Finally, a ball game in sunny conditions! The Challengers and the Zurich Barracudas played the first local derby in NLB in 2013 on Saturday, June 8 at the Heerenschürli. The Barracudas celebrated their first win of the season, as they posted a 10-6 victory over the C's in Game 1. But the Challengers bounced back, as they took Game 2 by posting a 13-3 win to remain at .500. The C's are tied for third place with a 5-5 record. Next up for the C's are the Bern Cardinals on Sunday, June 16 at Bern.
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NLB-Team back at .500 after sweep
The NLB-Team won twice against the Sissach Frogs on Mother's day to reach the .500 mark again. It was Sunday's only double header that has not been postponed due to rain. The Challengers posted a 6-3 win in Game 1, before cruising to a 17-1 victory over the Frogs in Game 2. The C's are now tied for third place with the Frogs with a 4-4 record.
The Challengers will meet the Hünenberg Unicorns on Saturday, June 1 at Hünenberg Wartstrasse.
NLB-Team battles, but goes down
The NLB-Team lost twice against the Bern Cardinals on Sunday. The Challengers gave everything to be a tough opponent for last year's NLB champions, but in the end the Cardinals walked away with two wins. Game 1 went into extra innings, as the Cards finished with a seven-run frame to put them up for good, as they posted a 12-5 victory.
The Challengers tried to bounce back, as they started off with a 4-2 lead after two innings in Game 2. But that was it for the C's, as the Cardinals scored 13 unanswered runs to eventually win 15-4. The C's dropped into fifth place with a 2-4 record.
NLB-Team cooled down by Flyers
Unlike most of the other Challengers teams the NLB-Team hasn't been stopped by the weather so far. But the C's were cooled off by the Therwil Flyers on Sunday, April 21, as the Flyers improved to a 5-1 record with two wins. After the Challengers lost Game 1 with a score of 1-5, the Flyers added a 12-6 victory in Game 2.
The Challengers are now in third place with a 2-2 record. The C's will take on the second placed Bern Cardinals on Sunday, May 5 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
NLB-Team takes off with sweep
The NLB-Team had a successful start into the 2013 season, as it swept the Hünenberg Unicorns on Opening Day. The Unicorns were ahead by one run after four frames, as the C's plated three runs in the fifth and sixth innings each and held on for a 7-3 victory in Game 1.
Both teams held the level high in Game 2. The lead changed three times and the C's added another win, as they edged the Unicorns 7-6. Thomas Burger tossed three strong innings of relief, while Oliver Bernet broke a 5-5 tie with a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning.
With the sweep the Challengers are in first place after the first two weekends of play. The C's will face the Therwil Flyers on Sunday, April 21.
Sedin back in Zurich
Robert Sedin is back in Zurich again. Last year's Challengers MVP arrived in Zurich on Friday to play his second season with the C's. The no. 19 was leading the Challengers with 12 doubles, 3 triples, 36 runs scored, a .413 batting average and a .477 on-base percentage in 2012. He also finished the season with a 5-3 record and a 1.61 ERA on the mound working 67 innings with 92 strikeouts.
Sedin will again be a key factor in the C's bid to make the playoffs. The 25-year old San Jose native will also be the skipper of the Challengers NLB-Team in 2013. The Challengers will start their season on April 20 with a double header at Therwil against the Therwil Flyers.
Summer Practice 2013
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The summer practice for the Zurich Challengers Baseball-Teams 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).
Das Sommertraining für die Baseball-Teams der Zürich Challengers 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).
Winter Practice 2013
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The winter practice for the Zurich Challengers Baseball Team will take place every Monday from 6.15pm till 8pm and every Wednesday from 6.15pm till 8pm 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 Monday, January 7.
In addition to that the pitcher/catcher practice takes place every Tuesday from 8pm till 9.40pm.
Das Wintertraining für das Zürich Challengers Baseball Team findet jeden Montag von 18.15 bis 20.00 Uhr und jeden Mittwoch von 18.15-20.00 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 Dienstag, 7. Januar statt.
Zusätzlich findet das Pitcher/Catcher Training jeden Dienstag von 20.00 bis 21.40 Uhr statt.
Kämpfer credited with MVP award
Adrian Kämpfer received the NLB-Team’s MVP award at the General Assembly on December 16. Dean Scherbaum was credited with the Best Pitcher award. Adderly Sarmiento was honored with the Best Batter award in his comeback season. Alex Gordon was named best fielder. Laurens Bohlen received both the Most Improved Player award, while Ryan Koley was named Rookie of the Year.
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The NLB-Team ends its season with two losses against the Sissach Frogs on Sunday, October 21 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. The Challengers lost Game 1, as the Frogs held on for a close 10-9 victory.
After the Frogs built an early 3-0 lead, but the C’s erased the deficit in the bottom of the third inning, Carlos Nepomuceno drove in Michel Romang and Yanik Probst plated Alex Gordon to tie the game at 4-4. The Frogs took the lead again, as they scored three runs in the fourth, one more in the fifth and two runs in the seventh, while the C’s only had a RBI-single from Michel Romang in the bottom of the fourth. With five runs down the Challengers started a rally in the last frame. Carlos Nepomuceno delivered a RBI-double and Adrian Kämpfer was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded before Gabe Staub added a two-run single to make it 9-10. But the Frogs managed to escape the jam, with the tying run on second base.
Game 2 was all Sissach, as the Frogs cruised to an easy 27-1 win over the C’s, who weren’t able to stop the bleeding at all. Wit hthe two losses the Challengers finish the 2012 season in fifth place with a 9-13 record.