Engels : Nederlands background = achtergrond baseball = honkbal competition = toernooi, competitie dozen = dozijn exchange = uitwisselings- equipment / [gear] = uitrusting high school = middelbare school in the meantime = ondertussen (to) join = lid worden van oval = ovaal, eivormig (to) remain = blijven scholarship = beurs similar = vergelijkbaar stake = paal (the) support = aanmoediging, steun surprise = verrassing (to) throw = gooien