The Mannheim Tornados and the Tubingen Hawks were rained out over the weekend, but the Regensburg Legionaere remained undefeated with a weekend sweep of the Bad Homburg Hornets. The Mainz Athletics kept pace with the division leaders winning both of their games with the Stuttgart Reds.

Bad Homburg Hornets 5, Regensburg Legionaere 6
Bad Homburg Hornets 1, Regensburg Legionaere 6

In Game 1, the Legionaere used a bottom of the ninth rally to score two runs and walk off with the win 6-5 over the Hornets.

Boris Bokai came on to run for Christoph Zirzlmeier (1-for-1) who led off the bottom of the ninth with a single. After a sacrifice and a bunt single moved Bokai to third, he would score on a wild pitch from Hornets starter Kyle Waddell. Then Matt Vance came through with a single to drive in the winning run.

Waddell pitched well going eight innings allowing six runs (three earned) but took the loss for Bad Homburg.

Jonathan Eisenhuth picked up the win pitching an inning in relief.

Both teams committed four errors apiece as both teams gave up three unearned runs.

Elliot Glynn had a big day for the Hornets going for 4-for-5 scoring a run.

Regensburg came back on Sunday to earn the sweep with a 6-1 win. Justin Kuehn pitched great going seven scoreless innings allowing just two hits while striking out nine. He improved his ERA to 0.64 while picking up his first win of the season.

Matt Vance scored a pair of runs going 2-for-2 with a pair of walks and a double. Christopher Howard (1-for-4) and Maik Ehmcke (1-for-3) both hit two-run home runs for Regensburg.

Fabian Fermin Hernandez hit a solo home run for Bad Homburg.

In other league action:

Joshua Peterson went a combined 5-for-9 for the Haar Disciples including a home run in both games. He drove in seven runs and scored four in the two game set.

Michael Stephan hit three home runs in the two game set going 4-for-9 on the weekend. He drove in five runs and scored four for Haar.

Simon Guhring homered in both games for Heidenheim going a combined 4-for-11 with five RBI.

Robert Gruber went 4-for-6 in Game 1 for Heidenheim homering and driving in four runs.

Peter Dankerl also homered in Game 1 for Heidenheim going 2-for-4. Teammate Jack McOwen had a great weekend as well going 7-for-10 in the two games driving in five runs and scoring five more.

Matti Emery homered for the Reds in Game 1 going 1-for-4 in the loss to Mainz.

Chris Beck homered in Game 2 for the Reds driving in three and scoring twice.

Nicolas Weichert had a nice weekend as well for the Athletics. He went a combined 5-for-10 scoring three times over the two games.

Germany South Division Scores:

Bad Homburg Hornets 5, Regensburg Legionaere 6
Bad Homburg Hornets 1, Regensburg Legionaere 6

Heidemheim Heidekopfe 16, Haar Disciples 8
Heidemheim Heidekopfe 6, Haar Disciples 10

Mainz Athletics 12, Stuttgart Reds 7
Mainz Athletics 7, Stuttgart Reds 5

Tubingen Hawks @ Mannheim Tornados Rained Out

Germany South Division Standings:

1. Regensburg Legionaere 8-0
2. Mainz Athletics 6-0
3. Haar Disciples 3-1
4. Heidenheim Heidekopfe 2-2
5. Stuttgart Reds 2-6
6. Mannheim Tornados 1-5
7. Tubingen Hawks 0-2
8. Bad Homburg Hornets 0-6

The Solingen Alligators stayed undefeated in the North Division with a weekend sweep of the Cologne Cardinals. The Bonn Capitals fell two games back with a loss to the HSV Stealers. Paderborn got back in the mix of the division with two huge wins over Berlin.

Cologne Cardinals 1, Solingen Alligators 11 (7)
Cologne Cardinals 0, Solingen Alligators 3

Game 1 saw an offensive barrage from the Alligators led by Markus Stryczek who went 3-for-3 scoring three runs. Tanner Leighton went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Andre Hughes won again improving to 3-0 on the year. He tossed a complete , seven-inning, one-run game allowing just five hits.

Game 2 was a bit more of a pitching duel. The Alligators starter Nick Renault pitched a complete game shutout allowing just three hits. He needed 121 pitches to earn his third straight win while striking out 12.

Cardinals starter Alex Rivers pitched well, but lost. He tossed seven innings allowing just three runs on seven hits while striking out 10.

Tanner Leighton drove in another run in Game 2 going 2-for-3. Dominik Wulf drove in the other two runs with a single.

Mika Kehls picked up two of the three hits for Cologne singling twice.

In other league action:

Bradley Roper-Hubbert had a big weekend for the Bonn Capitals going a combined 6-for-9 (including a 4-for-4), homering, and driving in four runs.

Roper-Hubbert’s teammate Philipp Spade hit a grand slam in Game 1.

Mirko Oliczewsky had a huge weekend for the HSV Stealers. He went a combined 4-for-6 hitting a home run in each game.

The Paderborn Untouchables scored 46 games in their two games and had a lot of batters with huge days including:

• Robert Herrmann went 8-for-11 (including a 6-for-7/4 RBI/5 Runs game).
• Sascha Brockmeyer went 6-for-10 (including a 5-for-6/5 RBI/5 Runs game).
• Matt Martin homered in Game 2 driving in three runs and scoring four runs.
• Bjorn Schonlau also homered in Game 2 with a grand slam and scoring three.

