#14 Simitovic, Leandra

Simitovic, Leandra
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 170 cm

Born: 20.06.1984 in Zurich, CH
Age: 40

2024 SB Batting

AVG HR RBI RUNS SB
.333 0 6 15 5

2024 SB Pitching

W L SV K ERA
3 2 0 18 4.77

10.12.2016

Simitovic won her sixth career MVP title at the Challengers General Assembly at the restaurant Linde Oberstrass, as she finished the season with a .326 batting average, a .474 on-base percentage, 14 hits, 13 RBI's and 18 runs scored. She also posted a 6.19 ERA with a 4-5 record, while striking out 37 in 52 innings of work earning her also the Softball-Team's Best Pitcher Award.

02.07.2016

Simitovic singled in the fourth inning of Game 2 against the Luzern Eagles. It was her 250th hit in a Challengers uniform. She is leading Simona Cellar by 88 hits in the all-time list.

30.11.2014

Simitovic won her fifth MVP award at the Challengers' General Assembly. Simitovic led the Team Zürich with a .375 batting average and 15 RBI's, a .981 fielding percentage and collected 21 hits and 19 runs scored to take away also the Best Batter Award.

07.09.2013

Simitovic collected her 200th hit, as she singled off Cornelia Noti of the Bern Cardinals in the fifth inning of Game 1.

23.06.2013

Simitovic made her 125th start for the Challengers since 2004, but ended up with a loss against the Zürich Barracudas. She has a 81-56 record.

25.05.2013

Simitovic scored the 2000th run in team's history, as Henna Määttä delivered a two-run single in the top of the first inning of Game 1 against the Wil Devils.

16.03.2013

Simitovic made the Swiss National Team’s 15-woman roster for this year’s Softball European Championship Women, which will take place from July 7 till 13 in Prague.

16.12.2012

Simitovic was honored with her fourth MVP award at the Challengers' General Assembly. Simitovic set team-highs with 25 hits, 6 doubles, 1 homerun, 22 RBI's and 25 runs scored, while finishing the season with a .362 batting average and a .464 on-base percentage. Simitovic also went 5-7 with 42 strikeouts and a 6.65 ERA in 67.1 innings pitched in the pitcher's circle earning her also the Best Pitcher award.

15.07.2012

Simitovic scored her 250th run in a Challengers uniform, as Elise Beguelin drove her in with a RBI-double in the top of the fourth inning of Game 1 against the Therwil Flyers.

24.06.2012

Simitovic belted a three-run walk-off homerun off Cornelia Noti of the Bern Cardinals in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 1.

11.12.2011

Simitovic won her fifth Best Pitcher award, as she went 6-7 with a 6.06 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 71.2 innings pitched and was also credited with her second Best Batter award, as she led the Challengers with a .431 batting average, a .553 on-base percentage, 18 walks, 28 hits and 33 runs scored.

09.07.2011

Simitovic belted a two-run homer off Ebby Stafford in the third inning of Game 2 against the second team from the Luzern Eagles. She also had a double and drove in three runs.

22.06.2011

Simitovic was named in the Swiss National Team’s 13-woman roster for this year’s Softball European Championship Women B, which will take place from July 31 till August 6 in Ronchi dei Legionari (Italy).

09.04.2011

Simitovic scored her 200th run in her 152nd game in a Challengers uniform, as she crossed the plate in the bottom of the first inning of Game 2 against the Luzern Eagles.

05.12.2010

Simitovic earned her fourth Best Pitcher award in 2010, as she went 11-3 with a 7.00 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 71 innings pitched.

13.12.2009

Simitovic earned her third MVP award at the General Assembly after winning the trophy already in 2004 and 2008. Simitovic collected 20 hits, 3 doubles and 14 RBI's with a .339 batting average and a .430 on-base percentage and scored 23 runs. She also went 5-7 with a 3.95 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 69 innings pitched, earning her also the Best Pitcher award.

07.07.2009

Simitovic delivered her 100th hit in her 300th at-bat for the Challengers, a RBI-single in the third inning against the Zurich Barracudas.

26.06.2009

Simitovic was named in the Swiss National Team’s 17-woman roster for this year’s Softball European Championship Women B, which will take place from July 27 till August 1 in Hoboken (Belgium).

21.06.2009

Simitovic struck out Laure Evano of the Geneva Jets in the third inning of Game 2 for her 300th strikeout in a Challengers uniform.

11.01.2009

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.

04.05.2008

Simitovic recorded her 50th win in 60 career starts for the Challengers in Game 2 against the Hünenberg Unicorns. She fanned 233 batters in 358 Innings pitched with a 5.73 ERA.

09.12.2007

Simitovic was named the Softball's Best Batter for 2007 with a team-leading .328 batting average and with team-leading marks of 25 walks, one homerun, a .466 slugging average and a .530 on-base percentage.

29.09.2007

Simitovic belted her first career home run in Game 1 of the 2007 Championship Series against the Therwil Flyers. She also had a double, a single and three RBI's.

29.05.2007

Simitovic made the Swiss National Team’s 14-woman roster for this year’s Softball European Championship Women B, which take place from July 16 till 21 in Zagreb (Croatia).

19.05.2007

Simitovic struck out Manuela Keiser of the Hünenberg Unicorns in the sixth inning of Game 1 for her 200th strikeout in a Challengers uniform.

23.04.2006

Simitovic won her third consecutive Opening Day start for the Challengers against the Reussbühl Eagles in Game 1.

04.12.2005

Simitovic wins back-to-back honors by capping the Best Pitcher award for 2005.

12.12.2004

Simitovic was named MVP and Best Pitcher in 2004.


Softball Roster:

  • Ammeter, Tamara
  • Cellar, Simona
  • Heimgartner, Karen
  • Hochstrasser, Tara
  • La Marr, Cheyenne
  • Lutz-Demetz, Carmen
  • Marxer, Amanda
  • Matas, Mia
  • McCants, Taylor
  • Michel, Anouchka
  • Micic, Janni
  • Mullens, Molly
  • Siemers, Mindy
  • Simitovic, Leandra
  • Tan, Isabelle
  • Vaccaro Brüderli, Marina
  • Zgraggen, Anna
  • Zingg, Alexia
  • Zurschmitten, Simone