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1st League-Team loses twice at the Heerenschürli
The 1st League-Team played at the Heerenschürli ballpark for the first time in 2014. But a victory was out of reach for the SG TruckStar/Challengers. The SG lost Game 1 to the Zürich Barracudas by a score of 2-18, as the Barracudas scored eleven runs in the second inning. The SG improved in Game 2, but still ended up losing against the Yverdon Golgoths, as they posted a 18-7 win.
Weiterlesen » 1st League-Team loses twice at the Heerenschürli1.Liga Spieltag im Heerenschürli
Die SG TruckStar/Challengers trifft am Samstag, 20. September im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli auf die Zürich Barracudas und die Yverdon Golgoths. Das 1. Liga-Team holte gegen beide Gegner in dieser Saison einen Sieg aus zwei Partien und kämpft nun um Rang neun in der Platzierungsrunde. Spielbeginn ist um 10.00 und 12.30 Uhr.
Weiterlesen » 1.Liga Spieltag im Heerenschürli1st League-Team edged by Golgoths
The 1st League-Team lost twice on Sunday, July 27 at Lausanne to finish the qualification round with a 4-8 record. The SG TruckStar/Challengers tried everything against the Yverdon Golgoths, but fell short by one run, losing the first game 6-7. Not much hope for a better result in Game 2, as the SG faced the so far unbeaten Lausanne Indians. And they showed why they are in first place, winning the contest by 24-1. By losing its last four games the SG TruckStar/Challengers will miss the playoffs and will play for ninth place. (Photo by TruckStar)
1st League-Team loses twice
The 1st League-Team took two losses on Saturday, June 21 at Lausanne. The SG TruckStar/Challengers lost Game 1 to the Luzern Eagles with a score of 4-9, before beeing shut down by the Lausanne Indians, as the host team posted a 32-2 victory. The SG is now in fourth place with a 4-6 record.
Weiterlesen » 1st League-Team loses twice1.Liga-Team verliert auf und gewinnt neben dem Feld
Das 1.Liga-Team behält auch nach dem Spieltag vom Samstag, 31. Mai in Dulliken seinen ausgeglichenen Rekord. Zwar setzte es in Spiel eins für die SG TruckStar/Challengers eine Niederlage ab. Die Zürich Eighters West behielten mit 13-4 die Oberhand. In Spiel zwei hingegen gab es einen Sieg. Zumindest auf dem Papier. Denn der Gegner Luzern Eagles konnte keine Mannschaft stellen, sodass die Partie mit 7-0 als Forfaitsieg für die SG gewertet wird. Die SG und die Eighters spielten im Anschluss an ihre Partie noch ein Freundschaftsspiel, wobei die SG mit 10-3 gewann. (Foto TruckStar)
1st League-Team stopped by Cardinals, Barracudas
The 1st League-Team lost twice for the first time in 2014 on Sunday, May 11 at Bern. In the first game of the day the SG TruckStar/Challengers were beaten by the Bern Cardinals 10-2. In Game 2 the third team from Zürich Barracudas posted a 14-8 victory over the SG, who is now in fourth place in the western division with a 3-3 record. (Photo by TruckStar)
1st League-Team adds two wins
The 1st League-Team continued its winning ways in the 2014 season. The red hot SG TruckStar/Challengers edged the third team of the Zürich Barracudas 5-4, before posting a 21-7 victory over the Yverdon Golgoths on Saturday, May 3. Former Challengers player Gabe Staub struck out 12 to win Game 1, while Kurt Kovac kept the opponents bats quiet in Game 2. The SG TruckStar/Challengers has now a 3-1 record. (Photo by TruckStar)
New year, new chance – and a win
Saturday, April 12 marked the season opener for the SG Truck Star/Challengers in 1st league baseball. In the team’s inaugural season last year, it was not able to get a single win. So, all members hoped that 2014 will change that. With the Zurich Eighters West and the reconstructed Bern Cardinals II as opponents, the chances for a W were non-zero. And right in the first game of the year, the SG was able to win its first ever game vs. the Eighters. The loss to Bern afterwards was only a side note.
The SG travelled to Bern knowing that whatever happens to any player, there will be a replacement as the team was about 20 players strong. Therefore, the big challenge for the day was go give all players some playing time. But new manager Alexia Zingg mastered that task easily.
From the beginning the tactic of the SG was to win the first game against the Eighters. So, the coaching staff sent the best players to the field including the two experienced players Kurt Kovac and Werner Zingg, who both came to support the SG on and off the field. Many thanks to both of you!!! On the mound, Gabe Staub gave his comeback in a Truck Star uniform. While warming up, it was obvious to everybody that his arm hasn’t lost anything and still fired lightning strikes. The SG Truck Star/Challengers was the away team in the first game, so they had to bat first. And thanks to an RBI groundout by Michel Romang, the team went up 1-0. It was then time for Staub to pitch. And how he threw it was pretty clear that the Eigthers had a big problem. They were obviously not used to seeing fastballs at that speed and were late almost everytime they swung, prompting the defense to shift to opposite field. It was to no surprise that the score was still 1-0 after one inning.
In the 2nd frame, the SG added 3 more runs to build a bit of a margin. This was definitely necessary as the defense – when a ball was put in play – did show some rust and had trouble fielding the ball cleanly. But as Staub was doing most of the work by striking out opposing hitters, it wasn’t that big of a deal, even though the Eigthers scored a run in the bottom of inning 2. But they had their problems too. Both pitchers struggled to find the strike zone and when they found it, the SG hitters were ready to square up: Nicolas Motte missed a grand slam by only about 2 meters, giving him a 3-run double. Kurt Kovac however did not miss and hit a huge 2-run home run. By the end of the 2 hours the SG had its first win in team history by a score of 17-4.
The second game of the day against the Bern Cardinals II didn’t go that smoothly. Before the first pitch, the coaching staff made clear that the main goal was to give everybody some playing time. As the score was 10-0 after 2 innings for the Cardinals, it was easily possible to give the rookies such as Robin and Dominik Gisin, Pedro Lorenzo and Ilario Scapozza some time in the outfield. By the end of the game the crafted scoreboard read SG Truck Star/Challengers 5, Bern Cardinals 18. The result wasn’t of much importance to the team. It was obvious that the defense needed a lot of work in the upcoming weeks to be ready for the next games on May 3rd in Dulliken. But the thing nobody can take away anymore is the team’s first win! Well done, guys!
1.Liga-Team siegt zum Saisonauftakt
Das 1.Liga-Team der TruckStar/Challengers erreichte bereits im ersten Spiel, was ihm in der vergangenen Saison noch verwehrt blieb. Die SG gewann das Auftaktspiel in die neue Saison gegen die Zürich Eighters West am Samstag, 12. April in Bern mit 17-4 und holte somit den ersten Erfolg, seit die beiden Vereine ein gemeinsames 1.Liga-Team führen. Gabe Staub holte sich den Win, während Kurt Kovac mit einem Homerun für das offensive Highlight sorgte.
Im zweiten Spiel des Tages unterlag die SG TruckStar/Challengers dann dem Gastgeber Bern Cardinals 2 mit 18-5. Am 3. Mai stehen die Spiele gegen die Yverdon Golgoths und die Zürich Barracudas auf dem Programm. (Foto Truck Star)