NLA
Our top league – the elite of Swiss baseball.
Our NLA squad competes at the highest level of Swiss baseball, facing the country's strongest clubs every season. The team trains multiple times a week and is built around a core of long-time Challengers players alongside international additions.
New players trying out for the NLA squad should already have competitive experience – get in touch via the contact page if you're interested.
Summer · Outdoor
Tuesday · 18:00–20:00
Sportanlage Buchlern
Buchlernweg 20, 8046 Zürich
Thursday · 18:00–20:00
Sportanlage Buchlern
Buchlernweg 20, 8046 Zürich
Saturday · 10:00–13:00
Sportanlage Heerenschürli
Heerenwiesenstrasse 20, 8051 Zürich
Winter · Indoor
Wednesday · 19:00–21:00
Sporthalle Sihlhölzli
Zwinglistrasse 8, 8004 Zürich
Get in touch if you have competitive experience and are looking to join our top squad.
The Challengers' NLA season came to a painful end with a 7-8 loss to Zürich Barracudas' second team in the decider for the fourth and final playoff spot — meaning the ten-time champions will watch the postseason from the sidelines this year. Zürich led 4-1 early, but the Barracudas chipped away to move ahead 8-4 heading into the ninth. A late rally, sparked by RBI contributions from playing coach David Castillo, who finished the game with four RBIs, plus hits from Leonel Hernandez Reyes, Säntis Zeller and Carsten Zuber, pulled the Challengers back to 7-8, and an Oliver Bernet RBI single in the ninth brought the tying run to third base. It wasn't enough — the Barracudas closed it out for their third out of the inning to end Zürich's season.
Wed Aug 19th
The Challengers had no answer for defending champions Therwil Flyers in their final interim-round double-header, dropping both games 2-18 and 1-16 to slide to fifth place with the playoff picture tightening. It's been a season of change for the roster, and the gap to the league's best showed on the day against a Flyers side that has yet to be seriously challenged this year. Elsewhere, Zürich Barracudas' second team beat the Zürich Lions in a local derby, adding to the pressure — the Challengers now face a must-win game against the Barracudas on Wednesday just to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Sun Aug 16th
The Challengers came up short in both legs of this year's city derby against the Zürich Barracudas, losing the Monday and Tuesday night games 2-12 and 8-20 at Heerenschürli. The Barracudas raced to a 4-0 lead in the opener before the Challengers answered with two runs in the third, a David Castillo two-run single among the highlights, but couldn't close the gap further. The second game was tighter for longer — Zürich scored five runs on six hits in the first inning, only to hand the momentum straight back with a rash of errors that let in eight runs in the third. The Challengers stayed within reach at 7-10 through five innings before the Barracudas pulled clear to complete the derby sweep.
Tue Aug 11th
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| Team | G | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therwil Flyers 1 | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 |
| Zürich Barracudas | 31 | 23 | 8 | .742 |
| Zürich Barracudas Academy | 25 | 18 | 7 | .720 |
| Luzern Eagles | 23 | 16 | 7 | .696 |
| Zürich Challengers 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 |
| Lausanne Indians | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 |
| Zürich Barracudas 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | .440 |
| Embrach Mustangs | 22 | 9 | 13 | .409 |
| Wil Pirates | 23 | 8 | 15 | .348 |
| Zürich Lions | 20 | 7 | 13 | .350 |
| Zürich Challengers | 19 | 6 | 13 | .316 |
| Sissach Frogs | 20 | 3 | 17 | .150 |
| Therwil Flyers 2 | 20 | 1 | 19 | .050 |
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| No. | Name | Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Meier | CF |
| 5 | Noah Huber | RF |
| 6 | Livio Gerber | 1B |
| 7 | Sven Roth | CF |
| 10 | Elias Frei | LF |
| 17 | Cédric Vogel | C |
| 18 | Lukas Baumann | 3B |
| 24 | Lukas Widmer | DH |
| 29 | Jonas Fischer | 3B |
| 35 | Simon Fischer | CF |
| 40 | Matteo Gerber | DH |
| 46 | Marco Brunner | P |
| 53 | Matteo Meier | C |
| 55 | Simon Meier | 2B |
Sample roster — placeholder data. EasyScore does not currently expose public player names.
