The 1st League-Team is the only one within the Challenges organization to end the season with a win. The SG TruckStar/Challengers played its last game day of the 2014 campaign on Sunday, September 28 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. After losing to the Zürich Eighters Ost by a score of 11-13, the SG posted a 20-14 victory over the SG Rainbows/Lions in the last game of the year. With this win the SG finishes the 1st League championship in 12th place.
Continue Reading » 1st League-Team finishes with splitChallengers force Game 5
The Challengers evened their best-of-five Semifinal Series with the Therwil Flyers at 2, after winning Game 4 at the Heerenschürli ballpark on Saturday, September 27. Lowuin Sacramento tossed another masterpiece and Ryan Byrne drove in all three runs en route to a 3-0 shutout victory for the C’s.
The two teams exchanged zeros on the scoreboard through five frames, before the C’s put the first run on the board. Säntis Zeller doubled with one out in the sixth and was driven in two batters later by Ryan Byrne’s RBI-single. And Byrne added two insurance runs in the eight. After fouling off eight pitches he hit a line drive into right field enabling Harry Bregy and James Sanders to score with two outs. Lowuin Sacramento outdueled Flyers starter Gavin Guarrera, as he threw nine innings of two-hit ball while striking out 14, in what was the second best start in Challengers history with a game score of 95. He allowed only two earned runs in 35.1 innings pitched and lowered his ERA to 0.53.
The decisive Game 5 will take place at Therwil Känelmatt on Sunday, September 28 at 3 pm. The winner will face the Zürich Barracudas in the finals, that will begin at the Heerenschürli ballpark on Saturday, October 4.
Spiel 4 am Samstag Abend
Das NLA-Team liegt in der Best-of-5 Halbfinalserie gegen die Therwil Flyers mit 1-2 Siegen zurück und benötigt einen Sieg in Spiel 4, um seine Saison zu verlängern. Nach einem Sieg zum Start der Serie unterlagen die Challengers in Spiel 2 nach Extra-Innings, Spiel 3 ging dann mit 5-1 an die Flyers. Spiel 4 findet am Samstag, 27. September um 19.00 Uhr im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli statt. Gelingt es den Challengers ein Entscheidungsspiel zu erzwingen, reisen sie am Sonntag, 28. September zu Spiel 5 nach Therwil.
Das 1.Liga-Team beendet seine Saison am Sonntag, 28. September mit zwei Partien im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli. Die SG TruckStar/Challengers trifft dabei auf die Zürich Eighters und die SG Lions/Rainbows. Spielbeginn ist um 14.00 und 16.30 Uhr.
C’s lose Game 3, face elimination
The Challengers lost Game 3 of the best-of-five Semi-final Series against the Therwil Flyers on Saturday, September 20, as the home team posted a 5-1 victory. With the win the Flyers take a 2-1 Series lead. The C’s are now with their backs against the wall, as they need to win the remaining two games to advance to the Finals agaginst the Zürich Barracudas. Game 4 will take place on Saturday, September 27 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
Continue Reading » C’s lose Game 3, face eliminationNLB-Team’s season ends in disappointment
The NLB-Team cruised through the qualification round and swept the Jona Bandits in the quarter-final series and won 16 out of 17 games so far. But the Challengers’ season ended cold turkey on Saturday, September 20. The Sissach Frogs proved to be too strong for the C’s, as they were swept in the best-of-three semi-final series by the Frogs. The Frogs perfectly played small ball and added the big hit, as they hit a grand-slam en route to a 7-0 win in Game 1.
And the Frogs kept the Challengers’ bats quiet in the second game too. The Frogs took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and held on for an 8-5 victory to clinch the final berth. The Challengers battled hard and had the tying run at the plate in the seventh, but couldn’t avoid the loss, that ended the Challengers’ season.
1st League-Team loses twice at the Heerenschürli
The 1st League-Team played at the Heerenschürli ballpark for the first time in 2014. But a victory was out of reach for the SG TruckStar/Challengers. The SG lost Game 1 to the Zürich Barracudas by a score of 2-18, as the Barracudas scored eleven runs in the second inning. The SG improved in Game 2, but still ended up losing against the Yverdon Golgoths, as they posted a 18-7 win.
Continue Reading » 1st League-Team loses twice at the HeerenschürliPlayoffs 2014: Spiel 3 in Therwil, NLB-Halbfinal in Sissach
Das NLA-Team und die Therwil Flyers bestreiten am Samstag, 20. September in Therwil Spiel 3 ihrer best-of-5 Halbinalserie. Nachdem die Challengers das Startspiel der Serie in Therwil dank einem Three-run Homerun von Amado Tomas Tabilis im siebten Inning mit 4-3 gewannen, antworteten die Flyers mit einem Erfolg nach Extra-Innings in Spiel 2 in Zürich zum 1-1 Ausgleich in der Serie. Spiel 3 beginnt um 14.00 Uhr in Therwil Känelmatt.
Das NLB-Team spielt in einer best-of-3 Halbfinalserie gegen die Sissach Frogs. Nachdem die Challengers im Viertelfinale die Jona Bandits mit 2-0 ausschalteten, geht es nun am Samstag, 20. September in Sissach um den Finaleinzug. Die Challengers beendeten die Vorrunde an der Spitze der Gruppe B, während die Frogs den zweiten Rang in der Gruppe A erreichten. Spielbeginn für Game 1 und 2 ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr in Sissach Tannbrunn.
1.Liga Spieltag im Heerenschürli
Die SG TruckStar/Challengers trifft am Samstag, 20. September im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli auf die Zürich Barracudas und die Yverdon Golgoths. Das 1. Liga-Team holte gegen beide Gegner in dieser Saison einen Sieg aus zwei Partien und kämpft nun um Rang neun in der Platzierungsrunde. Spielbeginn ist um 10.00 und 12.30 Uhr.
Continue Reading » 1.Liga Spieltag im HeerenschürliChallengers lose Game 2 in extra innings
The Therwil Flyers tied the best-of-five semi-final series with the Challengers at 1-1, after winning Game 2 2-1 on Sunday, September 14 at the Heerenschürli in extra innings. The C's tied the game in the bottom of the eight inning, as Tobias Siegrist drove in Jesus Martinez with two outs. And the C's had the winning run on second base in the ninth and the tenth innings, but couldn't cash in. The Flyers scored the go-ahead run with one out in the top of the eleventh inning on an error by the C's defense. In the bottom half of the frame Francisco Colindres reached base and advanced to second with two outs, as Jesus Martinez drew a walk after falling behing 0-2 in the count, but the Flyers worked out of the jam.
Game 3 will take place on Saturday, September 20 at Therwil, while Game 4 will be played on Saturday, September 27 at 7 pm at the Heerenschürli ballpark. In the other semi-final series the Zürich Barracudas have a 2-0 lead over the Lucerne Eagles.
C’s win series opener
The Challengers won the opener of their best-of-five semi-final series with the Therwil Flyers on Saturday, September 13, as the C's rallied for a 4-3 victory at Therwil. The team of head coach Chris Palatinus trailed by two runs in the seventh, as Bryan Shemley and Ryan Byrne reached base, before Amado Tomas Tabilis hit a bomb over the left field fence for a three-run homer to make it 4-3. Ryan Byrne tossed a complete game for his first postseason win with the C's. Game 2 will take place on Sunday, September 14 at 4 pm at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
The Zürich Barracudas beat the Luzern Eagles 9-2 to take Game 1 in the other semi-final series.