Kristi Lynn DeVries (born March 26, 1982) is an American-Dutch

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player who has represented the

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in international competitions., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 16, 2008 Born in

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, DeVries grew up in

Corona, California Corona (Spanish for "Crown") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 157,136, up from 152,374 at the 2010 census. The cities of Norco and Riverside lie to the north and north ...

and graduated from Corona High School in 2000. She played college softball at

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from 2001 to 2004. Beginning in 2005, she played professionally for Sparks Haarlem. She is a

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and

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who bats and throws right-handed. She competes for the Dutch national team since 2003. In 2003 and 2004 she was the best pitcher of the Ohio State University. She is part of the Dutch team for the

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External links

De Vries at dutchsoftballteam.com
1982 births Living people American people of Dutch descent Dutch softball players Dutch sportswomen Ohio State Buckeyes softball players Olympic softball players for the Netherlands Softball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Fontana, California Sportspeople from Corona, California Softball players from California {{Netherlands-softball-bio-stub