{"id":8839,"date":"2015-04-13T16:40:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T14:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/?page_id=8839"},"modified":"2015-08-15T14:27:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T12:27:09","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Latest News<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"lstNews\"><li>17.05.2026<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/second-team-wins-nailbiter-for-the-sweep\/\">Second Team wins Nailbiter for the Sweep<\/a><\/h3><p>On Sunday, the second teams of the Therwil Flyers and the Challengers faced off at Zurich&#8217;s Heerensch\u00fcrli ballpark. While the home team won decisively in\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/second-team-wins-nailbiter-for-the-sweep\/\">Continue Reading  &raquo;<\/a><\/p><\/li><li>13.05.2026<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/challengers-2-vs-flyers-2-on-sunday\/\">Challengers 2 vs Flyers 2 on Sunday<\/a><\/h3><p>Ten days after the Challengers and Flyers&#8217; first teams faced off, the second teams of these two long-established clubs will meet this coming Sunday at\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/challengers-2-vs-flyers-2-on-sunday\/\">Continue Reading  &raquo;<\/a><\/p><\/li><li>10.05.2026<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/setback-after-extra-inning-drama\/\">Setback after Extra-Inning Drama<\/a><\/h3><p>The Challengers needed to win both games against their city rivals, the Zurich Lions, to keep their hopes of advancing to the Master Round alive.\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/setback-after-extra-inning-drama\/\">Continue Reading  &raquo;<\/a><\/p><\/li><li>10.05.2026<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/u12-victories-on-mothers-day\/\">U12 Victories on Mother&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/h3><p>The U12 Juveniles won both games against the SG Wittenbach-Romanshorn\/Embrach Baseball Team\/Zurich Lions on Mother&#8217;s Day in Embrach, remaining the only undefeated Juveniles team. The\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/u12-victories-on-mothers-day\/\">Continue Reading  &raquo;<\/a><\/p><\/li><li>10.05.2026<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/barracudas-win-softball-derby\/\">Barracudas win Softball-Derby<\/a><\/h3><p>The Mother&#8217;s Day softball derby ended with a victory for the Zurich Barracudas, who wore pink as part of the Pink Ribbon campaign. The Challengers\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/barracudas-win-softball-derby\/\">Continue Reading  &raquo;<\/a><\/p><\/li><li>09.05.2026<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/premiere-for-prospect-league\/\">Premiere for Prospect League<\/a><\/h3><p>The Prospect League, newly founded by the Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation, celebrated its premiere on Saturday. The Challengers&#8217; games were promising. The Prospect League\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/premiere-for-prospect-league\/\">Continue Reading  &raquo;<\/a><\/p><\/li><li>06.05.2026<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/world-baseball-softball-day-on-sunday\/\">World Baseball Softball Day on Sunday<\/a><\/h3><p>This Sunday marks the international World Baseball Softball Day. It premiered on May 10, 2024 and celebrated the 10th anniversary of the World Baseball and\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/world-baseball-softball-day-on-sunday\/\">Continue Reading  &raquo;<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday marks the international World Baseball Softball Day. It premiered on May 10, 2024 and celebrated the 10th anniversary of the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC), which was established in 2014 following the successful merger of the International Baseball Federation and the International Softball Federation. Since then, baseball and softball have been united under one roof.<br \/>\nAt the same time, the upcoming weekend will be a busy one for the Challengers organization. For example, the first game day of the new Prospect League will take place on Saturday. This new format for the U21 age group aims to provide young players with more playing time and competitive games against their peers. The Challengers\/Unicorns\/Eagles combined team will face the U21 teams of the Zurich Barracudas and the Therwil Flyers in Therwil for the first game day. The games start at 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.<br \/>\nThis Saturday, the U15 Challengers will take the field for the first time this season. They will host the Geneva Dragons 1 and the Therwil Flyers 2 in H\u00fcnenberg at 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM, respectively.<br \/>\nThe Challengers&#8217; first team needs two wins on Sunday in the small Zurich derby against the Zurich Lions if they want to keep their hopes of reaching the Master Round. The games will be played at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM at the Heerensch\u00fcrli ball park in Zurich-Schwamendingen.<br \/>\nAnother derby is on the cards in softball. The Zurich Barracudas will host the Zurich Challengers in R\u00fcmlang R\u00fcmelbach on Sunday afternoon. The single game will begin after two junior games.<br \/>\nAlso on Sunday, the U12 Juveniles, who have started the season with two wins, will face the SG Wittenbach-Romanshorn\/Embrach Baseball Team\/Zurich Lions in Embrach. 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