The Challengers stopped their four-game losing streak on Saturday, May 5, as the C’s won twice against the Wil Devils to post their first two wins of the 2012 season. After a 20-7 win in Game 1, the C’s added a 6-3 victory over the Devils in Game 2.

The Challengers lost twice on Saturday, April 28 at Therwil against last year’s finalist Therwil Flyers to fall to 0-4. As in the first two games of the season the C’s were playing solid defense again, but couldn’t cash in with runners in scoring position. Starter Andrea Girasole gave up six runs and six hits with eight walks and five strikeouts, as the Flyers posted a 6-3 victory in Game 1. American Rob Sedin had a hit, a stolen base and scored a run in his debut for the Challengers.
The Flyers pitchers kept the Challengers’ bats silent in Game 2 again, as the Flyers held on for a 5-3 win. The C’s will travel to Wil on Saturday, May 5, where they will face the Devils.

The Challengers started their campaign with two losses on Sunday, April 22 against the Embrach Mustangs. The Mustangs broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning, as they posted a 6-4 win over the C’s in Game 1. Andrea Girasole gave up five runs and six hit with four walks while striking out four in 6.1 innings of work in his debut for the Challengers.
The Challengers didn’t find the key against Mustangs starter Timothy Jones, as the Jones and the Mustangs added a 3-0 shutout win in Game 2. Jones gave up only three hits and three walks with eleven strikeouts, while Fabio Aimi had no support from his offense, as he allowed three runs and three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.
The C’s will face last year’s finalist Therwil Flyers on Saturday, April 28 at Therwil.

The Challengers lost twice on their last game day of the 2011 campaign on Sunday, September 4 to the Luzern Eagles. The Eagles posted a 7-5 victory in Game 1 before they edged the C’s again, as they won 5-4 in Game 2. The Challengers finish the season in seventh place with a dismal 10-18 record. It is the worst position in franchise history. The last time the C’s finished in seventh place was in 1995.

The Challengers lost the local derby against the Zürich Barracudas on Tuesday night, as the Barracudas clinched the playoff spot, while the C’s have been eliminated for the second time since 1996. The Barracudas opened the game with a three-run in-the-park-homer in the first frame and Kody Hightower tossed nine magnificient innings, as the Barracudas posted a 7-0 shutout victory over the C’s. Hightower went 4-for-4 with a homer and two doubles and drove in four runs, while Nderim Coma selt the deal with a two-run shot over the center field wall in the fifth inning to make it 7-0. Tobias Siegrist delivered two hits for the Challengers, while Yanik Probst and Adrian Kämpfer had one hit apiece.
The Challengers will face the Luzern Eagles on Sunday, September 4 in what will be a battle for fifth place, as both teams have a 10-16 record.