The Paderborn Untouchables are back in business in the race for first place in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. They won both games in Bonn and improved to 10-2 for the season. In the first match against the Capitals, Daniel Meier hit a solo homerun in the twelfth to lead the U’s to an 8-7 win. In the second game he pitched his team to a 4-2 victory. Paderborn is now tied with the Solingen Alligators after their split in Dohren. The Cologne Cardinals against the Dortmund Wanderers, and the Pulheim Gophers and the HSV Stealers also had to settle for a split.
In the south, the Buchbinder Legionaere held on to their perfect record by out-scoring the Neuenburg Atomics 21-2, improving to 12-0 in 2010. The Heidekoepfe solidified second place with a sweep over the Athletics. Haar and Mannheim remain in third and fourth after their split on Sunday. Already on Saturday the Indians won twice in Saarlouis to return into the playoff race. In the first game Gauting won 4-3 in extra innings. In the second they turned around a 1-5-deficit to win 6-5 against the Hornets. John Dobkowski picked up a win and a save in the twin bill
Short recaps of the games will follow in the next couple of days
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