet Oosting and Mariëlle Vleugels hit back-to-back doubles to make it 2-0.
DSS then scored its first run in the second inning.
After Olympia-pitcher Eva Voortman had struckout four of the first five batters she faced, she gave up a 2-out triple to Judith van Tiel.
Moments later, she scored when Lorraine Kieft singled, but the latter was then caught stealing to end the inning.
Hereafter, Voortman retired nine of the next ten batters, but then DSS srruck with three runs in the top of the sixth inning, which was to be the last at bat in this game.
Dominique Burger led off with a single, then then bases got loaded when Kelly Koeman and Denice van Dijk both singled with one out.
With two outs, the tying run was scored when Annemiek de Rover was hit by a pitch, then two runs were added when Judith van Tiel followed with a double to make it 4-2 in favor of DSS.
In the bottom of the sixth, Olympia got close to turn the game its way.
Merel Oosterveld and Dinet Oosting began with singles, which led to a pitching change.
Starter Quincey Catsburg was relieved by Svenja de Lincel, who earlier had pitched a fine game against Terrasvogels.
The two runners moved on a flyout, then a wild pitch narrowed the deficit to 4-3.
A walk for pinch-hitter Cheska Ham followed, then a grounder by Rachel van Veen ended in an out.
The bases were loaded when Stephanie Ruiter walked, but De Lincel then finished with a strikeout to end the game.
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem - DSS 3-4 (6 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| DSS | 010 | 003 | | - | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem | 200 | 001 | | - | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| pitchers DSS | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Quincey Catsburg, W (2-1) | 5 (*) | 3 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Svenja de Lincel, SV (1) | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| (*) - Catsburg pitched to two batters in the sixth inning |
| pitcher Olympia Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Eva Voortman, L (4-2) | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Umpires: HP-Bob Gieskens, 1B-Rob Veldkamp.
Scorer-Colinda de Vries (Olympia Haarlem).
Time-0:00 hr. |
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