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Storks is a baseball and softball team based in The Hague, The Netherlands. Storks' baseball team plays in the Honkbal Heren Hoofdklasse, the top level of baseball in the Netherlands. The club has also won three consecutive Dutch softball titles, winning the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Holland Series.
The Netherlands competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This was announced in an official statement on the NOC*NSF website. In the statement they named the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games as a highlight in sports to which a lot of sportspeople, coaches and the Dutch sports fans would look forward. The Netherlands aimed for a top 10 nations ranking in the Olympics as well as a top 25 ranking in the Paralympics; they ended up ranking 12th at the Games.
Michiel van Kampen is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. He has been a star relief pitcher in the Hoofdklasse who once set the appearances record and was MVP of the 2007 Holland Series. His sister Judith van Kampen is a star softball pitcher for the Dutch women's softball national team and was the first Dutch woman to play NCAA Division I softball, for the University of Nevada; they both will play for the Netherlands in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Noémi Boekel is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Marloes Fellinger is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Sandra Gouverneur is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Judith van Kampen is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Saskia Kosterink is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Daisy de Peinder, is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Marjan Smit is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Rebecca Soumeru is a Dutch softball player who represents the Netherlands women's national softball team in international competitions.
Nathalie Timmermans is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Ellen Venker is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Britt Vonk is a Dutch softball player, who has represented the Dutch national team in international competitions. She attended and played for the University of California, Berkeley.
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Maria Elisabeth "Marlies" van der Putten is a Dutch former softball player. She played as a infielder for the Netherlands women's national softball team and Terrasvogels.
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