The postseason in the German Baseball-Bundesliga got underway last weekend. In the playoffs the Untouchables Paderborn had to settle for a split against the Haar Disciples after losing game one in Munich 6-7. Brian Fields led them to a 3-1 victory in game two, keeping the damage to a minimum. Also the Bonn Capitals and Heidenheim Heidekoepfe settled for a split. In game one Heidenheim scored seven runs in the second en route to a 9-3 win. In the second match Bonn erased an early 0-5 deficit, tied the game again in the ninth to eventually prevail 8-7 after 12 frames. Charley Olson threw a whopping 166 pitches in a complete game win.
The other two quarterfinals started with sweeps for the favorites. The Solingen Alligators took both ends of a twin bill in Mainz against the Athletics. Andre Hughes went the distance in game one, bringing his record to 13-0 for the season. Patrick Kanthak hit a pair of homeruns in the doubleheader. The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg dominated in Hamburg, winning 13-2 and 4-0 against the HSV Stealers. Chris Howard picked up five RBI in game one. Justin Kuehn and Harry Glynne out-dueled Antonio Peraza in the second game.
Results Playoffs:
Saturday, July 14:
Haar – Paderborn 7-6, 1-3
Hamburg – Regensburg 2-13, 0-4
Mainz – Solingen 1-9, 3-7
Bonn – Heidenheim 3-9, 8-7 (12)
Results Playdowns:
Saturday, July 14:
Berlin – Dortmund postponed
Stuttgart – Mannheim 6-14, 2-8
Dohren – Cologne 6-7, ppd