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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Fred Versluis)
 Roef! moves into third place after split with Sparks Haarlem
Nederlands
 HAARLEM (Neth.) -
Roef! moved into third place on Saturday (August 5) after splitting its double-header with reigning champion Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem.
In the opener, Sparks Haarlem won 10-3 in 4½ inning, which ended Roef!'s winning streak of seven games.
In the next game, Roef! recovered and won 8-2.
With the victory in the second game, Roef! moved into third place, passing Terrasvogels, which today lost twice to league-leader FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem.
While Roef! is currently in the top-4, it still has some crucial games remaining.
The team is now six points (three games) ahead of fifth-placed Tex Town Tigers, which has six games remaining.
Despite losing the second game and while not yet officially qualified for the Play-Offs, Sparks Haarlem secured itself of a spot in next years Golden League.
There are still several scenarios possible of teams finishing in ties, but one thing is sure, even when Sparks Haarlem loses all its remaining games, it will finish no lower than fifth place.
The team in sixth place has to play in the Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs.
(August 5)
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Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem vs. Roef! (game one)
In the opener, Sparks Haarlem took a 4-0 lead in the second inning, but Roef! cut the deficit in half in the third at bat.
Sparks Haarlem then decided the game with a 6-run rally moments later.
Sparks Haarlem collected 11 basehits, including three by Virginie Anneveld.
She was one of four players who scored two runs.
Both teams were retired in order in the first inning.
Both teams got into scoring position in the second at bat.
However, Roef! left three runners behind, while Sparks Haarlem scored four runs.
Roef! got the bases loaded with one out in the top of the second off of Leonella Elizabeth when Isa Los singled, Eva van Knegsel walked and Manon van Alebeek also singled.
They were left behind, as an infield-fly and a grounder followed.
Karin Tuk led off the bottom of the second off of starter Mikayla Endicott with a single, advanced on a wild pitch, then reached third base on a single by Virginie Anneveld, who then stole second base.
Kingsley Avery followed with a runscoring single to open the score.
Moments later, the bases got loaded when Onaisha Franka walked and two runs were added when Tammie Lijbers delivered a single.
After Franka and Lijbers had executed a double-steal, Desiree Adriaansz grounded out, which led to the next run, but also a double play.
Roef! narrowed the deficit to 4-2 in the top of the third inning, scoring two unearned runs.
Wies Ligtvoet led off with a single, then an error followed on a force play-grounder by Cindy van der Zanden.
With runners on first and third base, Manoa Weijgertse singled in a run.
After Van der Zanden and Weijgertse had advanced on a passed ball, the first scored on a sacrifice fly by Kim Donkers.
Sparks Haarlem decided the game by scoring six runs in the bottom of the third inning on six basehits.
The first five batters all hit a basehit.
Anne Blaauwgeers led off with a bunt-single, stole second base and scored on a double by Maxime van Dalen, who then scored herself on a following single by Karin Tuk.
Hereafter, Virginie Anneveld also singled, then Kingsley Avery delivered a runscoring single.
With runners on second and third base, Gini Ketelaars took over the pitching for Roef!, but she got the bases loaded when she hit Onaisha Franka with a pitch.
After the next two batters were eliminated, two runs were added on a single by Kehli Washington.
The bases got loaded again when Anne Blaauwgeers was awarded first base on catcher's interference.
A walk for Maxime van Dalen brought in the next run and lifted the lead to 10-2, but three runners were left behind.
Both teams left a runner in scoring position in the fourth inning, then Roef! scored again in the top of the fifth.
Manoa Weijgertse and <>Kim Donkers both walked.
The latter was forced out on a grounder by Isa Los.
That brought Weijgertse to third base and she scored on a grounder by Eva van Knegsel.
Sparks Haarlem hold onto the 7-run difference, as a grounder ended the inning and also the game.
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...Left: Leonella Elizabeth went the distance for Sparks Haarlem and was the winning pitcher...
...Right: Virginie Anneveld steals 2nd base in the 2nd inning, sliding past short stop Wies Ligtvoet... |
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...Left: Erik Vrugt, Acting Head Coach of Sparks Haarlem, has a talk with Tammie Lijbers in the 2nd inning...
...Right: Onaisha Franka scores in the 2nd inning, sliding past catcher Charlotte Haen; HP Umpire Patrick Reus looks on... |
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| ...Maxime van Dalen (left) hits an RBI-double in the 3rd inning, bringing in Anne Blaauwgeers (right)... |
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...Virginie Anneveld was 3-for-3 and scored twice; At right she slides into 3rd base...
