The Challengers lost Game 3 of the best-of-five Semi-final Series against the Therwil Flyers on Saturday, September 20, as the home team posted a 5-1 victory. With the win the Flyers take a 2-1 Series lead. The C’s are now with their backs against the wall, as they need to win the remaining two games to advance to the Finals agaginst the Zürich Barracudas. Game 4 will take place on Saturday, September 27 at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
Continue Reading » C’s lose Game 3, face eliminationNLB-Team’s season ends in disappointment
The NLB-Team cruised through the qualification round and swept the Jona Bandits in the quarter-final series and won 16 out of 17 games so far. But the Challengers’ season ended cold turkey on Saturday, September 20. The Sissach Frogs proved to be too strong for the C’s, as they were swept in the best-of-three semi-final series by the Frogs. The Frogs perfectly played small ball and added the big hit, as they hit a grand-slam en route to a 7-0 win in Game 1.
And the Frogs kept the Challengers’ bats quiet in the second game too. The Frogs took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and held on for an 8-5 victory to clinch the final berth. The Challengers battled hard and had the tying run at the plate in the seventh, but couldn’t avoid the loss, that ended the Challengers’ season.
1st League-Team loses twice at the Heerenschürli
The 1st League-Team played at the Heerenschürli ballpark for the first time in 2014. But a victory was out of reach for the SG TruckStar/Challengers. The SG lost Game 1 to the Zürich Barracudas by a score of 2-18, as the Barracudas scored eleven runs in the second inning. The SG improved in Game 2, but still ended up losing against the Yverdon Golgoths, as they posted a 18-7 win.
Continue Reading » 1st League-Team loses twice at the HeerenschürliPlayoffs 2014: Spiel 3 in Therwil, NLB-Halbfinal in Sissach
Das NLA-Team und die Therwil Flyers bestreiten am Samstag, 20. September in Therwil Spiel 3 ihrer best-of-5 Halbinalserie. Nachdem die Challengers das Startspiel der Serie in Therwil dank einem Three-run Homerun von Amado Tomas Tabilis im siebten Inning mit 4-3 gewannen, antworteten die Flyers mit einem Erfolg nach Extra-Innings in Spiel 2 in Zürich zum 1-1 Ausgleich in der Serie. Spiel 3 beginnt um 14.00 Uhr in Therwil Känelmatt.
Das NLB-Team spielt in einer best-of-3 Halbfinalserie gegen die Sissach Frogs. Nachdem die Challengers im Viertelfinale die Jona Bandits mit 2-0 ausschalteten, geht es nun am Samstag, 20. September in Sissach um den Finaleinzug. Die Challengers beendeten die Vorrunde an der Spitze der Gruppe B, während die Frogs den zweiten Rang in der Gruppe A erreichten. Spielbeginn für Game 1 und 2 ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr in Sissach Tannbrunn.
1.Liga Spieltag im Heerenschürli
Die SG TruckStar/Challengers trifft am Samstag, 20. September im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli auf die Zürich Barracudas und die Yverdon Golgoths. Das 1. Liga-Team holte gegen beide Gegner in dieser Saison einen Sieg aus zwei Partien und kämpft nun um Rang neun in der Platzierungsrunde. Spielbeginn ist um 10.00 und 12.30 Uhr.
Continue Reading » 1.Liga Spieltag im HeerenschürliChallengers lose Game 2 in extra innings
The Therwil Flyers tied the best-of-five semi-final series with the Challengers at 1-1, after winning Game 2 2-1 on Sunday, September 14 at the Heerenschürli in extra innings. The C's tied the game in the bottom of the eight inning, as Tobias Siegrist drove in Jesus Martinez with two outs. And the C's had the winning run on second base in the ninth and the tenth innings, but couldn't cash in. The Flyers scored the go-ahead run with one out in the top of the eleventh inning on an error by the C's defense. In the bottom half of the frame Francisco Colindres reached base and advanced to second with two outs, as Jesus Martinez drew a walk after falling behing 0-2 in the count, but the Flyers worked out of the jam.
