Germany national baseball team
The Germany national baseball team is the national baseball team for Germany. They are a contender for the European Baseball Championship, and have competed in the Baseball World Cup. Jendrick Speer is the manager, since March 2023.[2]
| Germany national baseball team | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country | |
| Confederation | Confederation of European Baseball |
| Manager | Jendrick Speer |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 17 |
| Highest | 17 (December 2012) |
| Lowest | 22 (2 times; latest in December 2018) |
| European Championship | |
| Best result | 2nd (1957) |
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of professional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[3]
- Legend
Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
2022
| World Baseball Classic Q | September 17 | Great Britain |
8–1 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany | |
| 19:00 CET | WP: Akeel Morris (1-0) HR: Justin Wylie (1), Harry Ford (2) |
Boxscore | LP: Brian Flynn (0-1) |
Attendance: 2,216 Umpires: Tyler Jones (HP), Jon Byrne (1B), Sam Burch (2B), Young Chou Kwon (3B) |
| World Baseball Classic Q | September 19 | South Africa |
5–11 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany | |
| 12:00 CET | LP: Kevin Townend (0-1) HR: Dayle Feldtman (1) |
Boxscore | WP: Nick Wittgren (1-0) Sv: Sascha Koch (1) HR: William Germaine (1), Demetrius Moorer (1, 2) |
Attendance: 920 Umpires: Sam Burch (HP), Tyler Jones (1B), Young Chou Kwon (2B), Kyohei Makita (3B) |
| World Baseball Classic Q | September 20 | Czech Republic |
8–4 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Germany | |
| 13:00 CET | WP: Daniel Padysak (1-0) Sv: Michal Kovala (1) HR: Peter Zyma (1), Martin Cervenka (1, 2) |
Boxscore | LP: Michael Bienlien (0-1) HR: William Germaine (1) |
Attendance: 1,102 Umpires: Kyohei Makita (HP), Tyler Jones (1B), Mark Winters (2B), Darius Gahni (3B) |
2021
| Friendly | September 3 | Germany |
8–5 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | September 5 | Germany |
6–3 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | September 6 | Germany |
5–4 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship GS | September 12 | Germany |
2–8 | Turin, Italy | |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship GS | September 13 | Spain |
15–2 (F/7) | Settimo Torinese, Italy | |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship GS | September 14 | Ukraine |
5–15 (F/7) | Avigliana, Italy | |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship RR | September 15 | Germany |
3–2 | Turin, Italy | |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship RR | September 16 | Sweden |
2–13 (F/7) | Turin, Italy | |
| Boxscore |
| Euro Championship 9th | September 18 | Russia |
1–4 | Turin, Italy | |
| Boxscore |
2019
| Euro Championship GS | September 7 | Sweden |
1–9 | Solingen, Germany | |
| 21:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,900 |
| Euro Championship GS | September 8 | Germany |
1–0 | Bonn, Germany | |
| 19:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,350 |
| Euro Championship GS | September 9 | Germany |
2–4 (F/10) | Bonn, Germany | |
| 19:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 500 |
| Euro Championship GS | September 10 | Netherlands |
8–1 | Bonn, Germany | |
| 19:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,100 |
| Euro Championship GS | September 11 | Germany |
6–10 | Bonn, Germany | |
| 19:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 700 |
| Euro Championship QF | September 13 | Italy |
7–5 | Bonn, Germany | |
| 19:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,000 |
| Euro Championship CG | September 14 | France |
4–14 (F/7) | Bonn, Germany | |
| 11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 800 |
| Euro Championship 5th | September 15 | Czech Republic |
4–3 | Bonn, Germany | |
| 11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,900 |
2018
| Friendly | July 4 | Germany |
3–12 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | July 5 | Germany |
5–15 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Boxscore |
| Friendly | July 6 | Germany |
2–4 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Boxscore |
| Haarlem Baseball Week GS | July 13 | Germany |
0–6 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Boxscore |
| Haarlem Baseball Week GS | July 14 | Germany |
5–4 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Boxscore |
| Haarlem Baseball Week GS | July 16 | Japan |
6–1 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Boxscore |
| Haarlem Baseball Week GS | July 18 | Germany |
3–11 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Boxscore |
| Haarlem Baseball Week GS | July 19 | Italy |
3–1 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Boxscore |
| Haarlem Baseball Week R1R | July 20 | Germany |
1–7 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Boxscore |
| Super 6 GS | September 18 | Germany |
1–11 (F/7) | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | |
| 11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 89 |
| Super 6 GS | September 19 | Netherlands |
13–1 (F/7) | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | |
| 19:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 650 |
| Super 6 GS | September 20 | Spain |
9–1 | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | |
| 15:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 142 |
| Super 6 GS | September 21 | Germany |
6–7 | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | |
| 11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 73 |
| Super 6 GS | September 22 | Czech Republic |
4–5 | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | |
| 11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 221 |
Current roster
| Germany roster - 2023 World Baseball Classic Qualifier | ||||
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| Players | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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2016 team
Roster for 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.[4]
Manager: Garth Iorg
Coaches: Willie Upshaw, Dennis Cook, Martin Helmig, Troy Williams.
