Szentendre Sleepwalkers
Szentendre Sleepwalkers Baseball Club are a Hungarian baseball team in the city of Szentendre. The team was founded in 1993 by a few teenagers (and their English teacher) from one of the local high schools. The official colours of the team are navy and white.
The team's home field can be found in Izbég, which is a suburban area of Szentendre. The co-presidents of the team are Steve Benko, and Joe Bowman. The current head coach is Andras Radacsi, and Joe Bowman.
In 2006, the club operates two adult baseball teams (one in the Hungarian First Division, the other one plays in the Hungarian Second Division), a little league team and a women's softball team. In 2012 the club fell apart, and the baseball teams left to go to Budapest, taking away almost everything with them. The softball team also fell apart, and in 2019 the club still does not operate one. Luckily the old club manager, met with Joe Bowman and his son on the baseball field while he was painting the bleachers. Joe Bowman managed to save the Szentendre Sleepwalkers Baseball Club.
In 2019, the club operates two adult baseball teams (one in the Hungarian Second Division, and the other in the Hungarian Third Division), a U12 Majors, and a U15 team. In 2017 the Izbég Field was renovated. In 2019, a running track was built around the field and is currently still going through a lot of renovations.
In 2020, Joe Bowman had to leave the club, stepping down from being the president. He is now Chief-Statistician of the club, and supports the organization he built with a full-heart from overseas.
The Szentendre Sleepwalkers Baseball Club is known to be the first baseball club in all of Hungary.
Results
Year | National championship | International |
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1993 | 4th | |
1994 | 2nd | |
1995 | 3rd | |
1996 | 2nd | |
1997 | 2nd | |
1998 | Champions | Winner of the European Cup qualifying Pool 'B' held in Szentendre |
1999 | Champions | 3rd in the European Cup qualifying Pool 'A' held in Pamplona, Spain |
2000 | Champions | |
2001 | 2nd | winner of the Interleague[1] |
2002 | 2nd | |
2003 | 2nd | |
2004 | 3rd | |
2005 | 2nd | |
2006 | Champions | |
2007 | Champions | |
2008 | 2nd | |
2009 | 2nd | |
2010 | Champions | |
2011 | Champions | |
2012 | Champions | |
2013 | 2nd | |