Das Sport-Ferienlager von der Stadt Zürich fand vom 7. bis 13. Oktober 2012 im Sport Ferien Resort Fiesch statt. Es war das 28. Mal, dass Jugendliche zwischen 11 bis 15 Jahren 1050 Meter über Meer zum Fusse des Eggishorns im Kanton Wallis reisten, um zusammen eine unvergessliche Woche zu verbringen. Dieses Jahr waren es rund 750 Schülerinnen und Schüler aus dem Kanton Zürich begleitet von 150 Leiterinnen und Leiter.
Für die Jugendlichen gab es zahlreiche Workshops, welche sie tagsüber besuchen konnten. Einer davon war Baseball und Softball, vertreten durch die Challengers Celine Welti und Micha Seger.
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Girasole neuer Headcoach der Junioren
Der Challengers Baseball und Softball Club freut sich, Andrea Girasole als neuen Headcoach der Junioren bekannt geben zu dürfen. Girasole folgt auf Eric Haynor, der das Amt des Juniorentrainers nach drei Jahren aus zeitlichen Gründen abgibt. Der gebürtige Italiener mit Schweizer Pass spielt als Pitcher in der ersten Mannschaft der Challengers und ist auch eine Teamstütze in der Schweizer Nationalmannschaft. Unterstützt wird Girasole weiterhin durch Ueli Zuberbühler.
Die Challengers möchten sich herzlich bei Coach Eric Haynor für seinen Einsatz während der letzten drei Jahre bedanken. Zusammen mit Todd Tuckner und Ueli Zuberbühler war er verantwortlich für unsere zwei Juniorenmannschaften und für die enormen Fortschritte, welche die Spieler in dieser Zeit erzielten.
Andrea Girasole wird die Leitung des Juniorentrainings mit Beginn des Wintertrainings übernehmen. Das erste Halltentraining findet statt am Donnerstag, 25. Oktober von 18.00 bis 20.00 Uhr in der Turnhalle Aubrücke statt.
NLB-Team finishes in fifth place
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.
NLB-Team trifft zum Saisonende auf Frogs
Das NLB-Team empfängt die Sissach Frogs am Sonntag, 21. Oktober im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli zum letzten Challengers Gameday der Saison 2012. Die Challengers überholten die Frogs, die am Sonntag gegen den NLB-Meister Bern Cardinals zweimal verloren, und liegen auf Rang 4 mit 9 Siegen und 11 Niederlagen. Beim ersten Duell der Saison zwischen den beiden Teams gab es je einen Sieg. Spielbeginn ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr im Heerenschürli.
Continue Reading » NLB-Team trifft zum Saisonende auf FrogsNLB walk off with sweep
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.
NLB-Team spielt gegen Bandits
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.
Continue Reading » NLB-Team spielt gegen BanditsChallengers season ends in Semis
The Challengers lost twice on Sunday, September 30 at Bern, as the reigning Swiss Champion Bern Cardinals swept the C’s in their best-of-five Semifinal Series. The two losses bring the Challengers season to an end after reaching the Playoffs for the 14th time in the last 16 years.
The Cardinals edged the Challengers 5-3 in Game 2 and added a 10-5 victory in Game 3 of the series. The Cardinals won a Playoff Series against the C’s for the sixth time in a row. The last time the Challengeres eliminated the Cardinals was in the Semifinal Series in 2000.
Rainout. What else?
Game 2 of the best-of-five semi-final series between the Challengers and the Bern Cardinals has been rained out on Saturday, September 29. So far only one of the three scheduled games has been played.
The Challengers and the Cardinals will now play a double header on Sunday. The Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation rescheduled the game for Sunday, September 30 at noon at Bern Allmend. Game 3 will be played right after Game 2.
Games 2 and 3 in Bern
The Challengers will travel to Bern twice this weekend to play the games 2 and 3 of their best-of-five semi-final series against the reigning champions Bern Cardinals. The Challengers lost the opener 1-6 one week ago and need to win at least one of the two away games to bring the series back to Zurich. Game 2 will take place on Saturday, September 29, game 3 on Sunday, September 30. Both games will start at 2pm at Bern Allmend.
Continue Reading » Games 2 and 3 in BernCards take opener, win 6-1
The Challengers dropped Game 1 of their best-of-five semi-final series to the Bern Cardinals, as the Cards posted a 6-1 win. The game took place at the Heerenschürli ballpark on Sunday, September 29 after the game on Saturday at Bern has been rained out. After the defending Swiss champion Bern Cardinals opened the score in the first inning, the Challengers tied the game in the bottom of the fourth inning, as Tobias Siegrist crossed the plate with the help of the Cardinals defense. The C’s loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth but weren’t able to cash in. Better did it the Cardinals in the top of the sixth frame, as they scored five runs on four hits, two sacrifice flies, two walks, one error and a wild pitch to make it 6-1. And the Cards didn’t look back, as Ryan Byrne retired 11 of the last 13 batters he faced.
Byrne went the distance, as he allowed one unearned run and four hits with no walks and eight strikeouts, while Andrea Girasole tossed 5.1 innings allowing five runs – three earned – and six hits with two walks and one strikeout. Jesus Martinez was the only Challenger with two hits, while Säntis Zeller and Thomas Blank had one hit apiece.
Game 2 of the best-of-five series will take place on Saturday, September 29 at 2pm at Bern Allmend.