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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Rein Merkx)
 Roef! wins first Noord-Brabant double-header in seven years
Nederlands
 OOSTERHOUT (Neth.) -
Roef! won its double-header against Twins Oosterhout on Sunday (April 28).
In the opener, Roef! won 5-2, then added an 11-0 mercy-rule shutout in the second game.
The double-header was the first one in the highest league between two teams from the province of Noord-Brabant since 2012.
Back then, Twins played against Gryphons.
This weekend, all double-headers were scheduled for Sunday instead of Saturday.
In all softball- and baseball-leagues, no games were scheduled on Saturday, which was King's Day.
This was done to give everyone the opportunity to enjoy and participate in activities or attends festivals to celebrate the birthday of King Willem-Alexander.
In several previous seasons, games were scheduled on King's Day (April 27) and in the past Queen's Day (April 30).
But not this year.
(April 28)
Schedule, Standings & Scores
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Game 1
Roef! opened the score immediately in the top of the first inning and from there, the team hold onto the lead.
In the first, Wies Ligtvoet led off with a single off of starter Romy van der Ham, then stole second and third base.
Hereafter, Kim Donkers walked and advanced on a passed ball, which kept Ligtvoet at third base.
With one out, Ligtvoet scored on a single by Elizabeth Snow.
Roef! added a run in the second at bat.
With one out, Sophie Verdaasdonk singled and moved into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt by Céline Janssens.
After Wies Ligtvoet walked, Kim Donkers delivered a runscoring single to make it a 2-0 score.
Donkers went on to reach third base on two consecutive passed balls, but then was left behind.
After Twins had turned a double play in the third inning, Roef! scored its third run in the next at bat.
Eva van Knegsel led off with a single, moved on a sacrifice bunt by Sophie Verdaasonk and scored on a 2-out triple by Wies Ligtvoet, who stranded on third base.
Twins Oosterhout also got into scoring position in its first inning off of Marjolein Merkx, who went the distance for Roef!, struckout nine batters and gave up only four basehits.
WIth two outs in the first, the righthander hit Minke Blok with a pitch.
She then stole second base, but a flyout ended the inning.
...Marjolein Merkx...
...9 strikeouts, 4 hits...
(© Photo: Rein Merkx) |
In the third inning, Ellinor Keepers led off with a single for Twins, but she also stranded on second base.
Trailing 3-0, Twins scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Lead-of hitter Minke Blok again was hit by a pitch, then Sterre den Duijn singled.
The bases got loaded when Machteld Rector reached on a bunt-single.
Hereafter, two runners scored on a single by Danielle ten Donkelaar.
With runners on second and third base and still no outs, Corine Ammerlaan hit a line drive, but that was caught by Marjolein Merkx.
The pitcher then struckout the next two batters to end the inning.
Roef! reacted with a run in the top of the fifth.
Cindy van der Zanden led off with a double and Elizabeth Snow followed with a single.
Next batter Isa Los also singled to bring in Van der Zanden.
On the single, Snow overran third base and was eliminated.
That also led to an injury for 3B Tess Remmers, who left the game.
With two outs, Eva van Knegsel hit a double.
With runners on second and third base, Danielle ten Donkelaar took over the pitching and she got an inning-ending flyout.
Twins left a runner behind on third base in the bottom of the sixth, then Roef! added an insurance run in the top of the seventh.
Elizabeth Snow led off with a walk, then her pinch-runner Kim Horsten scored when a throwing error followed on a bunt-single by Isa Los, who ended up on third base.
In the bottom of the seventh, Marjolein Merkx retired the side to end the game.
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| Twins Oosterhout - Roef! 2-5 |
| R | H | E |
| Roef! | 110 | 110 | 1 | - | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Twins Oosterhout | 000 | 200 | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| pitcher Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Marjolein Merkx, W (3-0) | 7 | 9 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| pitchers Twins | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Romy van der Ham, L (1-3) | 4.2 | - | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
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| Danielle ten Donkelaar | 2.1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Umpires: HP-Wout van der Horst, 1B-Martin Lemstra.
