NLA Clubhouse 2008
Aug. 31, 08:
Although providing a better competition in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, the Challengers still ended their disastrous season with a 7-4 defeat against the Therwil Flyers. The 2008 ChallengersScoring three runs in the first inning off ... >>
Meanwhile the Swiss champion Bern Cardinals won the Qualifier Tournament at Brno, Czech Republic. After reaching the final with a perfect 5-0 record the Cards sweeped Kranjski Lisjaki from Slovenia in the best-of-three final series. It is for the first time ever that a Swiss team has won a Qualifier Tournament.
Further informations: Schedule
It was the very last game on the Old Heerenschürli field before the renewal of the Heerenschürli sports facilities. The opening of the new field will take place in spring 2010.
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Flyers 7, Challengers 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||||||
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| Challengers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Flyers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| W: Blackbee
L: Bregy, H. Box Score | Play-by-Play |
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Although providing a better competition in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, the Challengers still ended their disastrous season with a 7-4 defeat against the Therwil Flyers. The 2008 ChallengersScoring three runs in the first inning off ... >>
C's beat BK Vilnius, finish in Third Place
20.06.2008: The Challengers finish in third place at the Qualifier European Cup Tournament at Brest, Belarus with a 3-2 record. James Sanders was credited with the win and the save, while Tobias Siegrist belted two triples and drove in a game-high five runs, as the Challengers posted a 12-8 victory over BK Vilnius from Lithuania on Friday, June 20 in what was their final game of the tournament. The Ukrainian champion KNTU Kirovograd won the best-of-three final series 2-1 against the host Brest Zubrs.Meanwhile the Swiss champion Bern Cardinals won the Qualifier Tournament at Brno, Czech Republic. After reaching the final with a perfect 5-0 record the Cards sweeped Kranjski Lisjaki from Slovenia in the best-of-three final series. It is for the first time ever that a Swiss team has won a Qualifier Tournament.
Further informations: Schedule
Swiss Cup: Farewell to Old Heerenschürli with derby
29.05.2008: In the 3rd round of this year's Swiss Cup, the Challengers lost the final game at the Heerenschürli 13-3 against their cross-town rivals Zürich Barracudas. Nderim Coma dominated the Challengers' bats, and Andi Rüesch came up big for the Cudas with two homers and two singles in four trips to the plate, collecting six RBI's along the way.It was the very last game on the Old Heerenschürli field before the renewal of the Heerenschürli sports facilities. The opening of the new field will take place in spring 2010.
Player News
- Carlos Brito of the Therwil Flyers was the 200th ...
- Zöllig struck out for the 100th time in the NLA ...
- Shemley hit his 30th double of his NLA-career in ...
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| NLA STANDINGS 2008 PREELIMINARY ROUND GROUP 1 |
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| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Lausanne Indians | 11 | 9 | .550 | 7 |
| Zürich Challengers | 9 | 11 | .450 | 9 |
| Sissach Frogs | 6 | 14 | .300 | 12 |
| Reussbühl Eagles | 3 | 17 | .150 | 15 |
Extended standings
| NLA SCHEDULE 2008 | |
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| Date | Opponent |
| No games scheduled | |
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| 2008 NLA LEADERS | ||
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| AVG | Martinez, J. | .367 |
| HR | Martinez, J. | 5 |
| RBI | Siegrist, T. | 20 |
| RUN | Siegrist, T. | 18 |
| SB | Palatinus, Ch. | 11 |
| WIN | Burger, Th. | 4 |
| SV | Landis, Th. | 1 |
| ERA | Fleischacker, A. | 3.27 |
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