Baseball thriller ends with a happy ending for the Mohawks Nagold
The game last Saturday at the Baseball neighbors Sindelfingen proved to be a game between two teams coequal.
The Nagolder had the better start. At a Basehit by Felix Metzger and then walk by his brother Tobias Metzger was rookie Hannes Grossmann, which provided with a wide slap in the outfield for the first points.
Another strong fifth passage gave an interim 4:7-Leadership. Then get both the Mohawks as well as the hosts from Sindelfingen in small steps, the other runs. At the beginning of the ninth and last regular passage the Nagolder were with 6:9 Runs in leadership. Through a momentous defensive error of the Mohawks scored in the hosts twice more before the saving third from at first base finished the game.
The ultimate scarce 8:9-Victory is thus the fifth victory in the tenth game and placed the masters of the Mohawks in the safe mid-table.
Nagold Mohawks sniff Bundesliga air
After only three days of rest, the Mohawks in the quarterfinals of BWBSV Cup in Stuttgart were guests. The newly crowned semifinalist at the German Championship Baseball wanted to show any weakness and drove at Thomas De Wolf, Nick Renault, Gavin Ng or Ruben Kratky seasoned league baseball players on.
Against this concentrated impact- and pitching strength they had not grown. The Nagolder pitcher Felix Metzger, Gregor Lenhard and Alper Ciftci did their job perfectly and could collectively three key people of Stuttgart with a strikeout refer back to the bench. With seven field errors a few defensive moves were played not clean at the end of.
Attacking one was dependent on the freewheels on the first base, because of the throwing speed of the Bundesliga launcher could oppose little. The few balls were beaten confidently defended by the Stuttgart.
After two hours, was the result of significant 24:0 fixed. "It was a valuable experience and a good game for us, try out some things. The findings will serve us for the rest of the season of use ", said coach Marius Nöther after the game.
Continue the same on Sunday with the league game against the Herrenberg Wanderers. With a win, one could continue to provide air and stay away from the relegation zone. Beginning of the game is 15 Clock in Herrenberg.
