The Vienna Metrostars are just one win away from their 12th title in the Austrian Baseball League. The record champion stunned regular season winner and defending champion Athletics Attnang-Puchheim on Saturday with two wins in Vienna to get up in front 2-0 in the best-of-five final series. David Dorffner had the walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning of a 5-4 win. In game two the Metrostars scored eight runs in the bottom of the fifth en route to a 15-4 victory. Games three to potentially five will follow next weekend in Attnang-Puchheim.
Results:
Saturday, October 8:
Vienna Metrostars – Athletics Attnang-Puchheim 5-4 (10)
Vienna Metrostars – Athletics Attnang-Puchheim 15-4 (7)
(Metrostars lead Series 2-0)