Happy ending for the stingrays
2. Baseball Bundesliga Northwest – July 31, 2021 – Wuppertal Stingrays vs Neunkirchen Nightmares
The Nightmares from Neunkirchen had both victories against the Bonn Capitals last week.
The respect for the meeting was correspondingly great.
The young people from Wuppertal started a little nervous and had to accept 3 counterpoints in the first inning.
Starting Pitcher Nils Oberbossel but found his way around better and better in the course of the game and was subsequently harmed.
Sascha Brockmeyer came in the 4th round with a base hit and was equalized 3: 3 by Let Ortmann hereingeschlagen.
In the 5th inning Skukies, Heydt and Hammouda reach the bases and have been by Max Ortmann knocked in for a calming 7: 4 lead.
Wuppertal’s experienced relief pitcher Zuber didn’t burn anything and the Stingrays won after 2:07 hours 7: 4.
Photos: Sven Tacke
In game 2, both coaches relied on their hardest-working pitchers.
Dominik Becker from Neunkirchen got off to a better start and the Nightmares were able to easily break away with 5: 3. Reached in the 6th round with 2 outs Skukies the first base. Then kindled Heydt, Oberbossel and Max Ortmann the strike offensive, which is supported by a wide double of Sascha Brockmeyer to the meanwhile score of 7: 5 was crowned.
In the 7th round, the Neunkirchen team equalized and it went into the extra inning.
After this Oberbossel reached first base by hit, the boy became fearless Cedric Teichler Substituted as a runnner. He made it to 2nd base with a passed ball and became the acclaimed winning run Max Ortmann struck.
That was a thriller with a happy ending for the young Stingrays.
Next Sunday, 08.08.21, the next home game against the Senators from Düsseldorf will take place before the two away game days in Paderborn and Bonn. It is quite possible that Wuppertal will reach the playoffs after their current 2nd place in the table.
Next game:
Herren – Stingrays vs Senators
