Category: German Baseball Leagues

The German Baseball-Bundesliga started on Easter Weekend into the 2010 season. In the north Tim Henkenjohann (19 against Dohren Wild Farmers) and Josh Rickards (15 against Pulheim Gophers) put up high strikeout…

The HSV Stealers announced on Friday afternoon further reinforcements of the roster for the upcoming Baseball-Bundesliga season. The two big names are Patrick Maat and Joakim Claesson. Additionally Philipp von Soosten, Arash…

The German Baseball-Bundesliga starts into the 2010 season this weekend. Defending champion Heidenheim Heidekoepfe opens at home on Sunday and Monday against the Saarlouis Hornets. Already on Saturday two doubleheaders will be…

Heidenheim Heidekoepfe The Heidekoepfe won the German Baseball championship for the first time last summer, defeating the Wanderers, the Alligators and the Tornados along the way after finishing the regular season in…

Solingen Alligators The Solingen Alligators won the title in the northern division in the Baseball-Bundesliga last year and reached the semi-finals of the German championship, where they got eliminated by champion-to-be Heidenheim…

Paderborn Untouchables manager Stefan Fechtig spent a few days at the University of Portland during the winter to look over the shoulder of the coaches there. He also was able to recruit…

After a few weeks of wild rumors the Mannheim Tornados finally introduced their new acquisitions on Tuesday at a press conference. Shortstop Dennis Kelly and starting pitcher/third baseman Cory Stevens will join…

Planet Hardball published a new podcast with European ties on Sunday evening. This time John Fitzgerald speaks with Andy Fleischacker, who is currently the head coach of the German Baseball-Bundesliga club Solingen…

The Dohren Wild Farmers finished in second place in last year’s 2nd Baseball-Bundesliga and therefore qualified for the German elite league. Obviously their main goal is to be competitive and to avoid…

The Saarlouis Hornets will intensify its preparations for the upcoming season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga this weekend with a training camp at the Prague Eagles facilities in the Czech capital. Also aboard…

The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg have signed the 24-year-old right-handed pitcher/outfielder Chris Paterson. He played for the French Elite League club Montigny last season. The Californian spent the winter in the Californian Winter…

The 31-year-old American Daniel Husband is going to coach the German sixth-division club Schwaig Red Lions, located in a village nearby the Munich airport, in the upcoming season. He will be responsible…

The German Baseball-Bundesliga club Gauting Indians has announced more transactions for the 2010 season. They have signed pitchers John Dobkowski and Jakub Janda, as well as catcher/infielder Thomas Rohrer. Additionally catcher Matti…

The German second-division club Berlin Sluggers, which barely missed out on the opportunity to qualify for the Baseball-Bundesliga last fall, has added shortstop/first baseman Nat Pedley for the upcoming season. He is…

The Dortmund Wanderers announced on Saturday that the 26-year-old catcher Trevor Howell has extended his contract until the end of the 2010 season. He led the team in all major offensive categories…

Four German Baseball-Bundesliga teams will be in Regensburg from May 22 to 24 for the 2010 Buchbinder Cup, an invitational tournament at the Baseball World Cup venue Armin Wolf Arena. Besides host…

The reigning German champion Heidenheim Heidekoepfe brings back Martin Dewald for the upcoming season in the Baseball-Bundesliga. The member of the German national team already played for the club between 2002 and…

The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg have added two members of the Czech national team to its 2010 roster according to a press release. Catcher Petr Cech and starting pitcher Boris Bokaj (in the…

After one year in the second division the Neuenburg Atomics are back in Germany’s Baseball-Bundesliga. On Monday they announced the acquisition of four new players. Andrea Girasole, Patrick Carlson, Tony Ronco and…

The German Baseball-Bundesliga club Gauting Indians announced on their website this week that the 20-year-old utility man Johannes Jung will remain with the team, declining offers from other clubs. He is playing…

The German Baseball-Bundesliga club HSV Stealers announced on Wednesday through a press release that they have signed the 24-year-old middle infielder Sergej Yatsenka for the upcoming season. He batted .343 (OBP .466/SLG…

After adding Zach Kim, Dominic Maric and Simon Mantz earlier this winter, the Haar Disciples have announced that they bring in Calvin Brutus and Gregor Piehler for the upcoming season in the…

This week the 2010 schedule for the German Baseball-Bundesliga got released. The new season starts on the first weekend of April with defending champion Heidenheim Heidekoepfe hosting the Saarlouis Hornets. Newcomers Neuenburg…