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 Decisive games Midden-Nederland Cup cancelled; Final coming Saturday
Nederlands
 LOOSDRECHT (Neth.) -
The two decisive games of this years Midden-Nederland Cup, organized by Hilversum Hurricanes, rained out on Sunday (March 29).
Almere '90 and Amsterdam Pirates were to meet in the game for third and fourth place, then the final would be played between UVV and Centrals.
The final will now be played next week, as UVV and Centrals were then scheduled to play a double-header against each other.
The games will be played in Vleuten at the site of UVV.
Despite unfavorable weather conditions, it was cold and it rained, the tournament went underway on Saturday and all six games could be played as scheduled.
The tournament featured four teams that will play in this years Silver League: Almere '90, Amsterdam Pirates, Centrals and UVV.
These four were joined by two First Divsision-clubs, BioSilk Quick/Red Caps and host Hilversum Hurricanes.
On Day 1, UVV and Centrals remained unbeaten in pool-play.
UVV won with big scores of 11-0 and 21-3 against Almere '90 and Quick/Red Caps respectively.
Centrals opened with a 20-1 win vs. Hilversum, then won 7-1 vs. Amsterdam Pirates.
This set-up the semi-finals for Sunday-morning.
UVV and Centrals then advanced to the Final by winning 5-1 vs. Pirates and 6-0 vs. Almere '90, respectively.
After the two semi-finals, the game for fifth and sixth place between Hilversum and Quick/Red Caps went underway, but was halted due to rain in the second inning with Hilversum leading 2-1.
Hereafter, it was hoped that the game for third and fourth place could be played between Almere '90 and last years winner Amsterdam Pirates.
But due to the weather conditions and some injuries, Amsterdam didn't want to play anymore, resulting in the cancellation of the game.
With that, Almere '90 was awarded third place, while the final between UVV and Centrals was cancelled due to the rain.
(March 28-29)
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Game 1 - UVV vs. Almere '90
...Cintia de Groodt...
...strong pitching...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar) |
In its first game, UVV struck early, scoring three runs in the first inning.
After Laura Arp had led off with a single, a double by Naomi Andringa, wild pitch and passed ball accounted for the three runs.
UVV was then held scoreless in the second inning by starting pitcher Shanna te Vrede, who then struckout two batters.
In the third at bat, UVV rallied for four runs.
Helma Pluim led off with a double, then scored when a throwing error towards third base followed.
With one out, Cintia de Groodt walked and Renske de Leeuw singled, which led to runners on second and third base.
The next three runs were then scored on a strikeout-passed ball, fielder's choice and strikeout-plus-throw-to-first-base.
UVV staged another 4-run rally in the fourth inning.
This time, Helma Pluim led off with a walk and scored on a double by Marleen van Gasteren.
After the bases got loaded, all three runners scored when a single by Bente Erkelens was followed by an outfield-error.
For Almere, Suzanne Poelgeest led off the game with a single, but that was to be her team's lone basehit in this game.
However, Almere threatened to open the score in the first inning, as it got the bases loaded with no outs.
After the lead-off single, Britt Remmers reached on an error and Merel Boers walked to load the bases.
However, a force at home followed on a grounder by Shanna te Vrede, then UVV-pitcher Cintia de Groodt followed with a strikeout.
A flyout ended the at bat.
Starting with the strikeout, De Groodt retired 11 of the next 12 batters, including nine in a row.
| UVV - Almere '90 11-0 (4 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Almere '90 | 000 | 0 | | - | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UVV | 304 | 4 | | - | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| pitchers Almere '90 | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Shanna te Vrede, L (0-1) | 3 (*) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Maxime Scheffer | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| (*) - Te Vrede pitched to 4 batters in the 4th inning |
| pitcher UVV | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Cintia de Groodt, W (2-1) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Bianca Dweelaard, 1B-Louis Rohan.
Scorer-Monique Burger (UVV).
Time-0:00 hr. |
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Game 2 - Hilversum Hurricanes vs. Centrals
...Petya Sokolová...
...4-for-4, double, homerun...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar) |
Centrals decided the game against Hilversum right away in the first inning with a 6-run rally.
The team from De Bilt added three more runs in the second and third at bat, then rallied for eight runs in the fourth to register a huge win.
The Centrals-offense was led by Petya Sokolová, who was 4-for-4 with two singles, a triple and a 2-run homerun.
Hilversum registered only three basehits off of two pitchers.
