Solingen Alligators – Dortmund Wanderers 14-4 (8), 5-6
In the lone matchup this week in the Baseball-Bundesliga the Alligators had to settle for a split at home against the Wanderers. In game one Solingen took a fast 5-1 lead after two innings and blew the score wide open with a five-run fifth en route to a 14-4 win in eight innings. Evan Porter (3 RBI) and Dominik Wulf (4-5, 3 runs, 3 RBI) went back-to-back with homeruns during the big rally. Dustin Hughes collected four hits and five RBI. Michael Gollan and Andre Heller had three hits each for Dortmund. Andre Hughes (W 5-0) issued eight hits, four runs and a walk in six innings. Daniel Schroeder (L 1-3) gave up eight runs on ten hits and five bb in 4 1/3 innings.
In game two the Wanderers came back from a 2-5-deficit and won the contest 6-5 thanks to two runs in the top of the ninth. Jovert Bolze and Luther Kangas scored the decisive runs on an error by first baseman Dustin Hughes. Moritz Buttgereit and Evan Porter had three hits and two runs apiece for Solingen. Matt Kemp (W 3-5) went the distance, allowing five runs on ten hits and three walks. He struck out twelve. Josh Rickards (SOL) surrendered seven hits, four runs (3 ER) and four bb in seven innings. Nils Hartkopf (L 0-1) took the loss.
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