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Federation Name: Czech Baseball Association
Federation President: Petr Ditrich
Elite League: Extra League
Team Manager:
Federation Web Link: www.baseball.cz
Czech Republic
Current world rank: 24
Best World Cup result (year(s)): 17th place (2005)
Most recent World Cup (result): 2005 (17th place)
How it advanced to World Cup: Host nation
Most recent international competition (result): 2008 FISU World University Championship (6th place)
Czech Republic Preliminary 2009 World Cup Roster
Petr Baroch
Jan Blažek
Boris Bokaj
Pavel Budský
Tomáš Červinka
Martin Drong
Jakub Hajtmar
Jan Homolka
Karel Hrušovský
Radim Chroust
Vojtěch Jelínek
Leoš Kubát
Petr Minařík
Daniel Mráz
Aleš Navrátil
Radek Němec
Michal Ondráček
Ondřej Petřík
Tomáš Polanský
Radek Procházka
Jan Řeháček
Martin Schneider
Jakub Toufar
Martin Veselý
Jakub Voják
Matěj Hejma
Jakub Sládek
Jakub Malik
Petr Čech
*Please note this roster will be cut down to 24 Players
Baseball in the Czech Republic
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In the Czech Republic there are almost forty baseball teams in which nearly 4 000 players of all ages are registered. This amount of players means sixth place within Europe but for example in comparison with Germany and its 30 000 baseball members it is insignificant. The most baseball clubs we can find in Moravian part of the Czech Republic.
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The regular competition has been played since 1970, at first in former Czechoslovakia. In 1993, when Czechoslovakia stopped to exist and the Czech Republic was established there was also Czech Baseball Extraleague found. First winner of the Extraleague there was Technika Brno and its players became champions also in the following year. Since 1995 Draci Brno has been dominating our Extraleague – they got 14 titles in a row. It is interesting that just two teams succeeded in winning the Extraleague and both of them come from the same city.
The winner of Czech Baseball Extraleague has right to represent the Czech Republic in European Cup.
Baseball champions in the Czech Republic
2008 Draci Brno
2007 Draci Brno
2006 Draci Brno
2005 Draci Brno
2004 Draci Brno
2003 Draci Brno
2002 Draci Brno
2001 Draci Brno
2000 Draci Brno
1999 Draci Brno
1998 Draci Brno
1997 Draci Brno
1996 Draci Brno
1995 Draci Brno
1994 Technika Brno
1993 Technika Brno
Baseball champions in the Czechoslovakia
1992 Kovo Praha
1991 Technika Brno
1990 Technika Brno
1989 Kovo Praha
1988 Sokol Krč
1987 Kovo Praha
1986 Kovo Praha
1985 Kovo Praha
1984 Kovo Praha
1983 Kovo Praha
1982 Sokol Krč
1981 Sokol Krč
1980 Tempo Praha
1979 Tempo Praha
1978 Tempo Praha
1977 Kovo Praha
1976 Tempo Praha
1975 Kovo Praha
1974 Kovo Praha
1973 Kovo Praha
Czech Baseball Cup
Beyond the Extraleague all the teams may play Czech Baseball Cup. It takes place every year from springtime to autumn, when the best four teams play Final Four. Leading teams of the Extraleague are traveling to first league or second league teams to play with them. Thus quality baseball gets into the viewers’ and players’ minds also in such parts of our Republic, where baseball is played less.
Winners of Czech Baseball Cup
2008 Draci Brno
2007 Draci Brno
2006 Draci Brno
2005 Krč Altron
2004 Technika Brno
2003 Draci Brno
2002 Draci Brno
2001 Technika Brno
2000 Draci Brno
1999 Technika Brno
1998 Draci Brno
1997 Draci Brno
1996 Draci Brno
1995 Draci Brno
1994 Tegola Praha
1993 Sokol Krč
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First baseball game was played in the Czech area in Plzeň in May 1920
First Czech baseball rules were published by Ministry of National Defence as part of publication “American games”
First Major League player coming from Czechoslovakia – was Elmer Valo, born on 5th March 1921 in Rybník. He was playing outfield for Athletics, Dodgers, Indians, Senators, Twins and Phillies between the years 1940 and 1961.
Czech Baseball Extraleague is beginning on 11th April. The winner will be known at least on 24th October 2009.
Teams playing Extraleague 2009
AVG Draci Brno
Arrows Ostrava
Technika Brno
MZLU Express Brno
Eagles Praha
Skokani Olomouc
Tempo Titans Praha
Patriots Liberec – coming from first league
