The softball game between the Zurich Barracudas and the Challengers that was rained out on June 26 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, July 7, at the Klopstockwiese. The seven-inning contest is scheduled to get underway at 7pm. The game, that had to be called in the second inning due to heavy rain, was part of a double header with the Challengers taking game one 19-12.

The Softball-Team had one of its best offensive games of 2009 and recorded its fourth win of the season in the only game on Saturday, June 27 at the Klopstockwiese. Alexia Zingg had three hits and Sandrine Montandon and Ziegylou Wehrli drove in three runs apiece and the Challengers had a season-high 16 hits, beating their cross-town rivals Barracudas 19-12. The C’s exploded for nine runs in the first inning, as Barracudas starter Corina Grass managed to retire only two batters in rainy conditions and Simona Cellar greeted reliever Angi Montag with a triple to make it 7-0, before the C’s scored two more runs. The Cudas got two runs back in the second inning, but the C’s extended their lead to ten runs in the third, as they led off the inning with three singles from Andrea Wirth, Celine Welti and Sandrine Montandon. Headcoach Armin Blickenstorfer then handed the ball to Simona Cellar, but she walked all four batters she faced, and the Barracudas cut the deficit to 5-12. Reliever Corinne Wengi started the fifth but loaded the bases again for the Cudas and two costly errors from the Challengers’ defense enabled the Barracudas to tie the game. Starter Leandra Simitovic took over again for the blue and red and stopped the bleeding, by retiring the next three batters she faced. But the Challengers offense wasn’t done yet, as Corinne Wengi broke the 12-12 tie with a RBI-single in the bottom of the fifth and Sandrine Montandon connected for a two-run single in the sixth, before Corinne Wengi and rookie Vanessa Zulliger ended the game with back-to-back RBI-doubles to make it 19-12. Simitovic (2-4) allowed five runs – only two earned – on six hits and two walks, while striking out six. Game 2 was called due to heavy rain in the second inning. No make-up date has been announced so far.

The Softball-Team suffered two losses against the Geneva Jets (3-9) on Sunday, June 21 at Genève Vessy. The Jets built an early lead and never looked back, as they posted a 19-16 triumph over the Challengers in Game 1. The Jets exploded for eight runs in the first inning against starter Andrea Wirth and kept their bats on fire with 14 hits, including three doubles and two triples from five different players, to make it 19-9 after four innings. The C’s avoided to lose in five frames, as they cut the deficit to three runs in the fifth inning, but Closer Caroline Dombre tossed two scoreless innings to end the threat. Sandrine Montandon led the C’s offense with a stellar 4-for-5 performance, also scoring two runs, while Leandra Simitovic, Simone Zurschmitten, Katrin Dresbach and Corinne Wengi drove in two runs apiece and Nadja Peter made her debut for the blue and red going 1-for-3 with two runs, two walks and one RBI. Game 2 was like a déjà vu all over again for the Challengers. As in Game 1 Floriane Contat led off with a triple and opened the score for the Jets, who held on for a well-deserved 9-2 win. Both teams delivered six hits each, but the Challengers defense threw it away committing six errors that led to a total of eight unearned runs, while Jets starter Nora Pitz limited the C’s to two runs over six innings. Leandra Simitovic (1-4) ended up with the loss allowing one earned run and six hits with two walks and three strikeouts. The Challengers are now in fifth place with a 3-7 record. They will face the Zürich Barracudas (1-7) on Saturday, June 27 at the Klopstockwiese.