Category: Switzerland

The Swiss Nationalliga A club Zurich Challengers has signed Brian Hipps to become the head coach in the 2010 season. He succeeds James Saunders, who will stay with the team as a…

The Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSF) is planning to found a new program to improve the sport in the alp country. They are going to create structures at three sites for…

The reigning Swiss champion Therwil Flyers has signed the 27-year-old catcher John Bullock Tucker for the upcoming season. He was born in Black Foot, Idaho, but now lives in Bradenton, Florida. He…

The 15-year-old Gabe Staub of the Zurich Challengers, who also plays for the Swiss Under-18 national team, broke his leg last week, when he fell on an icy patch. The catcher and…

The THERWIL FLYERS are the new Swiss Baseball champion. They defeated defending title holder BERN CARDINALS 6-3 in game four of the best-of-five series on Sunday afternoon. The CARDS had avoided the…

by John Baum CARDS ON THE BRINK OF ELIMINATION AS FLYERS WIN GAMES ONE AND TWO! The four-time defending Swiss champs have their backs against the wall in the best of five…

The THERWIL FLYERS started with two wins into the 2009 Swiss Finals. In the opener on Saturday the regular season winner had 19 hits in a lopsided 16-2 win over the defending…

The BERN CARDINALS will defend their title in Swiss Baseball against the THERWIL FLYERS in a best-of-five championship series, which is slated to begin on Saturday in Therwil. Actually all five games…

by John Baum Taking the mound in the deciding game for the Flyers was 19-year old rookie Lukas Croton, who continues to establish himself as one of the premier starters in the…

by John Baum CARDS QUALIFY FOR 5TH CONSECUTIVE FINAL BY DEFEATING THE LAUSANNE INDIANS IN GAME 5! The Bern Cardinals beat the Lausanne Indians 11-5 in the decisive game five of the…

Following an incident during game three of the semi-final series between the Bern Cardinals and the Lausanne Indians on September 5th in Lausanne, the Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation announced on Tuesday…

by John Baum Challengers send series to Game 5 06.09.2009: The NLA-Team forced a deciding Game 5 in its semifinal series against the first placed Therwil Flyers with a 4-3 victory after…

After the second weekend in the Swiss semi-finals we do know one of the two finalists or not, pending on a decision by the Swiss federation. In the first semi-final series, a…

After the opening weekend in the Swiss postseason, both semi-finals are reduced to best-of-three series, as each of the four teams was able to win at least one game. Games three and…

by John Baum (1-1) Therwil Flyers – Zurich Challengers 10-2, 5-9 Flyers split opening weekend playoff series with Challengers The Therwil Flyers and Zurich Challengers opened the semi-finals of the NLA playoffs…

The best-of-five semi-final series in the Swiss NLA started with two splits. The CHALLENGERS answered a 2-10 loss on Saturday against the FLYERS with a 9-5 win on Sunday. Defending champion CARDINALS…

Who’s going to win it all? Three potential candidates, and one underdog! FLYERS THERWIL   VS   CHALLENGERS ZURICH FLYERS THERWIL A year after their early departure in last year’s playoffs the Flyers once…

by John Baum Embrach Rainbows sweep away Sissach Frogs to end 2009 season In game one Roger Savoldelli was facing off against Frogs Pitcher Peter Rüfenacht. Both pitchers had their trouble in…

by John Baum Indians use the long ball to defeat Cards 7-4 The Bern Cardinals lost the final game of the 2009 regular season Sunday, thus not securing home field for the…

The LAUSANNE INDIANS defeated the BERN CARDINALS 7-4 on Sunday in the Swiss NLA and moved past the Swiss champion in the standings. Both teams will meet in the semi-finals, so the…

by John Baum Cardinals host Indians Sunday in single game Sunday at the Allmend The Bern Cardinals (21-6) and Lausanne Indians (19-6) meet to decide who will hold home field advantage in…

by John Baum Cardinals move one step closer two finishing with home field advantage in semis after sweep of Challengers. Sunday in Hunenberg, the Bern Cardinals (21-6) scored 27 times in a…