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 Talent Team registers another double-header split
Nederlands
 ENSCHEDE (Neth.) -
For the third week in a row, the Talent Team Holland split a double-header in the Golden League.
After winning in the first week against Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem, a win followed last week against Twins.
On Sunday (May 1), the Talent Team split its double-header against Tex Town Tigers.
In the opener, the Talent Team shutout Tex Town Tigers, 7-0 on 14 basehits, including three by Wies Ligtvoet.
Winning pitcher Lisa Hop gave up only two hits.
In the second game, Tex Town Tigers broke a 2-2 score in the fourth inning and went on to win 9-2.
TTT registered 14 basehits, including four by Laura Wissink, including a solo-homerun and a 2-run double.
(May 1)
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Talent Team Holland vs. Tex Town Tigers (Game One)
In the opening game, Lisa Hop had a good pitching-outing for the Talent Team, striking out four batters and giving up only two basehits.
In the top of the first inning, she gave up a 2-out single to Annemiek Jansen, but she was caught stealing.
Shortly hereafter, the Talent Team rallied for five runs in the bottom of the first inning to take an early and comfortable lead.
The Under-22 squad got on base quickly, as lead-off hitter Brenda Beers was hit by a pitch.
She then not only advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by next batter Damishah Charles, but was able to score when a throwing error followed.
Charles ended up on third base, then scored when Maxime van Dalen followed with a homerun.
With one out, Rachel van Veen doubled and Wies Ligtvoet reached on a bunt-single, followed by a runscoring single by Onaisha Franka.
Hereafter, Amber Krijgsman took over the pitching for Tex Town Tigers, but gave up a runscoring single to Rhowan Stuart, that made it 5-0.
The bases got loaded when Britt Remmers also singled, but the inning ended when Brenda Beers lined the ball back to Krijgsman, who then turned a double play.
The Talent Team added another run in the second inning when Damishah Charles led off with a single and scored on an one-out single by Eva van Knegsel.
Krijgsman retired the side in the third inning, but saw the Talent Team reach base again in the fourth.
With one out, Damishah Charles walked and Maxime van Dalen singled.
Daniëlle ten Donkelaar then returned as pitcher and got two outs to end the inning.
In the meantime, Lisa Hop silenced the offense of Tex Town Tigers.
In the second inning, Nadine Marinus reached on an infield-hit and stole second, but Hop closed with two strikeouts.
In the third, TTT left runners on second and third base, then was retired in order in the fourth and fifth inning.
The Talent Team scored its seventh run in the bottom of the fifth inning to reach the mercy-rule run-difference.
Wies Ligtvoet led off with a bunt-single and moved on a bunt-single by Onaisha Franka.
After a double-steal, the bases got loaded when Rhowan Stuart walked, then Britt Remmers delivered a walk-off single to make it 7-0 and end the game.
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| Talent Team Holland - Tex Town Tigers 7-0 (5 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Tex Town Tigers | 000 | 00 | | - | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Talent Team Holland | 510 | 01 | | - | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| (no outs when 7-run difference was reached in the bottom of the fifth inning) |
| pitchers Tex Town Tigers | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Daniëlle ten Donkelaar, L (0-1) | 0.1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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| Amber Krijgsman | 3 | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
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| Daniëlle ten Donkelaar | 0.2 (*) | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| (*) - Ten Donkelaar pitched to four batters in the fifth inning |
| pitcher Talent Team | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Lisa Hop, W (1-0) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Homerun: Talent Team: Maxime van Dalen (1)(1st,2-run,off Ten Donkelaar). |
Umpires: HP-Patrick Reus, 1B-Martin Lemstra.
Official Scorer-Rienette Hamers.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Jos Huigsloot (Tex Town Tigers).
Public Address Announcer-Renate van Stigt (Tex Town Tigers).
Starting Time-1:00 PM.
Time-1:14 hr.
Site-Sportpark 'De Kroedkotten', Enschede (site Tex Town Tigers).
Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Cloudy, 10° C (50° F); wind direction north-northwest;
wind speed 14 kmh (8,2 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 66%. |
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Talent Team Holland vs. Tex Town Tigers (Game Two)
The second game also ended with a mercy-rule, but this time in favor of Tex Town Tigers, which won with a 9-2 score.
TTT broke a 2-2 score in the fourth inning and added seven runs.
After a scoreless first inning, both teams scored twice in the second at bat.
Laura Wissink led off with a homerun off of starter Mandy van der Maas, then Isa Los singled with one out.
With two outs, Los moved on a single by Monique Mooi, then scored on a single by Marije Oosting-ten Thij to make it 2-0.
Hereafter, Myrthe Smid also singled, but that led to the final out in the inning, as Mooi was eliminated at the plate trying to score.
The Talent Team came alongside in its second at bat off of starter Shaneequa Kock.
Rachel van Veen led off with a single, but was caught stealing.
A double by Britt Remmers followed and she scored when Tammie Lijbers also doubled with two outs.
Onaisha Franka added a runscoring single to make it 2-2, but was eliminated herself, trying to advance.
Tex Town Tigers broke the 2-2 score in the top of the fourth inning.
Isa Los then led off with a double, moved on a sac-bunt by Daniëlle ten Donkelaar and scored on a 2-out triple by Marije Oosting-ten Thij.
In the bottom of the fourth, Jeske Meewisse and Tammie Lijbers both singled with two outs for the Talent-squad, but were left behind.
Tex Town Tigers took more distance by scoring two runs in the fifth off of reliever Lizzie Clarijs.
Amber Krijgsman led off with a single, stole second base, moved on a sac-bunt and scored on a single by Laura Wissink.
The latter then went on to score on a 2-out single by Isa Los.
A 4-run rally followed in the sixth inning off of new pitcher Lisa Hop.
With two outs, Myrthe Smid walked and scored on a single by Amber Krijgsman.
After a walk for Annemiek Jansen, Laura Wissink delivered a 2-run double and she then scored the next run on a single by Nadine Marinus.
Wissink was 4-for-4 and only missed the triple to hit-for-the-cycle.
She scored three runs and batted in four.
After having scored twice in the second inning, the Talent Team left six runners in the remainder of the game, including four in scoring position.
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| Talent Team Holland - Tex Town Tigers 2-9 (6 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Tex Town Tigers | 020 | 124 | | - | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Talent Team Holland | 020 | 000 | | - | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| pitchers Tex Town Tigers | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Shaneequa Kock, W (1-1) | 4.1 | 1 | - | 9 | 2 | 2 |
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| Anna-Bè Bartels, SV (1) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| pitchers Talent Team | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Mandy van der Maas | 2 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 |
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| Lizzie Clarijs, L (0-1) | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| Lisa Hop | 0.2 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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| Mandy van der Maas | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homerun: Tex Town Tigers: Laura Wissink (1)(2nd, solo,off Van der Maas). |
Umpires: HP-Martin Lemstra, 1B-Patrick Reus.
Official Scorer-Rienette Hamers.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Ingrid Oosterveld (Tex Town Tigers).
Public Address Announcer-Renate van Stigt (Tex Town Tigers).
Starting Time-2:45 PM.
Time-1:29 hr.
Site-Sportpark 'De Kroedkotten', Enschede (site Tex Town Tigers).
Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 13,3° C (55,9° F); wind direction north-northeast;
wind speed 16 kmh (9,2 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 49%. |
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