The second half of the 2. Baseball Bundesliga South is not running for the Mohawks Nagold with the desired success. From the past 8 Playing a win could only be brought. However, were the Tübingen Hawks and the Heidenheim Heideköpfe 2 (je 2 Niederlagen) the league leader of the party. But also against the table neighbors Karlsruhe Cougars (2 Niederlagen) and the Göppingen Greensox (1 defeat and 1 Win) one was not as hoped successfully.
With 4 Victories and 16 Losses Standing at the bottom of the table - and penultimate Göppingen is currently still with 7 Victories at a distance from the Nagoldern.
The duel last Saturday, the 28. Therefore, in July was of great importance for both teams and because of the victory division especially for the Mohawks not the hoped-for outcome.
In Spiel 1 it was the home side, the successful from the start. Starting pitcher Alexander Kwiring had to find in the first inning difficulties the zone and had a hit with only equal 4 won runs. However Kwiring was henceforth better in the game and was up to the fifth passage no further runs more.
Attacking the Mohawks had but contribute little countable. Although good contacts and baserunner were regularly seen, own inability but also a bit of luck the Göppingen defense prevented the major Runs.
If the score 8:0 Runs at the beginning of the seventh inning, but the spell was broken. Through a true offensive fireworks of Nagolder with 6 Hits und 8 Runs was balanced the game again. But Göppingen succeeded in return mail the answer and put more 5 Runs nach. Also the change of Alexander Kwiring on Marc Meusel on the pitcher position could not prevent this Runs.
The Mohawks came in the next two innings, only one connection runs and so had the game with 13:9 Runs are submitted.
Spiel 2 should be considered under another star. From the start, managed the Mohawks of the guide point. And starting pitcher Marc Meusel had the offensive of Göppingen Greensox immediately under control. If succeeded Göppingen to get the ball into play, was the defensive Nagolder at the height and made secure from.
By further 8 Runs the Nagolder in the second round, the decision was early fallen. Göppingen tried Pitcherwechseln to slow the offensive of the Mohawks, which also slowed the run-yield - but not prevented. More runs in the fifth and sixth passage and only 2 Counter runs through the Greensox inning in three and six presented to the end of the sixth inning the final score of 2:12 Runs in favor of the Mohawks ago.
With 21 Hits in the two games they were aggressively active than the opponent at the end, but this could not be implemented in two wins. The two starting pitchers showed a very good idea. Small individual mistakes or carelessness in key situations were just in game 1 play a decisive.
The rest of the program at the last two days will not be easy. The Neuenburg Atomics comes this weekend last year's champion of 2. Bundesliga - currently in fourth place -after Nagold. And end of the season on 12. August, the Mohawks have to Stuttgart at the current Second. The Mohawks will do everything to the best season to complete and look forward to and off the pitch on each support.