Dominic Milo went a combined 4-for-9 for the Dohren Wild Farmers while driving in a pair of runs.

German North Division Scores:

Saturday, May 4th
Cologne Cardinals 1, Solingen Alligators 11 (7)
Cologne Cardinals 0, Solingen Alligators 3

Bonn Capitals 17, HSV Stealers 4 (7)
Bonn Capitals 3, HSV Stealers 6

Sunday, May 5th
Paderborn Untouchables 29, Berlin Sluggers 7 (7)
Paderborn Untouchables 17, Berlin Sluggers 0 (7)

Dohren Wild Farmers 8, Dortmund Wanderers 5
Dohren Wild Farmers 6, Dortmund Wanderers 5

German North Division Standings:

1. Solingen Alligators 8-0
2. Bonn Capitals 5-1
3. Paderborn Untouchables 4-4
3. Dohren Wild Farmers 4-4
5. HSV Stealers 3-3
6. Cologne Cardinals 2-6
7. Dortmund Wanderers 1-5
7. Berlin Sluggers 1-5

The Solingen Alligators continued their hot hand this past weekend as the pitching staff tossed a pair of shutouts to help keep pace with the Bonn Capitals in first place. All but one series was a sweep this weekend as we saw a few great pitching performances and a couple great hitting days as well.

HSV Stealers 0, Solingen Alligators 8
HSV Stealers 0, Solingen Alligators 7

In Game 1, Andre Hughes tossed a complete game six-hit shutout for Solingen giving them a 3-0 record on the season. It took Hughes 111 pitches (74 were strikes) to dispose of the Stealers hitters for his second win of the season.

Hughes was aided offensively by Tanner Leighton who went 3-for-4 on the day driving in a pair of runs for the Alligators. Robin Drache doubled and drove in a run going 2-for-5 in the first game of the twin bill.

Iwan Galkin pitched well for HSV going four shutout innings. Brent Buffa came on in relief of Galkin and gave up eight runs over four innings taking the loss.

It was more of the same in Game 2 as Nick Renault struck out 12 and gave up just five hits shutting out the Stealers for a second straight time.

Dominik Wulf (2-for-5) doubled and drove in a run. Florian Gotze (2-for-2) tripled and drove in a run to help the Alligators stay perfect on the year.

In other North Division action:

Bradley Roper-Hubbert homered and went a combined 4-for-8 for the Bonn Capitals. He also drove in four runs in Game 2.

Andrew Jones went 3-for-4, scored three runs, and hit a solo home run for the Berlin Sluggers in Game 1 of their weekend series. His teammate Jeffrey Wolburg drove in five runs going 2-for-5 with a home run in the same game.

Dominic Milo doubled and went 3-for-5 driving in a run for the Dohren Wild Farmers in a win against Berlin. His teammate Joey Zrinzo pitched a complete game shutout while striking out 14 in Game 2 of the series with Berlin.

North Division Scores:

Saturday April 27, 2013:
HSV Stealers 0, Solingen Alligators 8
HSV Stealers 0, Solingen Alligators 7
Bonn Capitals 8, Paderborn Untouchables 3
Bonn Capitals 8, Paderborn Untouchables 1
Berlin Sluggers 9, Dohren Wild Farmers 15
Berlin Sluggers 0, Dohren Wild Farmers 9

Sunday April 28, 2013:
Dortmund Wanderers 5, Cologne Cardinals 7
Dortmund Wanderers 4, Cologne Cardinals 2

North Division Standings:

1. Bonn Capitals 4-0
1. Solingen Alligators 4-0
2. Cologne Cardinals 2-2
2. Dohren Wild Farmres 2-2
2. Paderborn Untouchables 2-2
3. Berlin Sluggers 1-3
3. Dortmund Wanderers 1-3
4. HSV Stealers 0-2

The third weekend of the German Baseball League finished up this past Sunday. Several teams stayed perfect on the season as both the Mainz Athletics and the Buchbinder Legionaere improved to 4-0 on the season in the South Division. The Haar Disciples opened up its season with a sweep as well to start off 2-0 on the season.

Mannheim Tornados 5, Buchbinder Legionaere 21

Mannheim Tornados 0, Buchbinder Legionaere 4

Game 1 of the series was closer than the final score indicates. Heading into the bottom of the sixth inning the score was just 9-5, but the Legionaere broke out in the sixth scoring 12 runs in the inning.

Christoph Zirzlmeier had a huge game going 3-for-4 with five RBI including a grand slam home run. Christopher Howard (2-for-4) and Matt Vance (1-for-5) both drove in three runs apiece, while Maik Ehmcke (3-for-3) scored four runs.

Mike Bolsenbroek picked up the win tossing five innings giving up just two runs on four hits while striking out eight. Tim Biegel took the loss for Mannheim going five innings giving up nine runs on nine hits. Max Lehnert really struggled going just 0.2 innings giving up eight runs on three hits and walking four.

Game 2 was pitched a bit better on both sides of the field. Boris Bokai tossed five shutout innings giving up just two hits and striking out seven to earn the victory. Matthew Kemp took the loss going five innings giving up four runs (two earned).

Philipp Howard (2-for-4/2RBI) and Christoph Zirzlmeier (2-for-3/1 RBI) led the way offensively for the Legionaere.

In other South Division action:

Joshua Peterson went a combined 3-for-6 homering in both games to help Haar take a pair of games from the Bad Homburg Hornets.

