Heidenheim, Regensburg and Wesseling celebrate titles in German baseball/softball
The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) celebrated their 2023 champions.
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.
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.
Meanwhile, Paderborn prevailed over the Mainz Athletics and the defending champion Bonn Capitals en route to the championship series.
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.
The German Baseball Cup celebrated its revival as a league cup in 2023, giving more chances to play for teams eliminated from the playoffs.
The Wesseling Vermins claimed a rare double in German softball after winning the German Softball Bundesliga and the German Softball Cup in 2023.
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.
It's the 10th German championship for the Vermins, only trailing the Mannheim Tornados (12) and the Bielefeld Peanuts (11) in the all-time ranking.
Photos by Lance Roessner and Connie Theissen
