Next weekend there will be another round of the newly designed Swiss Cup. The Challengers NLA-Team will meet the NLB-Team of the Lucerne Eagles on Saturday in Lucerne. The game starts at 10 a.m. on the Hinterruopigen in Reussbühl. Meanwhile, the Challengers NLB-Team will host the Wil Pirates NLA-Team at the Heerenschürli ballpark on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Challengers’ 1st League-Team will travel to Wil on Sunday. In the Lindenhof Stadium, the C’s will first meet the Wittenbach Pirates at 12.30 p.m. before the game against the SG Wil Pirates/Zürich Lions at 3 p.m.
Both junior teams will also be in action at the weekend. The U15-Cadets will play a doubleheader against the SG Hünenberg Unicorns/Luzern Eagles at Hünenberg Rony on Saturday. First pitches are at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
The U12-Juveniles are having scheduled another home appearance. They play on Sunday on the Klopstockwiese at 10 a.m. against the SG Mustangs/Lions and at 3 p.m. also against the SG Unicorns/Eagles.
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Swiss Cup Weekend and Juveniles home game
Juveniles stay in first place
The U12 juveniles were able to consolidate their lead in the standings with two wins on Sunday at the Klopstockwiese. In the first game of the day the Challengers, led by pitchers Alexander Maron, Xavier Mc Reynolds and Roy Gonzalez, beat the Rümlang Kobras 16-9.
In the second game, the Challengers met the SG Mustangs/Lions/Vikings. They had previously given the Rümlang Kobras a close fight, but were narrowly defeated by the Kobras 2-3. In the afternoon game, the SG was a little out of steam, so the Challengers won safely 13-3 with good pitching from Len Blickenstorfer and Florian Gränz. With six wins from seven games the Challengers remain at the top of the standings.
Local derby on Saturday night
On Saturday night the fifth and final local derby of the preliminary round between the Zurich Challengers and the Zurich Barracudas will take place at the Heerenschürli ballpark. The Challengers urgently need a win to reduce the gap to the first two places in the standings, which entitle them to advance to the final. First pitch will be thrown at 6 p.m.
The NLB-Team plays a doubleheader against the Lucerne Eagles on Sunday. A difficult task awaits the Challengers at the foot of Mount Pilatus, as the Central Swiss team is heavily staffed by several former NLA players. The game on the Hinterruopigen in Reussbühl starts at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The U15-Cadets will face the prestigious duel with the Rümlang Kobras on Saturday. The reprise of the finals of the last two years in this age group will take place at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Embrach PZ Hard. The first duel of the season on opening day ended in a split.
There is another home game for the U12-Juveniles on Sunday at Zurich’s Klopstockwiese. The Challengers will meet the Rümlang Kobras at 10 a.m. and the SG Mustangs/Lions at 3 p.m.
Softball home game on Sunday
The Softball-Team welcomes the Sissach Frogs on the Klopstockwiese on Sunday. The Baselbieters are in their third season since the team was founded and are noticeably improving from year to year. But the Challengers are trying to keep pace with the top duo Zurich Barracudas and Wittenbach Panthers with two wins. The game starts at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
For the 1st League-Team the journey goes east. The third team of the Challengers organization will meet the hosts Wittenbach Pirates at the Sonnenrain in Wittenbach at 10 a.m. before they will face the Zurich Eighters again at 12:30 p.m.
The U12-Juveniles also travel to the canton of St. Gallen. The youngest Challengers face the Wil Devils in the Wiler Lindenhof. The games start at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Juniors play in Embrach
While the fanion team will be in action at the Federation Cup in Varazdin, Croatia next week, there are four games scheduled for the Challengers Juniors on home soil in Embrach this weekend.
On Saturday the U15 Cadets welcome the SG Pirates in PZ Hard. The games start at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.. On Sunday the U12-Juveniles of the Challengers will play in Embrach as well, where they will meet the SG Mustangs/Lions. The games also start at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m..
Juveniles with split against Wil
The U12 Juveniles played two evenly matched games with their peers from Wil on Sunday on the Klopstockwiese. In the end there was a win for both teams each. The Wil Devils walked away with a 5-3 victory in Game 1, while the Challengers were able to win the second game 10-7.
Continue Reading » Juveniles with split against WilBusy weekend for the Challengers with all the teams in action
Next weekend all six Challengers teams will be in action. Four of them on Saturday, the NLB-Team and the U12-Juveniles on Sunday.
Three teams will play in Zurich on Saturday. The Softball-Team will welcome the Bern Cardinals on the Klopstockwiese in Zurich-Enge. The Challengers will try to maintain their winning streak, which has so far included five wins in a row. The games start at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
The NLA-Team will play a preliminary round game in the newly designed Swiss Cup against the Zurich Barracudas’ NLB-Team at 2 p.m. at the Heerenschürli ballpark. The 1st League-Team will then play a night game at 6 p.m. in the Heerenschürli ballpark against the Zurich Eighters. This is finally the first game of the season for the 3rd team of the Challengers organization. Meanwhile, the U15-Cadets will host the SG Unicorns/Eagles at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Embrach PZ Hard.
On Sunday the U12-Juveniles will be in action on the Klopstockwiese. The Challengers’ youngest team meets the Wil Devils in the top battle of the Eastern Group. The games start at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The first pitch in the cup match for the NLB-Team will also take place at 11 a.m. The second team faces the Emrbrach Mustangs in the Heerenschürli ballpark.
Juveniles with two nailbiters
The U12-Juveniles played two close games on Sunday at Lucerne. In game 1 the Challengers came out at the false end, as they lost the game against the SG Eagles/Unicorns 2-3. Game 2 was the same but different. Against the Rümlang Kobras the final result was again 3-2, this time in favor of the Challengers.
Continue Reading » Juveniles with two nailbitersChallengers host Wil Pirates
Next Saturday the Wil Pirates will be welcomed at the Heerenschürli ballpark for a NLA doubleheader. According to the statistics this will be a classic duel between David and Goliath. In 57 meetings between Wil and the Challengers so far, the Zurich team have walked away with a win 53 times. The Eastern Swiss are in their tenth NLA season in a row and have become the fourth power in Swiss baseball over the years. The game starts at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The U15 Cadets will also meet Wil this weekend. The Challengers will travel to the Äbtestadt on Sunday, where they will play against the SG Pirates at the Lindenhof at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
The U12 Juveniles have to go to Central Switzerland on Sunday. In Lucerne they will meet the SG Eagles/Unicorns at 10 a.m. before facing the Rümlang Kobras at 12:30 p.m., against whom they have already won twice on Opening Day. The games will be played in Reussbühl Hinterruopigen.
Juveniles open season with a sweep
The U12 Juveniles celebrated a sweep of the Rümlang Kobras at the start of the season. For many players on the youngest Challengers team, Opening Day was not only the first game day of the 2024 season but also their debut on a baseball field.
The pChallengers showed a splendid performance and grabbed two important wins against their neighbors with a score of 13-5 and 8-5, which will give the young team self-confidence for their future tasks.