Game 3 will take place on Saturday, September 20 at Therwil, while Game 4 will be played on Saturday, September 27 at 7 pm at the Heerenschürli ballpark. In the other semi-final series the Zürich Barracudas have a 2-0 lead over the Lucerne Eagles.
C’s win series opener
The Challengers won the opener of their best-of-five semi-final series with the Therwil Flyers on Saturday, September 13, as the C's rallied for a 4-3 victory at Therwil. The team of head coach Chris Palatinus trailed by two runs in the seventh, as Bryan Shemley and Ryan Byrne reached base, before Amado Tomas Tabilis hit a bomb over the left field fence for a three-run homer to make it 4-3. Ryan Byrne tossed a complete game for his first postseason win with the C's. Game 2 will take place on Sunday, September 14 at 4 pm at the Heerenschürli ballpark.
The Zürich Barracudas beat the Luzern Eagles 9-2 to take Game 1 in the other semi-final series.
NLB-Team sweeps Bandits, qualifies for semi-final
The NLB-Team won twice on Saturday, September 13 at the Heerenschürli ballpark to sweep the Jona Bandits in their best-of-three quarter-final series. The Challengers took Game 1, as they posted a 7-2 win over the Bandits. Oli Christen held the Bandits under control to secure the 16th win of the year. And the C's added an 18-6 victory, as they scored four runs in the second frame and added eleven in the third to put things out of reach.
The Sissach Frogs and the Zürich Barracudas also qualified for the semi-finals, while the series between the Wil Devils and the Hünenberg Unicorns will start on Sunday.
Ladies’ season ended by Eagles
The Zürich Softball Team has been eliminated by the Luzern Eagles on Saturday, September 13, as the Eagles swept Zürich in their best-of-three semi-final series. The Eagles' bats exploded for 22 runs, as they posted a 22-8 victory in Game 1, before ending Zürich's season with a 7-1 success in Game 2.
Continue Reading » Ladies’ season ended by EaglesPlayoffstart am Samstag
Das NLA-Team startet am Samstag, 13. September um 14.00 Uhr in Therwil mit Spiel 1 der best-of-five Halbfinalserie mit den Therwil Flyers in die Playoffs 2014. Es wird dies bereits die 105. Begegnung der beiden Erzrivalen seit 1994 sein, wobei die Flyers mit 62-42 Siegen die Nase vorne haben. In dieser Saison gewannen die Challengers zwei von fünf Partien. Die Serie wird auch zum Duell auf der Trainerbank. Chris Palatinus und Andy Fleischacker führten die Challengers zu ihren beiden letzten Schweizer Meistertiteln 2002 und 2004. Spiel zwei findet am Sonntag, 14. September um 16.00 Uhr im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli statt.
Das NLB-Team empfängt am Samstag, 13. September die Jona Bandits im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli für die ersten zwei Partien ihrer best-of-3 Viertelfinalserie. Die Challengers schlossen in der Vorrunde das Pensum in der Gruppe B an der Spitze ab, während die Bandits in Gruppe A auf Rang vier landeten. In der Saison 2013 gewannen die Bandits allerdings drei von vier Spielen gegen die Challengers. Spielbeginn ist um 11.00 und 14.00 Uhr.
Das Softball Team Zürich schaffte in der ersten Saison der Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Zürich Barracudas und den Challengers gleich den Einzug in die Playoffs, indem es die Vorrunde mit acht Siegen und acht Niederlagen im dritten Rang abschloss. Die Zürcherinnen reisen am Samstag, 13. September nach Reussbühl, um die best-of-3 Halbfinalserie gegen die Luzern Eagles zu eröffnen. Diese erreichten in der vergangenen Woche am European Cup Winners Cup im italienischen Porpetto den fünften Rang. Die Spiele 1 und 2 beginnen um 11.00 und 13.30 Uhr im neuen Ballpark in Reussbühl Hinterruopigen.