The Challengers will open their 2015 campaign on Sunday, April 12 at Bern, where they will play the Cardinals. The C’s swept the Cards in 2014, as they won all five games. It was the first time since 2000, that they swept the Cardinals and the first time since 2002, that the Challengers won the season series against them. The games will start at 11am and 2pm at Bern Allmend.
The NLB-Team will be the first of the Challengers organization to start its season. The Challengers will face the Embrach Mustangs on Saturday, April 11 at Embrach PZ Hard. The C’s beat the Mustangs four times in 2014, as they ended the regular season with a 15-1 record. The games begin at 11am and 2pm.
The 1st League-Team will open its season on Sunday, April 12, as the SG TruckStar/Challengers will face the Zürich Eighters and the SG Yverdon Golgoths/Bern Cardinals at Dulliken Untere Ey. The games start at 10am and 3pm.
Opening Day
Opening Day
Die Challengers eröffnen die Saison 2015 am Sonntag, 12. April in Bern, wo sie gegen die Cardinals spielen werden. Die Challengers gewannen im Vorjahr alle fünf Spiele gegen die Berner. Damit gewannen sie erstmals seit dem Jahr 2000 alle Spiele gegen die Bundesstädter und erstmals seit 2002 den Direktvergleich in einer Saison. Die Spiele beginnen um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr auf der Berner Allmend.
Das NLB-Team ist als erste Equipe der Challengers im Einsatz. Sie treffen am Samstag, 11. April in Embrach auf die Mustangs. Letzte Saison schlugen sie die Mustangs vier Mal und beendeten die Vorrunde mit 15 Siegen aus 16 Spielen. Spielbeginn ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr im PZ Hard.
Das 1.Liga-Team startet am Sonntag, 12. April in seine Saison. Die SG TruckStar/Challengers trifft dabei auf die Zürich Eighters und die SG Yverdon Golgoths/Bern Cardinals. Die Spiele fangen um 10.00 und 15.00 Uhr in Dulliken Untere Ey an.
Challengers finish in 3rd place
The Challengers finished the 18th Zurich Spring Tournament at the Heerenschürli ballpark in third place with a 1-2 record. The C’s lost both games on Saturday, so they were out of the race for the title early on. In the opener the C’s have been edged in the last frame by the tournament’s co-host Zürich Barracudas 3-2, later in the afternoon the C’s lost to the Dominican All Stars as well, this time with a score of 3-6. The Dominicans won their second game against the Herrenberg Wanderers from Germany and with the Barracudas doing the same, both teams clinched the final berth on Saturday already.
On Sunday the Challengers played their last game against the Wanderers and the C’s posted a 10-3 victory, their first in 2015. In the final the Dominican All Stars led 5-2 in the last inning, but the Barracudas rallied for four runs to walk away with the trophy for the fourth time in tournament’s history and for the first time since 2008 with a 6-5 victory.
18th Zurich Spring Tournament
The traditional Zurich Spring Tournament will be also in 2015 the last test for the Zurich NLA-Teams before the start of the Swiss championship 2015. The tournament will take place on March 28 and 29 at the Heerenschürli ballpark in Zurich-Schwamendingen.
In addition to the hosting Zurich Barracudas and Zurich Challengers the Herrenberg Wanderers (German Verbandsliga) will participate at the 18th edition of the tournament. The starting grid will be completed by the Dominican All Stars, a team with a lot of well-known players from Latin America.
The games start on Saturday at 11am and on Sunday at 10am. The final will take place on Sunday at 2.30pm.
For further informations go to Spring Tournament
18. Zürcher Frühlingsturnier
Am 28. und 29. März 2015 findet das 18. Zürcher Baseball Frühlingsturnier statt. Das traditionelle Zürcher Frühlingsturnier wird auch 2015 der letzte Test vor dem Start zur Schweizer Meisterschaft für die Stadtzürcher Spitzenclubs sein.
Neben den beiden Gastgebern Zürich Barracudas und Zürich Challengers sind in diesem Jahr erstmals die Herrensberg Wanderers mit von der Partie. Die Baden-Württemberger spielen in der deutschen Verbandsliga. Komplettiert wird das Starterfeld durch die Dominican All Stars, die von in der Schweiz bekannten Spielern aus Lateinamerika gebildet werden.
Gespielt wird am Samstag ab 11.00 und Sonntag ab 10.00 Uhr. Das Finale findet am Sonntag um 14.30 Uhr statt.
Weitere Informationen gibt es unter: Zürcher Frühlingsturnier
Spring season started
The Challengers opened their spring season with two games against their cross-town rivals Zürich Barracudas on March 22 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. In the first game the NLB-Teams faced each other. The Barracudas rallied for a 4-3 win, after the C’s led through six innings thanks to solid pitching from starter Kurt Kovac and Willy Schaub.
In game 2 the NLA-Team started a little rusty, trailing 9-1 in the fifth frame. Then the C’s started to score some runs too to close the gap to two runs. Thomas Burger, James Sanders and Chris Palatinus had solid outings from the mound, while the defense committed some errors. The C’s will gain some more playing experience, as they will participate at the 18th Zurich Spring Tournament on March 28 and 29 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
Juniors Indoor season ended in Rümlang
The Challengers Juniors played their last indoor tournament of the 2015 season on Saturday, March 21 at Rümlang. The U12-Juveniles and the U15-Cadets both finished in third place. The Juveniles improved a lot during the winter season finishing the tournament with a 1-2 record, after a 7-6 win over the Lions/Rainbows, a 5-7 loss to the Therwil Flyers and a 1-6 against the Rümlang Kobras.
The U15-Cadets played together with the Dulliken TruckStar and the Bern Cardinals. The SG lost to the Kobras and Thun Hunters, won against the Black Hawks and tied with the Flyers. In the game for third place the SG walked away with a last inning victory.
The outdoor season will start on April 26 for the U12-Juveniles and on May 17 for the U15-Cadets.
Friendly games vs Barracudas on Sunday
The Zurich Challengers will face the Zurich Barracudas for two friendly games on Sunday, March 22 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. The NLB-Teams will play at 11 am, while the NLA-Teams will meet at 2 pm. Both organizations are preparing for the 18th Zurich Spring Tournament, that will take place on March 28 and 29 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
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The SG TruckStar/Challengers played at the Therwil Indoor Tournament on Sunday, March 15. The U12-Juveniles finished in third place, while the U15-Cadets arrived in fourth place. Both categories have been won by the Neuenburg Atomics from Germany. The last indoor tournament for the Juniors will take place on Saturday, March 21 at Rümlang. (Photo TruckStar)
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Die Challengers Junioren bestritten mit den TruckStar am Sonntag, 8. März deren Heimturnier in der Stadthalle in Olten. Die SG TruckStar/Challengers belegten in der Kategorie U12-Juveniles, deren Turnier am Vormittag ausgetragen wurde, den vierten Rang, während die U15-Cadets am Nachmittag mit Rang 2 glänzten. Die SG TruckStar/Challengers/Cardinals bezwang dabei die Unicorns/Eagles, die Thun Hunters und die Therwil Flyers und unterlag lediglich dem amtierenden Schweizer Meister Rümlang Kobras mit 3-5. Das nächste Hallenturnier findet am Sonntag, 15. März in Therwil statt.
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