The NLB-Team swept the Jona Bandits on Saturday, October 6 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. In both games the Challengers trailed after 5 1/2 innings but turned them around with late rallies. In game 1 the C’s batted through the order in the bottom of the sixth to eventually win it 13-10. Game 2 provided two defensively solid teams that kept the errors low. The Challengers got in front 3-0 but missed a lot of chances to increase the score as they loaded the bases in three innings without harvesting a single run. Meanwhile, the Bandits scored five times and it wasn’t until the seventh inning that the Challengers were able to answer with a two-out, two-RBI, game-tying single by Adderly Sarmiento that sent the game to extras. After a 1-2-3 inning in defense, Adrian Kämpfer ended the game with a walk-off-double to the center field wall that plated Carlos Nepomuceno for a 6-5 win. Wascar de Leon recorded both wins with a fine performance of relief pitching, notable hits provided Dean Scherbaum with a triple and Nicolas Motte with an RBI-single in in game 2 while Daiki Sato had a pair of RBI-singles and Ryan Koley collected both his fist career hit and RBI in game 1.
The C’s remain in fifth place with a 9-11 record and will host the Sissach Frogs on Sunday, October 21 at the Heerenschürli ballpark for the last Challengers games of the 2012 season.

Das NLB-Team ist als letzte Equipe der Challengers noch im Einsatz. An ihrem vorletzten Spieltag empfangen die Challengers am Samstag, 6. Oktober im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli die Jona Bandits. Im ersten Duell der Saison blieben die Challengers mit 17-12 und 8-1 zweimal siegreich. Spielbeginn ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr.

The NLB-Team lost their home game against the Therwil Flyers on Sunday, September 29 at the Heerenschürli ballpark, as the Flyers posted a 9-3 victory over the C’s. Nonetheless the Challengers added one to their win column, as the Flyers weren’t able to field nine players for Game 1. According to the rules the C’s are credited with a 7-0 win. The Challengers remain in fifth place with a 7-11 record.

The NLB-Team lost twice to the still perfect Bern Cardinals on Saturday, September 8 at Bern. After losing 2-17 in Game 1 the Challengers came up short in Game 2 as well, as the first-placed Cardinals posted a 14-5 victory. The Challengers remain in fifth place with a 6-10 record. The C’s will host the Therwil Flyers on Sunday, September 23 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.

The NLB-Team lost twice to the first-placed Bern Cardinals on Saturday, August 19 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. The C’s had not the ghost of a chance in Game 1 against the unbeaten Cardinals, as the Cards cruised to a 24-2 win. Game 2 was much closer before the Cardinals put things out of reach again, as they posted a 31-13 win. The Challengers are in fifth place with a 6-8 record.

The NLB-games between the Zurich Challengers and the Jona Bandits have been canceled due to rain. For the C’s it’s the second consecutive rainout, after the games against the Therwil Flyers have been washed out one week ago. No make-up dates have been announced so far.
The NLB-Team will face next the first-placed Bern Cardinals on Saturday, August 18 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.

The NLB-games between the Challengers and the Tehrwil Flyers have been postponed due to rain. No make-up date has been announced so far. On Sunday, July 22 the NLA-Team will face the Embrach Mustangs at 11 am at the Heerenschürli ballpark.

The NLB-Team dropped to fourth place with a 6-6 record after losing twice to the Zürich Barracudas on Saturday, June 23. Game 1 was all Barracudas, as they jumped off to an early lead and held on for a 16-0 shutout victory. And the Barracudas almost repeated their effort, as they posted an 18-5 win in Game 2.
The Challengers will play the Therwil Flyers next on July 21 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.

The NLB-Team swept the Jona Bandits on Saturday, June 16 at Rapperswil-Jona to move into second place. The Challengers posted a 17-12 victory in Game 1 and kept the Bandits’ bats silent in Game 2, as the C’s added an 8-1 win to improve their record to 6-4. The C’s will face their local rivals Zürich Barracudas on Saturday, June 23 for the second derby day of the season at the Heerenschürli.