Category: German Baseball Leagues

The playoffs in Germany have one of the most extensive formats in European Baseball with eight teams and three rounds of best-of-five series. In the quarterfinals the top four teams from the…

German left-handed pitcher André Hughes, who signed with the Dutch Hoofdklasse club HCAW MR COCKER this winter, will help out his former team SOLINGEN ALLIGATORS during the quarterfinals. The champion of 2006…

South Mainz Athletics – Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 2-7, 3-2 After last week’s surprise sweep by the HAAR DISCIPLES over the BUCHBINDER LEGIONAERE it was clear that the ATHLETICS need to win at least…

Two matchups are left on the schedule in the regular season of the German Baseball-Bundesliga. One of them is pretty much meaningless, the other is as important as any so far in…

North Bonn Capitals – HSV Stealers 5-4, 3-2 The CAPITALS moved into sixth place in the northern division standings with two wins over the STEALERS. In game one the HSV took a…

It was not the finest hour for the BUCHBINDER LEGIONAERE on Sunday in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. After an embarrassing performance by the southern division leader in HAAR, the race for fourth place…

The 2009 regular season in the Baseball-Bundesliga is taking his last breaths. Nearly everything is decided towards the playoffs. Only in the south the race for fourth is mathematically still open. However…

North HSV Stealers – Cologne Cardinals 5-4, 3-2 The STEALERS clinched the fourth playoff berth in the northern division of the Baseball-Bundesliga in Germany with a sweep over the fifth-ranked CARDINALS. COLOGNE…

The playoff picture in the Baseball-Bundesliga got clearer this weekend. In the north the HSV STEALERS swept their doubleheader against the COLOGNE CARDINALS to clinch the fourth seed behind SOLINGEN, PADERBORN and…

Counting a few rescheduled games at the end of June, three weeks are left in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The race for fourth place in each division will headline play on Saturday. In…

North Bonn Capitals – Paderborn Untouchables 1-14 (7) The PADERBORN overcame an early ejection of shortstop Octavio Medina and a 0-1 deficit in the opening frame to over-power Tim Henkenjohann and BONN…

The game day on June 6 and 7 in the German Baseball-Bundesliga featured rain outs and interesting wins. In the north the teams in third and fourth, DORTMUND and the HSV, settled…

The race for the playoff berths in the German Baseball-Bundesliga is coming to an end. Just three weeks are left in the regular season and for some teams the dream could be…

North Cologne Cardinals – Dortmund Wanderers 9-11, 4-0 The CARDINALS and the WANDERERS settled for a split in their doubleheader on Saturday. In game one, DORTMUND scored six runs between the sixth…

The DORTMUND WANDERERS are the big winner this week in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. On Saturday they settled for a split in COLOGNE against the CARDINALS. Two days later at home they surprised…

With the month of May approaching its end, the regular season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga enters its final four weeks of competition. SOLINGEN, PADERBORN in the north, REGENSBURG, HEIDENHEIM and MANNHEIM more…

After being informed last Thursday about some immigration issues at the Bundesliga club MANNHEIM TORNADOS, the press conference last Saturday helped to clear up a few things. The main issue between the…

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….

Solingen Alligators – Dortmund Wanderers 6-7 (12), 11-0 (7) The ALLIGATORS had to settle for a split against the WANDERERS last Thursday, as Trevor Howell led DORTMUND to a 7-6 win in…

The race for the fourth playoff spot in the German Baseball-Bundesliga got interesting the past few days. After MAINZ already lost twice on Thursday against the TORNADOS, they also were winless on…

The MANNHEIM TORNADOS also continued their winning streak in the German Baseball-Bundesliga on Thursday with two lopsided wins over the MAINZ ATHLETICS (14-3, 13-3). However the current success of the club is…

Another national holiday (Ascension) in Germany and the German Baseball and Softball Federation has scheduled another double game day in the Baseball-Bundesliga this week. On Thursday the MANNHEIM TORNADOS host the MAINZ…

North HSV Stealers – Solingen Alligators 2-9, 2-17 The ALLIGATORS improved their record to 13-1 with two easy wins in Hamburg. In game one they used a seven-run fifth to defeat the…

The MANNHEIM TORNADOS won both games against the SAARLOUIS HORNETS and extended their lead to a non-playoff eligible place in the standings to five games. The MAINZ ATHLETICS took over sole position…

This weekend marks the official start of the second half of the regular season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. SOLINGEN PADERBORN, REGENSBURG and HEIDENHEIM are on a secure path towards the playoffs, though…