Solingen Alligators
The Solingen Alligators are a german baseball and softball club from Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1991 and the first men's team was promoted to the first division of the Baseball Bundesliga for the 2003 season. It has played there in every season since, winning the league championship in 2006 and 2014. The club claims over 250 members.
| Solingen Alligators | |
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| Information | |
| League | Baseball-Bundesliga (Bundesliga Nord) |
| Location | Solingen |
| Ballpark | Baseballpark Weyersberg, 2,000[1] capacity |
| Year founded | 1991 |
| League championships | 2006, 2014 |
| Colors | green / white / yellow |
| Manager | Peter Niemeyer |
| General Manager | Wayne Ough |
| Website | solingen-alligators.com |
Club structure
The full club consists of 9 teams:
- 1st Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 1st Division
- 2nd Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 2nd Division
- 3rd Men's Baseball, Bezirksliga
- Juniors
- Youth 1
- Youth 2
- Adult Pitch
- Tee Ball
- Hobby Team[2]
Season by Season Performance (1st Bundesliga)
| Year | Rank | Games | W | L | Win% | Season Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | Lost to Mainz Athletics in Semifinals, 1-3[3] |
| 2008 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | Lost to Regensburg Legionäre in Semifinals, 1-3[4] |
| 2009 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Semifinals, 2-3[5] |
| 2010 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Semifinals, 0-3[6] |
| 2011 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 7 | .750 | Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Semifinals |
| 2012 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 7 | .750 | Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Semifinals |
| 2013 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Finals |
| 2014 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | Champions |
| 2015 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Semifinals |
| 2016 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | .667 | Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Quarterfinals |
References
- http://sports.opera.com/www.braves.com?sport=baseball&page=team&id=31&localization_id=www
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-10-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.mister-baseball.com/mainz-and-regensburg-advance-to-german-baseball-finals/
- http://www.mister-baseball.com/tornados-sweep-legionaere-win/
- http://www.mister-baseball.com/recaps-mannheim-heidenheim-edge-regensburg-solingen-german-finals/
- http://www.mister-baseball.com/german-semis-heidekoepfe-buchbinder-legionaere-advance-finals/
External links
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