There is a new leader in the Dutch Hoofdklasse Softball after last weekend’s action. Sparks Haarlem swept its doubleheader with the Tex Town Tigers and moved into first place with a 13-1 record, followed by the Tigers, which are 14-2.
In game one Haarlem needed just a two-run homerun by Kim Kluijskens in the top of the opening frame to win 2-1. Dagmar Bloeming out-dueled Lindsey Meadows on the mound. In the second match Sparks overcame an early 1-3 deficit en route to a 4-3 victory. Nathalie Gosewehr drove in the winning run with a double in the sixth. Karin Tuk drove in two for the Tigers.
The Dutch Hoofdklasse resumes next weekend with a big Softball happening in Haarlem, as all scheduled doubleheaders will be played at the fields of Olympia Haarlem as part of a four-day event. Additionally the Dutch National Team will face an all-star squad of the foreign players in the league on Sunday.
Results:
May 13:
Dutch Juniors – Tex Town Tigers 0-7
Dutch Juniors – Tex Town Tigers 0-8
May 15:
Olympia Haarlem – DSS 3-4
Olympia Haarlem – DSS 9-2
Iber Lengua Terrasvogels – Centrals 2-0
Iber Lengua Terrasvogels – Centrals 3-2
Tex Town Tigers – Sparks Haarlem 1-2
Tex Town Tigers – Sparks Haarlem 3-4
Twins – Euro Stars 0-9
Twins – Euro Stars 0-1
May 16:
Centrals – Dutch Juniors 9-0
Centrals – Dutch Juniors 6-0
Standings:
- Sparks Haarlem 13-1
- Tex Town Tigers 14-2
- Iber Lengua Terrasvogels 11-3
- Euro Stars 7-7
- Centrals 7-9
- DSS 5-9
- Twins 4-8
- Olympia Haarlem 3-9
- Dutch Juniors 0-16