Paderborn Untouchables
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The Paderborn Untouchables (full name Untouchables Paderborn Baseball Club e.V.), is a German
baseball
team in the Baseball-Bundesliga
located in the city of Paderborn
in Nordrhein-Westfalen
. The club was established in 1990.
The Untouchables' club colors are black, green, and yellow, and the nickname is U's. The Untouchables won every Baseball-Bundesliga championship between 1999 and 2005. The Untouchables have also won the junior Baseball-Bundesliga in 2003, the youth Baseball-Bundesliga in 2002 and 2004, the men's Cup (DBV-Pokal) in 1998 and 1999, and the European Cup in 2003. The Untouchables compete in the 1st Bundesliga North division of the Baseball-Bundesliga. The team finished in second place in the Bundesliga Nord in 2010, ultimately losing in the semifinals to ultimate champion Regensburg Legionare. The Untouchables play at the Ahorn-Ballpark, one of the biggest baseball
stadiums in Germany
, with a capacity of about 1,200 spectators.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team in 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...
located in the city of Paderborn
Paderborn
Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried.-History:...
in Nordrhein-Westfalen
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 established in 1990.
The Untouchables' club colors are black, green, and yellow, and the nickname is U's. The Untouchables won every Baseball-Bundesliga championship between 1999 and 2005. The Untouchables have also won the junior Baseball-Bundesliga in 2003, the youth Baseball-Bundesliga in 2002 and 2004, the men's Cup (DBV-Pokal) in 1998 and 1999, and the European Cup in 2003. The Untouchables compete in the 1st Bundesliga North division of the Baseball-Bundesliga. The team finished in second place in the Bundesliga Nord in 2010, ultimately losing in the semifinals to ultimate champion Regensburg Legionare. The Untouchables play at the Ahorn-Ballpark, one of the biggest baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
stadiums in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, with a capacity of about 1,200 spectators.
Season by Season Performance (1st Bundesliga)
Year | Rank | Games | W | L | Win% | Season Notes |
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2007 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 7 | .607 | Lost in Quarterfinals 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... , 1-3 |
2008 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 3 | .892 | Lost in Quarterfinals to Mannheim Tornados Mannheim Tornados The Mannheim Tornados are a baseball and softball club from Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. Founded in 1975, it is the oldest continuing baseball club in Germany. The first men's team plays in the first division of the Baseball Bundesliga and has won 11 championships, the most of any club to reach... , 2-3 |
2009 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | Lost to Mannheim Tornados in Quarterfinals, 1-3 |
2010 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | Lost to Regensburg Legionaere 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 |
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