Baseball Jobs Overseas members update: Germany

In 2018 we had 57 of our past and present members playing in Germany and have highlighted the top performers below using the stats that were available (*some divisions were not up-to-date). To qualify for this post is the player must be a current BBJO member or a former BBJO member whom we helped take their career overseas which directly or indirectly resulted in their current contract in Germany.
 

German Bundesliga 1 Standings

 
Each of the two German Bundesliga 1 divisions (North and South) both played a 28 game regular season schedule followed by another 12 games of playoffs (top 4) and playdowns (bottom 4). The top two from each division then square off against each other in a best of five semi-final series. As of September 10th, the Bonn Capitals (1st in North) and the Regensburg Legionäre (2nd in South) are tied at one game apiece while the Solingen Alligators (2nd in North) trail Heidenheim Heideköpfe (1st in South) 2 games to 0. Remarkably, the one loss that Bonn suffered in the playoffs is the their first loss on the entire season after posting a 40-0 record.

Semi-final Game 1: Bonn vs. Regensburg

 

 

German Baseball Bundesliga 1 South – Regular Season Top Performers

 

Batters

Player	Team	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
Mitch Nilsson	Heidenheim Heideköpfe	68	.485	.557	1.000	9
Gary Owens	Heidenheim Heideköpfe	105	.467	.521	.848	9
Austin Gallagher	Mainz Athletics	88	.455	.598	.754	6
Riley Moore	Stuttgart Reds	38	.368	.545	.763	4
Jake Levin	Saarlouis Hornets	84	.357	.486	.917	13
Will Thorp	Munich-Haar Disciples	99	.333	.415	.525	3
Fernando Escarra	Mannheim Tornados	109	.312	.375	.486	4
Duncan Izaaks	Ulm Falcons	78	.308	.509	.462	1

 

Pitchers

Player	Team	IP	ERA	W-L	SO	BB
Mike Click	Munich-Haar Disciples	66.1	1.09	6-2	109	12
RJ Hively	Heidenheim Heideköpfe	59.2	2.26	8-2	68	13
Jan Tomek**	Munich-Haar Disciples	92.2	2.62	7-3	77	33
Bill Greenfield**	Regensburg Legionäre	81.2	3.64	5-3	96	15
Logan Grigsby**	Heidenheim Heideköpfe	49.1	3.65	3-1	47	44
Paul Kirkpatrick**	Stuttgart Reds	33.2	3.74	2-2	36	16
Tim Brown	Stuttgart Reds	49	4.22	1-4	36	11
Jake Levin	Saarlouis Hornets	75.1	4.42	3-6	65	32

**  EU passport holder
 

Category Leaders South – Regular Season

 

 
Gary Owens

Runs – 34

Hits – 49

Doubles – 11

RBI – 42

 

Austin Gallagher

On base %   – .598

Doubles – 11

Walks – 32

 

Jake Levin

Home runs – 13

 

Mitch Nilsson

Slugging % – 1.000

 

Mike Click

Strikeouts – 109

ERA – 1.09

WHIP – 0.75

OAVG – .160

 

German Baseball Bundesliga 1 North – Regular Season Top Performers

 

Batters

Player	Team	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
Justin Brock	Cologne Cardinals	105	.400	.458	.590	3
Ben Andrews**	Solingen Alligators	108	.389	.504	.639	5
Caleb Fenimore	Dohren Wild Farmers	92	.348	.523	.783	11
Eric Brenk**	Bonn Capitals	114	.342	.438	.456	1
Nick Miceli**	Bremen Dockers	79	.329	.465	.430	0
Yannick Bujalla	Bremen Dockers	97	.320	.450	.454	2

**EU passport holder

 

Pitchers

Player	Team	IP	ERA	W-L	SO	BB
Riley Barr	Bonn Capitals	56.1	0.96	7-0	72	13
Dustin Ward	Hamburg Stealers	88.2	2.64	3-8	139	28
Nick Miceli	Bremen Dockers	63.1	3.27	2-6	98	26
Trevor Caughey	Berlin Flamingos	51	3.53	2-5	46	18

 

Category Leaders North – Regular Season

 

 

Caleb Fenimore

Home runs – 11

RBI – 32

Walks – 32

SLG% – .783

 

