World Cup Baseball 2009 @ Regensburg
Jul 25

Cardinals under Pressure

Nearly all decisions are made at the end of the regular season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. Only in the north is one spot in the postseason open. The COLOGNE CARDINALS are the favorite to grab the berth, as they have to win one of the three games left this weekend. However it is not going to be a walkover. On Saturday they are facing the HANOVER REGENTS. Everybody expects a win versus the seventh-ranked team, but the CARDS have lost two out of three this season. Nonetheless they have no other choice to get the necessary win against HANOVER, because the opponent on Sunday is no other than the SOLINGEN ALLIGATORS, which cruised to first place in the northern conference with a 25-1 record. If COLOGNE loses all three, the CAPITALS would move back into the top four.

In the south, the only thing to be decided is the ranking of the teams behind HEIDENHEIM. The MANNHEIM TORNADOS need two wins against the GAUTING INDIANS to move into third and avoid SOLINGEN in round one of the playoffs. The BUCHBINDER LEGIONAERE could drop in the standings, if they lose two against the ATOMICS, though this is not going to happen.

Time Div. Home Visitor Field
Dates and Times are subject to change! In case of doubt check with the responsible national federation!
Saturday, July 26 2008
12:00 North Paderborn Untouchables HSV Stealers Ahorn-Ballpark ... Germany
12:00 South Neuenburg Atomics Buchbinder Legionäre Atomics Basebal... Germany
12:00 South Heidenheim Heideköpfe Haar Diciples Heideköpfe Bal... Germany
13:00 North Cologne Cardinals Hannover Regents Baseballstadion... Germany
Sunday, July 27 2008
12:00 North Solingen Alligators Cologne Cardinals Baseballpark We... Germany
12:00 South Gauting Indians Mannheim Tornados Würmtal Baseba... Germany

Standings North

# Team W L R+ R- .pct GB Streak
1 Solingen Alligators 27 1 297 56 .964 0 W8
2 Paderborn Untouchables 25 3 285 60 .892 2 W6
3 Dortmund Wanderers 14 14 203 161 .500 13 W2
4 Cologne Cardinals 14 14 182 177 .500 13 L2
5 Bonn Capitals 14 14 175 215 .500 13 L1
6 HSV Stealers 8 20 144 201 .285 19 L3
7 Hannover Regents 6 22 90 252 .214 21 L11
8 Neunkirchen Nightmares 4 24 69 323 .142 23 L12

Standings South

# Team W L R+ R- .pct GB Streak
1 Heidenheim Heideköpfe 23 5 251 106 .821 0 W9
2 Buchbinder Legionäre 20 8 184 83 .714 3 W4
3 Mannheim Tornados 18 10 197 89 .642 5 W7
4 Mainz Athletics 18 10 169 141 .642 5 W5
5 Saarlouis Hornets 11 17 119 168 .392 12 L4
6 Haar Diciples 10 18 104 165 .357 13 L5
7 Gauting Indians 8 20 116 206 .285 15 L6
8 Neuenburg Atomics 4 24 69 251 .142 19 L5


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