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Guggenberg Legionnaires in the final: Nine years of waiting are over!
The Guggenberg Legionnaires will meet Heidenheim in the final of the German Baseball Championship on August 24th, 2025.
Guggenberg Legionnaires in the final: Nine years of waiting are over!
A look at the baseball events in Regensburg shows: The Guggenberg Legionnaires triumphed in an exciting semi-final series against the Hamburg Stealers. After a mixed last decade marked by frustration, the Legionnaires are now back in the final of the German championship for the first time since 2016. With a 3-1 win in the best-of-five series, they left Hamburg behind and can now hope for the big goal. “Today we are happy about what we have achieved,” emphasizes coach Matt Vance, who sees this moment as the emotional highlight of his work and can now compete with his team in the final against Heidenheim Heideköpfe.
The semi-finals were exciting duels in which the Legionnaires were able to prove once again that they were right to be here. Particularly noteworthy is pitcher Christian Pedrol, who simply blocked the Hamburg offense with a complete game shutout in the first game. You have to say, he showed a good hand here: 134 pitches, 10 strikeouts and only 4 hits - an impressive performance. The Legionnaires won this game 2-0, followed by a narrow 1-0 victory in game two, which resulted from a mistake in Hamburg's defense. Simon Bäumer, fresh from Regensburg and now part of the team, put the first run on the scoreboard for the Legionnaires with an RBI single in the third inning.
Final against Heidenheim
Next Saturday and Sunday the time has come: The final begins at 2 p.m. in the Armin Wolf Arena against Heidenheim Heideköpfe. The Legionnaires' supporters should mark this date in their calendars, because the team goes into the encounters with a breath of fresh air and a mix of talented newcomers and experienced players. Players like Alex Schmidt and Morgan McCullough will be just as important as pitchers Chikara Igami and Nicolas Antoine, who played a central role in the decisive fourth game and secured Antoine's win. Schmidt in particular surprised with his defensive performance and his collaboration with McCullough, which took Hamburg's edge and didn't bring a single point into each other.
The support off the field is also worth looking at. Simon Bäumer can be happy about the support of his mother, who plays for the Stealers and is keeping her fingers crossed for her son in the final. A nice aspect that makes the atmosphere even more pleasant. The tickets for the two finals are already available in the Guggenberg Legionnaires ticket shop and it is expected that the arena will be well filled for the final.
For all those who are interested in the details of the German Baseball League, the official website offers comprehensive information that provides a deep insight into the game operations. But most of all, love the game and the atmosphere that exists in baseball. Many fans are sure that it is now time for the Legionnaires to realize their dream of winning the title.
Whether they succeed or not remains to be seen. However, one thing is certain: the Regensburg team have entered the stage and will give everything to emerge as champions in the end. We keep our fingers crossed!