The Dornbirn Indians were only able to win the second game against the Athletics.
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The Dornbirn Indians drew against the ASAK Athletics.
Dornbirn. Dornbirn caught host Attnang on the wrong foot last weekend and took a 6-0 lead in the first inning with numerous hits. Only after the 8:0 lead of the guests could the ASAK Athletics prevail and score the first two runs against starter Ryan Rupp. But like his counterpart Omar Duenas, Rupp struggled with the external conditions and did not show the usual consistency. The hosts’ first points seemed to be the timely wake-up call. The Athletics fought their way up to 8:8, but the Ländle Indians regained the lead with 11:8 thanks to a “2 run home run” by Marcel Theiner, among other things.
Max Luger had meanwhile taken over as pitcher for the Indians, but he also had some problems after a good start and the Athletics equalized again. While the Indians were unable to score any runs against Athletics Reliefer Flo Wilhelm in the seventh game, everything went as desired. In the end it was clear 22:11 for the ASAK Athletics.
The second game confirmed all suspicions of a pitcher duel. Jimmy Jensen (ASAK Athletics) and Andriu Marin (Indians) plowed through the opposing offense with “Strike Out”. Both teams neutralized each other until the sixth inning. Although the hosts kept putting runners on the bases, the Dornbirn defense held back at the decisive moment and so the second game became a clear thing for the Indians. They finally secured a split with a 7:0 win. (cth)
