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    Olympia Haarlem & Roef! unbeaten on Day 1 Jan de Wit Tournament
Nederlands
 HAARLEM (Neth.) -
FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem and Roef! were the lone two unbeaten teams after the first day of the annual Jan de Wit Tournament on Saturday (April 8).
The two finished in first place in Pool A and Pool B respectively to qualify for the Championship Round.
They are joined by Euro Stars and Birds, who finished in second place.
On Saturday, twelve games were played with all eight participating teams playing three.
In Pool A, host Olympia Haarlem nipped Euro Stars 3-2 in its first game.
Olympia trailed 2-0, but then scored three runs in the second inning on an error, basesloaded walk for Tomoko Godo and sacrifice fly by Rachel van Veen.
Another close game followed against Twins, which ended in a 2-2 tie.
Olympia trailed again, this time 1-0 in the first, but answered with two runs, thanks to a 2-run single by Shareday Christina.
Twins came alongside in the third on a single by Minke Blok.
Olympia Haarlem closed the round robin with an 8-1 win against the National Team of France.
In this game, Jessie van Aalst singled, doubled and tripled, while Brenda Beers hit two triples.
In Pool B, Roef! recorded three victories, which were all shutouts.
The team began the tournament with a 4-0 shutout-win against Carrousel from Russia.
The game was highlighted by two runscoring triples by Isa Los.
Hereafter, Roef! won 7-0 against Birds, then closed with 3-0 win against Hamburg Knights from Germany.
In the game against Birds, Roef! rallied for five runs in the first inning, highlighted bt a 2-run triple by Manon van Alebeek.
Against Hamburg, Roef! scored twice in the first inning on a single by Kim Donkers and an error, then added a run in the fourth.
Euro Stars finished in second place in Pool A by winning 4-1 vs. France and 8-5 against Twins.
Birds also won twice in Pool B to reach the Final Round.
Birds opened with an 1-0 win against Hamburg, then lost to Roef!, but recovered and closed the day with a 2-0 win against the Russian squad.
In the remaining game in Pool A, France won 11-4 against Twins and in Pool B, Carrousel won 1-0 vs. Hamburg.
The tournament continues on Sunday at the complex at Olympia Haarlem, starting at 10 AM.
The Final is scheduled to begin at 3:30 PM.
(April 8)
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De Glaskoning Twins vs. France
France recorded a convincing 11-4 win against Twins in the opening game of the tournament.
Moments after the game went underway at 9 AM, France scored two runs in the top of the first inning off of starter Sheila van der Tang.
With one out, Camille Lemaire singled and scored the first run of the tournament on a triple by Raina Hunter.
After next batter Camille Riera had walked, Hunter scored the next run on a single by Carrie Pitcher.
Four runs were added in the second inning.
With a runner on first base and one out, Pauline Prade and Camille Lemaire hit back-to-back runscoring doubles, which led to a pitching change.
Carling Hare took over, but was greeted with the third consecutive RBI-double, this time hit by Raina Hunter, who later scored on an error.
Hunter, Pitcher and Prade are familiar names.
Hunter played in the Dutch big league for Alcmaria Victrix.
Last season, Prade played for Olympia Haarlem in the Golden League, while Pitcher played in the Silver League for HCAW.
France added two runs in the fourth inning on four hits and scored another run in the fifth to raise the lead to 9-0.
In the bottom of the fifth, Twins rallied for four runs.
Claudia Kranendonk led off with a single, but was forced out on a grounder by Sterre den Duijn, which was followed by a pitching change.
The bases then got loaded when Ellinor Keepers and Sheila van der Tang (with two outs) both walked.
Hereafter, Bobbi Scheurkogel singled in two runs, then Ismay Poot followed with a 2-run triple.
But that was to be it for Twins.
France scored two more runs in the sixth inning to make it an 11-4 score.
France collected 16 basehits, including four by Raina Hunter (2 doubles, 1 triple) and three by Carrie Pitcher.
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| De Glaskoning Twins - France 4-11 (6 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| France | 240 | 212 | | - | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| De Glaskoning Twins | 000 | 040 | | - | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| pitchers France | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Sarah Benchalin, W | 4.1 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Prapeng de Ridder | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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| pitchers Twins | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Sheila van der Tang, L (0-1) | 1.1 | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| Carling Hare | 3.2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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| Margot van Eijl | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Umpires: HP-Arjan Mens, 1B-Albert Tolen.
