The U12 Juveniles will play a make-up game in Lucerne on Saturday, May 27th. The games against the Lucerne Eagles and Therwil Flyers fell victim to the weather conditions in this rainy spring. The games will take place at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in Reussbühl Hinterruopigen.
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Challengers host Cardinals on Saturday
On Saturday, the Challengers will meet the Cardinals at the Heerenschürli ballpark. In one of the classics in Swiss baseball, the challengers are the favorites this time. In the past this was not always the case. Although the Challengers lead in the head-to-head since 1995 with 70-62 victories. But the Cardinals often proved to be an insurmountable obstacle, especially in the playoffs, most recently in 2020. The game starts at 11 am and 2 pm.
Sunday is all about the juniors. The U15 Cadets will play the SG Pirates in Rümlang. The encounters with the the team from Wil start at 11.00 am and 1.30 pm in Rümlang Rümelbach.
Meanwhile, the U12 Juveniles travel to Central Switzerland, where they meet the SG Eagles/Unicorns and the Therwil Flyers. The games start at 10 am and 12.30 pm in Lucerne-Reussbühl Hinterruopigen.
Home wins for the Juveniles
The U12 Juveniles win their home opener against the SG Eagles/Unicorns. Both teams played strong and made several spectacular plays.
The Challengers got off to an ideal start. They scored the maximum of five runs in the first inning, which visibly calmed the nerves of the young team, which was peppered with a few rookies. The home team was able to consistently score runs in the offense, while pitcher Maor Müller and his defense carried the lead over the distance. In the end the Challengers celebrated their first win of the season with a score of 12-6.
In the second game of the day the home team got off to a successful start too and again scored five runs in the first frame. Len Blickenstorfer provided the highlight with a 2-run in-the-park home run in the second inning. But both teams also showed nice plays on defense, which repeatedly caused applause from the crowd. The Eagles/Unicorns defended themselves as best as they could, but ultimately had to admit a 6-17 defeat.
Homegame for the Juveniles on Sunday
The youngest Challengers will play their home opener on Sunday, May 7. The U12-Juveniles will host the SG Eagles/Unicorns at the Klopstockwiese in Zurich-Enge. The games will start at 11 a.m. and 1.30 p.m.
Continue Reading » Homegame for the Juveniles on SundayJuveniles washed out in Therwil
The U12 Juveniles will remember the start of the 2023 season in Therwil for a while. But not for sporting reasons. The severely decimated Challengers team not only had to contend with a good opponent but also with the weather. Game 1 was played in partly torrential rain, which made things even more difficult for the pitchers Maor Müller and Roy Gonzalez. The Challengers not only got wet from above, but also had to bow to the Therwil Flyers clearly with 3-12. The second game could not be played because of an unplayable field.
The Challengers now have some time until the next game day to work on their technique in practice. On May 7th they will host the SG Eagles/Unicorns at the Klopstockwiese.
U12-Juveniles finish in 3rd place at Therwil
The youngest Challengers’ team, the U12-Juveniles, played its first indoor tournament of 2017 on Sunday, January 22 at Therwil. As several key players of the 2016 championship team moved up to the U15 squad, the C’s lined up with a different roster than last year. Especially in the first games the automatisms didn’t work that well, but the Challengers improved their level of play in the course of the tournament. Against the Neuenburg Atomics, who won the tournament, the C’s were even leading 4-2. At the end the Challengers finished the tournament in 3rd place.
Results U12 Indoor Tournament Therwil
SG TruckStar/Flyers vs. Challengers 8-8
Therwil Flyers vs. Challengers 3-8
Challengers vs. Neuenburg Atomics 4-6
Challengers vs. Rümlang Kobras 8-10
U12-Juveniles remain perfect
The youngest team of the Challengers organization opened the weekend successfully on Saturday at Embrach. The U12-Juveniles, who won all of their six games played so far, posted an impressive 11-2 victory over the strong Rümlang Kobras. In the second game of the day against the SG Lions/BTE the C’s had more problems than expected, but finally won 7-4. The Challengers remain perfect with a 8-0 record and are on the way to qualify for this year’s playoffs.
Continue Reading » U12-Juveniles remain perfect3rd Win in a row for the Juveniles
The Challengers finished the indoor season in style at the Rümlang indoor tournament that took place on Saturday, March 19. The U12-Juveniles won their third tournament in a row. After a loss in the round robin against the Vikings/Devils the Challengers turned things around in the final game, winning 11-5 against the same opponent. Nick Siemers and Bastian Kämpfer – in the final – delivered homeruns for the C’s.
In the afternoon the U15-Cadets surprisingly clinched a final berth as well. After a 5-5 tie with the Therwil Flyers the Challengers/Bandits posted a 6-3 win over the Vikings/Devils. And even in the final against the Rümlang Kobras the C’s took an early 4-0 lead. But the Kobras fought back to eventually win 8-6. Nonetheless it was the best performance from the Challengers in 2016 so far.
Juveniles win again
The U12-Juveniles confirmed the progress they made over the last few months and won the U12 Category at the 3rd Dreitannen Cup in Olten. The Challengers played three highly concentrated games with good performances with the bats and gloves. The team of head coach Adrian Kämpfer finished in first place with wins over the Therwil Flyers, the Dulliken Truckstar and the Hünenberg Unicorns. After the success in Embrach four weeks ago, this is already the second tournament win of the indoor season. The last indoor tournament of the season will take place on March 19 at Rümlang, before the outdoor season starts on April 2 at Wittenbach.
The U15-Cadets played a good tournament as well, finishing in 3rd place with a 2-2 record. The Challengers posted two wins against the Therwil Flyers and the TruckStar/Hunters and lost to the Hünenberg Unicorns and the Sissach Frogs, who won the tournament. Divianshu Tyagi was responsible for the highlight of the afternoon, as he belted a homerun against the TruckStar/Hunters.