Sascha Lutz went 5-for-5 driving in six runs in a game for the Stuttgart Reds. His teammate Matti Emery hit a grand slam and drove in five in the same game as the Reds defeated Heidenheim 20-4.

Christian Decher pitched seven shutout innings giving up just two hits and striking out ten en route to a win for the Mainz Athletics over the Teubingen Hawks.

South Division Scores:

Friday April 26, 2013:
Mannheim Tornados 5, Buchbinder Legionaere 21
Stuttgart Reds 20, Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 4

Saturday April 27, 2013:
Mannheim Tornados 0, Buchbinder Legionaere 4
Stuttgart Reds 1, Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 5
Bad Homburg Hornets 6, Haar Disciples 7
Bad Homburg Hornets 4, Haar Disciples 5

Sunday April 28, 2013:
Teubingen Hawks 0, Mainz Athletics 7
Teubingen Hawks 2, Mainz Athletics 6

South Division Standings:

1. Buchbinder Legionaere 4-0

1. Mainz Athletics 4-0

2. Haar Disciples 2-0

3. Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 1-1

4. Stuttgart Reds 1-3

4. Bad Homburg Hornets 0-2

4. Mannheim Tornados 0-4

4. Teubingen Hawks 0-2

Donald Lutz will become the first German to make it to the Big Leagues out of the MLB Europe academy when he makes his Major League Debut sometime in the next day or two. He got the call yesterday, but is still waiting to be assigned to the big league club.

Lutz, welcomed by the Cincinnati Reds on Twitter today, will soon make his Major League debut.

Welcome to The Show, @braunerhulk. twitter.com/Reds/status/32…

— Reds (@Reds) April 29, 2013

Lutz was born in the United States, but at the age of one left for Germany where he grew up. Lutz played for Germany in last year’s WBC Qualifier that took place in Regensburg, Geramny. During the Qualifier, Lutz played first base and hit .308 during the four games.

He is rated at the best power hitter in the Reds organization by Baseball America, and is a Top 20 prospect. He was signed in 2007 as a free agent, and progressed through the Reds organization ever since.

In 2012, Lutz split most of his time between High-A and Double-A ball where he combined to hit 22 home runs while posting a .269/.336/.517 line. He has struggled a bit so far this year hitting just .211, but he has hit five home runs in 21 games.

I had the chance to see Lutz play with the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos earlier this season. During that game Lutz went 1-for-3 with one of the hardest hit home runs I’ve ever seen. He hit a low line drive over the right-field fence that might have knocked it down had it been a little lower.

Lutz has not been activated as of the time of this post, but it looks like it could happen tonight corresponding with Chris Heisey’s injured hamstring that will probably land him on the 15-day DL.

We wish him luck whenever he gets his chance. I know he has the support of an entire country behind him.

Press Release Pecos League

The White Sands Pupfish professional baseball team from New Mexico looking for a German player for the 2013 season. The Pupfish play in the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs to play every day from July 14-28th May The Pupfish play in Alamogordo New Mexico, the German Air Force Center Tatical players have professional experience in Germany and need to move up 18 to 25 years old and in the attempt, in their baseball career. Applicable send an e-mail to Pupfish@pecosleague.com

The Buchbinder Legionaere will host a spring tournament against a pair of other German League teams in final preparations for the 2013 season. The two teams that will join the Legionaere at Armin-Wolf Arena will be the Solingen Alligators and the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe.

In addition to the three games between the three German League teams will be a Futures Game between the first and second teams for the Buchbinder Legionaere. The games will be held April 5-7 in Regensburg.

Spring Tournament Schedule:

April 5, 18:00 Buchbinder Legionaere vs Hedenheim Heidekoepfe

April 6, 13:00 Solingen Alligators vs Hedenheim Heidekoepfe

April 6, 18:00 Buchbinder Legionaere vs Solingen Alligators

April 7, 13:00 Buchbinder Legionaere I vs II

REGENSBURG, Germany – The BuchbinderLegionaere won their 3rd straight German Baseball Championship and 4th in 5 years behind a 14-1 victory on Saturday. They had won the first two games in Paderborn 8-7 and 1-0 to win the series 3-games-to-0. In front of 1,500 spectators at Armin Wolf Arena, the Legionaere took the title.

Paderborn Untouchables 1, Buchbinder Legionaere 14 (7)

The Legionaere scored early and often jumping out to a 9-0 lead after 3 innings. All but one  player joined the hit parade. Matthew Vance homered going 2-for-2 with 3 walks, 3 RBI, and 4 runs scored setting the table from the lead off spot. Christopher Howard went 2-for-3 with 4 RBI including a 2-run home run in the first inning.

Mike Bolsenbroek pitched well going 7 innings allowing only 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 8 to pick up the win.

Jendrick Speer homered in the 7th inning for Paderborn’s only run of the game.

Bolsenbroek was named MVP, and Dominik Buder of Paderborn was named the top hitter of the series.

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The Buchbinder Legionaere have a 2-game lead going into the final weekend of the 2012 German Baseball League Finals. The Legionaere are looking for their 3rd straight championship and their 4th in the past 5 years. The Legionaere took down the Paderborn Untouchables 8-7 in Game 1 and came back to shut them out 1-0 in Game 2.

The Legionaere got a single run in the 2nd inning and made it hold up.

The game was a pitching duel as both teams combined for a total of 7 hits. However, Paderborn’s Brian Fields was outdone by Justin Kuehn and Harry Glynn of Buchbinder.

