Mannheim Tornados – Mainz Athletics 14-3 (7), 13-3 (8)
The TORNADOS teed of MAINZ pitching again last Thursday and captured two lopsided wins to bolster third place in the southern standings further. In the first part of the doubleheader Billy Hess scored three times and drove in three in a 14-3 win in seven innings. Hendrick Schewe crossed the plate three times for the A’s. In the second match MANNHEIM scored four times in each of the second, fifth and eighth. Marvin Appiah led the way with a three-run homerun and five RBI. Sascha Lutz and Chris Falls drove in three each.
Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg – Saarlouis Hornets 7-6, 5-0
The BUCHBINDER LEGIONAERE improved their record to 16-0 in 2009 against the HORNETS. In game one on Friday evening Ludwig Glaser homered and drove in four to help building up a 7-3 lead. However a three-run triple by Mike Heaney in the top of the ninth nearly highlighted a SAARLOUIS comeback in a 6-7 loss. Whitney Pierce hit a two-run homerun for the guests. In the afternoon matinee on Saturday, Eddie Aucoin threw a no-hitter to lead REGENSBURG to a 5-0 victory. He only hit two batters and faced the minimum of 27 thanks to two double plays. He struck out nine for the first no-no in the Bundesliga since the perfect game by Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez twelve months ago.
Gauting Indians – Mannheim Tornados 6-10, 4-2
The two teams combined to hit six homeruns on Sunday afternoon and settled for split. In game one the TORNADOS scored four runs in the top of the ninth en route to a 10-6 win. They blew leads of 4-0 and 6-5, as the INDIANS’ Trey Hendricks (grand slam) and Lasse Bischoff homered in the fifth and sixth. In the second part of the twin bill, GAUTING got a solid outing by Chris Clem in a 4-2 victory. He struck out nine in a complete game. Hendricks led the offense with his second homer of the day. Marvin Appiah and Jens Heymer accounted for the MANNHEIM runs with solo shots in the fifth and eighth.
Haar Disciples – Mainz Athletics 18-3 (7), 6-3
The DISCIPLES stunned the ATHLETICS with a sweep on Sunday afternoon and made things interesting in the race for fourth place. In game one HAAR scored all 18 runs of an 18-3 rampage in the first five innings. Moritz Polixa drove in six. Michael Stephan hit a homerun. Tavo Hall reached six times and crossed the plate for five runs. In the second match the DISCIPLES built up a fast 6-0 lead thru six innings en route to a 6-3 win, completing the sweep. Ted Gieschen pitched seven solid innings for the win. Hall and Ty Eriksen scored twice. Mainz tried to rally in the eighth, but it was not enough.
Due to the results, four teams in the southern standings are separated by percentage points, which should lead to exciting game days in the reminder of the regular season in the Bundesliga.
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