|
www.grand-slam.nl |
Softball |
| Headlines |
| Compiled and Copyright © 1997-2017 by Marco Stoovelaar |
 |
(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photo by Rein Merkx)
 Roef! moves into top-4 by winning twice vs. Terrasvogels
Nederlands
 SPIJKENISSE (Neth.) -
Roef! recorded two victories on Saturday (July 22) against Terrasvogels to move into the top-4 of the Golden League.
With the double victory, Roef! is now in fourth place, while Tex Town Tigers dropped to fifth position.
Tex Town Tigers had no games scheduled this weekend.
Roef! won 2-0 and 5-2 to extend its winning streak to five games.
Before today, Terrasvogels had given up the fewest runs in the league with 64.
The team is now in second place in this category, as Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem now has given up the fewest runs with 67.
Sparks Haarlem had no games scheduled today.
With the loss in the second game, Terrasvogels became the final team to be eliminated for first place.
This means that league-leader FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem became the winner of the regular season.
As such, it qualified for participation in an European Cup-tournament of next year and its also will host the deciding second day of the Play-Offs that follow the regular season.
Today's double-header was played at an unfamiliar site for both teams.
It even was an unfamiliar site in the highest Dutch league, as the games were played at the site of Spikes in Spijkenisse.
This weekend, the home site of Roef! in Moergestel was not available, as the Junior League Softball Europe & Africa Regional Tournament was played there since Thursday.
While it was known that this event was being organized in Moergestel, a regular season home double-header of Roef! was scheduled nevertheless.
A change in the schedule wasn't made and so, this double-header approached with Roef!'s home field not being available.
The club decided to move the double-header to Spijkenisse, which is located some 63 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Moergestel.
It marked the first time that a women's double-header from the highest league was played in Spijkenisse.
However, the site is the location for the highest men softball league for several seasons now, as Spikes plays at the highest level.
It is also the site of the International Easter Cup Men Softball Tournament, which was held for the second time in April of this year.
Marcel Swarttouw, one of the coaches of Roef!, has played and coached with Spikes in the men softball big leaguein the past.
(July 22)
Complete Schedule
|
Roef! vs. Terrasvogels (game one)
In the opener, pitchers Mikayla Endicott (Roef!) and Micaela Whitney (Terrasvogels) battled a pitching-duel.
Endicott struckout eight batters and gave up only two hits, Whitney struckout four and gave up only three basehits.
Endicott walked five, Whitney walked four.
Terrasvogels got into scoring position several times, but was unable to score.
The team first got into scoring position in the top of the first inning.
Katharina Szalay led off with a bunt-single, stole second base, moved to third base on a grounder, but was left behind.
Roef! then opened the score in its first at bat.
Wies Ligtvoet led off with a walk, then moved to third base when an error was made on a sacrifice bunt by Cindy van der Zanden.
After the latter had stolen second base, the next two batters were retired, but a passed ball then led to the first run.
Hereafter, Roef! got the bases loaded when Isa Los and Eva van Knegsel both walked, but three runners were left behind.
In the top of the second, Terrasvogels got an opportunity to come alongside.
With two outs, Jeske Meewisse and Kelly Koeman walked.
The two moved on a wild pitch, but were left at second and third base when a strikeout ended the at bat.
After a brief rain-delay, Roef! left a runner on second base in the bottom of the second inning, as did Terrasvogels in the top of the third.
Roef! got into scoring position again in the bottom of the fifth inning and added an insurance run.
Wies Ligtvoet then led off with a single, stole second base and scored her second run in the game on a 2-out single by Kim Donkers.
Terrasvogels recorded its second basehit in the game in the top of the sixth when Ella Krommendijk singled with two outs, but she was later forced out.
The team got its final baserunner in the seventh inning when pinch-hitter Sanne Korpel walked with two outs.
She stranded, as a line drive by Katharina Szalay was caught by 3B Manoa Weijgertse ending the game.
|
| Roef! - Terrasvogels 2-0 (game 1) |
| R | H | E |
| Terrasvogels | 000 | 000 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Roef! | 100 | 010 | X | - | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| pitcher Terrasvogels | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Micaela Whitney, L (5-4) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
| pitcher Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Mikayla Endicott, W (6-8) | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Peter Vonk, 1B-Albert Tolen.
