Submarines 16, Challengers 1

The Challengers were downed 16-1 by the favorites Submarines from Romanshorn in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader.

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Starter Oliver Labhart was roughed up for 13 earned runs on 20 hits, but was the only Challenger who collected two hits in the offense.

Game 1 of the doubleheader, played on the same day as the NLA team's third and most probably final game of the NLA Finals, was clearly won by the Submarines, who already beat the Challengers in the regular season's final game 9-8 in extra innings.

The Subs quickly scored seven runs in the first two innings off Oliver Labhart (1-3), who threw a complete game and gave up 16 runs - three of them unearned - on 20 hits, only one walk and striking out four.

The Challengers' bullpen wasn't available as most of the pitchers helped out the NLA-team in its Playoff Finals.

The only Challengers' run came in the third on Tobias Siegrist's RBI-single that scored Stefan Eisenring from second base.

The Subs used every inning to score at least one run and dominated the game from the beginning on.

The Challengers collected three of their six hits off starter Schiavo in that third inning as Harry Bregy, Siegrist and Willy Schaub hit singles.

Manuel Schretzmann appeared in his first game as a Challengers.

Schaub's hit was only his fifth in 38 at-bats this season.