For one last time before the completion of the new backstop at the Heerenschürli ballpark, the Challengers had to play a home game on the road on Saturday. This game against the Embrach Mustangs took place on the opponent’s field. With two wins the Zurich team improved to fourth place.

The Challengers got off to a strong start. RBI singles from Regis Reinhard and Noam Blickenstorfer, a wild pitch and an RBI single from Ben Dickow secured an early 4-0 lead. Starting pitcher Regis Reinhard strung together four shutout innings before the Mustangs scored three runs. But the Challengers’ response was impressive. After RBI singles from Fabrizio Bucher and Noam Blickenstorfer, the Zurich team increased their lead to 10-3 later in the inning and took the first game 11-4.

Fabrizio Bucher had three hits, Ben Dickow had two hits and three RBIs, Jordi Bucher, Regis Reinhard and Noam Blickenstorfer each had two hits, while Bastian Kämpfer contributed four walks.

The second game of the day was hard-fought. The lead changed hands several times. But the Challengers once again had the better of it. In the fifth inning, Adderly Sarmiento brought home Jack Siemers with an RBI single to make it 11-10, after which pitchers Tate Stone-Frisina and Dalton Griswold closed the doors and prevented the Mustangs from scoring any more runs. Stone-Frisina pitched a rare immaculate inning. He needed a minimum of nine pitches for three strikeouts in the sixth inning against three opposing batters. This has happened 118 times in Major League Baseball in 150 years.

Dalton Griswold and Ben Dickow each had two hits, while Adderly Sarmiento, Fabrizio Bucher, and Bastian Kämpfer each had two RBI. With the two wins, the Challengers climb to fourth place in the league standings with four wins and two losses.