Pauline Baaij started for Centrals and gave up one basehit.
Hilversum then collected two more hits and scored its lone run off of American Cheyenne Bumpus, who took over the pitching in the third inning.
Hilversum, which will play in the First Division this season, is led by veteran coach Hans Snel, who has a long career in coaching softball.
Last season, Snel was the coach of the Junior-team of Twins.
Snel will be assisted by Soon-Young Lam, who herself played in the Dutch big league in the eighties for HCAW, but has been active as a coach in the last years.
| Hilversum Hurricanes - Centrals 1-20 |
| R | H | E |
| Centrals | 633 | 8 | | - | 20 | .. | 2 |
| Hilversum Hurricanes | 000 | 1 | | - | 1 | 3 | .. |
| pitchers Centrals | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Pauline Baaij, W (1-0) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Cheyenne Bumpus | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | .. |
| pitchers Hurricanes | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| .........., L | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. |
| Homerun: Centrals: Petya Sokolová (1)(2-run). |
Umpires: HP-Arie Nokkert, 1B-Arjan Mens.
Scorer-.
Time-0:00 hr. |
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Game 3 - Almere '90 vs. BioSilk Quick/Red Caps
After having lost its first game, Almere '90 recovered and went on to win its next game 6-1 against Quick/Red Caps.
But the team faced an 1-0 deficit after two innings, as Quick/Red Caps had taken the lead in the opening at bat.
Xaressa van Berkel then led off with a bunt-single, advanced on a grounder by Debbie van de Kolk and reached third base on a passed ball.
She then scored when Miriam Boode doubled.
After the latter had stolen third base, she stranded there, as two outs followed.
...Nikki Harte...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar) |
Quick/Red Caps got close to another run in the third inning.
Lead-off hitter Xaressa van Berkel was then hit by a pitch, stole second base and advanced on a passed ball.
Hereafter, Debbie van de Kolk walked and moved to second base on another passed ball.
But then, the Almere-defense turned a double play on a bunt by Mirjam Boode and a flyout ended the inning.
Almere had failed to score in its first at bat after getting the bases loaded with no outs.
Stacy Groot (error), Britt Remmers (fielder's choice) and Renee Adriaanse (walk) were on base when an infield-fly followed.
Next, a line drive by Shawna van der Schouw was caught and a grounder ended this scoring opportunity.
Almere then struck with four runs in the third inning.
With one out, Britt Remmers tripled and scored the tying run on a single by Renee Adriaanse.
Hereafter, Kelsy Pieneman doubled and two runs were scored on a following single by Shawna van der Schouw.
The latter then advanced on a walk for Mandy Pieneman and scored on a 2-out single by Montana Roelvink to make it 4-1.
Two runs were added in the fourth inning.
Stacy Groot then led off with a double and scored on an one-out single by Renee Adriaanse.
With two outs, Shawna van der Schouw tripled to lift the lead to 6-1.
After last season, Quick/Red Caps added two former big league-palyers, Nikki Harte and Chuderika Straker.
Last season, Nikki Harte played in the big league for Olympia Haarlem after also having played in the highest division for Centrals and UVV.
Since 2013, she was a member of the Netherlands National Softball Team, with whom she participated in two USA-trips last year.
Chuderika Straker played in the big league for UVV in 2013.
Besides these two, the team has five more players on its roster with big league-experience, being Kayleigh Adelina, Mirjam Boode, Vera de Boer-Esmeijer, Floor van Dijk and Nathalie Vanderwijst.
The team is led by coaches Ricardo Bryson, Tim Zwaan and Scott Thomas.
In November, the team of Quick/Red Caps was nominated for the title Sports Team of the Year in the Municipality of Amersfoort.
| Almere '90 - BioSilk Quick/Red Caps 6-1 (4½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| BioSilk Quick/Red Caps | 100 | 00 | | - | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Almere '90 | 004 | 2X | | - | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| pitchers Quick/Red Caps | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| .........., L | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| pitchers Almere '90 | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Montana Roelvink, W (1-0) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Maxime Scheffer, SV (1) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Ben Goorts, 1B-Frits Budding.
Scorer-Karin Pieneman (Almere '90).
Time-0:00 hr. |
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Game 4 - Centrals vs. Amsterdam Pirates
Centrals won its second game of the day by beating Amsterdam Pirates, 7-1.
