Solingen Alligators
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The Solingen Alligators are a 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 its only championship to date in 2006. The club claims over 250 members.
Solingen
Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and with a 2009 population of 161,366 is the second largest city in the Bergisches Land...
, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
. The club was founded in 1991 and the first men's team was promoted to the first division of the Baseball Bundesliga
Bundesliga (baseball)
The Baseball-Bundesliga is the elite competition for the sport of baseball in Germany. In it, the men's German championship is determined annually. Like most European sports leagues, the Bundesliga uses a system of promotion and relegation...
for the 2003 season. It has played there in every season since, winning its only championship to date in 2006. 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
Season by Season Performance (1st Bundesliga)
| Year | Rank | Games | W | L | Win% | Season Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | Lost to Mainz Athletics Mainz Athletics The Baseball- und Softball-Club Mainz Athletics 1988 e.V. is a German baseball and softball club located in the city of Mainz in Rhineland-Palatinate. The Athletics, along with Buchbinder Legionäre, is one of the largest clubs in the Baseball-Bundesliga Süd in terms of membership, claiming to have... in Semifinals, 1-3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | Lost to Regensburg Legionäre Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg Regensburg Legionaere is a baseball and softball club from Regensburg, Bavaria. The team is also known as Buchbinder Legionaere, following a sponsorship deal with German car rental company Buchbinder Autovermietung .... in Semifinals, 1-3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe Heidenheim Heideköpfe Heidenheim Heideköpfe is a baseball and softball club from Heidenheim an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg. The club was established in 1992 as the baseball arm of Heidenheimer Sportbund , a parent organization that contains several clubs in different sports, and played its first season in 1993 in the... in Semifinals, 2-3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe Heidenheim Heideköpfe Heidenheim Heideköpfe is a baseball and softball club from Heidenheim an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg. The club was established in 1992 as the baseball arm of Heidenheimer Sportbund , a parent organization that contains several clubs in different sports, and played its first season in 1993 in the... in Semifinals, 0-3 |