REGENSBURG FINALLY LOSES, BUT STILL TOP BUNDESLIGA SOUTH

A perfect record is hard to maintain for an entire season because with every win, the target sign on a team’s jersey grows larger. The German League’s Buchbinder Legionaere finally saw their bid for an unbeaten 2009 end with a 13-8 loss to the Heidenheim Heidekopfe on May 29.


Heidenheim built a 13-2 lead heading into the ninth inning as both Ray Stokes and Ryan Lilly lashed bases-loaded triples in the game. To their credit, Regensburg fought gamely with six runs in the final inning, but they needed five more to tie by the time they recorded the final out of the game. Matt Vance and Klaus Hopfensberger hit homers for the Legionaere, who have since won three straight games to stretch their German League South Division-leading record to 19-1, four games ahead of 14-4 Heidenheim. In the North, the Solingen Alligators have continued their season-long grip on first place with an 18-2 record, well ahead of the 14-5 Paderborn Untouchables.