Kirsten Schmidt retired all twelve batters she faced to throw a perfect game as the Challengers swept a double-header against the Bern Cardinals, moving up to fourth place in the standings in the process.
Schmidt needed just 43 pitches — 32 of them strikes — across four innings to complete the perfect game in an 11-1 opener that also saw RBIs from Karen Hendren, Lara Müller and Vianne Benz, plus a Schmidt RBI double of her own. The Challengers backed it up with another win in the nightcap, where Karen Hendren and Simone Zurschmitten each collected two hits, Marina Vaccaro Brüderli drove in two runs, and Mia Matas came up with a highlight-reel line-drive catch on defense. Aline Baum's ten-pitch, six-foul-ball at-bat summed up the fight the Cardinals put up even as the Challengers pulled away.