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Dutch Women Softball Team |
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biography |
Who is Who? |
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| # 26 - Nathalie Timmermans - Catcher/3rd Base |
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|  | | Birthdate | July 21, 1989 |
| | Birthplace | Oldenzaal (Netherlands) |
| | Residence | Oldenzaal (Netherlands) |
| | Study | Studies Biomedical Science |
| | Height | 1,79 m |
| | Weight | 88 kg |
| | Bats | Right |
| | Throws | Right |
| | Position | Catcher/3rd Base |
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| | National Team | November 2007 - current |
| | Games National Team | 30 |
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| | Clubs | Run '71 (Oldenzaal, 1997-2006)
Tex Town Tigers (Enschede, 2007) (*)
John A. Logan College (Carterville, Ill., USA, Fall 2007; Spring 2009)
Sparks Haarlem (Haarlem, 2008-current) (*)
Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, USA, Fall 2009-current)
(*)=Dutch Major League ('Hoofdklasse') |
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| ...Tournaments Participated In... |  
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with Tex Town Tigers
2007 - International Indoor Cup (Schiedam, Netherlands)
International Mastenbroek Tournament (Enschede, Netherlands)
with Sparks Haarlem
CupWinners Cup
2008 (Bollate, Italy), 2009 (Parma, Italy)
International Mastenbroek Tournament
2008 (Enschede, Netherlands)
with WindMills Enschede Little League
2003 - Senior League World Series (Jeffersontown, Kentucky, USA)
with Dutch Cadets Softball Team
2005 - European Championshops Cadets (Tuckhovo, Russia)
with Dutch Junior Softball Team
2004 - European Championships Juniors (Le Thillay/Roissy, France)
2005 - Kingdom Games (Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles)
2006 - International Indoor Cup (Schiedam, Netherlands)
International Mastenbroek Tournament (Enschede, Netherlands)
Apeldoorn Softball Series (Apeldoorn, Netherlands)
European Championships Juniors (Collecchio, Italy)
2007 - World Championships Juniors (Enschede, Netherlands)
with Dutch National Softball Team
2008 - American Tour I (California/Hawaii, USA)
American (NPF) Tour II (Pennsylvania/Illinois/Ohio, USA)
Holland Tour (Santpoort/Groningen/Oldenzaal, Netherlands)
Tri-Nation Exhibition Series (Sendai, Japan)
Olympic Games (Beijing, China)
2009 - Holland Tour (several sites, Netherlands)
Canada Cup (Surrey, Canada)
World Cup of Softball (Oklahoma City, USA)
European Championships (Valencia, Spain)
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| ...Awards... |
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2004 - Best Hitter, European Championships Juniors
2005 - Most Valuable Player, Euopean Championships Cadets
2007 - Best Hitter, Dutch Major League
Bep van Beijmerwerdt Trophy (Most Talented Dutch Youth Player)
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| Miscellaneous |
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| When did you start with softball? | | | When I was eight years old |
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| Why did you start playing softball? | | | Because I thought it was a fun sport to play |
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| What was your first club? | | | Run '71 in Oldenzaal |
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| Accomplishments / Highlights | | | MVP 2005
Best Hitter big league 2007 and on EC Juniors 2004
Most talented youthplayer under 19 in 2007
Finishing in second place on the Junior EC in 2006 and qualifying
for the World Championships
Playing on the Olympic Games in Beijing |
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| Biggest blunder | | | Forgetting to take all my luggage from the airport |
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| Which persons do you most admire? | | | Sven Kramer |
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| Which persons would you like to meet? | | | Michelle Smith |
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| Three people you would love to have dinner with? | | | Sven Kramer, Anni Friesinger, Inge de Bruijn |
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| Dreamjob? | | | Biomedical Researcher |
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| From who did you learn the most? | | | From my parents |
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| Biggest turn-off? | | | People who come too late |
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| Talent you wish you had? | | | Dancing, having knowledge of computers |
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| Pets | | | A bird |
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| Exotic pet you would like to have? | | | Parrot |
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| Hobbies or Interests | | | Doing things with my friends, sight seeing |
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| When you wouldn't have been involved in
softball, what other sport would you have done? | | | Basketball |
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| What does the Olympic Games means to you? | | | Very special, will never forget it |
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| Why does softball has to return to the Olympics? | | | Because it is a fun sport and is being played on a high level all around the world |
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| Describe your playing style | | | Relaxed, but fierce |
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| ...My Favorite / Best... |
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| Movie | | | Hostage, Happy Feet, Lord of the Rings, Step Up, Blood Diamond |
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| Actor | | | Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis |
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| Actress | | | Angelina Jolie |
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| TV Channel | | | Net 5, RTL 4 |
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| TV Show | | | CSI, Bones, De Gouden Kooi |
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| TV Sports Show | | | NOS Studio Sport, ESPN |
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| TV Personality | | | Wendy van Dijk |
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| Radio Channel | | | Radio 538, Slam FM |
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| Radio Show | | | Slam TM Top 40 |
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| Radio Personality | | | Edwin Evers |
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| Music Genre | | | R&B, Top 40 music |
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| Singer (male) | | | Justin Timberlake |
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| Singer (female) | | | Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse |
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| Group / Band etc. | | | Krezzip |
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| Song | | | 'No One' by Alicia Keys |
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| Vacation Spot / Country | | | Austria, America |
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| Food | | | Pizza |
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| Drink | | | Ice-tea, Crystal Clear |
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| Animal | | | Dolphin, Dogs |
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| Newspaper | | | Tubantia |
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| Book | | | CSI-books |
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| Magazine | | | Sportmagazine |
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| Internet Sites | | | www.myspace.com, www.softball.com |
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| Sport (besides softball) | | | Basketball, Soccer |
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| Olympic Sport (besides softball) | | | Baseball, Hockey |
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| (Professional) Sports Team | | | PSV |
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| Athlete (male) | | | Sven Kramer |
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| Athlete (female) | | | Ireen Wüst |
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| Softball Player | | | My entire team |
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| Career |
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2010 --- On January 18, Nathalie is one of 21 players named to the preliminary roster for this years World Championships.
