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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Terrasvogels and Roef! split; Bonnet throws No-Hitter
Nederlands
 SANTPOORT-ZUID (Neth.) -
Terrasvogels and Roef! split their double-header on Saturday (May 20).
Terrasvogels recorded a 7-0 shutout in the opener, ending the game via the mercy-rule in 4½ inning.
In the second game, Terrasvogels erased an early 2-0 deficit, but ended up empty-handed, as Roef! re-took the lead and won 6-4.
In the opener, Danielle Bonnet threw a 5-inning No-Hitter, striking out eight batters.
It was the second time this season that Roef! was No-Hit.
On April 22, it was Dagmar Bloeming, who held Roef! hitless in what is the lone victory for DSS so far.
Coincidentally, both pitchers initials are 'DB' and the total number of letters in their name also is the same (14).
Despite the loss, Terrasvogels stayed in second place and is in company of Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem, which also split its double-header today at Tex Town Tigers.
With today's win, Roef! remained in fifth place and took more distance from DSS, which is in sixth position.
(May 20)
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Terrasvogels vs. Roef! (game one)
In the opener, Dani Bonnet struckout eight batters and recorded a 5-inning No-Hitter.
Only one runner of Roef! was able to get into scoring position, which happened in the top of the first inning.
Bonnet then walked lead-off hitter Wies Ligtvoet, who stole second base with one out and moved to third on a grounder, but then was left behind.
In the next four innings, only two more batters reached base off of the righthander.
In the second, she walked Eva van Knegsel with two outs and in the third, Wies Ligtvoet reached on an error with one out.
Hereafter, Bonnet retired the last eight batters in a row.
Terrasvogels decided the game in the first inning by scoring five runs off of Mikayla Endicott.
Four runs were unearned due to two costly errors.
The home team got the bases loaded when Katharina Szalay led off with a single, Ella Krommendijk followed with a bunt-single and Suka Van Gurp walked with one out.
Two runs were then scored when a fielding error was made on a grounder by Kimberly Jones.
Another run was added when a sacrifice bunt by Dervisa Mutic also ended in an error.
With runners on second and third base, Jessica Waasdorp delivered a 2-run double to lift the lead to 5-0.
Terrasvogels scored two more runs in the second inning.
Gabi Obia led off with a bunt-single, but was forced out on a grounder by Katharina Szalay.
The latter then scored when Ella Krommendijk followed with a double.
Krommendijk moved to third base on a flyout and scored the next run on a single by Suka Van Gurp to make it a 7-0 score.
With that, Terrasvogels reached a mercy-rule run-difference and hold onto it, as Dani Bonnet kept Roef! off the bases.
In the third and fourth inning, Terrasvogels left a total of three runners behind, but the seven runs were enough to end the game after 4½ inning.
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| Terrasvogels - Roef! 7-0 (4½ inn.) (game 1) |
| R | H | E |
| Roef! | 000 | 00 | | - | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terrasvogels | 520 | 0X | | - | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| pitchers Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Manon van Alebeek | - (*) | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Mikayla Endicott, L (2-5) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| (*) - Van Alebeek was announced as starting pitcher, but was replaced when bottom 1st began |
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| pitcher Terrasvogels | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Dani Bonnet, W (6-3) | 5 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Mariana Atanasova, 1B-Martin Lemstra.
Official Scorer-Rienette Hamers.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Feiko Drost.
Public Address Announcer-Wouter Hoos.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-2:00 PM.
Time Played-1:07 hrs.
Site-Sportpark 'De Elta', Santpoort-Zuid.
Game Notes:
 Dani Bonnet (Terrasvogels) throws a No-Hitter.
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 16,5° C (61,7° F); wind direction west-southwest;
wind speed 23 kmh (14,5 mph); wind force 4 Bft; humidity 57%. |
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Terrasvogels vs. Roef! (game two)
In the second game, Roef! took an early 2-0 lead, but Terrasvogels answered with three runs.
Roef! re-took the lead and hold onto it to win 6-4, despite being outhit 10-8.
Isa Los was 3-for-4 for Roef!, including a homerun, and missed only a double to hit-for-the-cycle.
In the top of the first inning, Kim Donkers doubled with one out off of starter Micaela Whitney.
The American righthander then gave up a 2-run homerun to Isa Los that gave Roef! an early lead.
