NLA Clubhouse 2000

Sep. 23, Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Flyers	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	9	10	5
Challengers	4	1	0	5	1	2	1	1	x	15	19	2

Box Score | Game Log
Challengers keep seaon alive with 15-9 win, and force deciding Game 5
W: Räber L: AKurz

Sep. 24, Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Challengers	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	7	7	4
Flyers	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	3

Box Score | Game Log
Challengers capture 3rd title in a row by beating Flyers 7-3 in Game 5
W: Landis L: AKurz

2000 Swiss Finals Composite Stats

Team Notes

Swiss Cup: Challengers-A's
The Challengers will face the Richterswil Athletics in the first round of next season's Swiss Cup on May 6. The Swiss Cup will be played for the first time next season with all clubs from the NLA and NLB. The pairings for the first round are:
Frogs(NLB)-Cards(NLA)
Challengers(NLB)-Braves(NLB)
Submarines(NLB)-Barracudas(NLA)
Moose Junction(NLB)-Devils(NLA)
Eagles(NLA)-Flyers(NLA)
Rainbows(NLA)-Black Knights(NLB)
Unicorns(NLB)-Lions(NLA)
Athletics(NLB)-Challengers(NLA)

For the first and second rounds, two weekends during the season will be reserved for Cup play. The Semifinals and Finals will then be played on September 28 and 29 with a club to be determined organizing a two-day event.

Landis wins 6th MVP-title


	Thomas Landis won his fifth MVP-title in a row.

At the General Assembly 2000 Thomas Landis was named MVP of the Challengers for the fifth consecutive time, and sixth overall. He set career highs with 14 homers, 63 hits, a .954 slugging average and also stole 17 bases. On the hill, he went 7-5 with a 4.53 ERA, striking out a team-high 73 batters. Other award winners were Benny Räber as the Best Pitcher, posting a career-best 10-1 record in 15 games started with a 4.75 ERA. Patrick Zöllig won the award as the Rookie of The Year, getting a win in three starts on the mound, and filling in as the starting shortstop in the playoffs. Best Batter of the Year was Anubis Benitez who led all Challengers with career bests for hits (74), doubles (26), total bases (139), and an amazing .507 batting average. The award for Best Fielder again went to Tobias Siegrist, who, in his sophomore year, already established himself as one of the best catchers in Switzerland. Armin Blickenstorfer was named Most Improved Player of the Year by setting career-highs with a .427 batting average, hitting 11 doubles for 61 total bases, scoring 30 runs, collecting 37 RBI's, and receiving a team-high 21 free passes. ...The NLA-team was of course also named the best team in the Challengers' organization.

Picture galleries:	- Tournament Utrecht April 8/9, 2000
	- European Cup June 13-18, 2000
	- Softball Tournament July 9, 2000

FINAL 2000 NLA SEASON STANDINGS
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Flyers	21	3	.875	-
Challengers	19	5	.792	2
Cardinals	12	12	.500	9
Rainbows	12	12	.500	9
Barracudas	11	13	.458	10
Devils	7	17	.292	14
Athletics	2	22	.083	19
Extended Standings


AVG	Benitez, A.	.507
HR	Marchant, M.	17
RBI	Landis, Th.	56
RUN	Benitez, A.	75
SB	Benitez, A.	28
WIN	Räber, B.	10
SV	Marchant, M.	1
ERA	Landis, Th.	4.53
Complete Team Statistics