The Bonn Capitals are one win away from their first German Baseball-Bundesliga championship in team history. They defeated the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 7-4 on Saturday afternoon to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series.

After taking a 1-0 lead in the first, Bonn scored four runs in the third to decide the outcome early. Heidenheim was able to cut the deficit to 4-5 midway through the seventh, but insurance runs by the Capitals in the seventh and eighth sealed the win for player-coach Bradley Roper-Hubbert.

Maurice Wilhelm was the key to the game, pitching 6 1/3 solid innings, while driving in three runs at the plate. Eric Brenk contributed three hits and three runs including a solo home run. Sascha Lutz and Jay Pecci collected two RBI each for Heidenheim.

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