Regensburg legionaries
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Buchbinder Legionnaires founded in 1987 |
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| Full name |
| Regensburg Legionaries eV |
| Nickname (s) |
| Legionaries |
| Club colors |
| white-burgundy-black
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| league |
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| Ball park (s) |
| Members |
| 630 |
| successes |
| Website : www.legionaere.de |
The Buchbinder Legionaries are a baseball club from Regensburg . You play in the Armin Wolf Arena in Regensburg, which was completed in 1998. The legionaries are represented with their men's teams in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga (South) , there is also a 3rd men's team (Bayernliga), as well as the 4th men's team and 5th men's team (regional league). There are also three women's softball teams (national, Bavarian and regional leagues). The youth department “Legionnaires-Youngsters” comprises a total of twelve teams (Juniors 1 (Bayernliga), Juniors 2 (Bayernliga), Jugend 1 (Bayernliga), Jugend 2 (Bayernliga), Jugend 3 (Landesliga), pupils Livepitch 1, pupils Livepitch 2 and Students tossball, teaball, Bambinis and softball U13 and softball U16) as well as several funball teams.
history
Founding years (1987 to 2007)
The club has its origins in the baseball department of the Regensburg Gymnastics Association founded on March 25, 1987 . In the first year, the team competed in the Bayern League and reached fourth place. In 1989, however, the department moved to SV Schwabelweis . In the same year, the young team was also promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga South. The legionnaires were only able to establish themselves there in 1992. Two years later they were promoted to the top division, the 1st Bundesliga South. In 1997, Regensburg won the German Cup for the first time , and in the following year they even won the European Cup Winners' Cup ( B pool ) in the newly built Armin Wolf Arena . The baseball players established themselves not only in the 1st Bundesliga, but also in Regensburg itself. The sport, which in general received little media attention in Germany, is now enjoying great popularity in the cathedral city. Both in 2006 and 2007 the legionaries became German runners-up, which meant that they were still denied the national championship title.
Success series (2008 to 2013)
In 2008 the association was named after the main sponsor Buchbinder Rent-a-Car as Buchbinder Legionnaires . 14 years after promotion to the 1st Bundesliga and 11 years after winning the first cup , the legionaries with coach Martin Helmig won the German championship for the first time in 2008, a success that was repeated in the 2010 final against Heidenheim Heideköpfe . In 2011 you could win the third title in the club's history against the Paderborn Untouchables . In 2012 and 2013 the legionnaires succeeded in defending their title against the Solingen Alligators , which means they can now boast a total of five championship titles (four of them last in a row).
Restructuring and new boarding school (2014 to 2017)
At the end of the 2014 season, the Buchbinder legionaries parted ways with trainer Martin Helmig. He was followed by a five-person team of trainers, consisting of Martin Brunner, Stefan Müller, Ivan Rodriguez, Chris Howard and Kai Gronauer. In 2015 they lost in front of 2500 spectators in the Armin Wolf Arena in the fifth final game 7: 8 against Heidenheim Heideköpfe . The newly built baseball boarding school was opened on September 5, 2015.
Known players
- Max Kepler ( Minnesota Twins )
- Sven Schüller ( Los Angeles Dodgers )
- Donald Lutz (formerly Cincinnati Reds )
- Mike Bolsenbroek (formerly Philadelphia Phillies , Minor League )
With Max Kepler-Rozycki, one of the greatest baseball talents in Europe comes from promoting young legionnaires. Kepler-Rozycki has been under contract with the Minnesota Twins since 2009 . Donald Lutz , the first German major league baseball player, played for the legionaries until 2007. Even Sven Schüller , the first German pitcher who in the US triple-A reached, was active in the years 2012 and 2013 at the Legion.
Current squad 1st team (1st Bundesliga)
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successes
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German champions
- 2008
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
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German runner-up
- 2006
- 2007
- 2015
- 2016
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German cup winner
- 1997
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- Winning the European Cup Winners' Cup (B-Pool)
- 1998
- 2006
- 3rd place in the European Cup Winners' Cup (A-Pool) 2002
- 4th place in the European Cup Winners' Cup (A-Pool) 2008
- 10-time Bayern Cup winner , most recently in 2005
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German champion offspring
- 2013 Juniors
- 2013 student
- 2014 juniors
- 2014 student
- 2015 juniors
- 2015 students
- 2016 juniors
- 2017 youth
Retired Numbers
Four players were inducted into the Legionnaires' Hall of Fame . Your shirt numbers will no longer be given to other players ( Retired Numbers ) . From 1995 to 1998, Steve Leonhard (number 27) and Dave Duncan (number 17) made a significant contribution to establishing the legionnaires successfully in the Bundesliga in the first few years. Founding member Stefan Ondracek (number 16), who ran for the legionaries for 13 years, was also honored. Outfielder Klaus Hopfensperger (number 24) was inducted into the Hall of Fame on September 20, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Legionäre Baseball AG (ed.): Seasonguide 2015
- ↑ Buchbinder Legionnaires Clubhouse
- ↑ Bookbinder Legionaries Regensburg. Retrieved September 8, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Hat-trick weather in the Upper Palatinate - legionaries defend title
- ↑ Buchbinder Legionaries are German champions for the fifth time
- ↑ Bookbinder Legionaries Regensburg. Retrieved September 8, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Bookbinder Legionaries Regensburg. Retrieved September 8, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Bookbinder Legionaries Regensburg. Retrieved September 8, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Bookbinder Legionaries Regensburg. Retrieved September 8, 2018 (German).
- ^ Roster 1st team - 2019. Buchbinder Legionaries, accessed on March 6, 2019 .
- ^ Hall of Fame Homepage Buchbinder Legionnaires
- ↑ Legionnaires are only missing one victory Mittelbayerische Zeitung online, September 20, 2015, accessed on September 23, 2015
Web links
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