Neunkirchen Nightmares capture Deutschlandpokal Softball 2020

The Neunkirchen Nightmares have won the Deutschlandpokal Softball 2020, the German league cup of the Softball-Bundesliga. They beat reigning vice champion Freising Grizzlies 2-1 in the best-of-three final series. After splitting the first two games of the series 4-6 and 8-2, the Nightmares scored two runs in the top of the seventh in a 3-1 win in the decisive third match to capture the cup.

Its their fifth win at the Deutschlandpokal in team history. With the victory they qualified for the European Cup Winners Cup. The Deutschlandpokal Softball is being played parallel to the playoffs of the German Softball-Bundesliga. Neunkirchen beat the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg, the Karlsruhe Cougars and the Bonn Capitals en route to the finals. Freising hosted the final series after losing the German Softball-Bundesliga final series 0-3 against the Wesseling Vermins.