(© All Photos: Fred Versluis) |
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| Oolders Omaco Sparks H'lem - Roef! 10-3 (4½ inn.)(game 1) |
| R | H | E |
| Roef! | 002 | 01 | | - | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem | 046 | 0X | | - | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| pitchers Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Mikayla Endicott, L (8-9) | 2 (*) | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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| Gini Ketelaars | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| (*) - Endicott pitched to five batters in the third inning |
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| pitcher Sparks Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Leonella Elizabeth, W (5-3) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Umpires: HP-Patrick Reus, 1B-Britt Nielandt.
Official Scorer-Jeanette van Drunen.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Huub Nelissen.
Public Address Announcer-Wouter Hoos.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-2:00 PM.
Time Played-1:43 hrs.
Site-Noordersportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
 Erik Vrugt Acting Head Coach for Sparks Haarlem, filling for absent Head Coach Peter van Dalen.
Weather conditions at game time: Cloudy, 18,9° C (66° F); wind direction west;
wind speed 21 kmh (13,8 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 63%. |
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Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem vs. Roef! (game two)
In the second game, Sparks Haarlem trailed 1-0, but took a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning.
That was shortlived, as Roef! rallied for seven runs in the top of the sixth inning to win 8-2.
The first three innings remained scoreless, but it was Roef! that got the most scoring opportunities.
In the top of the first inning, with two outs, Sparks Haarlem-starter Ginger de Weert walked Manoa Weijgertse and Kim Donkers, but they were left behind.
In the second inning, Eva van Knegsel led off with a single, moved on a sacrifice bunt and a grounder, but stranded on third base.
With one out in the third, Cindy van der Zanden reached on a bunt-single, then was eliminated trying to reach third base on a single by Manoa Weijgertse, who was left behind on second base.
Sparks Haarlem was unable to get into scoring position off of Marjolein Merkx, who went the distance for Roef!, in the first three innings.
She retired the side in the first inning and was supported with a double play in the second.
In the third, she gave up an infield-hit to Desiree Adriaansz, but she stranded on first base.
Roef! then opened the score in the top of the fourth.
With one out, Eva van Knegsel walked and Sophie Mollee singled, then Gini Ketelaars singled in the first run with two outs.
Sparks Haarlem left runners on first and second base in the bottom of the fourth inning, but scored twice in the fifth to take a 2-1 lead.
Tammie Lijbers led off with a single, then the bases got loaded with one out when Kehli Washington and Anne Blaauwgeers also singled.
A sacrifice fly by Maxime van Dalen tied the score, while the other two runners also advanced.
An infield-hit by Karin Tuk then gave the home team a 2-1 lead.
The lead was shortlived, as Roef! answered with a 7-run rally in the top of the sixth inning.
Isa Los and Eva van Knegsel began with singles, which led to runners at the corners.
After Van Knegsel stole second base, the two runners scored when Sophie Mollee followed with a 2-run single that gave Roef! a 3-2 lead.
Britt Remmers took over as pinch-runner for Mollee and advanced on an infield-hit by pinch-hitter Manon van Alebeek.
The bases got loaded when next batter Gini Ketelaars also singled, which led to a pitching change.
Rebecca Soumeru took over from Ginger de Weert, but was greeted with a runscoring single from Wies Ligtvoet.
After an infield-fly accounted for the first out, another run was added on a single by Manoa Weijgertse.
With the bases still loaded, a force out at the plate followed on a grounder by Kim Donkers.
But hereafter, Isa Los cleared the bases with a 3-run triple to increase the lead to 8-2.
Sparks Haarlem was unable to erase the deficit in its final two at bats.
In the sixth, Onaisha Franka singled with one out, but stranded on first base.
And in the seventh, Marjolein Merkx retired the side to end the game.
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| ...Ginger de Weert (left) started and Rebecca Soumeru pitched in relief for Sparks Haarlem... |
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...Left: Onaisha Franka was the short stop for Sparks Haarlem...
...Right: Karin Tuk makes contact, she was 2-for-2 and walked once...
(© All Photos: Fred Versluis) |
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| Oolders Omaco Sparks H'lem - Roef! 2-8 (game 2) |
| R | H | E |
| Roef! | 000 | 107 | 0 | - | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem | 000 | 020 | 0 | - | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| pitcher Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Marjolein Merkx, W (7-6) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
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| pitchers Sparks Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Ginger de Weert, L (3-6) | 5 (*) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
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| Rebecca Soumeru | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| (*) - De Weert pitched to five batters in the sixth inning |
Umpires: HP-Britt Nielandt, 1B-Patrick Reus.
Official Scorer-Jeanette van Drunen.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Huub Nelissen.
Public Address Announcer-Wouter Hoos.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-4:10 PM.
Time Played-2:11 hrs.
Site-Noordersportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Erik Vrugt Acting Head Coach for Sparks Haarlem, filling for absent Head Coach Peter van Dalen.
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 19,8° C (67,6° F); wind direction west-northwest;
wind speed 23 kmh (14,5 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 59%. |
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