The regular season in the Softball-Bundesliga was completed the past two weekends and is starting the postseason on Saturday. In the north the Hamburg Knights, Wesseling Vermins, Neunkirchen Nightmares and the Brauweiler Raging Abbots advanced into the quarterfinals. In the south, the Mannheim Tornados, Haar Disciples, Herrenberg Wanderers and the Freising Grizzlies clinched berths. Each winner of the quarterfinals qualifies for the Final Four, which takes place in September in Mannheim.
The Darmstadt Rockets, Augsburg Dirty Slugs and Karlsruhe Cougars fight against relegation in the Playdowns.
Latest Results:
July 19/20
North:
Hamburg Knights – Cologne Cardinals 13-0, 7-0
Neunkirchen Nightmares – Wesseling Vermins 8-1, 14-3
Kiel Seahawks – Cologne Cardinals 8-10, 5-4
South:
Darmstadt Rockets – Haar Disciples 4-5, 12-15
Augsburg Dirty Slugs – Freising Grizzlies 9-10, 0-24
July 24/27:
Freising Grizzlies – Haar Disciples 0-4
Augsburg Dirty Slugs – Mannheim Tornados 0-24, 0-21
Final Standings:
North:
- Hamburg Knights 26-4
- Neunkirchen Nightmares 22-8
- Wesseling Vermins 18-12
- Brauweiler Raging Abbots 14-16
- Cologne Cardinals 9-21
- Kiel Seahawks 1-29
South:
- Mannheim Tornados 23-1
- Haar Disciples 18-6
- Freising Grizzlies 16-8
- Herrenberg Wanderers 10-14
- Darmstadt Rockets 8-16
- Augsburg Dirty Slugs 5-19
- Karlsruhe Cougars 4-20
Quarterfinals:
(best-of-five)
Saturday August 3rd:
Wesseling Vermins – Haar Disciples
Freising Grizzlies – Neunkirchen Nightmares
Herrenberg Wanderers – Hamburg Knights
Brauweiler Raging Abbots – Mannheim Tornados
(Games 3-5 are scheduled for August 23/24)
Standings Playdowns South:
- Darmstadt Rockets 8-16
- Augsburg Dirty Slugs 5-19
- Karlsruhe Cougars 4-20
(First game day is scheduled for August 3)