No details of this game are available (yet).
| Centrals - Amsterdam Pirates 7-1 |
| R | H | E |
| Amsterdam Pirates | | | | - | 1 | | |
| Centrals | | | | - | 7 | | |
| pitchers Pirates | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| .........., L | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
| pitchers Centrals | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| .........., W | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Umpires: HP-Arjan Mens, 1B-Arie Nokkert.
Scorer-.
Time-0:00 hr. |
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Game 5 - BioSilk Quick/Red Caps vs. UVV
UVV became pool-winner after registering another big victory, this time a 21-3 win against Quick/Red Caps.
With a 7-3 lead, UVV staged a huge 14-run rally in the fourth inning.
UVV collected 12 basehits, including six extra-basehits (four triples, two homeruns).
...Bente Erkelens...
...3-run homerun...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar) |
UVV scored three runs in the first at bat.
Laura Arp led off the game with a triple and scored on a passed ball.
With two outs, Marleen van Gasteren (infield-hit) and Cintia de Groodt (error) were on base when Renske de Leeuw delivered a triple.
Moments later, she scored herself on a passed ball to make it 4-0.
Two runs were added in the second inning when Naomi Andringa and Helma Pluim also scored on passed balls.
Trailing 6-0, Quick/Red Caps was able to come back in the second inning by scoring three runs.
Nathalie Vanderwijst led off with a single and Nikki Harte walked, then a run was scored on a single by Vera de Boer-Esmeijer.
With one out, a single by Lauri Broomans and an error on a grounder by Suzette Bryson narrowed the deficit to 6-3, but that was to be all for the Amersfoort-squad.
A grounder by Felicity Pique enabled Bente Erkelens to score the next run for UVV in the third inning.
UVV then rallied for 14 runs in the fourth at bat in which 17 batters stepped up to the plate.
In the inning, Cintia de Groodt tripled twice to bring in four runs.
She herself scored both times on a following homerun.
First, she scored on a 2-run homerun by Renske de Leeuw.
After De Groodt had hit her second triple, then De Leeuw walked, followed by a 3-run homerun by Bente Erkelens, who had singled in her first at bat in this inning.
Marleen van Gasteren delivered two 2-run singles in the productive inning.
Six UVV-players scored three runs each.
Quick/Red Caps hit four basehits in this game, including two by Lauri Broomans.
| BioSilk Quick/Red Caps - UVV 3-21 (4 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| UVV | 421 | (14) | | - | 21 | 12 | 1 |
| BioSilk Quick/Red Caps | 030 | 0 | | - | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| pitcher UVV | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Helma Pluim, W (1-0) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| pitchers Quick/Red Caps | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Ruby Haring, L | 2.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Vera de Boer-Esmeijer | 1.2 | - | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| Homeruns: UVV: Renske de Leeuw (1)(4th,2-run,off De Boer), Bente Erkelens (1)(4th,3-run,off De Boer). |
Umpires: HP-Frits Budding, 1B-Bianca Dweelaard.
Scorer-Monique Burger (UVV).
Time-0:00 hr. |
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Game 6 - Amsterdam Pirates vs. Hilversum Hurricanes
Amsterdam Pirates, which had lost its first game, closed the first day of the tournament with a 12-1 victory against host Hilversum Hurricanes.
The Amsterdam-squad struck with 10 runs in the first inning, then added two more in the second at bat.
Amsterdam Pirates will play this season with an almost complete new team.
After completion of last season, fourteen players left.
Five of them will play this year in the Golden League, Anna-Bé Bartels, Ella Krommendijk, Jeska Meewisse (all Terasvogels), Kelly Koeman and Annemiek de Rover (both DSS).
The others will play this season in the Silver League, Milot van Doesburg, Lara Hoekstra, Monique Melissant (all HCAW), Donna Hartman, Michelle van Waveren (both UVV), Shannon Hetem (Onze Gezellen), Suzanne Poelgeest, Maxime Scheffer (both Almere '90) and Nadine van Roode (Ban-Topa Future Stars).
The new team is now compiled of the few leftovers, plus players who last season played in its second team.
Jan Kouwenhoven succeeded Johan Korpel as Head Coach.
| Amsterdam Pirates - Hilversum Hurricanes 12-1 |
| R | H | E |
| Hilversum Hurricanes | 100 | | | - | 1 | | |
| Amsterdam Pirates | (10)20 | | | - | 12 | | |
| pitchers Hurricanes | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| .........., L | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. |
| pitchers Pirates | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| .........., W | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Umpires: HP-Louis Rohan, 1B-Ben Goorts.
Scorer-.
