Last updated: Dienstag, 2. Oktober 2001, 20:03
NLA Clubhouse 2001
Aug. 26, Game 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Challengers  0 0 2 3 2 3 1 11 11 1
Cardinals  0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3
W: Landis L: Fries
Box Score | Game Log
Challengers tie series at 1-1 with 11-1 win; force 3rd and deciding game

Aug. 01, Game 30  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cardinals  2 5 0 0 3 3 3 16 14 1
Challengers  1 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 9 7
W: Leake L: Räber
Box Score | Game Log
Cards move into the Finals for the first time by dethroning Challengers

Team Notes
The Challengers hoped to capture the last available title in Switzerland, the Swiss Cup. But the Therwil Flyers had other plans and survived two late rallies and four solo homers to beat the Challengers 8-6 in the Cup Semifinals.

Swiss Cup: Cardinals-Flyers
The Flyers will face the Bern Cardinals, who beat the Zurich Barracudas 11-4, in the Finals, in what could be a rematch of this year's Championship Finals. The Cards beat the Flyers in four games to capture their first National title.
Picture galleries: - Softball Tournament July 8, 2001
  - European Cup June 18-24, 2001
  - Tournament Utrecht April 14/15, 2001
  - Skiweekend Lenzerheide March 3/4, 2001

FINAL 2001 NLA SEASON STANDINGS
TEAM W L PCT GB
Therwil Flyers 24 4 .857 -
Zürich Challengers 22 5 .815 1.5
Bern Cardinals 21 7 .750 3
Zürich Barracudas 16 12 .571 8
Embrach Rainbows 11 17 .393 13
Reussbühl Eagles 10 18 .357 14
Wil Devils 6 21 .222 17.5
Zürich Lions 1 27 .036 23
Extended Standings

NLA LEADERS
AVG Brunner, R. .482
HR Valdez, J. 9
RBI Marchant, M. 38
RUN Palatinus, Ch. 50
SB Bregy, H. 17
WIN Räber, B. 9
SV Marchant, M. 1
ERA Landis, Th. 4.34
Complete Team Statistics

NEWS AND NOTES
•  August 7, 2001 - The Challengers will add Scott Engelhart to their roster just in time for the playoffs, starting August 25. Engelhart was the head coach for the German team Mannheim Tornados, before being fired due to personal circumstances. He led the team to a league-best 26-2 record, and also played an active part in preparing the German National team for the European Championships. Engelhart's coaching resume includes stays in Australia and Prague after coaching at the University of Idaho.

NLA STAT SPOTLIGHT
• Thomas Landis' RBI-double in the first inning against the Bern Cardinals in the season's finale was his 100th of his NLA-career.

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