Two playoff participants of last year face each other in Zurich this weekend in the NLA. The REUSSBUEHL EAGLES travel to the BARRACUDAS in a duel between semi-final losers. Both had mixed…
Category: News – Swiss Baseball Leagues
Swiss Weekly: Thoughts on the Cup Tournament
by John Baum This week in Swiss baseball the Swiss Cup tournament began in full force. The tournament features every team, from every league, top to bottom, in a single elimination format….
Cardinals win both games against Challengers
by John Baum This weekend in Switzerland there was only one doubleheader scheduled due to Swiss Cup games. It was a repeat of last year’s finals series as the CHALLENGERS hosted the…
Rematch of last year’s finals
In Zurich the rematch of last year’s finals take place. The CHALLENGERS host the 2007 champion CARDINALS. One of the two games was already scheduled for the beginning of the month to…
Swiss Weekly: Intro to Swiss Baseball and the Bern Cardinals
by John Baum Rain and snow here in Switzerland has been a dominant theme for the start of the 2008 baseball season. Quite a change from the summer we had last year…
Results NLA Switzerland April 19/20
The INDIANS impressed this weekend with two lopsided victories against the CHALLENGERS in Zurich. They now already have scored 63 runs in just four games. The 2007 champion BERN CARDINALS started their…
Cardinals with tough task against Barracudas
The 2007 champion BERN CARDINALS began their campaign to defend their title in Zurich against the BARRACUDAS. It is the first doubleheader of the season for the CARDS, as rain had washed…
Barracudas with perfect start into new season
Zurich Challengers – Reussbuehl Eagles 6-9, 8-4 EAG 300 050 010 9 11 2 CHA 020 100 300 6 13 3 EAG 001 000 3 4 5 3 CHA 020 600 X…
Results National League A April 12/13
After washing out the opening weekend, the National League A started a week later. The BARRACUDAS got two easy wins against the promoted club from WIL and took the lead in the…
Preview Swiss Baseball
The idea was great to start the Swiss Baseball and Softball season with a special opening weekend. However the weather last Sunday was against it and the National League A (NLA) opens…
Barracudas sign Charles Brown
A few days before the season start in Switzerland, the ZURICH BARRACUDAS introduced a new infielder. Charles Brown from Pasadena, California joins the club for 2008. He is 22 years old and…
Swiss Season was supposed to start with Opening Day in Bern
On Sunday it was planned to open the Swiss Baseball Season with a rematch of last year’s finals between the BERN CARDINALS and the ZURICH CHALLENGERS. However rain permitted the games today….
Chris Blackbee joins Flyers
The THERWIL FLYERS from the NLA in Switzerland have signed the Australian pitcher/outfielder Chris Blackbee. He is from Perth and played for the BRUSSELS KANGAROOS the past two years. Blackbee batted .200…
Ramon Figueroa Head Coach of Sissach Frogs
Ramon FIGUEROA returns to Switzerland for the 2008 season to coach the NLA club Sissach Frogs. He already was with the team ten years ago and worked for other organizations Europe since…
Schedule for Swiss Cup published
The Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation has published the draw for the Swiss Cup. The first round will take place on April 26th and 27th. The NLA-teams Bern Cardinals, Zurich Challengers, Zurich…
New president for Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation
The General Assembly of the Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation took place last weekend. Marco ITEN was elected as new president. Sibylle ZUERCHER will be the new chairwoman of the Technical Committee…
Reussbuehl Eagles without four players in 2008
The NLA team Reussbuehl Eagles are going to replace four players for the 2008 season. The two infielder Mark FEHLMANN and Marcel ENZ end their career. ENZ will stay in the front…
Analysing Numbers: Swiss Baseball
Over the next two weeks, we will take a look at some statistics in European Baseball. Today we’ll start with the Swiss Baseball League. The Bern Cardinals won the Swiss championship in…
Zurich gets a new ballpark
The three baseball teams in Zurich, Switzerland will get a new ballpark. A poll for the rebuild of the complete sports complex “Heerenschuerli” received 74,8 percent of the votes. The complete costs…
Andy Fleischacker remains Coach of Zurich Challengers
Andy FLEISCHACKER signed a contract for the 2008 season to return as head coach of the Zurich Challengers. He already worked in this position in 2000, 2002 and 2007. He led the…
Swiss Baseball: Final Standings
National League A: Regular season Group 1: Bern Cardinals 18-2 Reussbühl Eagles 12-8 Therwil Flyers 11-9 Sissach Frogs 5-15 Group2: Zurich Challengers 13-7 Zurich Barracudas 12-8 Lausanne Indians 7-13 Embrach Rainbows 2-18…
Swiss Baseball Finals: Bern Cardinals win third straight title
The Cardinals swept the best-of-five-series against the Challengers with a 4-0 shutout in game three of the series last weekend. They have won the Swiss Championship in 2005 and 2006 as well….
Swiss Baseball Finals: Cardinals win first two games
The Bern Cardinals got a head start into the Swiss finals and need just one more win to celebrate the championship. After an 11-6 at home against the Challengers on Saturday they…
Preview Swiss Baseball Finals
The Bern Cardinals host the Zurich Challengers on Saturday for game one of the best-of-five-series to determine the Swiss champion. The Cards swept the regular season series back in April 14-4 and…
Bern Cardinals reach Swiss Baseball Finals
The Bern Cardinals disposed of the Zurich Barracudas 14-6 in Game 3 last weekend to advance to their third straight Swiss Baseball League title series. The Cardinals will meet the winner of…