Germany national baseball team

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Germany national baseball team
Information
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Confederation Confederation of European Baseball
ManagerJendrick Speer
WBSC ranking
Current 19 Decrease2.svg 1 (28 March 2023) [1]
Highest17 (December 2012)
Lowest22 (2 times; latest in December 2018)
European Championship
Best result2nd (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]

Contents

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  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg8–1 Flag of Germany.svg  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  Flag of South Africa.svg5–11 Flag of Germany.svg  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  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg8–4 Flag of Germany.svg  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)

2021

Friendly September 3 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–5 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Boxscore
Friendly September 5 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg6–3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Boxscore
Friendly September 6 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–4 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Boxscore
Euro Championship GS September 12 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–8 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Turin, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship GS September 13 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg15–2 (F/7)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Settimo Torinese, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship GS September 14 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg5–15 (F/7)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Avigliana, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship RR September 15 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–2 Flag of France.svg  France Turin, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship RR September 16 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–13 (F/7)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Turin, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship 9th September 18 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–4 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Turin, Italy
Boxscore

2019

Euro Championship GS September 7 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–9 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Solingen, Germany
21:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,900
Euro Championship GS September 8 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Bonn, Germany
19:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,350
Euro Championship GS September 9 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–4 (F/10)Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 500
Euro Championship GS September 10 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg8–1 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,100
Euro Championship GS September 11 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg6–10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 700
Euro Championship QF September 13 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7–5 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,000
Euro Championship CG September 14 France  Flag of France.svg4–14 (F/7)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bonn, Germany
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 800
Euro Championship 5th September 15 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–3 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bonn, Germany
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,900

2018

Friendly July 4 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Boxscore
Friendly July 5 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Boxscore
Friendly July 6 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 13 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 14 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–4 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 16 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–1 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 18 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–11 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 19 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week R1R July 20 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–7 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Super 6 GS September 18 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–11 (F/7)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Hoofddorp, Netherlands
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 89
Super 6 GS September 19 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg13–1 (F/7)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hoofddorp, Netherlands
19:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 650
Super 6 GS September 20 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg9–1 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hoofddorp, Netherlands
15:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 142
Super 6 GS September 21 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg6–7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Hoofddorp, Netherlands
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 73
Super 6 GS September 22 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–5 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hoofddorp, Netherlands
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 221

Current roster

Germany roster - 2023 World Baseball Classic Qualifier
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches


2016 team

Roster for 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers. [4]

Manager: Garth Iorg
Coaches: Willie Upshaw, Dennis Cook, Martin Helmig, Troy Williams.

Pos.No.PlayerDate of birth (age)BatsThrowsClub
P Sven Schüller Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Dodgers
P Markus Solbach Flag of the United States.svg Arizona Diamondbacks
P Jan-Niclas Stöcklin Flag of Germany.svg Mainz Athletics
P Daniel Thieben Flag of Germany.svg Paderborn Untouchables
P Maurice Wilhelm Flag of Germany.svg Bonn Capitals
P Daniel Thieben Flag of Germany.svg Paderborn Untouchables
P Luke Sommer Flag of Germany.svg Heidenheim Heideköpfe
P Lukas Steinlein Flag of Germany.svg München-Haar Disciples
P Will Ohman Flag of the United States.svg MLB Retiree
P Enorbel Marquez Flag of Germany.svg Retired
P Sascha Koch Flag of Germany.svg Bonn Capitals
P Lucas Dickman Flag of Germany.svg Mainz Athletics
P Martin Diego Velad Flag of Germany.svg Heidenheim Heideköpfe
C Christopher Howard Flag of Germany.svg Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
C Bruce Maxwell Flag of the United States.svg Oakland Athletics
C Simon Gühring Flag of Germany.svg Heidenheim Heideköpfe
IF Eric Brenk Flag of Germany.svg Bonn Capitals
IF Ludwig Glaser Flag of Germany.svg Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
IF Daniel Hinz Flag of Germany.svg Paderborn Untouchables
IF Lukas Jahn Flag of Germany.svg Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
IF Nadir Ljatifi Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati Reds
IF Donald Lutz Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati Reds
IF Christoph Ziegler Flag of Germany.svg München-Haar Disciples
IF Kevin Trisl Flag of Germany.svg München-Haar Disciples
OF Max Boldt Flag of Germany.svg Mainz Athletics
OF Dominique Taylor Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Royals
OF Kevin Kotowski Flag of Germany.svg Mainz Athletics
OF Sascha Lutz Flag of Germany.svg Heidenheim Heideköpfe
OF Kent Matthes Flag of the United States.svg Lancaster Barnstormers

Previous team

Roster for 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.

