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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 |
| Founded | 1991 |
| League championships | 2006, 2014 |
| Colors | green / white / yellow |
| Manager | Peter Niemeyer |
| General Manager | Wayne Ough |
| Website | solingen-alligators.com |
Club structure edit
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) edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "Browsers for every device | Opera Web Browsers | Opera".
- ^ "Solingen Alligators | Home". Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ "Mainz and Regensburg advance to German Baseball Finals « Mister Baseball".
- ^ "Tornados with Sweep, Legionaere win in Four « Mister Baseball".
- ^ "Recaps: Mannheim, Heidenheim edge out Regensburg, Solingen for German Finals « Mister Baseball".
- ^ "German Semis: Heidekoepfe, Buchbinder Legionaere advance into Finals « Mister Baseball".
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