Oolders Omaco Sparks Haarlem used a pair of 8-1 wins over Hotel Ambassador Terrasvogels on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Holland Series. Debby Connor and Karen Tuk hit home runs with Connor driving in three runs. Dagmar Bloeming and Kirsten Scheele combined to keep Terrasvogels to four hits in five frames.
In the second part of the twin bill at Noordersportpark in Haarlem Tuk went deep again, as they prevailed with the same result. Saskia Kosterink doubled and drove in two. Kirsten Scheele and Rebecca Soumeru pitched three innings apiece to keep their opponents at bay. The series continues on Saturday, October 11.