Northern Division:
HSV Stealers – Solingen Alligators 1-10, 0-11 (8)
The Solingen Alligators returned to the Baseball-Bundesliga with an easy sweep in Hamburg over the HSV Stealers. In game one they scored nine runs in the third en route to a 10-1 win. Evan Porter (4-5, 2 RBI) homered and scored three times in the game. Andre Hughes pitched five scoreless innings for the win. Solingen also didn’t waste any time in the second game, putting five runs on the board in the opening frame in an 11-0 shutout. Julian Steinberg (4 RBI) highlighted the early rally with a three-run triple. Moritz Buttgereit scored thrice. Josh Rickards struck out nine in five innings for the win.
Dohren Wild Farmers – Cologne Cardinals 8-4
In a make-up game of an earlier rained out game two, Vince DeCoito led the Dohren Wild Farmers to an 8-4 win over the Cologne Cardinals. Dohren now is back in the playoff hunt, trailing fourth place only by a single game. Cologne remains in eighth.
Southern Division:
Heidenheim Heidekoepfe – Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 5-1, 6-7
The Heidekoepfe and the Buchbinder Legionaere settled for a split in their battle for first place in the southern division of the Baseball-Bundesliga. In game one on Friday Heidenheim scored five runs in the third en route to a 5-1 win, as Markus Winkler picked up the win, while Boris Bokaj was handed the first loss of the season. In the second match one day later, Regensburg scored three runs each in the fourth and the sixth in a 7-6 win to defend the top position in the standings. The Heidekoepfe didn’t go down without a fight, coming back from a 0-3 deficit with a four-run fifth and scoring single runs in the eighth and ninth to make things interesting. But it was not enough. Johannes Schaeffler hit a solo homerun for Heidenheim. Eric Faint received his first win in the Baseball-Bundesliga in relief. Martin Dewald took the loss.
Mannheim Tornados – Gauting Indians 11-4, 5-1
The Mannheim Tornados did a big step towards the playoffs thanks to a sweep over the Gauting Indians on Saturday. In game one Mannheim used a seven-run eighth to break a 4-4 tie in an 11-4 win. Lukas Egetmeyer and Dominik Hoepfner combined for four RBI. Matt Lokken went 3-for-5 with a homerun shy of the cycle. Gauting’s Kory Twede went 4-for-5 with a homerun, a triple and two RBI. Rene Franke out-dueled Dominik Hartinger on the mound. Indians head coach Andy Kropf was ejected in the seventh inning after arguing over a call at third base.
In the second part of the twin bill Philipp Hoehlein got the starting nod and issued just two hits, an unearned run and three bb in seven innings to lead Mannheim to a 5-1 win. Three runs in the bottom of the sixth put them ahead for good after both teams had scored once in the opening frame. Craig Pycock scored twice for the Tornados. Dennis Kelly hit a solo homerun and drove in two overall. Kyle Kearcher took the loss.
Haar Disciples – Saarlouis Hornets 6-2
The Disciples solidified third place in the standings with a 6-2 win over the Saarlouis Hornets in a make-up game on Saturday. The guests took an early lead on RBI singles by Eddie Martinez and Tom Fiebig, but Haar came back with a two-out, five-run rally in the bottom of the sixth. Back-to-back two-run singles by Lukas Steinlein and Christoph Ziegler put them in front. They added two more runs to seal the win.
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