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{{Independent baseball team
{{Short description|German baseball and softball club}}
{{Infobox baseball team
|name = Heidenheim Heideköpfe
|founded = 1992
|name = Heidenheim Heideköpfe
|city = Heidenheim an der Brenz
|founded = [[1992 in baseball|1992]]
|logo = Heidekoepfe Logo.png
|city = [[Heidenheim an der Brenz]]
|caplogo =
|ballpark = [[New Heideköpfe Ballpark]]
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|current league = Baseball-Bundesliga
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|current division= Bundesliga Süd
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|league = Baseball-Bundesliga
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|colors = burgandy/navy blue/white
|ballpark = [[New Heideköpfe Ballpark]]
|nicknames =
|leaguechamps = 2009
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|retired_numbers =
|owner =
|colors = burgundy / navy blue / white
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|manager = [[Mike Hartley]]
|league_champs = 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
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|gm = Klaus Eckle
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|website = http://www.heidekoepfe.de/}}
|owner =
| general_manager = Klaus Eckle
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Heidenheim Heideköpfe is a baseball and softball club from [[Heidenheim|Heidenheim an der Brenz]], [[Baden-Württemberg]]. The club was founded in 1992 and played its first season in 1993 in the [[Baden-Württemberg District League]]. The first men's team was promoted to the first division of the [[Bundesliga (baseball)|Baseball Bundesliga]] for the 2001 season and has played there in every season since, winning its only championship to date in 2009.
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|manager = Troy Williams
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|website = {{URL|http://www.heidekoepfe.de}}
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'''Heidenheim Heideköpfe''' is a [[Baseball in Germany|German]] baseball and softball club from [[Heidenheim an der Brenz]], [[Baden-Württemberg]]. The club was established in 1992 as the baseball arm of Heidenheimer Sportbund (SB), a parent organization that contains several clubs in different sports, and played its first season in 1993 in the [[Baden-Württemberg District League]]. The first men's team was promoted to the first division of the [[Bundesliga (baseball)|Baseball Bundesliga]] for the 2001 season and has played there in every season since, winning championships in 2009, 2015, 2017 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/heidenheim-heidekoepfe-german-baseball-champion-2015-epic-showdown/|title = Heidenheim Heidekoepfe German Baseball Champion 2015 after epic Showdown « Mister Baseball}}</ref>


The team name means "heathen's head," and refers to Heidenheim's [[Heidenheim_an_der_Brenz#Coat_of_arms|coat of arms]]. The team mascot is Heiko, a life-sized teddy bear.<ref>http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=18</ref>
The team's name means "heathland's head," a reference to Heidenheim's [[Heidenheim an der Brenz#Coat of arms|coat of arms]]. The team mascot is Heiko, a life-sized teddy bear made by the Margarete-Steiff-Company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=18|title = Heideköpfe}}</ref>


The club participated in the [[European Cup (baseball)|European Champion Cup Final Four]] in 2010, losing 4-1 in the semifinals to [[Serie A1 (baseball)|Serie A1]] club [[Telemarket Rimini]].<ref>http://www.mister-baseball.com/fortitudo-bologna-wins-2010-european-champions-cup/</ref>
The club participated in the [[European Cup (baseball)|European Champion Cup Final Four]] in 2010, losing 4-1 in the semifinals to [[Serie A1 (baseball)|Serie A1]] club [[Telemarket Rimini]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/fortitudo-bologna-wins-2010-european-champions-cup/|title = Fortitudo Bologna wins 2010 European Champions Cup « Mister Baseball}}</ref> In 2019 the CEB Cup was won ahead of the Czech club Draci Brno and the French club Montigny Cougars.


