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National Teams keep opponents scoreless
 Nederlandse tekst
SCHIEDAM (Neth.) - On Saturday, January 16, Day 2 of the 15th International Indoor Cup Tournament, the three teams made up from players on the roster of the Dutch National Softball Team held all their opponents scoreless.
The three teams scores 93 runs combined in their 12 games played today.
Five of these were annulled due to tournament rules, which states that a game ends after 50 minutes op playing.
When the time limit is reached, the batter's plate appearance will be completed and the game ends.
The final score is that of the total of completed innings played.
Offensively, the three Dutch Team collected 88 basehits, with the opponents registering only nine.
The Dutch pitching threw five No-Hitters, including one Perfect Game.
With today's results, Team Blue, Orange and White are on their way to not only become the winners of their respective pools, but also of finishing in the top of the tournament.
Game 2: Team White vs. Great Britain
In Pool C, Team White shutout the national team of Great Britain, 14-0 (official score 13-0).
Starting pitcher Rebecca Soumeru threw two hitless innings, striking out the first five batters she faced.
Rookie Eva Voortman (one of the two Junior players in Team White) then took over and gave up the lone British hit to Ali Parkerson, as lead-off double in the fourth inning.
After a scoreless first inning, the all-lefty hitting Team White rallied for six runs in the second inning on three basehits.
Fabienne van Uden led off the inning with an infield-hit, then scored on a basesloaded error.
With the bases still loaded, Meike Witteveen followed with a runscoring infield-hit.
After an error accounted for an additional run, then with runners on first and second base, Anne Blaauwgeers also singled to bring in two more runs.
A grounder by Kim Donkers then made it 6-0.
Three runs were added in the third inning, including two on another single by Anne Blaauwgeers, who had four RBI's.
Anne's sister Maaike Blaauwgeers scored three runs, as did Junior Kimberly Jones, who reached base four times.
In the fourth, four runs were scored, without hitting a basehit.
A British error in the fifth at bat resulted in the 14th run.
Box Score Team White vs. Great Britain
Team White is ready to take the field
Team Manager Paul Boonstra chats with scorekeepers Jeroen Hijmans and Til Debets
Fabienne van Uden and Lotte Holvast between innings
Junior-pitcher Eva Voortman delivers a pitch
Anne Blaauwgeers, the twinsister of Maaike, who is hitting on this photo,
went 3-for-5, scored once and had four RBI's
Maaike Blaauwgeers, here playing a third base, scored three runs
Coaching at third base is Hayley Scott, the Head Coach of the British National Team
Game 3: Team Orange vs. Neunkirchen Nightmares
Team Orange opened in Pool D with a 10-0 shutout vs. Neunkirchen Nightmares from Germany.
Pitcher Kirsten Scheele went the distance and threw a No-Hitter, while striking out 13 batters in 4 2/3 inning.
Of the first 12 batters Kirsten faced, she struckout eleven of them and walked one.
Only two German batters reached base, both on a walk, but neither of them went beyond first base.
Team Orange took charge of the game right away in the first at bat, scoring nine runs on four hits, while the German defense committed seven errors.
In the inning, Judith Diepeveen and Junior Kirsten Vierdag had RBI-singles and Virginie Anneveld connected for an RBI-double.
Nadine Marinus also singled in this inning and scored three runs in this game.
After a scoreless second inning, one run was added in the third at bat when Nadine Marinus walked and scored on an error.
Making her comeback in a National Team in this game was Noémi Boekel, who did the catching and went 1-for-3.
Noémi played her last game for the national squad during the Olympic Games in Beijing (China) in 2008.
Noémi was a guest-player on this event to be an additional catcher.
