The Softball-Team lost twice against the first placed Therwil Flyers on Sunday, June 10. Nancy Plamondon opened the score with a two-run shot in the top of the first inning and the Flyers never looked back. Elise Beguelin also went deep in the bottom of the fifth frame to make it 2-4 and the Challengers came within one run, as Karen Heimgartner scored too, but the Flyers answered with two runs in the sixth and added two insurance runs in the seventh. The C’s were able to score three times in the seventh, but the Flyers eventually won 8-6, retireing the tying run, as Celine Welti lined out to the shortstop.
The Flyers took an early lead in Game 2 again, as they scored seven runs in the second inning on four hits, one walk and two hit batters, while Sophie Zihlmann kept the Challengers’ bats quiet, till the fourth frame, as Taylor Mc Cants delivered a triple and scored later. Alexia Zingg and Andrea Wirth scored two runs in the fifth to make it 3-8, but the Flyers added another two runs to win easily 10-3.
Because the Luzern Eagles swept the Zürich Barracudas on Sunday, the Challengers dropped into fifth place with a 5-7 record and already 1.5 games behind fourth place.
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Ladies swept by strong Flyers
Doppelsieg der U15-Cadets
Die U15-Cadets verabschiedeten ihren Headcoach Todd Tuckner am Sonntag, 10. Juni mit zwei Siegen in Hünenberg. Die Challengers bezwangen im ersten Spiel die Wil Devils mit 10-0 und liessen in der zweiten Partie gegen die Hünenberg Unicorns gleich nochmals ein 10-0 folgen.
Continue Reading » Doppelsieg der U15-CadetsNLB-Team remains at .500
The NLB-Team split with the Sissach Frogs on Saturday, June 9. The Challengers posted a 10-8 victory in Game 1, while the Frogs took Game 2, as they cruised to a 9-1 win over the C’s. The Challengers remain at .500 with a 4-4 record.
Continue Reading » NLB-Team remains at .500Juveniles zweimal siegreich
Die U12-Juveniles der Spielgemeinschaft TruckStar/Challengers behält ihre weisse Weste. Das Team der Headcoaches René Thommen und Todd Tuckner bezwang am Samstag, 9. Juni die Spielgemeinschaft der Cardinals/Frogs mit 5-2 und 11-3.
Continue Reading » Juveniles zweimal siegreichSG Eagles/Challengers lost to Devils
The second Softball-Team, the SG Eagles/Challengers, lost twice against the Wil Devils on Saturday, June 9. The Devils posted a 23-0 shutout win in Game 1. Ellen Johnson had the only hit for the SG Eagles/Challengers. And the Devils added a 27-2 win in Game 2. Ellen Johnson and Meret Roth had one hit apiece, while Sarah Lechmann drove in a run for the SG Eagles/Challengers.
Continue Reading » SG Eagles/Challengers lost to DevilsSoftballerinnen empfangen Leader
Die Challengers haben ein volles Programm am Wochenende mit total 12 Spielen.
Den einzigen Heimauftritt haben die Softballerinnen, die am Sonntag, 10. Juni auf der Klopstockwiese den Leader Therwil Flyers empfangen. Im Vorjahr gewannen beide Teams je zweimal in der Regular Season, bevor die Flyers sich im Playoff-Halbfinal mit zwei Siegen durchsetzten. Die Spiele beginnen um 11.00 und 13.30 Uhr.
Das NLA-Team reist am Sonntag, 10. Juni nach Luzern, wo es gegen die Luzern Eagles und damit einige ehemalige Challengers antreten wird. Spielbeginn ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr in Reussbühl Hinterruopigen.
Das NLB-Team bestreitet seinen Doubleheader am Samstag, 9. Juni bei den Sissach Frogs. Die Spiele beginnen um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr in Sissach Tannbrunn.
Das zweite Softball-Team, die SG Eagles/Challengers, trifft am Samstag, 9. Juni auf die Wil Devils. Gespielt wird um 11.00 und 13.30 Uhr in Reussbühl Hinterruopigen.
