The NLB-Team ends its season with two losses against the Sissach Frogs on Sunday, October 21 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. The Challengers lost Game 1, as the Frogs held on for a close 10-9 victory.
After the Frogs built an early 3-0 lead, but the C’s erased the deficit in the bottom of the third inning, Carlos Nepomuceno drove in Michel Romang and Yanik Probst plated Alex Gordon to tie the game at 4-4. The Frogs took the lead again, as they scored three runs in the fourth, one more in the fifth and two runs in the seventh, while the C’s only had a RBI-single from Michel Romang in the bottom of the fourth. With five runs down the Challengers started a rally in the last frame. Carlos Nepomuceno delivered a RBI-double and Adrian Kämpfer was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded before Gabe Staub added a two-run single to make it 9-10. But the Frogs managed to escape the jam, with the tying run on second base.
Game 2 was all Sissach, as the Frogs cruised to an easy 27-1 win over the C’s, who weren’t able to stop the bleeding at all. Wit hthe two losses the Challengers finish the 2012 season in fifth place with a 9-13 record.

Das NLB-Team empfängt die Sissach Frogs am Sonntag, 21. Oktober im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli zum letzten Challengers Gameday der Saison 2012. Die Challengers überholten die Frogs, die am Sonntag gegen den NLB-Meister Bern Cardinals zweimal verloren, und liegen auf Rang 4 mit 9 Siegen und 11 Niederlagen. Beim ersten Duell der Saison zwischen den beiden Teams gab es je einen Sieg. Spielbeginn ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr im Heerenschürli.

The NLB-Team swept the Jona Bandits on Saturday, October 6 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. In both games the Challengers trailed after 5 1/2 innings but turned them around with late rallies. In game 1 the C’s batted through the order in the bottom of the sixth to eventually win it 13-10. Game 2 provided two defensively solid teams that kept the errors low. The Challengers got in front 3-0 but missed a lot of chances to increase the score as they loaded the bases in three innings without harvesting a single run. Meanwhile, the Bandits scored five times and it wasn’t until the seventh inning that the Challengers were able to answer with a two-out, two-RBI, game-tying single by Adderly Sarmiento that sent the game to extras. After a 1-2-3 inning in defense, Adrian Kämpfer ended the game with a walk-off-double to the center field wall that plated Carlos Nepomuceno for a 6-5 win. Wascar de Leon recorded both wins with a fine performance of relief pitching, notable hits provided Dean Scherbaum with a triple and Nicolas Motte with an RBI-single in in game 2 while Daiki Sato had a pair of RBI-singles and Ryan Koley collected both his fist career hit and RBI in game 1.
The C’s remain in fifth place with a 9-11 record and will host the Sissach Frogs on Sunday, October 21 at the Heerenschürli ballpark for the last Challengers games of the 2012 season.

Das NLB-Team ist als letzte Equipe der Challengers noch im Einsatz. An ihrem vorletzten Spieltag empfangen die Challengers am Samstag, 6. Oktober im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli die Jona Bandits. Im ersten Duell der Saison blieben die Challengers mit 17-12 und 8-1 zweimal siegreich. Spielbeginn ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr.

The NLB-Team lost their home game against the Therwil Flyers on Sunday, September 29 at the Heerenschürli ballpark, as the Flyers posted a 9-3 victory over the C’s. Nonetheless the Challengers added one to their win column, as the Flyers weren’t able to field nine players for Game 1. According to the rules the C’s are credited with a 7-0 win. The Challengers remain in fifth place with a 7-11 record.

The NLB-Team lost twice to the still perfect Bern Cardinals on Saturday, September 8 at Bern. After losing 2-17 in Game 1 the Challengers came up short in Game 2 as well, as the first-placed Cardinals posted a 14-5 victory. The Challengers remain in fifth place with a 6-10 record. The C’s will host the Therwil Flyers on Sunday, September 23 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.

The NLB-Team lost twice to the first-placed Bern Cardinals on Saturday, August 19 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. The C’s had not the ghost of a chance in Game 1 against the unbeaten Cardinals, as the Cards cruised to a 24-2 win. Game 2 was much closer before the Cardinals put things out of reach again, as they posted a 31-13 win. The Challengers are in fifth place with a 6-8 record.

The NLB-games between the Zurich Challengers and the Jona Bandits have been canceled due to rain. For the C’s it’s the second consecutive rainout, after the games against the Therwil Flyers have been washed out one week ago. No make-up dates have been announced so far.
The NLB-Team will face next the first-placed Bern Cardinals on Saturday, August 18 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.