Dustin Ward

Strikeouts – 139

K/IP – 1.57

 

German Baseball Bundesliga 1 South Playoffs Top Performers (as of Sept 10)

 

Batters

Player	Team	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
Mitch Nilsson	Heidenheim Heideköpfe	45	.467	.537	1.089	9
Gary Owens	Heidenheim Heideköpfe	47	.404	.458	.681	3
Austin Gallagher	Mainz Athletics	43	.395	.557	.884	6
Shane Salley	Mainz Athletics	52	.346	.414	.481	1

 

 

Pitchers

Player	Team	IP	ERA	W-L	SO	BB
Mike Click	Munich-Haar Disciples	66.1	1.09	6-2	109	12
RJ Hively	Heidenheim Heideköpfe	59.2	2.26	8-2	68	13
Jan Tomek	Munich-Haar Disciples	92.2	2.62	7-3	77	33
Bill Greenfield	Regensburg Legionäre	40.2	2.66	3-2	38	12
Logan Grigsby	Heidenheim Heideköpfe	49.1	3.65	3-1	47	44

 

German Bundesliga 1 North Playoffs Top Performers

 

Playoff stats not available at time of publication. 
 

 

Playdowns North (Relegation/Promotion)

 

Batters

Player	Team	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
Nick Miceli	Bremen Dockers	36	.389	.463	.667	2

Pitchers

Player	Team	IP	ERA	W-L	SO	BB
Dustin Ward	Hamburg Stealers	9.2	1.86	0-0	12	3
Nick Miceli	Bremen Dockers	38	1.66	1-3	58	12
Carlos Mirabal	Cologne Cardinals	22	2.05	1-2	9	5
David Wynn	Berlin Flamingos	37	2.43	2-2	56	12

 

Playdowns South (Relegation/Promotion)

 

Batters

Player	Team	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
Fernando Escarra	Mannheim Tornados	48	.458	.557	.729	2
Riley Moore	Stuttgart Reds	40	.425	.571	.750	4
Jake Levin	Saarlouis Hornets	35	.371	.489	.800	4
Dominick Golubiewski**	Stuttgart Reds	47	.319	.411	.553	2

**EU Passport holder

Pitchers

Player	Team	IP	ERA	W-L	SO	BB
Paul Kirkpatrick	Stuttgart Reds	17	3.71	1-2	21	3
Tim Brown	Stuttgart Reds	38	3.79	1-2	27	5

 

German Baseball Bundesliga 2 – Regular Season Top Performers

 

Batters

Player	Team	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
Anthony Buonaiuto*	Bad Homburg Hornets	33	.636	.657	.909	1
Justin Woods*	Hünstetten Storm	27	.444	.590	.593	0
Josh Wyant	Neunkirchen Nightmares	114	.439	.472	.579	0
Trent Saharek	Dortmund Wanderers	83	.434	.478	.518	0
Joe Germaine	Wölfe Lauf	105	.429	.480	.657	2
Dawson Yates	Ingolstadt Schanzer	79	.418	.538	.696	2
Tim Lee*	Hünstetten Storm	33	.394	.487	.545	1
Jake Carson	Ingolstadt Schanzer	69	.319	.451	.420	0

*Stats last updated mid-May 2018

 

Pitchers

Player	Team	IP	ERA	W-L	SO	BB
Alex Tufts	Tübingen Hawks	59	0.46	10-0	106	7
Josh Keithly	Kiel Seahawks	35	0.77	5-0	35	8
Josh Wyant	Neunkirchen Nightmares	90	2.70	8-5	116	8
Jake Carson	Ingolstadt Schanzer	72	3.88	9-3	65	23

 

German Softball Bundesliga 1 North – Regular Season Top Performers

 

Batters

Player	Team	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
Stephanie Ceo	Karlsruhe Cougars	42	.667	.720	1.143	2
Brook Miko	Neunkirchen Nightmares	42	.524	.630	1.000	3
Sam Jarmusch	Haar Disciples	64	.453	.527	.641	0

Pitchers

Player	Team	IP	ERA	W-L	SO	BB
Makinna Akers	Stuttgart Reds	50	1.12	4-4	45	3
Sam Jarmusch	Haar Disciples	71.2	1.76	5-6	103	18