2009 --- On January 10, Nathalie travels to the USA to re-join the Lady Vols, the softball-team of John A. Logan College in Carterville, Illinois (USA), where she also played in the Fall-season of 2007, before being added to the Dutch National Team in November of that year ---
On May 10, Nathalie returns home after completion of the season with the Lady Vols, where she batted .344, scored 25 runs, had 22 basehits, including six doubles, three triples and three homeruns and had 15 runs batted in ---
On May 17, Nathalie plays in her first game of the national team during the Holland Tour since returning from the USA and goes 1-for-3 in the second game vs. Gryphons ---
Nathalie collects three basehits, scores twice and has two RBI's in the double-header vs. Twins on May 24 ---
Nathalie has one basehit and one RBI in the opening game on May 27, then goes 2-for-3, including a double, scores twice and has three RBI's in the second game of the double-header against the Foreign All Stars ---
On May 27, Nathalie 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 ---
In the double-header vs. Robur '58 on May 31, Nathalie is 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI in the opener, then is 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBI's in the second game ---
On June 21, Nathalie doubles, scores twice and has three RBI's in the game vs. Great Britain ---
On July 16, Nathalie is 2-for-3, scores once and has an RBI in the first game vs. Italy, which is the opener of the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City ---
On July 20, Nathalie has three RBI's in the second game vs. Italy during the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City ---
On July 30, Nathalie has two singles in the tie-break victory vs. Great Britain during the European Championships ---
On August 1, Nathalie singles, scores and has an RBI in the final of the European Championships vs. Great Britain ---
On August 1, Nathalie 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, Nathalie participates with Sparks Haarlem in the CupWinners Tournament in Parma (Italy) ---
On August 21, one day before this event ends, Nathalie flies back home, as she travels to the USA on August 23 to return to Oklahoma City, where she will study and play the coming months at Oklahoma City University ---
In the regular season, played in 16 games between her American college-seasons in Illinois and Oklahoma.
2008 --- On February 16, Nathalie makes her debut in the Dutch National Team in the game vs. St. Mary's College during the first American Tour of the Dutch National Team, which is part of the preparations for the Olympic Games in Beijing. For Nathalie, the homerun is her first-ever basehit, while playing for the Dutch National Team ---
On February 28, she hits a homerun in the game vs. Hawaii Pacific University. For Nathalie, the homerun is her first-ever basehit, while playing for the Dutch National Team ---
On March 2, she is 3-for-4, including two doubles, reaches base five times, scores four runs and has three RBI's in the second game vs. Chaminade University of Honolulu ---
On March 7, Nathalie is 2-for-2 with a homerun and has two RBI's in the game vs. Southern Illinois University on the second day of the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Honolulu ---
The next day, Nathalie hits her third homerun of the trip, is 3-for-4, which also included a double, scores twice and has three RBI's in the game vs. Eastern Kentucky University ---
On May 30, in the second game of the second American Tour vs. Philadelphia Force, Nathalie is 2-for-3, including a double and scores once ---
On June 13, she is 2-for-2 with a walk in the second game vs. Rockford Thunder ---
In the opening game of the Holland Tour, Nathalie singles in a run in a 5-1 win vs. Terrasvogels ---
On July 14, Nathalie is named to the roster for the Olympic Games ---
In July 26, Nathalie plays her first official international game when she enters the match-up vs. Japan in the second game of the Tri-Nation Tournament during the Japan Tour ---
Seven days later, she singles and scores the first run in the exhibition game vs. Tohoku Fukushi University, which closes the trip ---
On August 12, Nathalie makes her Olympic debut, as she plays in the opening game of the Olympic Games vs. host China ---
In the regular season, her first with Sparks Haarlem, Nathalie bats .296 and leads her team with 22 RBI's, which gives her a third place in the league. With Sparks, she participates in the CupWinners Cup-tournament in Italy ---
On December 11, Nathalie 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 --- Nathalie makes her debut in the Dutch big league and immediately shows her presence as she hits .403 to win the league's batting crown ---
In her first season on the highest level, playing for Tex Town Tigers, she scores 16 runs, has 31 basehits, including a homerun and has 17 RBI's ---
After conclusion of the season, Nathalie plays in the Fall Season for the Lady Vols, the softball-team of John A. Logan College in Illinois (USA) ---
In November, she is added to the preliminary roster of the Dutch National Softball Team and therefore will miss the 2008 Spring-season with the Lady Vols in Illinois.
2005 --- After the European Championships for Cadets, Nathalie is named most valuable player of the event.
2004 --- During the European Championships for Juniors in France, Nathalie makes her international debut and wins the European title with her team.
2003 --- Playing for an All Star Team from the Enschede-region, Nathalie gets her first international experiences when she participates in the Senior League World Series in Kentucky (USA), which are staged annually by the Little League organization.
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| Family |
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| NATHALIE is the daughter of Herman and Joke Timmermans. |
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