Solingen Alligators

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Solingen Alligators

Information
League	Baseball-Bundesliga (Bundesliga Nord)
Location	Solingen
Ballpark	Baseballpark Weyersberg, 2,000^[1] capacity
Founded	1991
League championships	2006, 2014
Colors	green / white / yellow
Manager	Peter Niemeyer
General Manager	Wayne Ough
Website	solingen-alligators.com

The Solingen Alligators are a German baseball and softball club from Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1991 and the first men's team was promoted to the first division of the Baseball Bundesliga for the 2003 season. It has played there in every season since, winning the league championship in 2006 and 2014. The club claims over 250 members.

Club structure

The full club consists of 9 teams:

1st Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 1st Division
2nd Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 2nd Division
3rd Men's Baseball, Bezirksliga
Juniors
Youth 1
Youth 2
Adult Pitch
Tee Ball
Hobby Team^[2]

Season by season performance (1st Bundesliga)

Year	Rank	Games	W	L	Win%	Season Notes
2007	1	24	22	2	.917	Lost to Mainz Athletics in Semifinals, 1-3^[3]
2008	1	28	27	1	.964	Lost to Regensburg Legionäre in Semifinals, 1-3^[4]
2009	1	24	20	4	.833	Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Semifinals, 2-3^[5]
2010	1	28	24	4	.857	Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Semifinals, 0-3^[6]
2011	2	28	21	7	.750	Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Semifinals
2012	2	28	21	7	.750	Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Semifinals
2013	1	28	23	5	.821	Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Finals
2014	1	24	21	3	.875	Champions
2015	2	24	21	3	.875	Lost to Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg in Semifinals
2016	1	24	16	8	.667	Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Quarterfinals

References

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^ "Solingen Alligators | Home". Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
^ "Mainz and Regensburg advance to German Baseball Finals « Mister Baseball".
^ "Tornados with Sweep, Legionaere win in Four « Mister Baseball".
^ "Recaps: Mannheim, Heidenheim edge out Regensburg, Solingen for German Finals « Mister Baseball".
^ "German Semis: Heidekoepfe, Buchbinder Legionaere advance into Finals « Mister Baseball".

External links

Official Site
Baseballpark Weyersberg

1st Division, Baseball Bundesliga

Teams

Division Nord	Berlin Flamingos Bonn Capitals Cologne Cardinals Dohren Wild Farmers Hamburg Stealers Paderborn Untouchables
Division Süd	Heidenheim Heideköpfe Hünstetten Storm Mainz Athletics Mannheim Tornados München-Haar Disciples Regensburg Legionäre Stuttgart Reds