The German Baseball-Bundesliga started on Easter Weekend into the 2010 season. In the north Tim Henkenjohann (19 against Dohren Wild Farmers) and Josh Rickards (15 against Pulheim Gophers) put up high strikeout numbers to lead the Bonn Capitals, respective the Solingen Alligators to sweeps. Paderborn’s new import Daniel Meier hit a solo homerun in the twelfth to decide game one against the Cologne Cardinals. The Untouchables also won game two. The HSV Stealers and the Dortmund Wanderers split their opening doubleheader on Saturday with Joakim Claesson leading the way for Hamburg in the second game, a 2-0 shutout.
In the south defending champion Heidenheim Heidekoepfe started with two wins over the Saarlouis Hornets. In Mannheim the Tornados lost twice in a rematch of last year’s semi-finals against the Buchbinder Legionaere. Matt Vance and Ludwig Glaser went deep for Regensburg. Dennis Kelly homered for Mannheim. Zach Kim led the Haar Disciples with five hits in two games to a sweep over the Gauting Indians. Additionally the Mainz Athletics downed the Neuenburg Atomics twice.
Recaps to follow in the coming days.
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