In a nail biter and extra innings, Deurne Spartans clinched a walk-off victory over the Austrian champions Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt. Thanks to this victory, Deurne doesn’t relegate, and Belgium will have two spots in the European Cup in 2025. In a game with free baseball, Deurne Spartans needed to go deep to save Belgium’s…
Today, after two tough losses in the previous days, Deurne Spartans was the one to deal a blow to its opponent. In seven innings the Belgian champion brushed aside the Vienna Metrostars. Vienna Metrostars 3 – 13 Deurne Spartans After a scoreless first inning, the Vienna Metrostars took a 2-0 lead. With two outs and…
Now that the regular season is over in Austria, it is time to see where the sole Dutch player in the league ended in the stats. Rick van Dijck, starting pitcher for the 2021 Austrian champions Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt, is among the top pitchers in the league. Throughout the season, Rick van Dijck pitched…
Despite taking a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning, the Deurne Spartans suffered a close 9-7 loss, handed by the other first place team, Dornbirn Indians. As mentioned in the prologue, the Deurne Spartans took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning. With one out and runners in scoring position, Elio Fundora Basnueva grounded out…
On day two of the 2023 Confederation Cup, the Hoboken Pioneers didn’t have any problems with their opponent. The Belgian champions needed only seven innings to brush the VIenna Wanderers aside. Hoboken Pioneers 13 – 2 Vienna WanderersIn a very lopsided game, Wanderers starting pitcher Lukas Inmann gave up nine runs, of which six (!)…
In a crazy game, the Brasschaat Braves clinched a spot in the championship game. For a long time, the Braves were trailing, but after Rick van Dijck was pulled, the pitching of the Austrians collapsed, partially thanks to the negative role of the home plate umpire. This gentleman thought he was more important than the…
The second game of today was played between the Spanish runner up of 2021 and the Austrian champion. In fact, one can write “Spanish,” as hardly any player on the squad is from Spain. Anyhow, for five innings, Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt could keep pace rather well, but in the sixth inning, the Astros scored…
Another overview of played games in Europe’s major baseball countries. Austria As usual, we take off in Austria where some extra games were played on Ascension Day. The Traiskirchen Grasshoppers pushed over the Schwechat Bats in the first game of a three-game series 12-1 in seven innings. The other two games also lasted seven frames…
Time for another overview of the results of the European Leagues that have started already. Austria A surprising result this weekend as the Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt beat the leaders in the Baseball Bundesliga East standings, Dornbirn Indians twice. In game one, the Ducks won with the smallest possible margin: 1-0. In game two, Dutchie…
With the Dutch hoofdklasse starting this weekend, there are now five major countries where the competition has started: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain. Here is an overview of this week’s games in the various leagues. Austria Two clear victories for the Schwechat Blue Bats, that is debuting in the Austrian Baseball Bundesliga….
