2011 Quick Hits:
-Placed on the NCFA All-Pacific Region First Team
-First on the team, hitting .415
-Named to the All-Pac-10 Second Team and All-Freshman Team
-Her on-base percentage of .502 ranked her first amongst the Bears
-Second on the team in the NCAA Tournament, hitting .419
-Has 26 steals in 31 attempts
-Started all 58 games at short
-Knocked in 13 RBI and led the Bears with 26 walks
Women's College World Series (2011):
-Led the Bears, hitting .455 with five hits in 11 at-bats
-Slugged .545 and had a .455 on-base percentage
-Started all three games at short
Lexington Super Regional (2011):
-Was fourth on the team, hitting .300
-Scored once in game three
Louisville Regional (2011):
Started all three game at short
-Hit and slugged .500 with a .455 on-base percentage
-Scored two runs
Pre-Cal Ball:
-Played with the Netherlands national team at the 2008 Olympics
-Named the best hitter in the 2006 Apeldoorn Softball Series and the most talented player of 2006 in Enschede
-Was recognized in 2008 as the best hitter at the Mastenbroek Tournament and awarded the Bep van Beijmerwerdt Trophy as the most talented youth Dutch player
-Lauded as the best hitter at the 2010 International Indoor Cup
-With her club team, the Tex Town Tigers, she was a two-time national champion in the division one league
-Member of the track and field team in her hometown Enschede
Personal:
-After attaining her bachelor's degree, she would like to get a master's in a field relating to psychology
-Father, Theo Vonk, played professional soccer in the Netherlands, mother, Tanja Reijerink, played professional water polo in the Netherlands and her brother plays soccer
-Would love to go on a journey around the world some day
-Playing softball and studying in the States has always been a dream of hers
-Chose Cal because its history and reputation really spoke to her and the combination of these two factors made Cal an easy choice
Backpacking Around Europe:
While some students may move around a country or a state multiple times before college, freshman Britt Vonk lived in different countries. She spent most of her youth in the Netherlands, but she also spent a year living in Spain while her father, Theo, coached a Spanish soccer team.
The Conquering Olympian:
Freshman shortstop Britt Vonk has one thing no other Bear can claim: experience in the Olympic Games. Vonk played for the Dutch national team at the 2008 Olympics, which she notes as one of her best sporting moments. Her other is being the Dutch champions with the Tex Town Tigers.
Why I Have My Number:
"The reason why I picked number 18 is a little bit silly. I've worn it since I was 13-years-old and I don't want to replace it. I once saw `The Replacements.' It's a movie about football, and even though we don't play football back in Holland, I thought it was a pretty good and inspiring movie. The football star in that movie had number 18, so that's why I picked it."
My Walk-Up Songs Are:
"My first song is "Epic" by Sandro Silve & Quintino and the second song is "Calling" by Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso. They are both techno songs that my brother picked out for me! They get me really pumped up and it reminds me of home!"
Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB
2011 58 176 47 73 .415 5 1 1 13 26 31 26-31