Box Score Team Orange vs. Neunkirchen Nightmares
The umpires for this game: 1B Albert Tolen (Netherlands) and HP Sonny Pompilii (USA)
The team awaits the sign of the umpire to take the field
Noémi Boekel doing the catching for Kirsten Scheele, who threw a No-Hitter
Sonny Pompilii is the Home Plate Umpire
Junior Kirsten Vierdag reached base twice, singled, stole a base and scored
Maaike Ogink is the catcher for the Nightmares, Sonny Pompilii the umpire
Running at third is Virginie Anneveld, who scored twice and had two RBI's. The 3B is Nina Possling
At left are scorekeepers Erica Hanselman and (former National Team Coach) Mary-Ann Hatt
Judith Diepeveen, who singled in a run in the first inning
Maaike Ogink is the catcher and Sonny Pompilii makes the calls
Game 4: Team Blue vs. Twins
Team Blue won its second game in Pool B, winning 13-0 vs. Twins, one of the two teams in this tournament from the Dutch Major League.
Rookie Malou van Dusschoten threw a 4-inning No-Hitter and struckout out six batters.
She allowed only one player to reach base.
After having retired the first ten batters in order, she walked Femke Duffhues with one out in the fourth inning, but she was eliminated moments later trying to steal second base, completing a double play, as next batter Debby Barbé (one of the players of the Dutch Juniors) struckout.
By the way, Femke is one of the 22 players being invited for practices of the Dutch Junior White Team.
Team Blue collected 11 basehits, including three by Nathalia Gosewehr, who also scored four runs and stole three bases.
Four runs were scored in the first inning.
After Nathalie Gosewehr and Chantal Versluis singled, the bases got loaded when Saskia Kosterink walked.
The first run was then scored when next batter Solange Starrenburg also walked.
Later in the inning, with runners on second and third base and two outs, Marisèla de Wind hit a 2-run double to make it 4-0.
Marisèla is one of the two Dutch Juniors in this team, the other being Rebecca Duindam
Marisèla went 2-for-3, Rebecca 1-for-3.
After adding a run in the second inning, three more were scored in the third inning, including one on a single by Saskia Kosterink.
With Saskia on second base, Solange Starrenburg drove the ball into deep leftfield for a dure double, but her hit turned into a weird double play.
According to the tournament rules, the balls hit off the walls in fair territory in Hall 3 (where this game was played) remain in play.
But since the leftfield-wall has a good distance from home plate, this is somewhat of a strange rule.
Solange hit the ball off the wall and when it came back, it was caught by leftfielder Sandy Lauwers, who then threw to 3B Sandra Catoen, who completed the double play by tagging out Saskia.
Two errors gave Team Blue an extra run in the fourth and four more were scored in the fifth on four consecutive basehits and a 2-run grounder by Karin Tuk.
Due to the time-limit, the last four runs were dropped from the official final score.
Box Score Team Blue vs. Twins
The umpires for this game: HP Bob Gieskens (Netherlands) and 1B Steven Mitchell (USA)
While Femke van Dusschoten does some warming-up,
Media Officer Marco Stoovelaar prepares the starting line-up
Anne Vlietstra (left), who scored once, and Nathalie Gosewehr, who scored 4 runs
The catcher is Dutch Junior-player Sophie Bugter; Bob Gieskens is the umpire
Nathalie Gosewehr leads off the game with the first of her three basehits
Moments later, Nathalie steals the first of her three bases in this game
Malou van Dusschoten, who threw Complete Game No-Hitter
Junior Marisèla de Wind, who contributed with a 2-run double in the first inning
Another fine inning ended
Solange Starrenburg steals second base, sliding passed Daisy de Peinder, in the 2nd inning...
...then advances to third base on a throwing error
In the third at bat, Solange Starrenburg lines the ball into deep leftfield,
but this turns into a weird double play
Coach Sandra Gouverneur talks with her players
Marisèla de Wind is eliminated trying to advance on a throwing error
2B Femke Duffues makes the tag
Saskia Kosterink retires the first batter of the fourth inning at first base...
...then has a chat with pitcher Malou van Dusschoten
Chantal Versluis concentrated playing at short
End of the game, Team Blue wins, 13-0
Game 5: Team White vs. Euro Stars
In Pool C, Team White added a 2-0 shutout-victory vs. Euro Stars, one of the two participating teams from the Dutch Major League.
Pitcher Rebecca Soumeru went the distance, struckout nine batters and threw an one-hitter.
The lone Euro Stars-basehit was registered in the second inning by Daisy Verstappen, who last year was a member of the preliminary roster of the National Softball Team.