Official Scorer-Stefan Slinger.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Ben Goorts.
Public Address Announcer-Joost Arnold.
Scoreboard Operator-Joost Arnold.
Starting Time-1:53 PM.
Time Played-1:53 hrs.
Site-Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout.
Game Notes:
Weather conditions at game time: Overcast, 10,7° C (51,3° F); wind direction southwest;
wind speed 8 kmh (4,9 mph); wind force 2 Bft; humidity 77%. |
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Game 2
Roef! decided the second game early by scoring four runs in the first inning and adding four more in the third at bat.
The team collected nine basehits, including homeruns by Cindy van der Zanden and Isa Los, who both batted in three runs.
Van der Zanden scored twice, Los scored three runs.
Combined, they were responsible for nine of the eleven runs Roef! scored in this game.
In the top of the first inning, Wies Ligtvoet led off with a walk and stole second base.
She moved on a grounder, then scored the first run on a single by Cindy van der Zanden.
Elizabeth Snow followed with a double.
That brought Van der Zanden to third base and she scored moments later on a passed ball.
Hereafter, Isa Los delivered an RBI-triple and scored herself on a sacrifice fly by Noa Armirotto.
...Isa Los...
...triple, homerun,...
...3 runs, 3 RBI's...
(© Photo: Rein Merkx) |
Roef! had another productive at bat in the third and again scored four runs.
With one out, Cindy van der Zanden homered to make it a 5-0 score.
When next batter Elizabeth Snow singled, a pitching change followed.
Danielle ten Donkelaar took over, but she was greeted with a 2-run homerun by Isa Los.
Noa Armirotto then reached on an error and scored the next run on a double by Amy Udink.
Roef! scored again in the fourth, this time only once.
Sophie Verdaasdonk led off with a walk, moved on a grounder and a passed ball, then scored on a grounder by Cindy van der Zanden.
The visiting team lifted the lead to 11-0 in the top of the fifth, scoring two runs with two outs.
Isa Los led off with a walk and Amy Udink hit her second double in the game with one out.
With two outs, both runners scored when Eva van Knegsel also doubled.
Twins Oosterhout collected only three basehits off of Rachael Knapp, who struckout the side in the first inning.
Twins got its first runner in scoring position in the third ining.
With two outs, Anne Ketelaar (fielder's choice) was on first base and she advanced on an infield-hit by Imane Alou Issa, but a strikeout then ended the inning.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Emma de Brouwer led off with a double in her first Golden League-at bat.
She had entered the game defensively in the previous inning at third base.
De Brouwer moved to third base on a single by Ellinor Keepers, but a pop-fly followed.
The inning and the game then ended when Anne Ketelaar grounded into a double play.
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| Twins Oosterhout - Roef! 0-11 (5 inn.) |
| R | H | E |
| Roef! | 404 | 12 | | - | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| Twins Oosterhout | 000 | 00 | | - | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| pitcher Roef! | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Rachael Knapp, W (3-1) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
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| pitchers Twins | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Sterre den Duijn, L (0-1) | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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| Danielle ten Donkelaar | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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| Homeruns: Roef!: Cindy van der Zanden (1)(3rd,solo,1 out,off Den Duijn), Isa Los (1)(3rd,2-run,1 out,off Ten Donkelaar). |
Umpires: HP-Martin Lemstra, 1B-Wout van der Horst.
Official Scorer-Stefan Slinger.
Play-by-Play Scorer-Ben Goorts.
Public Address Announcer-Joost Arnold.
Scoreboard Operator-Joost Arnold.
Starting Time-4:15 PM.
Time Played-1:21 hrs.
Site-Sportpark 'De Slotbosse Toren', Oosterhout.
Game Notes:
 Emma de Brouwer (Twins) makes her debut in the Golden League.
Weather conditions at game time: Partly cloudy, 12° C (53,6° F); wind direction southwest;
wind speed 10 kmh (6,2 mph); wind force 2 Bft; humidity 74%. |
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