The tournament in Reutlingen seems to be a good place for the European teams as the Dream Team (Slovenia) ranked third and the Toros (Switzerland) fourth. With these rankings both teams have a chance for the third place in the ESSL league ranking.

A new concept was introduced in Germany. After the round robin round the teams were divided into two competitions based on their rankings in the group. The first and second of each group played the championship tournament and the 3rd and 4th of each group the Govenors Cup.

Championship Game ESSL Germany 2016
Eagles vs. Guzzlers Black 24:12 (box score)

Govenors Cup Final Game
Guzzlers Europe vs. Los Coyotes 19:14 (box score)

Championship
1. Eagles
2. Guzzlers Black
3. Dream Team
4. Toros

Governors Cup
1. Guzzlers Europe
2. Los Coyotes
3. Grizzlies
4. Bulldogs

PLAYER AWARDS
Best Hitter: Timothy Pierce, Eagles, AVG .824
Best Pitcher: Marc Stein, Grizzlies, OBA .250

BEST HITTER OF EACH TEAM
Bulldogs: Matija Moze (63.), AVG .364
Dream Team: Jaka Prograr (13.), AVG .667
Eagles: Timothy Pierce (1.), AVG .824
Grizzlies: Manuel Capellan (10.), AVG .692
Guzzlers Black: Kiefer Palm (6.), .737
Guzzlers Europe: Nate Auchampau (2.), AVG .800
Los Coyotes: Richard Rodriguez (4.), AVG .750
Toros: Daniel Olvera (7.), AVG .722

Links:

• Game results
• ESSL stats
• ESSL All-Time Leaders

ESSL Germany Tournament
Date: June 25-26
Address: Sickenhäuser Straße 202, 72760 Reutlingen, Germany
GPS: 48.51476, 9.19137
Fields: 1
Camping at the field
Link: Google Map

Ranking Round Robin (2 or more teams with the same record)

1. Head to head W/L
2. Total runs scored
3. Least runs allowed

Link: ESSL rules

Schedule

Mind: The schedule is subject to alteration

SOME FIGURES
1 field
8 teams
24 games
1313 plate appearances
535 runs
541 hits
72 homeruns
143 base on balls
39 strike outs

Final Rankings ESSL Germany
1. Bad News Bombers
2. Guzzlers Europe
3. Dream Team
4. Los Coyotes
5. PGS
6. Bulldogs
7. Los Titanes
8. Toros Softball

PLAYER AWARDS
Best Hitter: Raymond Ford, BNB, AVG .895
Best Pitcher: Drew Chesser, BNB, OBA .300

BEST HITTER OF EACH TEAM
Bad News Bombers: Raymond Ford (1.), AVG .895
Bulldogs: Peter Milosic (44.), AVG .429
Dream Team: Jaka Veselinovic (20.), AVG .600
Guzzlers: Michael Courtney (9.), AVG .733
Los Coyotes: Ramon Vasquez (11.), AVG .700
Los Titanes: Erluin Rafael Suarez (12.), AVG .667
PGS: Lukas Maas (12.), AVG .667
Toros: Euclides Gomez Moreno (32.), AVG .500

Links:

• Game results
• ESSL stats

Bad News Bombers

At this tournament the gap between the Guzzlers and BNB seemed to be too wide although the kept it close in the beginning of the finale game. With their 14 homeruns the Guzzlers also showed that they have power and they will definitely be ready at the next tournament in Slovenia.

What a surprise. The Dream Team from Ljubljana played Slowpitch with heart & commitment and finished at third place. This team really worked hard during the winter after the overall 5th place in 2014. However, the Los Coyotes seemed to be in winter hibernation. After losing 0-10 against the Guzzlers in the double elimination they ended up on fourth place.

The other teams from Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland played well, but at the end they ranked behind the stronger teams.

For the next tournament in Slovenia (June 6th/7th) some teams will definitely have to work on their hitting to reach the top. We will also see how well the team from Switzerland (Toros Softball) improved after their first trip on the European slowpitch stage.

Final Rankings ESSL Germany
1. Bad News Bombers
2. Guzzlers Europe
3. Dream Team
4. Los Coyotes
5. PGS
6. Bulldogs
7. Los Titanes
8. Toros Softball

ESSL Germany Stats
Best Hitter: Raymond Ford, BNB, AVG .895
Best Pitcher: Drew Chesser, BNB, OBA .300

Links:

• Game results
• ESSL stats

]]> https://www.softballeurope.com/2015/05/05/schedule-for-germany-out-now/ Tue, 05 May 2015 11:33:17 +0000 http://www.softballeurope.com/?p=1675 The 2015 ESSL season will start on May 16/17 in Reutlingen, Germany. 8 teams from four countries (Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Switzerland) will compete in a series of ESSL tournaments. At each tournament teams will collect points according to their final ranking. For the first place 10 points and for the 8th place 1 point (see ‘About ESSL‘). In Germany will we see how they teams improved and it will be exciting to see the new teams (Bad News Bombers, Toros Softball, Los Titanes). It’s all about the game and friendship on & off the field.

On Saturday morning the tournament starts with the group games within the groups A & B. In the group the teams play against in each other (round robin). After the round robin there will be a coaches meeting at 4.00 p.m. for a blind draw to set the team rankings (from 1 to 8) for the double elimination round  (DE). At 4.15 p.m. the 8 team double elimination starts with the first game between #8 vs. #1. On Sunday the DE will continue. According to the DE system a team with two losses will drop out. At the appr. 3.10 p.m. the finals will start.
Each team will have a minimum of 5 games on this week-end.

Link: Reutlingen Woodpeckers (tournament hosts)

Tournament schedule for Reutlingen, Germany:

8 Team Double Elimination:

Picture:
© Reutlingen Woodpeckers, Germany

Link: Pitching Stats

Final tournament standings (17/18 May 2014)
1. Guzzlers Europe, USA
2. Los Coyotes, Dominican Republic
3. Grizzlies, Austria
4. Bulldogs, Slovenia
5. Stallions, Slovenia
6. Dream Team, Slovenia

1. European Guzzlers (USA/GER)
2. Los Coyotes Linz (DOM/AUT)
3. Bulldogi Novo Mesto (SLO)
4. Dreamteam Lubljana (SLO)
5. Linz Grizzlies (AUT)
6. Konjice Stallions (SLO)

The tournament starts at 7:30 a.m. with the game Grizzlies vs. Guzzlers. Click on the image to see the schedule:

Tournament

Teams are split up into two groups where they will play round robin games, followed by interconference and seeeding round. At the end a double elimination system will be played with a planned final game on Sunday at 1.30 p.m

Field

Reutlingen Woodpeckers
Sickenhäßerstr. 202, 72760 Reutlingen, Germany
Link:  How to get to Woodpeckers field