Category: Switzerland

by John Baum Cardinals home opener vs. Barracudas highlights full slate of action in Switzerland Bern will look to find a way to wiggle back into a heated playoff race as the…

The Swiss Baseball Academy, which was founded this winter by Kurt Reinhardt, will kick off its practice schedule on Wednesday at the three locations in Bern (Academy West), Wil (Academy East) and…

The Embrach Mustangs and the Zurich Challengers settled for a split on Saturday in the Swiss Nationalliga A in a make-up of the rained out doubleheader from May 15. The Mustangs remain…

by John Baum The Embrach Mustangs, this year’s surprise second-place team will have their hands full against the big bats of the Challengers. Embrach (7-1), having only one true test thus far…

The Therwil Flyers defended their perfect record in the Swiss Nationalliga A with a pair of wins against the Bern Cardinals on Saturday. They are now 10-0 for the season. The Cardinals…

The Therwil Flyers and the Bern Cardinals will meet for another showdown in the Swiss Nationalliga A this weekend. On opening day in April the Flyers out-scored the Cards 26-5 en route…

The two top teams in the Swiss Nationalliga A, Therwil and Embrach continued to drive through the winning lane. The Flyers out-scored the Eagles 31-0 on the road to maintain their perfect…

The Bern Cardinals started with four losses into the season in the Swiss Nationalliga A, but got into the win column with a sweep against the Zurich Challengers two weeks ago. Now…

Due to a rainout of the 30-year anniversary of the Therwil Flyers versus Zurich Challengers matchup on Sunday, just two doubleheaders were played in the Swiss Nationalliga A this weekend. On Saturday…

The Therwil Flyers and the Zurich Challengers celebrate 30 years of rivalry in Swiss Baseball with a doubleheader on Sunday. Defending champion Therwil has opened with six wins in six games, while…

by John Baum EMBRACH DROPS GAME VS EAGLES, REMAINS IN SECOND PLACE IN THE YOUNG SEASON Two close games on Saturday leave the Embrach Mustangs and the Luzern Eagles split at the…

by John Baum CARDINALS END LOSING STREAK; FLYERS REMAIN UNBEATEN…HIGHLIGHT WEEKEND IN SWITZERLAND ZURICH CHALLENGERS VS. BERN CARDINALS After beginning the season 0-4, the worst start in recent memory, the Cardinals responded…

After losing the first four games of the season, the Bern Cardinals have reached the win column. They beat the Zurich Challengers at the new Heerenschuerli 9-8 and 17-9. The Zurich Barracudas…

by John Baum ZURICH CHALLENGERS (2-0) vs. BERN CARDINALS (0-4) The Cardinals have their backs against the wall early in the 2010 campaign, and the Challengers hope to push the Swiss power…

by John Baum Bern Cardinals – Embrach Mustangs 5-7, 2-12 Roger Savoldelli and the Embrach Mustangs shocked the Swiss powerhouse Bern Cardinals on Sunday, winning both ends of the double header; 7-5,…

After last week’s opener between Therwil and Bern, the other six teams of the Swiss Nationalliga A also started into the new season this weekend. The first full game day of the…

by John Baum BARRACUDAS VS. CHALLENGERS ZURICH DERBY AT NEW HEERENSCHURLI HIGHLIGHTS FULL SLATE OF WEEKEND CLASHES… A monumental day for Swiss baseball, and in particular baseball in Zurich happens Saturday as…

The first official pitch at the newly built ballpark “Heerenschürli” in Zurich will be thrown on Saturday, April 17, when the Zurich Challengers face local rivals Zurich Barracudas in the Swiss Nationalliga…

by John Baum FLYERS SEND REST OF THE LEAGUE A MESSAGE BY CONVINCINGLY SWEEPING THE CARDINALS IN SEASON OPENER… Game 1: The Therwil Flyers had a back and forth battle with the…

Defending champion Therwil Flyers kicked off the 2010 season in the Swiss NLA as part of the SBSF Season Opening Weekend in Sissach on Saturday with two wins over the Bern Cardinals…

by John Baum {mrb-schedule:2010-04-10|2010-04-11|CH} FLYERS FAVORITES TO RETAIN THE TITLE…CHALLENGERS AND CARDINALS NIPPING AT THEIR HEELS. 1ST PLACE…THERWIL FLYERS; 24-4 The Flyers, winners of lasts years title, and two-time defending regular season…

by Alex Walchli CARDINALS LOCK UP JOHN BAUM FOR 2010 SEASON…SIGN AMERICAN CATCHER SETH SUPLIN. The Bern Cardinals are bringing back John Baum for his sixth season as player/coach for the club….

Two players of the Swiss club Therwil Flyers were guests of a 30-minute talk show (in German) on the regional tv station Tele Basel on Thursday. New catcher JB Tucker and Sebastian…

In mid-January the current Swiss champion Therwil Flyers signed the former Minor Leaguer JB Tucker as new catcher for the upcoming season. Planet Hardball did a Podcast interview with him, speaking about…