==Club Structure==
==Club structure==
The full club consists of 6 teams:
The full club consists of 7 teams:
*1st Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 1st Division
*1st Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 1st Division
*2nd Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 2nd Division
*2nd Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 2nd Division
*3rd Men's Baseball, Bezirksliga
*3rd Men's Baseball, Bezirksliga
*Student
*Student
*Youth
*Youth
*Juniors
*Juniors<ref>http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=26&Itemid=66</ref>
*Softball Fun-(Fan-)Team<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=26&Itemid=66|title = Heideköpfe}}</ref>


Heideköpfe claims [[Voith]] AG, Hartmann AG, Heidenheim [[Volksbank]] eG, and Stadtwerke Heidenheim AG among its corporate sponsors.<ref>http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=18</ref>
Heideköpfe claims [[Voith]] AG, Hartmann AG, Heidenheim Volksbank eG, and Stadtwerke Heidenheim AG among its corporate sponsors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=18|title = Heideköpfe}}</ref>


==Field==
==Field==
Heideköpfe play their home games at [[New Heideköpfe Ballpark]]. Completed in 2002, the field is 98 meters (322 ft) down the lines ad 120 meters (394 ft). It has fixed seating of 500 and a grassy picnic area that can accommodate an additional 2,500 spectators.<ref>http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=16</ref> The team claims an average attendance of 350, with a peak home attendance of 1,500 on August 21, 1994 against the [[Stuttgart Reds]], prior to the construction of the new ballpark.<ref>http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=18</ref>
Heideköpfe play their home games at [[New Heideköpfe Ballpark]]. Completed in 2002, the field is 98 meters (322&nbsp;ft) down the lines and 120 meters (394&nbsp;ft) to center. It has fixed seating of 500 and a grassy picnic area that can accommodate an additional 2,500 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=16|title = Heideköpfe}}</ref> The team claims an average attendance of 350, with a peak home attendance of 1,500 on August 21, 1994 against the [[Stuttgart Reds]], prior to the construction of the new ballpark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=18|title = Heideköpfe}}</ref>


