Mainz Athletics

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Mainz Athletics
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Information
LeagueBaseball-Bundesliga (Bundesliga Süd)
LocationMainz
BallparkBallpark am Hartmühlenweg
Year founded1988
League championships2007, 2016
Division championships1999, 2000, 2004, 2016
Colorsgreen/yellow
ManagerUlli Wermuth
General ManagerBenjamin Hieronimi
Websitewww.mainz-athletics.de

The Baseball and Softball Club Mainz Athletics 1988 e.V. is a German baseball and softball club located in the city of Mainz in Rhineland-Palatinate. The Athletics, along with Regensburg Legionäre, is one of the largest clubs in the Baseball-Bundesliga Süd in terms of membership, claiming to have hundreds of active players. The club has played in the Baseball-Bundesliga for more than two decades, winning the German Championship in the 2007 and 2016 season.

Season by Season Performance (1st Bundesliga)[]

Year Rank Games W L Win% Season Notes
2007 2 26 19 7 .731 Defeated Regensburg Legionäre in Finals, 3-2, to win 1st League Championship[1]
2008 4 28 18 10 .642 Lost in Quarterfinals to Solingen Alligators, 1-3[2]
2009 4 24 9 15 .375 Lost in Quarterfinals to Solingen Alligators, 0-3[3]
2010 7 28 9 19 .321
2011 3 24 14 10 .583 Lost in Quarterfinals to Solingen Alligators, 1-3
2012 3 24 15 9 .625 Lost in Quarterfinals to Solingen Alligators, 0-3
2013 4 28 19 9 .679 Lost in Quarterfinals to , 2-3
2014 5 28 14 14 .500
2015 4 28 17 11 .607 Lost in Quarterfinals to Bonn Capitals , 2-3
2016 1 28 24 4 .857 Defeated Regensburg Legionäre in Finals, 3-1, to win 2nd League Championship

Ballpark[]

The Mainz Athletics played their home games at Sandflora Ballpark between 1988 and 2010. The field is located between the neighborhoods of Mainz-Mombach and Gonsenheim, an area that was previously the grounds of an American military installation. Sandflora comprised a baseball and a softball field, both of which were occupied by the Athletics. Since the fields overlap, games could be played on both fields at the same time.

The and the European Cup were held at the Sandflora several times. The field also hosted the 1999 and in the inaugural 2002 Softball All Star Game.

The field lies in a residential neighborhood, the because field can become loud during games, the Athletics had to find a new place to play. In 2011 the club played their first game in a new ballpark along the Hartmühlenweg, about 500 meters east of the former facility.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "German Baseball: Final Standings « Mister Baseball".
  2. ^ "Semi-Finals in Bundesliga set « Mister Baseball".
  3. ^ "Results German Playoffs/Playdowns July 11&12 « Mister Baseball".
  4. ^ http://www.mainz-athletics.de/2010/09/20/softball-auf-der-sandflora-ist-nun-geschichte/ (German)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official page for new park

External links[]

Coordinates: 50°00′32″N 8°13′34″E / 50.009°N 8.226°E / 50.009; 8.226

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