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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Gerard Koeman & Marco Stoovelaar)
 Terrasvogels in Play-Offs; wins twice against Tex Town Tigers
Nederlands
 SANTPOORT-ZUID (Neth.) -
Terrasvogels won twice against Tex Town Tigers on Saturday (August 12) to qualify for this years Play-Offs.
Terrasvogels played a mercy-rule and an extra-inning game to come to its victories.
In the opener, the home team won 9-0 in 4½ inning and in the second game, Terrasvogels won 5-4 in eight innings.
Today's games were important for both teams.
By winning the first game, Terrasvogels again secured itself of a spot in the Play-Offs.
For Tex Town Tigers, wins are much-needed to avoid finishing in sixth place, but also to remain in the race for the Play-Offs.
Before today, it still had a chance of finishing in a tie for fifth place with Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem, which would in favor of the Enschede-team.
However, Sparks Haarlem today won twice to also reach the Play-Offs again, meaning the theoretical scenario for the tie had vaporized.
Both Tex Town Tigers and Terrasvogels were eliminated for second place because of the double win by Sparks Haarlem.
TTT after the first win of Sparks Haarlem, Terrasvogels after the second win.
Terrasvogels can stil end up in a tie for second place.
The head-to-head results between Sparks Haarlem and Terrasvogels is 3-3.
However, the Team Quality Balance is in favor of Sparks Haarlem.
By finishing in second place, Sparks Haarlem will be the host of the first day of the Play-Off Weekend, which is Saturday, September 16.
Tex Town Tigers has four games remaining and still can end up in fourth place.
That is now occupied by Roef!, which today lost twice to league-leader FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem.
On Sunday, TTT plays against the winless Talent Team Holland.
When TTT records two victories, it will set up an all-deciding final series against Roef! on Saturday, September 2, the final day of the regular season.
On the other hand, in cases TTT loses twice to Roef!, it also could end up in a tie with DSS, which probably means they will have to play an one-game play-off to decide fifth and sixth place.
To realize that, DSS has to win all four remaining games in the final weekend.
The team that finishes in sixth place has to play in the Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs.
After this weekend, the season will be interrupted (again) for the upcoming European Cup Tournaments.
Terrasvogels and Dutch champion Sparks Haarlem will participate in the European Premiere Cup in Haarlem (Netherlands).
League-leader FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem and DSS wil travel to Italy for the Cup Winners Cup, which will be played in Caserta.
Both events will open on Monday, August 21 and close on Saturday, August 26.
Last year, Sparks Haarlem and Olympia Haarlem won the Premiere Cup and Cup Winners Cup, respectively.
For Terrasvogels, it will mark the 36th time that it will participate in an European Cup Tournament, since the first one was organized in 1978.
With this, Terrasvogels extends its record again, being the most successful European club.
(August 12)
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Terrasvogels vs. Tex Town Tigers (game one)
In the opener, Micaela Whitney struckout seven batters and threw a 5-inning 2-hitter in the 9-0 shutout-victory.
Terrasvogels collected 11 basehits, including three by Sanne Korpel, who also scored a run and batted in two.
Katharina Szalay and Ella Krommendijk both had two basehits.
Terrasvogels opened the score in the bottom of the first inning off of Anna-Bè Bartels with a 4-run rally.
Katharina Szalay led off with a single, then was safe when the TTT-defense tried to force her out on a grounder by Lizzie Clarijs.
After the two had advanced on a passed ball, the first run was scored on an one-out single by Ella Krommendijk.
Kimberly Jones followed with a runscoring double, Rhowan Stuart added a sacrifice fly and Sanne Korpel also delivered an RBI-single to lift the lead to 4-0.
Terrasvogels, which scored in all at bats, scored its next run in the second inning.
With one out, Lizzie Clarijs tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jessica Waasdorp.
...Sanne Korpel...
...3 hits, run, 2 RBI's...
(© Ph: Marco Stoovelaar) |
In the third inning, the home team scored its sixth run, but left three runners behind.
With one out, Rhowan Stuart walked and Sanne Korpel singled.
After Kelly Koeman had lined out, the bases got loaded when Dervisa Mutic also walked.
Katharina Szalay followed with a runscoring single, but a grounded ended the at bat, meaning three runners stranded.
Tex Town Tigers got into scoring position for the first time in the top of the third inning.
Lead-off hitter Myrthe Smid then reached on an error and moved on a sacrifice bunt by Olivia Hornstein.
After Annemiek Jansen had walked, Smid moved to third base on a flyout.
Jansen stole second base moments later, but the two runners were left behind.