==Season by Season Performance (1st Bundesliga)==
==Season by season performance (1st Bundesliga)==
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|-
|-
! Year !! Rank !! Games !! W !! L !! Win% !! Season Notes
! Year !! Rank !! Games !! W !! L !! Win% !! Season Notes
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|-
|2001 || 5 || 32 || 18 || 14 || .563 ||
|2001 || 5 || 32 || 18 || 14 || .563 ||
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|-
|- bgcolor="#A90A3F"
|2002 || 3 || 28 || 19 || 9 || .679 || Lost to [[Cologne Dodgers]] in Quarterfinals, 1-3
|2002 || 3 || 28 || 19 || 9 || .679 || Lost to [[Cologne Dodgers]] in quarter-finals, 1-3
|-
|- bgcolor="#A90A3F"
|2003 || 3 || 28 || 18 || 10 || .643 || Lost to [[Cologne Dodgers]] in Quarterfinals, 1-3
|2003 || 3 || 28 || 18 || 10 || .643 || Lost to [[Cologne Dodgers]] in quarter-finals, 1-3
|-
|-
|2004 || 5 || 30 || 9 || 21 || .300 ||
|2004 || 5 || 30 || 9 || 21 || .300 ||
|-
|- bgcolor="#A90A3F"
|2005 || 4 || 28 || 17 || 11 || .607 || Lost to [[Paderborn Untouchables]] in Quarterfinals, 1-3
|2005 || 4 || 28 || 17 || 11 || .607 || Lost to [[Paderborn Untouchables]] in quarter-finals, 1-3
|-
|- bgcolor="#A90A3F"
|2006 || 2 || 28 || 20 || 8 || .714 || Lost to [[Solingen Alligators]] in Semifinals, 1-3
|2006 || 2 || 28 || 20 || 8 || .714 || Lost to [[Solingen Alligators]] in semi-finals, 1-3
|-
|- bgcolor="#A90A3F"
|2007 || 3 || 28 || 18 || 10 || .643 || Lost to [[Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg|Regensburg Legionaere]] in Semifinals, 1-3
|2007 || 3 || 28 || 18 || 10 || .643 || Lost to [[Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg|Regensburg Legionaere]] in semi-finals, 1-3
|-
|-
|2008 || 1 || 28 || 23 || 5 || .821 || Lost to [[Mannheim Tornados]] in semi-finals, 0-3<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/bundesliga-results-july-2627/|title=Bundesliga Results July 26/27 « Mister Baseball}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#A90A3F"
|-
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|2008 || 1 || 28 || 23 || 5 || .821 || Lost to [[Mannheim Tornados]] in Semifinals, 0-3
|2009 || 2 || 24 || 18 || 6 || .750 || Defeated the [[Mannheim Tornados]] in finals, 3-2, to win the club's 1st championship<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/tornados-heidekoepfe-battle-german-championship/|title = Tornados, Heidekoepfe battle for German Championship « Mister Baseball}}</ref>
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|-
|-
|- bgcolor="#A90A3F"
|2009 || 2 || 24 || 18 || 6 || .750 || Defeated the [[Mannheim Tornados]] in Finals, 3-2, to win the club's 1st championship<ref>http://www.mister-baseball.com/tornados-heidekoepfe-battle-german-championship/</ref>
|2010 || 1 || 28 || 22 || 6 || .786 || Lost to [[Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg|Regensburg Legionäre]] in finals, 2-3<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/german-finals-buchbinder-legionaere-win-2010-championship/|title = German Finals: Buchbinder Legionaere win 2010 Championship « Mister Baseball}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2011 || 2 || 28 || 17 || 7 || .708 || Lost to [[Bonn Capitals]] in quarter-finals, 2-3
|- bgcolor="#A90A3F"
|-
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|2010 || 1 || 28 || 22 || 6 || .785 || Lost to [[Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg|Regensburg Legionäre]] in Finals, 2-3<ref>http://www.mister-baseball.com/german-finals-buchbinder-legionaere-win-2010-championship/</ref>
|2012 || 2 || 28 || 16 || 8 || .667 || Lost to [[Paderborn Untouchables]] in semi-finals, 1-3
|}<ref>http://www.heidekoepfe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=18</ref><ref>http://www.mister-baseball.com/bundesliga-results-july-2627/</ref><ref>http://www.mister-baseball.com/recaps-mainz-athletics-clinch-playoff-spot-baseballbundesliga/</ref><ref>http://www.mister-baseball.com/2010/08/page/5/</ref>
|-
|2013 || 2 || 28 || 22 || 6 || .786 || Lost to [[Solingen Alligators]] in semi-finals, 1-3
|-
|2014 || 1 || 28 || 25 || 3 || .893 || Lost to [[Solingen Alligators]] in finals, 1-3
|-
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|2015 || 2 || 28 || 22 || 6 || .786 || Defeated the [[Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg|Regensburg Legionäre]] in finals, 3-2, 2nd championship
|-
|2016 || 3 || 28 || 19 || 9 || .679 || Lost to [[Mainz Athletics]] in semi-finals, 2-3
|-
|2017 || 1 || 28 || 22 || 6 || .786 || Defeated the [[Bonn Capitals]] in finals, 3-2, 3rd championship<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mister-baseball.com/german-baseball-finals-heidenheim-heidekoepfe-win-3rd-championship/|title = German Baseball Finals: Heidenheim Heidekoepfe win 3rd Championship « Mister Baseball}}</ref>
|-
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|2018 || 2 || 28 || 23 || 5 || .821 || Lost to [[Bonn Capitals]] in finals, 2-3
|-
|2019 || 6 || 28 || 17 || 11 || .607 || defeated the [[Bonn Capitals]] in finals, 3-1
|-
|2020 || 3 || 14 || 13 || 1 || .929 || defeated the [[Bonn Capitals]] in finals, 3-0
|-
|2021 || 2 || 25 || 3 || 1 || .893 || defeated the [[Bonn Capitals]] in finals, 3-1
|}

==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==External links==
[http://www.legionaere.de// Official Site]
* [https://www.heidekoepfe.de// Official Site]


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Latest revision as of 23:11, 18 April 2024

Heidenheim Heideköpfe
Information
LeagueBaseball-Bundesliga (Bundesliga Süd)
LocationHeidenheim an der Brenz
BallparkNew Heideköpfe Ballpark
Founded1992
League championships2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
Colorsburgundy / navy blue / white
ManagerTroy Williams
General ManagerKlaus Eckle
Websitewww.heidekoepfe.de

Heidenheim Heideköpfe is a German baseball and softball club from Heidenheim an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg. The club was established in 1992 as the baseball arm of Heidenheimer Sportbund (SB), a parent organization that contains several clubs in different sports, and played its first season in 1993 in the Baden-Württemberg District League. The first men's team was promoted to the first division of the Baseball Bundesliga for the 2001 season and has played there in every season since, winning championships in 2009, 2015, 2017 and 2019.[1]

The team's name means "heathland's head," a reference to Heidenheim's coat of arms. The team mascot is Heiko, a life-sized teddy bear made by the Margarete-Steiff-Company.[2]

The club participated in the European Champion Cup Final Four in 2010, losing 4-1 in the semifinals to Serie A1 club Telemarket Rimini.[3] In 2019 the CEB Cup was won ahead of the Czech club Draci Brno and the French club Montigny Cougars.

