The Mainz Athletics announced on Tuesday that they have to revamp their roster during the winter. US American imports Dennis Kelly and Pat Haugen will not return to the club for the…
Category: Germany
1st German Junior Showcase planned for 2013
Organized by the German Baseball Academy (DBA) an inaugural German Junior Championship Showcase is planned for the 2013 season. The four-day tournament will feature teams from the Paderborn and Regensburg Baseball Academies,…
Roper-Hubbert and Olson pocket Awards and will return in 2013
by Bonn Capitals While the German Bundesliga awarded their seasonal honors in the northern division to Bradley Roper-Hubbert (Best Batter) and Charley Olson (Best Pitcher), the Bonn Capitals announced even more good…
German Federation announces League Lineup for 2013 – Softball in Trouble
The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) announced the league lineup for the 2013 season in its baseball and softball leagues. While the Baseball-Bundesliga will be at full strength with eight teams…
Travis Bass stays with Solingen Alligators
The Solingen Alligators will keep shortstop Travis Bass according to an article in a local newspaper. Shelby Robertson meanwhile won’t be coming back, as the club already has an agreement with a…
Charley Olson also returning to Bonn Capitals
After BJ Roper-Hubbert, the Bonn Capitals also were able to keep Charley Olson for the 2013 season. The successor of Bryce Schoening as foreign starting pitcher for the Caps was named best…
Mannheim Tornados’ Matt Kemp on 2012 and 2013 Seasons
Mannheim Tornados’ head coach Matt Kemp gave a lengthy state-of-the-Tornados interview on the team website this week. Taking over for Georg Bull last winter, the player-coach spoke about the disappointment to miss…
Dohren Wild Farmers apparently remaining in Baseball-Bundesliga
Despite losing the decisive playdowns series against the Berlin Sluggers and finishing in eighth place in the northern division of the German Baseball-Bundesliga, the Dohren Wild Farmers apparently will remain in the…
BJ Roper-Hubbert stays with Bonn Capitals
The 26-year-old outfielder BJ Roper-Hubbert is going to stay with the German Baseball-Bundesliga club Bonn Capitals. The club announced the extension on Monday while congratulating him to the best batter award in…
Georg Apfelbaum new head coach of Cologne Cardinals
Georg Apfelbaum is the new head coach of the German Baseball-Bundesliga club Cologne Cardinals. He succeeds Joe Slater, who was at the helm since 2010. Apfelbaum already led the Cards in 2007…
Berlin Sluggers with new Head Coach
The Berlin Sluggers introduced a new head coach on Saturday. José Sanchez Sr. is taking over for Duane Phillips, who served as interim coach in the last part of the 2012 season….
Tuebingen Hawks ready to return to Baseball-Bundesliga
The Tuebingen Hawks won the southern division of the 2nd Baseball-Bundesliga with a 21-7 record. As we experienced in the last couple of years and we’ll most likely also see in the…
Udo Dehmel named Head Coach of German Women’s Softball National Team
Just a couple of days after winning the second championship with his Wesseling Vermins the German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) announced that Udo Dehmel will be the new head coach of…
Germany announces Roster for World Baseball Classic Qualifier
Press Release German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) Roster Team Germany at World Baseball Classic Qualifier The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) today announced its roster for the upcoming World Baseball…
Germany finalizes Roster for European Championship with Cuts
After announcing a preliminary roster the German Baseball and Softball Federation had to cut three players before the start of the 2012 European Championship. They did it on Thursday after concluding the…
Netherlands also prevail in second Warm-Up against Germany
Netherlands – Germany 8-4 GER 000 200 002 4 10 3 NED 010 233 10X 8 10 1 The Netherlands also won their second warm-up game against Germany in Utrecht. On Wednesday…
Netherlands beat Germany in Euros Warm-Up
Netherlands – Germany 3-1 GER 000 001 000 1 6 0 NED 020 100 00X 3 7 0 The Netherlands won the first of two exhibition games against Germany at Paperclip Stadium…
Germany, Sweden split Doubleheader on Sunday in Paderborn
Germany and Sweden met for a warm-up doubleheader in Paderborn on Sunday. They teams split the twin bill. In game one Sweden prevailed 3-0 behind strong pitching of Rickard Leander, Nicklas Melin,…
Greg Frady gets MLB Support on Coaching Staff
Germany and Manager Greg Frady will receive support from Major League Baseball on the coaching staff during the upcoming World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg, Germany. Former New York Yankees minor leaguer…
German Roster for 2012 European Championship announced
The German Baseball and Softball Federation announced the roster for the 2012 Baseball European Championship in the Netherlands on Friday. The list also includes minor leaguers Kai Gronauer, Max Kepler, Markus Solbach…
German Finals: Buchbinder Legionaere with three-peat
(3-0) Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg – Untouchables Paderborn 14-1 (7) PAD 000 000 1 1 3 4 REG 342 023 X 14 14 0 The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg crushed the Untouchables Paderborn 14-1…
German Finals: Regensburg one Win away after Shutout
(0-2) Untouchables Paderborn – Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 0-1 REG 010 000 000 1 3 0 PAD 000 000 000 0 4 2 The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg are just one win away from…
German Finals: Buchbinder Legionaere rally on Glaser’s Doubles
(0-1) Untouchables Paderborn – Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 7-8 (10) REG 002 011 030 1 8 13 1 PAD 201 102 000 0 7 15 3 Box score The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg erased…
Greg Frady to manage Germany at WBC Qualifier
The German Baseball and Softball Federation announced on Friday that Greg Frady will also manage Germany at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier. They will try to qualify for the main event at…
DBA represents Europe at PONY League World Series
by IBAF, www.ibaf.org A team from Europe will play in the Pony League World Series for the first time when the German Baseball Academy (DBA) faces the host squad from Washington Saturday…