We continue our review series of Europe’s baseball leagues after the Netherlands and Italy with the German Baseball-Bundesliga. Pulheim Gophers 2011 Record: 7-31 (including playdowns) 2011 Ranking: 8th place in northern division….
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Rene Herlitzius succeeds Matt Kemp in Dortmund
The Dortmund Wanderers also will have a player coach in 2012. The northern division club from the German Baseball-Bundesliga announced that Rene Herlitzius will return and take over for Matt Kemp as…
Bryce Schoening will not join the Bonn Capitals in 2012
by Bonn Capitals After signing Bradley Roper-Hubbert for a second season with the Bonn Capitals, the team announced that Starting Pitcher Bryce Schoening will not be able to return for the 2012…
2011 in Review – German Baseball-Bundesliga – Bad Homburg Hornets
We continue our review series of Europe’s baseball leagues after the Netherlands and Italy with the German Baseball-Bundesliga. Bad Homburg Hornets 2011 Record: 4-28 (including playdowns) 2011 Ranking: 7th place in southern…
Pat Haugen stays with Mainz Athletics
24-year-old American right-handed pitcher Pat Haugen will return to the Mainz Athletics and the German Baseball-Bundesliga in 2012 the club announced on Monday evening. He went 5-2 with an ERA of 1.65…
Jeff Rustico remains with Dohren Wild Farmers
After having import players only for one season in the last couple of years, the Dohren Wild Farmers this time are able to keep at least one for 2012. Catcher Jeff Rustico…
Untouchables, Franke part ways
The Untouchables Paderborn and former Minor Leaguer Michael Franke part ways. And according to reports and the article on the team website it isn’t really a happy ending. The club made the…
BJ Roper-Hubbert will return to the Bonn Capitals in 2012
by Bonn Capitals Even though the 2011 Season is barely over, the Bonn Capitals already have news for the 2012 Season. B.J. Roper-Hubbert will return to Bonn after a phenomenal first season…
Trio of Bonn Capitals returns from Panama
For the first time in many years Tim Henkenjohann was not the only player on the German national team wearing the Bonn Capitals Jersey during the regular Season. With Max Schmitz and…
Gauting Indians towithdraw from Baseball-Bundesliga
According to an entry in the forum of the Bavarian Baseball and Softball Federation by a longtime club member, the Gauting Indians will withdraw from the German Baseball-Bundesliga. They are now in…
Rene Franke returns to Untouchables Paderborn
It is not exactly new news, but we just discovered that we haven’t posted it yet. Left-handed pitcher Rene Franke will leave the Mannheim Tornados after five years and will return to…
Thieben signs with Seattle Mariners, MLB International in Regensburg
The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg sent out a press release on Friday morning, inviting to a press conference next Wednesday, November 2. Vice President and Scouting Director Bob Engle of the Seattle Mariners…
Video Reel of Game 5 of the German Finals
Game five of the German finals between the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg and the Untouchables was broadcasted as live stream back in September. Since a couple of days the video is available to…
Q&A with Greg Frady, head coach of Team Germany
A few days before the start of the 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup, Greg Frady, head coach of the German National Team did an interview, talking about the tournament. How did your…
German Finals: Buchbinder Legionaere defend Title
The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg have won the 2011 German Baseball Championship. They defeated the Untouchables Paderborn 5-1 in the decisive fifth game of the final series on Saturday in front of 2,630…
German Finals: Full House expected for Game 5 on Saturday
The Regensburg Legionaere pulled even with the Paderborn Untouchables in the German Championship last weekend, evening the series at 2-2 and forcing a decided game five in Regensburg this weekend. Although the…
Matt Kemp to replace Georg Bull in Mannheim
Just a few hours after we reported the resignation of Georg Bull has head coach of the Mannheim Tornados Mister-Baseball received word about his successor. Matt Kemp is leaving the Dortmund Wanderers…
Georg Bull resigns as Head Coach of Mannheim Tornados
After five years at the helm, Georg Bull resigns as head coach of the Mannheim Tornados. He will focus solely on his coaching job with the German Baseball Academy (Deutsche Baseball Akademie,…
Results German Playdowns September 17
The fifth of six game days in the German Baseball-Bundesliga playdowns was played last weekend. In the north the Berlin Sluggers crushed the Pulheim Gophers 16-6 and 24-0 in seven innings apiece,…
Germany announces Roster for 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup
The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) announced the roster for the 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup on Friday. Head coach Greg Frady will take 24 players to Panama from October 1…
German Finals: Buchbinder Legionaere tie Series
Defending champion Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg has crawled back from a 0-2 hole in the best-of-five championship series in the German Baseball Bundesliga. They defeated the Untouchables Paderborn 5-0 and 7-5 this weekend…
German Finals: Untouchables one Win away from Title
The Untouchables Paderborn need one more win this weekend to clinch their first championship in the German Baseball-Bundesliga since 2005. They are leading the best-of-five series against defending champion Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg…
Results German Playdowns September 10&11
In the German Baseball-Bundesliga Playdowns the situation in the northern division gets interesting. Last weekend the Berlin Sluggers split a doubleheader against the Dohren Wild Farmers. Additionally they received a forfeit win…
German Finals: Untouchables Paderborn take 2-0 Lead
The Untouchables Paderborn stunned defending champion Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg on its home field and took a 2-0 lead after the first two games of the best-of-five series this weekend. On Saturday Paderborn…