Heidenheim, Regensburg and Wesseling celebrate titles in German baseball/softball
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<p>The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) celebrated their 2023 champions.</p>
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<p>The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe won the German Bundesliga 2023. They defeated the Untouchables Paderborn 3-1 in the best-of-five final series. It is their seventh German baseball title. Only the Mannheim Tornados (11) have won more titles in the history of German Baseball. </p>
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<p>Heidenheim first dominated the regular season, winning the southern division title. In the quarterfinals, they edged out the Dohren Wild Farmers in four games before another four-game battle against the Guggenberger Legionaere Regensburg in the semifinals. </p>
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<p>Meanwhile, Paderborn prevailed over the Mainz Athletics and the defending champion Bonn Capitals en route to the championship series.</p>
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<p>The Guggenberger Legionaere Regensburg won the German Baseball Cup 2023. They defeated the Untouchables Paderborn 2-0 in the best-of-three final series. The win qualified Regensburg for the 2024 Baseball European Cup. </p>
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<p>The German Baseball Cup celebrated its revival as a league cup in 2023, giving more chances to play for teams eliminated from the playoffs.</p>
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<p>The Wesseling Vermins claimed a rare double in German softball after winning the German Softball Bundesliga and the German Softball Cup in 2023. </p>
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<p>In the Softball-Bundesliga, Wesseling defeated the Freising Grizzlies and Stuttgart Reds on their way to the final series. In the finals, they beat last year’s champions, Bonn Capitals, in a thrilling five-game series. </p>
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<p>It's the 10<sup>th</sup> German championship for the Vermins, only trailing the Mannheim Tornados (12) and the Bielefeld Peanuts (11) in the all-time ranking. </p>
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<p><em>Photos by Lance Roessner and Connie Theissen</em></p>
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