North:
Dortmund Wanderers – Dohren Wild Farmers 4-3, 7-6
Dennis Stechmann led the Dortmund Wanderers to a pair of wins over the Dohren Wild Farmers on Saturday. He won both games on the mound, pitching in relief. In the first game he also had the winning RBI. American hurlers Joey Parigi and Mat Keplinger lasted just 1 1/3 respective three innings in game two.
HSV Stealers – Bonn Capitals 7-6, 1-6
The HSV Stealers managed their third split against a top-three team in the northern division in three game days, when they shared wins with the Bonn Capitals. In game one Brent Buffa went ten innings to lead Hamburg to a 7-6 walk-off win. Tim Henkenjohann made his first start of the season for the Caps. In game two Bonn handed Antonio Peraza his first loss in German Baseball, as they scored three runs in the first of a 6-1 victory. Daniel Lamb-Hunt tripled and drove in three.
Solingen Alligators – Cologne Cardinals was rained out on Sunday.
South:
Mainz Athletics – Haar Disciples 11-13, 1-0
The Mainz Athletics settled for the split against the Haar Disciples, as both teams remain tied for third in the standings. Haar tied the first game thanks to an error in the ninth and prevailed 13-11 in ten innings. Michael Stephan and Gregor Klinc combined for eight hits, a homerun, a double, four runs scored and six RBI. Josh Petersen scored four times for the Disciples. Max Boldt had two homeruns and seven RBI for Mainz, but committed a crucial error in the ninth. In game two Pat Haugen out-pitched Nick Renault in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel, which ended in A’s favor. Haugen issued three hits and a walk, while striking out ten. Renault gave up two hits, a run and two bb with 11 strikeouts.
Stuttgart Reds – Bad Homburg Hornets 6-13, 4-3
The duel between the teams at the bottom of the standings in the south ended with a tie. Bad Homburg beat Stuttgart 13-6 in game one thanks to three hits and six RBI by Fabian Fermin-Hernandez. Matt Emery had four hits and three runs. Tobias Netz hit a homerun. Josh Little reached base four times and homered for the Reds. In game two Stuttgart prevailed 4-3 in 15 innings. Emery’s homerun had given the Hornets a short-lived lead in the top of the sixth extra inning. He and Jeremy Jenkins had four hits apiece. Richard Olson and Matt Leonard combined to throw 345 pitches in 23 innings, striking out 23.
Heidenheim Heidekoepfe – Mannheim Tornados 9-8, 5-4
The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe concluded the game day in German Baseball with a sweep over the Mannheim Tornados, moving back into a tie for first place with the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg. In game one Andrew Smith hit a pair of homeruns to lead Heidenheim to a 9-8 win. In the second Smith and Robert Gruber went deep to erase a 1-3 deficit en route to a 5-4 victory. Jordan Dyer and Marvin Appiah had long balls for the Tornados. Pat Lawson went the distance for the win.