North:
Dortmund Wanderers – Cologne Cardinals 14-11, 5-3
The Dortmund Wanderers swept the Cologne Cardinals 14-11 and 5-3 on Saturday to improve to 6-8 in the standings. Game one turned out to be a true slugfest, with a four-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning putting the Wanderers ahead for good. Kevin Moeller and Stefan Scholz were the key players for Dortmund. In game two Trevor Howell hit a three-run homerun to deliver the Wanderers a 5-3 win. Joey Parigi struck out 13 in a complete game win.
Dohren Wild Farmers – Berlin Sluggers 4-3, 10-3
The Dohren Wild Farmers won twice against the Berlin Sluggers, getting payback for the two lopsided losses on opening day. In game one Dohren erased a 0-3 deficit to win 4-3 on a Sebastian Loewenau run in the bottom of the ninth. Steven Wolburg homered for Berlin. In the second match Jeff Rustico belted a grand slam and drove in five of a 10-3 win. Jan Hassenpflug scored four times. Mat Keplinger struck out 15 in seven one-hit innings.
Untouchables Paderborn – HSV Stealers 12-0, 1-3
The Untouchables Paderborn had to settle for the split against the HSV Stealers. Paderborn crushed the Stealers 12-0 in game one. Eugen Heilmann and Rene Franke combined to allow just four hits in eight innings. Daniel Hinz and Sascha Brockmeyer hit a pair of three-run homeruns. In game two the U’s offense couldn’t do much against Hamburg’s new American starter Antonio Peraza. He allowed just six hits, a run and two walks in nine innings, striking out nine. Eric Krysiak drove in two of the three HSV runs. Brian Fields struck out 13 in seven innings, but still got charged with the loss.
Solingen Alligators – Bonn Capitals 11-1, 2-3
On Sunday the Solingen Alligators and Bonn Capitals met for a showdown. Game one turned out to be an 11-1 blowout win for the Alligators. Andre Hughes gave up ten hits in seven innings, but kept Bonn to one run in seven innings. Florian Goetze scored three times. Moritz Buttgereit drove in three. BJ Roper-Hubbert had four hits for the Caps. The guests won game two 3-2. Michael Kratz drove in the winning run with a RBI single in the eighth. Charley Olson went the distance to pick up the win. Solingen had erased a 0-2 deficit, but couldn’t do much else.
South:
Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg – Mainz Athletics 12-4, 5-2
The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg swept a two-game set against the Mainz Athletics to win the season series 3-1. On Friday evening Petr Cech and Ludwig Glaser hit back-to-back homeruns to lead Regensburg to a 12-4 win. Matt Vance and Evan LeBlanc combined for five RBI. Mike Larson and Martin Kipphan went deep for the Athletics, which arrived late due to a traffic jam. Mike Bolsenbroek struck out 11 in eight innings. In game two on Saturday afternoon Regensburg erased a two-run single by Andreas Lastinger and prevailed 5-2. Ludwig Glaser had the go-ahead two-run double in the fifth.
Stuttgart Reds – Haar Disciples 3-11, 1-10
The Haar Disciples celebrated a pair of blowout wins at the expense of the Stuttgart Reds on Saturday. In game one Ty Eriksen had four hits, missing the cycle by a homerun. Johannes Jung went deep. Paco Garcia pitched seven strong two-hit innings for the win. In game two Christoph Ziegler and David Selsemeyer had three RBI apiece to lead Haar to the victory. Nick Renault struck out nine in eight innings for the win. Josh Little homered for Stuttgart. Richard Olson had kept the Reds in the game before Haar put five runs on the board in the ninth.
Heidenheim Heidekoepfe – Bad Homburg Hornets 19-1, 10-3
The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe dispatched the Bad Homburg Hornets 19-1 and 10-3 on Sunday. In game one Heidenheim scored in each of the first five frames, highlighted by a nine-run spot in the third. Andrew Smith went 4-for-5 with a walk, a homerun, five runs scored and four RBI. In the second match Martin Dewald had the go-ahead RBI double and pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-hit relief to lead the Heidekoepfe to the victory. Bad Homburg had kept things close early on, but couldn’t complete the upset.