Germany celebrates magnificent opening victory at the Prague Baseball Week!

Germany celebrates magnificent opening victory at the Prague Baseball Week!

Prag, Tschechien - The German men's national team made an impressive start on June 27, 2025 at the start of the Prague Baseball Week and defeated Austria's selection 11: 1. The team is confident about it, while it is preparing for a number of challenging games. The match was already ended early in the eighth inn after Germany scored the eleventh run and clearly dominated the game.

The German team presented in the first two innings and already brought six runs to the scoreboard. Austria had a hard time despite some good moves, while they had to make a total of four mistakes that Germany played in the cards. Starter Philipp Klehaupt celebrated a brilliant debut on an international parquet by allowing only four hits and two walks in six innings and posting impressive six strike outs. His outstanding game brought him the title "German player of the game". National coach Jendrick Speer praised not only Klehaupt, but also Jonathan Schäffer for her strong performance.

a strong team

The German national team, consisting of 20 talented players, will compete against teams from Austria, Italy and the host country Czech Republic during the tournament. After an intensive World Baseball Classic qualifier in March, the focus here is at the upcoming European Championship. The German Baseball and Softball Association (DBV) has put together the squad carefully, with a look at the performance of the players in the German Baseball League (DBL).

The Gauting Stars of the Gauting Indians are particularly noteworthy: Elias Huber, Tobias Maul and Philipp Klehaupt. In addition, experienced veterans such as Eric Brenk and Markus Solbach from the Bonn Capitals and Alexander Schmidt from the Guggenberger Legionaire Regensburg are also represented. The entire squad is composed as follows:

on the next games

The next game is already against Italy on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Germany will try to take the momentum from the opening victory into the upcoming match. The team is optimistic and well prepared to go the next steps on the way to the European Championship in Prague.

baseball has a long tradition in Germany, which goes back to the first official games at the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. After the Second World War, the US troops made sport popular, and since then it has steadily developed. Citrus German Baseball and Softball Association (DBV) plays a central role in promoting talents and the further development of sport in Germany. By 2029, a further increase in the baseball market will be forecast to up to $ 7.63 million. This makes the German baseball strong in international competition and is enjoying growing popularity.