In the fourth inning, TTT again got runners on second and third base.
With one out, Jasmine Peters and Anna-Bè Bartels both singled.
They moved on a grounder, but Micaela Whitney then closed with a strikeout.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Terrasvogels reached the run-difference needed to end the game via the mercy-rule, scoring three more runs.
Jessica Waasdorp led off with a walk and Ella Krommendijk reached on an infield-hit.
The two moved on a wild pitch, then the seventh run was scored on an one-out single by Rhowan Stuart.
Hereafter, Sanne Korpel delivered her third basehit in the game to bring in an additional run.
After another wild pitch led to runners on second and third base, the lead runner was eliminated on a grounder.
With two outs, Dervisa Mutic increased the lead to 9-0 with a runscoring single.
In the top of the fifth inning, Micaela Whitney retired the side and closed the game with two strikeouts.
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...Left: Head Coaches (and father-son) Jaap Braakman & Nick Braakman shake hands before the game...
...Looking on are TTT Assistant Coach Rick Tuk and Umpires Carolien Stadouders and Arjan de Wever...
...Right: Micaela Whitney went the distance for Terrasvogels... |
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...Left: Ella Krommendijk at 3rd base in the 1st inning with Head Coach Nick Braakman; she batted in the first run...
...Right: Lizzie Clarijs hits a triple for Terrasvogels in the second inning... |
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...Left: Lizzie Clarijs is welcomed after scoring a run in the second inning...
...Right: Annemiek Jansen avoids being tagged by Lizzie Clarijs and steals 2nd base in the 3rd inning... |
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...Left: Sanne Korpel was 3-for-3 in the first game, scored a run and batted in two...
...Right: Rhowan Stuart scores in the 3rd inning on a single by Katharina Szalay... |
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...Left: Jessica Waasdorp has just scored the seventh run for Terrasvogels in the 4th inning...
...Right: Another run in the making, Ella Krommendijk scores on a single by Sanne Korpel in the 4th inning...
(© All Photos: Gerard Koeman) |
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| Terrasvogels - Tex Town Tigers 9-0 (4½ inn.) (game 1) |
| R | H | E |
| Tex Town Tigers | 000 | 00 | | - | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terrasvogels | 411 | 3X | | - | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| pitcher Tex Town Tigers | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Anna-Bè Bartels, L (3-5) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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| pitcher Terrasvogels | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Micaela Whitney, W (8-6) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Carolien Stadhouders, 1B-Arjan de Wever.
Official Scorer-Jeanette van Drunen.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Brigitta Zaal.
Public Address Announcer-Wouter Hoos.
Scoreboard Operator-Jan Zaal.
Starting Time-2:00 PM.
Time Played-1:27 hrs.
Site-Sportpark 'De Elta', Santpoort-Zuid.
Game Notes:
 Terrasvogels qualifies for the Play-Offs.
Weather conditions at game time: Cloudy, 21° C (69,8° F); wind direction west;
wind speed 26 kmh (16,2 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 77%. |
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Terrasvogels vs. Tex Town Tigers (game two)
Tex Town Tigers took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning off of Micaela Whitney, who made her second start of the day.
Terrasvogels turned the game its way in the third inning and led 2-1 when the seventh inning began.
TTT then came alongside to force extra innings and took a 4-2 lead in the eighth.
Terrasvogels answered with a 3-run rally to win 5-4.
With one out in the top of the first inning, Jasmine Peters reached on a bunt-single for Tex Town Tigers.
The Australian player then scored when Laura Wissink doubled with two outs.
Hereafter, the Enschede-team got the bases loaded when Lindsey Meadows was hit by a pitch and Anna-Bè Bartels walked.
The three runners were left behind when a flyout ended the at bat.
Terrasvogels left a runner in scoring position in the second inning off of Lindsey Meadows, who went the distance for TTT.
Rhowan Stuart led off with a double, but Meadows retired the next three batters.
After Whitney had retired the side in the second inning, Femke Duffhues took over the pitching for Terrasvogels in the third.
With one out, she walked Annemiek Jansen, then gave up a single to Laura Wissink.
Jansen tried to advance to third base, but was eliminated there.
Next batter Lindsey Meadows then walked, but TTT left two runners behind.
Before the bottom of the third inning could get underway, the game was halted due to rain.
When the rain had stopped and maintenance had done to the playing field, the game resumed after a 47-minute delay.
Katharina Szalay then doubled with one out and scored the tying run on a following triple by Lizzie Clarijs.
She then scored the go-ahead run on a grounder by Jessica Waasdorp.
In the next three innings, neither team got into scoring position.
