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Dutch Women Softball Team |
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biography |
Who is Who? |
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| # 6 - Karin Tuk - Catcher |
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|  | | Birthdate | August 28, 1988 |
| | Birthplace | Mookhoek (Netherlands) |
| | Residence | Enschede (Netherlands) |
| | Study | Physical therapy |
| | Height | 1,78 m |
| | Weight | 85 kg |
| | Bats | Right |
| | Throws | Right |
| | Position | Catcher |
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| | National Team | December 2008 - current |
| | Games National Team | 24 |
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| | Clubs | Blue Hitters (Puttershoek) (BB)
Neptunus (Rotterdam) (BB + SB)
Euro Stars (Capelle a/d IJssel, 2004-2007)
Chipola College (Marianna, Florida, USA, 2007)
Tex Town Tigers (Enschede, 2008-current)
(Dutch Major League: 2004-current) |
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| ...Tournaments Participated In... |  
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with Euro Stars
International Indoor Cup
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (Schiedam, Netherlands)
International Mastenbroek Tournament
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (Enschede, Netherlands)
with Tex Town Tigers
European Cup
2009 (Legnano, Italy), 2010 (Haarlem, Netherlands), 2011 (Caserta, Italy)
International Mastenbroek Tournament
2008, 2009, 2010 (Enschede, Netherlands)
with Chipola College
2007 - Region VIII B Championship Tournament (Florida, USA)
FCCAA State Tournament (Auburndale, Florida, USA)
NJCAA Division I National Championship (Plant City, Florida, USA)
with Holland All Stars
2008 - Holland Tour (Groningen, Netherlands)
with Foreign All Star Team
2010 - Holland Tour (Haarlem/Alkmaar, Netherlands) (fill-in player)
with All Stars
2010 - Apeldoorn Softball Series (Apeldoorn, Netherlands) (guest-player)
with Dutch Junior Softball Team
2003 - Kingdom Games (Aruba)
World Championships Juniors (Nanjing, China)
2004 - European Championships Juniors (Le Thillay/Roissy, France)
2005 - Kingdom Games (Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles)
2006 - Apeldoorn Softball Series (Apeldoorn, Netherlands)
European Championships Juniors (Collecchio, Italy)
2007 - World Championships Juniors (Enschede, Netherlands)
with Dutch Junior Softball Team Under 23
2009 - International Indoor Cup (Schiedam, Netherlands)
with Dutch National Softball Team
2009 - Holland Tour (several sites, Netherlands)
Canada Cup (Surrey, Canada)
World Cup of Softball (Oklahoma City, USA)
European Championships (Valencia, Spain)
2010 - International Indoor Cup (Team Blue) (Schiedam, Neth.)
International Indoor Cup (Team Orange) (Schiedam, Neth.)(fill-in player)
Holland Tour (several sites, Netherlands)
2011 - American Tour (Florida, Tennessee, USA)
Holland Tour (several sites, Netherlands)
Torneo 150 Anni Unitá d'Italia (Bollate, Italy)
Games vs. Argentina (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
European Championship (Ronchi dei Legionari/Staranzano, Italy)
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| ...Awards... |
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2010 - Best Hitter, Intern. Mastenbroek Tournament
Most Homeruns, Dutch Major League
2011 - Most Valuable Player, European Cup
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| ...Miscellaneous... |
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| When did you start with softball? | | | In 2002 after I already had started playing baseball in 1995 |
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| Why did you start playing softball? | | | They told me that when I wanted to succeed more,
I had to made the switch from baseball to softball |
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| What was your first club? | | | Softball with Neptunus in Rotterdam and baseball with
Blue Hitters in Puttershoek |
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| Accomplishments / Highlights | | | Winning the European title with the Dutch Juniors in 2004
Winning the Nationals in the USA with Chipola in 2007
Winning the Dutch championship with Tex Town Tigers in 2008 |
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| Biggest blunder | | | I think that I erased that immediately from my memory |
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| Which persons do you most admire? | | | |
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| Which persons would you like to meet? | | | |
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| Three people you would love to have dinner with? | | | Alicia Keys, Paul de Leeuw, Oprah Winfrey |
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| Dreamjob? | | | (International) sports photographer |
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| From who did you learn the most? | | | |
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| Biggest turn-off? | | | People who lie |
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| Talent you wish you had? | | | Speed |
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| Pets | | | None |
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| Exotic pet you would like to have? | | | |
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| Hobbies or Interests | | | Watching movies, listening to music, photography (sports) |
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| When you wouldn't have been involved in
softball, what other sport would you have done? | | | Baseball |
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| What does the Olympic Games means to you? | | | The highlight in my softball-career |
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| Why does softball has to return to the Olympics? | | | Because it is an interesting sport with several different sides |
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| Describe your playing style | | | Easy and motivated |
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| ...My Favorite / Best... |
