by Chris Byrnes The Zurich Barracudas and the Therwil Flyers once again split over the weekend to force a game five show down between the two teams. The Barracudas took game 3…
Category: Switzerland
Swiss NLA Finals: Zurich Barracudas split with Therwil Flyers
by Chris Byrnes The Swiss NLA finals started this weekend with the first place Zurich Barracudas taking on the second place Therwil Flyers in the best of five series. The Barracudas won …
Zurich Barracudas sweep Eagles move on to the Finals
by Chris Byrnes The Zurich Barracudas beat the Luzern Eagles 11-5 to complete the sweep and advance to the final round of the Swiss NLA playoffs. All three games won by the…
Barracudas score late and fight off the Eagles to take 2-0 series lead
by Chris Byrnes The Swiss NLA playoffs got underway on the weekend with the first place Zurich Barracudas (20-5) taking on the fourth place Luzern Eagles (12-11) in the semi-final series. The…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A August 30, 2014
The Zurich Barracudas bolstered their first place in the regular season of the Swiss Nationalliga A with three wins. Last Tuesday they defeated the Zurich Challengers 7-1. On Saturday they shut out…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A August 23 & 24, 2014
In the Swiss Nationalliga A four games were played this past weekend. On Saturday the Bern Cardinals edged out the Zurich Barracudas 10-8 and the Zurich Challengers shut out the Lucerne Eagles…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A August 16 & 17
In the Swiss Nationalliga A five games were played this weekend, including a pair of dramatic contests between the Barracudas and Cardinals. In the other matchups the Therwil Flyers defeated the Zurich…
Zurich Barracudas win on consecutive Walk Offs
by Chris Byrnes The Zurich Barracudas swept the visiting Bern Cardinals in dramatic fashion winning both games in the bottom of the 10th 11-10 and 18-17 and move to 17-4 on the…
Swiss NLA: Barracudas score early and tame Lions 15-5
by Chris Byrnes The Zurich Barracudas jumped on Lions starting pitcher Mario Dreiding and scored 8 runs in the first two innings to cruise to a 15-5 seven inning win last night…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A July 11 to 13, 2014
Rain hindered play at the Swiss Nationalliga A this past weekend. Only two games were played with the Zurich Challengers sweeping the Bern Cardinals at the Heerenschuerli in Zurich. The other games…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A July 6, 2014
In the Swiss Nationalliga A the Therwil Flyers and the Zurich Barracudas split a pitching-rich doubleheader on Sunday. The Bern Cardinals held off the Embrach Mustangs in both ends of a twin…
Pitching dominates as Zurich Barracudas split with Therwil Flyers
by Chris Byrnes On a beautiful sunny day with temperatures hovering near the 30 degree mark the Zurich Barracudas and the Therwil Flyers battled in the heat with hot pitching from both…
Lucerne Eagles soar past the Zurich Barracudas
by Chris Byrnes On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Lucerne with temperatures around 27 degrees, the Lucerne Eagles defeated the first place Zurich Barracudas 6-2 to improve to 9-4 on the season….
Barracudas score two in the ninth to nip Challengers 4-3
by Chris Byrne The Zurich Barracudas behind the strong pitching of Andi Rüesch prevailed late in the game to win their 12th in a row. The Barracudas allowed three unearned runs in…
Zurich Barracudas win exciting battle versus rival Zurich Challengers
by Chris Byrnes There is a famous saying in sports that says good teams find a way to win and the Barracudas managed to squeak out a very exciting ball game by…
Press Release: 14 nations launch Francophone Association of Baseball Softball
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation PARIS — As baseball and softball’s global footprint continues to expand and deepen, a new body dedicated to the promotion and immersion of baseball and softball…
Mainz Athletics host Swiss National Team for Series this weekend
The Mainz Athletics hosts the Swiss National Team this coming weekend in Mainz. Four games are on the schedule between the German Baseball-Bundesliga team and Switzerland. The A’s just split four games…
Zurich Barracudas tame the Zurich Lions and stay atop of Swiss standings
By Chris Byrnes The Zurich Barracudas have won 10 in a row and moved to 10-1 on the season sweeping the Zurich Lions 16-7 and 13-1. The Barracudas lead the second place…
3rd Swiss Alpine Cup set for End of June
The third Swiss International Alpine Cup will be played from June 27 to 29, 2014 at the Heerenschuerli in Zurich, Switzerland. This year the Swiss National Team will be playing against the…
Zurich Barracudas defeat Lucerne Eagles in battle for first place
by Chris Byrne The second place Lucerne Eagles travelled to Zurich to take on the first place Zurich Barracudas. Both ball clubs made key offseason acquisitions and are much improved this season. …
Results Swiss Nationalliga A May 24 & 25, 2014
In the Swiss Nationalliga A all six teams were in action this past weekend. On Saturday the Zurich Barracudas celebrated a pair of 8-6 wins over the Lucerne Eagles. The Bern Cardinals…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A May 17 & 18, 2014
In the Swiss Nationalliga A three games were played this past weekend. Already on Saturday the Bern Cardinals defeated the Zurich Lions 11-1. Johnny Perigo went 4-for-4 with three runs and two…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A May 10 & 11, 2014
In the Swiss Nationalliga A the Zurich Barracudas traveled to the Swiss Capital for a sweep against the Bern Cardinals on Saturday. One day later the Therwil Flyers blew out the Zurich…
Zurich Barracudas sweep Bern Cardinals in Swiss Nationalliga A
by Chris Byrnes The Zurich Barracudas travelled to Bern to face the defending champions with both teams fighting for first place. The Barracudas prevailed in game 1 with great pitching from Andi…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A May 3 & 4, 2014
In the Swiss Nationalliga A five games were scheduled this weekend. On Saturday the Zurich Challengers crushed the Zurich Lions 14-1, before game two got rained out. In the evening the Zurich…