Bombers win ESSL Supercup 2015

22. September 2015

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With a 16:6 win over the Los Coyotes in the final game the Bombers crowned themselves as the first ESSL Supercup champion in Linz, Austria.

The Bombers won every game and they showed that they were the team to beat. But not every game was a clear decision. The semi-final game against the Los Coyotes (Austria) was a tough one. Until the bottom of the 5th inning the Los Coyotes were ahead 11:8. The Bombers took their last chance and scored some more runs. Finally, Dave Donnely hit the winning RBI and Ray Ford scored the run to win the game 12:11 for the Bombers. After the Los Coyotes won against the Guzzlers Europe (7:5) both teams faced each other in the finals again. After two innings it was another close race (8:6) between those two teams. Realizing the previous game in the semi-finals the Bombers “shifted into a higher gear” and scored several runs to end the game 16:6 in the fifth inning.

Boxscore Final Game
Bombers vs. Los Coyotes 16:6

The Guzzlers had some ups and downs at this tournament but at the key games they were not able to get into a good hitting rhythm. Unfortunately, the two close loses in the double elimination against the Los Coyotes (7:9 & 5:7) kicked them out of the race for the Supercup title 2015.

The Dream Team from Slovenia had a very good tournament and played their role as an underdog very well. But, the game (7:13) against the Guzzlers in the DE stopped them from reaching a big surprise. This very young team has great potential and everybody has to watch out for the next season. A good example of their talent is that two players, Patric Puntar and Gaspar Narobe, are eligible to sign a Minor League baseball contract with a MLB club for the 2016/17 season.

For all teams the Chocolate City Eagles from the Nertherlands, representing Aruba, were a big unknown factor. The team that received a wild card spot had some troubles at the beginning because the players needed some time to adapt their game to this level of play. But as soon as they had their first double elimination game they seemd to be ready. With the win against the Los Titanes (6:5) they were in the race to reach the 5th place and more in their first international tournament. However, after losing against the Guzzler (6:20) and the game for the 5th ranking spot against PGS (5:16) they finished on the 6th place. For this new team it was a tournament with a learning curve, especially, when you play 7 games in two days.

PGS (Austria) were able to step up at this tournament by achieving the 5th place. They had a chance to climb up the ranking but this opportunity was stopped by the Dream Team (10:14). The Toros (Switzerland) and the Titanes (Austria) didn’t have their best players on the field. Thus, the were not able to show their full strength. At the end the Toros ranked 7th and the Titanes 8th.

Not only teams win titles but also players. For this tournament Stan Cruz from the Guzzlers won the batting title (AVG .778) and Drew Chesser from the Bombers the pitching title.

ESSL Supercup Stats

The ESSL Jobworx Supercup is history. We saw great games, emotions and teams that had a lot fun. We were also honored by the visit of the mayor of Linz, Klaus Luger, who threw the first pitch before the final game started. Now the tournament is over and history is in the books with the first Supercup title for the Bad News Bombers.