The NLB-Team stays hot, as the Challengers are off to a perfect 6-0 start after sweeping the Hünenberg Unicorns on Saturday, May 17 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. The Unicorns opened the score in the top of the first inning, scoring two runs on three hits. But then the C's took over. They answered right away with four runs in the first and three more in the second frame and added three more in the fifth en route to a 10-4 win in Game 1.
Oliver Christen, Nick Lehmann and Thomas Burger combined for a four-hitter, while eight Challengers had a hit. Adderly Sarmiento led the offense with two hits, while Alex Gordon had a two-run double and Gregory Zingg and Carlos Nepomuceno drove in two runs apiece.
In Game 2 starter Yusuke Azuma and the Challengers kept the Unicorns' bats quiet again, as the C's posted an 8-0 shutout victory to win their sixth game in a row. The Challengers scored twice in the bottom of the first and made it 5-0 in the second to put things out of reach.
The C's will face next the Thun Hunters on Saturday, May 24 at Thun.
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NLB-Team wins twice in local derby
The NLB-Team swept the Zürich Barracudas on Sunday, May 11 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. The Barracudas scored twice in the first frame, but the Challengers took the lead in the third and never looked back for a 9-7 win in Game 1.
Oliver Christen tossed six plus innings of four-hit ball allowing four runs and five walks, while striking out seven. Kurt Kovac led the offense with two doubles, while Juan Carlos De la Rosa, Carlos Nepomuceno, Renzo Falcone and Daiki Sato delivered two hits apiece and Roger Burger and Gregory Zingg drove in two runs each in the bottom of the third inning for a 5-2 lead.
And the C's made it a perfect 4-0 start into the 2014 campaign as they posted a 15-8 victory in Game 2 to complete the sweep against their local rivals.
The C's will host the Hünenberg Unicorns on May 17.
NLB-Team starts with sweep vs Unicorns
The NLB-Team had a successful start into their 2014 campaign, as they swept the Hünenberg Unicorns on Sunday, May 4. The Challengers opened with a 14-4 win, as Kurt Kovac, Carlos Nepomuceno, Michael Torres and Gregory Zingg had two hits each and Nick Lehmann struck out seven in five innings allowing tree runs and seven hits. And the C's added a 16-6 victory over the Unicorns in Game 2 to make it six in a row against Hünenberg.
On Sunday, May 11 the C's will face the Zürich Barracudas at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
Summer Practice 2014
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The summer practice for the Zurich Challengers Baseball-Teams starts at April 2 and takes place every WEDNESDAY from 6pm to 10pm and every FRIDAY from 6pm to 8pm at the Heerenschürli ballpark in Zurich Schwamendingen (S-Bahn S3/S9/S12 and tram no. 7 to Bahnhof Stettbach or tram no. 9 to Hirzenbach).
In addition to that batting practice will take place every MONDAY and every THURSDAY at 7pm at the Heerenschürli batting cage.
Das Sommertraining für die Baseball-Teams der Zürich Challengers beginnt am 2. April und findet jeden MITTWOCH von 18:00 bis 22:00 Uhr und jeden FREITAG von 18:00 bis 20:00 Uhr im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli in Zürich Schwamendingen statt (S-Bahn S3/S9/S12 und Tram 7 bis Bahnhof Stettbach oder Tram 9 bis Hirzenbach).
Zusätzlich findet jeden MONTAG und jeden DONNERSTAG ab 19:00 Uhr das Batting Practice im Batting Cage auf dem Heerenschürli statt.
Winter Practice 2014
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The winter practice for the Zurich Challengers Baseball Team will take place every Wednesday from 6.15pm till 7.45pm and every Friday from 6.15pm till 9.30pm at the Turnhalle Rämibühl at the Rämistrasse 80 in Zurich (tram 5 & 9 to Kantonsschule). The first session after the Christmas break will take place on Wednesday, January 8.
In addition to that the pitcher/catcher practice takes place every Tuesday from 8.15pm till 9.30pm.
Das Wintertraining für das Zürich Challengers Baseball Team findet jeden Mittwoch von 18.15 bis 19.45 Uhr und jeden Freitag von 18.15-21.30 Uhr in der Turnhalle Rämibühl an der Rämistr. 80 in Zürich statt (Tram 5 & 9 bis Kantonsschule). Das erste Training nach den Weihnachtsferien findet am Mittwoch, 8. Januar statt.
Zusätzlich findet das Pitcher/Catcher Training jeden Dienstag von 20.15 bis 21.30 Uhr statt.
Nepomuceno to win MVP honors
Carlos Nepomuceno received the NLB-Team's MVP award at the General Assembly on December 1. He batted .337 and set team highs with 33 hits and 29 RBI's. Kurt Kovac was credited with the Best Batter award, as he batted .340 and led the team with 33 hits, 11 doubles and 37 runs scored. Nick Lehmann was honored with the Best Pitcher award in his comeback season. He finished the year with a 5-1 record and a 3.78 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 46.1 innings. Catcher Yusuke Azuma walked away with the Best Fielder award, while Francesco Falcone was named Rookie of the Year.
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The winter practice for the Zurich Challengers Baseball teams will start on October 22 and will take place every TUESDAY from 8pm till 10pm at the Turnhalle Probstei at the Stettbachstrasse 88 in Zurich-Schwamendingen (tram 7 to Roswiesen).
Das Wintertraining für die Zürich Challengers Baseball Teams beginnt am 22. Oktober und findet jeden DIENSTAG von 20.00-22.00 Uhr in der Turnhalle Probstei an der Stettbachstr. 88 in Zuerich-Schwamendingen statt (Tram 7 bis Roswiesen).
C’s lose Game 3, Cardinals win NLB-Final
The NLB-Team lost the deciding Game 3 of the NLB-Final series on Saturday, October 19 against the Bern Cardinals. After the Challengers took Game 1, the Cardinals turned things around by winning Game 2 and 3 to defend their NLB title.
The Cardinals built an early lead, while the C's fought strong, as they limited the deficit to five runs after seven frames to keep the hopes alive. But the Cardinals shut the door to eventually walk away with a 17-4 victory to win the crown.
The C's NLB-Team played its best season since 2002, as they won the last of their three Swiss Champion titles. After finishing the preeliminary round in third place, they beat the Therwil Flyers 2-1 in the semi-finals and were just one win away from winning the championship.
NLB-Entscheidungsspiel in Bern
Das NLB-Team der Challengers bestreitet am Samstag, 19. Oktober in Bern die Belle in der Best-of-3 Finalserie um den NLB-Meistertitel. Mit dem Stand von 1-1 in der Serie werden die Challengers versuchen, an ihre Leistung von Spiel 1 anzuknüpfen, als sie die Cardinals mit 14-3 zu bezwingen vermochten. Die Partie ist zugleich der letzte Ernstkampf für die Challengers in der Saison 2013. Spielbeginn ist um 10.30 Uhr auf der Berner Allmend.
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Die Challengers verloren am Sonntag, 13. Oktober im heimischen Heerenschürli Spiel 2 der Best-of-3 Finalserie um den NLB-Meistertitel. Die Cardinals zogen mit einem Blitzstart bereits in den ersten beiden Innings auf 10-1 davon und entschieden das Spiel mit neun weiteren Runs im sechsten Durchgang. Letztlich gewannen die Bundesstädter deutlich mit 21-4.
Nachdem die Challengers Defense in Spiel 1 fehlerfrei agierte, häuften die Zürcher am Sonntag elf Errors an, weshalb nur zwei der total 21 erhaltenen Runs earned waren. Yusuke Azuma ging 4 von 5 und Carlos Nepomuceno produzierte drei Hits für die Challengers. Das entscheidende Spiel 3 findet am Samstag, 19. Oktober um 10.30 Uhr auf der Berner Allmend statt.