...Kiki Draaijer and Cindy van der Zanden...
(© Photo: Fred Versluis) |
When the season ended, the team said goodbye to veteran righthanded pitcher Kirsten Scheele and infielder Kiki Draaijer, who both retired.
During the transfer-period, three players left, all infielders.
Cindy van der Zanden and Manoa Weijgertse both went to Roef!, which will make its debut at the highest level next year.
Damishah Charles, who studies in the USA through the end of May, returned to De Glaskoning Twins, which this year relegated from the Golden League to the Silver League.
Charles and Van der Zanden both also played in the outfield.
This season, Cindy van der Zanden was the fifth best hitter of Sparks Haarlem with a .398 batting average (35-for-88) with six doubles and three triples.
She scored 13 runs and batted in 24.
Her 24 RBI's were second best in the squad, only two behind leader Maxime van Dalen.
Her 35 basehits were third best, six behind Kehli Washington, who led the team with 41 hits, and four behind Anne Blaauwgeers, who had 39.
Damishah Charles, who this year ended in fourh place with the Netherlands National Team during the World Championship in Canada, closed the regular season with a .309 batting average (21-for-68) with two doubles and two triples.
She scored 14 runs and batted in eight.
Kiki Draaijer batted .232 (13-for-56) in 20 games, scored three runs and batted in seven.
Manoa Weijgertse appeared in only eight games this year between her two college-seasons in the USA.
The infielder batted .346 (9-for-26) with one double and one triple, scored eight runs and batted in five.
Righthander Kirsten Scheele was 8-4 in 17 games (11 starts) and led the team with an 1.68 ERA.
In 75 innings, she struckout 80 batters, walked only 13 and gave up 61 basehits.
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...Damishah Charles, Kirsten Scheele & Manoa Weijgertse...
(© Photos: Fred Versluis) |
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Sparks Haarlem loses depth as five players leave
HAARLEM (Neth.) -
Dutch reigning champion Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem lost some depth in its team, as two players retired and three others left the team during the transfer-period, which ended at 5 PM on Thursday (December 1).
The Haarlem-squad added one new player to its roster, while another was transfered, but might be available only during the postseason.
