Here are five things to know about the Flying Dutch.
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The Flying Dutch play in one of the premier NCAA Division III softball stadiums, Wolters Stadium. To see a photo gallery of the facility, click here.
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There have been 9 no-hit games thrown by Hope pitchers in the program's history. Grotenhuis collected three of the nine. The most recent was thrown by Andrea Reinecke '11 on April 21, 2011, when she threw the program's first perfect game.
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Hope softball has had 14 NCAA Division III All-Americans, including four two-time All-Americans — Deb Vashaw '93, Laurie Byington '94, Carrie Scott '01 and Kylee Brouwer '08.
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The 2006 MIAA champion Flying Dutch won a school-record 32 games, including a 2-2 mark in the NCAA regional tournament.
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The 2013 Hope softball team ranked third among all NCAA Division III teams in stolen bases per game while recording a school-record 97 steals in 36 games.