We continue our review series of Europe’s baseball leagues after the Netherlands and Italy with the German Baseball-Bundesliga.
Haar Disciples
2011 Record: 13-11
2011 Ranking: 4th place in southern division. For a second straight year the Haar Disciples edged out a German baseball power house in the regular season and reached the playoffs. In the quarterfinals they lost in four games to the Untouchables Paderborn, but not before pitching a no-hitter (Nils Hartkopf) in game three of the series.
Runs Scored: 161 (4th)
Runs Allowed: 155 (4th)
Best Batter: Ty Eriksen. The outfielder batted .391/.505/.529 with 17 runs and 18 RBI in 24 games.
Best OPS: Nils Hartkopf 1.072
Most Homeruns: Nils Hartkopf 4
Most RBI: Nils Hartkopf 22
Most Runs Scored: Nils Hartkopf 21
Most Stolen Bases: Ryan Lee 7
Best Pitcher: Nils Hartkopf. Hindered by an injury, the right-hander only was able to pitch in 50 innings. He went 3-3 with one save and an ERA of 3.78 in 11 games. He struck out 53 and walked 37.
Best ERA Starting Pitcher: Nils Hartkopf 3.78
Best ERA Reliever: Gregor Klinc 2.73
Most Strikeouts: Nils Hartkopf 53
Most Walks: Nils Hartkopf 37
Most Innings Pitched: Paco Garcia 58.2
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