Staub named MVP again

The following players received an award at the Challengers’ General Assembly on January 11 2009 – Folgende Spieler wurden an der Challengers Generalversammlung vom 11. Januar 2009 mit einem Award ausgezeichnet: MVP: Gabe Staub Best Pitcher: Korey Kovac Best Batter: Carl Varnauskas Best Fielder: Alex Merlini MIP: Miguel Angerer Rookie of the Year: Danilo Schneider Sportsmanship Award: Josiah Webster

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Simitovic honored

Leandra Simitovic received her second MVP award at the Challengers’ General Assembly on January 11. She led the Challengers with 22 hits, 28 runs scored and 21 walks and went 8-7 with a 5.80 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 82 innings pitched. Karen Heimgartner went 4-3 with a 2.18 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 41.2 innings pitched, earning her the Best Pitcher award. Karin Mittelstdt walked away with the Best Batter award after setting team highs with 28 runs scored, a .467 batting average and a .603 on-base percentage and finishing second in hits with 21, doubles with 2, stolen bases with 6 and walks with 15. Alexia Zingg was credited with her second Best Fielder award in a row. Andrea Wirth was named Most Improved Player, while Simona Cellar was named Rookie of the Year.

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Heimgartner inducted into Walsh Wall of Fame

Karen Heimgartner was inducted into the Wall of Fame of Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio on Saturday, September 27. Heimgartner pitched four years for the Cavaliers from 1997 till 2000 and led Walsh to their first NAIA World Series appearance in 2000. She set record marks on the Softball-Team’s all-time list for games pitched with 111, games started with 92, complete games with 79, innings pitched with 668, and leads the all-time list with a 1.41 Earned Run Average, 612 strikeouts, 67 wins and four No-Hitters. Heimgartner played her third season with the Challengers in 2008.
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1.Liga-Team dominates Submarines

The 1.Liga-Team beat the Romanshorn Submarines on Sunday, September 28 at Sissach in the round for fifth place. Thanks to a stellar offense and a solid defense the C’s cruised to a 15-2 victory over the Subs. Game 2 against the Geneva Dragons was declared a forfeit victory for the Challengers after the Dragons – once again – didn’t show up without announcing. The C’s face the Submarines again on Saturday, October 4 at Romanshorn Weitenzelg. There is also a game scheduled against the Dragons.

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Ladies’ season ends with two tie break losses

The ladies’ title hopes came to an end in the semifinal on Saturday, September 20 after losing twice in tie break 7-8 and 5-6 against the defending champions Therwil Flyers at Therwil. In Game 1 the Challengers erased three deficits to send the game into extra innings with a 6-6 tie. In the eight inning the Challengers managed to load the bases with 0 outs. And the C’s scored the go-ahead run, as Karin Mittelstädt drove in Andrea Wirth with a RBI-single. But the Flyers escaped the threat when Alexia Zingg lined into a double play to pitcher Sophie Zihlmann, who threw to first to end the inning. In the bottom half of the inning the Flyers tied the game on Emily McNamara’s RBI-double, before Adeline Glauser drove in the winning run with a two-out RBI-single. The C’s ended up with the loss even though they outhit the Flyers 12-9. Flavia Von Meiss and Karin Mittelstädt collected three hits apiece, while Leandra Simitovic had two RBI’s. Simitovic allowed eight runs – six earned – and nine hits with four walks and four strikeouts.
The C’s bats remained on fire, as they opened Game two with three consecutive singles to make it 2-0 in the first inning. But the defense committed two costly errors, enabling the Flyers to tie the game in the second inning. The C’s took the lead again, as they scored a run in the third and fourth innings each. Again the Flyers tied the game with two runs in the fifth to make it 4-4. But the C’s made it 5-4, as Simone Zurschmitten drove in Karin Mittelstädt with a RBI-single in the sixth. In the seventh inning the C’s were one strike away from the victory, as a wild pitch from Karen Heimgartner enabled the Flyers to score the tying run. And as in Game 1 the Flyers had the better end in the tie break, as they scored the winning run on another wild pitch to end the Challengers’ season. The Flyers will face the Reussbühl Eagles, who beat the first placed Wil Devils in Game 3 of their semifinal series, in the finals. The Challengers finish the season in fourth place and will miss the European Cup for the first time since 2004.

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Cadets do it again: Back-to-back Champions

The Challengers U15 Cadets did it again! They won their second consecutive Swiss Championship after sweeping the Flyers/Frogs on Saturday, September 20 at Embrach. After winning Game 1 19-1, Game 2 was a close battle, as both teams exchanged zeros on the scoreboard in the first three innings, before the C’s managed to score to eventually win 9-0. The Challengers even achieved a perfect season after they remained unbeaten during the qualification round and throughout the playoffs. more >

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