Armin Blickenstorfer heisst der neue Headcoach des Softball Teams der Zürich Challengers. Blickenstorfer löst Willy Schaub ab, der das Team in den vergangenen zwei Jahren coachte. Blickenstorfer spielte insgesamt elf Saisons für die Challengers in der Baseball NLA und wurde 1998, 1999, 2000 und 2002 insgesamt viermal Schweizermeister. In der Saison 1999 arbeitete er als Spielertrainer.
Weiterlesen » Blickenstorfer neuer Softball CoachAm Sonntag, 11. Januar fand im Restaurant Linde Oberstrass in Zürich die Generalversammlung des Challengers Baseball & Softball Clubs statt. Neu in den Vorstand wurden Simone Zurschmitten und Brigit Zuber gewählt, welche die zurückgetretenen Brigitte Burger und Harry Bregy ersetzen, welche die letzten beiden Jahre im Vorstand mitwirkten. Präsident Renato Staub wurde für ein weiteres Jahr im Amt bestätigt. Tobias Siegrist, Carlos Nepomuceno, Leandra Simitovic und Gabe Staub wurden von ihren jeweiligen Teams als “Most Valuable Player” ausgezeichnet.
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Tobias Siegrist earned his third MVP award, as he was presented with the trophy at the General Assembly on January 11. Siegrist led the Challengers with 20 RBI’s, 25 hits and 18 runs scored. He also finished second in doubles with 9, homers with 2, stolen bases with 10, batting average with .357, on-base percentage with .459 and slugging percentage with .571. Jesus Martinez set team-leading marks with five homers, a .367 batting average, a .474 on-base percentage and a .733 slugging percentage and finished second with 17 RBI’s, 22 hits and 16 runs scored, earning him the Best Batter award. Thomas Burger walked away with his second Best Pitcher award after receiving the trophy already in 2006, going 4-5 with a 4.47 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 54.1 innings pitched.
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The following players received an award at the Challengers’ General Assembly on January 11 2009: MVP: Carlos Nepomuceno Best Pitcher: Ryan Engesser Best Batter: Adderly Sarmiento Best Fielder: Gabe Staub Rookie of the Year: Daiki Sato
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The following players received an award at the Challengers’ General Assembly on January 11 2009 – Folgende Spieler wurden an der Challengers Generalversammlung vom 11. Januar 2009 mit einem Award ausgezeichnet: MVP: Gabe Staub Best Pitcher: Korey Kovac Best Batter: Carl Varnauskas Best Fielder: Alex Merlini MIP: Miguel Angerer Rookie of the Year: Danilo Schneider Sportsmanship Award: Josiah Webster
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Leandra Simitovic received her second MVP award at the Challengers’ General Assembly on January 11. She led the Challengers with 22 hits, 28 runs scored and 21 walks and went 8-7 with a 5.80 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 82 innings pitched. Karen Heimgartner went 4-3 with a 2.18 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 41.2 innings pitched, earning her the Best Pitcher award. Karin Mittelstdt walked away with the Best Batter award after setting team highs with 28 runs scored, a .467 batting average and a .603 on-base percentage and finishing second in hits with 21, doubles with 2, stolen bases with 6 and walks with 15. Alexia Zingg was credited with her second Best Fielder award in a row. Andrea Wirth was named Most Improved Player, while Simona Cellar was named Rookie of the Year.
Weiterlesen » Simitovic honoredThe new columns by Adrian Kämpfer and Serge Kuenzler are online. http://www.challengers.ch/columns
Weiterlesen » New ColumnsDie ordentliche Generalversammlung des Challengers Baseball & Softball Clubs Zürich findet am Sonntag, 11. Januar 2009 um 16.00 Uhr im Restaurant Linde Oberstrass (Universitätsstr. 91, 8006 Zürich; Tram 9 & 10 bis Winkelriedstrasse) statt. Die Teilnahme ist für Aktivmitglieder obligatorisch.
Weiterlesen » Challengers GV am 11. JanuarThe Challengers’ 1.Liga games at Romanshorn against the Romanshorn Submarines and the Geneva Dragons originally scheduled for Saturday, October 4 has been cancelled. No makeup date has been announced.
Weiterlesen » 1.Liga games cancelledKaren Heimgartner was inducted into the Wall of Fame of Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio on Saturday, September 27. Heimgartner pitched four years for the Cavaliers from 1997 till 2000 and led Walsh to their first NAIA World Series appearance in 2000. She set record marks on the Softball-Team’s all-time list for games pitched with 111, games started with 92, complete games with 79, innings pitched with 668, and leads the all-time list with a 1.41 Earned Run Average, 612 strikeouts, 67 wins and four No-Hitters. Heimgartner played her third season with the Challengers in 2008.
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