Germany National Team · Catcher · Abitur 2024

JANA
SISTIG

Germany National Team catcher, committed to the University of Detroit Mercy (NCAA Division I) for 2027. Elite bat, a 1.83 pop time and game-changing speed, proven across 138 Bundesliga-level games since age 16.

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Position

Catcher

Bats / Throws

R / R

Height

5'7" (1.70 m)

Weight

154 lb (70 kg)

Pop Time (home–2B)

1.83 s

Overhand Velo

63 mph

Born / Class

2006 · Abitur 2024

Status

Spring 2027 · Detroit Mercy

Current Teams

Wesseling Vermins (DE) · Tex Town Tigers (NL) · Germany NT

NCAA Eligibility

ID 2606956894 · Registration in progress

01 The Scouting Snapshot

Why Jana

An elite bat

A .500 / .575 / .806 slash line in 2026 and a .427 career average across 138 league games, consistent, not a one-season spike.

Game-changing speed

15 stolen bases in 24 games in 2026 and 63 for her career, exceptional speed for a catcher.

A cannon behind the plate

A 1.83 pop time to second and 63 mph overhand, 18 runners thrown out against just 13 steals allowed (138%) in 2026, backpicks included, with a .971 fielding percentage and two passed balls.

Disciplined & battle-tested

More career walks (48) than strikeouts (45), a double season in two countries since 17, and Germany caps since 2019.

Postseason & Finals

2026 postseason: German Cup champions

Jana's game film comes from finals, a State Cup grand slam, a championship-winning run, and German Cup-final winning runs. The 2026 season ended with the German Cup title, including Jana's walk-off home run against Paderborn in the Final Four. Across play-offs and cup she started all 14 games, with 2 home runs and 15 RBI. In the 2025 play-offs she hit .545 with 7 RBI in three games.

1Walk-off home run · Cup Final Four 2026

2Home runs · play-offs & cup 2026

15RBI · 14 games · 2026

2025 play-offs · 3 games.545AVG7RBI1.583OPS

02 Film Room

Watch Her Play

Start with the highlight reel, then full-game footage and clips by category.

Skills Reel

Power Hitter & Catcher

Recorded June 2026

Hitting, throwing and blocking, all in one short reel.

Hitting
Throwing
Blocking

Full Games & Clips

Every clip is marked with its year. Clips from 2024 and 2025 show an earlier stage of her development; her current level is the 2026 season, see Stats.

Schedule · Live streams

Where to watch Jana next

Every game is streamed - watch live from anywhere. Times in CEST and US Eastern.

Date	Matchup	Time (CEST)	Stream
Mon Aug 17	vs. Eagles Praha (CZE) + Saronno (ITA) European Cup Winners Cup · Caronno (ITA)	9:30 + 14:30 3:30 + 8:30 AM ET	baseballeurope.tv PASS
Tue Aug 18	vs. Crazy Chicklets (AUT) European Cup Winners Cup · Bollate (ITA)	9:30 3:30 AM ET	baseballeurope.tv PASS
Wed Aug 19	vs. Beveren Lions (BEL) + Zürich Barracudas (SUI) European Cup Winners Cup	9:30 + 17:30 3:30 + 11:30 AM ET	baseballeurope.tv PASS
Thu Aug 20	vs. Sparks Haarlem (NED) + Caronno (ITA) European Cup Winners Cup	12:30 + 20:00 6:30 AM + 2 PM ET	baseballeurope.tv PASS
Fri Aug 21	vs. Viladecans (ESP) European Cup Winners Cup	12:30 6:30 AM ET	baseballeurope.tv PASS
Sat Aug 22	Finals / placement games European Cup Winners Cup	by seeding	baseballeurope.tv PASS
Sat Sep 5	Bundesliga play-off semifinal at Stuttgart (best of 5) Games 1 + 2 in Stuttgart · games 3-5 in Wesseling, dates to follow · the hosts do not always stream	13:00 + 15:30 7 + 9:30 AM ET	Stuttgart Reds TV
Sat Oct 3 + Sun Oct 4	German Cup Final Four in Cologne (title defense)	3.10. + 4.10.	BSV NRW

PASS = event pass on baseballeurope.tv (paid) · FREE = free YouTube stream (home games). On demand: all 8 of Jana's U22 Euros games are available as full replays: Euros archive → · Box scores: click an opponent for the official box score with Jana’s live stats.

03 Officially Verified Performance

The Numbers

German competition, recorded and published by the German Baseball & Softball Federation (DBV). Top-league seasons shown; full record at the source links below.

