Exciting and spectacular baseball can be difficult to find, however in a thrilling final match between the Solingen Alligators and Therwil Flyers, pitchers let their arms put on a display. Nils Hartkopf for Solingen faced off against the Flyers SP Hideori Oshima, and what these two players offered

The early game between the Flyers and Academica de Coimbra went seven innings in favor of the Swiss. But as one-sided as the outcome sounds, the game was rather close. Although the Flyers were up 8-3 after two innings, the Portuguese showed themselves to be up to the challenge and made it 9:6 in t

In Solingen, all signs point to a German-Swiss championship this Saturday. The Flyers final group match is against a supposedly easier opponent in Academica de Coimbra. The Portuguese were visibly worn down after the bitter defeat to the Polish team on Thursday, and will play with a chip on their

The players from Moscow appear to have rebounded from their unexpected loss to Switzerland, and resumed the level of play they were at before their setback. By a score of 1:11, the Russians played well enough to shorten the game to seven innings. The needed just a handful of hits to do the job, as

(Solinger Tageblatt, 17.6.2010, Melissa Wienzek, Foto: Ulli Preuss) The Portuguese team is staying at 'Naturfreundehaus Pfaffenberg'. Here, the 14 guys feel right at home. The door to the stairs with the rustic wooden sign "to the bedrooms" flies open at the exact moment Anke Meyer goes to

On Wednesday, the men from the Portuguese side Academica de Coimbra were able to finally chalk up their first win of the tournament, defeating the Oslo Pretenders 6-3. Although Leif Peter Sandvik won the Home Run Derby just the night before, and with the momentum (or his new bats helping him hit

Looking to put forth a better performance against a strong Swiss side, the boys from Demony Miejska Gorka were unable to put up much of a fight. Player-coach J.B. Tucker took the hill for Therwil and gave a solid effort, scattering the Polish side’s hits, and keeping them by and large off the

Favorites put on a show   It turned out to be a rather one-sided opening game of the CEB Cup Qualifier, with Demony Miejska Gorka (POL) falling to MGPU-SYOS #42 (RUS) on Monday morning. Although the Polish team got on the board first in the top of the first inning, thanks to a run by Michel L

In order to maintain the good relationship with our neighbors around Weyersberg, and to adhere to Germany's sound emissions regulations, the increasingly popular 'Vuvuzela' noisemaker will be banned in Ballpark Weyersberg during the CEB-Cup Qualifier. We kindly as you to leave these 'instruments'

(T. Rademacher/Solinger Morgenpost/12.6.2010) The Alligators have been waiting for this anxiously. Finally, the Solingen Baseball Crew has another chance to see how they stack up against the best teams in Europe. Coach Andy Fleischacker’s team is considered the favorite in the European Cup Qual