Scorer-.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-9:00 AM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #2, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
 Game 1 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 10,4° C (50,7° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 11 kmh (6,5); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 49%. |
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FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem vs. Euro Stars
Euro Stars, which plays in the Silver League, took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, scoring two unearned runs off of Amber Krijgsman, who went the distance for Olympia Haarlem.
Lead-off hitter Britt Amersfoort reached on an error, advanced on a grounder by Tanisha van Krevel and scored when Radna Mambi homered with two outs.
The lead was shortlived.
Euro Stars-starter Shomayra Franka retired the side in the first inning, but then gave up three unearned runs when two costly errors were made.
Brenda Beers led off with a triple, then scored when an error was made trying to eliminate her at the plate on a grounder by Maranca Ham.
The latter advanced to second base in this situation, then Eva Voortman's hit was missed in the outfield and the bases got loaded when Mariëlle Vleugels walked.
Next batter Tomoko Godo also walked to bring in the tying run.
A sacrifice fly by Rachel van Veen accounted for the next run to put Olympia ahead, 3-2.
In the next two innings, Olympia Haarlem stranded two runners in scoring position off of Franka, who was relieved by Chantal Fehling in the fifth.
She got two baserunners with two outs, but Olympia again left a runner behind in scoring position.
After giving up the two runs in the first inning, Amber Krijgsman gave up four basehits in the remainder of the game, but Euro Stars got only one more runner in scoring position.
She retired ten of the last eleven batters she faced.
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| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem - Euro Stars 3-2 (5½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Euro Stars | 200 | 000 | | - | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem | 030 | 00X | | - | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| pitchers Euro Stars | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Shomayra Franka, L | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
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| Chantal Fehling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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| pitcher Olympia Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Amber Krijgsman, W (1-0) | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | - |
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| Homerun: Euro Stars: Radna Mambi (1)(1st,2-run,off Krijgsman). |
Umpires: HP-Hans Hornstra, 1B-Robin Stoevelaar.
Scorer-.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-9:15 AM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #1, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Game 2 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 10,4° C (50,7° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 11 kmh (6,5); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 49%. |
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Roef! vs. Carrousel
Roef! shutout Carrousel in its first game of the tournament.
Starting pitcher Marjolein Merkx gave up only three hits and allowed only one runner to reach second base in the five innings she pitched.
Mikayla Endicott closed the game and retired the side in the sixth, striking out the last two batters.
Roef! opened the score with one run in the first inning.
Wies Ligtvoet led off with a walk and moved to third base on two consecutive wild pitches.
Next batter Eva van Knegsel also walked and stole second base.
With one out, Ligtvoet scored on a sacrifice fly by Kim Donkers, but Van Knegsel was left behind.
After leaving three runners behind in the second inning, Roef! added a run in the third at bat.
With one out, Kim Donkers singled and scored on a following triple by Isa Los.
In the fifth, Roef! increased its lead to 4-0.
Wies Ligtvoet again led off with a walk, stole second base and scored on a 2-out single by Kim Donkers.
The latter was replaced by pinch-runner Maureen van Poorten, who then scored when Isa Los delivered her second runscoring triple.
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| Roef! - Carrousel 4-0 (5½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Carrousel (Russia) | 000 | 000 | | - | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Roef! | 101 | 02X | | - | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| pitchers Carrousel | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Zakarnikova, L | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Shalvadze | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| pitchers Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Marjolein Merkx, W (1-2) | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - |
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| Mikayla Endicott | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Rob Veldkamp, 1B-Gerrit_Jan van der Hoeven.
Scorer-.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-10:45 AM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #2, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Game 3 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 11,2° C (52,2° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 12 kmh (7,8); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 53%. |
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Birds vs. Hamburg Knights
Only one run was scored in this game, but that could have been more.
However, both teams stranded runners in scoring position and the lone run was scored on a walk-off error in the sixth inning.
Lisa Hop threw a strong game for Birds and gave up only two basehits.
In the third inning, the righthander gave up a lead-off double to Celina MacKenzie, who stole third base, but would be left behind.
In the fourth, Alexandra Stüwe singled for Hamburg with one out, but was caught stealing.
In the sixth, Hamburg would leave it second running in scoring position.
With two outs, Mie Tornblom walked and stole second, but a flyout ended the inning.
Birds got more scoring opportunities, but left four runners behind in scoring position, before deciding the game in the sixth.
In the first inning, lead-off hitter Lisa Bouwman reached on an error, stole second and moved on a wild pitch, but was left behind on third base.
