The Softball Team Zurich improved its record to .500 after winning twice against the Wil Devils on Saturday, June 21 at the Klopstockwiese. The Team Zurich first erased a six-run deficit till the fifth inning, before Christina Klemme broke a 8-8 tie in the bottom of the sixth, as she drove in Ronja Weber to score the go-ahead run. And the ladies added six more, as Meret Roth drew a bases loaded walk to end the game, as the Team Zurich posted a 15-8 win in Game 1.
Tori Shepard went 4-for-4, Giulia Oswald delivered a triple and a double and Leandra Simitovic, Simona Cellar and Jessica Rölli had two hits apiece.
In Game 2 the Softball Team Zurich opened the score in the first frame, as Corina Grass drew a walk, stole second and third and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Simona Cellar to make it 1-0. That was all pitcher Tori Shepard needed, as she threw seven innings of one-hit ball, striking out eleven and facing only one batter over the minimum. The ladies added an insurance run in the third and selt the deal with three runs in the sixth to eventually win 5-0 to extend their winning streak to three games.
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The Softball Team Zurich celebrated its second victory of the season on Saturday, May 31 against the reigning champion Therwil Flyers, as Tori Shepard recorded her first win for her new team. Both teams used one big inning to gain a split in the doubleheader.
The Flyers jumped off of a great start in Game 1, as they exploded for eleven runs in the top of the first frame to put things out of reach. The Team Zurich hung in and cut the deficit to eight, but the damage was already done, as the Flyers posted a 13-5 win.
But the Team Zurich bounced back in Game 2. Henna Määttä broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run triple in the bottom of the sixth inning and after Jessica Rölli, Corina Grass and Ines Dübendorfer drove in another four runs, Leandra Simitovic plated Dübendorfer with a sayonara RBI-single for a 10-3 mercy rule win. Newly acquired Tori Shepard allowed three runs and four hits with three walks and ten strikeouts and went 3-for-3 at the plate, while Corina Grass delivered three hits and scored four runs. The Team Zurich is now tied for fourth place with a 2-4 record.
Tori Shepard verstärkt Softball Team
Das Softball Team Zürich erhält Verstärkung. Die amerikanische Pitcherin Tori Shepard stiess diese Woche zum Softball Team hinzu. Die 22-jährige spielte vier Saisons an der University of the Pacific, wo sie für die Tigers einen Rekord von 40-33 erzielte und zwei All-Big West Conference Teilnahmen und einen Conference Titel im Jahr 2011 holte. Shepard, die im kalifornischen Lodi geboren wurde, beendete die Saison 2014 mit einem 7-14 Rekord und einer ERA von 3.54 in 23 Starts. In 156 Innings pitched erzielte sie 89 strikeouts.
Shepard hat einen Abschluss in Sportpädagogik. Bevor sie für die Tiger spielte, war Shepard für die Lodi High School aktiv, wo sie dreimal SJAA MVP wurde. In drei Saisons schaffte sie 609 Strikeouts.
Ihr Debut für das Softball Team Zürich wird sie am Samstag in Rümlang gegen den amtierenden Schweizer Meister Therwil Flyers machen.
Softball Team Zürich with first win
The Softball Team Zürich celebrated its first victory of the 2014 campaign, as they posted a wild 24-17 win in Game 1 on Sunday, May 18 against the Bern Cardinals. In Game 2 the Team Zürich found no receipt against Cardinals pitcher Monica Alnes, as the Cards answered with a 9-0 shutout win.
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The Softball Team Zürich with players from the Zürich Barracudas and the Challengers played its first game ever on Sunday, May 4 at Rümlang, as they faced the Luzern Eagles. And the season opener was a roller coaster. Both teams blew a four-run lead and the crowd saw several lead changes, a grand slam and a seventh inning rally. The Eagles built a 4-0 lead, before Leandra Simitovic drove in Corina Grass for the first run for the Team Zürich in the bottom of the third inning. And a few batters later with the bases loaded Giulia Oswald belted a grand slam over the center field fence that also scored Simitovic, Ronja Weber and Simona Cellar to make it 5-4.
