Therwil Flyers win Swiss Baseball Championship
The Therwil Flyers won the Swiss National League (National Liga A, NLA), sweeping the best-of-three final series against the Zurich Barracudas. It's their 50th Swiss title across all categories.
Results
Flyers-Barracudas 6-4
Flyers-Barracudas 12-5
Flyers-Barracudas 18-10
Right-hander Rafael Eigenmann pitched six innings for the win in the opening game. Takanobu Oschima took care of the final three innings.
Eigenmann caught the second game and went 2-for-5 with four RBIs. Player-manager Gijsbertha Perez pitched six innings for the win. Shuihei Iwasaki took care of the final nine outs.
The Flyers combined 21 hits to win a slugfest rubber match. Sven Leeman went 4-for-4 with a home run, and Adrian Kaufmann had four RBIs.
Photo credit: Sacha Grossenbachher