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Impressions from Austria

Marc Stein — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:36:35 +0000

The ESSL tournament in Lichtenberg (Austria) was a close decision between the Bad News Bombers (USA) at the Los Coyotes from Austria. See the pictures and get your own impression from a great tournament:

Final Rankings1. Bad News Bombers2. Los Coyotes3. Guzzlers Europe4. Dream Team5. PGS6. Los Titanes7. Bulldogs8. Toros

Posted by Softball Slow Pitch Europe on Montag, 24. August 2015

Close decision in ESSL Austria tournament

Marc Stein — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:22:47 +0000

Bad News Bombers had to play another final game to win their fourth tournament in a row. The Los Coyotes who beat the Guzzlers in the semi-final game 9:4 forced the Bombers to another tournament championship game after winning the first game 25:15. The second game was a close decision. After four innings the Bombers had a 13:9 lead but the Coyotes answered with 8 runs in the 5th & 6th inning and holding the Bombers by 5 runs. In the last inning the score was 18:17 for the Bombers with 3 outs away to win the tournament. With great defense the Bombers managed to get the three outs and won the ESSL Austria tournament.

Boxscore
Game 1: Bombers vs. Los Coyotes 15:25
Game 2: Bombers vs. Los Coyotes 18:17

The race for the third place in the ESSL
With the second place in the ESSL Austria tournament the Los Coyotes passed the Dream Team in the league by taking the third position again. But it ‘s still a close race between those two teams to win the bronze medal in the ESSL league. Both teams are only two points apart from each other.

PGS handled it to get out of the slump by finishing the tournament at the 5th place in front of the Los Titanes. Because the Bulldogs only reached the 7th place we will see another close race. But in that case for the 5th place in the ESSL league. Both teams are also only two points away from each other. Unfortunately, the Toros were not able to benefit from the success in Switzerland. At the end the ranked 8th but they also have a chance for the 5th place with only 3 points behind.

ESSL Austria Tournament
1. Bad News Bombers
2. Los Coyotes
3. Guzzlers
4. Dream Team
5. PGS
6. Los TItanes
7. Bulldogs
8. Toros

NEXT TOURNAMENT – ESSL FINALS & SUPERCUP
Date: 18th/19th of September
Place: Linz, Austria

ESSL in the Austrian newspapers

Marc Stein — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 10:41:33 +0000

The Austrian newspapers are writing about the next ESSL tournament in Linz, Austria. The interest in Slowpitch is growing and the host of the next tournament, the Highlanders, expect a lot of people watching the games. Here is one of the articles:

Another online article: http://www.meinbezirk.at/urfahr-umgebung/sport/linzer-fordern-us-militaerteam-im-softball-d1444036.html

Games, BBQ and Live Music

Marc Stein — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:14:10 +0000

The next tournament in Linz, Austria offers a lot of entertainment. Besides having challenging games on the field the teams will have fun with an egg throw contest and for those who are hungry there will be a traditional suckling pig on the grill fire. But that’s not it. On Friday and Saturday there are 70 live acts on 12 stages in the city center and it’s free for everyerbody.

Date: 22nd/23rd of August
Field Address: Altlichtenbergerstr. 8, 4040 Altlichtenberg, Austria
Link: Google Maps
GPS: 48.362254, 14.273303
Camping at the field

Schedule for Austria out now

Marc Stein — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:36:17 +0000

This time the tournament already starts on Friday (21st of August) with the game Los Coyotes and Los Titanes at 6 p.m in Linz. All other games will be at the field in Lichtenberg. The 8 team double elimination (DE) round starts at around 4 p.m. with the game Bad News Bombers vs. Los Titanes. The seeding of the DE is based on the tournament result from Switzerland. On Sunday the tournament starts at 7.00 a.m. in the morning with the second game of the loser bracket. The championship game is expected to be around 2 p.m.

Camping is available at the field.

Date: 22nd/23rd of August

Field Address:
Altlichtenbergerstr. 8, 4040 Altlichtenberg
Austria
GPS: 48.362254, 14.273303
Link: Google Maps

Tournament schedule for Lichtenberg, Austria: