Untouchables Paderborner Baseball Club e.V., commonly referred to as Untouchables Paderborn, is a
German
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baseball
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team in the
Baseball-Bundesliga located in the city of
Paderborn
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in
North Rhine-Westphalia
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. 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
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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
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stadiums in
Germany
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, 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. In 1997, Ahorn-Ballpark, the club's home ballpark, is built.
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.
Roster
Season by season performance (1st Bundesliga)
European Champions Cup record
References
External links
Official Site
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1990 establishments in Germany
Baseball teams established in 1990
Baseball teams in Germany
Paderborn