The BUCHBINDER LEGINOAERE and the TORNADOS won their best-of-five semi-final series on Saturday and advanced into the German Baseball-Bundesliga finals, which will start in mid-September.
MANNHEIM swept their series against HEIDENHEIM, winning game three 6-1 behind Paul Waterman’s gem. The southern conference leader again disappointed offensive wise and was eliminated.
REGENSBURG clinched their final berth with a 2-0 shutout in game four. Alex Lauterbach hit a first-inning homerun to lead the Bavarian club into the third straight title series. Northern conference winner ALLIGATORS had won game three to cut the deficit in the series to a game. But it was not enough, as the LEGIONAERE used their second match ball.
Short Recaps to follow on Tuesday.
Playoffs:
Results:
Solingen – Regensburg 3-1
Solingen – Regensburg 0-2
Regensburg wins series 3-1.
Heidenheim – Mannheim 1-6
Mannheim wins series 3-0.
Playdowns:
Results:
North:
Hanover – Bonn 5-4, 7-3
HSV – Neunkirchen postponed due to rain
Standings:
- Bonn 20-16
- HSV 12-22
- Hanover 10-26
- Neunkirchen 4-30
South:
Gauting – Saarlouis 8-7 (10), 0-4 (7)
Standings:
- Saarlouis 16-20
- Haar 13-21
- Gauting 13-23
- Neuenburg 5-29