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Paderborn Untouchables

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|name = Untouchables Paderborn

|founded = 1990

|city = Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia

|ballpark = Ahorn-Ballpark

|logo = Untouchables Logo.jpg

|cap_logo =

|league = Baseball-Bundesliga

|division = Bundesliga Nord

|colors = Green, gold and black
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|league_champs = 6 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)

|division_champs = 8 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012)

|manager = Matt Kemp

|website = {{URL|http://www.untouchables.eu}}

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Untouchables Paderborner Baseball Club e.V., commonly referred to as Untouchables Paderborn, is a German baseball team in the Baseball-Bundesliga located in the city of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was established in 1990.

The Untouchables' club colors are green, gold and black, and the nickname is U's. The Untouchables won every Baseball-Bundesliga championship between 1999 and 2005, except for the 2000 season. 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 and play at the Ahorn-Ballpark, one of the biggest baseball stadiums in Germany, with a capacity of about 1,200 spectators.

History

Untouchables Paderborn were founded on 4 August 1990 and were admitted in the Baseball and Softball Association of North Rhine-Westphalia on 16 December 1990. In 1994, the club participated for the first time in the 2. Baseball-Bundesliga after winning local competitions. In 1995, the Untouchables win the 2. Baseball-Bundesliga and are promoted to the Baseball-Bundesliga, making their debut in Germany's top baseball competition in 1996.{{cite web|title=Yearbook 1996|url=https://www.magglance.com/Magazine/7baf19d080c3c2bc8fcf1a88a7d86e30/white|publisher=Untouchables Paderborn|access-date=16 January 2024|language=de}} In 1997, Ahorn-Ballpark, the club's home ballpark, is built.{{cite web|title=Historie|url=https://www.untouchables.eu/club/historie/|website=untouchables.eu|access-date=16 January 2024|language=de}}

In 1999, the club won its first German championship. From 2001 to 2005, Untouchables won the Bundesliga five times in a row. All the championships under manager Martin Helmig. The team finished in second place in the Bundesliga Nord in 2010, ultimately losing in the semifinals to the ultimate champion Regensburg Legionare.

Ballpark

The Untouchables play their home games in the Ahorn-Ballpark, with a capacity of 1,200 spectators. The Ahorn-Ballpark was inaugurated on 1 May 1997 with a game of the Untouchables against the Cologne Dodgers, that was attended by approximately 800 spectators.{{cite web|title=Ahorn-Ballpark|url=https://www.untouchables.eu/club/training/ahorn-ballpark/|website=untouchables.eu|access-date=16 January 2024|language=de}}

Roster

{{baseball tournament roster

| TeamName = Untouchables Paderborn

| TournamentName =

| BC1 = #0D5928

| BC2 = #FFCC00

| FC1 = #FFCC00

| FC2 = #0D5928

| ActiveAlt = Players

| CoachesAlt = Coaches

| Pitchers =

{{player| 8|GER|Robin Buchwald}}

{{player|47|GER|Steffen Dembowski}}

{{player|35|GER|Nicolas Göbert}}

{{player|23|GER|Mark Harrison}}

{{player| 1|GER|Florian Herwig}}

{{player|44|GER|Luca Kloppenburg}}

{{player|11|GER|Florian Seidel}}

{{player|12|GER|Benjamin Thaqi}}

{{player|28|GER|Jan-Luca Vogt}}

| Catchers =

{{player| 6|GER|Maurice Bendrien}}

{{player|30|GER|Henry Hüttner}}

| Infielders =

{{player|13|GER|Finn Bergmann}}

{{player|31|RSA|Chris Beyers}}

{{player| 5|GER|Daniel Hinz}}

{{player|24|GER|Ladislaus Landwehr}}

{{player|37|GER|Nadir Ljatifi}}

{{player|27|GER|Linus Nixdorf}}

{{player|39|GER|Bjarne Reinhardt}}

{{player| 3|GER|Darrion Richards}}

| Outfielders =

{{player|26|GER|Tobias Maul}}

{{player|34|GER|Lasse Nixdorf}}

{{player| 2|GER|Luca Rammelmann}}

| Manager =

{{player|15|USA|Matt Kemp}}

| Coaches =

{{player| 9|GER|Octavio Medina}} {{small|(coach)}}

[https://www.untouchables.eu/teams/1-mannschaft/ Roster] updated on 15 January 2024

}}

Season by season performance (1st Bundesliga)

class="wikitable"
YearRankGamesWLWin%Season Notes
2007228177.607Lost in Quarterfinals to Heidenheim Heideköpfe, 1-3{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/german-baseball-final-standings/|title=German Baseball: Final Standings « Mister Baseball}}
2008228253.892Lost in Quarterfinals to Mannheim Tornados, 2-3{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/semifinals-bundesliga-set/|title=Semi-Finals in Bundesliga set « Mister Baseball}}
2009224186.750Lost to Mannheim Tornados in Quarterfinals, 1-3{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/results-german-playoffsplaydowns-july-1112/|title = Results German Playoffs/Playdowns July 11&12 « Mister Baseball}}
2010228208.714Lost to Regensburg Legionaere in Semifinals, 1-3{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/german-semis-heidekoepfe-buchbinder-legionaere-advance-finals/|title=German Semis: Heidekoepfe, Buchbinder Legionaere advance into Finals « Mister Baseball}}
{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/baseball-germany-game-report-11/|title=Baseball Germany Game Report 11 « Mister Baseball}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/bundesliga-results-july-2627/|title=Bundesliga Results July 26/27 « Mister Baseball}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/recaps-mainz-athletics-clinch-playoff-spot-baseballbundesliga/|title=Recaps: Mainz Athletics clinch last Playoff Spot in Baseball-Bundesliga « Mister Baseball}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/2010/08/page/5/|title = August « 2010 « Mister Baseball}}

European Champions Cup record

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!scope="col" style="background-color:#0D5928; color:#FFCC00;" | Year

!scope="col" style="background-color:#0D5928; color:#FFCC00;" | Venue

!scope="col" style="background-color:#0D5928; color:#FFCC00;" | Finish

!scope="col" style="background-color:#0D5928; color:#FFCC00;" | Wins

!scope="col" style="background-color:#0D5928; color:#FFCC00;" | Losses

!scope="col" style="background-color:#0D5928; color:#FFCC00;" | Win%

!scope="col" style="background-color:#0D5928; color:#FFCC00;" | Manager

2023align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Bussum7th23{{winpct|2|3}}align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Kemp
style="background-color:#FFCC00; color:#0D5928;"

| colspan="3" | Total

23{{winpct|2|3}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.untouchables.eu/ Official Site]

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