Previous team
Roster for 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.
Manager: Erich Kittlaus
Coaches: Terry Abbott, Justin Pope, Gene Roof, Troy Williams.
| Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 20 | Mike Bolsenbroek | March 11, 1987 | Buchbinder Legionäre | ||
| P | 9 | Alex Burgos | December 1, 1990 | |||
| P | 5 | Martin Dewald | March 5, 1986 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | ||
| P | 15 | Harry Glynne | June 3, 1990 | Solingen Alligators | ||
| P | 6 | Eugen Heilmann | June 12, 1981 | Paderborn Untouchables | ||
| P | 29 | Andre Hughes | January 1, 1985 | Solingen Alligators | ||
| P | 32 | Adam Kudryk | December 31, 1987 | |||
| P | 46 | Justin Kuehn | December 31, 1987 | Buchbinder Legionäre | ||
| P | 23 | Enorbel Marquez | December 11, 1974 | |||
| P | 13 | Will Ohman | August 13, 1977 | Free agent | ||
| P | 21 | Markus Solbach | August 26, 1991 | |||
| P | 30 | Luke Sommer | June 22, 1985 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | ||
| P | 17 | Daniel Thieben | September 18, 1993 | |||
| C | 19 | Kai Gronauer | November 28, 1986 | |||
| IF | 11 | Maximilian Boldt | September 1, 1988 | Mainz Athletics | ||
| IF | 33 | Michael Franke | September 22, 1981 | HSV Stealers | ||
| IF | 31 | Toby Gardenhire | September 11, 1982 | Free agent | ||
| IF | 28 | Ludwig Glaser | December 19, 1987 | Buchbinder Legionäre | ||
| IF | 39 | Donald Lutz | February 6, 1989 | |||
| IF | 14 | Jendrick Speer | September 26, 1980 | Paderborn Untouchables | ||
| IF | 7 | Matthew Vance | June 28, 1986 | Buchbinder Legionäre | ||
| IF | 3 | Matt Weaver | January 27, 1990 | |||
| OF | 22 | Aaron Altherr | January 14, 1991 | |||
| OF | 24 | Max Kepler | August 27, 1993 | |||
| OF | 26 | Mike Larson | August 27, 1983 | Mainz Athletics | ||
| OF | 12 | Eric Suttle | July 17, 1984 | |||
| DH | 16 | Simon Gühring | July 14, 1983 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | ||
| DH | 18 | Jake Shaffer | August 16, 1987 | Retired list |
International tournament results
World Baseball Classic
| World Baseball Classic record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Host(s) | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | Host | W | L | RS | RA | |
| 2006 | did not enter | No qualifiers held | |||||||||||
| 2009 | did not enter | No qualifiers held | |||||||||||
| 2013 | did not qualify | Germany | 2 | 2 | 40 | 29 | |||||||
| 2017 | did not qualify | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 7 | 20 | |||||||
| 2023 | did not qualify | Germany | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | |||||||
| Total | 0/5 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 63 | 70 | ||||
European Baseball Championship
Team Germany competed in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and came in 6th. Among the players who competed for it were Donald Lutz and Markus Solbach.[5]
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References
- "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- "Jendrick Speer to manage German Baseball National Team". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- "Germany in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- "Deutschlands Kader für World Baseball Classic Qualifier veröffentlicht - - DBV".
- "Statistiken der Baseball-EM 2019 — Baseball EC 2019".