The Austrian Baseball Federation (ABF) announced their roster for the European Championship Playoff against Lithuania. 24 players were selected for the best-of-three series from June 29 to July 1 in Wiener Neustadt. The winner of the series will qualify for the 2019 European Championship in Bonn and Solingen, Germany.
Austria’s roster for European Championship Playoff:
- Alzinger Richard (Vienna Homerunners)
- Cichocki Clemens (Hard Bulls)
- Dorffner David (Vienna Homerunners)
- Eckel Phillip (Traiskirchen Grasshoppers)
- Frick Joachim (BSC Dornbirn Indians)
- Hackl Moritz (Stockerauer Cubs)
- Hackl Samuel (Vienna Homerunners)
- Hirnschal Fabian (Vienna Wanderers)
- Hoscher Christoph (Vienna Wanderers)
- Letouze Thierry (Vienna Homerunners)
- Loeffler Dominik (Vienna Homerunners)
- Obed Ferdinand (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
- Rupp Ryan (Athletics Attnang-Puchheim)
- Salzmann Benjamin (Vienna Homerunners)
- Scheicher Matthias(Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
- Scheicher Moritz (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
- Schermer Tobias (BSC Kufstein Vikings)
- Seidl Alex (Stockerauer Cubs)
- Seiser Claus (Vienna Homerunners)
- Talir Dominik (Stockerauer Cubs)
- Tomsich Christian (Vienna Wanderers)
- Vanas Christoph (Vienna Wanderers)
- Wenger-Oehn Maximilian (Vienna Wanderers)
- Winder Marcel (Hard Bulls)
Substitutes
- Paul Astl (Schwaz Tigers)
- Marcel Jäger (BSC Dornbirn Indians)
- Didier Letouze (Vienna Homerunners)
- Tobias Kiefer (Traiskirchen Grasshoppers)
Coaching Staff
- Headcoach – Hiroyuki Sakanashi (JAP)
- Assistant Coach – Owen Reid (USA)
- Pitching Coach – Adam Koontz (USA)
- Bench Coach – Peter Ferak Jr. (AUT)
- Physiotherapeut – Daniel Mayer (AUT)
- Team Manager – Robert Buchelt (AUT)