Club structure

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The full club consists of 7 teams:

  • 1st Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 1st Division
  • 2nd Men's Baseball, Bundesliga's 2nd Division
  • 3rd Men's Baseball, Bezirksliga
  • Student
  • Youth
  • Juniors
  • Softball Fun-(Fan-)Team[4]

Heideköpfe claims Voith AG, Hartmann AG, Heidenheim Volksbank eG, and Stadtwerke Heidenheim AG among its corporate sponsors.[5]

Field

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Heideköpfe play their home games at New Heideköpfe Ballpark. Completed in 2002, the field is 98 meters (322 ft) down the lines and 120 meters (394 ft) to center. It has fixed seating of 500 and a grassy picnic area that can accommodate an additional 2,500 spectators.[6] The team claims an average attendance of 350, with a peak home attendance of 1,500 on August 21, 1994 against the Stuttgart Reds, prior to the construction of the new ballpark.[7]

Season by season performance (1st Bundesliga)

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Year Rank Games W L Win% Season Notes
2001 5 32 18 14 .563
2002 3 28 19 9 .679 Lost to Cologne Dodgers in quarter-finals, 1-3
2003 3 28 18 10 .643 Lost to Cologne Dodgers in quarter-finals, 1-3
2004 5 30 9 21 .300
2005 4 28 17 11 .607 Lost to Paderborn Untouchables in quarter-finals, 1-3
2006 2 28 20 8 .714 Lost to Solingen Alligators in semi-finals, 1-3
2007 3 28 18 10 .643 Lost to Regensburg Legionaere in semi-finals, 1-3
2008 1 28 23 5 .821 Lost to Mannheim Tornados in semi-finals, 0-3[8]
2009 2 24 18 6 .750 Defeated the Mannheim Tornados in finals, 3-2, to win the club's 1st championship[9]
2010 1 28 22 6 .786 Lost to Regensburg Legionäre in finals, 2-3[10]
2011 2 28 17 7 .708 Lost to Bonn Capitals in quarter-finals, 2-3
2012 2 28 16 8 .667 Lost to Paderborn Untouchables in semi-finals, 1-3
2013 2 28 22 6 .786 Lost to Solingen Alligators in semi-finals, 1-3
2014 1 28 25 3 .893 Lost to Solingen Alligators in finals, 1-3
2015 2 28 22 6 .786 Defeated the Regensburg Legionäre in finals, 3-2, 2nd championship
2016 3 28 19 9 .679 Lost to Mainz Athletics in semi-finals, 2-3
2017 1 28 22 6 .786 Defeated the Bonn Capitals in finals, 3-2, 3rd championship[11]
2018 2 28 23 5 .821 Lost to Bonn Capitals in finals, 2-3
2019 6 28 17 11 .607 defeated the Bonn Capitals in finals, 3-1
2020 3 14 13 1 .929 defeated the Bonn Capitals in finals, 3-0
2021 2 25 3 1 .893 defeated the Bonn Capitals in finals, 3-1

References

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  1. ^ "Heidenheim Heidekoepfe German Baseball Champion 2015 after epic Showdown « Mister Baseball".
  2. ^ "Heideköpfe".
  3. ^ "Fortitudo Bologna wins 2010 European Champions Cup « Mister Baseball".
  4. ^ "Heideköpfe".
  5. ^ "Heideköpfe".
  6. ^ "Heideköpfe".
  7. ^ "Heideköpfe".
  8. ^ "Bundesliga Results July 26/27 « Mister Baseball".
  9. ^ "Tornados, Heidekoepfe battle for German Championship « Mister Baseball".
  10. ^ "German Finals: Buchbinder Legionaere win 2010 Championship « Mister Baseball".
  11. ^ "German Baseball Finals: Heidenheim Heidekoepfe win 3rd Championship « Mister Baseball".
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