After eight years of dominance the Pee Wees St. Poelten dethroned the Dornbirn Sharx as Austrian Softball Champions. The Pee Wees beat the Sharx 3-1 in the championship game on Saturday evening in Vienna. A two-run double by Carola Krejci put St. Poelten in front 2-0 in the opening frame. They added a third run in the fifth and stopped a Dornbirn rally after one run in the seventh to seal the win. The Pee Wees already had won the semi-final game against the Sharx by a score of 11-4 on Friday. But Dornbirn reached the finals anyway due to a 6-3 victory over the Vienna Wanderers in the game for third place. It is the first national title in club history for St. Poelten.
Results Final Four in Vienna:
Friday, September 3:
19:00 Vienna Wanderers – Vienna Mosquitoes 7-2
21:00 Dornbirn Sharx – St. Poelten Pee Wees 4-11 (Pee Wees reach title game)
Saturday, September 4:
16:00 Dornbirn Sharx – Vienna Wanderers 6-3 (Dornbirn reaches title game, Wanderers finish in third)
20:00 Final: St. Poelten Pee Wees – Dornbirn Sharx 3-1
Final Standings Final Four:
- St. Poelten Pee Wees
- Dornbirn Sharx
- Vienna Wanderers
- Vienna Mosquitoes
Regular Season Standings Austrian Softball League:
- Dornbirn Sharx 14-0
- Pee Wees St. Poelten 13-3
- Vienna Wanderers 12-5
- Vienna Mosquitoes 6-13
- Witches Linz 5-13
- Rag Dolls Stockerau 1-17