The Team Zürich extended its lead to four runs in the fourth, but the ladies opened the door again for the Eagles, as they committed four two-out errors in the top of the sixth, that resulted in four runs and a tied ball game. Indeed they grabed the lead again, as Oswald drove in Cellar in the bottom of the sixth, but the Eagles answered right away with five runs in the seventh to eventually win 13-10.
Game 2 was all Eagles, as they cruised to an easy 26-0 victory for an opening day sweep. The Team Zürich will face next the Bern Cardinals on May 18 at Bern.
Summer Practice 2014
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The summer practice for the Zurich Challengers Softball Team starts in April and takes place every Tuesday and every Thursday from 6pm till 8pm at the Klopstockwiese in Zurich-Enge. The Klopstockwiese is right at the corner of Bederstrasse and Klopstockstrasse (Tram 5 & 13, Bus 33 to Waffenplatzstrasse).
Das Sommertraining für das Zürich Challengers Softball Team beginnt im April und findet jeden Dienstag und jeden Donnerstag von 18.00 – 20.00 Uhr auf der Klopstockwiese in Zürich Enge statt. Die Klopstockwiese befindet sich an der Ecke Bederstrasse/Klopstockstrasse (Tram 5 & 13, Bus 33 bis Waffenplatzstrasse).
Winter Practice 2014
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The winter practice for the Zurich Challengers Softball Team will take place every Tuesday from 6.15pm till 8.15pm and every Thursday from 8.00pm 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 Tuesday, January 7.
In addition to that the pitcher/catcher practice will take place every Tuesday from 8.15pm till 9.30pm.
Das Wintertraining für das Zürich Challengers Softball Team findet jeden Dienstag von 18.15 bis 20.15 Uhr und jeden Donnerstag von 20.00 bis 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 Dienstag, 7. Januar statt.
Zusätzlich findet jeden Dienstag von 20.15 bis 21.30 Uhr das Pitcher/Catcher Training statt.
Cellar takes home hardware
Simona Cellar won her first MVP award at the Challengers' General Assembly on December 1. Cellar set team-highs with 26 hits, 6 doubles, 1 homerun, 10 RBI's and 16 runs scored, while leading the team with a .464 batting average and a .531 on-base percentage to take away also the Best Batter award.
Karen Heimgartner was named Best Pitcher for the fourth time after 2006, 2007 and 2008, as she went 2-4 with 46 strikeouts and a 5.10 ERA in 46.1 innings pitched. She was also credited with the Best Fielder award finishing with a .975 fielding percentage, as she committed only two errors.
Anouk Lkharrazi was named Most Improved Player, while Henna Määttä earned the Rookie of the Year award, as she batted .178 with 8 hits, 6 runs and 4 RBI's.
Winter Practice 2013/2014
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The winter practice for the Zurich Challengers Softball Team will take place every TUESDAY from 6pm till 8pm at the Turnhalle Lavater at the Schulhausstrasse 1 in Zurich-Enge (tram 7 to Museum Rietberg).
Das Wintertraining für das Zürich Challengers Softball Team findet jeden DIENSTAG von 18.00-20.00 Uhr in der Turnhalle Lavater an der Schulhausstr. 1 in Zürich-Enge statt (Tram 7 bis Museum Rietberg).
Softball season ends in semi-finals
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The Softball-Team lost twice against the Therwil Flyers on Saturday, September 14, as the Challengers' season came to an end in the semi-finals. The Flyers cruised to a 13-1 win in Game 1 and added a 2-0 victory in Game 2 to sweep the C's in the best-of-three series.
The Flyers will face the reigning champion Luzern Eagles in the finals. The Eagles eliminated the Zürich Barracudas in the other semi-final series in two games as well.