Zum ersten Mal wird vom 3. bis zum 5. August in Zürich der Swiss international Alpine Cup ausgetragen. Bereits bei der ersten Austragung ist es den Organisatoren gelungen internationale Teams nach Zürich ins Heerenschürli zu locken. Neben der Schweizer Nationalmannschaft wird ein All Star Team aus England und der Schweiz sowie ein Elite Team aus College Spielern aus den USA um den ersten Swiss international Alpine Cup spielen.
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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.
The Challengers posted two mercy rule shutout wins over the Wil Devils on Saturday, July 28 at the Heerenschürli ballpark to improve their record to 10-9. With the two wins the C’s also moved within three games of the fourth-placed Zurich Barracudas. Andrea Girasole tossed a two-hitter with one walk and seven strikeouts and the Challengers scored in every inning in a 19-hit attack, as they cruised to a 20-0 victory in Game 1. Säntis Zeller, Tobias Siegrist and Luigi Cinardi had three hits each, while every Challenger had at least one hit.
Harry Bregy was solid too in his first start since August 31 2008 and the C’s added a 12-0 win over the Devils in Game 2. Bregy and reliever Thomas Burger combined for a no-hitter and nine strikeouts, while Robert Sedin went a perfect 4-for-4 and Säntis Zeller, Tobias Siegrist and Jesus Martinez – in his first game back with the Challengers – had three hits apiece.
The C’s will face the Zurich Lions on Saturday, August 11 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
Das NLA-Team der Challengers spielt am Samstag, 28. Juli im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli gegen die Wil Devils. Nachdem die Challengers zum zweiten Mal in der laufenden Saison vier Niederlagen in Serie kassierten, werden sie gegen die Tabellenletzten Devils versuchen, den Abstand zu den Playoffplätzen wieder zu verringern. Im ersten Aufeinandertreffen in dieser Saison gewannen die Challengers am 5. Mai zweimal mit 20-7 und 6-3. Spielbeginn ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr.
Das NLB-Team läuft am Sonntag, 29. Juli gegen die Jona Bandits im Heerenschürli auf. Mit zwei Erfolgen gegen das Tabellenschlusslicht könnten die Challengers mit den viertplatzierten Sissach Frogs in der Tabelle gleichziehen. Die Spiele beginnen ebenfalls um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr.
The Challengers lost twice on Sunday, July 22 at the Heerenschürli ballpark against the Embrach Mustangs, who swept the C’s in the season series 4-0. Despite outhitting their opponent 12-9, the Challengers lost Game 1 against the Mustangs 1-6, as they committed five errors, that led to three unearned runs. The C’s had at least one baserunner in every single inning, but managed to score only one run in the fifth frame, as Säntis Zeller drove in Thomas Blank with a RBI-single to make it 1-4. Tobias Siegrist allowed five runs – two earned – and seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts in seven innings of work, while Thomas Blank led the offense with three hits.
Game 2 was dominated by Mustangs pitcher Timothy Jones, who tossed a one-hitter and struck out 15, as he faced just 28 batters in nine innings, and the Mustangs beat the Challengers 2-0. Challengers starter Robert Sedin also pitched nine magnificient innings, as he allowed two runs – one earned – and five hits with three walks while striking out ten. The C’s remain in fifth place with a 8-9 record.
The NLB-games between the Challengers and the Tehrwil Flyers have been postponed due to rain. No make-up date has been announced so far. On Sunday, July 22 the NLA-Team will face the Embrach Mustangs at 11 am at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
Weiterlesen » NLB-Team’s home games postponedDie Challengers kehren wieder in Baseballstadion Heerenschürli zurück. Das Sportamt der Stadt Zürich gab die Anlage wieder frei, nachdem das Feld nach den Überschwemmungen vom 3. Juli für knapp drei Wochen geschlossen blieb.
Das NLB-Team empfängt am Samstag, 21. Juli die Therwil Flyers. Die Challengers brauchen wiederum einen Erfolg gegen die drittplatzierten Flyers, um den vierten Tabellenrang zu verteidigen. Im Hinspiel Ende April gewannen beide Teams je ein Spiel.
