Germany national baseball team

Germany national baseball team

Country	Germany
Confederation	Confederation of European Baseball
Manager	Erich Kittlaus
European Championship
Best result	2nd (1957)

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.

Current squad

Roster for 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.^[1]

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

Pos. 0#0 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 Dewald 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 squad

Roster for 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.

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

Pos. 0#0 Player Date of birth (age) Club P 20 Mike Bolsenbroek March 11, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre P 9 Alex Burgos December 1, 1990 Lakeland Flying Tigers P 5 Martin Dewald March 5, 1986 Heidenheim Heideköpfe P 15 Harry Glynne June 3, 1990 Solingen Alligators P 6 Eugen Heilmann June 12, 1981 Paderborn Untouchables P 29 Andre Hughes January 1, 1985 Solingen Alligators P 32 Adam Kudryk December 31, 1987 P 46 Justin Kuehn December 31, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre P 23 Enorbel Marquez December 11, 1974 Telemarket Rimini P 13 Will Ohman August 13, 1977 Free agent P 21 Markus Solbach August 26, 1991 Windy City ThunderBolts P 30 Luke Sommer June 22, 1985 Heidenheim Heideköpfe P 17 Daniel Thieben September 18, 1993 Pulaski Mariners C 19 Kai Gronauer November 28, 1986 Las Vegas 51s IF 11 Maximilian Boldt September 1, 1988 Mainz Athletics IF 33 Michael Franke September 22, 1981 HSV Stealers IF 31 Toby Gardenhire September 11, 1982 Free agent IF 28 Ludwig Glaser December 19, 1987 Buchbinder Legionäre IF 39 Donald Lutz February 6, 1989 Cincinnati Reds IF 14 Jendrick Speer September 26, 1980 Paderborn Untouchables IF 7 Matthew Vance June 28, 1986 Buchbinder Legionäre IF 3 Matt Weaver January 27, 1990 Danville Braves OF 22 Aaron Altherr January 14, 1991 Philadelphia Phillies OF 24 Max Kepler August 27, 1993 Minnesota Twins OF 26 Mike Larson August 27, 1983 Mainz Athletics OF 12 Eric Suttle July 17, 1984 Lexington Legends 16 Simon Gühring July 14, 1983 Heidenheim Heideköpfe 18 Jake Shaffer 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

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

2010 : 3rd 2012 : 4th 2014 : 5th 2016 : 4th

References

1. http://www.baseball-softball.de/deutschlands-kader-fuer-world-baseball-classic-qualifier-veroeffentlicht