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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos courtesy of Euro Stars)
 Euro Stars opens exhibition season with win vs. Almere '90
Nederlands
 CAPELLE a/d IJSSEL (Neth.) -
Euro Stars opened its exhibition season on Saturday, March 14 against another opponent than initially scheduled.
The team from Capelle a/d IJssel also had a double-header scheduled on Sunday, March 8 against The Hawks, but that was cancelled.
Today, Euro Stars had a double-header scheduled against Neptunus, but that was dropped.
In Amsterdam, the double-header between Amsterdam Pirates and Almere '90 was cancelled ahead of the weekend, due to the cold weather conditions.
However, both Euro Stars and Almere '90 wanted to try to play, despite the cold and so Almere '90 got in touch with Euro Stars and a new double-header between these two teams was scheduled.
It became a mini double-header, as the first game lasted 4½ innings, then the second was stopped after three innings, due to the very cold conditions.
But the two teams had come into action.
Both teams have several talented players, who have been involved in the Dutch National Team Programme in the last six years and were part of the Dutch Junior Team preliminary rosters, participating in tournaments as the Indoor Cup in Schiedam and the Future Stars Tournament in Amsterdam.
For Almere they are Stacy Groot, Ismay Poot, Britt Remmers, Montana Roelvink, Shawna van der Schouw and Shanna te Vrede.
On the side of Euro Stars, they are Onaisha Franka, Shomayra Franka, Renske Jansen, Tanisha van Krevel, Anna Prins and Kim van der Valk.
Ismay Poot and Britt Remmers were recently selected for the Holland Talent Team that will participate in this years Golden League, which is the name of the Dutch big league and will be the highest division in Dutch softball
Britt Remmers is one of several new players in the team of Almere '90.
Last season, she played for Twins.
Also new in Almere are Suzanne Poelgeest and Maxime Scheffer, who last season played for Amsterdam Pirates, Shanna te Vrede, who came from HCAW and Merel Boers, who played for DVH.
Euro Stars saw two players leave after last season, being Sheila van der Tang and Laura Zuidam.
The first will play for Twins this year, the latter for Zwijndrecht.
Also today, Twins played an exhibition game against Zwijndrecht. (Recap of this game)
In Rosmalen, Gryphons played its first exhibition game and lost to BioSilk Quick Red Caps in an 8-inning contest.
No details of this game are available (yet).
In its next game, Almere '90 met Golden League-team DSS on Saturday, March 21. (Recap of this game)
Euro Stars traveled to Italy following this game to have a trainingcamp and participate in a 3-team tournament on Sunday, March 22. (Recap of these games)
(March 14)
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Game One
In the opener, Almere '90 was off to a good start.
The team got the bases loaded in the first inning, but failed to score.
Almere then rallied for three runs in the third at bat to take the lead.
...Shomayra Franka pitched in...
...Game 1 for Euro Stars...
(© Photo: Euro Stars) |
In the first inning, Suzanne Poelgeest led off with a single and next batter Britt Remmers walked.
The latter was forced out on a grounder by Renee Adriaanse and a strikeout followed, but then the bases got loaded when Kelsy Pieneman walked.
However, Euro Stars avoided giving up runs when a strikeout ended the at bat.
In the third inning, Almere was productive again and this time scored three (unearned) runs.
Lead-off hitter Maxime Scheffer reached on an error and Merel Boers singled.
After the two had advanced on a grounder by Montana Roelvink, the first run was scored when Suzanne Poelgeest singled.
The latter was forced out on a grounder by Britt Remmers, but then a double by Renee Adriaanse and single by Shanna te Vrede lifted the lead to 3-0.
Euro Stars, which had left runners on first and third base in both the first and second inning, immediately reacted with four runs of its own in the home half of the third inning, which were all scored with two outs!
Kim van der Valk led off with a single and Tanisha van Krevel walked, then moved on a grounder.
