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Dutch Women Softball Team |
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2008 |
Who is Who? |
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| # 10 - Dana Horeman - Infield/Outfield |
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|  | | Birthdate | March 11, 1981 |
| | Birthplace | Haarlem (Netherlands) |
| | Residence | Haarlem (Netherlands) |
| | Occupation | Set Dresser Television Series |
| | Height | 1,68 m |
| | Weight | 62 kg |
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| | Bats | Right |
| | Throws | Right |
| | Position | Infield/Outfield |
| | Games National Team | 17 |
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| | National Team since | 2001 |
| | Club(s) | Onze Gezellen (Haarlem, 2001 - 2002)
Terrasvogels (Santpoort, 2003 - current) |
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| ...Tournaments Participated In... |  |
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with Terrasvogels
European Cup
2005 (Macerata, Italy)
CupWinners Cup
2003 (Valencia, Spain), 2004 (Moscow, Russia)
2006 (Caronno Pertusella, Italy), 2007 (Prague, Czech Rep.)
with Dutch National Junior Team
1999 - Kingdom Games (St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles)
World Championships Juniors (Taipei, Taiwan)
2000 - European Championships Juniors (Enschede, Netherlands)
with Dutch National Softball Team
2001 - Disney Fastpitch Festival (Orlando, USA)
2004 - Coppa BSC Legnano Amga (Legnano, Italy)
Torneo Internationale Softball Città di Legnano (Legnano, Italy)
5-game series vs. Greece (Almere/Bussum/Haarlem/Santpoort, Netherlands)
ISF Prague Cup (Prague, Czech Republic)
2007 - 5-game Series vs. Australia (Enschede/Oosterhout/Haarlem, Netherlands)
European Championships (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Ronchi/Castions/Staranzano, Italy)
2008 - American Tour I (California/Hawaii, USA)
American (NPF) Tour II (Pennsylvania/Illinois/Ohio, USA) |
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| ...Awards... |
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2006 - Best Hitter, CupWinners Cup |
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| Miscellaneous |
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| When did you start with softball? | | | When I was twelve |
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| Why did you start with softball? | | | I liked the sport, I grew up on a field, because my father played baseball |
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| Career Highlights | | | As a team: qualifying for the Olympics
Individually: Best Hitter, CupWinners Cup in 2006 |
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| Biggest Accomplishments | | | Qualifying for the Olympic Games |
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| Biggest blunder | | | I can fall down at any moment, no matter what |
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| Which persons do you most admire? | | | My parents |
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| Which persons would you like to meet? | | | Hillary and Bill Clinton |
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| Three people you would love to have dinner with? | | | Nelson Mandela, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Swank |
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| Dreamjob? | | | Professional athlete, Art Director |
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| From who did you learn the most? | | | My Daddy |
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| Biggest turn-off? | | | People who are hypocrite |
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| Talent you wish you had? | | | Being able to sing super, making music |
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| Pets | | | None |
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| Exotic pet you would like to have? | | | Tiger |
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| Hobbies or Interests | | | Watching movies, shopping |
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| When you wouldn't have been involved in
softball, what other sport would you have done? | | | Professional snowboarder or skier |
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| What does the Olympic Games means to you? | | | Like a dream come true |
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| Why does softball has to return to the Olympics? | | | Because it is one of the biggest teamsports worldwide and
because the best softball-players will play in the Olymic Games |
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| Describe your playing style | | | Agressive, but with respect, taking risks, leave everything on the field |
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| ...My Favorite / Best... |
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| Movie | | | Rabbit Proof Fence, Amelie, Alles is liefde |
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| Actor | | | Orlando Bloom |
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| Actress | | | Hillary Swank |
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| TV Channel | | | Nederland 1, 2 and 3, TMF, MTV, National Geographic, Discovery |
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| TV Show | | | 24, Friends, De Wereld Draait Door |
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| TV Sports Show | | | NOS Studio Sport, Holland Sport |
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| TV Personality | | | Sophie Hilbrand |
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| Radio Channel | | | Wild FM, Radio 538, Q-Music, Radio 1 |
