The Athletics Attnang-Puchheim win this year’s edition of Finkstonball. A nail biter final in front of a great crows at Athletics ballpark against the Austrian national team ended with a final score of 5:6 after seven innings. The Finkstonball All Stars won the softball tournament, beating the M-Stars in the final.
The last round robin game just finished and the Athletics beat Budapest 7:1 and will play the frogs tomorrow at 11:50 against their sister-team, the Sissach Frogs.
Next up will be the first semi final of Finkstonball XX: Team Austria vs. International Stars
Last year’s Finkstonball Championship already had to take a loss this afternoon, but they came back strong against the home team. Lukas Büscher started for the A’s, but had to give up a run in the first. The Athletics could tie the game in the second, but the Whippets answered right back.
Joshua Wyant pitched a gread game for Darmstad and didn’t let the home town boys find back into the game. The final score after six innings was 5:2.
Also the softball tournament saw another game between the Reds and the Austrian Junior National Team. Team Austria struggled once again to keep up the pace. In the second inning they came closer, but a grad slam homerun by Lisa Mauldan, one of three dingers in that game, opend up the game for the Hungarian team and brought in their first win of the tournament. Final score: 21:3
“The Finkstonball All Stars win their game against the Austrian Junior Softball National Team 16-1. Mara Benckendorff hits a homerun in the blow-out win.
Next game at the softball field will feature the two undefeated teams:
The Sissach Frogs win their first game at Finkstonball XX! BK Vindij had troubles following up with the strong Swiss offense. I the end the Croatian Team could finally score two runs, but too late to come close. Final Score after 6 innings was 8:2.