Vice-cup winner – Mohawks win silver medal

Historic Final game of baseball players from Nagold is the grand finale of the baseball season and 70 mitgereiste fans celebrating a brave fighting team and the runner-up trophy victory 2016.

 

The surprise team Nagold Mohawks stood at the "Day of German Unity" in the cup final of Baden-Württemberg Base- und Softballverbands (BWBSV) the highly favored Bundesliga team Stuttgart Reds against. The venue of the pitch Bretten Kangaroos was nominated by the Association, through a major remodeling measure the new space thus presented to a large audience.
In full strength the run as the home team Nagold Mohawks were able to starting pitcher George Plankenhorn defuse the first offensive momentum of the Bundesliga and start to drop a point from this game. In return, reached the leadoff batter (first batsman Offence) Frieder Häfele for a Walk and two other strategic played down while the third base, but had to stop after a strikeout for the third out empty-handed the inning without Run.
In the second round the defensive Nagolder was safe and sent three consecutive hitters back to the bench. The same but the home side's defense also Stuttgarter. However, in the third inning because of many good punches the Bundesliga the first runs. Nagold turn had offensive to defy difficulties the higher pitching level and landed only hits, which could process the Stuttgarter safe.
A points-less fourth inning on both sides, however, showed, that the underdogs from Nagold should be no cannon fodder. The sometimes, at the well 300 Viewers from the entire baseball Federal State of Baden Württemberg, unexpectedly positive run game brought the Nagoldern much sympathy and encouragement from the stands. The vociferous home fans did the rest to create a great atmosphere.
The favorites settled them undeterred and scored points in the fifth round by a 2-run homerun of the former national team member Markus Winkler and in the seventh inning with another 2 Runs. The Mohawks but fought bravely and were in the seventh inning after a Basehit Marius Nöther and a hard blow from Luke Burrer the umjubelnden connection point for 1:9 runs rewarded.
The pitch end since the sixth inning Marc Meusel made in the course of his defense team, no additional points to more, However, the offensive to an advance on the second base managed nothing valorizable.
With 1:9 Runs the Association division of Nagold must admit defeat to Bundesliga side from Stuttgart. But the joy of the historical collection in the cup final, the considerable and great play of the team and the many fans who could be mobilized made from this defeat felt a victory.

 

Photo: Iris Drobny