Challengers again win 21-1 on double-mercy rule

Another unexpected performance by a Challenger youngster completed a perfect 4-0 weekend for the Challengers.

	Patrick Zöllig tied his career-high with three hits, and he aslo scored three times.

Harry Bregy, who last pitched on April 29, 2000 against the Zurich Barracudas, pitched a complete-game victory, allowing only a single run on five hits and three walks, and also striking out five.

And just as Benny Räber did in Game 1, he also helped his own cause at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three consecutive doubles, five RBI's, three runs scored and a stolen base, his fifth of the season.

The Challengers sent nine batters to the plate in the second inning to jump to a 7-0 lead after just two frames. Nine more batters in the third inning pushed the Challengers' lead to 10-0 before the Devils finally managed to score a run by themselves.

	Rookie Orlando Balbuena hit his first double in the NLA in just his 10th at-bat.

Berger led off the fourth inning with a double, the Devils' only extra-base hit the whole day, and Keller plated him with an RBI-single off Bregy.

But the Challengers kept their offensive machine running and scored run after run off Thomas Beier.

At the end of the game, the Challengers had a season-high 21 hits, the highest total since also getting 21 hits against the Richterswil Athletics on June 3, 2000.

Game notes
Räber went 4-for-5 at the plate with his second homer of the day, boosting his batting average to a career-high .276. ...Tobias Siegrist extended his hitting-streak to 11 by leading off the sixth and final inning with a single. ...Bregy popped out to left in the first inning in his 100th NLA at-bat before lining three consecutive doubles in his next three appearances. ...After going 3-for-3 in Game 1, Jose Vazquez went 4-for-5, including his second homer of the season, and boosted his batting average to .550. ...The Challengers infield turned two double plays for the first time since August 12, 2000 against the Therwil Flyers.