Bonn Capitals

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The Bonn Capitals (full name: "1. Baseballclub Bonn Capitals e.V.") are a Baseball in Germany and softball club from Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, founded on November 8, 1989. Its first men's team has been competing in the Baseball Bundesliga since 1994 and currently plays in its northern division, the Bundesliga Nord, after initially playing in the southern division until 1996. The women's softball team was promoted to the northern division of the Softball Bundesliga in 2018.[1][2][3]

The Capitals have won the northern division championship seven times and advanced to the finals of the Bundesliga play-offs six times, winning once (in 2018).[2][4][5] They were runners-up in the European Cup (baseball) in 2021, the third German team ever to do so and the first in over a decade.[6][7]

Club structure

The club consists of 16 teams total[8], including:

  • 1st Men's Baseball Team, 1. Bundesliga (1st Division)[2]
  • 2nd Men's Baseball Team, 2. Bundesliga (2nd Division)[9]
  • 1st Women's Softball Team, Bundesliga[3]
  • 2nd Women's Softball Team, Landesliga (State League)[10]

as well as baseball teams playing in the North Rhine-Westphalia (State League)[11] and Bezirksliga (District League)[12] and a number of junior teams.

Women's Softball Teams

The first women's softball team was established in 1992 and played its first season the following year. In 1994, it was disbanded following an accident and would not be reestablished until 2005. In 2018, the reformed team ascended to the Softball Bundesliga. A second team is playing in the Landesliga (State League).[13] Bonn reached the play-off final for the German softball championship once so far (2021), but lost to the Wesseling Vermins, but in the same year the team won the Deutschlandpokal Softball.[14]

Ballpark

The Bonn Capital's ballpark is located in the Rheinaue park in the district of Hochkreuz in northern Bad Godesberg. The facilities consist of two baseball fields and one softball field for professional play as well as a smaller baseball field for students.[8][15] The fields are arranged in a clover formation.[15]

The Rheinaue Stadium hosted the European Baseball Championship in 2001[15] and 2019, co-hosting with Solingen on the latter occasion.[16] The 2009 European Junior Baseball Championship also took place here.[17]

It is set to host the 2022 European Cup (baseball) from June 7 to 11, wherein the Bonn Capitals will compete in Group B.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Über uns". Bonn Capitals (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bonn Capitals › 1. Baseball-Bundesliga" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bonn Capitals". Softball-Deutschland.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  4. ↑ "All-Time-Club-Rangliste 1. Bundesliga › 1. Baseball-Bundesliga" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. ↑ Bonn, General-Anzeiger (2018-10-15). "German National Baseball League: Bonn Capitals win championship". General-Anzeiger Bonn (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  6. ↑ "European Baseball Champions Cup 2021". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  7. ↑ Bonn, General-Anzeiger (2021-07-18). "Europäischer Baseball: Bonn Capitals erreichen beim Champions Cup den zweiten Platz". General-Anzeiger Bonn (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Ballpark". Bonn Capitals (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  9. ↑ "Teams 2. Baseball Bundesliga". Deutscher Baseball und Softball Verband e.V. (DBV). Retrieved 2021-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "Softball Landesliga". Bonn Capitals (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  11. ↑ "NRW-Liga". Bonn Capitals (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  12. ↑ "Bezirksliga". Bonn Capitals (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  13. ↑ "Softball". Bonn Capitals (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  14. ↑ Deutscher Baseball und Softball Verband eV (October 3, 2021). "Bonn Capitals gewinnen Deutschlandpokal Softball 2021". baseball-softball.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Sportstätten". Bundesstadt Bonn (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  16. ↑ "Baseball-EM in Bonn und Solingen findet 2019 statt / Teil der Qualifikation für Olympia in Tokio 2020". Deutscher Baseball und Softball Verband e.V. (DBV). 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2021-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ "Junioren-Baseball-EM 2009 in Deutschland". Deutscher Baseball und Softball Verband e.V. (DBV). 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ↑ "Baseball Europe announces the 2022 calendar". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  19. ↑ "Champions Cup 2022". Bonn Capitals (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-04-10.

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