The semi-finals in the German Baseball-Bundesliga started this Saturday with the first two games of the best-of-five series. Defending champion Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg continues to take care of business, winning 1-0 and 11-6 against the Bonn Capitals. In the first game Evan LeBlanc scored the lone run on a sac fly by Enzo Muschik in the top of the eighth. Mike Bolsenbroek struck out 13 in the win, allowing just five hits and two walks in nine innings. In game two the Buchbinder Legionaere scored six runs in the top of the eighth to decide the outcome. Matt Vance homered and drove in three. Philipp Howard scored three times. Daniel Lamb-Hunt connected for Bonn.
In the second matchup the Solingen Alligators and Heidenheim Heidekoepfe shared a pair of 3-1 wins for the split. In game one Heidenheim won behind a strong performance of Luke Sommer, who issued only four hits and a walk in five innings on the mound and homered at the plate. Andre Hughes took the loss. In game two Nick Renault struck out nine to lead the Alligators to the victory. Solingen scored all three runs in the first. Dustin Hughes had a two-run single.