Solingen Alligators – Pulheim Gophers 12-1 (7), 8-2
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The ALLIGATORS stay undefeated at the top of the German Bundesliga standings in the northern division. They swept the doubleheader against the GOPHERS on Sunday. In game one Jens Cornelsen (W 3-0) only gave up a seventh-inning solo homerun to Sebastian Jaap and two walks, while striking out ten in the 12-1 win of SOLINGEN. Dominik Wulf (Home Run) and Moritz Buttgereit each drove in three to lead the offense. Chris Beck crossed the plate four times. Markus Solbach (L 0-1) gave up seven hits, six runs and a walk in two innings for the loss.
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In the second game SOLINGEN already led 1-0, when they scored seven more runs between the fifth and seventh frame en route to an 8-2 win. Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez (W 3-0) struck out 13 in six innings, giving up two hits, an unearned run and two bb. Patrick Kanthak went two-for-four with three RBI. Dominik Wulf scored three times. Ben Bezier had two runs for PULHEIM. O’Brian Taylor (L 0-1) gave up three hits, five runs and six walks in five-plus innings.
Dortmund Wanderers – Cologne Cardinals 7-1, 4-3 (12)
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The WANDERERS scored six runs in the first three innings en route to a 7-1 victory over the CARDINALS. Rene Herlitzius (W 1-1) had a solid outing to pick up his first win of the season. Pascal Raab (L 0-4) lost for the fourth time this year.
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DORTMUND defeated COLOGNE in game two 4-3 after twelve thrilling innings. Kalev Betancourt (COC, 11 IP) and Matt Kemp (DOW) were locked into a pitcher’s duel early on and the score was tied 1-1 after six innings. The CARDS took advantage of an error in the seventh and put two runs on the board to take the lead. But the WANDERERS came back, loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth and Roy Wesche came through with a single to tie the contest at 3-3. The game went into extra innings, where Wesche again delivered. This time the outfielder opened the bottom of the twelfth with a single, moved to second on a sac bunt and scored the decisive run on a walk-off double by Aljosha Heller.
HSV Stealers – Paderborn Untouchables 4-7, 3-4
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The UNTOUCHABLES scored two runs apiece in the fifth and seventh inning on a two-run single by Michael Franke, a RBI single by Gavin Ng and a double play groundball to win 7-4 in game one in Hamburg. Kody Hightower hit a two-run homerun for the STEALERS. Gordon Shaw scored twice. Bjoern Schonlau (W 2-0) picked up the win, Marcel Brede (L 1-2) the loss.
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In the second part of the doubleheader, the U’s took a fast 3-0 lead after three innings on RBI doubles by Jendrick Speer and Michael Franke and a RBI groundout by Bjoern Schonlau. The STEALERS came back and tied the match in the fourth on RBI singles by Thomas Riedner and Michael Fliedner and a RBI fielder’s choice by Benjamin Dunisch. But it was not enough for the home team, as Schonlau decided the outcome in the top of the ninth with a solo homerun over the fence in left field. Eugen Heilmann (W 2-0) received the win after eight solid innings. Jon Adamec (L 0-1) went the distance in the loss.
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