Lennard Stöcklin

Lennard Stöcklin

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 212 lb.

• Born June 1, 1993 in Lüneberg, Lower Saxony Germany

Biographical Information

Lennard Stöcklin has played in the Bundesliga and for the German national team, like his brother Jan-Niclas Stöcklin.

He debuted in the Bundesliga-1 in 2010 with the Mainz Athletics, going 0 for 5 as a backup infielder the year he turned 17. In '11, he was 3 for 15 with 3 walks, 5 runs and 3 RBI as a backup 3B/2B for Mainz. In the 2011 European Junior Championship, he batted .269/.310/.500 with 3 triples, 5 runs and 6 RBI, fielding .926; he led the event in three-baggers.

Stöcklin was a part-timer by 2012 at third base and produced at a .234/.333/.255 clip, handling 19 chances error-free. He was the starter in 2013, hitting .206/.308/.255 and fielding .873.

He made big strides in '14, when he batted .358/.376/.491 and fielded .963 while his brother was the staff ace. He finished 10th in the southern Bundesliga-1 in average (between Josh Petersen and Christoph Ziegler) and 8th with 38 hits. In 2015, he was at .268/.383/.412 at the plate with 20 RBI in 28 games and .869 in the field. He was 7th in assists (68) but tied for 5th in errors.

Lennard batted .295/.358/.324 and fielded .911 in 2016. In the playoffs, he hit .308/.339/.365 as Mainz won the title. In the 2017 European Champions Cup, he batted .263/.300/.316 for Mainz and handled 17 chances error-free. In the 7th/8th place game, he saved Tim Stahlmann's win over German rival Regensburg Legionäre with 3 1/3 innings and one unearned run only. He had given up four runs in his prior 1 1/3 IP in the event.

He played one game for Germany in the 2018 Haarlem Baseball Week but did not bat. In the 2018 Bundesliga, he slumped to .188/.264/.219 but began pitching regularly and did well (2-1, Sv, 1.93). He was 3rd in ERA (after Michael Click and Mike Bolsenbroek) and WHIP (1.10, trailing the same duo).

In '19, he hit .229/.325/.257 and was at 3-1, 4.06 on the hill. The next year, he was 2-0 with a 5.30 ERA and batted .243/.275/.297. During 2021, he fell to 3-5, 7.21 but his offense rebounded (.408/.516/.592). He was 7th in IP (58 2/3, between Lukas Steinlein and Marcel Giraud) but allowed a league-high 90 hits and tied for 2nd in losses. Among players with 50+ plate appearances, he was 9th in average (between Danilo Weber and Gary Owens) and 7th in OBP.

Stöcklin was then on the German squad for the 2021 European Championship. While his hitting had been much better than his pitching in '21, he was 0 for 3 on offense (backing up Eric Brenk at third) while he got a win on the hill. Relieving Steinlein with one out in the 2nd against Ukraine, the bases loaded and a 2-0 deficit, he allowed a sacrifice fly to Vladyslav Kosenko. Kostiantyn Chukhas singled to make it 4-0 then Dmytro Limarenko lined out. He allowed one run in the 3rd then pitched shutout ball in the 4th before Yannick Wildenhain took over with a 8-5 lead in place.