Line Scores 'Challenge Series'

Saturday, May 22
Andrea Winkler singled for the only Dutch hit off of Melanie Roche, who struckout eleven to start the 'Challenge Series' between The Netherlands and Australia. Australia opened the score in the first when Natalie Ward tripled in two runs after an error.

The Netherlands - Australia 0-2 (4 inn.) (game one) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Spaarndam (site Spaarnwoude)
Australia	200	0		2	3	0
The Netherlands	000	0		0	1	1
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Melanie Roche, W (1-0)	4	11	1	1	-	-
pitcher Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Laura v.d. Berg, L (0-1)	4	2	1	3	2	-

Australia rallied in the third for four runs and once again the Dutch offense managed to get only one hit, this time a double by Mariska de Jong in the second, who later scored the lone Dutch run on Nicole Wessels' grounder.

The Netherlands - Australia 1-7 (4 inn.) (game two) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Spaarndam (site Spaarnwoude)
Australia	024	1		7	5	1
The Netherlands	010	0		1	1	2
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Kelly Hardie, W (1-0)	4	9	1	1	1	1
pitcher Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Sandra Baart, L (0-1)	4	2	5	5	7	5

Tanja Harding struckout ten, six consecutively, and pitched a perfect game in a 0-0 tie. Australia had only one hit off of Joyce Smit, who returned to the national team after announcing her retirement after last season.

The Netherlands - Australia 0-0 (4 inn.) (game three) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Spaarndam (site Spaarnwoude)
Australia	000	0		0	1	0
The Netherlands	000	0		0	0	2
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Tanja Harding	4	10	-	-	-	-
pitchers Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Carolien Straver	2	3	3	-	-	-
Joyce Smit	2	4	-	1	-	-
Tanja Harding pitched a perfect game

Sunday, May 23
A day after her perfect game Tanja Harding pitched a one-hitter. Australia won the game in the fourth after Haylea Petrie, who tripled, scored on Peta Edebone's single.

Australia - The Netherlands 1-0 (game four) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Zeist (site Phoenix)
The Netherlands	000	000	0	0	1	0
Australia	000	010	x	1	7	2
pitchers Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Joyce Smit, L (0-1)	5	2	1	5	1	-
Carolien Straver	1	-	-	2	-	-
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Tanja Harding, W (1-0)	7	13	1	1	-	-

Monday, May 24
Peta Edebone, Natalie Ward and Tanja Harding hit three consecutive one-out triples to break open the game in the fourth, scoring twice. The Dutch had two hits, coming from the bat of Mariska de Jong and Daniëlle Schroër, who was added to the team earlier in the day due to injuries. Catcher Gaby Blüm also was added.

Australia - The Netherlands 3-0 (game five) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Oosterhout (site Twins)
The Netherlands	000	000	0	0	2	1
Australia	000	210	x	3	5	0
pitchers Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Laura v.d. Berg, L (0-2)	5	-	-	5	3	3
Joyce Smit	1	1	-	-	-	-
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Kelly Hardie, W (2-0)	7	6	2	2	-	-

Melanie Roche struckout eighteen and gave up only one hit, a one-out single by Mariska de Jong in the seventh inning. Sue Fairhurst hit two triples.

The Netherlands - Australia 0-3 (game six) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Oosterhout (site Twins)
Australia	110	001	0	3	6	0
The Netherlands	000	000	0	0	1	1
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Melanie Roche, W (2-0)	7	18	2	1	-	-
pitcher Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Sandra Baart, L (0-2)	7	6	3	6	3	2

Wednesday, May 26
Today Melanie Roche struckout all eleven batters she faced. The twelfth putout in this four-inning (3 innings plus a tie-break) came in the fourth when the Dutch tie-break runner was thrown out. Roche was credited with a perfect game. Natalie Titcume homered for Australia.

Australia - The Netherlands 7-0 (4 inn.) (game seven) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Bilthoven (site FAK)
The Netherlands	000	0		0	0	1
Australia	033	1		7	6	0
pitcher Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Carolien Straver, L (0-2)	4	3	3	6	4	4
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Melanie Roche, W (3-0)	4	11	-	-	-	-
Homerun: Australia: Natalie Titcume (1).
Melanie Roche pitched a perfect game

The Dutch played a defensive good game, preventing Australia from scoring in the first inning. Sue Fairhurst pitched a no-hitter as Australian pitching again was too strong for the Dutch offense.

The Netherlands - Australia 0-0 (4 inn.) (game eight) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Bilthoven (site FAK)
Australia	000	0		0	4	0
The Netherlands	000	0		0	0	0
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Sue Fairhurst	4	4	1	-	-	-
pitcher Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Joyce Smit	4	3	2	4	-	-
Sue Fairhurst pitched a no-hitter

The Dutch finally managed to win their first game, scoring three runs in the fourth. Trailing 3-1, with Mariska de Jong and Erica Bol on the base, Sandra Gouverneur tripled and scored on a throwing error.

Australia - The Netherlands 3-4 (4 inn.) (game nine) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Bilthoven (site FAK)
The Netherlands	001	3		4	5	2
Australia	012	0		3	5	3
pitcher Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Maaike Zijlstra, W (1-0)	4	2	-	5	3	1
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Kelly Hardie, L (2-1)	4	6	1	5	4	2

Friday, May 28
Australia was too strong again in this 7-0 victory, registering 12 hits. The Dutch had only four and got no scoring opportunities.

The Netherlands - Australia 0-7 (game ten) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Bilthoven (site FAK)
Australia	302	110	0	7	12	2
The Netherlands	000	000	0	0	4	2
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Kelly Hardie, W (3-1)	7	10	1	4	-	-
pitchers Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Laura v.d. Berg, L (0-3)	4	-	2	10	6	4
Carolien Straver	3	1	1	2	1	1

Tanja Harding pitched her second perfect game of the series, striking out sixteen. In the first the only run of the game was scored when Sue Fairhurst doubled and scored on a hit by Natalie Ward.
Australia won eight of the eleven games played, the Dutch one. Two games ended in a tie.

Australia - The Netherlands 1-0 (game eleven) (story)				R	H	E
game played at Bilthoven (site FAK)
The Netherlands	000	000	0	0	0	0
Australia	100	000	x	1	3	0
pitcher Netherlands	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Sandra Baart, L (0-3)	6	4	5	3	1	1
pitcher Australia	inn.	SO	BB	H	R	ER
Tanja Harding, W (3-0)	7	16	-	-	-	-
Tanja Harding pitched a perfect game

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The teamrosters were as follows:
The Netherlands
pitchers:
Sandra Baart (Twins), Laura v.d. Berg, Joyce Smit, Maaike Zijlstra (all Terrasvogels), Carolien Straver (HCAW).
catchers:
Sandra Gouverneur, Mariska de Jong (both Terrasvogels), Bianca Hageraats (Twins).
infield:
Erica Bol, Daisy de Peinder, Marjan Smit (all Twins), Lynn Geertman (Sparks), Nicole Wessels (Terrasvogels), Andrea Winkler (DSC '74).
outfield:
Thally van Beijeren (Twins), Nathalie Franssen, Mariska Greve (both DSC '74).

Australia
Joanne Brown, Marissa Carpadios, Kerry Dienelt, Peta Edebone, Sue Fairhurst, Fiona Hanes, Kelly Hardie, Tanja Harding, Simmone Morrow, Haylea Petrie, Melanie Roche, Natalie Shapiro, Natalie Titcume, Melanie Travis, Natalie Ward.

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