The Challengers were downed by the Luzern Eagles on Sunday, April 13, as the Eagles swept the C's winning 11-4 and 11-9. The games were overshadowed by an injury of second baseman Eidrys Reyes in Game 2. Running for a blooper Reyes and right fielder Carlos Nepomuceno collided heavily. Reyes broke down and had to be taken to the hospital with a strong suspicion of concussion. The game continued after a 1 hour injury delay with the Eagles tying the game first and eventually walking away with an 11-9 win in extra-innings – more than eight hours after the first pitch of the day.
 
The Eagles already took Game 1, as they immediately arrived on the scoreboard scoring twice in the first frame against starter Ryan Byrne and erasing the lead to 5-1 after four innings. The C's stranded runners on third three times, while the Eagles added three runs in the eight and ninth innings delivering a total of six extra-base hits to make it 11-1 and eventually winning 11-4. The C's have now a 1-3 record after losing three in-a-row. They face next the Zürich Lions on May 3 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.

The Challengers split with their cross-town rivals Zürich Barracudas on Sunday, April 6 to start their 2014 campaign. The teams fought two hard battles, as both rallied for q victory apiece. Game 1 was a pitcher's duel between Andy Rüesch for the Barracudas and Ryan Byrne for the C's, as they exchanged zeros on the scoreboard for the first six frames. The Challengers had a runner on third in four of the first seven innings, but the Barracudas opened the score on back-to-back two-out RBI-doubles to make it 2-0.
But the C's answered right away, scoring three runs in the top of the eighth frame. The Barracudas defense misplayed a bunt by Harry Bregy, enabling Jesus Martinez and Bryan Shemley to tie the game before Eidrys Reyes drove in Bregy with a sacrifice fly to right. And the C's added an insurance run in the ninth, as Tobias Siegrist brought home Robert Sedin with an RBI-double. Ryan Byrne was credited with the win in his debut for the C's, allowing only two unearned runs in seven frames, while Tobias Siegrist closed the 4-2 victory with two shutout innings.
In the Game 2 the Challengers had the better start, as Siegrist delivered a two-run double and later scored on an RBI-double by Säntis Zeller to make it 3-0. But this time the Barracudas rallied to win 4-3 for a split.
The C's will host the Luzern Eagles on Sunday, April 13 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
 

Die Challengers verloren das Finalspiel des 17. Zürcher Frühlingsturniers am Sonntag, 30. März gegen die Dominican All Stars, die das Turnier erstmals gewinnen konnten. Die Challengers erspielten sich eine frühe 2-0 Führung, leisteten sich jedoch im vierten Inning einige defensive Aussetzer, die es den Lateinamerikanern ermöglichten auf 6-2 davon zu ziehen.
 
In ihrem letzten Gruppenspiel am Morgen gelang den Challengers die Aufholjagd noch, als sie die Tübingen Hawks mit 11-8 bezwingen konnten. Das Team von Headcoach Chris Palatinus gewann drei seiner vier Partien am Turnier und verpasste den Turniersieg lediglich wegen eines schlechten Innings. Das Team scheint bereit zu sein für den Opening Day am Sonntag, 6. April, wo die Challengers für das erste Stadtderby auf die Zürich Barracudas treffen werden.