Offensive, Softball-Bundesliga Nord · Regular season

Club · Wesseling Vermins

Season	G	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	SO	SB
2026	24	.500	.575	.806	1.381	36	9	2	3	36	37	8	5	15
2025	28	.506	.546	.682	1.228	43	6	3	1	26	32	9	5	16
2024	19	.327	.419	.462	.881	17	1	3	0	11	17	7	7	3
2023	16	.353	.467	.441	.908	12	1	1	0	9	14	9	7	6
Career (all comps)	138	.427	.491	.628	1.119	162	31	12	7	131	142	48	45	63

Career line aggregates all German competitions (Bundesliga, play-offs, German Cup, junior nationals, regional) since 2023. Jana's DBV profile →

Play-offs and German Cup

Club · Wesseling Vermins

Competition	G	AVG	OPS	HR	RBI
2026 · Play-offs	7	.333	.802	0	7
2026 · German Cup	7	.333	1.095	2	8
2025 · Play-offs	3	.545	1.583	0	7
2025 · German Cup	6	.429	.971	0	5
2024 · Play-offs	4	.444	1.000	0	4

Defensive, Catcher

Club · Wesseling Vermins

Season	G	INN	PO	A	E	FLD%	CS	SB allowed	CS%	PB
2026	24	127.2	108	28	4	.971	18	13	138%	2
2025	28	153.2	106	28	9	.937	6	18	33%	1
Career (all comps)	129	686.0	409	95	31	.942	39	89	44%	16

CS% = runners thrown out (the DBV also counts backpicks at the bases) relative to steals allowed, so the rate can exceed 100%.

International · Germany National Team

National team

Event	G	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB
U22 Euros 2026 · Ostrava	8	.522	.542	.783	1.325	12	2	2	6	1
U22 Euros 2024	6	.143	.200	.143	.343	2	0	0	0	0

Official WBSC Europe tournament statistics (national team), separate from the DBV league stats above. Jana's WBSC profile →

Catcher Metrics

From official game data

138%

Caught Stealing (2026)

.971

Fielding % (2026)

Runners Caught (2026)

Passed Balls (2026)

On-field testing

Pop time & overhand velo measured June 2026 · more to follow

1.83

Pop Time (sec)

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Exit Velo (mph)

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Home-to-First (sec)

Overhand Velo (mph)

Verified Official Statistics

Every German statistic on this page can be independently confirmed through the German Baseball & Softball Federation.

↗ DBV Player Profile ↗ Wesseling Vermins Team ↗ Bundesliga Nord

Note for coaches: the DBV records German competition only. Jana's Dutch Bundesliga statistics with the Tex Town Tigers are tracked separately, Dutch-league numbers and source link to be added here.

04 The Player

About Jana

I have played softball since I was six, starting with the Wesseling Vermins. Since 2019 I have represented Germany, U16, then U18, U22 (2024) and the Women's National Team (2025).

At 17 I joined the Tex Town Tigers in the top Dutch league. For over two years I have played a double season, competing in both the German and Dutch Bundesliga every weekend.

In 2024 I earned my Abitur at a sports school in Bonn, having moved into a sports boarding school at 17 to combine elite athletics with academics.

Softball is my life, and from 2027 I will bring that work ethic to NCAA Division I softball at the University of Detroit Mercy.

05 Track Record

Honors & Milestones

2027

CollegeCommitted to the University of Detroit MercyNCAA Division I · Detroit Mercy Titans softball

2026

ClubGerman Cup winnerWalk-off home run in the Final Four · qualified for the European Cup Winners Cup 2027

2026

National teamU22 European Championship, Ostrava7th of 19 · started all 8 games · hit .522

2026

ClubEuropean Cup Winners Cup, Italy5th of 9 with Wesseling Vermins · started all 8 games at C and 2B

2025

ClubGerman Cup winnerNRW state teamNRW State Cup winner · best batter of the tournament

2025

National teamWomen's European ChampionshipSenior Germany National Team debut season

2024

ClubGerman ChampionBundesliga All-Star Game · NRW state teamNRW State Cup winner

2024

National teamU22 European Championship · SchoolAbitur (sports school with boarding, Bonn)

2023

ClubGerman Champion and German Cup winnerThe double with the Wesseling Vermins

2023

National teamU18 European Championship

'19

National teamGermany National Team since 2019U16 → U18 → U22 → Women's

★

2× German Champion · 3× German Cup · Champions League Bronze · 2× NRW State Cup Gold

The Wesseling Vermins with medals and trophy after winning the German Cup 2026 — German Cup winners 2026: the Wesseling Vermins after the final in Cologne. Photo: Thomas Schönenborn

06 Independent Evaluation

Coach References

An independent evaluation from the highest level of German softball.

One of the most dependable and driven athletes I have had the opportunity to coach. I wholeheartedly and without reservation recommend Jana.

Udo Dehmel

Head Coach · Germany National Teams

Full signed letter of recommendation (PDF) accompanies every application · further references, Wesseling Vermins & Tex Town Tigers head coaches, available to college programs on request.

JANA
SISTIG