The Challengers’ A-team needed seven innings to advance to the third round of the Swiss Cup by beating the club’s B-team 12-0 on Sunday. Tobias Siegrist hit a walk off 3-run homer that delivered the necessary 10-run margin for the mercy rule to take effect after seven innings. Next up for the Challengers are the Embrach Rainbows, against whom they lost 8-7 last year in Round 3.
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Challengers rip Rainbows
The Challengers played the Embrach Rainbows on a rainy Saturday, and came home with two clear wins. In Game 1, Thomas Burger just missed pitching a shutout, as three runners scored in the final inning in a 16-3 win. Game 2 was dominated by Harry Bregy’s excellent performance on the mound, backed by another good showing by his offense in an 18-3 win. With the cancellation of the Barracudas-Eagles encounter, the Challengers have further solidified their hold on first place in Group 2, having taken a 1-game lead.
Weiterlesen » Challengers rip RainbowsChallengers in 1st place
With two wins against the Lausanne Indians on Saturday, coupled with the Barracudas’ two losses against the Bern Cardinals, the Challengers moved into a tie for first place in their group. Game 1 was dominated by the Challengers’ good offense, getting an easy 19-9 win against the Indians. Game 2 was much closer, as the Indians jumped to an early 6-0 lead against starter Roger Brunner. But the Challengers erased that deficit, while reliever Harry Bregy pitched seven shutout innings en route to an 8-6 victory.
Weiterlesen » Challengers in 1st placeChallengers seeking answers
The Challengers traveled to Neuenburg to play a friendly doubleheader against the Atomics. The team was fortified with Stefan Koller and Michel La Torre from the Therwil Flyers. But even with their help, the Challengers lost 12-3 and 5-4. In Game 1, eight errors made it difficult for starter Thomas Burger to even think about getting the win. He went five innings, before being relieved by Thomas Landis who tossed a scoreless sixth inning. Little offense did the rest to hand the Challengers a clear defeat. Game 2 went into extra innings as the Challengers rallied from 4-3 deficit in the seventh inning to tie the game, but than lost it in the tenth inning on an infield single. Starter Harry Bregy went five innings before handing the ball over to Chris Palatinus who worked the final five innings, allowing only two more runs. The Challengers will start into their 2007 campaign on April 21 with a doubleheader against the defending Champions Bern Cardinals.
Weiterlesen » Challengers seeking answersPräsentation Projekt Neues Heerenschürli
Am Montag, 26. März 07 präsentierte der Zürcher Stadtrat Gerold Lauber anlässlich der GV des Quartiervereins Schwamendingen das Neubauprojekt Sportanlage Heerenschürli erstmals der Öffentlichkeit. Das Projekt stiess bei der Schwamendinger Bevölkerung auf breite Unterstützung.
Der Bau umfasst einerseits mit der Instandsetzung und Erneuerung der Rasensportanlage und andererseits dem Neubau der Hochbauten zwei Teilprojekte. Wie die Vertreter des Sportamtes, von Grün Stadt Zürich und des Amtes für Hochbauten mitteilten, liegt das Dossier bei der gemeinderätlichen Kommission und wird bald dem Gemeinderat vorgelegt. Mit der Baubewilligung rechnet die Stadt im Herbst 2007. Ebenfalls Ende 2007 kommt der Objektkredit von insgesamt 49,96 Millionen Franken – zwei Drittel davon entfallen auf die Erneuerung der Spielfelder (Fussballfelder, Baseballfeld, Skaterpark sowie Grünanlagen), ein Drittel auf den Ersatz der Hochbauten (Garderoben, Restaurant, Werkhof) – vors Volk. Heisst ihn das Stimmvolk gut, werden in der zweiten Hälfte 2008 die Baumaschinen auffahren können. Die Eröffnung der Anlage wird für Anfang 2010 in Aussicht gestellt. Weitere Infos unter www.baseball-zuerich.ch/stadion.asp
Rookie Sochor ist MVP
Die nachfolgenden Spieler erhielten eine Ehrung an der Generalversammlung 2006: MVP: Chris Sochor Best Pitcher: Simon Saxer Best Batter: Carlos Nepomuceno Best Fielder: Adderly Sarmiento MIP: Alexia Zingg Rookie Of The Year: Elias Squalli
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Siegrist takes home hardware
Tobias Siegrist earned his second MVP award in a row, as he was presented with the trophy at the General Assembly on November 26. Siegrist led all players with a .367 batting average, 29 hits, 43 total bases and 23 runs scored. He finished second in homers and RBI’s with 2 and 18, respectively. Winner in those two categories was Anthony Bennett with five homers and 23 RBI’s, earning him the Best Batter award. His .452 batting average didn’t qualify because of lack of plate appearances. Thomas Burger walked away with the Best Pitcher award, going 5-3 with a 3.93 ERA (7th best in Challengers history) and 6 complete games. And all this just one year after receiving the Rookie Of The Year trophy in 2005. Harry Bregy was named both Best Fielder and Most Improved Player. He committed only one single error in 22 games at first base and in center field, and posted significantly better numbers at the plate than he did in 2005. Serge Künzler was presented with the Sportsmanship Award for outstanding work for the entire organization.
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