The second half of the regular season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga starts this weekend and the expected favorites are on top. In the north the Solingen Alligators and Untouchables Paderborn are leading the standings. Solingen faces the Bonn Capitals in another showdown between heavyweights on Sunday. Paderborn hosts the HSV Stealers. Meanwhile the Cologne Cardinals and Dortmund Wanderers battle for fourth place in the standings. The Dohren Wild Farmers want payback from the Berlin Sluggers for a pair of losses on opening day.
In the south the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg and Heidenheim Heidekoepfe are in first place, thanks to 9-3 records. The Mainz Athletics follow one game behind with the Haar Disciples and Mannheim Tornados looking to grab fourth right now. On Friday the Buchbinder Legionaere open week eight with a night game against the A’s. It starts at 7pm CET and will be live at Legionaere-TV. Also the promoted Stuttgart Reds try to stun the Disciples at home in Bad Cannstatt and the Heidekoepfe try to solidify their position in the standings against the Bad Homburg Hornets.
Schedule:
Friday, May 11:
19:00 Regensburg – Mainz
Saturday, May 12:
13:00 Dortmund – Cologne (DH)
13:00 Paderborn – Hamburg (DH)
13:00 Dohren – Berlin (DH)
13:00 Stuttgart – Haar (DH)
14:00 Regensburg – Mainz
Sunday, May 13:
13:00 Solingen – Bonn (DH)
13:00 Heidenheim – Bad Homburg (DH)