A flyout followed and Whitney closed with a strikeout.
Terrasvogels reacted with three runs on four basehits off of starter Marjolein Merkx.
Katharina Szalay led off with a bunt-single and advanced on a throwing error, then moved on a grounder and scored on a single by Lizzie Clarijs.
Suka Van Gurp followed with another single, but was forced out on a grounder by Kimberly Jones.
With runners on first and third base, the bases got loaded when Merkx walked Jessica Waasdorp.
Moments later, Terrasvogels took a 3-2 lead when Kelly Koeman delivered a 2-run single.
Waasdorp tried to advance to third base on Koeman's hit and was eliminated there, but Terrasvogels had taken the lead.
After MIcaela Whitney had retired the side in the second inning, Terrasvogels failed to take more distance in the home half of the at bat.
Sanne Korpel led off with an infield-hit and Gabi Obia reached on an error.
The two moved to second and third base on a sacrifice bunt by Katharina Szalay, but then were left behind when two grounders followed.
Roef! re-took the lead in the top of the third inning.
Lead-off hitter Naftely Pietersz was hit by a pitch and Wies Ligtvoet reached on an infield-hit.
The first was then called out for runner's interference on a grounder by Kim Donkers.
With runners on first and second base, Isa Los again delivered an important basehit, as her single tied the score at 3-3.
Cindy van der Zanden followed with another runscoring single and advanced on an outfield-error.
In the end, this was the deciding basehit, as it gave Roef! a 4-3 lead and it hold onto it in the remainder of the game.
With runners on second and third base, Los was eliminated on a comeback-grounder by Eva van Knegsel after getting into a rundown between the plate and third base.
Whitney closed with a strikeout.
In the bottom of the third inning, Roef! turned an inning-ending double play on a line drive by Jessica Waasdorp and then added another run in the top of the fourth.
Ilse van Kerkoerle led off with a walk, stole second with two outs and scored on a triple by Wies Ligtvoet, which also led to a pitching change.
Femke Duffhues took over from Micaela Whitney and closed the inning when a flyout followed.
From the bottom of the fourth inning, Terrasvogels got a chance to turn the game its way, but was unable to do so.
In the fourth to sixth inning, the team left seven runners behind and scored only once.
In the fourth, with two outs, Gabi Obia and Katharina Szalay both singled, but were left behind.
In the fifth, with one out, Suka Van Gurp walked and Kimberly Jones doubled.
With two outs and first base open, Kelly Koeman was walked intentionally to set up a force play.
The inning ended when Marjolein Merkx closed with a strikeout.
In the sixth, Terrasvogels narrowed the deficit to 5-4.
Gabi Obia led off with a double and Katharina Szalay walked, which led to a pitching change.
Mikayla Endicott took over the pitching and got the bases loaded with no outs when Ella Krommendijk reached on a bunt-single.
A run was then scored on a sacrifice fly by Lizzie Clarijs, but two runners were left behind when a strikeout and pop-up followed.
Roef! scored an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning off of Dani Bonnet and it again was Isa Los, who made an important contribution.
With one out, Kim Donkers walked and scored on a triple by Isa Los.
Bonnet closed with two strikeouts, but Roef! now led 6-4.
In the bottom of the seventh, Mikayla Endicott retired the side to end the game and earn a save.
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| Terrasvogels - Roef! 4-6 (game 2) |
| R | H | E |
| Roef! | 202 | 100 | 1 | - | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Terrasvogels | 300 | 001 | 0 | - | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| pitchers Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Marjolein Merkx, W (4-3) | 5 (*) | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
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| Mikayla Endicott, SV (2) | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| (*) - Merkx pitched to two batters in the sixth inning |
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| pitchers Terrasvogels | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Micaela Whitney, L (2-1) | 3.2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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| Femke Duffhues | 2.1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
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| Dani Bonnet | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Umpires: HP-Martin Lemstra, 1B-Mariana Atanasova.
Official Scorer-Rienette Hamers.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Feiko Drost.
Public Address Announcer-Wouter Hoos.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-3:35 PM.
Time Played-1:54 hrs.
Site-Sportpark 'De Elta', Santpoort-Zuid.
Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Sunny, 13,8° C (56,8° F); wind direction west-southwest;
wind speed 21 kmh (13,8 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 76%. |
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