Am Sonntag, 22. Juli trifft das NLA-Team im Heerenschürli auf den Tabellenzweiten Embrach Mustangs. Die Challengers werden versuchen, den Anschluss an die Playoffplätze zu halten. In der ersten Begegenung der Saison gewannen die Mustangs mit 6-4 und 3-0 zweimal knapp gegen die Challengers. Die Spiele beginnen an beiden Tagen um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli.
The Challengers lost twice against the Therwil Flyers on Sunday, July 15. The Challengers’ home games had to be played in Therwil, as the Heerenschürli ballpark is still closed after the July 3 flooding and the rain had a big impact also at the Känelmatt.
Game 1 was all Flyers, as they posted a 12-3 victory over the C’s in a 18-hit attack. Tobias Siegrist, Robert Sedin and Bryan Shemley had two hits apiece for the Challengers.
The Flyers were leading 3-1 in Game 2 after five innings again. And they added another run in the top of the sixth frame to make it 4-1. The Challengers answered right away, as Luigi Cinardi crossed the plate to cut the deficit to two runs. And the C’s even brought the tying run on base, as they had runners on first and second, as the sky opened the gates to wash the rally away. The umpires called the game due to heavy rain with the score of 3-1 after five innings.
The Softball-Team played one bad inning but lost twice against the first-placed Therwil Flyers on Sunday, July 15 at Therwil. The Flyers erased a one-run deficit in the bottom of the fifth, as they posted a 12-5 win over the C’s in Game 1. The Flyers opened the score with two runs in the bottom of the second inning. The Challengers didn’t wait any longer, as Elise Beguelin drove in Anouk Lkharrazi in the top of the third, but Nina Wolfensberger stole home in the bottom of the frame to make it 3-1 for the Flyers. The C’s turned things around in the fourth frame, as they crossed the plate four times. Anouk Lkharrazi bunted in Andrea Wirth, before Leandra Simitovic and Elise Beguelin delivered back-to-back RBI-doubles and Beguelin scored on an error to make it 5-3. The Flyers cut the deficit to one run in the bottom of the fourth, before they scored eight runs – six of them with two outs – in the fifth to walk away with the mercy rule win.
Game 2 saw a pitcher’s duel between Alexandra Vikartofsky for the Flyers and Karen Heimgartner for the Challengers. Heimgartner allowed two runs – one earned – and two hits with one walk and one hit-by-pitch while striking out eleven, but that was not enough, as Vikartofsky recorded a shutout win allowing three hits and one walk with seven strikeouts. The C’s battled hard, but had no luck, as they hit two linedrives right into the Flyers’ gloves in the top of the seventh to end the game with a score of 0-2. Celine Welti delivered a double and Leandra Simitovic had two hits for the C’s.
The C’s remain in a dismal sixth place with a 7-11 record. They will face the Devils, the Cardinals and the SG EAG/CHA for their last games of the season in August.
Am Sonntag, 15. Juli kommt es in Therwil gleich zu vier Spielen zwischen den Challengers und den Therwil Flyers. Die NLA-Baseballer spielen um 11.00 und 14.00 auf der Känelmatt I gegeneinander. Die Challengers müssen ihr Heimspiel auf des Gegners Platz austragen, da das Baseballstadion Heerenschürli als Folge der Überschwemmung vom 3. Juli noch immer gesperrt ist. Die Challengers werden versuchen, ihre Winning Streak auszubauen, mit zwei Siegen gegen den Tabellennachbarn könnten sie gar erstmals auf einen Playoffplatz klettern.
Die Softballerinnen stehen sich um 11.00 und 13.30 Uhr auf der Känelmatt II gegenüber. Während die Challengers um den Anschluss an die Playoffplätze kämpfen, grüssen die Flyers als souveräne Tabellenführer. Im Direktvergleich am 10. Juni in Zürich gewannen die Flyers mit 8-6 und 10-3.