Manager: Erich Kittlaus
Coaches: Terry Abbott, Justin Pope, Gene Roof, Troy Williams.

Pos.No.PlayerDate of birth (age)BatsThrowsClub
P 20 Mike Bolsenbroek (1987-03-11)March 11, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre
P 9 Alex Burgos (1990-12-01)December 1, 1990 Flag of the United States.svg Lakeland Flying Tigers
P 5 Martin Dewald (1986-03-05)March 5, 1986 Heidenheim Heideköpfe
P 15 Harry Glynne (1990-06-03)June 3, 1990 Solingen Alligators
P 6 Eugen Heilmann (1981-06-12)June 12, 1981 Paderborn Untouchables
P 29 Andre Hughes (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 Solingen Alligators
P 32 Adam Kudryk (1987-12-31)December 31, 1987
P 46 Justin Kuehn (1987-12-31)December 31, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre
P 23 Enorbel Marquez (1974-12-11)December 11, 1974 Flag of Italy.svg Telemarket Rimini
P 13 Will Ohman (1977-08-13)August 13, 1977 Free agent
P 21 Markus Solbach (1991-08-26)August 26, 1991 Flag of the United States.svg Windy City ThunderBolts
P 30 Luke Sommer (1985-06-22)June 22, 1985 Heidenheim Heideköpfe
P 17 Daniel Thieben (1993-09-18)September 18, 1993 Flag of the United States.svg Pulaski Mariners
C 19 Kai Gronauer (1986-11-28)November 28, 1986 Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas 51s
IF 11 Maximilian Boldt (1988-09-01)September 1, 1988 Mainz Athletics
IF 33 Michael Franke (1981-09-22)September 22, 1981 HSV Stealers
IF 31 Toby Gardenhire (1982-09-11)September 11, 1982 Free agent
IF 28 Ludwig Glaser (1987-12-19)December 19, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre
IF 39 Donald Lutz (1989-02-06)February 6, 1989 Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati Reds
IF 14 Jendrick Speer (1980-09-26)September 26, 1980 Paderborn Untouchables
IF 7 Matthew Vance (1986-06-28)June 28, 1986 Buchbinder Legionäre
IF 3 Matt Weaver (1990-01-27)January 27, 1990 Flag of the United States.svg Danville Braves
OF 22 Aaron Altherr (1991-01-14)January 14, 1991 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Phillies
OF 24 Max Kepler (1993-08-27)August 27, 1993 Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota Twins
OF 26 Mike Larson (1983-08-27)August 27, 1983 Mainz Athletics
OF 12 Eric Suttle (1984-07-17)July 17, 1984 Flag of the United States.svg Lexington Legends
DH 16 Simon Gühring (1983-07-14)July 14, 1983 Heidenheim Heideköpfe
DH 18 Jake Shaffer (1987-08-16)August 16, 1987 Retired list

International tournament results

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
YearHost(s)RoundPositionWLRSRAHostWLRSRA
2006 did not enterNo qualifiers held
2009 did not enterNo qualifiers held
2013 did not qualify Germany 224029
2017 did not qualify Mexico 02720
2023 did not qualify Germany 121621
Total0/5366370

Baseball World Cup

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]

  • 1954 : 4th
  • 1955 : Med 3.png 3rd
  • 1956 : 5th
  • 1957 : Med 2.png 2nd
  • 1958 : Med 3.png 3rd
  • 1960 : did not qualify
  • 1962 : 5th
  • 1964 : did not qualify
  • 1965 : Med 3.png 3rd
  • 1967 : Med 3.png 3rd
 
  • 1969 : 4th
  • 1971 : Med 3.png 3rd
  • 1973 : did not qualify
  • 1975 : Med 3.png 3rd
  • 1977 : did not qualify
  • 1979 : did not qualify
  • 1981 : did not qualify
  • 1983 : did not qualify
  • 1985 : did not qualify
  • 1987 : 7th
 
  • 1989 : 8th
  • 1991 : did not qualify
  • 1993 : 7th
  • 1995 : 6th
  • 1997 : 10th
  • 1999 : 10th
  • 2001 : 7th
  • 2003 : 12th
  • 2005 : 4th
  • 2007  : 4th
 

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