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

YearNational
championship
International
19934th
19942nd
19953rd
19962nd
19972nd
1998ChampionsWinner of the European Cup qualifying Pool 'B' held in Szentendre
1999Champions3rd in the European Cup qualifying Pool 'A' held in Pamplona, Spain
2000Champions
20012ndwinner of the Interleague[1]
20022nd
20032nd
20043rd
20052nd
2006Champions
2007Champions
20082nd
20092nd
2010Champions
2011Champions
2012Champions
20132nd

Notes and references

  1. A common championship of Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary
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