...Karin Tuk is welcomed in the second inning after hitting her homerun, which tied the score...
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...Despite some early rain, spectators remained in their seats...
...This Holland Series match-up again attracted a lot of spectators...
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...Amongst the visitors were former national team players Gonny Farley-Reijnen (left)...
...and Sandra Nieuwveen. Gonny also has been manager of the national squad...
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...Jolanda Kroesen ready to connect for her second double in the game...
...to put Sparks Haarlem ahead 2-1 in the third inning...
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...Chantal Versluis scores on the double by Jolanda Kroesen...
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...Marloes Fellinger, who hit a foul homerun, singles to move Jolanda to third...
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...Nathalie Timmermans singles in Jolanda Kroesen in the third to make it 3-1...
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...Amongst the visitors were also KNBSB-President Ruud van Zetten and his wife Rienette...
...Also recognizable are former HHC team-manager Dick Sijtsma (behind Ruud),...
...former HHC player/coach Paula van der Mark (behind Rienette), former Umpire and current...
...ESF TC Rob Kerkman (at right with cap), former Umpire Willem Drullman (white jack)...
...and rookie Official Scorer Stefan Slinger (lower right, with blue cap)...
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...Sparks Haarlem pitcher Judith van Kampen...
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...Lindsey Meadows won her third game for Tex Town Tigers...
...At right is short stop Britt Vonk...
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...Tex Town Tigers' Head Coach Monti VanBrunt coaching at third base in the 6th inning...
...In this at bat, his team comes back to tie the score...
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...Tex Town Tigers turned to the bunt in the sixth inning...
...Here, Karin Tuk bunts to bring in the tying run...
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...Merel Oosterveld follows with a bunt to load the bases...
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...But then the inning ends when pinch-hitter Katrina Stockford lines into a double play...
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...Tex Town Tigers' 1B Nadine Marinus and 2B Meike Witteveen...
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...Home Plate Umpire Peter Vonk ready to judge another pitch...
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...TTT's Virginie Anneveld at 3rd Base, while a delivery of Lindsey Meadows comes by...
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...Sparks Haarlem's Head Coach Juny Francisca at third base in the 6th inning...
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...Sparks Haarlem's 3B Nathalie Timmermans in the 7th inning, at left is Umpire Albert Tolen...
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...TTT's Britt Vonk singles in the seventh inning...
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...Britt reaches third base on a single by Lindsey Meadows, but strands there...
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...Nadine Marinus (8) is greeted after scoring the go-ahead run in the 8th inning...
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...Areke Spel at second base after hitting her RBI-double...
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...Despite her injury, Noémi Boekel enters the game as a pinch-hitter in the 8th inning...
...With two outs and a runner on second base she gets an intentional walk...
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...Moments later, the game ends and Tex Town Tigers is Dutch champion...
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...Celebration time...
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...Sparks Haarlem congratulates Tex Town Tigers with the title...
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...Winning coach Monti VanBrunt is embraced by Jan van der Molen, who is a...
...longtime member of Tex Town Tigers working with youth teams and development...
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...KNBSB Member of the Board André van Overbeek and Jan van der Molen...
...hand out the Championship Medals to players and staff of Tex Town Tigers...
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...TTT-Coach Monti VanBrunt is handed the Championship Trophy by Jan van der Molen...
...KNBSB Member of the Board André van Overbeek looks on...
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...Computer SOS Tex Town Tigers with the Championship Trophy...
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...Dutch champion 2008: Computer SOS Tex Town Tigers...
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...Champaign for the Dutch Champion...
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...Sparks Haarlem's Head Coach Juny Francisca is interviewed by Bart Slegers,...
...reporter of Haarlems Dagblad newspaper...
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...Winning coach Monti VanBrunt is interviewed by Radio Oost...
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...Winning pitcher Lindsey Meadows (left) with German player Christina Müller-Höcker...
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...New Zealander Katrina Stockford (left) with the Cup and Series MVP Lindsey Meadows (USA)...
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...Winning coach Monti VanBrunt and Victor-Jan Leurs, Director of...
...Tex Town Tigers sponsor Computer SOS, celebrate the championship...
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