Das NLB-Team der Challengers gewann am Samstag, 12. Oktober in Bern Spiel 1 der Best-of-3 Finalserie um den NLB-Meister. Nachdem die Challengers die letzten zehn Partien gegen die Berner verloren hatten, vermochten sie im genau richtigen Moment zurückzuschlagen. Das Eröffnungsspiel der Finalserie holten sich die Zürcher gleich mit 14-3, womit sie mit einer 1-0 Führung nach Zürich zurück reisen.
Spiel 2 findet am Sonntag, 13. Oktober um 14.00 Uhr im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli statt. Es ist dies zugleich das letzte Heimspiel der Challengers 2013.
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NLB-Team gewinnt Startspiel der Finalserie
1st League-Team ends season with two losses
The 1st League-Team didn't manage to arrive in the win column, as the SG TruckStar/Challengers lost twice to the Zürich Eighters Ost on Saturday, October 12 at Dulliken. The Eighters cruised to a 24-3 win in Game 1, before adding a 13-4 victory in Game 2. With these two games the first season ends for the newly founded 1st League-Team with players from the Dulliken TruckStar and the Challengers. Special thanks to the TruckStar organization for the good cooperation throughout the season.
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Die NLB-Teams der Challengers und der Bern Cardinals eröffnen am Samstag, 12. Oktober um 11.00 Uhr in Bern die NLB-Playoff-Finalserie 2013. Spiel 2 der Best-of-three Serie findet am Sonntag, 13. Oktober um 14.00 Uhr im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli statt. Dies ist gleichzeitig das letzte Challengers-Heimspiel der Saison.
Die Challengers gewannen ihre Halbfinalserie gegen die Therwil Flyers mit 2-1 Siegen, während sich die Bern Cardinals glatt in zwei Spielen gegen die Sissach Frogs durchsetzten. Die Berner konnten alle vier Direktbegegnungen mit den Challengers in dieser Saison für sich entscheiden, womit sie seit zehn Partien von den Zürchern nicht mehr bezwungen werden konnten. Der letzte Erfolg der Challengers geht auf den 10. Juli 2011 zurück.
Das 1.Liga-Team bestreitet am Samstag, 12. Oktober seinen letzten Spieltag der Saison. Die SG TruckStar Challengers trifft dabei auf die Zürich Eighters Ost. Die beiden Teams machen den 12. Schlussrang in der Tabelle unter sich aus, wobei die SG den ersten Saisonerfolg anstrebt. Spielbeginn ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr in Dulliken Untere Ey.
Cardinals eliminate Challengers
The Challengers didn't find a solution against Patrick Lawson and the Bern Cardinals again. Looking to even things up, the C's lost Game 4 on Saturday, October 5 by a score of 1-10 what resulted in their elimination. The Cardinals advanced to the finals winning the best-of-five series 3-1. They will face either the Therwil Flyers or the Embrach Mustangs, as their series is heading into Game 5.
Lawson carried a perfect game into the fifth inning. He retired the first 13 batters before Tobias Siegrist grounded a single into right field. Still it was a one run game after six innings with the Cards leading 1-0. They opened the score in the first frame, as Johnny Perigo drove in Sammy Paulino with a two-out single. Both teams exchanged zeros on the scoreboard until the seventh inning when Challengers starter Robert Sedin lost control. He loaded the bases with a walk, a hit batter, a sac bunt and an intentional walk, but didn't manage to get out of the jam. Two bases-loaded walks gave the Cards a 3-0 lead, who extended the gap with a two-run single and a two run triple. They scored nine runs to make it 10-0 before the C's made it out of the inning. As in 2012, the Challengers' season ends in the semi-finals against the Cardinals.
NLB-Team downs Flyers, reaches Finals
The NLB-Team opened the score in the top of the first inning and never looked back to win the deciding Game 3 of its Semifinals Series against the Therwil Flyers. The Challengers will face the Bern Cardinals in the best-of-three Final Series after posting a convincing 24-4 victory over the Flyers.
Nick Lehmann allowed four runs and three hits with five walks and seven strikeouts to pick up his second win of the Series, while Yusuke Azuma went 3-for-5 with a triple and a double and drove in five runs. Lehmann scored five times, while Alex Gordon crossed the plate four times, as every Challengers starter scored at least twice.
The Flyers scored three runs in the third inning to close the gap to 3-4, but the C's answered right away with three runs of their own in the fourth and they put things out of reach with a 13-run fifth inning, as they sent 17 batters to the plate and delivered nine hits and drew five walks.
Spiel 4 am Samstag
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Die Challengers werden am Samstag, 5. Oktober im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli versuchen die Belle in der Best-of-five Serie mit den Bern Cardinals zu erzwingen. Die Bundesstädter bringen einen 2-1 Vorsprung mit nach Zürich, nachdem die Challengers die beiden letzten Partien abgegeben haben. Das Saisonende für die Challengers verhindern soll der Right-hander Robert Sedin, der auf Cardinals Pitcher Patrick Lawson treffen wird. Spielbeginn ist um 14.00 Uhr im Heerenschürli.
Falls die Challengers am Samstag gewinnen, wird das entscheidende fünfte Spiel am Sonntag, 6. Oktober um 14.00 Uhr auf der Berner Allmend stattfinden.
Entscheidungsspiel für NLB-Team
Das NLB-Team reist am Samstag, 5. Oktober zum entscheidenden dritten Spiel der Best-of-three Serie zwischen den Challengers und den Flyers nach Therwil. Nachdem beide Teams ihre Heimspiele gewinnen konnten, steht es in der Halbfinalserie 1-1. Der Sieger von Spiel 3 trifft im Ligafinal auf die zweite Equipe der Bern Cardinals. Spielbeginn ist um 14.00 Uhr in Therwil Känelmatt.
Weiterlesen » Entscheidungsspiel für NLB-TeamChallengers with their backs against the wall
The Challengers are one loss away from the end of their season after losing Game 3 of their best-of-five semi-final series against the Bern Cardinals on Sunday, September 29. One day after tying the series at 1-1, the defending Swiss Champion took also Game 3, as the Cardinals posted an 11-4 win over the C's. Game 4 will take place on Saturday, October 5 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
In the other semi-final series the Therwil Flyers are leading 2-1 against the Embrach Mustangs after the Flyers cruised to a 9-1 win in Game 3.
NLB-series will see deciding Game 3
The NLB-Team missed its first chance to advance to the final, as the Challengers lost Game 2 of their best-of-three series at Therwil against the Flyers on Sunday, September 29. The Flyers tied the series at 1-1, as they posted a 10-8 win over the C's. The deciding Game 3 will take place on Saturday, October 5 at Therwil again.
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The Challengers lost Game 2 of their best-of-five semi-final series with the defending champion Bern Cardinals on Saturday, September 28 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. The Cardinals jumped on starter Robert Sedin in the first inning as they scored four runs on four hits and one error before the C's ended the inning with a double play. After that, Sedin kept the Cardinals bats under control and allowed just two more runs, but the Challengers didn't come through against Patrick Lawson who limited the C's to one run and six hits in a 6-1 win. The Series is now tied at 1-1, with Game 3 being played on Sunday, September 29 at 2pm at Bern Allmend.
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