The Bennigsen Beavers are a
German
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baseball
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and
softball
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team in the
Springe
Springe () is a town in the Hanover (district), district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Deister hills, southwest of Hanover.
Town structure
* Springe (core settlement, seat of the mayor), population 13,184
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r Ortsteil Bennigsen, southwest of
Hannover
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. The club has at points in the past participated in the first division of the
Baseball Bundesliga The first men's team currently plays in the Verbandsliga, the 4th tier of
baseball in Germany.
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History
The Bennigsen Beavers were established in 1993 as a department of FC Bennigsen, and became an independent sporting team on January 1, 2004. The club fielded 7 teams for the 2005 season, including three men's teams, a women's team, a junior team, a youth team and a student team. As of mid-2005, the Beavers claimed a total of 97 Members.
The first men's team was promoted to the first division of the Bundesliga for the 2003 season, with the women's team ascending to the first division of the women's bundesliga. In 2000 the Junior team finished 4th place in the German championships.
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Baseball teams in Germany
Softball teams in Germany
Baseball teams established in 1993
1993 establishments in Germany
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