Mannheim Tornados – Mainz Athletics 8-10, 12-9
The two-game set between the Tornados and Athletics turned out to be a spectacular run festival. In game one Mainz turned around a 2-8-deficit with an eight-run rally in the eighth, which was capped by a pair of RBI singles of Mike Larson and Hendrik Schewe. Max Boldt had tied the game with a two-run triple. Jens Heymer had a three-run double during a six-run third for Mannheim.
In the second game Marvin Appiah and Dennis Kelly made sure that the Tornados didn’t lose again. Kelly went 3-for-5 with a homerun, a triple, a double, two runs scored and four RBI in a 12-9 win, while Appiah homered twice, tripled, scored three times and drove in five. Sascha Lutz also crossed the plate thrice against his former team. Martin Kipphan hit a two-run homerun for Mainz.
Haar Disciples – Saarlouis Hornets 4-6
The Hornets picked up an important 6-4 win in Haar on Sunday, improving to 2-3 for the season, climbing into fifth in the standings. Saarlouis scored five runs in the first three runs to chase Disciples starter Ted Gieschen and to build up an early lead. Haar tried to come back and cut the deficit to a run in the eighth, but an insurance run in the ninth by Raeff Hobbs-Brown in the ninth sealed the win for the Hornets. Eddie Martinez led the way with four hits. Ales Keprta pitched seven innings for the win. The second game got suspended with the score tied at 1-1 in the fourth due to rain.
Heidenheim Heidekoepfe – Neuenburg Atomics 12-2 (8), 8-2
Heidenheim recovered from the two losses in Regensburg with two wins over Neuenburg. In game one the Heidekoepfe erased a 1-2-deficit with four runs in the fourth en route to a 12-2 win. Seven runs in the last two frames sealed the ten-run rule shortened victory. Simon Guehring scored three times. Peter Dankerl and Michael Weigl picked up three RBI each. Markus Winkler pitched seven innings, allowing four hits, two runs and a walk for the win. Janos Daroczi surrendered seven hits, eight runs and seven walks in six-plus innings for the loss.
The Heidekoepfe didn’t waste any time in the second game, as they opened with four runs on their way to an 8-2 win. Johannes Schaeffler and Robert Gruber collected a combined six hits, four runs and two RBI to lead the offense. Dusty Bergman struck out seven in five innings for the win. Alex Aucoin was charged with the loss.
Gauting Indians – Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 4-16 (7), 3-15 (7)
The Buchbinder Legionaere maintained their perfect record with two lopsided wins in Gauting. In game one the Indians even out-hit Regensburg 12-11, but nine walks and two hit batters helped the guests to put 16 runs on the board. The Legionaere scored ten runs alone in the fifth. Cedric Bassel capped the blowout with a three-run homerun in the sixth.
Regensburg scored in each of the seven runs in the second game, winning 15-3 in seven innings. Even Gauting’s new starting pitcher Kyle Kearcher couldn’t stop the bleeding as he was chased after just four innings, ten hits and trailing 2-7. Petr Cech tripled and homered to lead the offense. He and Bassel each had five hits on the day.
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