The Dornbirn Sharx have won the Austrian Softball Championship. It is their third title in the past three years and their 12th overall. They defeated the Vienna Mosquitoes 8-0 in the final on Saturday evening in Vienna. Both teams already met on Friday with the Sharx prevailing 6-2 to advance to the title game. The Mosquitoes then went on to down the Vienna Wanderers in the semi-final. The Wanderers had defeated the Witches Linz. Conny Chowjka, who drove in a couple of runs and pitched in the final game, was named Most Valuable Player of the 2013 season in the Austrian Softball League afterwards.
Results Final Four:
Friday, September 6, 2013:
Witches Linz – Vienna Wanderers 5-7
Dornbirn Sharx – Vienna Mosquitoes 6-2
Saturday, September 7, 2013:
Vienna Mosquitoes – Vienna Wanderers 9-2
Dornbirn Sharx – Vienna Mosquitoes 8-0
Final Standings:
1. Dornbirn Sharx
2. Vienna Mosquitoes
3. Vienna Wanderers
4. Witches Linz
5. St. Pölten PeeWees
6. Wiener Neustadt Crazy Chicklets
7. Bucks Bunshees
Photo by Dornbirn Sharx