2009 SOFTBALL
Roster
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| 1 | Kristin Santana | C/U | JR | Upland, California | |
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2008-Had eight hits with three doubles in 2008 while batting .160. Played in 27 games for the Defenders as a sophomore. 2007-Played as an infielder for Dordt last season and started 13 of 27 games played. Batted .211 on the year with 6 runs, 8 hits, and 1 RBI. |
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| 2 | Dana Van Zee | OF | FR | Sully, Iowa | |
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Van Zee earned all-conference honorable mention honors in 2007 and was awarded the IGHSAU’s Excellence in Academic Achievement honor. |
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| 3 | Melissa Ver Haar | U | JR | Dyer, Indiana | |
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2008-Batted .257 with 18 hits and five doubles with eight runs batted in. Scored 13 runs while playing in 29 games for the Defenders. Was 8-8 in stolen base attempts. 2007-Started in 25 games out of 27 as a freshman. Batted .169 on the year with 10 runs, 11 hits, and 1 RBI. She also belted 1 double and 1 homerun. |
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| 4 | Kaitlyn Lockhorst | IF | FR | Ireton, Iowa | |
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Lockhorst has played varsity softball since the summer of 2004 and held a .358 batting average while earning all-War Eagle Conference honors. She had 24 runs batted in with ten double s and three triples while also holding a .868 fielding percentage while playing shortstop for the Knights. Lockhorst also earned all-Northwest Iowa Review honors at the conclusion of the 2007 season. |
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| 5 | Amanda Nikkel | P/IF | SO | Urbandale, Iowa | |
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2008-Played mostly shortstop for the Defenders in 2008 and had a .171 batting average with 13 hits, two doubles and two homeruns. Played 31 games for the Defenders. Pitched for Des Moines Christian. Was a 1st team Class 1A all-state selection by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union as a senior and 2nd team as a junior. Posted a 13-6 pitching record with an earned run average of 0.75. her junior season. Nikkel was also named to the Southwest Class 1A All-District last season as a sophomore. |
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| 9 | Dorinda Hibma | U | SO | Sioux Center, Iowa | |
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2008-Had her 2008 season cut short by illness. Appeared in 17 games and had nine hits with three homeruns and 13 runs batted in while batting .250. Was a Unity Christian Knight (Orange City, Iowa) during her high school career. As a senior, she batted .349 with 15 RBI. She also had an on-base percentage of .407 with 14 stolen bases, three doubles and 29 hits. On the mound she compiled a 4-1 record and a 2.00 earned average. Earned 1st team all-conference, All-Northwest Iowa Review and All-District in 2007. |
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| 10 | Sarah Visser | P/U | SR | Chandler, Arizona | |
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2008-Started 16 games and had 20 appearances in 2008 with a 3-13 record in 88 1/3 innings pitched. Struck out 78 and walked 29. Had 74 plate appearances and had 16 hits with a double and a homerun. 2007-Started 12 of 14 games played and had a .103 batting average last season. Recorded 2 runs, 3 hits, and 1 RBI. Was 2-9 on the mound where she pitched 72 2/3 innings and posted a 5.70 earned run average. |
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| 11 | Amber Soodsma | P/U | SO | Hudsonville, Michigan | |
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2008-Ended up shouldering a large portion of the 2008 pitching chores with 92 innings pitched with a 1-12 record on the mound despite a 4.18 earned run average. Struck out 90 and walked 33 while limiting opponents to a .259 batting average. Batted .290 with 27 hits, seven doubles, one triple and one homerun. Scored ten runs and knocked in 11. Played for Unity Christian (Hudsonville, Michigan) during her high school career. Earned all-conference and all-district honors as a sophomore and junior. As pitcher, Soodsma was 14-3 her senior season with a 0.44 earned run average and 10-5 as a sophomore. She also batted .359 as a junior. |
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| 12 | Jaclyn Ver Mulm | C/IF | JR | Le Mars, Iowa | |
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2008-Batted .259 in 2008 with 22 hits, four doubles and two homeruns while knocking in 12 and scored 15 runs. 2007-Was Dordt’s catcher last year in her freshman season. Started 35 of 36 games and led the team with a .326 batting average. Recorded 14 runs, 28 hits, and 17 RBI. Also slugged 5 doubles, 2 triples, and 1 homerun. Was named GPAC honorable mention at the end of the 2007 season. |
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| 13 | Sarah Seymour | IF | SO | San Diego, California | |
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2008-Kept improving as a freshman in 2008. The lefthanded hitter had a .263 batting average with 25 hits. Had eight doubles, and three homeruns with 16 runs batted in and walked a team high 18 times. Played in all 38 games for the Defenders and earned all-GPAC honorable mention. Batted .461 as a senior at El Cajon Christian School, slamming five homeruns with 16 runs, 32 hits and 19 runs batted in. Took CIF D-IV honors as a freshman and sophomore, All-East County honors as a sophomore and junior and claimed All-Eastern League honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior. Seymour was also named offensive player of the year at El Cajon Christian as a sophomore and junior. |
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| 14 | Becca Hengeveld | OF | JR | Sheldon, Iowa | |
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2008-Was Dordt’s leading hitter in her first season of collegiate softball. Batted .333 with a team high 42 hits with a double and three triples. Had 20 stolen bases in 24 attempts in 2008. Earned all-GPAC honorable mention. Prepped at Western Christian High School. |
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| 15 | Rashelle Wilson | IF | SO | Lawton, Iowa | |
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2008-Played in nine games in 2008. Played for Lawton-Bronson High School. |
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| 16 | Megan Huizenga | U | FR | Zeeland, Michigan | |
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Huizenga earned all-conference honorable mention as a junior and was also a first team all-area, all-district and all-region performer in 2007. |
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| 18 | Kassandra Heynen | IF | SO | Boyden, Iowa | |
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2008-Batted .252 in her freshman campaign with 26 hits, three doubles, two homeruns and ten runs batted in during 2008. Played for Lakes Conference member Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa. |
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| 19 | Jenna Vander Woude | IF | JR | Lynden, Washington | |
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2008-Played in 20 games for the Defenders and had a .140 batting average with six hits and two doubles. 2007-Was an infielder for Dordt last season when she started 4 games and appeared in three others. Had 2 hits on the year with a .125 batting average. |
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| 20 | Carla Vander Woude | IF | FR | Lynden, Washington | |
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Vander Woude served as co-captain for Lynden Christian this past year and earned the Outstanding Scholastic Award in each of her four years at Lynden Christian. She also earned several honors in volleyball, taking honorable mention all-conference honors in both softball and volleyball and was co-captain of the 2007 volleyball team. |
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Head Coach: Tim Covey
Athletic Director: Rick Vander Berg
Sports Information Director: Mike Byker
