The Austrian Federation’s General Assembly unanimously decided that the name of the Federation will be Austrian Baseball Softball Federation from now on.

The Austrian assembled members voted unanimously for the federation to be renamed as Austrian Baseball Softball Federation. The governing body of baseball and softball in Austria was previously known as Austrian Baseball Federation. In the future, softball will be proudly part of the association's name.

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While the name of the Federation changes, the Austrian board remains the same: in the course of the Austrian General Assembly, the Executive Board was also reelected. 

Rainer Husty continues as president of the federation, Gabriele Hardinger, Holger Neyer, Robert Buchelt, and Markus Mastny were confirmed as vice presidents for the next two years.

Also, the name of the top softball division changed becoming "Softball Bundesliga".
The Softball Bundesliga is set to start on April 18, 2021.
Find the schedule here.

/ Elda Ghilardi
Photo cover by Dirk Steffen
Logo courtesy of the Austrian Baseball Softball Federation