Games 3 and 4 move to Regensburg this weekend with Buchbinder only 1 win away from the title.

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The Buchbinder Legionaere rallied to take Game 1 of the German Finals over the Paderborn Untouchables. Buchbinder rallied 3 times during the game and finally put it away in the 10th inning with a run to take an early lead in the best-of-5 series.

Buchbinder Legionaere 8, Paderborn Untouchables 7

Box Score

Paderborn jumped out to a 2-0 lead after an inning. As soon as Regensburg could bounce back and tie the game in the top of the 3rd, Paderborn took the lead again in the bottom half of the inning. With a run in the 5th and again in the 6th Regensburg tied the game again at 4 only to see another deficit the next half inning.

Leading 7-4 heading into the 8th inning, the Legionaere once again tied the game scoring 3 runs. Matt Vance hit a 2-run home run in the 8th to pull within a run. Then two batters later, Ludwig Glaser tied the game with a RBI double. The game stayed tied into the 10th inning when Glaser would double again driving in the winning run.

Philipp Hoffschild picked up the win throwing 3 innings of scoreless relief. Daniel Hinz took the loss going 2.1 innings of relief giving up  a single run.

Game 2 is Sunday at 2pm in Paderborn

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The semi-finals of the German Baseball League Playoffs kicked off this weekend. The Solingen Alligators are facing off with the Regensburg Legionaere, while Heidenheim and Paderborn are facing one another.

Solingen 1, 2 – Regensburg 5, 1

Solingen and Regensburg split a double header on Saturday with the Legionaere winning Game 1.

In Game 1, Regensburg jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the top of the 1st inning. They added a single run in the 7th and scored two more in the 9th to win going away. Evan John Le Blanc (2-for-4) homered and drove in 2 runs. Petr Cech (2-for-3) added a home run, scored 2 runs, and drove in 2. Christoph Zirzlmeier (2-for-4) added a solo home run as well. Dustin Hughes drove in the only run for the Alligators with a solo home run in the bottom of the 2nd inning.

Mike Bolsenbroek pitched a complete game allowing a single run on 5 hits while striking out 10 to earn the win. Andre Hughes went the distance for Solingen taking the loss.

Solingen bounced back in Game 2 as Shelby Robertson pitched great allowing only 1 run on 6 hits over 9 innings picking up the win.

Solingen got on the board on a solo home run by Moritz Buttgereit (1-for-4) in the bottom of the 6th. Evan John Le Blanc (1-for-3) quickly tied the game for Regensburg with another home run in the top of the 7th. Solingen ended the game on a walk off single by Florian Gotze (1-for-4).

The games move to Regensburg for the final 3 games of the series next weekend.

Heidenheim 9, 10 – Paderborn  12, 4

Heidenheim and Paderborn also split the first 2 games of the 5 game series this weekend.

Paderborn pounded out 25 hits in Game 1 to win 12-9. Daniel Hinz (3-for-5) had a big day with a home run, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI. However, Bjorn Schonlau had a bigger day pounding out 5 hits in 6 at bats with a home run, a run scored, and 3 RBI. Matt Martin was also 5-for-6 with 2 RBI.

Simon Guhring  tripled and drove in 3 runs for Heidenheim. Johannes Schaffler drove in 2 runs and was 3-for-5.

Game 2 went the other way as Heidenheim limited Paderborn to 4 runs to tie the series at 1. Heidenheim scored 9 runs in the 7th inning to go ahead and put the game away at the same time.

Alexander Lauterbach had 1 hit, but it was a good one being a grand slam in the 7th inning. Aaron Hornostay added 4 hits in 5 at bats driving in a run and scoring another. Justin Wilson drove in 2 runs going 2-for-5 to help Heidenheim tie the series.

Patrick Lawson pitched a complete game to earn the win. Brian Fields lasted 6 innings taking the loss for Paderborn.

Matt Martin had another big day for Paderborn going 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

The games move to Paderborn next weekend.

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By Marvin Moore

GERMANY – Justin Kuehn threw seven scoreless innings and Rodney Gessman delivered a clutch two-run single to help the Regensburg Legionaere complete a doubleheader sweep over the HSV Stealers with a 4-0 victory Saturday in the quarterfinals of the German Baseball League playoffs.

Kuehn (6-1) allowed just four hits and three walks while punching out five batters to put the South Division champion one win shy of advancing to the second round. Reliever Harry Glynne worked the final two frames to preserve the shutout and earn the save.

Gessman drove home Petr Cech and Matt Vance in a three-run third to put skipper Martin Helmig’s squad on top for good. Vance and Evan LeBlanc paced the Legionaere with two hits apiece.

HSV Stealers’ staff ace Antonio Peraza (6-2) was charged with the setback after issuing a walk and eight hits in a complete game outing.

The reigning German titleholder opened the best-of-five series with a decisive 13-2 win in the first encounter as Chris Howard doubled twice and tallied five RBIs.

Mike Bolsenbroek (8-0) scattered two runs on four hits and three walks over seven strong innings to pick up his eighth win of the year.

SOLINGEN SILENCES MAINZ
The Solingen Alligators opened the German postseason with a pair of impressive road wins over the Mainz Athletics to inch closer to the next round.

The North Division second-seeded squad rolled to a 9-1 win in the series opener behind another solid outing by homegrown ace Andre Hughes. The southpaw went the distance and fanned nine to improve to 13-0 this season.

