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Dutch Women Softball Team |
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biography |
Who is Who? |
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| # 00 - Lotte Holvast - Outfield |
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|  | | Birthdate | July 28, 1989 |
| | Birthplace | Enschede (Netherlands) |
| | Residence | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| | Study | Bèta-gamma at the University of Amsterdam |
| | Height | 1,65 m |
| | Weight | 58 kg |
| | Bats | Left |
| | Throws | Right |
| | Position | Outfield |
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| | National Team | Oct. 2009 - October 2010 |
| | Games National Team | 0 |
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| | Clubs | Tex Town Tigers (Enschede, 1998-2009)
Florida Comm. Coll. at Jacksonville (Florida, USA, 2008)
Centrals (De Bilt, 2010)
Terrasvogels (Santpoort, 2011-current)
(Dutch Major League: 2005-current) |
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| ...Tournaments Participated In... |  |
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with Tex Town Tigers
2009 - European Cup (Legnano, Italy)
International Indoor Cup
2005, 2006, 2007 (Schiedam, Netherlands)
International Mastenbroek Tournament
2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 (Enschede, Netherlands)
with Centrals
2010 - Intern. Jan de Wit Tournament (Haarlem, Netherlands)
with Terrasvogels
2011 - Cup Winners Cup (Castions di Strada, Italy)
with West Nederland Little League
2001 - Little League Eur. Region Championships (Den Haag, Netherlands)
Little League World Series (Portland, Oregon, USA)
with WindMills Enschede Little League
2003 - Little League Eur. Region Championships (Kutno, Poland)
Senior League World Series (Jeffersontown, Kentucky, USA)
met HBSO (gelegenheidsteam)
2010 - Apeldoorn Softball Series (Apeldoorn, Nederland)
with Dutch Cadets Softball Team
2005 - European Championships Cadets (Tuchkova, Russia)
with Dutch Junior Softball Team
2005 - Kingdom Games (Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles)
2006 - International Indoor Cup (Schiedam, Netherlands)
Apeldoorn Softball Series (Apeldoorn, Netherlands)
European Championships (Collecchio, Italy)
2007 - World Championships Juniors (Enschede, Netherlands)
2008 - Apeldoorn Softball Series (Apeldoorn, Netherlands)
European Championships Juniors (Deggendorf, Germany)
with Dutch National Softball Team
2010 - International Indoor Cup (Team White) (Schiedam, Neth.)
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| Miscellaneous |
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| When did you start with softball? | | | When I was 9 years old |
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| Why did you start playing softball? | | | My sister already played softball and she took me one time |
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| What was your first club? | | | Tex Town Tigers in Enschede |
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| Accomplishments / Highlights | | | Winning European title in Deggendorf with Juniors in 2007
Becoming Dutch champion with Tex Town Tigers |
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| Biggest blunder | | | When I was working as a cleaner, giving water to a fake planet,
while several people were watching |
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| Which persons do you most admire? | | | |
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| Which persons would you like to meet? | | | Hmm, John Mayer and Barack Obama |
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| Three people you would love to have dinner with? | | | With three friends |
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| Dreamjob? | | | If I only could know that |
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| From who did you learn the most? | | | My parents |
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| Biggest turn-off? | | | Bicycling in the rain |
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| Talent you wish you had? | | | Singing |
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| Pets | | | Kobus, my dog |
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| Exotic pet you would like to have? | | | Tiger |
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| Hobbies or Interests | | | Softball, chilling, shopping and nice food |
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| When you wouldn't have been involved in
softball, what other sport would you have done? | | | Hmm, no idea |
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| What does the Olympic Games means to you? | | | The ultimate goal for athletes |
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| Why does softball has to return to the Olympics? | | | Because it is played a lot worldwide |
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| Describe your playing style | | | Quick and agressive |
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| ...My Favorite / Best... |
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| Movie | | | Madagascar, The Sweetest Thing |
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| Actor | | | Johnny Depp |
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| Actress | | | Cameron Diaz |
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| TV Channel | | | Nederland 3, Net 5 |
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| TV Show | | | Boer zoekt vrouw |
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| TV Sports Show | | | NOS Studio Sport |
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| TV Personality | | | Sophie Hilbrand |
