The Softball-Team played two friendly games on Sunday, March 25 at Rümlang. The Challengers faced the Zurich Barracudas and the Wil Devils. Andrea Wirth opened her outdoor season in style, going 3-for-3, while Taylor Mc Cants and Simona Cellar added two hits apiece and Sandrine Montandon had a single in her first game since June 2010, as the C’s posted a 11-2 win over the Barracudas.
Andrea Wirth and Simona Cellar had two hits apiece in Game 2, as the C’s lost 5-10 against the Devils. Rookies Ellen Johnson, Anouk Lkharrazi, Izumi Nitta and Meret Roth played their first games for the Challengers.

The Softball-Team will open the spring season on Sunday, March 25 at 10 a.m. at Rümlang. The Challengers who are getting ready for their ninth season in the Swiss Softball League will play the Zurich Barracudas and the Wil Devils.

The first placed Therwil Flyers swept the Challengers in their best-of-three semi-final series, as the Flyers posted a 1-0 win in Game 2. The crowd saw a pitcher’s duel between Brittany Franklin and Brittany Howell, who both took control of the batters, as both teams exchanged zeros on the scoreboard till the bottom of the sixth inning. Unfortunately for the C’s Nina Wolfensberger was called safe on first base after hitting a foul ball and the Flyers managed to move her on to third base, before Melanie Wanner hit a RBI-single with two outs to score the deciding run. The C’s had one last chance in the top of the seventh frame, but Franklin retired the side in order.
The Challengers’ season ended in dispiriting fashion, as the C’s didn’t manage to score against the strong Flyers’ defense, despite playing a quality game. The Flyers will face the reigning champion Luzern Eagles in the finals, while the Challengers finish the season in fourth place.

The Softball-Team lost the opener of its best-of-three semi-final series 7-0 against the Therwil Flyers on Saturday, September 10 at the Klopstockwiese. The game was decided in the third and fourth frames, as the Challengers had a bases loaded situation with zero outs, but didn’t manage to score after a controversial call by the umpires, while the Flyers added three runs in the fourth after another controversial safe call to make it 6-0 instead of 4-1 to put things out of reach. The C’s had no success at the plate, as Sophie Zihlmann allowed only two hits and four walks, while Leandra Simitovic gave up seven runs – five earned – and eleven hits with two walks while striking out four. The Challengers have to win twice on Sunday at Therwil to avoid the end of the season.

Das Softball-Team trifft am kommenden Wochenende 10. und 11. September in seiner best-of-three Halbfinalserie auf den Sieger der Qualifikation, die Therwil Flyers. Die Challengers beendeten die Vorrunde im vierten Rang, während die Flyers mit nur drei Niederlagen den Spitzenplatz belegten. Jedoch kamen zwei der drei Niederlagen gegen die Challengers zu stande. Im Saisonvergleich der beiden Erzrivalen steht es 2-2.
Spiel 1 findet am Samstag, 10. September um 11.00 Uhr auf der Klopstockwiese statt. Spiel 2 und falls nötig 3 werden am Sonntag, 11. September um 11.00 und 13.30 Uhr in Therwil Känelmatt II gespielt. Im anderen Halbfinale treffen Titelverteidiger Luzern Eagles und die drittplatzierten Wil Devils aufeinander.

The Softball-Team will face the Therwil Flyers in the semi-finals, after the Challengers split with the Wil Devils on Saturday, September 3. The C’s blew a six-run lead to eventually lose 15-16 in extra innings in Game 1. Brittany Howell went 4-for-4 with a triple and two doubles and Andrea Wirth delivered two hits, while Howell, Alexia Zingg and Nancy Plamondon drove in two runs apiece.
Jennifer Probst broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning and the Challengers’ bats exploded for five runs in the seventh frame, as the C’s posted a 7-2 victory over the Devils in Game 2. Leandra Simitovic, Taylor Mc Cants, Brittany Howell, Nancy Plamondon and Andrea Wirth delivered two hits each, while Howell allowed two runs – one earned – and seven hits with twelve strikeouts.
The Challengers will meet the Therwil Flyers on Saturday, September 10 at the Klopstockwiese for Game 1 of their best-of-three series. 

The Softball-Team plays a friendly game against the Zürich Barracudas on Thursday, September 1 at the Klopstockwiese. The game starts at 6.30pm.