In the German Baseball-Bundesliga the playoff picture already is getting a bit clearer after game day number five. In the north the Bonn Capitals and Solingen Alligators swept their opponents and continue to be tied for first place in the standings. Meanwhile the Hamburg Stealers solidified third place with two wins over the Untouchables Paderborn.
In the south the Munich-Haar Disciples suffered two more losses at the hands of the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe and continue to lose ground, as the other teams celebrated wins. At the top the Stuttgart Reds defended first place with a split against the Mainz Athletics.
Results:
| Freitag, 29. April 2016 ‑ 19:00 | |||
| Heidenheim | Haar | 14:2 |   |
| Samstag, 30. April 2016 ‑ 13:00 | |||
| Stuttgart | Mainz | 5:12 | |
| Tübingen | Mannheim | 2:10 | |
| Samstag, 30. April 2016 ‑ 14:00 | |||
| Haar | Heidenheim | 3:8 | |
| Samstag, 30. April 2016 ‑ 15:30 | |||
| Stuttgart | Mainz | 2:1 | |
| Tübingen | Mannheim | 9:33 | |
| Samstag, 30. April 2016 ‑ 19:00 | |||
| Regensburg | Bad Homburg | 21:5 | |
| Sonntag, 01. Mai 2016 ‑ 13:00 | |||
| Paderborn | Hamburg | 2:6 | |
| Bonn | Dortmund | 9:1 | |
| Hannover | Solingen | 3:6 | |
| Sonntag, 01. Mai 2016 ‑ 14:00 | |||
| Regensburg | Bad Homburg | 11:8 | |
| Sonntag, 01. Mai 2016 ‑ 15:30 | |||
| Paderborn | Hamburg | 4:7 | |
| Bonn | Dortmund | 17:2 | |
| Hannover | Solingen | 3:9 | |
Standings:
1. Bundesliga Nord
| # | Team | W | L | .pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solingen | 7 | 1 | .875 | 0 |
| 2 | Bonn | 7 | 1 | .875 | 0 |
| 3 | Hamburg | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 |
| 4 | Hannover | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4 |
| 6 | Köln | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4 |
| 7 | Dortmund | 0 | 8 | .000 | 7 |
1. Bundesliga Süd
| # | Team | W | L | .pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 |
| 2 | Regensburg | 7 | 3 | .700 | -0.5 |
| 3 | Mainz | 7 | 3 | .700 | -0.5 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 7 | 3 | .700 | -0.5 |
| 5 | Mannheim | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0.5 |
| 6 | Haar | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Bad Homburg | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Tübingen | 1 | 8 | .111 | 5 |