Two other batters reached base on a walk.
Team White scored its first run in the first inning when Meike Witteveen led off with a walk, stole second and third base and scored on a passed ball.
The second run was scored in the third inning.
With one out, Britt Vonk doubled and scored on two following throwing errors.
Team White had five basehits, including two by Britt Vonk, who was 2-for-2.
Junior Kimberly Jones, who reached base four times earlier today in the game vs. Great Britain, this time reached base three times, twice on an error, once after a hit batter.
Box Score Team White vs. Euro Stars
Fabienne van Uden follows the action from centerfield
Anne Blaauwgeers awaits a pitch
Dutch Junior Cheryl Hiele is the catcher; Albert Tolen is the umpire
Britt Vonk dives into third base head first after a passed ball in the 1st inning
Maaike Blaauwgeers steals second base in the fourth inning
2B Michelle van Driel has no play
2B Meike Witteveen ends the 4th inning, retiring the batter
Behind her, Anouk van den Heuvel reached second base; at left is short stop Britt Vonk
Fabienne van Uden lined into a double play in the 5th inning
Lotte Holvast is greeted by Eva Voortman after walking in the 5th
At right is Euro Stars Head Coach Leo Buiteman
Pitcher Rebecca Soumeru delivers to Junior-player Cheryl Hiele
Anne Blaauwgeers is the catcher; Albert Tolen the umpire
End of the game, Team White is 2-0
Game 6: Team Orange vs. Stars
Team Orange won its second game in Pool D, beating Stars (USA), 5-0, on an one-hitter by Dagmar Bloeming.
After striking out the first nine batters she faced and the first eleven she faced (including 10 strikeouts), Dagmar's Perfect Game ended when Whitney Adams singled with one out in the fourth inning.
Only one more American batter reached base, on a walk in the fifth inning.
Team Orange opened the score with two runs in the first at bat.
Merel Oosterveld led off with a single, stole second base and scored when next batter Nadine Marinus also singled.
Nadine then stole second and third base and went on to score on a throwing error.
The third run was scored in the third inning when Virginie Anneveld led off with a single, advanced to third base on an one-out double by Noémi Boekel and scored on a grounder by Judith Diepeveen, who added an RBI-double in the fifth inning.
In that at bat, Judith then scored the fifth run for her team on a single by Junior Kirsten Vierdag.
Team Orange had nine basehits, including two by Merel Oosterveld and Judith Diepeveen.
Nadine Marinus stole three bases in this game.
Box Score Team Orange vs. Stars
The umpires in this game: 1B Benny Van Nuffel (Belgium) and HP Frank Duits (Netherlands)
Areke Spel looks on in the 1st inning, with Virginie Anneveld hitting
Nadine Marinus scores head first on a throwing error in the first inning
Virginie Anneveld checks the action
An unique photo of pitcher Dagmar Bloeming, with a batting helmet, ready to hit
Three photos of Dagmar Bloeming: pitching, hitting and running
Normally, Dagmar never hits, but in this game, she had three appearances and walked once
Flex Coach Marjan Smit coaching at third base
Game 7: Team White vs. Stripes
Team White became the first of the three Dutch National Teams to win its third game and become the unbeaten winner of Pool C.
Team White ended the preliminary round with a 13-0 shutout-win vs. Stripes (USA).
Junior-pitcher Eva Voortman struckout seven batters and threw a 4 1/3 inning Complete Game No-Hitter, the third of the day and fourth in the event by a Dutch National pitcher.
Eva retired the first eight batters she faced, including six on a strikeout.
Only two American batters reached base, both on a walk, but both stranded at first base.
Team White scored three runs in the first inning on three basehits, including a 2-run single by (pitcher) Rebecca Soumeru, who played at third base this game, went 3-for-4 and scored two runs.
A 6-run rally followed in the third inning when seven of the first eight batters reached base safely.
Kim Donkers led off the inning with a walk and Lotte Holvast followed with a single.
After a double-steal, Kim scored on a bunt-single by Maaike Blaauwgeers.
Next, the bases were loaded when Rebecca Soumeru also singled.
Kimberly Jones then followed with a 2-run fielder's choice grounder.
