Great evening for Elie Musoni – Guggenberger Legionnaires Regensburg

The first game against the Mainz Athletics is a clear announcement from the Guggenberger Legionnaires. Regensburg homegrown celebrates Bundesliga premieres in a row in the 18:3 win: hit, RBI, run.

The evening could hardly have gone better for Elie Musoni. The young man from Regensburg, who has been a role model for years and one of the faces of the Guggenberger Legionnaires, celebrated a whole series of Bundesliga premieres in front of his home crowd on Friday evening. First hit (in the end it should be 3), first RBI (by the end of the game he collected 5 RBI), first run (a second should come later. The audience in the Armin-Wolf-Arena celebrated the 19-year-old for his so far biggest night in baseball.

Determined Legionnaires

Basically, the home fans had a lot of reason to be happy, on Friends Day they quickly became friends with the performance of the team. As in previous games, the Guggenberger Legionnaires diligently collected hits and brought runners to the bases. In contrast to the first four victories, Regensburg showed more determination against Mainz, more consistency and took advantage of the opportunity.

Above all Elie Musoni. He slipped into the starting lineup as third baseman for the injured Nino Sacasa, who will be out for about six weeks with a torn ankle ligament. If he had impressed in the previous missions, especially in defense, this time it should also work on the bat. Along with outfielder David Grimes, he formed the power hitter duo on Friday night. For his part, Grimes contributed 5 hits and 3 RBI.

Quick decision

The game tipped in the direction of the home team very early on. After two innings Regensburg was already 11:0 in front. In addition to the enthusiasm of the colleagues, this also had to do with the very stable performance of starting pitcher Christian Pedrol. Throughout his entire assignment, Pedrol gave Mainz relatively little opportunity to get going.

The duel between the two previously unbeaten teams quickly became a very clear one. On top of that, the people of Regensburg got themselves a shorter working day. 18:3 after five innings, the Mercy rule came into play again.

Second game against Mainz

The action continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Armin-Wolf-Arena, against Mainz Athletics again. Martin Helmig’s legionnaires want to prove their positive development again. And Elie Musoni left a trump card open on Friday evening: he is still missing a home run in the Bundesliga.