Wr. Neustadt vs Dornbirn

Both offences arrived ready to hit. The Diving Ducks and Indians combined for 21 runs in a game that saw neither pitching staff able to contain the opposition for long. Wr. Neustadt struck first and kept the pressure on throughout, building a lead that Dornbirn repeatedly chipped into without ever overturning.

The home side's 12 runs came in bursts — multiple multi-run innings that gave the Ducks enough cushion to withstand every Dornbirn response. The Indians, who entered the series as the fourth seed after a 15–9 regular season, showed fight by posting nine runs of their own, but the deficit proved too deep.

The decisive phase came in the middle innings, when Wr. Neustadt strung together consecutive scoring frames to push the lead beyond Dornbirn's reach. Every time the Indians pulled within a couple of runs, the Ducks answered with another crooked number on the scoreboard, never allowing the visitors to seize momentum or tie the game.

• Wr. Neustadt lineup: The Ducks' offence fired on all cylinders, manufacturing 12 runs against the Dornbirn pitching staff. Multiple batters contributed to the barrage, with timely hits keeping the scoreboard operator busy.
• Dornbirn Indians: The visitors kept themselves in the game with nine runs of their own, demonstrating why they finished fourth in the regular season with a winning record. Their offence gave them hope, but the pitching could not get the necessary stops.

The 12–9 final score speaks to a game dominated by offence rather than pitching. Wr. Neustadt's ability to answer every Dornbirn scoring threat was the statistical difference — the Ducks out-hit and out-scored the Indians, making the most of their opportunities. The 21 combined runs are well above the Bundesliga average, emphasising the difficulty both pitching staffs faced.

Wr. Neustadt now leads the best-of-five semi-final series 2–1. The Ducks finished the regular season tied with Vienna Metrostars atop the standings at 17–7 (.708), while Dornbirn placed fourth at 15–9 (.625). The series continues at Ducksfield on Sunday 30 August for Game 4, where the Ducks can clinch a spot in the 2026 Baseball Bundesliga championship series.

The winner of this semi-final will face the winner of the Traiskirchen Grasshoppers–Vienna Metrostars series for the title.

A slugfest that favoured the home side. Wr. Neustadt's offence proved too deep for Dornbirn to contain, and while the Indians kept swinging, they never managed to stop the Ducks from adding runs. The Ducks are now in control of the series with a one-game lead and home-field advantage for the potential clincher.