After last week’s first two games of the Austrian Finals the SUPERFUND WANDERERS are one win away from their second championship in team history. In the series opener Heinrich Amadei, Emilio Podreka, Owen Reid, Clemens Cichocki and Christian Tomsich went deep to lead VIENNA to an easy 12-4 victory against the SCHWAZ TIGERS.
The second game was much closer, but the WANDERERS still prevailed 5-4 despite the TIGERS having runners in scoring position in each of the last two frames. Nick Zambrotta for SCHWAZ and Nick DeForest for VIENNA exchanged homeruns.
The TIGERS now hope to repeat history in coming back from a 0-2 deficit on the road. In 1998, when they last won the Austrian championship, SCHWAZ also traveled to Vienna being down two games, but they came back to win the remaining three games against the VIENNA BULLDOGS. Paul Astl (Tigers) and Johannes Pernkopf (Wanderers) are expected on the mound for game three.
Schedule:
Saturday, October 10:
14:00 SUPERFUND Wanderers – Schwaz Tigers
16:30 SUPERFUND Wanderers – Schwaz Tigers*
Sunday, October 11:
12:00 SUPERFUND Wanderers – Schwaz Tigers*
*if necessary
Results:
Saturday, October 3:
Schwaz Tigers – SUPERFUND Wanderers 4-12
Schwaz Tigers – SUPERFUND Wanderers 4-5 (Wanderers lead Series 2-0)
Also on Saturday, the consolation series between the MOSQUITO ATHLETICS and the UNION KUFSTEIN VIKINGS will resume. Dave Burns and Arian Quirantes will return to the lineup of the A’s, which can secure third place with a win in game two of the series. Walter Strasser (Athletics) and Werner Harrasser (Vikings) are the probable starting pitchers.
Schedule:
Saturday, October 10:
13:00 Mosquito Athletics Attnang-Puchheim – Union Kufstein Vikings
15:30 Mosquito Athletics Attnang-Puchheim – Union Kufstein Vikings*
*if necessary
Results:
Saturday, October 3:
Union Kufstein Vikings – Mosquito Athletics Attnang-Puchheim 0-3