Official Scorer-Brendy De Smet.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Alex van den Berg.
Public Address Announcer-Rieke Dirks.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-2:15 PM.
Time Played-1:41 hrs.
Site-Sportpolderpark, Sportpark Hekelingen, Spijkenisse (site Spikes).
Game Notes:
 13-minute rain-delay halfway the second inning with Roef! leading 1-0.
Game played at the site of Spikes in Spijkenisse.
Weather conditions at game time: Cloudy, 22,5° C (72,5° F); wind direction south-southwest;
wind speed 21 kmh (13,8 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 60%. |
|
|
Roef! vs. Terrasvogels (game two)
In the second game, Micaela Whitney returned as starting pitcher for Terrasvogels.
The team currently has to do without pitcher Dani Bonnet, who is not available for awhile due to study-commitments.
Roef! again opened the score in the bottom of the first inning, this time scoring twice.
Wies Ligtvoet led off with a bunt-single, stole second base, then scored on an one-out triple by Manoa Weijgertse.
Hereafter, Kim Donkers delivered a runscoring single to make it a 2-0 score.
...Kim Donkers...
...3 basehits, 3 RBI's...
(© Photo: Rein Merkx) |
After both teams were retired in order in the second inning, Terrasvogels got into scoring position for the first time off of starter Marjolein Merkx in the top of the third at bat.
With one out, Gabi Obia singled and Dervisa Mutic walked.
The two moved on a sacrifice bunt by Katharina Szalay, but then were left behind.
In the bottom of the third inning, it was Roef! that failed to score and left three runners behind.
With two outs, Manoa Weijgertse walked, then Kim Donkers and Isa Los (infield-hit) both singled.
A grounder then ended the at bat.
Both teams were retired in order again in the fourth.
Terrasvogels then cut the deficit in half in the fifth.
Suka Van Gurp led off with a triple and was able to score when an error followed.
With two outs, Dervisa Mutic walked and Katharina Szalay singled, but they were left behind.
Roef! then took more distance and decided the game by scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Wies Ligtvoet again led off with a bunt-single and stole second base.
With one out, Manoa Weijgertse reached on a fielder's choice-grounder, then both runners scored when Kim Donkers (who was 3-for-3) followed with a triple.
Her pinch-runner Maureen van Poorten then scored the next run on a 2-out single by Eva van Knegsel to make it a 5-1 score.
Terrasvogels got one run back in the top of the sixth, but it could have been more, as it got the bases loaded with no outs.
Kimberly Jones, Ella Krommendijk and Jessica Waasdorp all singled.
With one out, Sanne Korpel delivered a runscoring single, but two pop-flies then ended the at bat, leaving three runners behind.
With a 5-2 lead, Mikayla Endicott pitched the seventh inning for Roef!
With two outs, she gave up a single to Kimberly Jones, but then closed the game with a strikeout.
|
| Roef! - Terrasvogels 5-2 (game 2) |
| R | H | E |
| Terrasvogels | 000 | 011 | 0 | - | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Roef! | 200 | 030 | X | - | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| pitchers Terrasvogels | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Micaela Whitney, L (5-5) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
|
| Femke Duffhues | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
| pitchers Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Marjolein Merkx, W (6-6) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
|
| Mikayla Endicott, SV (3) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Umpires: HP-Albert Tolen, 1B-Peter Vonk.
Official Scorer-Brendy De Smet.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Alex van den Berg.
Public Address Announcer-Rieke Dirks.
Scoreboard Operator-.
Starting Time-4:40 PM.
Time Played-1:52 hrs.
Site-Sportpolderpark, Sportpark Hekelingen, Spijkenisse (site Spikes).
Game Notes:
Game played at the site of Spikes in Spijkenisse.
Weather conditions at game time: Cloudy, 23,1° C (73,6° F); wind direction south-southwest;
wind speed 21 kmh (13,8 mph); wind force 3 Bft; humidity 58%. |
|
|
Thank you for visiting this site.
Mail your suggestions and questions to stoov@wxs.nl
Copyright © 1997-2017 Marco Stoovelaar / Grand Slam * Stats & News.
|
|
