The Challengers finished the indoor season in style at the Rümlang indoor tournament that took place on Saturday, March 19. The U12-Juveniles won their third tournament in a row. After a loss in the round robin against the Vikings/Devils the Challengers turned things around in the final game, winning 11-5 against the same opponent. Nick Siemers and Bastian Kämpfer – in the final – delivered homeruns for the C’s.
In the afternoon the U15-Cadets surprisingly clinched a final berth as well. After a 5-5 tie with the Therwil Flyers the Challengers/Bandits posted a 6-3 win over the Vikings/Devils. And even in the final against the Rümlang Kobras the C’s took an early 4-0 lead. But the Kobras fought back to eventually win 8-6. Nonetheless it was the best performance from the Challengers in 2016 so far.
3rd Win in a row for the Juveniles
Juveniles win again
The U12-Juveniles confirmed the progress they made over the last few months and won the U12 Category at the 3rd Dreitannen Cup in Olten. The Challengers played three highly concentrated games with good performances with the bats and gloves. The team of head coach Adrian Kämpfer finished in first place with wins over the Therwil Flyers, the Dulliken Truckstar and the Hünenberg Unicorns. After the success in Embrach four weeks ago, this is already the second tournament win of the indoor season. The last indoor tournament of the season will take place on March 19 at Rümlang, before the outdoor season starts on April 2 at Wittenbach.
The U15-Cadets played a good tournament as well, finishing in 3rd place with a 2-2 record. The Challengers posted two wins against the Therwil Flyers and the TruckStar/Hunters and lost to the Hünenberg Unicorns and the Sissach Frogs, who won the tournament. Divianshu Tyagi was responsible for the highlight of the afternoon, as he belted a homerun against the TruckStar/Hunters.
Rob Sedin named new Challengers Head Coach
The Challengers Baseball and Softball Club is proud to announce that Robert Sedin has been named new head coach for the 2016 season.
The 28-year old San Jose native is wearing the Challengers uniform since 2012 as a player and coach of the organization’s NLB-Team. Sedin appeared in 101 games for the C’s, batting .391 Avg. with 37 doubles, 6 triples, 3 homeruns, 77 RBI’s and 127 runs scored. He also started 31 games as a pitcher, having a 18-14 record with 2.65 ERA and 296 strikeouts in 257.2 innings.
Softball Indoor Tournament at Rümlang
After the Cadets and the Juveniles, who were already in action, now the softball team will play an indoor tournament on Saturday, February 27 at Rümlang. The Challengers will face the Therwil Flyers, Bern Cardinals and the Zürich Barracudas. The tournament will start at 9 a.m.
Continue Reading » Softball Indoor Tournament at RümlangBaseball U15-EC 2016 in Switzerland
The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) has awarded the Baseball Junior B European Championships (U15) in 2016 to Hünenberg. For the first time ever a Junior Championship tournament will take place in Switzerland. The Swiss national team will host other European teams from July 18 till 24, 2016.
The tournament’s organizers are the Hünenberg Unicorns. The club, who was founded in 1988, is playing on an officially homologated baseball field since 2009. It will be the second European championship tournament in Switzerland after the Seniors B-pool EC in 2013 in Zurich.
Winter Practice
The winter practice for the Challengers Baseball & Softball Club starts on Monday, October 19 with a pitcher and catcher practice for the U20 and U15 players at the Schulhaus Schauenberg. The practice for the Softball-Team will take place every Tuesday at the Turnhalle Lavater, while the Baseball hitting and fielding practice will newly take place on Wednesdays at the Turnhalle Hirzenbach. For further details concerning the NLA, NLB and 1st League practices, the Softball practice and the practice for the Juniors please check the team’s pages on the Challengers website.
Continue Reading » Winter PracticeChallengers General Assembly
This year’s Challengers General Assembly will take place on Sunday, December 6. For active members the attendance is mandatory. More infos will follow soon.
Continue Reading » Challengers General AssemblyMeier named into U15-Cadets Nationalteam Roster
After the tryouts for the U15-Cadets Swiss Nationalteam in September the Swiss Federation named Challengers Pitcher Jayfry Meier into the 25-men roster from headcoach Mike Bundi. The Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation made its bid for the 2016 U15-Cadets European Championships with Hünenberg and Lucerne as the host cities. (photo SBSF)
1st League tournament at Embrach
The 1st League-Team played at the Embrach Friendly Tournament on Sunday, September 27. The Challengers faced the Wil Devils, the Yverdon Golgoths and the hosts Embrach Mustangs. The Challengers showed their improvement with a strong performance offensively. The C’s finished in third place after losing to the Devils and Mustangs and winning against the Golgoths.
Continue Reading » 1st League tournament at EmbrachSanders named head coach of Swiss Nationalteam
James Sanders has been named new head coach of the Swiss Baseball Nationalteam. The 35-year old San Diego native is playing for the Challengers since 2009 and was already member of the coaching staff the last three years as pitching coach. Sanders will be assisted by Robert Sedin, who plays for the Challengers since 2012. Angelo Rodriguez was named head coach of the U18 Nationalteam, while Mike Bundi will be the head coach for the U15-Nationalteam.
Continue Reading » Sanders named head coach of Swiss Nationalteam