Juan de la Rosa Bautista received the NLB-Team’s MVP award at the General Assembly on November 30 at the restaurant Linde Oberstrass. He batted .410 and set team highs with 26 RBI’s, 11 doubles, 2 triples and a .705 slugging percentage.
Kurt Kovac was credited with the Best Batter award, as he batted .415 and led the team with 27 hits, 33 runs scored and 33 stolen bases.
Oli Christen was honored with the Best Pitcher award, as he finished the year with a 6-1 record and a career low 2.50 ERA and recorded 54 strikeouts in 47.2 innings.
Kurt Kovac and Francesco Falcone received the Best Fielder award, while Adrian Chinea Amoros was named Rookie of the Year.
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De la Rosa Bautista takes home hardware
Byrne named Challengers MVP
Ryan Byrne was named the Challengers 2014 MVP at the General Assembly on November 30. Byrne led the team with 8 wins and set a new Swiss single season record with 182 strikeouts. He finished the season with a 2.47 ERA and set team-leading marks with 43 hits and 18 stolen bases, while batting .417 and scoring 27 runs.
Lowuin Sacramento was credited with the Best Pitcher award, as he finished the season with a 2-2 record and a franchise best 0.53 ERA while striking out 54 batters in 37.1 innings of work.
Robert Sedin was honored with the Best Batter award, as he led the Challengers with a .462 batting average, a .519 on-base percentage, 12 doubles and 37 runs scored and collected 42 hits and 15 RBI’s.
Tobias Siegrist was named Best Fielder, as he finished the year with a .982 fielding percentage, committing only 3 errors in 167 chances, while Carlos Nepomuceno received the Rookie of the Year award, as he recorded five hits with a .258 on-base percentage and collected 5 RBI’s in 28 at bats.
Challengers Generalversammlung
Am Sonntag, 30. November fand im Restaurant Linde Oberstrass in Zürich die 35. ordentliche Generalversammlung des Challengers Baseball & Softball Clubs statt. Zentrales Thema der Versammlung war die gemeinsame Zusammenarbeit und das Engagement für den Verein. Simona Cellar und Adderly Sarmiento traten nach zwei Amtsjahren aus dem Vorstand zurück. Sie werden ersetzt durch Meret Roth und Carlos Nepomuceno, die vom Plenum neu gewählt wurden. Präsident Adrian Kämpfer wurde im Amt bestätigt.
Im kommenden Jahr werden die Softballerinnen wieder mit einem eigenständigen Team an der Meisterschaft teilnehmen. In der 1. Liga der Baseballer sowie allen Juniorenklassen wird die Zusammenarbeit mit den Dulliken Truck Star weitergeführt. NLA-Headcoach Chris Palatinus gab seinen Rücktritt bekannt, er wird künftig das Amt des Sportchefs bekleiden.
Die Auszeichnungen als “MVP” ihrer jeweiligen Teams erhielten Ryan Byrne (Baseball NLA), Juan Carlos de la Rosa Bautista (Baseball NLB), Andreas Rüdisühli (Baseball 1.Liga) und Leandra Simitovic (Softball).
Challengers General Assembly
The 35th Challengers’ General Assembly took place on Sunday, November 30 at the restaurant Linde Oberstrass in Zurich. The main topics of the General Assembly were the joint efforts and the commitment to the organization. Simona Cellar and Adderly Sarmiento resigned after two years in the board. They are replaced by Meret Roth and Carlos Nepomuceno, who have been elected as new members of the board. President Adrian Kämpfer has been re-elected.
The upcoming season the Softball-Team will participate at the Swiss championship with an independent team again. Furthermore the co-operation with the Dulliken Truck Star will continue for the 1st League-Team and the Juniors-Teams. NLA headcoach Chris Palatinus resigned. He will stay with the club as the sporting director.
Byrne Schweizer MVP, Sedin Best Batter
Challengers Spieler Ryan Byrne wurde an der diesjährigen Generalversammlung der Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation im Haus des Sports in Ittigen als MVP der Baseball NLA ausgezeichnet. Byrne schloss die Saison mit einer Batting Average von .417, 43 Hits, 17 RBI und 27 Runs scored ab und erreichte als Pitcher eine ERA von 2.47, einen Rekord von 8-6, 4 Saves und erzielte 182 Strikeouts, was eine neue Bestmarke in der Schweizer Liga bedeutete.
Zudem erhielt Robert Sedin zum zweiten Mal nach 2012 die Auszeichnung als Best Batter der NLA. Sedin erreichte eine Batting Average von .462, 42 Hits, 12 Doubles, 1 Homerun, 15 RBI’s und scorte 37 Runs. Als Best Pitcher wurde Gavin Guarrera von den Therwil Flyers gewählt, während Corina Casparis von den Luzern Eagles zum MVP der Softball-Liga ernannt wurde.
Byrne Swiss MVP, Sedin Best Batter
Challengers player Ryan Byrne was named MVP of the Swiss National League A at the Swiss Federation’s General Assembly on Saturday, November 29 at the House of Sports in Ittigen. Byrne finished the season with a .417 batting average, 43 hits, 17 RBI and 27 runs scored and added a 8-6 record with a 2.47 ERA and 4 saves from the mound, while setting a new single season record in the NLA with 182 strikeouts.
In addition to that Robert Sedin was named the Swiss NLA’s Best Batter for the second time after 2012. Sedin batted .462 with 42 hits, 12 doubles, 1 homer, 15 RBI’s and 37 runs scored. Gavin Guarrera from the Therwil Flyers was named Best Pitcher, while Corina Casparis from the Luzern Eagles was credited with the Softball MVP award.
New J+S Leiter Baseball & Softball
The Challengers have five new J+S-Leiter (Jugend und Sport ). They successfully completed the basic course at the Bundesamt für Sport BASPO at Magglingen. From left to right: Anouk Lkharrazi, Kurt Kovac, Meret Roth, Adderly Sarmiento, Christine Pfrimmer.
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Generalversammlung am 30. November
Die 35. ordentliche Generalversammlung des Challengers Baseball & Softball Clubs Zürich findet am Sonntag, 30. November 2014 um 15.00 Uhr im Restaurant Linde Oberstrass (Universitätsstr. 91, 8006 Zürich; Tram 9 & 10 bis Winkelriedstrasse) statt.
Weiterlesen » Generalversammlung am 30. NovemberGeneral Assembly on November 30
The 35th General Assembly of the Challengers Baseball & Softball Club Zurich will take place on Sunday, November 30 2014 at 3pm at the Restaurant Linde Oberstrass (Universitätsstr. 91, 8006 Zurich; Tram 9 & 10 to Winkelriedstrasse).
Weiterlesen » General Assembly on November 30Challengers Softball-Team is back
The Challengers Softball players will participate at the 2015 Swiss championship with their own team again. After the two Zurich based clubs Barracudas and Challengers had a cooperation in 2014 with a combined softball team due to staffing shortage, the two organizations will go their own way in 2015. The young Challengers team with head coach Leandra Simitovic will try to clinch a playoff berth.
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