Patrick Kanthak, Dominik Wulf and Travis Bass all went deep for the Alligators who pounded out 13 hits against three Mainz hurlers.

Shelley Robertson outduelled Pat Haugen in a matchup of American pitchers to lift Solingen to a 7-3 triumph in the second game.

Robertson (8-7) struck out nine over eight frames and finished the game with four scoreless innings to push the Athletics to the brink of elimination.

The Alligators capitalized on a key defensive blunder in the second to grab an early 3-0 lead before Kanthak and Dustin Hughes connected for back-to-back homers one frame later to put the game out of reach.

Andreas Lastinger collected three hits and scored twice for Mainz.

HAAR SURPRISES PADERBORN
Michael Stephan drilled a two-run blast and the Haar Disciples survived a late rally to upset the Paderborn Untouchables 7-6 Saturday in the first round of the German League playoffs.

Haar, the No. 4 seed from the rugged South Division and heavy underdogs against the two-time reigning North Division champion, rallied from a pair of early deficits to stun the Untouchables.

David Selsemeyer led the Disciples with a trio of hits while Stephan, Ty Ericksen and Christoph Ziegler added two hits each.

Gregor Klinc (2-1) tossed eight effective frames before running out of gas in the ninth to notch the win. Luke Steinlein retired all three batters he faced to earn the save.

Paderborn rebounded with a 3-1 decision in the twinbill finale to even the best-of-five series as American fireballer Brian Fields (12-1) struck out 11 in a stellar complete game appearance.

The Disciples took a quick 1-0 advantage in the first inning when Stephan singled home Steinlein. But Jendrick Speer went deep off Haar starter Francis Garcia (2-4) in the fourth to knot the score, and Sascha Brockmeyer plated the go-ahead run two innings later. Brockmeyer, who went 3-for-4, added an insurance run in the ninth with a solo bomb.

BONN TRIPS HEIDENHEIM
Lennart Weller doubled home Vincent Ahrens in the 12th inning to help the Bonn Capitals edge the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 8-7 Saturday and even their best-of-five series against the South Division heavyweight.

Heidenheim, which rolled to a decisive 9-3 victory in the first game of the quarterfinal doubleheader, raced out to a seemingly commanding 5-0 lead. However, Daniel Lamb-Hunt highlighted a game-changing four-run seventh with a three-run homer as the Capitals knotted the score at 6-6.

Bonn starter Charley Olson (10-1) worked all 12 frames and threw a ridiculous 166 pitches to deny Heidenheim a twinbill sweep.

Former Milwaukee Brewers prospect Simon Guehring paced the Heidekoepfe with three hits.

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Germany – While the Paderborn Untouchables were battling it out in the European Cup, the rest of the German Baseball North Division was battling to catch up to Paderborn in the standings.

Dohren Wild Farmers – Dortmund Wanderers 3-4, 6-7

The Dortmund Wanderers picked up a pair of wins over the Dohren Wild Farmers to push themselves over .500 on the season winning two close games.

Game 1 had an exciting finish with Dohren leading 2-1 heading into the 9th inning. Dohren scored a run in the top of the 9th, but they couldn’t hold off Dortmund who came back in the bottom of the 9th to score 3 runs getting a walk-off hit from Dennis Stechmann, who also picked up the win in relief.

In Game 2, Dortmund got off to a quicker start scoring 3 in the 1st inning. Again Dennis Stechmann picked up the win in relief.

Bonn Capitals – Hamburg Stealers 6-7, 6-1

The Hamburg Stealers and the Bonn Capitals split a pair over the weekend. The Capitals missed a chance with a sweep to move closer to Paderborn in the standings. It took 10 innings for the Hamburg Stealers to take Game 1 of the series. Brehen Murphy went 2-for-3 scoring 2 runs, while Jerome Rousseau (1-for-2) drove in 3 runs in the Stealers win. Brent Buffa went the distance pitching 10 innings to pick up the win for Hamburg.

The Bonn Capitals bounced back in Game 2 as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead after an inning. Bonn got a great start out of Charles Olsen who pitched a complete game allowing just 1 run on 10 hits while striking out 9.  Floiran Nehring had a great game from the lead off spot going 3-for-5 scoring 2 runs. Daniel Lamb-Hunt drove in 3 runs to lead Bonn.

The match between the Solingen Alligators and the Cologne Cardinals was rained out over the weekend.

2012 GERMAN NORTH DIVISION:

1.Paderborn Untouchables (15-3)
2.Solingen Alligators (14-4)
3.Bonn Capitals (13-7)
4.Dortmund Wanderers (10-8)
5.Hamburg Stealers (8-9)
6.Dohren Wild Farmers (6-14)
7.Cologne Cardinals (5-12)
8.Berlin Sluggers (2-16)

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GERMANY – The Regensburg Legionaere disposed of the Bonn Capitals 7-2 Monday to win the 2012 Buchbinder Cup invitational baseball tournament at the Armin-Wolf Arena at Regensburg.

Regensburg (3-0) tagged Bonn starter Bronson Olson for a run in the opening frame to grab a quick lead. The score remained unchanged until the sixth when the visiting Capitals took a surprising 2-1 lead.

Bonn slugger Daniel Lamb-Hunt knotted the score at 1-all before Texas native Jonathan Marshall motored home on a wild pitch to silence a partisan crowd of 900-plus mostly Legionaere supporters.

Skipper Martin Helmig’s talented squad answered back in grand fashion an inning later. Ludwig Glaser and Chris Howard delivered back-breaking hits off Bonn reliever Yannis Theissen to spark a six-run frame and clinch the tournament title for the host team for the second straight year.

