Category: German Baseball Leagues

The Dohren Wild Farmers announced on Thursday two more acquisitions for the upcoming 2012 season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. Oliver Bock is arriving from the HSV Stealers to take over the head…

The Haar Disciples have found a new foreign starting pitcher. Right-hander Nick Renault succeeds Paco Garcia as game-two starter each weekend in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The 32-year-old is an Independent League journeyman,…

The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg have won the race for German national team pitcher Dominik Hartinger. After his previous club Gauting Indians withdrew from upper level baseball in Germany, it was only a…

The Solingen Alligators have announced their first foreign acquisition for the 2012 season in the northern division of the German Baseball-Bundesliga. On Friday the champion from 2006 announced the signing of first…

Press Release Stuttgart Reds Stuttgart, Germany – With their first venture into the 1.Bundesliga, the Reds needed the ultimate utility player and the answer came in the form of Hagen Rätz. Rätz…

The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe have announced their first acquisition for the upcoming season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The 23-year-old right-handed pitcher Patrick Lawson is going to replace former Major Leaguer Dusty Bergman as…

The German Baseball-Bundesliga club Mainz Athletics are bringing American shortstop Dennis Kelly back to Europe. The 28-year-old replaces Tony Baker and also is going to serve as head coach of the second-division…

Reigning German champion Buchbinder Legionaere was named sports team of the year in a fan election in Regensburg. They received 31.22 percent of the votes, a mere 0.61 percent more as SSV…

Press Release Bonn Capitals After signing GSU-Alumni Charley Olson to play for the Bonn Capitals in the next Bundesliga season, Headcoach Mirko Heid is sending one of his top-prospects to play for…

Press Release Stuttgart Reds Stuttgart, Germany – The Stuttgart Reds continued to make news by signing pitcher Markus Winkler for the 2012 season. Winkler has been a German National Team player since…

The Mainz Athletics are promoting another prospect to the Baseball-Bundesliga roster for the 2012 season. The 17-year-old Moses Williams, who was on the preliminary roster of the German Junior National Team prior…

It is another huge step for the development of Baseball in Germany. And it is kind of logical with the construction of the new baseball and softball stadium in Mainz and the…

Press Release Stuttgart Reds Sydney, Australia – The Stuttgart Reds strengthened their coaching staff for the 2012 season by signing Richard Olson. He will serve as a pitching coach for the Reds…

It isn’t really a surprise. Rumors that the Bonn Capitals are interested in Daniel Lamb-Hunt are present since the early summer months, when his former club Pulheim Gophers started to implode. The…

The Bonn Capitals have signed the 18-year-old catcher Vincent Ahrens for the 2012 season. The Baseball-Bundesliga club from the northern division announced the acquisition on its website on Thursday. He is coming…

One of the most promising young German players is on the move. The 21-year-old right-hander Jan-Niclas Stoecklin will leave the Mainz Athletics to join the Mannheim Tornados. He is supposed to replace…

The Solingen Alligators have named a new head coach. Former player Norman Eberhardt, who retired following winning the championship in 2006, takes over. He will be supported by the American David Tuizer,…

by Stuttgart Reds Stuttgart – Shortly before the Reds announced that their second team would be moving up to the Regionaliga, it was released that one of their own would be taking…

The German Baseball and Softball Federation announced the league lineups for the 2012 competitions in baseball leagues. No surprises for the Baseball-Bundesliga. The withdrawal of the Gauting Indians was already known. There…