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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Henk Seppen & Marco Stoovelaar)
    Win & loss Olympia Haarlem on Day 2 Cup Winners Cup
Nederlands
 OSTRAVA (Czech Rep.) -
FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem had to play two games on Tuesday (August 16) on Day 2 of the European Cup Winners Cup-tournament in the Czech Republic.
On a cloudy day in Ostrava, the Haarlem-squad won only 1-0 in its first game against Therwil Flyers (Switzerland).
In the evening, Olympia Haarlem faced Legnano and the weather conditions then would be of great influence.
Olympia took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning and it appeared that this was to be lone run also in this game.
However, the Italian opponent then scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Olympia answered with two runs in the sixth.
Halfway the sixth inning, the game was halted due to darkness.
As the home team had taken the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, it became an official game.
With that, Olympia Haarlem suffered a loss with the official score becoming 4-1, as all records from the top of the sixth inning were reversed.
Afterwards, the management of Olympia Haarlem filed a complaint against the game schedule.
On all days, except for Thursday, five games are scheduled on the main field at Arrows Park.
While there is no light installation, the final game of the day is scheduled to begin at 6 PM, including the all-deciding Final next Saturday-evening.
However, that starting time of course can vary (earlier/later) due to the length of the previous games.
Besides that, cloudy weather conditions then can influence the game, which happened tonight.
Back in 2008, the same happened to late scheduled games on non-lighted fields during the European Cup Tournament, which then was held in Prague (Czech Republic).
That also resulted in the suspension of games, resulting in some disturbance in the final ranking.
Dutch representative Terrasvogels then also filed a protest against the scheduling of games.
By the way, for only the fourth time in history, Terrasvogels didn't qualify for participation in an European Cup-tournament this year.
With 35 participations in European Cup-tournaments since the first one was organized in 1978, Terrasvogels is the recordholder.
The last time that Terrasvogels didn't participate was in 2002.
Other scores today:
Pool A
Mannheim Tornados (Germany) vs. Amager Vikings (Denmark) 9-0 (4½ inn.); Mannheim Tornados (Germany) vs. Arrows Ostrava (Czech Rep.) 8-1 (5 inn.); Tempo Praha (Czech Rep.) vs. Brasschaat Braves (Belgium) 0-7.
Pool B
Legnano (Italy) vs. BCF de Paris (France) 7-0 (5 inn.); BCF de Paris (France) vs. Atlético de San Sebastián (Spain) 2-8.
Highlights of these games
(August 16)
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FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem vs. Therwil Flyers
The first game today was a pitching-duel between Eva Voortman (Olympia Haarlem) and Jamie Allred (Therwil).
Voortman had a better outing, striking out 14 batters, while Allred struckout six.
Both teams registered only four basehits, but one of them decided the game for Olympia Haarlem.
Therwil reached base in each of the first three innings off of Voortman.
In the first at bat, with one out, Kimberley Zehnder reached on an error, but she was caught stealing with two outs.
In the second, Makenna Weir led off with a single and advanced on a sacrifice bunt, but hereafter, Voortman closed with two strikeouts.
And in the third, Nina Wolfensbeger reached on a bunt-single with two outs, but stranded.
Olympia was retired in order in its first two at bats, but then got into scoring position in the third.
Tyla Morrison led off with a single, then moved on a sacrifice bunt by Judith Buschman with one out.
She reached third base on a bunt-single by Eva Voortman, but both were left behind.
...Eva Voortman...
...winning pitcher...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
The game was then decided with one mighty swing in the fourth inning.
Dinet Oosting led off the fourth inning and got to a full count.
She then fouled off three pitches, but connected well on the next one, hitting the ball over the fence in right-centerfield for a homerun.
That not only gave Olympia an 1-0 lead, it also was to be the lone run in this game.
Oosting also homered in the first game on Monday.
In the fifth inning, Adeline Glauser singled for the Swiss opponent with two outs, but Voortman closed with another strikeout.
The lefthander then struckout the side in the sixth.
Olympia Haarlem came close to addding a run in the bottom of the sixth.
With two outs, Dinet Oosting singled, then stole second base and moved to third base when an error followed.
This time, she stranded as a line drive by Mariëlle Vleugels was caught.
In the top of the seventh, Voortman hit Jamie Allred with a pitch with one out, then gave up a single to Dutch player Annemiek Jansen.
The lefthander again recovered well and ended the game by striking out her 13th and 14th batter.
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| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem - Therwil Flyers 1-0 |
| R | H | E |
| Therwil Flyers (Switzerland) | 000 | 000 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem | 000 | 100 | X | - | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| pitcher Therwil | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Jamie Allred, L (1-1) | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| pitcher Olympia Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Eva Voortman, W (1-0) | 7 | 14 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Homerun: Olympia Haarlem: Dinet Oosting (2)(4th,solo,off Allred). |
Umpires: HP-Svatopluk Smysl (Czech Rep.), 1B-Sara Dielen (Belgium),
3B-Beate Utzig (Austria).
Official Scorers-Radek Golan (Czech Rep.), Alexandra Slana (Czech Rep.).
Technical Commissioner-Irene Michielan (Italy).
Starting Time-1:30 PM.
Time-1:25 hr.
Site-Field #1 Arrows Park, Ostrava (Czech Republic).
Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Cloudy, 21,7° C (71,1° F); wind direction northwest;
wind speed 8 kmh (4,2 mph); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 46%. |
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Legnano vs. FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem
In its second game, Olympia Haarlem opened the score quickly in the first inning.
American Monica Perry started for Legnano and began with two strikeouts.
The former pitcher of Terrasvogels then gave up three consecutive singles.
Dinet Oosting first singled, then Mariëlle Vleugels did the same.
Moments later, Oosting scored when Shareday Christina also singled, but hereafter, Perry closed with another strikeout.
