North:
HSV Stealers – Solingen Alligators 3-17, 4-3
In just a span of eight days Antonio Peraza has made his name in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. After leading the HSV Stealers to a win over the Untouchables Paderborn, he out-pitched Shelby Robertson on Saturday to give Hamburg a 4-3 win over the Solingen Alligators. A RBI double by Brent Buffa in the bottom of the seventh inning decided the outcome and removed the champion from 2006 out of first place in the northern standings. In game one Solingen had routed Hamburg 17-3, highlighted by an eight-run ninth frame. Florian Goetze homered and scored four times. Travis Bass drove in four. Dominik Wulf collected four hits. Eric Krzysiak went deep for the Stealers.
Untouchables Paderborn – Cologne Cardinals 5-0, 4-1
The Untouchables Paderborn regained first place in the standings with a sweep over the Cologne Cardinals. In game one Eugen Heilmann and Daniel Rahn combined to allow just two hits in a 5-0 shutout. Jendrick Speer, Daniel Hinz and Michael Neuhaeuser led the offense with three hits apiece. In the second match Brian Fields struck out 14 in eight one-hit innings of a 4-1 victory. Matt Martin went deep. Josh Tamba took the loss despite punching out 12 Paderborn batters in eight innings.
Berlin Sluggers – Dortmund Wanderers 6-21, 1-11
The Dortmund Wanderers cruised to two lopsided wins in the German capital. In game one the team of head coach Rene Herlitzius crushed the Berlin Sluggers 21-6 in seven innings. They scored nine runs in the third. Trevor Howell went 3-for-5 with a homerun, three runs scored and three RBI. Jovert Bolze scored four times. All Dortmund players scored at least once in the game. Jeffrey Wolburg had two runs and two RBI for Berlin. In the second match Dortmund continued to score at will in an 11-1 rout. Aljosha Heller and again Howell hit homeruns. Daniel Groer scored four times. Joey Parigi struck out nine in seven three-hit innings for the win.
Bonn Capitals – Dohren Wild Farmers 7-0, 1-0
On Sunday the Bonn Capitals concluded the game day in the north with a pair of shutouts over the Dohren Wild Farmers. In game one Martin Amparo and Tim Henkenjohann held Dohren to seven hits in a 7-0 win. Bonn scored six runs in the first inning and didn’t have to do much after. The second game fulfilled expectations, as Charley Olson prevailed in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel against Mat Keplinger. Olson issued just a pair of singles in a complete game shutout. He struck out 12. Lennart Weller scored the lone run in the sixth inning on a RBI single by BJ Roper-Hubbert.
South:
Mainz Athletics – Stuttgart Reds 13-9, 1-3
The struggles for the Mainz Athletics continue, as they had to settle for the split against the promoted Stuttgart Reds. On Friday the A’s won 13-9 in the night game. Swedish outfielder Peter Johannessen reached base four times, scoring thrice and driving in three runs. Max Boldt also crossed the plate three times for Mainz in the slugfest. Markus Winkler homered for Stuttgart. Aaron Hornostaj and Joshua Little combined for four Reds RBI. Mainz needed to score four runs in the seventh inning to break up a 9-9 tie. On Saturday Richard Olson struck out 12 in a complete game victory, leading Stuttgart to a 3-1 win. They overcame 16 Pat Haugen strikeouts and scored twice in the eighth inning to prevail in another tight contest.
Haar Disciples – Mannheim Tornados 0-15, 5-4
The Haar Disciples and the Mannheim Tornados also settled for the split on Saturday. In game one Jan-Niclas Stoecklin pitched a seven-inning no-hitter in a 15-0 shutout for the Tornados. He struck out 11 and issued just four walks in the game. Mannheim’s offense scored in each of the seven innings, led by Luke Matthews who went 3-for-4 with a homerun and five RBI. Dominik Hoepfner and Jordan Dyer also went deep. In the second game the Disciples prevailed 5-4 thanks to a walk-off homerun by Michael Stephan in the bottom of the ninth inning. Mannheim had tied the game in the top of the frame with a Dyer RBI single. Josh Petersen stole home for Haar. Nick Renault beat Matt Kemp on the mound.
Bad Homburg Hornets – Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 4-16, 2-15
The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg crushed the Bad Homburg Hornets 16-4 and 15-2 on Sunday to conclude the game day in the south. They re-gained sole possession of first place, as the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe were off this weekend. In game one they scored five runs in the first and six in the eighth to blow things wide open. Petr Cech homered and drove in four. Matt Vance scored three runs and drove in three. In the second match Chris Howard went deep, combining with Evan LeBlanc for six RBI. Vance and Ludwig Glaser had three runs apiece.
Standings:
North:
- Paderborn 13-3
- Solingen 14-4
- Bonn 12-6
- Dortmund 8-8
- Hamburg 7-8
- Dohren 6-12
- Cologne 5-10
- Berlin 2-16
South:
- Regensburg 13-3
- Heidenheim 11-3
- Haar 9-7
- Mainz 9-7
- Mannheim 6-6
- Stuttgart 3-13
- Bad Homburg 1-13