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| Movie | | | The Green Mile, John Q |
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| Actor | | | Keanu Reeves, Will Smith |
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| Actress | | | Julia Roberts |
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| TV Channel | | | RTL4, RTL5 |
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| TV Show | | | Prison Break, Mooi! Weer De Leeuw |
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| TV Sports Show | | | Holland Sport |
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| TV Personality | | | Paul de Leeuw, Chantal Janzen, Wendy van Dijk, Oprah Winfrey |
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| Radio Channel | | | 3FM |
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| Radio Show | | | De Coen & Sander Show at 3FM |
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| Radio Personality | | | Coen Swijnenberg, Sander Lantinga |
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| Music Genre | | | Everything |
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| Singer (male) | | | Marco Borsato, Robbie Williams |
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| Singer (female) | | | Alicia Keys, Beth Hart, Pink, Beyoncé, Anouk |
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| Group / Band etc. | | | OneRepublic, Coldplay, Krezip |
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| Song | | | 'If I Were A Boy' by Beyoncé, 'Brave' by Idina Menzel |
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| Vacation Spot / Country | | | I never went anywhere other than with softball |
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| Food | | | Chinese |
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| Drink | | | Soft drinks |
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| Newspaper | | | De Telegraaf |
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| Book | | | Several |
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| Internet Sites | | | Facebook |
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| Sport (besides softball) | | | Baseball, hockey, basketball |
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| Olympic Sport (besides softball) | | | Hockey, basketball |
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| (Professional) Sports Team | | | |
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| Athlete (male) | | | Sven Kramer, Maarten van der Weijden |
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| Athlete (female) | | | Ireen Wüst, Inge de Bruijn |
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| Softball Player | | | Yukiko Ueno |
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| Career |
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2011 --- In March, Karin participates with the Dutch National Team in the American Tour to Florida and Tennessee ---
On March 5, Karin hits a solo-homerun vs. the University of Louisiana-Monroe ---
On March 8, she hits 3-for-5, including a solo-homerun, scores twice and has an RBI vs. St. John's University ---
On March 13, Karin is 2-for-2 with an RBI vs. the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay ---
On May 15, Karin has three RBI's in the first double-header of the Holland Tour vs. Holland All Stars at De Bilt ---
In June, Karin participates with the Dutch National Team in the Torneo 150 Anni Unitá d'Italia in Bollate (Italy) and therefore is a member of the team when it plays the 100th game in history against Italy on June 2 ---
In this game, Karin is 2-for-3 and scores a run ---
Two days later, on June 4, Karin is 2-for-4 with a double in the second game during the tournament vs. Italy ---
On July 3, in the first game of a double-header (which was part of the Holland Tour) against the National Team of Argentina, Karin is 1-for-2, walks and scores once ---
On July 13, Karin is one of the 17 players named to the roster of the Dutch National Softball Team for this years European Championship in Italy ---
On July 31, Karin is 2-for-2, including a double, and has one RBI vs. Ukraine in the opening game of the European Championship in Italy ---
On August 2, she hits a 3-run homerun, is 2-for-3, scores twice and has four RBI's vs. Denmark ---
Later in August, Karin wins the European Cup-tournament in Caserta (Italy) with Tex Town Tigers ---
After the final, she is named the Most Valuable Player of the event ---
In the regular season, Karin hits .267, scores six runs and leads her team Tex Town Tigers with 15 RBI's and two homeruns ---
In October, Karin is one of 21 players named to the preliminary roster of the Dutch National Softball Team for the 2012 season.
2010 --- In January, Karin participates with the National squad (playing for Team Blue) in the International Indoor Cup in Schiedam (Netherlands) with her team finishing in second place ---
On January 18, Karin is one of 21 players named to the preliminary roster for this years World Championships ---
On April 5, Karin wins the award for Best Hitter of the 3-day international Mastenbroek Tournament in Enschede ---
On May 23, she has two RBI's, while being the fill-in catcher for the Foreign All Star Team in the second game vs. the Dutch National Team ---
Also on May 23, Karin represents Tex Town Tigers in the Homerun Contest during the Softball Gala 2010 in Haarlem ---
On May 26, Karin is one of the three players who is cut for the final roster for the World Championship in Venezuela, but remains on the list as an alternate ---
In August, Karin participates in the European Cup Tournament in Haarlem (Netherlands) with Tex Town Tigers, which for the first time in history captures this Cup ---
In the regular season, Karin hits .337 for Tex Town Tigers, with seven doubles and two homeruns, scores 11 runs and leads the team with 20 RBI's, playing in 32 games ---
With her two homeruns, Karin shares first place in the league with Noémi Boekel and Chantal Versluis ---
On October 31, Karin is one of 24 players to be named to the preliminary roster of the Dutch National Softball Team for the 2011 season.
