Wanderers and Paderborn advance to baseball and softball finals

In the Austrian Softball Bundesliga, the top-seeded Vienna Wanderers and the Wiener Neustadt Crazy Chicklets have advanced to the finals after winning their respective best-of-three semifinal series 2-0. The Wanderers secured a dramatic 12-11 walk-off victory against the Dornbirn Indians in their first game, followed by a dominant 20-0 win in the second. The Crazy Chicklets defeated the Vienna Metrostars in both games to secure their spot. The championship series is scheduled for September 18 and 19.

In the German Baseball League (DBL), the Untouchables Paderborn are one victory away from the 2026 championship finals after a 4-3 walk-off win against the Bonn Capitals in game three of their best-of-five series. Shotaro Usui secured the win with an RBI single in the ninth inning following a three-run rally. Meanwhile, the second semifinal matchup between the Hamburg Stealers and the Guggenberger Legionäre Regensburg was postponed due to rain.