2012 BUCHBINDER CUP STANDINGS/RESULTS:

1st – Regensburg Legionaere (Germany)
2nd – Bonn Capitals (Germany)
3rd – Kotlarka Prague (Czech Republic)
4th – Stuttgart Reds (Germany)

SATURDAY, MAY 26
Kotlarka Prague 5 – Stuttgart Reds 3
Buchbinder Legionaere 11 – Bonn Capitals 3

SUNDAY, MAY 27
Bonn Capitals 11 – Stuttgart Reds 4
Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 11 – Kotlarka Prague 0

MONDAY, MAY 28
Bonn Capitals 5 – Kotlarka Prague 4
Buchbinder Legionaere 7 – Bonn Capitals 2

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GERMANY – The Paderborn Untouchables captured a pair of North Division wins over the Cologne Cardinals in the only matchup slated last weekend in the German Baseball League.

Paderborn (15-3) overcame a sluggish start to pound Cologne 14-4 in the first game. Daniel Hinz smacked two home runs and drove in four runs as the Untouchables erased a 4-1 deficit en route to the win. Matt Martin also went deep and tallied three RBIs for the reigning division champion.

Reliever Daniel Rahn worked 5 2/3 scoreless frames allowing just one hit and striking out six to earn the decision.

The Untouchables completed its second twinbill sweep against the Cardinals in seven days with an 8-0 victory in the second contest. Brain Fields (7-1) and Rene Franke combined on a three-hitter with five walks and 14 strikeouts.

Hinz remained hot at the plate with a 3-for-5 effort that included a double, triple and four RBIs.

2012 GERMAN NORTH DIVISION:

1.Paderborn Untouchables (15-3)
2.Solingen Alligators (14-4)
3.Bonn Capitals (12-6)
4.Dortmund Wanderers (8-8)
5.Hamburg Stealers (7-8)
6.Dohren Wild Farmers (6-12)
7.Cologne Cardinals (5-12)
8.Berlin Sluggers (2-16)

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GERMANY – The Regensburg Legionaere picked up a pair of blowout wins over the Bad Homburg Hornets on Sunday to move back into the top spot in the South Division of the German Baseball League.

Czech slugger Petr Cech homered and drove in four scores to lead Regensburg to a 16-4 victory in the first game. Phillip Hoffschild (2-1) allowed a hit and struck out four in 2 2/3 scoreless relief frames to earn the win.

The reigning German champion completed the sweep with a 15-2 triumph in the second encounter. Matt Vance, Ludwig Glaser and Evan Le Blanc paced a 16-hit attack with three knocks apiece. Justin Kuehn (4-1) fanned seven and issued just two hits in five shutout innings.

Richard Olson (3-2) struck out 12 in a complete game effort and the Stuttgart Reds salavaged a two-game split against the Mainz Athletics with a 3-1 win last Saturday. The A’s used a four-run outburst in the seventh to win Friday’s series opener, 13-9.

Jan-Niclas Stoecklin (3-1) threw a seven-inning no-hitter and the Mannheim Tornados blanked the Haar Disciples, 15-0. Luke Matthews went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs.

The Disciples earned the split with a 5-4 victory in the twinbill finale. Nick Renault (4-1) went the distance with 10 strikeouts to get the decision.

2012 GERMAN SOUTH DIVISION:

1.Regensburg Legionaere (13-3)
2.Heidenheim Heidekoepfe (11-3)
3.Haar Disciples (9-7)
3.Mainz Athletics (9-7)
5.Mannheim Tornados (6-6)
6.Stuttgart Reds (3-13)
7.Bad Homburg Hornets (1-13)

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GERMANY – American Antonio Peraza turned in another strong outing and the HSV Stealers knocked the Solingen Alligators out of first place with a 4-3 win Saturday in the North Division of the German Baseball League.

The 22-year-old left-hander, who fanned nine in an upset win over Paderborn in his European debut a week ago, struck out 12 in a complete game effort. Peraza (2-0) overcame an early two-run hit by Dominik Wulf to limit Solingen to just one score over the final eight frames.

Michael Fliedner went 2-for-3 and drove in a pair of runs for a rejuvenated Hamburg squad.

Solingen crushed the Stealers 17-3 in the first game. Travis Bass collected four RBIs and Florian Goetze went deep as the Alligators used an eight-run ninth to clinch the blowout win.

Eugen Heilmann (5-1) and Daniel Rahn combined on a two-hit shutout and the Paderborn Untouchables beat the Cologne Cardinals 5-0 in the first part of a twinbill. The U’s finished off the sweep with a 4-1 victory in the second matchup to take over the top spot in the division.

The Dortmund Wanderers bagged two lopsided wins over the last-place Berlin Sluggers. Trevor Howell went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs to lead Dortmund to a 21-6 in the first meeting. Joey Parigi (2-4) scattered a lone run and three hits over seven frames with nine strikeouts to help the Wanderers complete the sweep with a 11-1 victory in the second game.

The Bonn Capitals got back on the winning track with a pair of shutout wins against the Dohren Wild Farmers. Martin Amparo (2-1) and Tim Henkenjohann limited Dohren to just seven hits in a 5-0 win in the opening game before Charlie Olson (7-1) pitched a two-hit gem in a 1-0 win in the twinbill finale.

