Kristi de Vries
Encyclopedia
Kristi de Vries is a Dutch
softball
player, who represents the Dutch national team
in international competitions.
De Vries played for Crunch, Gordon's Panthers, Ohio State University
and since 2005 for Sparks Haarlem. She is a pitcher
and first baseman
who bats and throws right-handed. She competes for the Dutch national team since 2003. In 2003 and 2004 she was the best pitcher of the Ohio State University. She is part of the Dutch team for the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
player, who represents the Dutch national team
Netherlands women's national softball team
The Netherlands women's national softball team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond, or the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation...
in international competitions.
De Vries played for Crunch, Gordon's Panthers, Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
and since 2005 for Sparks Haarlem. She is a pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
and first baseman
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
who bats and throws right-handed. She competes for the Dutch national team since 2003. In 2003 and 2004 she was the best pitcher of the Ohio State University. She is part of the Dutch team for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.