Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
| Legionäre | |
|---|---|
| League | Baseball-Bundesliga (Süd), Euro League Baseball |
| Location | Regensburg |
| Ballpark | Armin-Wolf-Arena |
| Year founded | 1987 |
| League championships | 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Colors | red / grey / black |
| Website |
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The Legionaere is a baseball and softball club from Regensburg, Bavaria. The team is also known as Buchbinder Legionaere, following a sponsorship deal with German car rental company Buchbinder Autovermietung ("Bookbinder Car Rental").
Founded in 1987, the first men's team plays in the first division of the Baseball Bundesliga. In the 2010 season, Legionaere led the Southern Division in most offensive and defensive categories, posting a combined .367 batting average and hitting 21 home runs as a team, while the club's pitching staff posted a 2.21 ERA.[1]
Club structure
The full club consists of 11 teams:
- 1st Men's Baseball, plays in Bundesliga's 1st Division
- 2nd Men's Baseball
- Bavarian League Softball
- Bavarian League Baseball
- District League Baseball
- Bayern Youth League
- Youth National League
- Student Livepitching
- Student Tossball
- T-Ball
- Softball, U15
As part of a fund raising effort, Legionaere began selling stock in the club at the price of €100 a share, equating to €1 of the team value. The shares are not marketed as high-return investments but contributions that give the supporter a presence in the organization.[2]
Season by season performance (1st Bundesliga)
| Year | Rank | Games | W | L | Win% | Season Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | Lost to Mainz Athletics in Finals, 2-3[3] |
| 2008 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | Defeated Mannheim Tornados in Finals, 2-3, to win 1st Championship in club history.[4] |
| 2009 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | Lost to Mannheim Tornados in semifinals, 2-3[5] |
| 2010 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | Defeated Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Finals, 3-2, to win 2nd Championship in club history.[6] |
| 2011 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | Defeated Paderborn Untouchables in Finals, 3-2, to win 3rd Championship in club history. |
| 2012 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | Defeated Paderborn Untouchables in Finals, 3-0, to win 4th Championship in club history.[7] |
| 2013 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | Defeated Solingen Alligators in Finals, 3-2, to win 5th Championship in club history and 4th win in a row.[8] |
| 2014 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | Lost to Solingen Aligators in semifinals, 1-3[9] |
| 2015 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in finals, 2-3[10] |
| 2016 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | Lost to Mainz Athletics in finals, 1-3[11] |
Euro League Baseball
Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg was one of the three teams to start in the inaugural season of the Euro League Baseball.
2016 Euro League Baseball standings
| Euro League Baseball | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draci Brno | 6 | 2 | 0.750 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| Regensburg Legionäre | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 3 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Munich-Haar Disciples | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 3 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
References
- ↑ "Baseball & Softball Portal -- Statistiken Deutscher Baseball und Softball Verband". Stats.baseball-softball.de. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Archived September 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "German Baseball: Final Standings - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Buchbinder Legionaere win German Championship with 10-0 shutout - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Tornados, Heidekoepfe battle for German Championship - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "German Finals: Buchbinder Legionaere win 2010 Championship - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "German Finals: Buchbinder Legionaere with three-peat - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "German Baseball-Bundesliga: Regensburg wins Title after Thriller in Game 5 - News - German Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Solingen, Heidenheim square off in German Finals". Mister-baseball.com. 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "Heidenheim Heidekoepfe German Baseball Champion 2015 after epic Showdown". Mister-baseball.com. 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "German Finals: Mainz Athletics celebrate 2nd Championship after 2007". Mister-baseball.com. 3 October 2016.