Germany national baseball team

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.

Germany national baseball team
Information
Country Germany
ConfederationConfederation of European Baseball
ManagerSteve Janssen
European Championship
Best result2nd (1957)

Current roster

Germany roster - 2021 World Baseball Classic Qualifier
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
  • Logan Grigsby
  • Lucas Jacobsen
  • Sascha Koch
  • Enorbel Márquez
  • Niklas Rimmel
  • Sven Schüller
  • Philip Schulz
  • Markus Solbach
  • Luke Sommer
  • Julius Spann
  • Tim Stahlman
  • Benjamin Thaqi
  • Daniel Thieben
  • Dalton von Schamann
  • Maurice Wilhelm
Catchers

Infielders

  • Eric Brenk
  • Marco Cardoso
  • Brendan Donovan
  • Donald Lutz
  • Alexander Schmidt

Outfielders

  • Pascal Amon
  • Malik Ehmcke
  • Kevin Kotowski
  • Shawn Larry
  • Demetrius Moorer
Manager
  • Steve Janssen

Coaches

  • Bernard Beckman (Coach)
  • Clemens Cichocki (Coach)
  • Kris Deuren (Coach)
  • Troy Williams (Coach)
  • Markus Winkler (Coach)

2016 team

Roster for 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.[1]

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

Pos. Number Player Date of birth (age) Club
P Sven Schüller Los Angeles Dodgers
P Markus Solbach Arizona Diamondbacks
P Jan-Niclas Stöcklin Mainz Athletics
P Daniel Thieben Paderborn Untouchables
P Maurice Wilhelm Bonn Capitals
P Daniel Thieben Paderborn Untouchables
P Luke Sommer Heidenheim Heideköpfe
P Lukas Steinlein München-Haar Disciples
P Will Ohman MLB Retiree
P Enorbel Marquez Retired
P Sascha Koch Bonn Capitals
P Lucas Dickman Mainz Athletics
P Martin Diego Velad Heidenheim Heideköpfe
C Christopher Howard Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
C Bruce Maxwell Oakland Athletics
C Simon Gühring Heidenheim Heideköpfe
IF Eric Brenk Bonn Capitals
IF Ludwig Glaser Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
IF Daniel Hinz Paderborn Untouchables
IF Lukas Jahn Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg
IF Nadir Ljatifi Cincinnati Reds
IF Donald Lutz Cincinnati Reds
IF Christoph Ziegler München-Haar Disciples
IF Kevin Trisl München-Haar Disciples
OF Max Boldt Mainz Athletics
OF Dominique Taylor Kansas City Royals
OF Kevin Kotowski Mainz Athletics
OF Sascha Lutz Heidenheim Heideköpfe
OF Kent Matthes Lancaster Barnstormers

Previous team

Roster for 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.

Manager: Erich Kittlaus
Coaches: Terry Abbott, Justin Pope, Gene Roof, Troy Williams.

Pos. Number Player Date of birth (age) Club
P 20 Mike Bolsenbroek (1987-03-11)March 11, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre
P 9 Alex Burgos (1990-12-01)December 1, 1990 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 Telemarket Rimini
P 13 Will Ohman (1977-08-13)August 13, 1977 Free agent
P 21 Markus Solbach (1991-08-26)August 26, 1991 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 Pulaski Mariners
C 19 Kai Gronauer (1986-11-28)November 28, 1986 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 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 Danville Braves
OF 22 Aaron Altherr (1991-01-14)January 14, 1991 Philadelphia Phillies
OF 24 Max Kepler (1993-08-27)August 27, 1993 Minnesota Twins
OF 26 Mike Larson (1983-08-27)August 27, 1983 Mainz Athletics
OF 12 Eric Suttle (1984-07-17)July 17, 1984 Lexington Legends
16 Simon Gühring (1983-07-14)July 14, 1983 Heidenheim Heideköpfe
18 Jake Shaffer (1987-08-16)August 16, 1987 Retired list

International tournament results

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record Qualification record
Year Host(s) Round Position W L RS RA Host W L RS RA
2006 Did not enter No qualifiers held
2009 Did not enter No qualifiers held
2013 Did not qualify Germany 2 2 40 29
2017 Did not qualify Mexico 0 2 7 20
Total 0/4 2 4 47 49

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.[2]

  • 1954 : 4th
  • 1955 : 3rd
  • 1956 : 5th
  • 1957 : 2nd
  • 1958 : 3rd
  • 1960 : did not qualify
  • 1962 : 5th
  • 1964 : did not qualify
  • 1965 : 3rd
  • 1967 : 3rd
 
  • 1969 : 4th
  • 1971 : 3rd
  • 1973 : did not qualify
  • 1975 : 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
 

References


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