In the lone German Baseball-Bundesliga match on Friday evening Luke Sommer lead the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe to a 7-0 shutout over the Mainz Athletics. The left-hander issued just four hits in eight scoreless innings, while striking out eight. At the plate he went a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk, two home runs and three RBI. James McOwen scored twice. Nicolas Weichert and Andreas Lastinger had two hits apiece for the Athletics. Christian Decher took the loss, issuing nine hits, five runs and four walks in four innings.