Regensburg Legionäre
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| Regensburg Legionäre | |
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| League | Baseball-Bundesliga (Süd) |
| Location | Regensburg, Bavaria |
| Ballpark | Armin-Wolf-Arena |
| Founded | 1987 |
| League championships | 5 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
| Division championships | 12 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2020, 2022) |
| Colors | Black, maroon, light blue, white |
| Manager | Martin Helmig |
| Website | www |
Regensburg Legionäre e.V., commonly referred to as Regensburg Legionäre, is a baseball and softball club from Regensburg, Bavaria. The team is currently known as Guggenberger Legionäre, being sponsored by a construction company from Mintraching. Between 2008 and 2020 the team was called Buchbinder Legionäre after a car rental company.
Founded in 1987, the first men's team plays in the first division of the Baseball-Bundesliga since 1995 and has won the German championship five times in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. The Legionäre play in the Armin-Wolf-Arena.
Club structure
[edit]The full club consists of 11 teams:
- 1st Men's Baseball, plays in Bundesliga's 1st Division
- 2nd Men's Baseball
- Bavarian League Softball
- Bavarian League Baseball
- District League Baseball
- Bayern Youth League
- Youth National League
- Student Livepitching
- Student Tossball
- T-Ball
- Softball, U15
As part of a fund raising effort, Legionäre began selling stock in the club at the price of €100 a share, equating to €1 of the team value. The shares are not marketed as high-return investments but contributions that give the supporter a presence in the organization.[1]
History
[edit]In the 2010 season, Legionäre led the Southern Division in most offensive and defensive categories, posting a combined .367 batting average and hitting 21 home runs as a team, while the club's pitching staff posted a 2.21 ERA.[2]
Roster
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Roster updated on 24 January 2024
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Season by season performance (1st Bundesliga)
[edit]| Year | Rank | Games | W | L | Win% | Season Notes |
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| 2007 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | Lost to Mainz Athletics in Finals, 2-3[3] |
| 2008 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | Defeated Mannheim Tornados in Finals, 2-3, to win 1st Championship in club history.[4] |
| 2009 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | Lost to Mannheim Tornados in semifinals, 2-3[5] |
| 2010 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | Defeated Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Finals, 3-2, to win 2nd Championship in club history.[6] |
| 2011 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | Defeated Paderborn Untouchables in Finals, 3-2, to win 3rd Championship in club history. |
| 2012 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | Defeated Paderborn Untouchables in Finals, 3-0, to win 4th Championship in club history.[7] |
| 2013 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | Defeated Solingen Alligators in Finals, 3-2, to win 5th Championship in club history and 4th win in a row.[8] |
| 2014 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | Lost to Solingen Aligators in semifinals, 1-3[9] |
| 2015 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in finals, 2-3[10] |
| 2016 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | Lost to Mainz Athletics in finals, 1-3[11] |
| 2017 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | Missed playoffs |
| 2018 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 9 | .679 | Lost to Bonn Capitals in semifinals, 2-3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 7 | .800 | Lost to Bonn Capitals in quarterfinals, 2-3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in semifinals, 2-3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in semifinals, 2-3 |
Euro League Baseball
[edit]Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg was one of the three teams to start in the inaugural season of the Euro League Baseball.
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HL | AW | AL | GB | PCT |
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| 1 | Draci Brno | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | .750 |
| 2 | Regensburg Legionäre | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .375 |
| 3 | Munich-Haar Disciples | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .375 |
Source: [citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ [1] Archived September 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Baseball & Softball Portal -- Statistiken Deutscher Baseball und Softball Verband". Stats.baseball-softball.de. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "German Baseball: Final Standings - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Buchbinder Legionaere win German Championship with 10-0 shutout - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Tornados, Heidekoepfe battle for German Championship - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "German Finals: Buchbinder Legionaere win 2010 Championship - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "German Finals: Buchbinder Legionaere with three-peat - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "German Baseball-Bundesliga: Regensburg wins Title after Thriller in Game 5 - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Solingen, Heidenheim square off in German Finals". Mister-baseball.com. 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Heidenheim Heidekoepfe German Baseball Champion 2015 after epic Showdown". Mister-baseball.com. 5 October 2015.
- ^ "German Finals: Mainz Athletics celebrate 2nd Championship after 2007". Mister-baseball.com. 3 October 2016.