Die U12- Juveniles der Dulliken TruckStar und der Challengers treffen am Samstag, 9. Juni auf die Spielgemeinschaft der Bern Cardinals/Sissach Frogs. Die Spiele finden um 11.00 und 13.30 Uhr in Dulliken Sportplatz Untere Ey statt.
Schliesslich treffen die U15-Cadets am Sonntag, 10. Juni in Hünenberg auf die Wil Devils und die Hünenberg Unicorns. Diese beiden Begegnungen sind gleichzeitig die letzten Einsätze von Headcoach Todd Tuckner, der in die USA zurückkehren wird. Spielbeginn ist um 12.30 und 15.00 Uhr in Hünenberg Wartstrasse.
2nd derby goes to the Barracudas
The Challengers saw their four-game winning streak halted, as the Barracudas took the Wednesday night game at the Heerenschürli ballpark posting a 6-2 victory over the C’s. Starter Tobias Siegrist had not enough support from his offense and the defense committed several costly errors, as the Barracudas scored three times in the fourth and seventh innings each. The Challengers scored their only two runs in the bottom of the second frame to cut the deficit to 2-3, as Robert Sedin and Bryan Shemley singled in one run apiece.
Kurt Kovac and Robert Sedin led the Challengers’ offense with two hits each, while Tobias Siegrist allowed six runs – only one of them earned – and seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work.
The C’s remain in fifth place with a 4-5 record. They will face next the Luzern Eagles on Sunday, June 10 at Reussbühl.
Night Game am Mittwoch
Die Challengers und die Barracudas bestreiten am Mittwoch, 6. Juni ein Night Game im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli. Es ist das zweite Aufeinandertreffen innert vier Tagen. Am Samstag wandelten die Challengers einen 1-5 Rückstand in einen 9-5 Sieg um und gewannen damit zum vierten Mal in Folge. Mit einem weiteren Erfolg könnten die Challengers den Stadtrivalen vom vierten Rang in der Tabelle verdrängen. Das Spiel beginnt um 19.00 Uhr.
Continue Reading » Night Game am MittwochSG Eagles/Challengers grounded by Flyers
The SG Eagles/Challengers lost twice to the first-placed Therwil Flyers on Sunday, June 3 at the Klopstockwiese. The Flyers jumped off to a good start, as they scored 14 runs in the first frame to put things out of reach and they added another seven in the second inning, as Lena Gfeller capped the inning with a three-run homer over the center field fence. The SG Eagles/Challengers managed to score in every inning, but eventually the Flyers posted a 24-8 victory.
Fabienne Baumgartner delivered two doubles and she and Anouk Lkharrazi reched base three times and scored two runs apiece, while Alexandra Meikle drew a walk and scored a run in her first career game.
Game 2 was all Flyers, as Kelsea Garthoff tossed a one-hit shutout with five strikeouts and the Flyers cruised to an easy 18-0 win. Carmela Sullivan had the only hit for the SG Eagles/Challengers, who will face the Wil Devils on Saturday, June 9 at Reussbühl.
Ladies remain at .500
The Softball-Team stays at .500 after splitting with the reigning Swiss champion Luzern Eagles on Saturday, June 2 at Reussbühl. The Challengers erased a four-run deficit in the fifth inning, as they batted around twice to score twelve unanswered runs for a 17-9 victory in Game 1. Leandra Simitovic delivered three hits and drove in four, while Nadja Critelli scored three times. Elise Beguelin went-1-for-3 with two RBI’s and scored twice in her first game for the Challengers.
In Game 2 the Eagles built an early 6-2 lead after scoring 5 times in the second inning, but the Challengers cut the deficit to one run in the fifth, as Simitovic delivered a RBI-double and Beguelin followed with a RBI-triple to make it 5-6. But the Eagles answered with two runs of their own in the fifth and added some more runs in the sixth to eventually walk away with a 12-5 win.
The Challengers remain in fourth place with a 5-5 record. They will face the first-placed Therwil Flyers on Sunday, June 10 at the Klopstockwiese.