The Guggenberger Legionnaires lost game 2 against Heidenheim by a narrow margin of 2:3. The focus of the day, however, is the last appearance by Michael Weigl, who made baseball history in Regensburg.
Split at Clasico weekend: After a 3-2 win for the Legionnaires on Friday night, the heather heads came out on top with the same result in Game 2 on Saturday. The top games were duels at eye level, there will be nothing better to see in baseball in Germany.
As on the previous day, the men on the mound played the leading role on both sides on Saturday. Kaleb Bowman, best Bundesliga pitcher last season, in a direct duel against Heidenheim’s new signing Jared Mortensen. The Canadian only had to allow the hosts three hits in his complete game. All in all, he ensured the narrow victory in the second game.
Legionnaires have the big goal in mind
“Bittersweet” characterized Legionnaires head coach Tomas Bison in particular on Saturday. Both sides had offered excellent pitching, but Bison continued: “I think we could have done a bit more hitting”. All in all, after this weekend, the people of Regensburg finally knew that they were absolutely competitive, also with a view to the big goal, the championship title.
This is also shown by a look at the Bundesliga South table. The Guggenberger Legionnaires are still in first place ahead of Heidenheim. The defending champions, like Stuttgart and Disciples from Munich-Haar, have already lost four games.
Bundesliga history: Mic Weigl stops
The most emotional part of the weekend had less to do with victory and defeat than with a piece of German baseball history. Mic Weigl played for the last time as an active player on Saturday. Weigl played in the Bundesliga for more than two decades – he still delivered this year, for example with a home run in Stuttgart. The farewell in the Armin-Wolf-Arena was correspondingly moving. Weigl’s career was honored with standing ovations, also from the Heidenheim fans.
A worthy farewell for a great player and a special member of the #LegionaereFamily, says Legionnaires board member Rene Thalemann. Mic Weigl himself had decided in the last few days, not least for personal reasons, that he didn’t want to wait until the end of the season but to end it now. “There’s nothing like the feeling of playing in the Armin Wolf Arena,” says Weigl in his interview at the end of his career. “I’d rather not be anywhere for the last game.”