With one out, singles by Anne Blaauwgeers and Britt Vonk and a grounder by Kim Donkers increased the lead to 9-0.
Four runs were added in the fourth inning on singles by Britt (one-run) and Kim (2-run) and a basesloaded hit by pitch for Maaike Blaauwgeers.
Junior Kimberly Jones, who had reached base seven consecutive times in the first two games, struckout in her first at bat in this game ending the streak, but she then reached base again in her second turn at bat.
In the second inning, Kimberly made a nice catch to end the at bat.
Team White had eleven basehits, including three by Britt Vonk, who also scored twice, had two RBI's and stole two bases.
Anne Blaauwgeers scored three runs, Kim Donkers had four RBI's.
Box Score Team White vs. Stripes
The umpires for this game: 1B Peter Vonk (Netherlands) and HP Tom Fitzsimmons (USA)
Rookie Eva Voortman, who threw a Complete Game No-Hitter
Head Coach Craig Montvidas gives instructions to runner Britt Vonk
Playing at third is Jamie Blotzer; at left is Erica Hanselman, one of the two scorekeerpers
Kim Donkers and Kimberly Jones look on from the dug-out
Maaike Blaauwgeers is the batter
Eva Voortman delivers another pitch; Rebecca Soumeru is ready to field at 3B
Rebecca Soumeru at bat, moments before hitting her first basehit in this game
Jessica Raymond is the catcher; Tom Fitzsimmons the umpire
Britt Vonk scores a run in the first inning on the single by Rebecca Soumeru
Catcher Jessica Raymond has no play
Concentration for Kimberly Jones at second base
Kim Donkers takes her position at first base
Team Manager Paul Boonstra, Head Coach Craig Montvidas and Media Officer Marco Stoovelaar
keep track of the action; At right are Fabienne van Uden and Anne Blaauwgeers
Anne Blaauwgeers runs at third base, while Head Coach Craig Montvidas checks the action
Britt Vonk rounds second base in the third inning
Rebecca Soumeru moments before hitting her third basehit
Head Coach Craig Montvidas goes over the details with Pitcher Eva Voortman
At right, Lotte Holvast is preparing to go at bat
Kim Donkers takes off from first base in the fourth inning
Erica Hanselman and Cindy Goetgeluk, who were the official scorekeepers for this game
Former National Team-player Daisy de Peinder of Twins is being interviewed
by Karel Leeuwangh of local Schiedam TV-channel Look TV
Game 8: Team Blue vs. Eagles
Team Blue became the second of the three Dutch National Team to finish the preliminary round with a 3-0 record to win Pool B.
The team ended pool-play with a 4-0 victory vs. Eagles (USA).
Femke van Dusschoten struckout nine batters, went the distance and threw a 5-inning 2-hitter.
Team Blue collected six basehits off pitcher Alexandra Alvey, including two by Saskia Kosterink.
Team Blue remained scoreless in the first three innings.
After stranding two runners in the first at bat, a double play followed in the second inning and a rundown-out between third and home was part of the third inning.
The team then rallied for four runs in the fourth at bat and that was all they needed.
In the fourth, Anne Vlietstra singled with one out, then stole second base and advanced on a single by Marisèla de Wind.
Next, Anne scored on a grounder by Rebecca Duindam to open the score.
Singles by Nathalie Gosewehr and Chantal Versluis then resulted in two more runs and Saskia Kosterink followed with an RBI-double to make it 4-0.
Hereafter, Solange Starrenburg followed with another fine hit into leftfield, but again had no luck.
Her batted ball hit the ceiling for the second time, meaning she was out, according to tournament rules.
