Cadets Finals at Embrach

The U15-Cadets will play their third consecutive finals, when they face the Flyers/Frogs in Game 1 and 2 of their best-of-three series on Saturday, September 20. The games will take place at Embrach PZ Hard on 11am and 2pm.
The Softball-Team will play Game 1 and 2 of its best-of-three semifinal series against the Therwil Flyers on Saturday, September 20 in what will be a rematch of the finals 2005, 2006 and 2007. The games start at 10am and 12.30pm at Therwil Känelmatt I. If necessary, the third game will take place on Saturday, September 27 at 1pm at the Klopstockwiese. The other semifinal series between the Wil Devils and the Reussbühl Eagles is tied up at 1-1 and will be decided on Saturday at Reussbühl.

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All games rained out

The most active people in Swiss Baseball and Softball this weekend were the groundkeepers and the persons in charge of the schedule, as all the Challengers’ games had to be cancelled due to rain and unplayable fields.
Game 1 and 2 of the softball semifinal series between the Challengers and the Therwil Flyers had to be postponed to Saturday, September 20 at Therwil.
The 1.Liga-Team will face the Geneva Dragons and the Romanshorn Submarines on Sunday, September 28 at Sissach.
On Saturday, September 13 Game 1 of the U15-Cadets best-of-three final series between the Challengers and the Flyers/Frogs and the Zurich Pilots’ deciding game for third place in the U12-Juveniles championship against the Wittenbach Vikings had to be postponed due to heavy rain as well. No make-up dates have been announced so far.

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More playoff action

The Softball-Team will open its best-of-three semifinal series against the Therwil Flyers in Therwil on Sunday, September 14, at 11am and 1.30pm in what will be a rematch of the finals 2005, 2006 and 2007. If necessary, the third game will take place on Saturday, September 20, at 1pm on the Klopstockwiese.
The U15-Cadets will play their third consecutive finals, when they face the Flyers/Frogs in Game 1 of their best-of-three series on Saturday, September 13 at Therwil Känelmatt I. The game starts at 10.30am.
The Zurich Pilots will travel to Wittenbach on Saturday, September 13 where they will face the Wittenbach Vikings. The U12-Juveniles team with players from the Embrach Rainbows, Zurich Lions and the Challengers will finish their very first season with the deciding game for third place. The game starts at 11am.
The 1.Liga-Team will face the Geneva Dragons and the Romanshorn Submarines on Sunday, September 14. The games will start at 12.30pm and 3pm at Romanshorn Weitenzelg.

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Cadets move into Finals

Die Challengers U15 Cadets qualifizierten sich zum dritten aufeinanderfolgenden Mal für den Playoff-Final. Der Titelhalter gewann seine best-of-three Halbfinalserie gegen die Berner Bears mit zwei Siegen am Samstag, 30. August auf der Klopstockwiese. Die Challengers setzten sich im ersten Spiel mit 8-2 durch, indem sie im dritten Inning sechs Runs scoren konnten. Die zweite Partie hingegen war früh entschieden. Den Challengers gelangen bereits im ersten Inning elf Runs zu einem ungefährdeten 12-3 Sieg. Korey Kovac und Gabe Staub pitchten zwei starke Spiele, währen Carl Varnauskas und Josiah Webster mit zwei Ground-Rule Doubles über den Right Field Zaun für die offensiven Highlights verantwortlich zeichneten. Im Final treffen die Challengers auf die Spielgemeinschaft der Flyers/Frogs, die sich in ihrem Halbfinal mit zwei Siegen souverän gegen die Rümlang Kobras durchgesetzt haben.

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Juniors in playoff action

The U15 Cadets open their best-of-three semifinal series against the Berner Bears on Saturday, August 30 at the Klopstockwiese. The reigning champions finished the Preeliminary Round with a perfect 10-0 record, while the Bears finished in fourth place with a 5-5 record. The games start at 11am and 1pm.
The Zurich Pilots will play Game 2 and if needed Game 3 of their best-of-three semifinal series against the Therwil Flyers on Sunday, August 31 at Therwil Känelmatt II. The U12-team with players from the Embrach Rainbows, the Zurich Lions and the Challengers lost the opener 3-10. Game 2 starts at 11am.
The NLA-Team (9-9) will travel to Therwil as well to face the Therwil Flyers (15-2) for their last games of the season on Sunday, August 31. The games start at 11am and 2pm.

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Swiss Cup Final auf Star TV

Nach einer erfolgreichen Premiere mit der Zürcher Derby zwischen den Zürich Barracudas und den Zürich Challengers im Juni wird das Schweizer Sportfernsehen wieder einen Spielbericht aus dem Schweizer Baseball ausstrahlen. Die Zusammenfassung des Swiss Cup Finals zwischen den Bern Cardinals und den Lausanne Indians, der am vergangenen Sonntag in Embrach PZ Hard ausgetragen wurde, wird am Mittwoch, 27. August von 21.30 bis 22.00 Uhr auf dem Kanal Star TV gezeigt.

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Ladies split with Flyers

The Softball-Team finished the Final Round with a 6-6 record after a split with the defending champion Therwil Flyers on Sunday, August 24 at Therwil. The Challengers had a veritable false start, as the Flyers delivered six hits and scored seven runs in the first inning. For the rest of the game both pitchers, Sophie Zihlmann for the Flyers and Leandra Simitovic for the C’s, kept the opponent’s bats quiet. Simitovic tossed a complete game and allowed eight runs – six earned – and nine hits with two walks and five strikeouts, as the Flyers held on for a 8-1 victory over the Challengers. Both teams exchanged zeros on the scoreboard through the first five innings in Game 2. Then Ziegylou Wehrli opened the sixth with a single and Leandra Simitovic reached first on an error, while Flavia Von Meiss plated both runners with a 2-run single and scored the third run for the C’s on a RBI-double by Karen Heimgartner. That was all the Challengers needed, as Heimgartner tossed a four-hit shutout with three walks and fifteen strikeouts for her fourth win of the season, as the Challengers posted a 3-0 triumph over the Flyers in Game 2. The two teams will meet again in a best-of-three Semifinal Series, but not before they participate at the European Cup tournaments from September 1 till 6. The Flyers will travel to Prague, while the Challengers will play in Dupniza, Bulgaria.

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Zürich Pilots verlieren Startspiel

Die Zürich Pilots bestritten am Sonntag, 24. August in Embrach in ihrer ersten Saison in der U12-Meisterschaft das erste Playoffspiel in der Geschichte des Teams. Die Pilots, bestehend aus Spielern der Embrach Rainbows, Zürich Lions und der Challengers, unterlagen dabei den Therwil Flyers, welche in der Vorrunde ungeschlagen blieben, mit 3-10. Spiel 2 und falls nötig 3 finden am Sonntag, 31. August in Therwil statt.

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Zurich Pilots start Playoffs

The Zurich Pilots will play their first ever playoff game on Sunday, August 24 at Embrach. The U12-team with players from the Embrach Rainbows, the Zurich Lions and the Challengers will face the Therwil Flyers, that finished the preeliminary round in first place with a perfect 10-0 record. The game will start at 10am at Embrach PZ Hard right before the Baseball Swiss Cup Final, which will be broadcasted by the Swiss Sports TV on Wednesday, August 27 on Star TV.
The Softball-Team (5-5) will travel to Therwil on Sunday, August 24 to face the Therwil Flyers (5-3) for its last games before the European Cup in Bulgaria and before the playoffs, which will begin on September 13. The games start at 11am and 1.30pm at the Känelmatt II.

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