In the third, with one out, Anne Ketelaar doubled and Lisa Bouwman singled.
However, Ketelaar was then picked off at third base.
Isa Hop followed with an infield-hit, but two runners were left behind.
In the fourth, three runners were left behind.
With one out and Laura Iannelli (fielder's choice) in first base, a throwing error followed on a force play-grounder by Michelle van der Meer.
The bases got loaded when next batter Kelsey Huijzers walked.
Hereafter, it was Iannelli who was eliminated at third base with a pick-off.
The bases got loaded agaun when Julie Winkel also walked, but a strikeout ended the at bat.
In the sixth inning, Michelle van der Meer walked with two outs and went on to score the lone run when pinch-hitter Jacqueline de Hoog reached on an error.
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| Birds - Hamburg Knights 1-0 (6 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Hamburg Knights (Germany) | 000 | 000 | | - | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Birds | 000 | 001 | | - | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| (two outs when winning run was scored in the sixth inning) |
| pitchers Hamburg | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Ayla Bockelmann | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
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| Mie Tornblom, L | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
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| pitcher Birds | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Lisa Hop, W | - | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
Umpires: HP-Arjan de Wever, 1B-Peter Vonk.
Official Scorer-Huub Nelissen.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-11:04 AM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #1, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Game 4 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 11,2° C (52,2° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 12 kmh (7,8); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 53%. |
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FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem vs. De Glaskoning Twins
After winning its first game of the tournament with an one-run difference earlier today, host Olympia Haarlem played a 2-2 tie against Twins in its next match-up.
Twins had started the day with a big loss against France.
Twins opened the score in the top of the first inning off of starter Mariëlle Vleugels.
She gave up lead-off singles to Bobbi Scheurkogel and Imane Alou Issa.
When Minke Blok connected for the third consecutive single, Twins scored its first run.
With two outs, the team got the bases loaded when Ismay Poot walked, but a line drive ended the at bat.
And three runners stranded.
Olympia Haarlem reacted with two runs in its first at bat off of starter Carling Hare.
She walked Rachel van Veen and Brenda Beers.
After the first was forced out on a grounder by Emma Wojcik, the bases got loaded when Jessie van Aalst also walked.
Hereafter, Shareday Christina followed with a 2-run single.
A wild pitch put runners on second and third base, but they were then left behind.
In the second inning, Bobbi Scheurkogel took over the pitching for Twins and threw five strong innings.
She retired 14 of the sixteen batters she faced.
The lone player to reach base was Cheska Ham.
She singled in the second inning, but then was ruled out for leaving first base too early.
Scheurkogel then retired eight batters in a row.
Ham then reached on a single, but her pinch-runner Stephanie Pearce was left behind, as Scheurkogel retired the next five batters.
Twins came alongside in the third inning.
Imane Alou Issa led off with a single, stole second base and scored on a single by Minke Blok.
The latter reached second base safely when an error was made on a grounder by Michelle van Bodegom, but the two were left behind.
In the fourth, Amber Krijgsman became the new pitcher for Olympia Haarlem and also did a fine job in the remainder of the game.
In the fourth, she gave up an one-out single to Nina Oomes, but hereafter Bobbi Scheurkogel lined into a double play.
In the fifth, Minke Blok tripled with one out, but was left behind.
And with two outs in the sixth, Rose Mwaro reached on an error and Nina Oomes singled.
They also stranded.
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| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem - De Glaskoning Twins 2-2 (6 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| De Glaskoning Twins | 101 | 000 | | - | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem | 200 | 000 | | - | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| pitchers Twins | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Carling Hare | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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| Bobbi Scheurkogel | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
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| pitchers Olympia Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Mariëlle Vleugels | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
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| Amber Krijgsman | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Albert Tolen, 1B-Arjan Mens.
Scorer-.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-12:30 PM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #2, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Game 5 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 12,6° C (54,7° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 10 kmh (6,3); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 51%. |
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Euro Stars vs. France
Euro Stars opened the score with two runs in the first inning.
Britt Amersfoort led off with a single and Michelle Lucardie reached on an error.
With one out, both scored on a double by Radna Mambi.
Chantal Fehling went the distance for Euro Stars.
She saw France cut the deficit in half in the second inning.
Carrie Pitcher first led off with a single, but 1B Britt Amersfoort then made an unassisted double play.
Hereafter, Aurelie Bacelon reached third base on an outfield-error and scored the lone French run on a wild pitch.
