The National Teams of Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic warmed up for the upcoming European Baseball Championship (12-19 September) with a WBSC-sanctioned 'Baseball Weekend', which played from 3 to 5 September at Ducksfield in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Ducksfield, the home of the Diving Ducks, is a modern facility that includes a baseball field and a softball field that fulfil international standards, workout facilities such as batting tunnels, a bullpen area, weight room, a modern clubhouse, locker rooms and meeting rooms.
Germany cruised through the weekend undefeated:
- Austria-Germany 5-8
- Austria-Czech Republic 5-9
- Germany-Czech Republic 6-3
- Germany-Austria 5-4
The games are available to watch on demand at Baseballsoftball.tv.
The games were umpired by a four-man crew: Georg Veit, Marco Einwaller (both Austria), Tomas Spilauer (Czech Republic) and Jens Misera (Germany).