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Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg – Mainz Athletics 11-4, 13-1

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REG 015 140 00X  11 11 2

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REG 014 080 X  13 12 0

The LEGIONAERE got their revenge for the loss in last year’s finals and crushed the ATHLETICS 11-4 and 13-1. However they could lose a victory, if MAINZ holds on to a protest in game one. REGENSBURG had brought a reliever to the mound, who was not on the lineup card. But they recognized their failure and replaced him, before he actually threw pitch.

Alexander Lauterbach had two runs and two RBI in the first part. Daniel Husband drove in three. In the second, Jerin Harper and Cedric Bessel each got three RBI. Klaus Hopfensperger hit a two-run homerun. Sascha Lutz had a solo shot for MAINZ in the second game. Shu Sasaki made his debut for the A’s after missing the first few weeks due to an eye injury.

Martin Brunner and Benedikt Antwi received the wins. Mike Bolsenbroek had started the first match and threw four solid innings. Manuel Moeller and Daniel Hayes took the losses.

Haar Disciples – Saarlouis Hornets 2-5, 4-0

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HAA 100 100 000  2  4 2

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HAA 000 000 31X  4 9 1

The HORNETS hit another speed bump in Munich, as they had to settle for a split again. They won the first match after a solid performance by Ales Keprta. He allowed just two runs (1 ER) on five hits in a complete game. He retired the last 16 batters he faced in a row. He struck out seven. Dirk Fries was defeated for the first time this season. He went 6 1/3 innings. He gave up ten hits, five runs and a walk.

In the second match the DISCIPLES pitchers Theo Gieschen and Gregor Klinc combined for a six-hitter. SAARLOUIS starter Patrick Carlson matched them for the first six innings. However HAAR came through in the seventh, taking the lead with three runs on RBI singles by Klinc, Radovic and Polixa. Nate Fish later added a run with a sac fly.

Gauting Indians – Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 0-14, 6-18

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GAU 000 000 0   0  2 5

HEI 113 401 215  18 14 1
GAU 102 010 002   6  6 4

The HEIDEKOEPFE celebrated two lopsided wins against the INDIANS and are ready to face the LEGIONAERE on Sunday. Hagen Raetz and Sam Whitehead combined for a two-hitter in game one and led the team to a 14-0 shutout. Markus Winkler received the win in the second game. Ryan Lilly (HR, 4 RBI) and Keith Maxwell (2 RBI) each had five hits in the two victories. Simon Guehring hit a homerun and drove in four. Whitehead was four-for-five with two RBI.

Southpaw Derek Bredhoff made his debut for GAUTING in game two. He was welcomed with his first loss in Germany. Georg Starek had lost the first part of the doubleheader. Mitch Stephan provided the lone highlight for the home team, hitting a two-run shot in the second match.

Mannheim Tornados – Neuenburg Atomics 10-0, 22-10

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MAT 101 215 X  10 15 1

NAT 131 102 2  10  8 9
MAT 940 153 X  22 10 3

The TORNADOS earned their second sweep of the season against last ranked NEUENBURG. Chris Falls hit two solo homeruns in game one. Eddie Aucoin and Marvin Appiah also hit pitches out of the park. Rene Franke received the win, pitching seven two-hit one-walk innings, while striking out ten. Andreas Gerth took the loss.

In the second match of the day, MANNHEIM got some help from the ATOMICS defense. They used ten hits and nine errors to score 22 runs. All nine batters of the TORNADOS scored in the first frame and decided the outcome early. The highlight was a two-run triple by Dominik Hoepfner. Marvin Appiah later added a two-run homerun. Hoepfner and Fred Kraft each scored four times. The offense of NEUENBURG also was allowed to score some runs against Alex Szalay and Helge Holfelder, who normally pitch in the farm team of the TORNADOS. However ATOMICS starter Lars Giemsa had put them into a deep hole early and they had no chance. Bernardo Marino scored three runs, Giemsa, Stephen Spanjer and Rob Piscatelli each two.