The German Baseball Academy (Deutsche Baseballakademie, DBA) has won the preseason tournament LR Open in Montpellier, France. The 16U team of head coach Georg Bull won all six of its games at the 5th edition against the Montpellier Barracudas, Grenoble Grizzlies, Chevaliers de Beaucaire and the Baseball Academies in Montpellier and Toulouse. The tourney was played from Friday and Saturday. The final day on Sunday had to be canceled due to rain. The DBA 16U All Star team played three more games against the Academy from Montpellier prior to the actual LR Open.
Some Results:
Wednesday, March 9:
DBA 16U All Stars – Academy Montpellier 16-8
Thursday, March 10:
DBA 16U All Stars – Academy Montpellier 15-4
DBA 16U All Stars – Academy Montpellier 6-3
Friday, March 11:
DBA 16U All Stars – Chevaliers de Beaucaire 13-6
DBA 16U All Stars – Academy Toulouse 14-4
Saturday, March 12:
DBA 16U All Stars – Grenoble Grizzlies 19-2