In the German Baseball-Bundesliga the Bonn Capitals cemented first place with a pair of blowouts over northern runner-up Solingen Alligators in week seven of the 2016 season. The Hamburg Stealers took advantage and moved into second place with a pair of wins over the Cologne Cardinals. In the third northern matchup the Untouchables Paderborn and the Hanover Regents split wins. Game two ended only after a rain delay and 11 innings.
In the south the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg and the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe moved into a tie for first place. Regensburg defeated the Mannheim Tornados without a sick Mike Bolsenbroek 4-0 and 11-2. Jan Tomek and Clayton Voechting pitched solid games. Meanwhile the Heidekoepfe downed the Stuttgart Reds 8-5 and 2-1, as the Reds dropped from first to fourth. The Munich-Haar Disciples held off the Bad Homburg Hornets in both ends of a doubleheader.
Results:
| Freitag, 20. Mai 2016 ‑ 19:00 | |||
| Mannheim | Regensburg | 0:4 |   |
| Heidenheim | Stuttgart | 8:5 | |
| Samstag, 21. Mai 2016 ‑ 13:00 | |||
| Solingen | Bonn | 1:11 | |
| Köln | Hamburg | 4:10 | |
| Bad Homburg | Haar | 2:7 | |
| Samstag, 21. Mai 2016 ‑ 14:00 | |||
| Heidenheim | Stuttgart | 2:1 | |
| Samstag, 21. Mai 2016 ‑ 15:30 | |||
| Solingen | Bonn | 1:13 | |
| Köln | Hamburg | 1:4 | |
| Bad Homburg | Haar | 2:3 | |
| Samstag, 21. Mai 2016 ‑ 17:00 | |||
| Mannheim | Regensburg | 2:11 | |
| Sonntag, 22. Mai 2016 ‑ 13:00 | |||
| Paderborn | Hannover | 7:5 | |
| Sonntag, 22. Mai 2016 ‑ 15:30 | |||
| Paderborn | Hannover | 4:5 | |
Standings:
1. Bundesliga Nord
| # | Team | W | L | .pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonn | 11 | 1 | .917 | 0 |
| 2 | Hamburg | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4 |
| 3 | Solingen | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5 |
| 5 | Hannover | 5 | 7 | .417 | 6 |
| 6 | Köln | 3 | 9 | .250 | 8 |
| 7 | Dortmund | 2 | 8 | .200 | 8 |
1. Bundesliga Süd
| # | Team | W | L | .pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regensburg | 11 | 3 | .786 | 0 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 11 | 3 | .786 | 0 |
| 3 | Mainz | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Mannheim | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5 |
| 6 | Haar | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6 |
| 7 | Tübingen | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Bad Homburg | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9 |