2012 GERMAN NORTH DIVISION:

1.Paderborn Untouchables (13-3)
2.Solingen Alligators (14-4)
3.Bonn Capitals (12-6)
4.Dortmund Wanderers (8-8)
5.Hamburg Stealers (7-8)
6.Cologne Cardinals (5-10)
7.Dohren Wild Farmers (6-12)
8.Berlin Sluggers (2-16)

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GERMANY – The Regensburg Legionaere and the Heidenheim Heidekopfe both notched South Division twinbill sweeps last weekend in the German Baseball League.

Regensburg (11-3) continued the woes of the slumping Mainz Athletics with a 12-4 blowout win last Friday night. Petr Cech and Ludwig Glaser hit back-to-back homers as Dutch right-hander Mike Bolsenbroek (4-0) picked up the win.

The reigning German champion used strong pitching to capture a 5-2 win in Saturday’s series finale. Justin Kuehn (3-1) and two relievers combined to throw eight scoreless frames.

Heidenheim (11-3) cruised to a pair of victories over an overmatched Bad Homburg Hornets. Andrew Smith went 4-for-5 with a home run and the Heidekopfe plated nine scores in the third en route to a 19-1 beatdown.

The Heidekopfe finished off the last-place Hornets (1-11) with a 10-3 win in the second contest. Martin Dewald (3-0) scattered one hit over 5 2/3 relief frames to earn the decision.

The Haar Disciples (8-6) took two games from the Stuttgart Reds to move into third-place. Ty Eriksen collected four hits and
Johannes Jung homered for the Disciples.

Christoph Ziegler and David Selsemeyer combined to drive in six runs to help Haar complete the sweep with a 10-3 win in the second game.

2012 GERMAN SOUTH DIVISION:

Heidenheim Heidekoepfe (11-3)
Regensburg Legionaere (11-3)
Haar Disciples (8-6)
Mainz Athletics (8-6)
Mannheim Tornados (5-5)
Stuttgart Reds (2-12)
Bad Homburg Hornets (1-11)

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GERMANY – Glimpses of parity emerged over the weekend in the German Baseball League as North Division heavyweights Solingen and Paderborn both suffered rare setbacks.

The division-leading Alligators (13-3) used a pair of four-run frames to rout the Bonn Capitals 11-1 in Sunday’s twinbill opener. Moritz Buttgereit tallied three RBIs and southpaw Andre Hughes improved to 6-0.

Bonn (10-6) avoided the sweep with a 3-2 win over Solingen in the second game. American Charles Olson (6-1) turned in another strong outing with a five-hit complete gem and nine strikeouts.

Paderborn (11-3) rode the arms of Eugen Heilmann (4-1) and Rene Franke to a 12-0 shutout win over the HSV Stealers in the front end of a doubleheader. Daniel Hinz and Sascha Brockmeyer both clubbed three-run bombs for the second-place Untouchables.

Hamburg (6-7) salvaged a split with a 3-1 triumph in the finale as American Antonio Peraza (1-0) outdueled Brian Fields (5-1). The low-scoring affair featured a whopping 26 strikeouts by Hinz (4), Peraza (9) and Fields (13).

The Dortmund Wanderers (6-8) and the Dohren Wild Farmers picked up doubleheader sweeps. The Wanderers knocked off the Cologne Cardinals, 14-11 and 5-3, while the Wild Farmers stopped the Berlin Sluggers, 4-3 and 10-3.

2012 GERMAN NORTH DIVISION:

1. Solingen Alligators (13-3)
2. Paderborn Untouchables (11-3)
3. Bonn Capitals (10-6)
4. Hamburg Stealers (6-7)
5. Dortmund Wanderers (6-8)
6. Cologne Cardinals (5-8)
7. Dohren Wild Farmers (6-10)
8. Berlin Sluggers (2-14)

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GERMANY – The Solingen Alligators and the Paderborn Untouchables battled to a draw last weekend in a North Division standoff in the German Baseball League.

Solingen (12-2) plated six late scores to claim a 7-2 victory in the twin bill opener. Dominik Wulf starred with the lumber going 5-for-5 with a pair of two-baggers, and Andre Hughes (5-0) went the distance to tally the decision.

Paderborn (10-2) salvaged a split with a hard-fought 7-5 win in the second game. Bjorn Schonlau went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs to pace the U’s 12-hit attack.

The Bonn Capitals (9-5) solidified its grip on third-place with two lopsided victories over the Berlin Sluggers (2-12), while the Cologne Cardinals (5-6) and Dohren Wild Farmers split two games (4-10).

TUESDAY, MAY 1
Cologne 9,12 – Berlin 7,5
Hamburg 8,3 – Dohren 7,8
Solingen 7,7 – Dortmund 6,5
Paderborn 8,5 – Bonn 5,2

SATURDAY, MAY 5
Cologne 17,0 – Dohren 3,6
Bonn 9,10 – Berlin 2,0
Solingen 7,5 – Paderborn 2,7

2012 GERMAN NORTH DIVISION:

Solingen Alligators (12-2)
Paderborn Untouchables (10-2)
Bonn Capitals (9-5)
Cologne Cardinals (5-6)
Hamburg Stealers (5-6)
Dortmund Wanderers (4-4)
Dohren Wild Farmers (4-10)
Berlin Sluggers (2-12)

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GERMANY – Andrew Smith homered and drove in four runs to help the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe finish off a two-game sweep over the Mainz Athletics Sunday and move into a tie for the top spot in the South Division of the German Baseball League

A former University of San Francisco standout, Smith clubbed a two-run shot off Mainz starter Pat Haugen (5-1) in an eight-run opening frame to settle the outcome quickly in a 13-4 victory. Simon Guehring added three RBIs and Martin Dewald, who worked six shutout frames to improve his record to 2-0, drove in a pair of scores with a trio of singles.