Box Score Team Blue vs. Eagles
National Team player Britt Vonk, the youngest member of the entire Dutch Olympic Delegation in 2008
in Beijing, being interviewed by Karel Leeuwangh of local Schiedam TV-station Look TV
The umpires for this game: 1B Gerrit-Jan van der Hoeven and HP Frank Duits (both Netherlands)
Pitchers (and sisters) Malou and Femke van Dusschoten throwing in the bullpen
Femke van Dusschoten, who threw a Complete Game 2-hitter
A good crowd followed this game from the rightfield stands
An on-looking Eagles Head Coach Rich LeViere, who kept on giving positive advice
to his players with his clear voice
Saskia Kosterink, who had two hits, puts down a bunt-single in the first inning
Flex Coach Sandra Gouverneur coaching at third base
Nathalie Gosewehr, who reached base three times, at bat
Karin Tuk connects in the 4th inning, but her batted ball touched the ceiling
and was catched nicely by 3B Anna Pomento
Marisèla de Wind turns for a bunt in the fourth inning
Team Blue poses with the Eagles after the game
Family-members of the Eagles-team takes several photos of the combined teams
Game 9: Team Orange vs. Czech Stars
Team Orange ended the preliminary round with a 3-0 victory vs. Czech Stars (Czech Republic), the winner of last years Indoor Cup Tournament.
With this, Team Orange also finished unbeaten in first place in Pool D.
Kirsten Scheele struckout nine batters and gave up only one basehit, a 2-out single by Denisa Podzimková in the third inning.
In the fourth inning, the Czech squad was close to scoring the first run by a Dutch opponent when it got the bases loaded with two outs.
Lead-off hitter Aneka Rynešová was hit by a pitch, then two outs followed.
Next, Eliška Vitková was also hit by a pitch and an error led to runners on all three bases.
But then, Kirsten Scheele struckout Stepanka Froliková to end the inning.
Team Orange scored its first run in the first inning.
Merel Oosterveld led off with a walk, stole second base, advanced on a grounder and scored on a single by Virginie Anneveld, who was 2-for-2.
Two runs were then scored in the third inning.
Virginie Anneveld led off with a walk, but was later thrown out at the plate, trying to score on a single by Areke Spel.
After Areke advanced to third base on a single by Noémi Boekel, she scored on a grounder by Judith Diepeveen.
Moments later, Noémi scored the third run on a wild pitch.
Sorry, no photos of this game.
Box Score Team Orange vs. Czech Stars
Game 10: Team White vs. Bulls
Team White opened the second round with a 7-0 win vs. Bulls (USA), whose coach several times argued decisions by the umpires.
Rebecca Soumeru struckout 13 batters and threw a complete game 2-hitter to raise her tournament record to 3-0.
Team White collected six basehits, including two by Britt Vonk and Fabienne van Uden, who both also scored twice.
Lotte Holvast and Rebecca Soumeru both had two runs batted in.
The team stole seven bases in this game, including three by Fabienne van Uden and two by Anne Blaauwgeers.
Team White scored two runs in the second inning.
Fabienne van Uden and Lotte Holvast both walked and went on to score on a fielder's choice grounder by Maaike Blaauwgeers and a grounder by Kimberly Jones, who for the first time in four games didn't reach base.
Three runs followed in the third inning.
With one out, Britt Vonk doubled and Fabienne van Uden reached on a bunt-single.
Lotte Holvast followed with an RBI-grounder and, after Maaike Blaauwgeers singled, Fabienne scored in a stolen base-situation.
Next, Maaike scored on a double by Rebecca Soumeru.
A single by Britt Vonk and grounder by Lotte Holvast accounted for two more runs in the fourth at bat.
Box Score Team White vs. Bulls
Players of Team White follow the action from their dug-out
Home Plate Umpire Bob Gieskens calls an Illegal Pitch with Anne Blaauwgeers being the hitter
Danielle Engelman is the catcher
Winning pitcher Rebecca Soumeru struckout 13 batters and threw a 2-hitter
2B Kimberly Jones didn't reach base for the first time in four games
Anne Blaauwgeers running at third base with Head Coach Craig Montvidas besides her
Game 11: Team Blue vs. Czech Stars
Team Blue started the second round of the Indoor Cup with a 4-0 win vs. Czech Stars from the Czech Republic.
Due to the tournament rule time-limit, the last run didn't count for the official final score.
The remaining three runs were scored on a single play in the infield with two outs in the second inning.
Pitcher Malou van Dusschoten struckout 10 batters and threw her second Complete Game No-Hitter of the day.
In the morning, Malou also threw a No-Hitter in the first game of today vs. Twins.
