Solingen Alligators
Information
LeagueBaseball-Bundesliga (Bundesliga Nord)
LocationSolingen
BallparkBaseballpark Weyersberg, 2,000[1] capacity
Founded1991
League championships2006, 2014
Colorsgreen / white / yellow
ManagerPeter Niemeyer
General ManagerWayne Ough
Websitesolingen-alligators.com

The Solingen Alligators are a German baseball and softball club from Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1991 and the first men's team was promoted to the first division of the Baseball Bundesliga for the 2003 season. It has played there in every season since, winning the league championship in 2006 and 2014. The club claims over 250 members.

Club structure

The full club consists of 9 teams:

  • 1st Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 1st Division
  • 2nd Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 2nd Division
  • 3rd Men's Baseball, Bezirksliga
  • Juniors
  • Youth 1
  • Youth 2
  • Adult Pitch
  • Tee Ball
  • Hobby Team[2]

Season by season performance (1st Bundesliga)

YearRankGamesWLWin%Season Notes
2007124222.917Lost to Mainz Athletics in Semifinals, 1-3[3]
2008128271.964Lost to Regensburg Legionäre in Semifinals, 1-3[4]
2009124204.833Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Semifinals, 2-3[5]
2010128244.857Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Semifinals, 0-3[6]
2011228217.750Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Semifinals
2012228217.750Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Semifinals
2013128235.821Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Finals
2014124213.875Champions
2015224213.875Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Semifinals
2016124168.667Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Quarterfinals

References

  1. "Browsers for every device | Opera Web Browsers | Opera".
  2. "Solingen Alligators | Home". Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  3. "Mainz and Regensburg advance to German Baseball Finals « Mister Baseball".
  4. "Tornados with Sweep, Legionaere win in Four « Mister Baseball".
  5. "Recaps: Mannheim, Heidenheim edge out Regensburg, Solingen for German Finals « Mister Baseball".
  6. "German Semis: Heidekoepfe, Buchbinder Legionaere advance into Finals « Mister Baseball".
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