The NLB-Team added another victory to its record, as the Chalengers beat the Wil Devils 13-7 in Game 1 of their double-header on Saturday, May 28 at Wil. And the C’s came close to their fifth win of the season, as Orlando Balbuena drove in Alex Gordon to tie the game at 7-7 and send it into extra innings. An RBI-single by Kurt Kovac and a two-run single by Adrian Kämpfer made it 10-7, but the Devils answered with an RBI-single by Gianluca Trüb, before Manuel Keller belted a three-run sayonara homerun for a dramatic 11-10 win for the Devils. The Challengers have now a 4-2 record.
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Die U15-Cadets der Spielgemeinschaft Zürich Challengers und Dullliken Truckstar bezog am Sonntag, 22. Mai zwei Niederlagen im sanktgallischen Wittenbach. Im ersten Spiel des Tages unterlagen die Challengers/Truckstar dem Gastgeber Wittenbach Vikings mit 18-5, die zweite Partie ging mit 10-5 an die Rümlang Kobras.
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The Softball-Team swept the Luzern Eagles 2 on Saturday, May 21 at Reussbühl. The Challengers scored 11 runs in the first inning, as they cruised to a 21-3 victory in Game 1. Taylor Mc Cants went 3-for-4 and Leandra Simitovic had two hits, four runs and drove in four, while Brittany Howell added a base-clearing 3-run triple in her debut in a Challengers uniform.
Game 2 was much closer, as the Eagles cut the deficit to two runs in the bottom of the third inning, but the C’s scored eight unanswered runs to eventually win 13-3. Brittany Howell belted an inside-the-park-homer to start the sixth frame, while Andrea Wirth went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI’s. Taylor Mc Cants recorded her first career win, as she allowed two runs – one earned – and three hits with three strikeouts in five innings.
Howell arrived in Zurich
Newly acquired softball pitcher Brittany Howell arrived in Zurich on Friday to join the Challengers Softball-Team. The 22-year old left-handed pitcher, who was born in Mt. Vernon, Washington, played with the Blue Hose Presbyterian College Softball Team in the NCAA Division I in 2011. Howell, who was majoring in economics, pitched in 24 games, with 19 starts, and had a 10-6 record and a 2.75 ERA in 119.2 innings pitched in her senior year.
In high school Howell won the State 2B championship with the Concrete Lions High School Softball Team in 2007. She garnered state Player of the Year honors as a senior and was a three-time league MVP. She ended her high school career with a state record 1’128 strikeouts.
Howell will make her debut for the Challengers on Saturday against the Luzern Eagles 2 at Reussbühl.
Ladies travel to Lucerne
The Softball-Team will travel to Lucerne on Saturday, May 21 where it will face the second team from the Luzern Eagles. The games start at 11am and 1.30pm at Reussbühl Hinterruopigen.
The U15-Cadets will face the Wittenbach Vikings and the Rümlang Kobras on Sunday, May 22 at Wittenbach. The games start at 10am and 12.30pm at Wittenbach OZ Wiese.
Back and forth, back and forth, NLB-Team lose to Barracudas
The NLB-Team lost for the first time in 2011, as the Zurich Barracudas posted a wild 10-8 victory over the Challengers on Wednesday, May 18. The two teams combined for 14 hits, but also 13 errors and three unsuccessful suicide squeeze plays. The game saw four lead changes till the Challengers tied the game again at 8-8 in the bottom of the eight inning, as Gabe Staub scored on a wild pitch. But the C’s threw it away, as Stefan Spring and Farid Bekkali made it 10-8 on the last two errors from a sloppy Challengers defense.
Yanik Probst, Kurt Kovac and Alex Gordon had two hits apiece, while Fabio Aimi pitched 3.2 innings of relief, giving up one hit and one run with two walks and six strikeouts in his debut in a Challengers uniform.
Erneutes Night Game fuer NLB-Team am Mittwoch
Das NLB-Team bestreitet am Mittwoch Abend im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli wiederum ein Night Game gegen den Stadtrivalen Zürich Barracudas. Vor Wochenfrist kamen die Challengers beim Duell unter Flutlicht zu einem 16-6 Sieg gegen die Barracudas. Spielbeginn ist um 19.00 Uhr im Heerenschürli.
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Die U12-Juveniles der Spielgemeinschaft Challengers/Truckstar konnten am Sonntag, 15. Mai, dem zweiten Spieltag der Saison gleich beide Spiele gewinnen. Das erste Spiel gegen die Gastgeber Hünenberg Unicorns ging in die Extra-Innings, nachdem es nach der regulären Spielzeit von 5 Innings 2-2 unentschieden stand. In der Verlängerung setzten sich die Challengers/Truckstar letztlich knapp mit 3-2 durch.
In der zweiten Partie trafen die Challengers/Truckstar wie vor Wochenfrist auf die Thun Hunters. Ging das Spiel damals noch 0-6 verloren, nahmen Challengers/Truckstar diesmal erfolgreich Revanche. Danke einer starken Defensivleistung konnten die Hunters mit 7-0 bezwungen werden.
Flyers top Ladies twice
The Softball-Team lost twice to the Therwil Flyers on Saturday, May 14. The best performance of the season was not enough to beat the Flyers, but the C’s came close.
The newly acquired American Danielle Weir belted a 2-run homer far over the left field fence and Sophie Zihlmann pitched seven strong innings, as the Flyers edged the Challengers 4-3 in Game 1. The C’s started the sixth inning with back-to-back doubles from Nancy Plamondon and Leandra Simitovic and Ziegylou Wehrli added a RBI-single to cut the deficit to one run, but the tying run stranded on third base.
Leandra Simitovic allowed four runs and four hits with two walks with one strikeout, while Nancy Plamondon led the offense with three hits.
Game 2 was a close battle as well, as the Flyers scored three runs in the first and sixth inning to eventually win 9-4. The Challengers came within one run in the bottom of the fifth inning, as Ziegylou Wehrli drove in Taylor Mc Cants to make it 4-5. But Sophie Zihlmann’s 2-run single in the top of the sixth selt the deal for the Flyers. Nadja Critelli, Taylor Mc Cants and Simona Cellar had a double each for the Challengers.
Th C’s remain in fifth place with a 2-6 record, but they are already three games behind a playoff spot. They will face the Luzern Eagles 2 on Saturday, May 21 at Reussbühl.
Challengers split with Mustangs
The Challengers split with the Embrach Mustangs on Saturday, May 14 at Embrach. After losing Game 1 4-9, the Challengers took Game 2, as they posted a 8-4 victory over the Mustangs. The Challengers have now a 5-6 record.
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