In the German Baseball-Bundesliga the Dohren Wild Farmers handed the Bonn Capitals their first loss of the season. The promoted club won thanks to a complete game by Jared Ney. In game one Bonn had celebrated a lopsided win. Also in the north the Solingen Alligators swept the Dortmund Wanderers and the Hamburg Stealers and Untouchables Paderborn split. Brehan Murphy hit a pair of three-run home runs in game two for Hamburg.
In the south the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe improved to 10-0 with easy wins over the Bad Homburg Hornets. The Mainz Athletics won crucial games on the road against the Munich-Haar Disciples. The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg took two from the Saarlouis Hornets. The Mannheim Tornados and Stuttgart Reds shared wins. Mainz, Munich-Haar, Regensburg and Mannheim are now tied for second place with 6-4 records.
Results:
| Freitag, 28. April 2017 ‑ 18:00 | |||
| Mannheim | Stuttgart | 7:4 |  |
| Samstag, 29. April 2017 ‑ 12:00 | |||
| Hamburg | Paderborn | 0:7 | |
| Solingen | Dortmund | 5:2 | |
| Bad Homburg | Heidenheim | 1:11 | |
| Samstag, 29. April 2017 ‑ 14:00 | |||
| Haar | Mainz | 4:6 | |
| Stuttgart | Mannheim | 12:4 | |
| Samstag, 29. April 2017 ‑ 15:30 | |||
| Hamburg | Paderborn | 7:2 | |
| Solingen | Dortmund | 7:4 | |
| Bad Homburg | Heidenheim | 0:14 | |
| Sonntag, 30. April 2017 ‑ 12:00 | |||
| Saarlouis | Regensburg | 4:11 | |
| Sonntag, 30. April 2017 ‑ 13:00 | |||
| Bonn | Dohren | 11:1 | |
| Haar | Mainz | 1:2 | |
| Sonntag, 30. April 2017 ‑ 15:30 | |||
| Saarlouis | Regensburg | 0:12 | |
| Sonntag, 30. April 2017 ‑ 16:30 | |||
| Bonn | Dohren | 1:3 | |
Standings:
1. Bundesliga Nord
| # | Team | W | L | .pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonn | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 |
| 2 | Solingen | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 |
| 3 | Dohren | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 |
| 4 | Hamburg | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 |
| 6 | Dortmund | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4 |
| 7 | Köln | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 |
1. Bundesliga Süd
| # | Team | W | L | .pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heidenheim | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 | Haar | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4 |
| 3 | Mannheim | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4 |
| 4 | Regensburg | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4 |
| 5 | Mainz | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4 |
| 6 | Stuttgart | 4 | 6 | .400 | 6 |
| 7 | Bad Homburg | 1 | 9 | .100 | 9 |
| 8 | Saarlouis | 1 | 9 | .100 | 9 |
I’ve really enjoyed watching Tim Collins’ broadcasts over here in the States. I hope baseball continues to catch on in Germany and the rest of Europe.
I,too, enjoy his broadcasts.
Baseball is no longer growing in Europe. It is now in decline: fewer major tournaments, club participation in decline, academies now struggling to fill positions. MLB has focused on signing guys — Kepler of Germany may become the first European to ever play a full MLB season — and alienated the crest of players because there is no parity. The same few teams win every year (except in Germany). People lose interest when there’s little chance to win.