Yesterday-evening, Malou threw the final two batters of a combined No-Hitter with her sister Femke van Dusschoten.
Malou missed a Perfect Game by walking a batter in the second inning of the 5-inning game.
Team Blue registered four basehits, including two by Chantal Versluis, who also had two RBI's.
In the second inning, Karin Tuk led off by reaching on a throwing error, then stole second base, but was caught stealing trying to advance to third base.
After Anne Vlietstra struckout, Marisèla de Wind walked and stole second, then advanced on a single by Rebecca Duindam, who moments later also stole second base.
The bases were then loaded when Nathalie Gosewehr was hit by a pitch.
Everyone then got into motion on the next play, resulting in three runs.
With two outs, Chantal Versluis grounded to short for an infield-hit.
Speedy runners Marisèla and Rebecca both took off on contact and scored.
Nathalie, who also is a speedster, raced to third base, then beat the throw to home from the short stop to complete this spectacular action, which led to a lot of applause from the spectators.
The fourth run was scored in the fifth inning when Solange Starrenburg led off with a single, stole second and third base and scored on a throwing error.
Box Score Team Blue vs. Czech Stars
Rookie Rebecca Duindam, who was 1-for-2, stole a base and scored a run
Pitcher Malou van Dusschoten, who threw her second No-Hitter of the day
Jeroen Hijmans and Annemieke Pot, who did the official scoring for this game
Game 12: Team Orange vs. Firestix
Team Orange increased its record to 4-0 by also starting the second round with a victory, winning 5-0 vs. Firestix (USA).
Dagmar Bloeming went the distance, struckout 12 batters and gave up only one basehit, which in reality might have been an out.
Offensively, the team collected four basehits, including two by Nadine Marinus.
Dagmar retired the first 10 batters in a row, the last nine with a strikeout.
With one out, she gave up a hit to Jamie Schnarr, who batted the ball into short rightfield, where it caroomed back from the short wall there.
1B Nadine Marinus retrieved the ball in time to retire Schnarr, but according to the field-umpire, she was standing on the wrong base, meaning the batter reached base safely.
Moments later, Schnarr was caught stealing and the next four batters were retired in order.
Team Orange scored all five runs in the third inning.
Merel Oosterveld led off with a walk, then the bases got loaded when Nadine Marinus singled and Virginie Anneveld reached on a fielder's choice.
Areke Spel then followed with an RBI-single to open the score.
An error on a grounder by Noémi Boekel and a force play-grounder by Judith Diepeveen then increased the lead to 3-0.
After a strikeout, an infield-hit by Kirsten Scheele (who was the designated player) resulted in two more runs and a 5-0 score.
Box Score Team Orange vs. Firestix
The umpires for this game: HP Gerard Zwier and 1B Frank Duits (both Netherlands)
Coach Marjan Smit gives instructions to her team
Concentration for Noémi Boekel, Nadine Marinus and Virginie Anneveld
Areke Spel and Nadine Marinus, who both reached base three times
Game 13: Team Orange vs. Bulls
Team Orange played its fifth game off the day, remained unbeaten and registered its fifth shutout, beating the Bulls (USA), 5-0.
Pitcher Kirsten Scheele threw the fifth No-Hitter of the day by a Dutch National pitcher and as she retired all nine batters she faced in the 3-inning game, she threw a Perfect Game.
Of the nine batters she faced, Kirsten struckout eight. The ninth out was a grounder to short.
This was Kirsten's second No-Hitter of the day, as she started this morning with not allowing any hits in the game against Neunkirchen Nightmares.
Kirsten also had a good outing with the bat, as she went 3-for-3, scored two runs and had one RBI.
Team Orange had 11 basehits, with Nadine Marinus and Virginie Anneveld each hitting two basehits and scoring two runs.
Virginie also had two RBI's, as had Anne Blaauwgeers, who was added from Team White as a fill-in player.
Anne was added to back up Noémi Boekel, who had bruised her thumb.
Despite that, Noémi caught her fifth complete game of the day, but unfortunately was unable to play the next day due to her injury.
Anne entered the game at second base, replacing Kirsten vierdag, who had a slight knee-injury and also was unable to play on Sunday.
