The Solingen Alligators terminated the contract with outfielder Breland BROWN. The published a press release, saying that he made additional unreasonable demands after signing an agreement to play for the 2006 champion….
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Alligators Add Outfielder Breland Brown
The Solingen Alligators signed outfielder Breland BROWN for the 2008 season. He played at the Northeast Mississippi Community College. He had a batting average of .385 during the last two seasons. He…
Catcher Kai Gronauer stays in Solingen
The starting catcher of the German National Team, Kai GRONAUER, stays in Solingen. The Alligators provided him with an apprenticeship in the region around the club. The 21-year-old had thoughts about a…
Moritz Sckaer returns to Cologne in May
by Dirk Fries Moritz SCKAER, Pitcher for the Cologne Cardinals will return for the 2008 season. The homegrown righthander, who establishe career highs in Innings Pitched and Strikeouts (70.0 IP, 54 K´s)last…
Daniel Hayes and Raef Hobbs-Brown strengthen Mainz Athletics
The Mainz Athletics, German champion in 2007, nearly have accomplished their off-season plans. They confirmed the signings of Daniel HAYES and Raef HOBBS-BROWN. They also extended contracts for Mike LARSON, Sascha LUTZ…
Mannheim Tornados add Eddie Aucoin
Eddie AUCOIN, one of the best pitchers in the German Baseball-Bundesliga, signed a contract with former champion Mannheim Tornados. He impressed last season with a 9-5 record and an ERA of 1.91…
Germany confirms participation at Olympic Qualifier
The German Baseball and Softball Federation confirmed their participation at the Olympic Qualifier in Taiwan next March. The Team was designated by the IBAF due to the withdrawal of Great Britain. The…
Solingen Alligators sign one of the best hitters in German Baseball-Bundesliga
The champion of the northern conference in the German Baseball-Bundesliga, the Solingen Alligators, signed one of the best hitter of last season. Cristian NSIEN will join the champion of 2006 in the…
New field for Mainz Athletics
Christmas had been a little bit early last year for the Mainz Athletics Baseball Club: At the end of November, Mainz’ Lord Mayor Jens Beutel announced that a final solution for financing…
New head coach for Gauting Indians
The Gauting Indians appoint American Robert FRITZ as new head coach for their Baseball-Bundesliga team. The 51-year-old will begin his career in Germany in March. He worked as an coach for several…
Solingen Alligators appoint new head coach
The winner of the northern conference of the German Baseball-Bundesliga, Solingen Alligators, announced on Friday a coaching change. Zeke MITCHEM will leave the team after just one year, to work as an…
Analysing Numbers: German Baseball
In our series about the statistical leaders in European Baseball, we are looking today at the German Baseball-Bundesliga. This league is one of the few in European Baseball with a three-round playoff…
German Baseball and Softball Federation confirms teams for 2008 season
The German Baseball and Softball Federation confirmed this week the teams for next year. The first game day of the Baseball-Bundesliga is scheduled for April 5th. The Softball counterpart will start two…
Disciples sign Austrian Clemens Cichocki
The German Baseball-Bundesliga team Haar Disciples announced the signing of left-handed pitcher and outfielder Clemens CICHOCKI. The 23-year-old was recently named MVP of the Austrian Baseball League (ABL) and played for the…
Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez will be back with Solingen Alligators in 2008
The 2006 German champion Solingen Alligators announced on Monday, that starting pitcher Enorbel MARQUEZ-RAMIREZ would be back next year. There was some interest from other teams around Europe to sign the Cuban-born…
Pitcher Marcel Hering signs in Heidenheim
Marcel HERING, a starting pitcher of the relegated Tuebingen Hawks, signed a contract with the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe on Thursday. The 20-year-old started eleven games during the regular season in 2007. He had…
Little changes for Baseball-Bundesliga
The German Baseball and Softball Federation announced some changes for the next Baseball-Bundesliga season. Both parts of the doubleheader on the game days are going to last nine innings. Until this year…
Former Major Leaguer Mike Hartley New Head Coach In Heidenheim
The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe welcome a new head coach for the 2008 season. Former Major League pitcher Mike HARTLEY will be at the top of the coaching staff of the German Baseball-Bundesliga team….
Chris Falls joins Mannheim Tornados
The Canadian utility man Chris FALLS, who also has a British passport, signed a contract with the Mannheim Tornados. He played for the Tuebingen Hawks in 2007. They finished in last place…
New head coach for Haar Disciples
Michael ALMSTETTER leaves the Gauting Indians to take over as the new head coach of the Haar Disciples. He worked three years for the local rival. He had already worked as head…
Germany at the Baseball World Cup
Over the next few days we are reviewing the performance of the European teams at the Baseball World Cup in Taipei. The first team is Germany. What did they right? The expectations…
New Coaches for Paderborn Untouchables
The German Bundesliga team Paderborn Untouchables is getting a new head and bench coach for 2008. The club announced on Tuesday that Stefan FECHTIG is succeeding Martin HELMIG, who stepped down after…
German roster for upcoming World Cup of Baseball announced
The German team completed their intra squad schedule last weekend with a doubleheader in Dortmund. After that, they announced the roster for the upcoming World Cup in Taipei. It is the third…
German Softball: Final Standings
German Softball-Bundesliga Regular Season: North Hamburg Knights 22-6 Brauweiler Raging Abbots 20-8 Neunkirchen Nightmares 19-9 Wesseling Vermins 18-10 Hilden Wains 10-18 Strausberg Pandoras 9-19 Cologne Cardinals 8-20 Holm Westend 69ers 6-22 South…
German Baseball: Final Standings
German Baseball-Bundesliga Regular Season: North Solingen Alligators 22-2 Paderborn Untouchables 17-7 Bonn Capitals 16-8 Cologne Cardinals 15-9 HSV Stealers 7-17 Neunkirchen Nightmares 7-17 Hannover Regents 0-24 South Regensburg Legionäre 24-4 Mainz Athletics…