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Mike Bolsenbroek to join Brisbane Bandits
Byyankeebiscuitfan November 7, 2019

According to mister-baseball.com, Dutch pitcher Mike Bolsenbroek will join the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League for the 2019/2020 season. The 32-year old Bolsenbroek joined the Regensburg Legionäre in 2008 and except for the two years he spent in the US with the organization of the Philadelphia Phillies, he played with the Legionäre ever since….

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Dutchie sets strikeout milestone in Germany
Byyankeebiscuitfan April 12, 2019

Rob Cordemans isn’t the only Dutch player that is chasing a strikeout milestone. Mike Bolsenbroek, who has spent most of his baseball career in Germany got his 1000th strikeout tonight in the game between Heidenheim Heideköpfe and Bolsenbroek’s former team, the Buchbinder Legionäre from Regensburg. In a very cold Regensburg (2-3 degrees Celcius), Bolsenbroek only…

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Crazy game in Dohren for season opener
Byyankeebiscuitfan March 30, 2019

The season opener of the Dohren Wild Farmers vs the Cologne Cardinals turned out in a crazy and ugly game. Early in the game, there was a bench-clearing brawl that led to several ejections. Eventually, the Cologne Cardinals won game one 15-8. Cologne Cardinals @ Dohren Wild Farmers The Cologne Cardinals took an early lead…

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Mike Bolsenbroek leaves Regensburg, Jan Tomek fills the void
Byyankeebiscuitfan January 4, 2019

According to the website of the Regensburg Legionäre, their ace Mike Bolsenbroek turns his back on the club to join the three-time German champion, Heidenheim Heideköpfe. According to head coach Tomas Bison the Legionäre have tried everything to change his mind but the offered contract wasn’t financially attractive to continue his stay with Regensburg. “It…

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Another food-themed promotion in MiLB
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 27, 2018

Food-themed promotions are hot. Another club joined a string of clubs who decided to name themselves after food. The next in line is the Wisconsin TimberRattlers who will honor the German heritage of Wisconsin on June 9 when they host the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Even though it is getting less original when every club is…

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Ballparks around the world: Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg
Byyankeebiscuitfan January 12, 2018

In this episode of Ballparks around the world, we pay attention to the home of the Regensburg Legionäre (with 700 members, the biggest baseball club in Germany), the Armin-Wolf-Arena. The ballpark was constructed from September 1997 through July 1998. On September 8, 1996, the members of the Bavarian Baseball Federation held a special meeting in…

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European Champions Cup 2017: Day 2
Byyankeebiscuitfan June 9, 2017

Despite Rimini’s 9-2 loss vs L&D Amsterdam Pirates, it was a good day for the Italian baseball clubs. The other two Italian representatives won with big numbers. Rouen Huskies 0 – 14 Fortitudo Bologna If Fortitudo Bologna had stepped on it a bit more, the game vs the Rouen Huskies could have been over in…

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European Champions Cup 2017: Day 1
Byyankeebiscuitfan June 8, 2017

Next, to the two games in which the two Dutch representatives played, there were two other games featuring the Mainz Athletics and the Rouen Huskies and the Buchbinder Legionnaere from Regensburg and the Rimini Pirates. Mainz Athletics 7 – 17 Rouen Huskies In a crazy game, the Mainz Athletics blew a 3-1 and a 5-3 lead…

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Schedule European Champions Cup released
Byyankeebiscuitfan March 19, 2017

The European Baseball Federation CEB has released the schedule of the upcoming European Champions Cup in Regensburg, Germany. The tournament will start on Wednesday, June 7th through Sunday, June 11th. The schedule of group A, in which Curacao Neptunus, with their new manager Ronald Jaarsma, will play, will look as follows: Wednesday, June 7: 11:00…

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Groups in European Champions Cup 2017 announced
Byyankeebiscuitfan December 22, 2016

According to the website of the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS), the groups of the 2017 European Champions Cup have been announced. Traditionally two of the three representatives of the IBL are in one group. In the tournament that will host the best teams of Europe, the Dutch and Italian teams will be the…

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