Heidenheim took the series opener a day earlier behind a complete game effort by Aljoscha Schattmann (2-0). Alexander Lauterbach went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs.

The reigning German champion Regensburg Legionaere captured two wins over the Stuttgart Reds to grab a share of first-place with Heidenheim.

TUESDAY, MAY 1
Mainz 9 – Mannheim 1
Heidenheim 17,14 – Stuttgart 5,12
Regensburg 10,1 – Haar 3,4

FRIDAY, MAY 4
Regensburg 8 – Stuttgart 3

SATURDAY, MAY 5
Regensburg 9 – Stuttgart 4
Heidenheim 7 – Mainz 1

SUNDAY, MAY 6
Heidenheim 13 – Mainz 4

2012 GERMAN SOUTH DIVISION:

Heidenheim Heidekoepfe (9-3)
Regensburg Legionaere (9-3)
Mainz Athletics (8-4)
Haar Disciples (6-6)
Mannheim Tornados (5-5)
Stuttgart Reds (2-10)
Bad Homburg Hornets (1-9)

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GERMANY – Both the Solingen Alligators and the Paderborn Untouchables remained on a collision course in the North Division after picking up twinbill sweeps this past weekend in the German Baseball League.

Solingen (7-1) knocked off a stubborn Dohren Wild Farmers twice, 13-1 and 5-3, while Paderborn (5-1) kept pace with two victories against the Dortmund Wanderers.

The Bonn Capitals and the HSV Stealers also rolled to doubleheader sweeps. Bonn (5-3) disposed of the Cologne Cardinals and the Hamburg toppled the Berlin Sluggers, 13-7 and 11-6.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28
Paderborn 17,8 – Dortmund 4,6
Solingen 13,5 – Dohren 1,3
Hamburg 13,11 – Berlin 7,6
Bonn 8,12 – Cologne 7,2

2012 GERMAN NORTH DIVISION:

Solingen Alligators (7-1)
Paderborn Untouchables (5-1)
Bonn Capitals (5-3)
Dortmund Wanderers (4-4)
Cologne Cardinals (3-3)
Dohren Wild Farmers (2-6)
HSV Stealers (2-6)
Berlin Sluggers (2-6)

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GERMANY – The Regensburg Legionaere and the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe split a short German Baseball League two-game series last weekend in an eagerly awaited South Division confrontation.

Regensburg (6-2) overcame an early one-run deficit with 10 unanswered scores en route to a 10-1 win on Saturday. Matt Vance reached base five times on three walks and two hits as four Heidenheim hurlers combined for a whopping 16 free passes.

Heidenheim (5-3) rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth to steal a 9-8 victory in Sunday’s series finale. Simon Guehring homered twice and Andrew Smith added a pair of doubles.

Vance, Petr Cech and Ludwig Glaser all went deep for the reigning German champion.

The Haar Disciples (5-5) picked up a sweep, 18-3 and 5-1, over the last-place Bad Homburg Hornets (1-9).

The Mannheim Tornados (4-4) and the Stuttgart Reds (2-6) also drew even in a high-scoring doubleheader (21-7 and 17-1) that boasted a combined 46 runs.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28
Regensburg 10 – Heidenheim 1
Mannheim 21,1 – Stuttgart 7,17
Haar 18,5 – Bad Homburg 3,1

SUNDAY, APRIL 29
Heidenheim 9, Regensburg 8

2012 GERMAN SOUTH DIVISION:

Mainz Athletics (7-1)
Regensburg Legionaere (6-2)
Heidenheim Heidekoepfe (5-3)
Haar Disciples (5-5)
Mannheim Tornados (4-4)
Stuttgart Reds (2-6)
Bad Homburg Hornets (1-9)

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GERMANY – The Regensburg Legionaere disposed of the Mannheim Tornados in a pair of surprisingly easy South Division victories last weekend in the German Baseball League.

Mike Bolsenbroek and Philipp Hoffschild combined on a four-hit masterpiece in a 10-0 win in Friday’s series opener. The defending German champion rolled to an 11-2 win the following day as Chris Howard drove in five runs for Regensburg (5-1).

The Mainz Athletics (7-1) continued its winning ways with two wins over the Bad Homburg Hornets (1-7). Manuel Moeller (2-1) fanned 10 to lead the A’s to a 14-1 victory in Friday’s opening contest. The division leader got a pair of long balls and nine RBIs from Martin Kipphan en route to a 24-1 beatdown a day later in the series finale.

The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe (4-2) got back on the winning track with two hotly-contested victories over the Haar Disciples.

Sean Begley and Martin Dewald combined on a one-hit shutout to help Heidenheim bag a 2-0 win in the first game. The Heidekoepfe finished off the sweep with a 4-2 triumph to move into third-place in Germany’s toughest division.

2012 GERMAN SOUTH DIVISION:

Mainz Athletics (7-1)
Regensburg Legionaere (5-1)
Heidenheim Heidekoepfe (4-2)
Mannheim Tornados(3-3)
Haar Disciples (3-5)
Stuttgart Reds (1-5)
Bad Homburg Hornets (1-7)

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