Time-0:00 hr. |
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Game 7 - Centrals vs. Almere '90 (semi-final)
The second day of the tournament began with the two semi-finals.
...Jasmin Carlson...
...sac-fly, RBI-double...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar) |
In one of these semi-finals, Centrals shutout Almere '90 6-0 to reach the final.
Centrals opened the score with one run in the first inning.
With two outs, Laura Bakker reached on an error, then scored when Sara Rosenbarker followed with a triple.
Franka van Dijk then walked and stole second base, but the two runners were left behind in scoring position.
Two runs were added in the second inning.
With one out, Emma Wójcik and Petya Sokolová both singled.
The first then scored on a passed ball and the latter on a sacrifice fly by Jasmin Carlson.
Centrals scored its fourth run in the next inning.
Laura Bakker then led off with a triple, but was eliminated on a following grounder by Sara Rosenbarker, who reached on a fielder's choice.
A single by Franka van Dijk followed.
Next, then two advanced when Stephanie Pearce grounded out, but that was followed by a throwing error back to third base, which led to the run.
Centrals increased its lead by two more runs in the fourth at bat.
With one out, Petya Sokolová was hit by a pitch, then scored all the way from first base when Jasmin Carlson followed with a double.
Carlson then went on to score herself on a passed ball.
Almere hit four basehits and left three runners behind in scoring position.
In the second inning, Mandy Pieneman walked with two outs and Shawna van der Schouw followed with a single.
The two advanced on a passed ball, but then stranded.
In the fifth inning, Almere left runners on first and second base.
Shawna van der Schouw hit two of Almere's four basehits, while Suzanne Poelgeest reached base three times.
| Centrals - Almere '90 6-0 (5 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Almere '90 | 000 | 00 | | - | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Centrals | 121 | 20 | | - | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| pitchers Almere '90 | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Renee Adriaanse, L (0-1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Shanna te Vrede | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| pitcher Centrals | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Pauline Baaij, W (2-0) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Louis Rohan, 1B-Frits Budding.
Scorer-Karin Pieneman (Almere '90).
Time-0:00 hr. |
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Game 8 - UVV vs. Amsterdam Pirates (semi-final)
...Laura Arp...
...single, triple, walk, 2 runs...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar) |
In the other semi-final, UVV won 5-1 vs. Amsterdam Pirates to reach the final of the tournament.
After pitcher Cintia de Groodt retired the side in the top of the first inning, UVV opened the score by scoring twice in the bottom of the first inning.
Laura Arp (again) led off with a triple, then scored with one out when Helma Pluim also tripled.
The latter then scored the next run on a sacrifice fly by Cintia de Groodt.
Pirates got one run back in the second at bat.
Uchenna Jong Loy led off with a double, moved on a grounder by Babette Kouwenhoven and scored on a passed ball.
In the remainder of the game, Pirates added two more hits and got into scoring position only one more time.
UVV then made it a 2-run difference again in the bottom of the second inning.
Renske de Leeuw led off with a single and moved on an one-out single by Bente Erkelens.
The bases got loaded when Laura Arp walked, then the run was scored when Naomi Andringa also walked, but then three runners were left behind.
UVV took more distance by scoring two runs in the fourth inning.
With one out and Bente Erkelens (fielder's choice plus stolen base) on second base, Laura Arp singled and Naomi Andringa walked to give UVV another basesloaded-situation.
Hereafter, Helma Pluim was hit by a pitch to bring in another run.
Laura Arp then scored on a grounder by Cintia de Groodt to make it 5-1.
A walk for (former Pirate) Michelle van Waveren then re-loaded the bases, but again three runners were left behind.
| UVV - Amsterdam Pirates 5-1 |
| R | H | E |
| Amsterdam Pirates | 010 | 00 | | - | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| UVV | 210 | 20 | | - | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| pitchers Pirates | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Shannah van Vegten, L (0-1) | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| pitchers UVV | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Cintia de Groodt, W (3-1) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Umpires: HP-Arjan Mens, 1B-Arie Nokkert.
Scorer-Monique Burger (UVV).
Time-0:00 hr. |
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Game 9 - BioSilk Quick/Red Caps vs. Hilversum Hurricanes (5th/6th place)
The game for fifth and sixth place between host Hilversum Hurricanes and Quick/Red Caps went underway, despite bad weather.
Due to the rain, umpires Frits Budding and Bianca Dweelaard halted the game in the second inning with Hilversum leading 2-1.
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