Player Profiles
#2 Saentis Zeller, Shortstop
Apr 28, 2013 - Zeller reached on Kaufmann’s fielding error in the eighth inning against the Therwil Flyers in what was his 900th at-bat in the NLA, fourth on the Challengers’ all-time list behind Thomas Landis, Chris Palatinus and Siegrist.
Dec 16, 2012 - Zeller was honored with the Best Batter award, as he led the Challengers with 49 hits and finished second behind Robert Sedin with 28 runs scored, a .412 batting average and a .470 on-base percentage earning him also the Most Improved Player award.
Sep 30, 2012 - Zeller was the only Challenger with two hits as he accounted for two of the Challengers' four hits against the Bern Cardinals.
Sep 30, 2012 - Zeller set a new career high with 49 hits in 119 at-bats. He had 15 multi-hit games, topping his career-best of 13 such games in 1996. He had just two games all year where he went hitless.
Sep 13, 2012 - Zeller leads the league with 45 hits.
Aug 19, 2012 - Zeller had his fifth consecutive game with three hits, going 15-for-21 in that span.
Aug 19, 2012 - Zeller surpassed his career-high for at-bats in a season with 87. He also set a new career-high with his 42nd hit of the season, an RBI-single in the eighth inning against the Lucerne Eagles.
Aug 11, 2012 - Zeller added three hits against the Zürich Lions, leading the league in that category with 37. He collected his 350th hit in the NLA with a single in the eighth inning.
Jul 28, 2012 - Zeller tied Jose Valdez for 5th alltime for total bases with 544 with his double in the fifth inning against the Wil Devils.
Jun 26, 2012 - Zeller had three hits against the Zurich Barracudas for the third time this season, raising his average to .373
Jun 06, 2012 - Zeller snapped his 10-game hitting streak by going hitless in five at-bats against the Zurich Barracudas
Jun 02, 2012 - Zeller went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and a triple against the Zurich Barracudas to raise his team-leading batting average to .441
May 24, 2012 - Zeller extended his season-long hitting streak to seven games with a 2-for-3 showing against the Zurich Lions, including two walks, upping his team-leading batting average to .400.
May 05, 2012 - The five runs scored by Zeller against the Wil Devils are the most by a Challenger since he also scored five times on September 2, 2007.
May 05, 2012 - Zeller extended his team-leading hitting streak to eight games - dating back to September 4 of last season - with two singles against the Wil Devils, going along with an RBI, two runs scored and two steals. He leads the team with a .370 batting average.
Apr 28, 2012 - Zeller scored his 300th run in the NLA as he came around in the sixth inning against the Therwil Flyers.
Sep 04, 2011 - Zeller set career-lows in hits (13), RBIs (6), total bases (21), batting average (.245), on-base percentage (.349) and slugging percentage (.396), but extended his consecutive seasons with at least one homer to 12.
Jun 26, 2011 - Zeller popped out to short in the fifth inning against the Therwil Flyers in his 900th plate appearance in the NLA.
Jun 26, 2011 - Zeller hit his first homer of the season in the fifth inning against the Therwil Flyers, a two-run shot to dead center that gave his team a 3-2 lead.
Jun 22, 2011 - Zeller was named into the Swiss National Team’s 24-man roster for this year’s Baseball Qualifier, which takes place from July 25 till July 30 at Barcelona.
Jun 21, 2011 - Zeller stole three bases for a franchise-high eighth time in his career.
May 14, 2011 - Zeller was activated from the disabled list on which he landed with a strained hamstring. In the bottom of the fourth against the Embrach Mustangs, he replaced Yanik Probst who twisted his back after diving for a grounder.
Jun 07, 2008 - Zeller's single in the first inning against the Zurich Barracudas was his 300th hit in the NLA.
May 03, 2008 - Zeller's homer in the seventh inning against the Wil Devils was his 30th of his NLA-career.
