DSS – Euro Stars 7-0, 5-6
DSS and the Euro Stars settled for a split in week two of the Dutch Softball Hoofdklasse last Saturday. In game one Sonja Pannen allowed just three hits in six scoreless innings to lead DSS to a 7-0 shutout. She struck out eight. Amanda Hess doubled twice and drove in two. In the second game the Euro Stars overcame a 1-5-deficit with five runs in the last two frames en route to a 6-5 win. Anouk van den Heuvel had the game-winning hit with a two-run double in the top of the seventh.
Computer SOS Tex Town Tigers – Iber Lengua Terrasvogels 1-0, 1-0
The Tex Town Tigers swept the twin bill against Terrasvogels with a pair of 1-0 shutouts. In game one Lindsey Meadows struck out 14 in seven two-hit innings to win the pitcher’s duel against Aimee Murch, who had ten Ks in 6 2/3 innings. Karin Tuk drove in the lone run of the game with a walk-off RBI single in the seventh. In the second game Martina Lackner and Meadows combined to allow just one hit and two walks, while this time Virginie Anneveld drove in the winning run with a walk-off single in the seventh. Murch again was charged with the loss.
Sparks Haarlem – Olympia Haarlem 15-0 (3), 4-1
Sparks won swept the doubleheader in Haarlem against local rivals Olympia. In game one they scored a whopping 13 runs in the second inning en route to 15-0 rout. Chantal Versluis drove in four. Noemi Boekel crossed the plate three times. A two-run homerun by Versluis in the fifth put Sparks ahead in the second game, a 4-1 win. Kirsten Scheele struck out seven in seven solid innings for the win.
Twins – Centrals 7-2, 7-9 (9)
The Twins scored seven runs in each game against the Centrals, but still had to settle for a split. In game one they won by a score of 7-2, as Fabienne van Uden and Lieke Duffhues went a combined 6-for-8 with four runs scored and five RBI. The second part of the twin bill was decided in extra innings. Three runs in the top of the ninth helped the Centrals to a 9-7 win. Anne Blaaugweersa, Kimberly van den Lee and Silea Bos scored two runs apiece for the guests.
Computer SOS Tex Town Tigers – Dutch Juniors 5-0, 5-4
On Sunday the Tex Town Tigers faced the Junior National Team and won both games. Martin Lackner went seven innings, allowing six hits and two walks to lead Computer SOS to a 5-0 shutout in game one. Petra van Heijst drove in two. In the second game the reigning champion needed a walk-off RBI single by Van Heijst in the bottom of the seventh to prevail 5-4. Merel Oosterveld had three hits and three RBI for TTT.
Standings:
- Computer SOS Text Town Tigers 6-0
- Centrals 4-2
- Sparks Haarlem 3-1
- DSS 2-2
- Twins 2-2
- Iber Lengua Terrasvogels 1-3
- Euro Stars 1-3
- Olympia Haarlem 1-3
- Dutch Juniors 0-4