Saturday, April 11, 2009

GERMAN LEAGUE SEASON BEGINS, DIVISION TITLEHOLDERS RECORD SWEEPS

The German Baseball League got its 2009 season started earlier this month, and both regular season divisional champions recorded two-game sweeps in their respective inaugural series.

Defending North Division winners Solingen Alligators won a pair of games from the HSV Stealers. Solingen won the April 4 opener, 14-7, despite being outhit 16-11 by the Stealers. Dominik Wolf cracked a homer for the Alligators as Jens Cornelsen pitched five scoreless innings for the win. Solingen dominated the second game, registering an 8-0 shutout. Starter Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez and two relievers combined on a one-hitter for the Gators.

Last year’s South Division champion Heidenheim Heidekoepfe won two against the Haar Disciples. Heidenheim won the opener, 11-5, as starter Markus Winkler let in three runs over six innings. Ryan Lilly homered, scored twice and drove in two runs as Heidenheim won, 6-3, on April 5.

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