Britt Vonk

Britt Vonk
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Infielder
Born: (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 33)
Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPF debut
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Britt Vonk (born 11 April 1991) is a Dutch softball player, who has represented the Dutch national team in international competitions.[1] She attended and played for the University of California, Berkeley.[2]

Since 2005 Vonk has played for the Tex Town Tigers, her hometown club team. She is a shortstop, first baseman, and second baseman who bats left-handed and throws right-handed. She has competed for the Dutch national team since 2008. She was the best batter at the 2008 J.C.J. Mastenbroek Tournament. She was part of the Dutch team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the team's youngest player at 17 years old.[1]

In 2010 she arrived at Cal as a freshman, immediately distinguishing herself by leading the team in both batting average and on-base percentage.[3][4] She majored in Psychology.[5]

  1. ^ a b Athlete biography: Britt Vonk, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 16, 2008 Archived September 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Hays, Graham (18 May 2011). "Britt Vonk travels to find success at Cal". ESPN.com.
  3. ^ "Cal Softball Season Statistics 2010–2011". Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. ^ Suckow, Kelly (14 March 2011). "Fielder's Choice: Britt Vonk Left High School to Play Softball, a Decision That Eventually Brought Her to Cal". The Daily Californian.
  5. ^ "Freshman Feature - Q&A With Britt Vonk". CalBears.com. 5 May 2011.