After a strikeout, the first runner scored on an error, then Manon Hogenes walked.
Next, two veteran players contributed to give Euro Stars the lead.
First, Kirsten Molle doubled to bring in two more runs and tie the score.
Moments later, she scored herself when Davinia de Kwant singled to make it 4-3.
In the top of the fourth inning, Almere got close to score the tying run.
With two outs, Shawna van der Schouw reached on an error and moved the third base on a single by Ismay Poot.
But a grounder then ended the at bat.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Euro Stars struck with seven runs to lift the lead to 11-3.
Five of the runs were scored with two outs.
With one out, the home team got the bases loaded when Wendy van der Hoeven walked and both Kimberley van der Lee and Anna Prins singled.
Hereafter, Shomayra Franka and Kim van der Valk also singled to bring in two runs.
A force out at the plate followed on a grounder by Tanisha van Krevel, but that also kept the bases loaded.
The next run was then scored when Merel Cramer walked.
After a pitching change, three runs were then added when an error followed on a grounder by Onaisha Franka, who herself ended up on third base.
She later scored on a wild pitch to make it 11-3.
In the top of the fifth, Suzanne Poelgeest tripled with two outs, but stranded on third base, which marked the end of the game.
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...Shanna te Vrede...
...pitched 2 hitless...
...innings for...
...Almere '90...
(© Ph: Marco Stoovelaar) |
Game Two
In the second game, which lasted three innings, no runs were scored.
Shanna te Vrede (two innings) and Maxime Scheffer (one inning) pitched for Almere '90 and gave up no hits in the three innings they threw.
Four Euro Stars-batters reached base on a free pass.
Three via a walk, the fourth after being hit by a pitch.
Merel Cramer, who closed the first game, started Game 2 for Euro Stars.
This time, Shomayra Franka, who was the starter in the opener, closed the game.
Wendy van der Hoeven also pitched for Euro Stars in the first game.
In the second inning, Euro Stars got close to a run.
With one out, Wendy van der Hoeven was hit by a pitch and Kimberley van der Lee walked.
The two got into scoring position on a grounder by Anna Prins, but then a strikeout ended the at bat.
For Almere, the team left a runner on third base in its second at bat.
Stacy Groot led off with a single, but was forced out on a grounder by Mandy Pieneman.
The latter then moved on a passed ball and a grounder, but was left behind.
In Almere's last at bat, Maxime Scheffer led off with a double and Montana Roelvink walked with one out.
But with two outs, a force out ended the inning and the game.
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| Euro Stars - Almere '90 11-3 (4½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Almere '90 | 003 | 00 | | - | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Euro Stars | 004 | 7X | | - | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| pitchers Almere '90 | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Renee Adriaanse | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Merel Boers, BS (1), L (0-1) | 1.2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Montana Roelvink | 0.1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| pitchers Euro Stars | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Shomayra Franka | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Wendy van der Hoeven, W (1-0) | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | - |
| Merel Cramer | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Bianca Dweelaard, 1B-Gerrit-Jan van der Hoeven.
Scorer-Karin Pieneman (Almere '90).
Time-0:00 hr. |
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| Euro Stars - Almere '90 0-0 (3 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Almere '90 | 000 | | | - | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Euro Stars | 000 | | | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| pitchers Almere '90 | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Shanna te Vrede | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Maxime Scheffer | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| pitchers Euro Stars | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Merel Cramer | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Shomayra Franka | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Gerrit-Jan van der Hoeven, 1B-Bianca Dweelaard.
Scorer-Karin Pieneman (Almere '90).
Time-0:00 hr. |
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...Euro Stars 3B Kim van der Valk...
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...Short Stop Onaisha Franka...
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...Merel Cramer pitched for...
...Euro Stars in both games... |
...Anna Prins catching for Euro Stars...
...Bianca Dweelaard is the umpire... |
...Tanisha van Krevel lets a ball go by...
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| (© All Photos courtesy of Euro Stars) |
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