Beguelin arrived in Zurich

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Newly acquired softball pitcher Elise Beguelin arrived in Zurich on Thursday to join the Challengers Softball-Team. The 20-year old right-handed pitcher, who was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, played with the Hutchinson Community College Softball Team in the NJCAA in 2010 and 2011. Beguelin, who graduated with an Associate of Arts degree, pitched in 85 games, had a 34-20 record and a 2.71 ERA in 327 innings pitched with 293 strikeouts in her two years with the Blue Dragons. She was also batting .347 with 119 hits, 57 RBI’s and scored 62 runs in 105 games.
Before playing with the Blue Dragons Beguelin played with the Nickerson Panthers Softball Team for the Nickerson High School.
Beguelin will make her debut for the Challengers on Saturday against the reigning Swiss champion Luzern Eagles at Reussbühl.

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Derbytag am Samstag

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Am Samstag, 2. Juni steigt im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli der erste Derbytag der laufenden Baseballmeisterschaft. Die Challengers und die Barracudas tragen gleich drei Partien gegeneinander aus. Zuerst spielen die beiden zweiten Mannschaften einen Doubleheader in der NLB-Meisterschaft. Die Spiele beginnen um 10.00 und 13.00 Uhr.
Um 18.00 Uhr laufen die beiden NLA-Teams im Heerenschürli auf. Das erste Derby der Saison ist gleichzeitig ein Kampf um den vierten Rang, wobei die Barracudas in der Tabelle eineinhalb Spiele in Vorsprung liegen. In der letzten Saison gewannen die Barracudas allerdings drei von vier Partien.
Das Softball-Team reist am Samstag, 2. Juni nach Luzern, wo es auf den amtierenden Meister Luzern Eagles trifft. Die Challengers gewannen zum Saisonauftakt gleich beide Partien, konnten seither aber nur zwei Siege hinzufügen. Die Spiele beginnen um 11.00 und 13.30 Uhr in Reussbühl Hinterruopigen.
Das zweite Softball-Team der Organisation, die SG Eagles/Challengers, empfangen am Sonntag, 3. Juni den Tabellenführer Therwil Flyers auf der Klopstockwiese. Die Spiele finden um 11.00 und 13.30 Uhr statt.
Die U12-Juveniles treffen am Samstag, 2. Juni auf die Hünenberg Unicorns, um die ausgefallenen Spiele vom 12. Mai nachzuholen. Spielbeginn ist um 11.00 und 13.30 Uhr in Dulliken Sportplatz Untere Ey.

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Challengers best Lions

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The Zurich Challengers extended their winning streak to three games, as they beat the Zurich Lions on Thursday, May 24 at the Heerenschürli ballpark. After an early rain delay the C’s worked the switches, as they scored three runs in the third and added another two runs in the fourth frame to make it 6-0. And the C’s selt the deal, scoring ten times in the fifth inning to eventually win 17-0.
Andrea Girasole (2-2) and Tobias Siegrist combined for a shutout victory, while Robert Sedin drove in three runs with two doubles and every Challengers starter scored a run. The Challengers are now in fifth place with a 3-4 record. They will face the Zurich Barracudas on June 2 and June 6 in night games at the Heerenschürli ballpark.

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Ladies with two tough losses

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The Softball-Team lost twice against their cross-town rivals Barracudas on Sunday, May 20 in two hard fought battles that lasted more than two hours each. In Game 1 the Challengers’ rally came too late, as the Barracudas recorded the last two outs with the bases loaded to hold on to a 9-7 victory. In Game 2 the Challengers were one strike away from the victory twice, but the Barracudas erased a 3-6 deficit in the seventh inning before erupting for seven runs in the extra inning for a dramatic 13-7 win. With this two tough losses the C’s drop to a 4-4 record.

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Juveniles sweep Therwil

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In the first double  header of the season, the Juveniles swept the Therwil Flyers with a 7-0 win in the first game and a 9-7 win in the nightcap.
In game 1, the Challengers/TruckStar started slow as they worked out the rust from a long winter.  Only 1 run was scored in the first 3 innings as lead off hitter Jake Tuckner singled and worked quickly around the bases scoring on a passed ball.  In the fourth inning the Challengers/TruckStar added 2 more as Will Ciemny and Marc Tsukroff both scored.  The big inning was the final one as Tuckner singled, and Nolan Thommen walked to put two runners in place.  Then Ciemny delivered an RBI singled followed by a 2 RBI triple from Tsukroff. Tsukroff then finished up the scoring on a fielder’s choice hit by Tobias Bonger.
Jayfry Meier had a big day in his Challenger debut going 2 for 3 with a double and a triple. Julian Thomet started at pitcher and got the win and Jake Tuckner finished it off with 3 strong innings in relief.
In the second game the Challengers bats exploded right from the start with 4 runs in the first inning, 3 in the second and one each in the third and fourth innings.  Tuckner was 2 for 3 with a double that nearly cleared the fence and scored 3 runs.  Ciemny also hit big going 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI and scored 2 runs.  Tsukroff ripped 2 doubles which bounced over the fence and both knocked in runs, he also scored one run.  Felix Paesler from the Truckstar also had a double and scored a run.
Julian Thomet and Manabu Rohr combined for 4 nearly flawless innings of pitching giving up only 1 hit and one walk.
The Flyers made a game of it in the final inning as they put together 7 runs but in the end the effort fell short as Ciemny caught a line drive at first to end the game.
Congratulations to the Challenger/Truckstar on their opening weekend win.

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Softball-Team wins twice against SG EAG/CHA

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The Softball-Team faced the SG Eagles/Challengers on Saturday, May 19 at the Klopstockwiese, in what was a matchup in familiar atmosphere, as in both teams players from the Challengers lined up. The SG Eagles/Challengers opened the score in both games, but the Challengers managed to accelerate after starting slow twice to eventually win 15-1 and 21-6.
The SG EAG/CHA scored first in Game 1, as Irene Späni drove in Cindy Sullivan to make it 1-0 in the first inning. The Challengers answered in the second frame. After a pair of walks and hit-by-pitches Valentina Verdesca, Taylor Mc Cants and Ziegylou Wehrli delivered run-scoring singles to make it 7-1. After Jennifer Probst drove in Sandrine Montandon, Leandra Simitovic had a base-clearing hit to make it 11-1 in the third.
Probst, Mc Cants, Wehrli and Verdesca had a pair of hits each, while Simitovic allowed one run, two hits and four walks while striking out five in four innings of work.
The SG EAG/CHA started even better in Game 2, as Valentina Verdesca belted a three-run double and Fabienne Baumgartner added a two-run triple to make it 6-0 in the top of the second inning. But again the Challengers turned it around, scoring 21 unanswered runs on eight hits and 15 walks.
Leandra Simitovic, Taylor Mc Cants and Andrea Wirth had two hits each, while Jennifer Probst, Izumi Nitta, Mc Cants and Wirth scored three runs each.
Taylor Mc Cants gave up six runs and five hits with two walks and three strikeouts for her first win of the season.

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