Apr 26, 2008 - Zeller hit two doubles in a game for the first time since July 28, 2007 against the Embrach Rainbows.
Aug 04, 2007 - Zeller set a new career-high by hitting 13 doubles in a season.
Jul 28, 2007 - Zeller led a 22-hit offensive production against the Embrach Rainbows by contributing a franchise-record five doubles in a 15-7 win in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader. He also added a single in the third inning, giving him a career-high of six hits. And he also tied his career-high for runs scored with five.
Jul 14, 2007 - Zeller scored his 250th run in the NLA as he scored on Blank's sac fly in the fourth inning against the Lausanne Indians.
Sep 23, 2006 - Zeller finished the season with one homer, keeping his streak of nine consecutive seasons with a homer alive (second only to Landis' streak of 12 seasons from 1993 through 2004).
Sep 09, 2006 - Zeller collected his 250th NLA-hit by singling in the first inning against the Zurich Barracudas. And in the second inning, he struck out swinging in his 600th NLA at-bat.
Sep 02, 2006 - Zeller passed Jose Valdez for sixth place on the all-time list for runs scored by crossing the plate for the 235th time in the first inning against the Bern Cardinals.
Aug 20, 2006 - Zeller singled in the first inning against the Wil Devils for his 400th total base.
Aug 12, 2006 - In the top of the seventh inning against the Therwil Flyers, Zeller crossed the plate with the 6'000th run in Challengers history.
Jul 23, 2006 - Zeller's walk in the fist inning against the Lausanne Indians was his 100th of his career.
Dec 04, 2005 - For the second time in his career, Zeller was honored with the Best Batter award. He led the team in batting average at .382, and with 29 hits, a .513 slugging percentage and a .478 on-base percentage. It was his second Best Batter trophy since 1995.
Jun 05, 2005 - After going 2-for-4 in Game 2, Zeller is batting .667 (24-for-36) lifetime against the Bern Cardinals.
Oct 17, 2004 - Zeller singled in the second inning of Game 4 of the Finals against the Therwil Flyers for his 200th hit in the NLA. In the fifth inning, he hit his 50th double of his career. And in the sixth inning, he homered and scored his 200th run in the NLA.
Dec 16, 2012 - Zeller was honored with the Best Batter award, as he led the Challengers with 49 hits and finished second behind Robert Sedin with 28 runs scored, a .412 batting average and a .470 on-base percentage earning him also the Most Improved Player award.
Sep 30, 2012 - Zeller was the only Challenger with two hits as he accounted for two of the Challengers' four hits against the Bern Cardinals.
Sep 30, 2012 - Zeller set a new career high with 49 hits in 119 at-bats. He had 15 multi-hit games, topping his career-best of 13 such games in 1996. He had just two games all year where he went hitless.
Sep 13, 2012 - Zeller leads the league with 45 hits.
Aug 19, 2012 - Zeller had his fifth consecutive game with three hits, going 15-for-21 in that span.
Aug 19, 2012 - Zeller surpassed his career-high for at-bats in a season with 87. He also set a new career-high with his 42nd hit of the season, an RBI-single in the eighth inning against the Lucerne Eagles.
Aug 11, 2012 - Zeller added three hits against the Zürich Lions, leading the league in that category with 37. He collected his 350th hit in the NLA with a single in the eighth inning.
Jul 28, 2012 - Zeller tied Jose Valdez for 5th alltime for total bases with 544 with his double in the fifth inning against the Wil Devils.
Jun 26, 2012 - Zeller had three hits against the Zurich Barracudas for the third time this season, raising his average to .373
Jun 06, 2012 - Zeller snapped his 10-game hitting streak by going hitless in five at-bats against the Zurich Barracudas
Jun 02, 2012 - Zeller went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and a triple against the Zurich Barracudas to raise his team-leading batting average to .441
May 24, 2012 - Zeller extended his season-long hitting streak to seven games with a 2-for-3 showing against the Zurich Lions, including two walks, upping his team-leading batting average to .400.
