Germany national baseball team

Germany national baseball team
Information
Country Germany
FederationGerman Baseball and Softball Federation
ConfederationWBSC Europe
ManagerJendrick Speer
WBSC ranking
Current 17 Steady (31 December 2024)[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]

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  8–1   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   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   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   8–5  Austria Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Boxscore
Friendly September 5   6–3  Czech Republic Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Boxscore
Friendly September 6   5–4  Austria Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Boxscore
Euro Championship GS September 12   2–8  Croatia Turin, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship GS September 13 Spain  15–2 (F/7)   Settimo Torinese, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship GS September 14 Ukraine  5–15 (F/7)   Avigliana, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship RR September 15   3–2  France Turin, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship RR September 16 Sweden  2–13 (F/7)   Turin, Italy
Boxscore
Euro Championship 9th September 18 Russia  1–4   Turin, Italy
Boxscore

2019

Euro Championship GS September 7 Sweden  1–9   Solingen, Germany
21:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,900
Euro Championship GS September 8   1–0  Great Britain Bonn, Germany
19:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,350
Euro Championship GS September 9   2–4 (F/10)  Israel Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 500
Euro Championship GS September 10 Netherlands  8–1   Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,100
Euro Championship GS September 11   6–10  Czech Republic Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 700
Euro Championship QF September 13 Italy  7–5   Bonn, Germany
19:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,000
Euro Championship CG September 14 France  4–14 (F/7)   Bonn, Germany
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 800
Euro Championship 5th September 15 Czech Republic  4–3   Bonn, Germany
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 1,900

2018

Friendly July 4   3–12  Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Boxscore
Friendly July 5   5–15  Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Boxscore
Friendly July 6   2–4  Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 13   0–6  Netherlands Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 14   5–4  Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 16 Japan  6–1   Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 18   3–11  Chinese Taipei Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week GS July 19 Italy  3–1   Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Haarlem Baseball Week R1R July 20   1–7  Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
Super 6 GS September 18   1–11 (F/7)  Italy Hoofddorp, Netherlands
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 89
Super 6 GS September 19 Netherlands  13–1 (F/7)   Hoofddorp, Netherlands
19:30 CET Boxscore Attendance: 650
Super 6 GS September 20 Spain  9–1   Hoofddorp, Netherlands
15:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 142
Super 6 GS September 21   6–7  Belgium Hoofddorp, Netherlands
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 73
Super 6 GS September 22 Czech Republic  4–5   Hoofddorp, Netherlands
11:00 CET Boxscore Attendance: 221

Current roster

Germany roster – 2026 World Baseball Classic Qualifier
Players Coaches
Pitchers
  • 25 Jaden Agassi
  • 12 Joe Cedano-De Leon
  • 50 Jake Gilbert
  • 37 Marcel Giraud
  • 17 Simon Gross
  • 28 Mark Harrison
  •  9 Sascha Koch
  • 23 Jordan Martinson
  • 24 Christian Pedrol
  • 41 Niklas Rimmel
  • 34 Sven Schüller
  • 19 Markus Solbach
  • 26 Tommy Sommer
  • 29 Duke von Schamann
  • 62 Nick Wittgren
 Catchers
  •  5 Vincent Ahrens
  • 15 Yannic Walther

Infielders

  • 35 Simon Baumer
  •  3 Simon Baumgardt
  • 33 Finn Bergmann
  • 30 Eric Brenk
  • 18 Tristan Russell
  •  6 Alexander Schmidt

Outfielders

  • 10 Lucas Dunn
  • 13 Lou Helmig
  •  7 Shawn Larry
  • 61 Donald Lutz
  • 27 Luca Rammelmann
 Manager
  • 14 Jendrick Speer

Coaches

  • 31 Maurice Wilhelm (bench)
  • 39 Alex Baham (hitting)
  •  1 Octavio Medina (infield)
  • 32 Clemens Cichocki (pitching)
  • 11 Mike Bolsenbroek (bullpen coach)
  •  8 Maurice Bendrien (bullpen catcher)


