Britt Vonk
{{Short description|Dutch softball player (born 1991)}}
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| team = Algodoneros de Unión Laguna
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| position = Infielder
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|04|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
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| throws = Right
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- Algodoneros de Unión Laguna (2025–present)
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Britt Vonk (born 11 April 1991) is a Dutch softball player for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican Softball League. She has represented the Dutch national team in international competitions.[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/218260.shtml Athlete biography: Britt Vonk], beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 16, 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903114132/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/218260.shtml |date=September 3, 2008 }} She attended and played for the University of California, Berkeley.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/columns/story?columnist=hays_graham&id=6558561 |date=18 May 2011 |last=Hays |first=Graham |title=Britt Vonk travels to find success at Cal |newspaper=ESPN.com}}
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.
In 2010 she arrived at Cal as a freshman, immediately distinguishing herself by leading the team in both batting average and on-base percentage.{{cite web |url=http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-softbl/stats/2010-2011/teamcume.html |title=Cal Softball Season Statistics 2010–2011 |accessdate=28 May 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://archive.dailycal.org/article/112388/fielder_s_choice |date=14 March 2011 |last=Suckow |first=Kelly |title=Fielder's Choice: Britt Vonk Left High School to Play Softball, a Decision That Eventually Brought Her to Cal |newspaper=The Daily Californian}} She majored in Psychology.{{cite web |url=http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=207758033&SPID=126519&SPSID=749455 |date=5 May 2011 |title=Freshman Feature - Q&A With Britt Vonk |publisher=CalBears.com}}
She was signed by the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican Softball League for the 2025 season.{{cite web|title=Mexican Softball League second season set to open on 23 January with increased global touch|url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/mexican-softball-league-second-season-set-to-open-on-23-january-with-increased-global-touch|date=16 January 2025|website=wbsc.org|access-date=4 February 2025}}
External links
- [http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/cal/sports/w-softbl/mtt/vonk_britt00.html Vonk at calbears.com]
- [http://www.dutchsoftballteam.com/britt_vonk.htm Vonk at dutchsoftballteam.com]
References
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{{2017 Scrap Yard Dawgs}}
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Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:Dutch softball players
Category:Olympic softball players for the Netherlands
Category:Softball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Enschede
Category:Scrap Yard Dawgs players
Category:California Golden Bears softball players
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