Softball Clubhouse 2013

Cardinals 5, Challengers 1

A 40 minute rain delay changed the day for the Challengers, however, with the Bern Cardinals dominating game 2. Bern’s pitcher, Monica Alnes, quieted down the Challengers’ bats with her rise balls, preventing the Challengers from any hits between ... more...

Ladies arrive in win column

The Softball-Team recorded its first win of the season on Saturday, May 11, as the Challengers held on for an 8-7 victory against the Bern Cardinals. The C's almost blew a six-run lead, but Leandra Simitovic worked out of the jam, striking out Pamela Kellenberger to end the game with the tying run on third base. Simitovic and Simona Cellar delivered two hits and scored two runs each, while Jennifer Montague drove in two runs.

Game 2 was dominated by Cardinals pitcher Monica Alnes and her rise ball, as she didn't allow any hit between the second and the sixth frame and the Cardinals put things out of reach with a four-run fourth inning  to eventually win 5-1. American Macy Morgan made her first start for the Challengers, but was interrupted by a 40 minutes rain delay after the second inning, before a two-run double by Pamela Kellenberger chased her after 3.1 innings of work. Simona Cellar delivered two hits, while Ziegylou Wehrli scored the only run for the Challengers in the seventh frame.

Summer Practice 2013

Grössere Kartenansicht

The summer practice for the Zurich Challengers Softball Team takes place every Tuesday and every Thursday from 6pm till 8pm at the Klopstockwiese in Zurich-Enge. The Klopstockwiese is right at the corner of Bederstrasse and Klopstockstrasse (Tram 5 & 13, Bus 33 to Waffenplatzstrasse).

Das Sommertraining für das Zürich Challengers Softball Team findet jeden Dienstag und jeden Donnerstag von 18.00 - 20.00 Uhr auf der Klopstockwiese in Zürich Enge statt. Die Klopstockwiese befindet sich an der Ecke Bederstrasse/Klopstockstrasse (Tram 5 & 13, Bus 33 bis Waffenplatzstrasse).

Cellar, Simitovic named to Swiss softball national team

The Challengers‘ players Simona Cellar and Leandra Simitovic made the Swiss National Team’s 15-woman roster for this year’s Softball European Championship Women, which will take place from July 7 till 13 in Prague. 

Simitovic received her fourth MVP trophy

Kontakt

Headcoach: Leandra Simitovic

Assistant Coach: Andy Telesco

For questions and further informations please send an email to - für Fragen und weitere Informationen sende ein Mail an:

info[at]challengers.ch

Team Photo

Player News

• 11.05.2013: Cellar is riding a 7-game hitting streak by getting a total of four hits in the doubleheader against the Bern Cardinals. Her last game without a hit was on August 19, 2012 also against the Bern Cardinals.
• 11.05.2013: Hsu collected her first hit and her first RBI for the Challengers, as she delivered a RBI-single in the bottom of the third inning of Game 1 against the Bern Cardinals.
• 27.04.2013: Wehrli passed Simone Zurschmitten for 2nd place on the Challengers alltime list for hits with 111, as she collected two singles in Game 1 against the Luzern Eagles.
• 27.04.2013: Cellar got her 100th hit in a Challengers uniform in the bottom of the 3rd inning of Game 2 against the Luzern Eagles. She is in fifth place on the alltime list for hits.