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| Radio Show | | | NOS Langs de Lijn |
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| Radio Personality | | | |
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| Music Genre | | | All kinds of music |
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| Singer (male) | | | Justin Timberlake, Cat Stevens |
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| Singer (female) | | | Alicia Keys, Gabrielle |
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| Group / Band etc. | | | Krezip |
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| Vacation Spot / Country | | | The whole world |
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| Food | | | Indonesian! |
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| Drink | | | Smoothies, wine and tea |
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| Animal | | | Cats |
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| Newspaper | | | Haarlems Dagblad |
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| Book | | | Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Komt een vrouw bij de dokter by Kluun |
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| Magazine | | | Linda, house magazines |
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| Internet Sites | | | Hotmail, Hyves, Google |
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| Sport (besides softball) | | | Snowboarding, Skiing |
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| Olympic Sport (besides softball) | | | Baseball, Judo |
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| (Professional) Sports Team | | | Major League Baseball Teams |
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| Athlete (male) | | | Ruben Houkes, Johny Wilkinson |
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| Athlete (female) | | | Dani Libosan |
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| Softball Player | | | Jessica Mendoza, Natasha Watley |
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| Career |
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2008 --- Hits 2-for-2, scores once and has one RBI on February 16 vs. St. Mary's College in the opening game of the first American Tour by the Dutch National Team, which is part of the preparations for the Olympic Games in Beijing ---
After scoring a run as a pinch-runner on March 7 in the game vs. the University of Hawaii during the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Honolulu, Dana scores her fourth run as a pinch-runner during the American trip the next day in the game vs. Eastern Kentucky University.
2007 --- After scoring as a pinch-runner in the opening game of the European Championships in Amsterdam (Netherlands) against the Czech Republic, Dana does the same the next day vs. Greece. She remains in the day and adds a 2-run single in a 15-0 win ---
On May 30, she scores twice against Austria and adds runs as a pinch-runner in games against Great Britain, Italy and Russia ---
On On June 14, during the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Italy, trailing 2-0 against Greece, Dana scores the first Dutch run, sliding into home plate head first. It marks the turn-around, as the Dutch went on to win 8-2 ---
In another productive season, Dana bats .349, scores 21 and has 19 RBI's ---
For the fifth consecutive year, Dana participates in an European Cup Tournament. In Prague (Czech Republic), her team finishes in second place on the CupWinners Cup Tournament.
2006 --- Dana as nominated for most valuable player in the Dutch Major League, as she finishes the regular season with a .396 average, leads her team with 27 RBI's and is second with 36 basehits ---
Earlier in the year, Dana is the batting champion during the European CupWinners Cup-tournament.
2005 --- Dana scores 10 runs and has 13 RBI's in the regular season.
2004 --- During the international tournament Coppa BSC Legnano in the Italian city Legnano, Dana returns to the Dutch National Softball Team ---
For the second time in her career, Dana bats above .300, finishing with a .301 average ---
In Moscow (Russia), Terrasvogels wins the silver medal on the CupWinners Cup Tournament.
2003 --- Playing in her first season with Terrasvogels, Dana scores 19 runs, has 15 RBI's and finishes with a .284 batting average ---
With Terrasvogels, Dana participates in the CupWinners Cup Tournament in Valencia (Spain), which is won by her team.
2002 --- In her last season with Onze Gezellen, Dana hits .330 and scores 20 runs.
2001 --- Dana makes her debut in the Dutch Major League, playing for Onze Gezellen in Haarlem ---
In February of this year, Dana travels with the Dutch National Team to Orlando in Florida (USA) to participate in the Disney Fastpitch Festival.
2000 --- With the Dutch National Junior Team, Dana wins the European title on the Championships, which are being held in Enschede (Netherlands).
1999 --- Dana participates with the Dutch National Junior Team in the Kingdom Games at St. Maarten, one of the islands of the Netherlands Antilles ---
Later in the year, she plays on the World Championships for Juniors in Taiwan.
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| Family |
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| DANA is the daughter of Harm and Winny Horeman, has sister Lyanne, who also plays softball in the Dutch big league.
Father Harm played a longtime in the Dutch big league for Schoten and Amstel Tijgers and was an outstanding third baseman (probably the best in Dutch history), who also played several years for the Dutch National Team. |
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