Szentendre Sleepwalkers
The Szentendre Sleepwalkers Baseball Club is a Hungarian baseball team in the city of Szentendre. The team was founded in 1993 by several teenagers and an English teacher from a local high school. The official team colors are navy and white.
The team's home field is located in Izbég, a suburb of Szentendre, and the field is the oldest full-size field in Hungary.[1] The current coaches are Steve Benko, Radácsi András, Joe Bowman, Steve Stec, and Keith Dickinson.
In 2006, the club operated two adult baseball teams, one in the Hungarian First Division, the other in the Hungarian Second Division, and a little league team, as well as a women's softball team.
In 2012, the club fell apart, with the baseball teams leaving for Budapest. The softball team also fell apart, and still does not operate.
The old club manager met with Joe Bowman and his son Benjamin J. Bowman on the baseball field while he was painting the bleachers, and Joe was able to save the Szentendre Sleepwalkers and restart the baseball teams.
In 2019, the club operated two adult baseball teams, one in the Hungarian Second Division, the other in the Hungarian Third Division, an under 12 majors team and an under 15 team. In 2017, the Izbég Field was renovated and in 2019, a running track was built around the field. Renovations are currently ongoing.
The Szentendre Sleepwalkers Baseball Club is known to be the first baseball club in Hungary. Both boys and girls are allowed to play in their teams.
Results[edit]
| Year | National championship |
International |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4th | |
| 1994 | 2nd | |
| 1995 | 3rd | |
| 1996 | 2nd | |
| 1997 | 2nd | |
| 1998 | Champions | Winner of the European Cup qualifying Pool 'B' held in Szentendre |
| 1999 | Champions | 3rd in the European Cup qualifying Pool 'A' held in Pamplona, Spain |
| 2000 | Champions | |
| 2001 | 2nd | Winner of the Interleague [2] |
| 2002 | 2nd | |
| 2003 | 2nd | |
| 2004 | 3rd | |
| 2005 | 2nd | |
| 2006 | Champions | |
| 2007 | Champions | |
| 2008 | 2nd | |
| 2009 | 2nd | |
| 2010 | Champions | |
| 2011 | Champions | |
| 2012 | Champions | |
| 2013 | 2nd |
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Notes and references[edit]
- ↑ "Szentendre-Izbég Baseball Field – Szentendre Sleepwalkers". Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ↑ A common championship of Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary
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