Team Orange rallied for seven runs on four hits in the second inning.
With Judith Diepeveen (walk-stolen base) on second base, an error on a grounder by pinch-hitter Anne Blaauwgeers resulted in the first run.
A wild pitch and another error produced two more runs.
A single by Virginie Anneveld and a 2-out, 2-run double by Judith Diepeveen then made it 6-0.
Judith herself scored the seventh run in the inning on a single by Anne Blaauwgeers.
The third inning was another productive at bat, as six more runs were scored when nine consecutive batters reached base safely.
Kirsten Scheele led off with a bunt-single, then the bases got loaded when Merel Oosterveld walked and Nadine Marinus also singled.
The bases remained loaded six times and the runs were respectively scored on a walk by Virginie Anneveld, singles by Areke Spel and Noémi Boekel, errors on grounders by Judith Diepeveen (who had three RBI's) and Anne Blaauwgeers and a single by Kirsten Scheele, who had two bunt-singles in this at bat.
Two strikeouts then followed and the inning ended when a runner left her base too early, just before the 50-minute time limit was reached, meaning all runs counted.
Box Score Team Orange vs. Bulls
Relief pitcher Casey Moses and 3B Ashleigh Hopf wore special face-masks
Also pictured left are short stop Krystal Shirrell and umpire Hans Hornstra
Kirsten Scheele delivers a pitch in her Perfect Game
In the back is short stop Judith Diepeveen
Noémi Boekel has her eye on the ball
Danielle Engelman is the catcher; Steven Mitchell the umpire
Areke Spel, who singled in a run in the third inning
Smiles in the Team Orange dug-out for Noémi Boekel, Judith Diepeveen,
Anne Blaauwgeers, Virginie Anneveld and Media Officer Marco Stoovelaar
Flex Coach Marjan Smit has a meeting with batter Virginie Anneveld
and runners Nadine Marinus (15) and Merel Oosterveld
Schedule & Results Dutch National Teams Indoor Cup Tournament
other scores of Saturday:
Pool A:
Borgerhout Squirrels (Belgium) vs. Bulls (USA), 0-7; SK Joudrs Praha (Czech Rep.) vs. Leafs (USA), 3-0;
Bulls (USA) vs. SK Joudrs Praha (Czech Rep.), 0-2; Leafs (USA) vs. Borgerhout Squirrels (Belgium), 5-1.
Pool B:
Eagles (USA) vs. Firestix (USA), 1-2; Firestix (USA) vs. Twins (Neth.), 1-0.
Pool C:
Stripes (USA) vs. Great Britain, 6-2; Great Britain vs. Euro Stars (Neth.), 1-1.
Pool D:
Czech Stars (Czech Rep.) vs. Neunkirchen Nightmares (Germany), 1-1;
Neunkirchen Nightmares (Germany) vs. Stars (USA), 3-3.
Final Standings First Round
Pool A
1. SK Joudrs Praha (Czech Rep.), 2. Bulls (USA), 3. Leafs (USA), 4. Borgerhouts Squirrels (Belgium).
Pool B
1. Netherlands Team Blue, 2. Firestix (USA), 3. Twins (Netherlands), 4. Eagles (USA).
Pool C
1. Netherlands Team White, 2. Euro Stars (Netherlands), 3. Stripes (USA), 4. Great Britain.
Pool D
1. Netherlands Team Orange, 2. Czech Stars (Czech Rep.), 3. Neunkirchen Nightmares (Germany), 4. Stars (USA).
Second Round, Places 1 through 8:
Pool 1:
SK Joudrs Praha (Czech Rep.) vs. Euro Stars (Neth.), 2-3.
Second Round, Places 9 through 16:
Pool 3:
Borgerhout Squirrels (Belgium) vs. Stripes (USA), 0-8; Eagles (USA) vs. Neunkirchen Nightmares (Germany), 0-0.
Pool 4:
Leafs (USA) vs. Great Britain, 1-2; Twins (Netherlands) vs. Stars (USA), 3-2.
coverage
Day 1 - Friday, January 15
Day 3 - Sunday, January 17
(special thanks to Fred Versluis for submitting several photos)
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