{"id":29316,"date":"2025-09-15T05:50:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T03:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/?p=29316"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:57:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:57:39","slug":"softball-semi-finals-on-saturday-at-ruemlang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/softball-semi-finals-on-saturday-at-ruemlang\/","title":{"rendered":"Softball Semi-Finals on Saturday at R\u00fcmlang"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the long break from the championships due to the European Cup tournaments and the European Softball Championship, which Switzerland finished in an excellent 12th place, the Swiss softball playoffs begin next Saturday. A curious twist is emerging: All games in the best-of-3 semifinal series between the Wittenbach Panthers and the Luzern Eagles on the one hand, and the Zurich Barracudas and the Zurich Challengers on the other, will be played as tripleheaders on Saturday, September 20th.<\/p>\n

The Zurich derby promises to be quite exciting again. The preliminary round saw a split in both doubleheaders. However, the Barracudas had the edge in the standings with a 16-4 record compared to the Challengers’ 12-8 record. Another advantage for the Barracudas could be the playing experience they gained at the European Cup in Enschede, Netherlands, where they only lost in the final to the French representative. The Challengers will argue that they are more rested and have been able to prepare specifically for the playoffs, the highlight of their season. Next Saturday R\u00fcmlang R\u00fcmelbach will reveal where the truth lies.<\/p>\n

Softball Playoff Semi-Final, best-of-three: Z\u00fcrich Challengers (3.) vs. Z\u00fcrich Barracudas (2.), 0-0<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • Game 1, Saturday, September 20, 10 a.m., R\u00fcmlang R\u00fcmelbach: Z\u00fcrich Challengers vs. Z\u00fcrich Barracudas<\/li>\n
  • Game 2, Saturday, September 20, 12.30 p.m., R\u00fcmlang R\u00fcmelbach: Z\u00fcrich Barracudas vs. Z\u00fcrich Challengers<\/li>\n
  • Game 3, Saturday, September 20, 3 p.m., R\u00fcmlang R\u00fcmelbach: Z\u00fcrich Challengers vs. Z\u00fcrich Barracudas (if necessary)<\/li>\n

    Head-to-head:<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • Season Series: Z\u00fcrich Barracudas vs. Z\u00fcrich Challengers 2-2 Wins<\/li>\n
  • Overall (since 2011): Z\u00fcrich Barracudas vs. Z\u00fcrich Challengers 42-18 Wins<\/li>\n
  • Playoff Series: Z\u00fcrich Barracudas vs. Z\u00fcrich Challengers 1-3 Series Wins<\/li>\n
  • Last Playoff Series: Semi-Final 2024: Z\u00fcrich Barracudas vs. Z\u00fcrich Challengers 2-0 Wins<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    After the long break from the championships due to the European Cup tournaments and the European Softball Championship, which Switzerland finished in an excellent 12th place, the Swiss softball playoffs begin next Saturday. A curious twist is emerging: All games in the best-of-3 semifinal series between the Wittenbach Panthers and the Luzern Eagles on the one hand, and the Zurich Barracudas and the Zurich Challengers on the other, will be played as tripleheaders on Saturday, September 20th.
    \nThe Zurich derby promises to be quite exciting again. The preliminary round saw a split in both doubleheaders. However, the Barracudas had the edge in the standings with a 16-4 record compared to the Challengers’ 12-8 record. Another advantage for the Barracudas could be the playing experience they gained at the European Cup in Enschede, Netherlands, where they only lost in the final to the French representative. The Challengers will argue that they are more rested and have been able to prepare specifically for the playoffs, the highlight of their season. Next Saturday R\u00fcmlang R\u00fcmelbach will reveal where the truth lies.
    \nSoftball Playoff Semi-Final, best-of-three: Z\u00fcrich Challengers (3.) vs. Z\u00fcrich Barracudas (2.), 0-0
    \nGame 1, Saturday, September 20, 10 a.m., R\u00fcmlang R\u00fcmelbach: Z\u00fcrich Challengers vs. Z\u00fcrich Barracudas
    \nGame 2, Saturday, September 20, 12.30 p.m., R\u00fcmlang R\u00fcmelbach: Z\u00fcrich Barracudas vs. Z\u00fcrich Challengers
    \nGame 3, Saturday, September 20, 3 p.m., R\u00fcmlang R\u00fcmelbach: Z\u00fcrich Challengers vs. Z\u00fcrich Barracudas (if necessary)
    \nHead-to-head:
    \nSeason Series: Z\u00fcrich Barracudas vs. Z\u00fcrich Challengers 2-2 Wins
    \nOverall (since 2011): Z\u00fcrich Barracudas vs. Z\u00fcrich Challengers 42-18 Wins
    \nPlayoff Series: Z\u00fcrich Barracudas vs. Z\u00fcrich Challengers 1-3 Series Wins
    \nLast Playoff Series: Semi-Final 2024: Z\u00fcrich Barracudas vs. Z\u00fcrich Challengers 2-0 Wins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-startseite-en","category-softball-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSoftball Semi-Finals on Saturday at R\u00fcmlang - Zurich Challengers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Challengers Baseball- und Softball-Club Z\u00fcrich\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/?p=29316\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/?p=29316\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.challengers.ch\/en\/?p=29316\",\"name\":\"Softball Semi-Finals on Saturday at R\u00fcmlang - 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