Lindsey Meadows retired all nine batters, while Femke Duffhues gave up two singles, but also was supported with a double play.
...Kimberly Jones...
...walk-off single...
(© Ph: Marco Stoovelaar) |
Leading 2-1 when the top of the seventh inning began, Terrasvogels was three outs away from the win, but Tex Town Tigers came alongside.
Pinch-hitter Olivia Hornstein led off with a single and moved on a sacrifice bunt by Kimberley Zender.
With a runner on second base, Micaela Whitney re-entered as pitcher.
She saw Zender move to third base on a grounder by Nadine Marinus, then gave up a single to Jasmine Peters, which made it a 2-2 score.
A strikeout ended the at bat.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Rhowan Stuart led off with a walk and moved on a sacrifice bunt by Sanne Korpel.
Pinch-hitter Kimberly Jones then was hit by a pitch, but two runners were left behind and so, the game went into extra innings.
Tex Town Tigers took the lead for the second time today by scoring two runs in the top of the eighth inning.
With Annemiek Jansen on second base as tie-break runner, Laura Wissink was hit by a pitch.
The two runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Lindsey Meadows.
With first base open, a force play is mostly created in these tie-break situations by walking the next batter intentionally, but Terrasvogels Head Coach Nick Braakman didn't opt for this.
Next batter Anna-Bè Bartels delivered a runscoring single and Aafje van Baal followed with a sacrifice fly to give TTT a 4-2 lead.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Terrasvogels answered with three runs to leave the field victorious.
Tie-break runner Dervisa Mutic scored on a single by Katharina Szalay, then Lizzie Clarijs also singled.
The two runners moved to second and third base on a sacrifice bunt by Jessica Waasdorp.
With first base open, TTT's Head Coach Jaap Braakman (the father of the Terrasvogels Head Coach) also didn't opt for an intentional walk in this situation.
The bases did get loaded when Ella Krommendijk received a 'regular' walk.
A strikeout then accounted for the second out, but hereafter, Sanne Korpel singled to bring in the tying run.
With the bases still loaded, Kimberly Jones connected for a walk-off single to end the game and make it 5-4 in favor of Terrasvogels.
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...Left: Jeske Meewisse played at first base for Terrasvogels in the second game...
...Right: Femke Duffhues pitched in relief for Terrasvogels... |
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...Left: Annemiek Jansen is tagged out at 3rd base by Rhowan Stuart in the 3rd inning; At left is Head Coach Jaap Braakman...
...Right: Ella Krommendijk is caught stealing and tagged by short stop Myrthe Smid in the 3rd inning... |
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...Left: Jeske Meewisse made nine putouts at first base for Terrasvogels...
...Right: Dervisa Mutic scores for Terrasvogels in the 8th inning; Looking on are HP Umpire Arjan de Wever,...
...catcher Laura Wissink, pitcher Lindsey Meadows and coaches Jaap Braakman and Rick Tuk... |
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...Left: Lizzie Clarijs singles for Terrasvogels in the 8th inning...
...Right: Jessica Waasdorp brings two runners in scoring position with a sacrifice bunt in the 8th inning... |
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...Left: Katharina Szalay moments before scoring the tying run in the 8th; she was 3-for-4 and scored twice...
...Right: Kimberly Jones delivers the game-winning, walk-off single in the 8th inning...
(© All Photos: Gerard Koeman) |
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| Terrasvogels - Tex Town Tigers 5-4 (8 inn.) (game 2) |
| R | H | E |
| Tex Town Tigers | 100 | 000 | 12 | - | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Terrasvogels | 002 | 000 | 03 | - | 5 | 9 | 0 |
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| pitcher Tex Town Tigers | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Lindsey Meadows, W (9-9) | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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| pitchers Terrasvogels | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Micaela Whitney | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Femke Duffhues | 4.1 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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| Micaela Whitney (re-entry), BS (1), W (9-6) | 1.2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Umpires: HP-Arjan de Wever, 1B-Carolien Stadhouders.
Official Scorer-Jeanette van Drunen.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Brigitta Zaal.
Public Address Announcer-Wouter Hoos.
Scoreboard Operator-Jan Zaal.
Starting Time-4:01 PM.
Time Played-2:05 hrs.
Site-Sportpark 'De Elta', Santpoort-Zuid.
Game Notes:
47-minute rain-delay before the start bottom 3rd inning with Tex Town Tigers leading, 1-0.
Weather conditions at game time: Cloudy, 20,2° C (68,4° F); wind direction west;
wind speed 24 kmh (14,9 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 83%. |
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