Germany national baseball team | |
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Information | |
Country | Germany |
Confederation | Confederation of European Baseball |
Manager | Jendrick Speer |
WBSC ranking | |
Current | 19 1 (28 March 2023) [1] |
Highest | 17 (December 2012) |
Lowest | 22 (2 times; latest in December 2018) |
European Championship | |
Best result | 2nd (1957) |
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]
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]
Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
World Baseball Classic Q | September 17 | Great Britain | 8–1 | Germany | 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 | Germany | 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 | Germany | 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) |
Friendly | September 3 | Germany | 8–5 | Austria | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
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Friendly | September 5 | Germany | 6–3 | Czech Republic | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
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Friendly | September 6 | Germany | 5–4 | Austria | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
Boxscore |
Euro Championship GS | September 12 | Germany | 2–8 | Croatia | Turin, Italy |
Boxscore |
Euro Championship GS | September 13 | Spain | 15–2 (F/7) | Germany | Settimo Torinese, Italy |
Boxscore |
Euro Championship GS | September 14 | Ukraine | 5–15 (F/7) | Germany | Avigliana, Italy |
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Euro Championship RR | September 15 | Germany | 3–2 | France | Turin, Italy |
Boxscore |
Euro Championship RR | September 16 | Sweden | 2–13 (F/7) | Germany | Turin, Italy |
Boxscore |
Euro Championship 9th | September 18 | Russia | 1–4 | Germany | Turin, Italy |
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Euro Championship GS | September 7 | Sweden | 1–9 | Germany | Solingen, Germany |
21:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,900 |
Euro Championship GS | September 8 | Germany | 1–0 | Great Britain | Bonn, Germany |
19:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,350 |
Euro Championship GS | September 9 | Germany | 2–4 (F/10) | Israel | Bonn, Germany |
19:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 500 |
Euro Championship GS | September 10 | Netherlands | 8–1 | Germany | Bonn, Germany |
19:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,100 |
Euro Championship GS | September 11 | Germany | 6–10 | Czech Republic | Bonn, Germany |
19:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 700 |
Euro Championship QF | September 13 | Italy | 7–5 | Germany | Bonn, Germany |
19:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,000 |
Euro Championship CG | September 14 | France | 4–14 (F/7) | Germany | Bonn, Germany |
11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 800 |
Euro Championship 5th | September 15 | Czech Republic | 4–3 | Germany | Bonn, Germany |
11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 1,900 |
Friendly | July 4 | Germany | 3–12 | Czech Republic | Prague, Czech Republic |
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Friendly | July 5 | Germany | 5–15 | Czech Republic | Prague, Czech Republic |
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Friendly | July 6 | Germany | 2–4 | Czech Republic | Prague, Czech Republic |
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Haarlem Baseball Week GS | July 13 | Germany | 0–6 | Netherlands | Haarlem, Netherlands |
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Haarlem Baseball Week GS | July 14 | Germany | 5–4 | Cuba | Haarlem, Netherlands |
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Haarlem Baseball Week GS | July 16 | Japan | 6–1 | Germany | Haarlem, Netherlands |
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Haarlem Baseball Week GS | July 18 | Germany | 3–11 | Chinese Taipei | Haarlem, Netherlands |
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Haarlem Baseball Week GS | July 19 | Italy | 3–1 | Germany | Haarlem, Netherlands |
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Haarlem Baseball Week R1R | July 20 | Germany | 1–7 | Cuba | Haarlem, Netherlands |
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Super 6 GS | September 18 | Germany | 1–11 (F/7) | Italy | Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 89 |
Super 6 GS | September 19 | Netherlands | 13–1 (F/7) | Germany | Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
19:30 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 650 |
Super 6 GS | September 20 | Spain | 9–1 | Germany | Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
15:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 142 |
Super 6 GS | September 21 | Germany | 6–7 | Belgium | Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 73 |
Super 6 GS | September 22 | Czech Republic | 4–5 | Germany | Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
11:00 CET | Boxscore | Attendance: 221 |
Germany roster - 2023 World Baseball Classic Qualifier | ||||
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Players | Coaches | |||
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Infielders
Outfielders
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Roster for 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers. [4]
Manager: Garth Iorg
Coaches: Willie Upshaw, Dennis Cook, Martin Helmig, Troy Williams.
Roster for 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.
Manager: Erich Kittlaus
Coaches: Terry Abbott, Justin Pope, Gene Roof, Troy Williams.
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 |
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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