This week we will see an Australian Duel in the Austrian Baseball League (sorry). On Sunday, the VIKINGS with Todd Fairbrother will face the INDIANS with Luke Suters and Luke Krahe. UNION…
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Underdogs surprise in Austrian Baseball League
It was a weekend full of surprises in the Austrian Baseball League. Only the MOSQUITO ATHLETICS ATTNANG-PUCHHEIM impressed from the field of 2007 playoff participants. They defeated the DORNBIRN INDIANS on the…
Athletics and Tigers open their schedule in ABL
The MOSQUTIO ATHLETICS ATTNANG-PUCHHEIM and the SCHWAZ TIGERS open their schedule this week with games against the INDIANS and the METROTSTARS. Both had a bye on the first game day, as the…
Teams of Vienna with perfect start into Austrian Baseball League season
The two clubs of Vienna, the METROSTARS and the SUPERFUND WANDERERS swept their doubleheaders against the LINZ BANDITS and the DORNBIRN INDIANS. The UNION KUFTSTEIN VIKINGS also won both of their games…
Preview Austrian Baseball League Part Two
Check part one of our preview for more informations. Some notes on the eight clubs: Vienna Metrostars: They won the Austrian title for a third time in three years, after finishing the…
Preview Austrian Baseball League Part One
The Austrian Baseball League (ABL) kicks off their schedule this weekend with three doubleheaders. The VIENNA METROSTARS are the reigning champion winning for the third consecutive year. They beat the UNION KUFSTEIN…
Mike Schulz new head coach of Athletics
The ATTNANG-PUCHHEIM MOSQUITO ATHLETICS of the Austrian Baseball League have signed a new head coach. The American Mike Schulz takes over for the upcoming season. He is 57 years old and was…
Luke Suters joins Dornbirn Indians
by Indians.at The Dornbirn Indians Baseball organisation is pleased to announce the signing of Australian Luke SUTERS. Luke originates from the Sydney area and will turn 22 on Saturday. He was recommended…
Jose Castillo Oreja joins Tigers
The Schwaz Tigers of the Austrian Baseball League have signed the 30-year-old Jose CASTILLO OREJA for the upcoming season. He is from Venezuela and began his career as a catcher in the…
Stock City Cubs with new head coach
The Austrian Baseball League club Stock City Cubs introduced their new head coach. The 25-year-old Jim MALEC American and former all-state pitcher from Florida joined the team on March 1st. According to…
Australian Todd Fairbrother to coach Kufstein Vikings
The Kufstein Vikings introduced a new head coach. The Australian Todd FAIRBROTHER is going to replace Roland EIDHERR. The 36-year-old is a former pitcher and first baseman, who played in Australia and…
Arian Quirantes stays in Attnang-Puchheim
One of the best power hitter in the Austrian Baseball League extended his contract. Arian QUIRANTES (29 years old) will stay another year with the Mosquito Athletics Attnang-Puchheim. The Cuban third baseman…
Luke Krahe coaches Dornbirn Indians in 2008
The Australian Luke KRAHE will coach the Dornbirn Indians in the upcoming season. He played for the team in 2005 and 2006. The former pitcher and infielder already coached last summer in…
Analysing Numbers: Austrian Baseball
We began our series in the Alps and we will close it out with a league from there. In our last edition of analysing numbers, we are going to Austria. The Vienna…
Austrian Baseball Clinic 2007 a Great Success!
by Krista Wall The International Sports Group and the Austrian Baseball Federation held their second annual Austrian Coaches/Player Clinic from December 6th-9th and was greeted with enthusiasm from all. With close to…
New Pitcher for Stockerau Cubs
Matthias KOPPENSTEINER, a left-handed pitcher, will join the Stockerau Cubs for the 2008 season. He appeared in nine games (eight starts) for the Baseball-Bundesliga team Schremser Beers (second division in Austria) in…
Austrian Baseball League set with two new teams
The Schwaz Tigers and the Linz Bandits will start next year in the Austrian Baseball League (ABL). Both had already played on the highest level in Austria in recent years. The Tigers…
Linz Bandits are Austrian Champions in Coed-Slowpitch Softball
by Marc SteinĀ With a 21-0 victory in the final game, the Bandits won their third Austrian title (1999, 2005, 2007) outscoring their opponents 89-4 during the whole tournament. As the champions…
Austrian Softball: Final Standings
Austrian Softball League Regular Season: Sharx 24-0 Pee Wees 19-5 Superfund Wanderers 16-8 Rag Dolls 8-16 Mosquitoes 7-17 Witches Linz 6-18 Union Kufstein Valkyries 4-20 Playoffs: Semi-Finals (best-of-three): Sharx -Rag Dolls 2-0…
Austrian Baseball: Final Standings
Austrian Baseball League Regular Season Superfund Wanderers 20-4 Vienna Metrostars 19-5 Mosquito Athletics Attnang-Puchheim 15-9 Union Kufstein Vikings 12-12 Dornbirn Indians 10-14 Stock City Cubs 6-18 Santo Ravens Tulln 2-22 Playoffs: Semi-Finals…
Stockerau Cubs win Austrian Baseball Stahl Cup
In a misty final game the Cubs overcame a huge come back by the Schwechat Blue Bats in the bottom of the 6th inning to win the Championship game 11-9. Winning pitcher…
Austrian Baseball Stahl Cup Finals
The Austrian Stahl Baseball Cup Finals will be played on Wednesday at 19:30 on the Spenadlwiese in Vienna. The event is sponsored by the Austrian Company Auto Stahl.The Stockerau Cubs (Austrian 1st…
Austrian Baseball Finals: Metrostars win title for third straight year
The Vienna Metrostars are the old and new Austrian baseball champions, after defeating Union Kufstein Vikings in four games. They won the title for the third year in a row. Game 3:…
Austrian Baseball Finals: Split in first two games
The Austrian Baseball finals are tied after the first two games. The Union Kufstein Vikings won the first part of the doubleheader 8-7. The second one was some what dramatic as well….
Austrian Baseball Finals Preview
The Austrian Baseball final series starts on Saturday. The participants are Union Kufstein Vikings and Vienna Metrostars. Both teams dominated Austrian baseball over the last years. Union Kufstein will play their fifth…