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#	Name	Height	Position	Year	Hometown
1	Rachael Veurink		IF	FR	Lansing, Illinois

2	Ashley Viet		IF	FR	Ireton, Iowa
		Before Dordt�had 28 hits for Unity Christian (Iowa) in 2010�scored 15 runs and had 15 runs batted in�knocked 13 doubles and two triples and had a .384 batting average.
3	Bethany Dykstra		C	FR	Grandville, Michigan
		Before Dordt�had a .421 batting average with 40 hits, 29 runs batted in and six doubles�had five stolen bases and recorded four triples for a team that posted a 23-8 record�played catcher for Covenant Christian.
4	Kaitlyn Lockhorst		IF	JR	Ireton, Iowa
		2010�batted .291 with 34 hits�.had three doubles and 13 runs batted in�.stole 10 bases. 2009-Appeared in 40 games and was Dordt�s primary pinch-runner with 13 runs scored.
5	Amanda Nikkel		P/SS	SR	Urbandale, Iowa
		2010�was 8-7 on the mound with a 2.41 earned run average�.had a sub-2.00 era in conference games�.earned honorable mention honors from the GPAC. 2009�Batted .179 with 20 hits and four doubles. Pitched in 12 games and was 3-3 with a 3.85 earned run average. 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.
6	Nicole Tate		OF	FR	Worthing, South Dakota
		Before Dordt�graduate of Lennox High School (South Dakota)�batted .408 as a junior and had 16 runs batted in with three doubles and 14 stolen bases�totaled 31 hits and had a 94.2% fielding percentage playing primarily third base and second base.
7	Amy Leininger		IF	JR	Watertown, South Dakota

8	Haley Huisman		IF	SO	Hospers, Iowa
		2010�played 36 games�most of them at shortstop�had nine hits. Before Dordt�A four-year regular at MOC Floyd Valley High School�had 20 hits with 15 runs scored and seven rbi�.worked for 12 bases on balls and batted .308 with an on base percentage of .423.
9	Paige Fynaardt		C	SO	New Sharon, Iowa
		2010�saw action in 10 games. Before Dordt�Earned Honorable Mention All-State honors in 2008 and was a first-team all-conference selection at the conclusion of her junior season as well while playing for Pella Christian (Iowa)�had 37 hits in 2008 with 11 doubles and 15 runs batted in with a .319 batting average and a .414 slugging percentage�.defensively the Pella Christian catcher had 279 putouts, 30 assists and a fielding percentage of .994.
10	Brittany Kooiker		P/IF	SO	Tinley Park, Illinois
		2010�had a 1-3 record on the mound�.posted a 3.96 earned run average�.struck out seven batters.
11	Amber Soodsma		P/U	SR	Hudsonville, Michigan
		2010�was 9-10 on the mound with a 2.16 earned run average�struck out 74 batters in 120 innings�batted .338 and scored a team high 33 runs and had 45 hits�recorded six doubles and was named honorable mention all-GPAC�passed 100 career hits. 2009-Was 11-8 with a 3.31 earned run average and struck out 106. Batted .322 in 40 games and had 39 hits with a team high 29 runs batted in and stole 19 bases�her 11 wins ranks ninth highest for a season and 29 runs batted in ranks seventh all-time for a single year�earned all-GPAC second-team honors. 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.
12	Shantelle Gritters		OF	FR	Hull, Iowa
		Before Dordt�earned all-Lakes Conference honors while playing for Western Christian�had 17 hits in 2010 with 13 runs scored and seven runs batted in�.batted .327.
13	Sarah Seymour		IF	SR	San Diego, California
		2010�was named the GPAC Player of the Year�batted a team high .411 and had 46 hits�clubbed a single season record eight homeruns and knocked in 35 runs�started all 38 games at first base�earned all-GPAC first-team honors for the second year in a row�.surpassed 100 career hits. 2009�Led the team with a .331 batting average with 42 hits, 11 doubles and four triples with 27 runs batted in and scored 16 runs�.earned first-team all-GPAC honors and was a GPAC Player of the Week honoree� 2008�Kept improving as a freshman in 2008�.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.
14	Ali Kroese		C	FR	Hull, Iowa
		Before Dordt�batted .264 for the Western Wolfpack in 2010 with 14 hits and had nine runs batted in.
15	Chelsie Harris		P/IF	FR	Tucson, Arizona

16	Megan Huizenga		C/U	JR	Hudsonville, Michigan
		2010�batted .387 with 43 hits�had a team high ten doubles�knocked two triples and three homeruns�.drove in 28 runs with 23 runs scored�earned all-GPAC second-team honors. 2009-Batted .219 with 28 hits and 11 doubles with 18 runs batted in�clubbed a triple and a homerun. Scored nine runs.
17	Ashley Sandbulte		C	FR	George, Iowa
		Before Dordt�had 18 hits for George Little Rock Central Lyon in 2010�scored seven runs and had five runs batted in while batting .254 in 2010.
18	Kassandra Heynen		IF	SR	Boyden, Iowa
		2010�started 36 games�batted .390 with 41 hits and eight doubles�.slugged four homeruns and knocked in 27 runs with 22 runs scored�earned All-GPAC 2nd team honors. 2009�Played in 16 games and had three hits with two runs batted in. 2008�Batted .252 in her freshman campaign with 26 hits, three doubles, two homeruns and ten runs batted in during 2008.
20	Jocelyn Bousema		IF	FR	Sheldon, Iowa
		Before Dordt�had 11 hits and 11 runs scored for the Western Wolfpack�had a .229 batting average.
21	Christina Kooiker		OF	FR	Sheldon, Iowa

22	Alissa Reeves		IF	FR	Sloan, Iowa
		Before Dordt�batted .375 with 35 runs batted in�had 12 doubles, four triples and 21 bases on balls for Westwood in 2010.

Head Coach: Jeff Zomer
Athletic Director: Glenn Bouma
Sports Information Director: Mike Byker

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