Twins – DSS 5-0, 3-1
Thanks to two solid pitching performances by Andrea Lindgren the Twins beat DSS in both ends of their Saturday doubleheader in the Dutch Hoofdklasse Softball. In game one she struck out twelve in seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two walks to lead the Twins to a 5-0 shutout. She also scored two of the five runs. In the second match she only gave up a run on five hits in seven innings in a 3-1 win. However DSS led until the bottom of the sixth, when the Twins put three runs on the board to seal the victory.
Centrals – Sparks Haarlem 0-5, 1-3
Haarlem won both games on the road against the Centrals. In the first game Dagmar Bloeming issued just one hit and two walks in seven scoreless innings in a 5-0 shutout. In the second part of the twin bill Kirsten Scheele struck out ten in seven strong innings in a 3-1 win. He gave up just an unearned run on five hits and a bb. Kim Kluijskens went 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored.
Olympia Haarlem – Computer SOS Tex Town Tigers 0-11 (4), 2-10 (6)
The Tex Town Tigers swept the doubleheader in Haarlem by out-scoring Olympia 21-2. In game one Lindsey Meadows was perfect through twelve innings, while the offense put eleven runs on the board. Nadine Marinus led the way with a pair of doubles and three RBI. In the second game they scored six runs in the sixth en route to a 10-2 win. Karin Tuk had two hits and four RBI in the rout.
Iber Lengua Terrasvogels – Euro Stars 6-3, 3-1
Terrasvogels picked up both wins in their two-game set with the Euro Stars. In the first game they took an early 6-0 lead after the second on their way to a 6-3 win. Kaitlyn Gentile drove in three overall, including two with a triple during a five-run rally in the second. Aimee Murch struck out ten in seven innings for the win. In the second game Femke van Dusschoten surrendered just two hits, an unearned run and five bb in seven innings to lead Iber Lengua to a 3-1 victory. She struck out eight. Gentile put her team in front with a two-run double in the third.
Dutch Juniors – Iber Lengua Terrasvogels 4-6, 0-12 (5)
On Sunday Terrasvogels added two more wins to its record with a sweep against the Junior National Team, which is playing in the Hoofdklasse this season. In game one Iber Lengua had to overcome a 2-4-deficit on its way to a 6-4 win. Femke van Dusschoten struck out ten in 5 1/3 innings of one-hit relief to pick up the win. In the second match Terrasvogels scored all twelve runs in a 12-0 shutout in the last two frames of a five-inning win. Aimee Murch gave up two hits and a walk in five scoreless innings for the win.
Box scores and Stats on KNBSB-Stats.nl
Standings:
- SOS Tex Town Tigers 8-0
- Sparks Haarlem 5-1
- Iber Lengua Terrasvogels 5-3
- Twins 4-2
- Centrals 4-4
- DSS 2-4
- Euro Stars 1-5
- Olympia Haarlem 1-5
- Dutch Juniors 0-6