Euro Stars took more distance by scoring twice in the second at bat.
Charlotte Drijvers and Romy van der Ham began with singles, which led to runners on second and third base, as an outfield-error followed the second basehit.
With one out, a run was scored when Britt Amersfoort singled, then the next run followed on a sacrifice fly by Michelle Lucardie.
In both the fourth and fifth inning, Euro Stars left a runner behind on third base.
France also stranded two runners in scoring position in the remainder of the game.
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| Euro Stars - France 4-1 (5½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| France | 010 | 000 | | - | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Euro Stars | 220 | 00X | | - | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| pitchers France | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Charline Gartner, L | 2 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 |
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| Alienor Toumit | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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| pitcher Euro Stars | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Chantal Fehling, W | 6 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
Umpires: HP-Robin Stoevelaar, 1B-Hans Hornstra.
Scorer-.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-12:45 PM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #1, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Game 6 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 12,6° C (54,7° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 10 kmh (6,3); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 51%. |
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Carrousel vs. Hamburg Knights
This was the second game today in which only one run was recorded.
And it was scored right away in the first inning.
Hamburg Knights left two runners behind in the top of the first inning, then Carrousel scored the lone run in the bottom of the at bat.
Veteran international player Daria Semenova led off with a double and scored when an error followed on a grounder by Tanja Zuchkova.
In the remainder of the game, Hamburg reached base five more times.
In the third, Ayla Bockelmann led off with a double, moved on a sacrifice bunt by Mie Tornblom, but was then eliminated at the plate trying to score on a grounder by Celina MacKenzie.
The German squad left runners on second base in the next three innings.
Carrousel got into scoring position again in the fourth and fifth.
But both times, runners were left behind at second and third base.
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| Carrousel - Hamburg Knights 1-0 (5½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Hamburg Knights (Germany) | 000 | 000 | | - | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Carrousel (Russia) | 100 | 00X | | - | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| pitchers Hamburg | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Morgan Mottenry, L | 4 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | - |
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| Lisa Biesenack | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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| pitchers Carrousel | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Tanja Zuchkova, W | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
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| Shalvadze, SV | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Gerrit-Jan van der Hoeven, 1B-Peter Vonk.
Official Scorer-Huub Nelissen.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-2:17 PM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #2, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Game 7 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 13,8° C (56,8° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 10 kmh (6,3); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 48%. |
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Roef! vs. Birds
Mikayla Endicott and Gini Ketelaars threw a combined Perfect Game in this 7-0 shutout-win for Roef! against Birds.
The duo retired all 15 batters they faced in this 5-inning game.
Offensively, Roef! decided the game with a 5-run rally in the first inning on five basehits.
Wies Ligtvoet led off with a single, moved on a wild pitch and scored the first run on a single by Eva van Knegsel.
With one out, Isa Los delivered the next runscoring single.
Hereafter, it was Cindy van der Zanden who singled and Manon van Alebeek followed with a 2-run triple to make it a 4-0 score.
Moments later, she scored the next run herself of a 2-out single by Charlotte Haen.
The sixth run was scored in the third at bat.
Cindy van der Zanden led off with a walk and went on to score with two outs when Maureen van Poorten reached on an error.
The 7-run, mercy-rule, difference was reached with two outs in the fifth.
Charlotte Haen then singled and was replaced by pinch-runner Sophie Verdaasdonk.
The bases got loaded when Maureen van Poorten also singled and Wies Ligtvoet walked.
The game ended when next batter Eva van Knegsel also singled.
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| Roef! - Birds 7-0 (5 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Birds | 000 | 00 | | - | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Roef! | 501 | 01 | | - | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| (two outs when 7-run difference was reached in the fifth inning) |
| pitchers Birds | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Jacqueline de Hoog, L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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| Kelsey Huijzers | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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| pitcher Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Mikayla Endicott, W (2-0) | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
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| Gini Ketelaars | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Arjan de Wever, 1B-Rob Veldkamp.
Scorer-.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-2:30 PM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #1, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Mikayla Endicott and Gini Ketelaars throw a combined Perfect Game.
Game 8 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 13,8° C (56,8° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 10 kmh (6,3); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 48%. |
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De Glaskoning Twins vs. Euro Stars
Euro Stars trailed 4-1 after four innings, but then scored seven runs in the next two innings and went on to win 8-5.
Twins-starter Margot van Eijl gave up a lead-off single in the first inning to Britt Amersfoort, but then retired the next nine batters in a row.
