“More than just games – a journey that changed us.”
There are seasons in which wins are counted. And there are seasons in which you grow – as a team, as a person, as a community.
2025 was the latter.
A journey full of emotion, hard work, laughter, doubt, and small miracles between the bases.
When we began our preseason together in the spring, there was this feeling:
We wanted to build something. Not just a team, but trust.
Every practice was more than technique and progress – it was connection.
Connection with ourselves, with others, with the game that unites us.
Over the course of the season, we learned that success isn’t only found on the scoreboard.
It shows itself in the moments when someone smiles after a strikeout and keeps going.
When someone who once hesitated to raise their voice suddenly calls the out that ends the inning.
When the bench erupts in cheers as if it were the final of the German Championship.
We won games no one expected us to win, and we lost games that hurt.
But there was strength in both. Because every game brought us closer together.
Whether in Düsseldorf, Neunkirchen, or under the summer heat in Aachen – we didn’t just play softball.
We lived softball together.
A true highlight of the season was our “Pink Against Racism” event.
Pink jerseys, smiling faces, a field full of energy.
A day that showed that softball is more than a sport – it’s a language of peace, respect, and unity.
That was bigger than a game.
But even beyond the big moments, there were countless small stories.
Players celebrating their first hits. Pitchers showing nerves of steel.
Moments when we carried one another – on days when life felt heavier than the ball itself.
And again and again, that quiet feeling: We’ve got this. Together.
What remains is more than a record.
It’s the awareness that every person matters.
That growth takes time.
That joy is contagious.
And that a team grows when it shows up for one another.
When you look out onto the field at the end of the season, after the final game, the sun slowly setting behind the backstop, and you hear the voices, the laughter, the fatigue – you know:
This was real.
This was our year.
Thank you to everyone who made this season possible:
Players, coaches, parents, friends, and supporters.
You turned this season into more than just a series of games.
You made it a story full of heart.
