Gauting Indians – Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 3-8, 2-9
The BUCHBINDER LEGIONAERE received two strong complete game starts from Benedikt Antwi and Martin Almstetter to win both games of their doubleheader in GAUTING on May 1st. In the first game they took a fast 2-1 lead after the opening frame, before blowing the score wide open with five insurance runs in the last three innings. In the second match they were up 5-1 after five innings and sealed the victory with a four-run eighth. Alex Howard and Brad Dutton were charged with the losses.
Mannheim Tornados – Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 9-2, 4-7
The TORNADOS and HEIDEKOEPFE met in a rematch of last year’s semi-finals, which surprisingly was won in three games by MANNHEIM, on May 1st. In game one Rene Franke allowed just two runs on five hits, going the distance to lead the home team to a 9-2 win. Chris Falls, Marvin Appiah and Craig Pycock each drove in two. In the second part of the twin bill, HEIDENHEIM scored in each of the last five innings and won 7-4. Robert Gruber (HEI) and Appiah exchanged two-run homeruns in the last two periods. Peter Dankerl had four hits. Dusty Bergman allowed six hits, four runs and three walks in 7 2/3 innings for the win.
Saarlouis Hornets – Mainz Athletics 5-6, 1-9
MAINZ took two important wins from SAARLOUIS and climbed back into the playoff positions in the southern division standings. In game one they got off to a 4-0 start thanks to a three-run homerun by Max Boldt and a sac fly by Raeff Hobbs-Brown. The HORNETS tried rallied and cut the deficit to a run in the end, but weren’t able to bring tie the contest, losing 5-6. Kenny Camp hit a solo homerun. The second part of the doubleheader was much more lopsided, as the A’s led 5-1 thru six innings en route to an easy 9-1 victory.
Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg – Mainz Athletics 11-4, 7-1
Two days later, the ATHLETICS hadn’t much of a chance in REGENSBURG, dropping both games against the reigning German champion. Matt Vance went three-for-four with two walks, three stolen bases, three runs scored and two RBI to lead the LEGIONAERE to an 11-4 win in the first match. Philipp Hoffschild went the distance for his second win of the season. In game number two Eddie Aucoin struck out 14 in seven innings to lead REGENSBURG to a 7-1 win. He gave up just one run on five hits.
Saarlouis Hornets – Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 11-14, 1-6
Simon Guehring and Ryan Lilly combined to score seven runs for HEIDENHEIM in game one of their doubleheader in SAARLOUIS last Sunday, leading them to a 14-11 win after a slugfest with a total of 31 hits. Kenny Camp had a three-run triple for the HORNETS. In the second match Guehring hit a three-run homerun in a four-run first for the HEIDEKOEPFE on their way to a 6-1 win and the sweep in the season series. Marcel Hering picked up his first win of the season after pitching seven-plus solid innings.
Gauting Indians – Haar Disciples 4-7, 2-9
The DISCIPLES captured their first win on the road and the first sweep this year against the INDIANS on Sunday. In the first game they used a three-run homerun by Ty Eriksen to built up a 5-0 lead and added a pair of insurance runs in the ninth after GAUTING tried to come back, winning by a final score of 7-4. Jakob von Mosch had a three-run shot for the home team. In the second match Ted Gieschen (W 1-2) and Chris Clem (L 2-2) battled on the mound, before HARR brought six runs on the board in the last two frames of a 9-2 victory.
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