When she allowed the next batter to reach base in the fourth inning, Twins was leading 3-0.
Twins opened the score in the second inning.
Michelle van Bodegom led off with a triple and scored on a following single by Claudia Kranendonk, who was forced out herself moments later.
Twins added two runs in the third at bat.
Nina Oomes led off with a double, advanced on a single by Rose Mwaro and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bobbi Scheurkogel.
In the meantime, Mwaro had stolen second base and scored when Michelle van Bodegom followed with a single.
Euro Stars scored its first run in the top of the fourth.
The bases got loaded when Amy Gielen, Michelle Lucardie and Radna Mambi all singled.
Hereafter, Gielen was forced out at the plate on a grounder by Anna Prins.
Moments later, a run was scored on a sacrifice fly by Eliza van 't Zelfde.
Twins got the run back immediately in its fourth at bat after a pitching change.
Claudia Kranendonk led off with a single, which was followed by an outfield-error.
After Sterre den Duijn walked, Ismay Poot reached on a bunt-single, which moved the other runners.
When a throwing followed, Kranendonk was able to continue running towards the plate and score a run and make it a 4-1 score.
The turn-around in the game came in the top of the fifth inning when Euro Stars scored four runs, which were all unearned.
Kim van der Valk led off with a single.
After advancing on a grounder, she tried to score on a single by Britt Amersfoort, but was eliminated at the plate.
Hereafter, a grounder by Amy Gielen ended in an error and a run.
Next batter Michelle Lucardie walked and Radna Mambi then connected for her second homerun of the day to put Euro Stars ahead, 5-4.
Twins came alongside in the bottom of the fifth.
With one out, the bases got loaded when Emma de Brouwer was hit by a pitch, Michelle van Bodegom singled and Claudia Kranendonk was walked intentionally.
A force out at the plate followed on a grounder by Sterre den Duijn, but the tying was then scored when Ismay Poot was hit by a pitch.
Three runners were left behind when a strikeout ended the inning.
In the sixth, Euro Stars took the lead again.
Tanisha van Krevel and Kim van der Valk led off with back-to-back triples, which made it 6-5 and led to a pitching change.
Van der Valk then scored the next run when an error was made on a bunt by Renske Jansen.
With two outs, Jansen scored ona double by Michelle Lucardie to make it an 8-5 score in favor of Euro Stars.
Reliever Romy van der Ham got two baserunners with one out, but a double play then ended the game.
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| De Glaskoning Twins - Euro Stars 5-8 (6 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Euro Stars | 000 | 143 | | - | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| De Glaskoning Twins | 012 | 110 | | - | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| pitchers Euro Stars | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Shomayra Franka | 3 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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| Romy van der Ham, W | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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| pitchers Twins | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Margot van Eijl, L (0-1) | 5 (*) | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
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| Sterre den Duijn | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
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| Homerun: Euro Stars: Radna Mambi (2)(5th,3-run,off Van Eijl). |
Umpires: HP-Hans Hornstra, 1B-Albert Tolen.
Official Scorer-Jeanette van Drunen.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-4:02 PM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #2, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Game 9 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 14,7° C (58,5° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 10 kmh (6,3); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 49%. |
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France vs. FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem
Olympia Haarlem scored its first run with two outs in the first inning.
Shareday Christina then walked and scored when Brenda Beers followed with a triple.
Olympia added two unearned runs in the next at bat.
Jessie van Aalst led off with a double and scored when a fly into the outfield with one out by Rachel van Veen ended in an error.
Hereafter, Tomoko Goda walked and Stephanie Pearce delivered a runscoring single to make it a 3-0 score.
Olympia increased the lead to 5-0 in the fourth inning.
Jessie van Aalst led off with a single and advanced on a flyout.
After a pitching change, the bases got loaded when Rachel van Veen walked and Tomoko Goda singled.
A force out a t the plate followed on a grounder by Stephanie Pearce, but Eva Voortman then hit a 2-run double.
In the fifth, Brenda Beers led off with a triple and scored on a sac-fly by Mariëlle Vleugels.
Jessie van Aalst then also tripled and went on to score on a sacrifice fly, this time hit by Masha Meloni.
France got on base only three times in the first four innings off of Mariëlle Vleugels and stranded one runner in scoring position.
The team then scored its lone run in the fifth.
With one out, Micha Labatut singled and went on to score when an error was made with two outs.
