The champions of the past four seasons in the Austrian Baseball League will meet on Thursday in Vienna, when the METROSTARS (ABL winners 2005, 2006, 2007) take on the MOSQUITO ATHLETICS (2008). Each team has seven victories on its belt so far this year and is currently battling for second place in the standings, trailing the SUPERFUND WANDERERS, which have solidified first place with a 12-2 record.
Three more matchups will follow on Saturday and Sunday, with the METS playing for a second time against the TIGERS. The WANDERERS travel to DORNBIRN, while the VIKINGS take on the DIVING DUCKS. The A’s are going to host one of European Cup Qualifier next week.
| Time | Home | Visitor | Field | |||
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| Dates and Times are subject to change! In case of doubt check with the responsible national federation! | ||||||
| Thursday, June 11 2009 | ||||||
| 13:00 | Vienna Metrostars | MOSQUITO Athletics | Spenadlwiese Pr... |  |
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| Saturday, June 13 2009 | ||||||
| 13:00 | Union Kufstein Vikings | Wiener Neustadt Diving Ducks | Baseballplatz H... | |
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| Sunday, June 14 2009 | ||||||
| 13:00 | Dornbirn Indians | SUPERFUND Wanderers | Dornbirn Forach | |
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| 13:00 | PapaJoe’s Eglo Tigers | Vienna Metrostars | Tigersfield Schwaz | |
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Standings
| # | Team | W | L | R+ | R- | .pct | GB | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPERFUND Wanderers | 23 | 5 | 245 | 100 | .821 | 0 | W4 |
| 2 | MOSQUITO Athletics | 20 | 8 | 213 | 131 | .714 | 3 | L1 |
| 3 | PapaJoe’s Eglo Tigers | 15 | 13 | 225 | 168 | .535 | 8 | L2 |
| 4 | Union Kufstein Vikings | 14 | 14 | 203 | 183 | .500 | 9 | L1 |
| 5 | Schwechat Blue Bats | 14 | 14 | 188 | 236 | .500 | 9 | W1 |
| 6 | Vienna Metrostars | 13 | 15 | 202 | 182 | .464 | 10 | W1 |
| 7 | Wiener Neustadt Diving Ducks | 8 | 20 | 141 | 236 | .285 | 15 | L3 |
| 8 | Dornbirn Indians | 5 | 23 | 188 | 369 | .178 | 18 | L2 |
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[...] The champions of the past four seasons in the Austrian Baseball League will meet on Thursday in Vienna, when the METROSTARS (ABL winners 2005, 2006, 2007) take on the MOSQUITO ATHLETICS (2008). Each team has seven victories on its belt so far thi…