May 05, 2012 - The five runs scored by Zeller against the Wil Devils are the most by a Challenger since he also scored five times on September 2, 2007.
May 05, 2012 - Zeller extended his team-leading hitting streak to eight games - dating back to September 4 of last season - with two singles against the Wil Devils, going along with an RBI, two runs scored and two steals. He leads the team with a .370 batting average.
Apr 28, 2012 - Zeller scored his 300th run in the NLA as he came around in the sixth inning against the Therwil Flyers.
Sep 04, 2011 - Zeller set career-lows in hits (13), RBIs (6), total bases (21), batting average (.245), on-base percentage (.349) and slugging percentage (.396), but extended his consecutive seasons with at least one homer to 12.
Jun 26, 2011 - Zeller popped out to short in the fifth inning against the Therwil Flyers in his 900th plate appearance in the NLA.
Jun 26, 2011 - Zeller hit his first homer of the season in the fifth inning against the Therwil Flyers, a two-run shot to dead center that gave his team a 3-2 lead.
Jun 22, 2011 - Zeller was named into the Swiss National Team’s 24-man roster for this year’s Baseball Qualifier, which takes place from July 25 till July 30 at Barcelona.
Jun 21, 2011 - Zeller stole three bases for a franchise-high eighth time in his career.
May 14, 2011 - Zeller was activated from the disabled list on which he landed with a strained hamstring. In the bottom of the fourth against the Embrach Mustangs, he replaced Yanik Probst who twisted his back after diving for a grounder.
Jun 07, 2008 - Zeller's single in the first inning against the Zurich Barracudas was his 300th hit in the NLA.
May 03, 2008 - Zeller's homer in the seventh inning against the Wil Devils was his 30th of his NLA-career.
Apr 26, 2008 - Zeller hit two doubles in a game for the first time since July 28, 2007 against the Embrach Rainbows.
Aug 04, 2007 - Zeller set a new career-high by hitting 13 doubles in a season.
Jul 28, 2007 - Zeller led a 22-hit offensive production against the Embrach Rainbows by contributing a franchise-record five doubles in a 15-7 win in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader. He also added a single in the third inning, giving him a career-high of six hits. And he also tied his career-high for runs scored with five.
Jul 14, 2007 - Zeller scored his 250th run in the NLA as he scored on Blank's sac fly in the fourth inning against the Lausanne Indians.
Sep 23, 2006 - Zeller finished the season with one homer, keeping his streak of nine consecutive seasons with a homer alive (second only to Landis' streak of 12 seasons from 1993 through 2004).
Sep 09, 2006 - Zeller collected his 250th NLA-hit by singling in the first inning against the Zurich Barracudas. And in the second inning, he struck out swinging in his 600th NLA at-bat.
Sep 02, 2006 - Zeller passed Jose Valdez for sixth place on the all-time list for runs scored by crossing the plate for the 235th time in the first inning against the Bern Cardinals.
Aug 20, 2006 - Zeller singled in the first inning against the Wil Devils for his 400th total base.
Aug 12, 2006 - In the top of the seventh inning against the Therwil Flyers, Zeller crossed the plate with the 6'000th run in Challengers history.
Jul 23, 2006 - Zeller's walk in the fist inning against the Lausanne Indians was his 100th of his career.
Dec 04, 2005 - For the second time in his career, Zeller was honored with the Best Batter award. He led the team in batting average at .382, and with 29 hits, a .513 slugging percentage and a .478 on-base percentage. It was his second Best Batter trophy since 1995.
Jun 05, 2005 - After going 2-for-4 in Game 2, Zeller is batting .667 (24-for-36) lifetime against the Bern Cardinals.
Oct 17, 2004 - Zeller singled in the second inning of Game 4 of the Finals against the Therwil Flyers for his 200th hit in the NLA. In the fifth inning, he hit his 50th double of his career. And in the sixth inning, he homered and scored his 200th run in the NLA.