2016 team

Roster for 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.[4]

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

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P Sven Schüller United States Los Angeles Dodgers
P Markus Solbach United States Arizona Diamondbacks
P Jan-Niclas Stöcklin Germany Mainz Athletics
P Daniel Thieben Germany Paderborn Untouchables
P Maurice Wilhelm Germany Bonn Capitals
P Daniel Thieben Germany Paderborn Untouchables
P Luke Sommer Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe
P Lukas Steinlein Germany München-Haar Disciples
P Will Ohman United States MLB Retiree
P Enorbel Marquez Germany Retired
P Sascha Koch Germany Bonn Capitals
P Lucas Dickman Germany Mainz Athletics
P Martin Diego Velad Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe
C Christopher Howard Germany Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
C Bruce Maxwell United States Oakland Athletics
C Simon Gühring Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe
IF Eric Brenk Germany Bonn Capitals
IF Ludwig Glaser Germany Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
IF Daniel Hinz Germany Paderborn Untouchables
IF Lukas Jahn Germany Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
IF Nadir Ljatifi United States Cincinnati Reds
IF Donald Lutz United States Cincinnati Reds
IF Christoph Ziegler Germany München-Haar Disciples
IF Kevin Trisl Germany München-Haar Disciples
OF Max Boldt Germany Mainz Athletics
OF Dominique Taylor United States Kansas City Royals
OF Kevin Kotowski Germany Mainz Athletics
OF Sascha Lutz Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe
OF Kent Matthes United States 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. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 20 Mike Bolsenbroek (1987-03-11)March 11, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre
P 9 Alex Burgos (1990-12-01)December 1, 1990 United States 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 Italy Telemarket Rimini
P 13 Will Ohman (1977-08-13)August 13, 1977 Free agent
P 21 Markus Solbach (1991-08-26)August 26, 1991 United States 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 United States Pulaski Mariners
C 19 Kai Gronauer (1986-11-28)November 28, 1986 United States 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 United States 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 United States Danville Braves
OF 22 Aaron Altherr (1991-01-14)January 14, 1991 United States Philadelphia Phillies
OF 24 Max Kepler (1993-08-27)August 27, 1993 United States Minnesota Twins
OF 26 Mike Larson (1983-08-27)August 27, 1983 Mainz Athletics
OF 12 Eric Suttle (1984-07-17)July 17, 1984 United States 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
Year Round Position W L RS RA W L RS RA
2006 did not enter No qualifiers held
2009
2013 did not qualify 2 2 40 29
2017 0 2 7 20
2023 1 2 16 21
2026 1 3 23 27
Total - 0/6 - - - - 4 9 86 97

Baseball World Cup

  • 1972 : 16th
  • 1973 : 11th
  • 2007 : 14th
  • 2009 : 17th
  • 2011 : 15th

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 : Bronze 3rd
  • 1956 : 5th
  • 1957 : Argent 2nd
  • 1958 : Bronze 3rd
  • 1960 : did not qualify
  • 1962 : 5th
  • 1964 : did not qualify
  • 1965 : Bronze 3rd
  • 1967 : Bronze 3rd
  
  • 1969 : 4th
  • 1971 : Bronze 3rd
  • 1973 : did not qualify
  • 1975 : Bronze 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
  
  • 2010 : Bronze 3rd
  • 2012 : 4th
  • 2014 : 5th
  • 2016 : 4th
  • 2019 : 6th

References

  1. ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Jendrick Speer to manage German Baseball National Team". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Germany in the WBSC Ranking (Men's baseball)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Deutschlands Kader für World Baseball Classic Qualifier veröffentlicht - - DBV".
  5. ^ "Statistiken der Baseball-EM 2019 — Baseball EC 2019". Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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