2005 B-Pool Champions European Cup
The Challengers traveled to Karlovac, Croatia, to participate in this year's European Cup from June 13 through 19.
The participating teams were:
The tournament was won by the Slovenians who beat the home team of Kelteks Karlovac 15-11 in the Finals.
For the complete results, go to the European Cup section of the official homepage of the European Federation.
Offense:
Defense:
Pitching:
The participating teams were:
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Challengers Zürich | A.S. Spartakos Glyfadas (GRE) |
| BK Apollo Bratislava (SVK) | Atma (UKR) |
| Zajcki Ljubljana (SLO) | Kufstein Vikings (AUT) |
| Keltec Karlovac (CRO) | BC Athletic Sofia (BUL) |
The tournament was won by the Slovenians who beat the home team of Kelteks Karlovac 15-11 in the Finals.
For the complete results, go to the European Cup section of the official homepage of the European Federation.
Complete stats
Offense:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | SF | SH | BB | K | HP | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, A. | 5 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .150 | .308 | .350 |
| Blank, T. | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .636 | .333 |
| Blazevic, V. | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .500 | .667 |
| Bregy, H. | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .143 | .077 |
| Burger, R. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Burger, T. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Hardy, C. | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .333 | .222 |
| Kämpfer, A. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Kovac, K. | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .667 |
| Labhart, O. | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .500 |
| Lehmann, N | 5 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .364 | .444 | .455 |
| Palatinus, C. | 5 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .346 | .476 |
| Perez, R. | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | .333 |
| Siegrist, T. | 4 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .500 | .214 |
| Zeller, S. | 5 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .407 | .885 |
| Zöllig, P. | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 |
| Totals | 5 | 222 | 177 | 48 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 9 | .311 | .405 | .458 |
Defense:
| Player | Pos. | C | PO | A | E | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, A. | c,dh,p | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Blank, T. | 2b | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .857 |
| Blazevic, V. | 1b,lf | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .962 |
| Bregy, H. | p,1b | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Burger, R. | 2b,rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Burger, T. | p | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .667 |
| Hardy, C. | lf | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 |
| Kämpfer, A. | lf,1b | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .800 |
| Kovac, K. | lf,3b,p | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .917 |
| Labhart, O. | p,lf,rf | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Lehmann, N | cf | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 |
| Palatinus, C. | rf | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Perez, R. | 3b | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .692 |
| Siegrist, T. | c | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Zeller, S. | ss | 32 | 5 | 18 | 9 | .719 |
| Zöllig, P. | 2b,p | 22 | 10 | 8 | 3 | .818 |
| Totals | 213 | 127 | 59 | 26 | .873 |
Pitching:
| Player | G | IP | BF | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | W | L | B | SV | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, A. | 3 | 10 1/3 | 54 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.45 |
| Bregy, H. | 2 | 9 1/3 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 |
| Burger, T. | 2 | 8 2/3 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| Kovac, K. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Labhart, O. | 1 | 3 2/3 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.75 |
| Zöllig, P. | 1 | 9 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Totals | 42 | 217 | 58 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.57 |
Games & Results
| Jun. 15, 17:15 (Game 1) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keltec Karlovac | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| Challengers Zürich | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| The Challengers lost the opener of this year's B-Pool European Cup 13-7 to the local club of Karlovac Kelteks. | |||||||||||||||
| Jun. 16, 16:00 (Game 2) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challengers Zürich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Zajcki Ljubljana | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| In the second game of the tournament, the Challengers trailed early on, came back strong, but eventually lost 14-13 in 10 innings. | |||||||||||||||
| Jun. 17, 09:00 (Game 3) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK Apollo Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Challengers Zürich | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | x | 12 | |||||
| The Challengers finally managed to get a win at this year's European B-Pool European Cup, beating BK Apollo Bratislava 12-5. | |||||||||||||||
| Jun. 18, 09:00 (Game 4) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartakos Glyfadas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Zürich Challengers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||
| The Challengers roughed up the Greek team 14-3 in an easy win. | |||||||||||||||
| Jun. 19, 11:00 (Game 5) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich Challengers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Kufstein Vikings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | x | 9 | |||||
| The Challengers lost their final game of this year's European Cup 9-4 to the Kufstein Vikings from Austria. | |||||||||||||||