Monica Perry pitched for Terrasvogels in its championship season of 2013 when the team also won the European Cup Winners Cup.
Her battery mate at the Santpoort-team then was Kate Gentile, who now is an Assistant Coach and player of Olympia Haarlem.
The two faced each other in the second inning, but Gentile then flied out.
With two outs, Tomoko Goda tripled, but later was eliminated trying to steal the plate.
...Shareday Christina...
...3 runs batted in...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar) |
In the third inning, Perry retired the side.
In the fourth inning, the righthander gave up a 2-out double to Rachel van Veen, but closed with a strikeout.
She then retired the side again in the fifth.
Mariëlle Vleugels started for Olympia Haarlem.
In the bottom of the first inning, she hit lead-off hitter Clare Warwick, but then struckout the next two batters.
The inning ended when Warwick was caught stealing.
Vleugels then retired the side in the second and third inning.
After having retired ten consecutive batters, she saw Chelsea Cohen reach on an error with two outs in the bottom of the fourth, but she was left behind.
...Monica Perry...
...winning pitcher...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar) |
In the bottom of the fifth, the No-Hitter and shutout of Olympia ended, as Legano rallied for four runs with two outs.
Francesca Rossini led off with a single, but her pinch-runner Fadwa Ben Karim was forced out on a following grounder by Barbara Ungari.
She was moved into scoring position via a sacrifice bunt by Monica Perry.
Hereafter, the Italians got the bases loaded when Greta Cecchetti walked and Roberta Pasca singled.
The three runners all scored when Clare Warwick followed with a 3-run triple.
Moments later, Warwick scored herself on a single by Briana McGovern to make it a 4-1 score.
Greta Cecchetti then took over the pitching for Legnano in the top of the sixth.
But she gave up three hits and saw Olympia Haarlem come back immediately.
Brenda Beers led off with a bunt-single, then the bases got loaded when Dinet Oosting walked and Mariëlle Vleugels singled.
Hereafter, Shareday Christina delivered a 2-run single.
She moved on a grounder by Rachel van Veen, but Cecchetti followed with a strikeout.
With first base open, Kate Gentile received an intentional pass.
Cechetti closed with another strikeout to secure the lead.
With that, Cecchetti would have been credited with a save.
However, as the sixth inning was dropped from the records, Cecchetti's performance, as well as the Olympia-hitting in this at bat were erased.
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| Legnano - FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem 4-3 (5½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem | 100 | 002 | | - | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Legnano (Italy) | 000 | 04X | | - | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| (game halted halfway the sixth inning due to darkness) |
| (official final score reversed to 4-1 after five complete innings; all records from 6th inning are dropped) |
| pitchers Olympia Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Mariëlle Vleugels, L (0-1) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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| Tyla Morrison | - (*) | - | - | - | - | - |
| (*) - Morrison was announced as new pitcher for the bottom of the 6th inning, but game then was halted) |
| pitchers Legnano | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Monica Perry, W (1-0) | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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| Greta Cecchetti, SV (1) (*) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| (*) - results Cecchetti in top 6th erased, as game was reversed to five complete innings |
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Highlights other games
...Kimberly Jones...
...4 hits, double, 3 runs for Atlético...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar) |
Legnano vs. BCF de Paris
Legnano won 7-0 in five innings and Chelsea Cohen threw a No-Hitter, striking out nine French batters.
The Italians collected ten basehits, including a homerun by Cohen.
Clare Warwick and Barbara Ungari both had two hits and scored two runs.
Leading 1-0, Legnano rallied for five runs in the second inning.
Mannheim Tornados vs. Amager Vikings
This game also ended in a No-Hitter, as two German pitchers held the Danish squad hitless.
Starter Mona Horner struckout four batters in four innings, then Ayla Bockelmann completed the No-Hitter in the fifth inning.
Mannheim decided the game early, scoring three runs in the first and five in the second inning.
The Germans collected 12 basehits, including a double and triple by Shannon Bustillos, who scored twice and batted in four runs.
BCF de Paris vs. Atlético de San Sebastián
Atlético registered its first win, beating Paris, for whom it was its third consecutive loss.
After two scoreless innings, the Spanish team scored two runs in the third inning, then added six more runs in the next four at bats.
Ane Barandiaran went the distance for Atlético and gave up only five hits.
Atlético collected 13 basehits and was led offensively by Kimberly Jones, who was 4-for-5, including a double, and scored three runs.
Michela Musitelli batted in three runs.
...Wies Ligtvoet...
...4 hits for Hoboken...
(© Photo: Marco Stoovelaar) |
Mannheim Tornados vs. Arrows Ostrava
Mannheim reached the 7-run difference in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Leading 6-1, a run was scored when pinch-hitter Amira El-Ayoubi reached on an error to make it 7-1, then the mercy-rule difference was reached on a fielder's choice-grounder by Stefanie Teismann.
Miriam Kemmer was 2-for-2 for Mannheim, including a double, scored twice and batted in two runs, while Ronja Jung also batted in two runs and went 2-for-3.
This game had an all-Belgian umpiring crew with Rita Ceuppens behind the plate and Britt Nielandt and Sara Dielen at first and third base respectively.
Tempo Praha vs. Brasschaat Braves
Brasschaat remained unbeaten and recorded its third victory with a 7-0 shutout against Tempo.
The Belgians led only 1-0 when the fifth inning began, but then added three runs.
In the seventh, three more runs were scored.
Winning pitcher Mikayla Endicott struckout ten batters and gave up only three hits.
Wies Ligtvoet led the Belgian squad by hitting 4-for-4, while Eva van Knegsel was 3-for-4.
Charlotte Haen batted in three runs.
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Game halted halfway the sixth inning, due to darkness.