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| Radio Channel | | | Slam FM, 3 FM |
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| Radio Personality | | | |
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| Music Genre | | | All, in time |
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| Singer (male) | | | John Mayer, Michael Jackson |
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| Singer (female) | | | Missy Higgins, Anouk |
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| Group / Band etc. | | | Kyteman, Augustana |
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| Song | | | 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' by The Verve |
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| Vacation Spot / Country | | | France |
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| Food | | | Pizza, sauerkraut |
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| Drink | | | Hot chocolate-milk |
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| Animal | | | Dog |
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| Newspaper | | | De Volkskrant |
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| Book | | | Several |
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| Magazine | | | Volkskrant Magazine |
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| Internet Sites | | | Facebook |
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| Sport (besides softball) | | | Tennis, skating |
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| Olympic Sport (besides softball) | | | Skating, swimming |
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| (Professional) Sports Team | | | FC Twente |
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| Athlete (male) | | | Sven Kramer, Rafael Nadal |
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| Athlete (female) | | | Marleen Veldhuis |
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| Career |
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2011 --- In August, Lotte participates in the European Cup Winners Cup-tournament in Castions di Strada (Italy) with Terrasvogels, which finishes in second place ---
In the regular season, her first with Terrasvogels, Lotte hits .299, is second-best with 19 runs, has 23 basehits and two RBI's.
2010 --- In January, Lotte participates with the National squad (playing for Team White) in the International Indoor Cup in Schiedam (Netherlands) with her team finishing in third place ---
On January 18, Lotte is one of five players to be cut from the active roster, but she remains eligible for future considerations ---
In the regular season, Lotte scores five runs and has seven RBI's in 29 games for Centrals, which reaches the play-offs for the first time in clubhistory ---
After completion of the season, Lotte decides to transfer to Terrasvogels for the 2011 season.
2009 --- In August, Lotte participates with Tex Town Tigers in the European Cup Tournament in Legnano (Italy), which is her first EC-event ---
Lotte again reaches the Holland Series with Tex Town Tigers, which wins its second consecutive Dutch championship title ---
In the regular season, Lotte plays in 27 games, scores 11 runs and has nine basehits ---
After completion of the season, Lotte decides to change clubs and will play for Centrals in 2010 ---
In October, Lotte is one of eight players being invited to participate in the indoor practice sessions of the Dutch National Softball Team. On October 25, the players get a try-out and then Lotte joins the team on November 1.
2008 --- Lotte starts the year with playing in the Stars, the softball-team of Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ), where Meike Witteveen is her teammate, which she also is at Tex Town Tigers ---
In Deggendorg (Germany), Lotte is a member of the National Junior Team, which captures the European title ---
In the regular season, Lotte plays in 11 games ---
Lotte reaches the Holland Series with Tex Town Tigers, which captures the Dutch championship.
2007 --- With the National Junior Team, Lotte plays in the World Championships in her hometown Enschede.
There, the national team reaches the Play-Offs for the first time in history ---
Lotte becomes a regularly used player in the team of TEx Town Tigers and this season appears in 20 games, scoring seven runs and having two runs batted in.
2006 --- Lotte appears in another European Championship. This time for the Juniors in Italy ---
In the regular season, Lotte plays in 18 games, hits her first four big league-basehits and scores five runs.
2005 --- While playing for Tex Town Tigers, Lotte makes her big league-debut, appearing in five games. As she is primarily used as a pinch-runner, Lotte scores twice ---
Also this year, Lotte makes her debut in the National Junior Team, participating in the Kingdom Games, the bi-annual sports event for young athletes from the Kingdom of the Netherlands ---
Lotte also participates with the National Cadets Team in the European Championships in Russia.
2001 --- Lotte makes her debut in an international event, playing for the West Nederland Little League-team that wins the European Region Championships to participate in the Little League World Series in the USA.
Also playing in that team were Anne Blaauwgeers, Maaike Blaauwgeers and Kim Donkers.
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| Family |
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| LOTTE is the daughter of Dik Holvast and Ine Klumper and has one sister, Floor, and one brother, Michael. Floor has also played softball for Tex Town Tigers. |
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