The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) has appointed one of the best European Fastpitch players of the last decade as new talentcoach softball. Saskia Kosterink will be responsible for the development of the Dutch softball players and will lead the practices at the training center in Amsterdam. She is also taking over as head coach of the Dutch Junior National Team. During her active career Kosterink has played 135 games for the Dutch national team, participated in the 2008 Olympic Games, six European Championships and four World Championships. At the club level she has played in the Netherlands, Italy, United States and Australia. Talentcoach Baseball is Martijn Nijhoff.