The Tuebingen Hawks shut out the Zurich Challengers in the final to prevail at the 16th edition of the annual Zurich Spring Tournament. An 8-0 victory gave the Hawks the tournament win. Tuebingen will return to the German Baseball-Bundesliga for the 2013 season. Besides the Hawks and the Challengers, a Dominican All-Star selection and the Zurich Barracudas also participated in the preseason warm-up.
| Date | Matchup | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, March 23 | 11:00 | Barracudas – Challengers | 1-3 | |
| 13:15 | Dominican All Stars – Hawks | 2-5 | ||
| 15:30 | Hawks – Barracudas | 8-2 | ||
| 17:45 | Challengers – Dominican All Stars | 7-0 | ||
| Sunday, March 24 |
10:00 | Barracudas – Dominican All Stars | 8-2 | |
| 12:15 | Final: Challengers – Hawks | 0-8 |
Final Standings
| Team | W-L | PCT. | RS | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hawks | 3-0 | 1.000 | 21 | 4 |
| 2. | Challengers | 2-1 | .667 | 10 | 9 |
| 3. | Dominican All Stars | 1-2 | .333 | 10 | 14 |
| 4. | Barracudas | 0-3 | .000 | 5 | 19 |