We continue our review series of Europe’s baseball leagues after the Netherlands and Italy with the German Baseball-Bundesliga.
Dohren Wild Farmers
2011 Record: 17-23 (including playdowns)
2011 Ranking: 6th place in northern division. The Dohren Wild Farmers started the year by winning just one of the first 11 games. But they finally found their rhythm and slowly moved up the ladder to avoid relegation into the second division and securing a spot in the Baseball-Bundesliga for a third consecutive year.
Runs Scored: 122 (7th)
Runs Allowed: 199 (5th)
Best Batter: Jeff Rustico. The American catcher, who already agreed to come back for a second season, batted .421/.492/.477 with six doubles, 23 runs and 13 RBI in 28 games, 25 of them behind the plate.
Best OPS: Jeff Rustico .969
Most Homeruns: Garrett Rogers 5
Most RBI: Jeff Rustico 13
Most Runs Scored: Garrett Rogers 34
Most Stolen Bases: Garrett Rogers 18
Best Pitcher: Garrett Rogers. He went 7-6 with an ERA of 3.31 in 13 starts for Dohren in 2011. He struck out 114 batters in 106 innings, walking 50.
Best ERA Starting Pitcher: Garrett Rogers 3.31
Best ERA Reliever: Henrik Dallmann 5.40
Most Strikeouts: Garrett Rogers 114
Most Walks: Garrett Rogers 50
Most Innings Pitched: Garrett Rogers 106.0
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