2009 --- On May 3, Karin makes her debut in the Dutch National Softball Team in the second game of the Holland Tour vs. Euro Stars. Karin hits a triple in her first at bat, then adds a homerun in her second time at bat, scoring two runs and contributing with two RBI's ---
On May 10, Karin scores twice in the second game vs. Centrals ---
On May 27, Karin is one of the 17 players who is named to the final roster for the Dutch National Team to participate in this years international events ---
On May 31, Karin is 2-for-4, including a double, and has two RBI's in the opener vs. Robur '58 ---
On June 14, Karin is 2-for-2 with a double and has an RBI in the opener of a double-header against the Foreign All Stars ---
On June 17, Karin is 2-for-3 with an RBI in Game Two of the double-header vs. Kansas Express USA ---
On June 19, Karin makes her international debut in the game against Great Britain ---
On June 21, Karin doubles and has three RBI's in the second game vs. Great Britain ---
On July 6, Karin is 1-for-2 with an RBI in the first victory vs. Venezuela, during the Canada Cup ---
On July 8, Karin is 2-for-4 with a double, scores once and has two RBI's in the second victory vs. Venezuela, during the Canada Cup ---
On July 25, Karin has two RBI's in an exhibition game vs. Great Britain prior the European Championships in Valencia ---
On July 27, Karin hits an RBI-double as pinch-hitter in the game vs. France, the opener of the European Championships in Valencia ---
On July 28, Karin is 3-for-4, scores a run and has two RBI's in the game vs. Austria during the European Championships ---
On July 30, Karin bats in the lone (and winning) run in the tie-break in the game vs. Italy during the European Championships ---
On August 1, Karin is a member of the Dutch Team which brings the European title back to the Netherlands for the first time in 19 years ---
Two weeks later, Karin participates with Tex Town Tigers in the European Cup Tournament in Legnano (Italy), which is her first EC-event ---
In the regular season, Karin scores nine runs and has 10 runs batted in, while hitting one of her team's four homeruns. Defensively, she is errorless in 227 fielding chances ---
Karin again reaches the Holland Series with Tex Town Tigers, which wins its second consecutive Dutch championship title.
2008 --- In her first season playing for Tex Town Tigers, Karin bats above .300 for the first time in her career, finishing with a .310 batting average and 26 basehits, while scoring 13 runs ---
After reaching the Holland Series, Tex Town Tigers becomes the first team from the east of the country to win the Dutch championship title ---
In August, Karin travels to China to attend the softball-tournament of the Olympic Games. One of her interests is taking sports-photos and she takes a lot in Beijing. Some of the photos participated in the Photo Contest of the International Softball Federation and on December 8, her photo of leaping Dutch centerfielder Saskia Kosterink was named the Overall Winner ---
On December 11, Karin is one of 28 players being named to the preliminary roster of the Dutch National Team for 2009 and is invited to start practice in January.
2007 --- In the Spring of this year, Karin is a member of the softball-team of Chipola College, which captures the national title in the NJCAA Division I National Championship, after the team first had captured the title in the State Tournament ---
After returning from the States, Karin rejoins Euro Stars and plays in 21 games ---
At Enschede, Karin participates in the World Junior Championships with the Dutch National Junior Team, which for the first time in history reaches the play-offs ---
When the season ends, Karin decides to play for Tex Town Tigers in the 2008 season.
2006 --- At the end of this season, Karin is going to the USA to study and play at Chipola College in Florida, together with Euro Stars-teammate Areke Spel.
2005 --- Karin again travels to the Antilles, participating in the Kingdom Games, which this year is held on Curaçao ---
In her second big league-season, Karin almost reaches .300 for the first time, finishing with a .290 batting average and 29 basehits.
2004 --- With the Dutch Junior Team, Karin captures the European title in France ---
Playing for Euro Stars, Karin makes her debut in the Dutch big league. Playing in 29 games, she registers 14 basehits.
2003 --- Karin gets her first international experiences when she is selected for the Dutch National Junior Team and travels to Aruba to participate in the Kingdom Games. She also participates later in the year in the World Junior Championships in China.
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| Family |
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| KARIN is the daughter of Jaap and Maaike Tuk and has one brother, Rick, who played baseball for Tex Town Tigers in the First Division through the 2009 season. Rick now focuses on a career as a softball umpire. |
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