Olympia scored its final run in the sixth on a single by Brenda Beers, who was 3-for-4, including two triples.
Jessie van Aalst was 3-for-3 and only missed the homerun to hit for-the-cycle.
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| France - FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem 1-8 (6 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem | 120 | 221 | | - | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| France | 000 | 010 | | - | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| pitcher Olympia Haarlem | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Mariëlle Vleugels, W (3-0) | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | - |
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| pitchers France | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Alienor Toumit, L | 3.1 | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| Charline Gartner | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Umpires: HP-Arjan Mens, 1B-Robin Stoevelaar.
Scorer-.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-4:15 PM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #1, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Game 10 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 14,7° C (58,5° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 10 kmh (6,3); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 49%. |
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Hamburg Knights vs. Roef!
In its final game today, Roef! shutout Hamburg Knights, 3-0.
The team from Rosmalen opened the score quickly with two runs in the top of the first inning.
Wies Ligtvoet led off with a single, stole second base and moved on a wild pitch.
Hereafter, Eva van Knegsel walked and advanced on a fielder's choice.
Kim Donkers followed with a runscoring single.
That brought in Ligtvoet, but van Knegsel was eliminated at the plate when she also tried to score.
Shortly hereafter, Donkers stole second base, but was then eliminated at third base.
Isa Los then walked and went on to score when Cindy van der Zanden reached on an error.
In the third, Roef! got another chance to add some runs, but failed to do so.
With one out, Kim Donkers walked and Isa Los singled.
Donkers was then forced out at third on a grounder by Cindy van der Zanden, but then bases got loaded when Naftely Pietersz walked.
The inning ended when Los was picked off at third base.
After a pitching change, Roef! added its third run in the fourth.
With one out, Charlotte Haen reached on an error and her pinch-runner Sophie Verdaasdonk scored on a single by Ilse van Kerkoerle.
Roef!-starter Manon van Alebeek had a fine outing.
She got some baserunners, but never allowed one to reach third base.
Marjolein Merkx retired the side in the sixth (two strikeouts) to earn a save.
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| Hamburg Knights - Roef! 0-3 (6 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Roef! | 200 | 100 | | - | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Hamburg Knights (Germany) | 000 | 000 | | - | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| pitchers Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Manon van Alebeek, W (1-0) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
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| Marjolein Merkx, SV (1) | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
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| pitchers Hamburg Knights | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Leonie Dorendorf, L | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Robin Adam | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
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| Lisa Biesenach | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Rob Veldkamp, 1B-Arjan de Wever.
Scorer-.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-5:45 PM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #2, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Game 11 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 14,9° C (58,8° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 11 kmh (6,5); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 49%. |
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Birds vs. Carrousel
Birds closed the first day of the tournament with a 2-0 win against Carrousel behind a strong outing of Lisa Hop.
The righthander threw a complete game one-hitter and struckout six batters.
Lisa Hop retired the first 14 batters in a row (the last four with a strikeout), but her Perfect Game ended with two outs in the fifth when Katja Aleshina singled.
She was left behind on first base, as Hop closed the inning with her sixth strikeout.
With one out in the sixth, she walked a batter, but a double play then ended the inning and the game.
Birds had opened the score in the second inning.
Celine Janssens led off with a single, advanced on a grounder by Fleur Bos and scored on a single by Laura Iannelli.
Hereafter, Lisa Bouwman walked, but a double play followed.
The team from Zoetermeer added its next run in the fourth and it was again scored by Celine Janssens.
This time, she led off with a triple and scored with two outs when a grounder by Lisa Bouwman ended in a throwing error.
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| Birds - Carrousel 2-0 (5½ inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Carrousel (Russia) | 000 | 000 | | - | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Birds | 010 | 10X | | - | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| pitchers Carrousel | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Jana Islamova, L | 2 (*) | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Barysheva | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| (*) - Islamova pitched to one batter in the third inning |
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| pitcher Birds | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Lisa Hop, W | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Peter Vonk, 1B-Gerrit-Jan van der Hoeven.
Official Scorer-Huub Nelissen.
Public Address Announcer-.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-6:08 PM.
Time Played-0:00 hrs.
Site-Field #1, Nol Houtkamp Sportpark, Haarlem.
Game Notes:
Game 12 - Jan de Wit Tournament 2017.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 14,9° C (58,8° F); wind direction east-southeast;
wind speed 11 kmh (6,5); wind force 1 Bft; humidity 49%. |
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