Despite losing the decisive playdowns series against the Berlin Sluggers and finishing in eighth place in the northern division of the German Baseball-Bundesliga, the Dohren Wild Farmers apparently will remain in the first division in German Baseball. It is caused due to a lack of willingness of clubs from the second division to make the jump upwards. In the southern division the Tuebingen Hawks will return to the first division. An official announcement by the German Baseball and Softball Federation is still outstanding.