In the German Baseball-Bundesliga the Bonn Capitals claimed sole possession of first place in the northern division this past weekend. On Sunday the Caps swept the Cologne Cardinals 10-9 and 9-0. In game one they blew leads of 6-1 and 7-6 and then needed a pair of wild pitches to score the tying and game-winning run in game one. In the second match Wilson Lee struck out 15 in seven innings in a two-hit shutout. Bonn also took advantage of the second loss by the Solingen Alligators, which were defeated by the Hamburg Stealers on Saturday. Game two was rained out and will be made up on Saturday, July 11.
In the southern division the Munich-Haar Disciples edged out the Stuttgart Reds 1-0 and 2-1 in two close games, moving into third place in the standings. Leader Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg picked up two wins against the Bad Homburg Hornets. The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe held off the Mainz Athletics in both ends of a two-game series. The Tubingen Hawks lost twice to the Mannheim Tornados. Game two was decided by an eighth-inning home run of Mike Durham.
Results:
Friday, June 12, 2015:
Heidenheim Heideköpfe – Mainz Athletics 8:4
Saturday, June 13, 2015:
Bad Homburg Hornets – Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg 3:13
Bad Homburg Hornets – Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg 3:7
Haar Disciples – Stuttgart Reds 1:0
Haar Disciples – Stuttgart Reds 2:1
Hamburg Stealers – Solingen Alligators 3:2
Hamburg Stealers – Solingen Alligators postponed
Heidenheim Heideköpfe – Mainz Athletics 6:0
Tübingen Hawks – Mannheim Tornados 1:5
Tübingen Hawks – Mannheim Tornados 1:2
Sunday, June 14, 2015:
Bonn Capitals – Cologne Cardinals 10:9
Bonn Capitals – Cologne Cardinals 9:0
Untouchables Paderborn – Hannover Regents 11:7
Untouchables Paderborn – Hannover Regents 5:9
Standings North:
1. Bonn Capitals 15-1
2. Solingen Alligators 13-2
3. Untouchables Paderborn 9-7
4. Hamburg Stealers 6-9
5. Dortmund Wanderers 6-10
5. Hannover Regents 6-10
7. Cologne Cardinals 0-16
Standings South:
1. Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg 18-2
2. Heidenheim Heideköpfe 12-4
4. Haar Disciples 13-7
3. Mainz Athletics 10-8
5. Stuttgart Reds 10-10
6. Mannheim Tornados 5-13
7. Tübingen Hawks 2-14
8. Bad Homburg Hornets 2-14