Palatinus named MVP

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Chris Palatinus received his first ever MVP award at the General Assembly on December 11. Palatinus led the Challengers in his final season as an active player with a .432 on-base percentage and a .862 on-base percentage plus slugging percentage and batted .319 with 23 hits and 13 RBI’s. He also had a 4.89 ERA and set team-highs with two saves and a 1.37 WHIP in 35 innings of work on the pitcher’s mound. Jesus Martinez was honored with the Best Batter award for the second time after 2008, as he set team leading marks with 19 runs scored, 6 doubles, a .325 batting average and a .442 slugging percentage and ended up with 25 hits, 14 RBI’s and 1 homerun. Tobias Siegrist went 5-6 with a 6.41 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 85.2 innings pitched, earning him the Best Pitcher award. Thomas Blank was credited with the Most Improved Player award, while Carl Conway was named Best Fielder and Rookie of the Year.

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Howell received MVP award

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Brittany Howell was honored with the MVP award at the Challengers’ General Assembly on December 11 after playing a dominant season. Howell set team-highs with 9 doubles, 3 triples, 3 homeruns, 25 RBI’s finishing with a .675 batting average and a .759 on-base percentage. Howell also went 4-1 with 65 strikeouts and a 0.60 ERA in 35 innings pitched in the pitcher’s circle. Leandra Simitovic won her fifth Best Pitcher award, as she went 6-7 with a 6.06 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 71.2 innings pitched and was also credited with her second Best Batter award, as she led the Challengers with a .431 batting average, a .553 on-base percentage, 18 walks, 28 hits and 33 runs scored. Simona Cellar walked away with the Best Fielder award. Brigit Zuber received the Most Improved Player award, while Taylor Mc Cants was named Rookie of the Year.

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Kovac honored with MVP award

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Kurt Kovac received the NLB-Team’s MVP award at the General Assembly on December 11. Kovac led the Challengers with 25 hits, 7 doubles, 19 RBI’s and .403 batting average. Kovac was also credited with the Best Pitcher award, as he went 3-2 with a 3.65 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched. Yanik Probst was honored with the Best Batter award after setting team-highs with 32 runs scored, 3 triples, 2 homeruns, 22 stolen bases and a .486 on-base percentage. Micha Seger and Dean Scherbaum received both the Most Improved Player award, while Halvar Dil was named Rookie of the Year.

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Adrian Kaempfer neuer Praesident

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Am Sonntag, 11. Dezember fand im Restaurant Linde Oberstrass in Zürich die 32. ordentliche Generalversammlung des Challengers Baseball & Softball Clubs statt. Präsident Renato Staub gab sein Amt nach vier Jahren an der Vereinsspitze ab. Die Versammlung wählte Adrian Kämpfer als Nachfolger zum sechsten Präsidenten der Vereinsgeschichte. Ebenfalls neu in den Vorstand wurde Celine Welti gewählt.
Der am Ende der vergangenen Saison zurückgetretene Chris Palatinus wurde für seinen Einsatz für die Challengers auf und neben dem Feld geehrt. Seine Rückennummer 42 wird bei den Challengers nicht mehr vergeben. Zudem gewann Palatinus den "Most Valuable Player" Award des NLA-Teams.
Die weiteren Auszeichnungen als "MVP" ihrer jeweiligen Teams erhielten Kurt Kovac und Brittany Howell.

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Wintertraining / Winter Practice 2011

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Das Training für die U15 Cadets und die U12 Juveniles der Zürich Challengers findet neu jeden Donnerstag von 18.30-20.00 Uhr in der Turnhalle Juch, im Juch 3 in Zumikon statt (Forchbahn S18 bis Zumikon).
Wegen Schulferien findet an den folgenden Daten kein Training statt: 22. Dezember 2011, 29. Dezember 2011, 5. Januar 2012, 16. Februar 2012, 23. Februar 2012.
The winter practice for the U15 Cadets-Team and the U12-Juveniles-Team of the Zurich Challengers takes place newly every Thursday from 6.30pm till 8pm at the Turnhalle Juch at Juch 3 in Zumikon (Forchbahn S18 to Zumikon).
Because of school holidays there will be no practice on December 22, December 29, January 5, February 16 and February 23.
Zurich Challengers U15 Cadets: Donnerstags 18.30 – 20.00 Uhr Turnhalle Juch Juch 3 8126 Zumikon Forchbahn S18 bis Zumikon
Coach: Todd Tuckner

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Challengers T-Ball

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Der Challengers Baseball & Softball Club erweitert sein Angebot und bietet neu auch T-Ball an. T-Ball wurde in den 50-er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts als Einstiegssportart zu Baseball und Softball für 4- bis 8-jährige Kinder erfunden. Beim T-Ball lernen die Kinder spielerisch die ersten baseballerischen und softballerischen Fertigkeiten.
Das T-Ball-Training für die U8 T-Baller der Zürich Challengers findet jeden DONNERSTAG von 18.30-20.00 Uhr in der Turnhalle Aubrücke an der Luegislandstr. 173 in Zürich-Schwamendingen statt (Bus 63 & 94 bis Aubrücke).

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Old Stars messen sich mit aktuellen Challengers

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Am Mittwoch, 21. September kommt es im Baseballstadion Heerenschürli zum zweiten Aufeinandertreffen von ehemaligen Grössen der Challengers gegen die aktuelle Mannschaft. Bei den Old Stars werden unter anderem Anubis Benitez, Armin Blickenstorfer, Urs Blickenstorfer, Patrick Bosshard, Roger Brunner, Pierre Burger, Beat Eichenberger, Gary Kochlefl, Daniela Landis, Thomas Landis, David Luisi, Henry Marchant, Philippe Rérat, Peter Rothenhäusler, Wayne Testino, Geovanni Urena, Jose Valdez und Patrick Zöllig im Heerenschürli auflaufen. Beginn ist um 19.00 Uhr.

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Softball season ends in disappointment, Flyers move into Finals

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The first placed Therwil Flyers swept the Challengers in their best-of-three semi-final series, as the Flyers posted a 1-0 win in Game 2. The crowd saw a pitcher’s duel between Brittany Franklin and Brittany Howell, who both took control of the batters, as both teams exchanged zeros on the scoreboard till the bottom of the sixth inning. Unfortunately for the C’s Nina Wolfensberger was called safe on first base after hitting a foul ball and the Flyers managed to move her on to third base, before Melanie Wanner hit a RBI-single with two outs to score the deciding run. The C’s had one last chance in the top of the seventh frame, but Franklin retired the side in order.
The Challengers’ season ended in dispiriting fashion, as the C’s didn’t manage to score against the strong Flyers’ defense, despite playing a quality game. The Flyers will face the reigning champion Luzern Eagles in the finals, while the Challengers finish the season in fourth place.

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Flyers win opener, take 1-0 lead

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The Softball-Team lost the opener of its best-of-three semi-final series 7-0 against the Therwil Flyers on Saturday, September 10 at the Klopstockwiese. The game was decided in the third and fourth frames, as the Challengers had a bases loaded situation with zero outs, but didn’t manage to score after a controversial call by the umpires, while the Flyers added three runs in the fourth after another controversial safe call to make it 6-0 instead of 4-1 to put things out of reach. The C’s had no success at the plate, as Sophie Zihlmann allowed only two hits and four walks, while Leandra Simitovic gave up seven runs – five earned – and eleven hits with two walks while striking out four. The Challengers have to win twice on Sunday at Therwil to avoid the end of the season.

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